Is it good for a rebuilding club to be lucky, or unlucky? I’ve mused on the subject before, and I keep coming back to it because I don’t see a clear answer. On the one hand, a lucky team wins more games. On the other hand, well, an unlucky team loses more games. The former path […]
Author: Ryan Romano
Matt Garza Has Started Getting Grounders
The continued presence of Matt Garza in the Brewers rotation seems to defy explanation. The club needs to pay him this year and next, but they have no playing-time obligation. He clearly has no trade value at this point — his ERA and DRA sit at 5.03 and 5.36, respectively — so why continue to start him when […]
Game 109 Recap: Diamondbacks 9, Brewers 3
After pitching terribly in his previous start, Jimmy Nelson struggled again on Sunday; after pitching terribly in his previous start, Archie Bradley put together a solid effort. Yeah, it was one of those games. Best Play: Two of the more exciting Brewers hitters did everything they could to give their team the win. With two outs in the top of […]
Recapping the Brewers Month of July
On Sunday, the Brewers wrapped up their fourth month of the 2016 campaign. July saw them compile a 13-14 record, their third straight month of respectability — in May, they worked their way to a 15-14 mark, and they put together a 12-14 run in June. To check out some captivating stats from those months, […]
Game 103 Recap: Brewers 4, Pirates 2
For what may be Jonathan Lucroy’s last game as a Brewer, the club sent him off with a victory and a three-game sweep of Pittsburgh. Best Play: In a tight contest where no one scored more than once per inning, the final run would make the biggest difference. When Chris Carter stepped in with two outs in the bottom of […]
Junior Guerra Has Been Really Clutch
Junior Guerra still feels…surreal. That a 31-year-old independent-baller with 3.3 innings pitch in the major leagues became a dependable starting pitcher is bizarre enough. That he’s worked an ERA of 2.85 over his first 15 starts — better than Jon Lester, better than Chris Sale, better than Max Scherzer — leaves me speechless. There are […]
Game 96 Recap: Cubs 6, Brewers 5
For six innings, the Cubs looked like the Brewers and the Brewers looked like the Cubs. Luckily, Will Smith set everything straight in the seventh. Worst Play: While Junior Guerra had some trouble with command in his start — he walked four and gave up five hits across 6.1 innings — he managed to keep […]
What Happened to Jeremy Jeffress’s Strikeouts?
The 2015 Milwaukee Brewers didn’t do many things well, but they did manage to put together a strong bullpen. Remember those days? When the team could count on Francisco Rodriguez, Will Smith, Michael Blazek, and Jeremy Jeffress to preserve late-game leads? That halcyon campaign — in which Brewers relievers ranked seventh in adjusted ERA and […]
Game 90 Recap: Reds 1, Brewers 0
Somehow, the Brewers didn’t score against Dan Straily or the schlubs who relieved him; then, Billy Hamilton did that thing that he does. Let’s not dwell on this one. Best Play: Let’s give credit to someone who deserved it. Sure, he pulled it off against a pitiful offense, but Zach Davies dominated on Sunday. Of the 23 […]
Recapping the Brewers’ Month of June
So! The MLB season is more than halfway over — today, in case you don’t own a calendar, is the 13th day of July. The Brewers wrapped up their third month a couple of weeks ago; over the course of 26 June contests, they notched 12 wins to 14 losses. That makes for a slightly worse record than […]