Quick Recap: Scooter Gennett’s 9th inning single scored Yasiel Rivera to give the Brewers a 6-5 win over the Minnesota Twins. Top Play (WPA): Oddly enough, the top play of the game according to WPA occurred in the bottom of the 8th inning when Eddie Rosario came off the bench to hit a two-run home […]
Author: Andrew Salzman
Game 7 Recap: Cardinals 10 Brewers 1
Quick Recap: The Cardinals jumped all over Taylor Jungmann early, and he was charged with 8 runs in 2+ innings pitched. The game was never close. Top Play (WPA): The only candidates for top play came in the bottom of the first, as the Cardinals jumped out to a 3-0 lead which they would not […]
Game 2 Recap: Giants 2 Brewers 1
Game Recap: The Brewers lost 2-1 as the offense couldn’t string together hits to support Jimmy Nelson’s excellent start to the season. Top Play (WPA): Brandon Crawford HR, Top of the 3rd Inning Ties the Game at 1 (.113) The highest play by WPA defaults to the homerun by Crawford to tie the game in […]
The Search for the Next Brewers Hall of Famer
This week, it was announced that Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in July. Their election and the din and drama surrounding the whole process can be tiresome, but it got me thinking about the next Brewers Hall of Famer. The last time Milwaukee had a […]
Mr. Melvin Comes to Milwaukee: Previous 90 Loss Brewers Teams, Part IV
Welcome to the final installment of Lessons From Previous 90-Loss Brewer Teams. Thus far, I’ve spent the offseason looking at each instance of Milwaukee Brewers teams that lost at least 90 games, hoping to see whether there are any lessons from those past failures that could help inform the decision-making of the current staff. Part I covered the […]
The Search for a New Core: Lessons from Previous 90-Loss Teams, Part III
We return for Part III of Lessons From Previous 90-Loss Brewer Teams. For a quick refresher, I am trying to use this portion of the offseason to look back at previous Milwaukee Brewers teams which lost at least 90 games, in order to see if there are any lessons from those past failures that can help […]
Pre-Contention Years: Lessons from Previous 90 Loss Brewer Teams Part II
Welcome to Part II of my review of previous 90+ loss Brewer season, in which I examine previous poor seasons for the Milwaukee Brewers in order to see if I can find some lessons for the current management team. Part I covered the franchise’s first three years in Milwaukee after their move from Seattle. After […]
The Expansion Years: Lessons from Previous 90-Loss Brewer Teams
The Milwaukee Brewers just suffered through a 94-loss campaign. It was their worst season since 2004 and their 14th season in franchise history with 90+ losses. The numbers are grim, but instead of dwelling on current failures, maybe it’s best to take a look at the previous 90-loss teams to see if they offer any lessons […]
Reselecting Brewers’ Walk-Up Music
By the time I was 10, I realized that my big-league dreams weren’t actually going to come true. While my epiphany may have come earlier than it did for others, I think everyone reading this has had that moment. Even though my dreams were shattered and I had to start working on a backup plan, […]
Game One Hundred Ten Recap: Brewers 4, Reds 1
WHAT HAPPENED The Brewers bounced back from a tough defeat on Saturday to beat the Reds 4-1 and take two out of three games in the series. The big story of the day was Wily Peralta. In his last two outings, he only pitched a combined 7.2 innings, allowing 10 runs, 15 hits, and only […]