The Brewers’ eight-game winning streak against some of the worst teams in MLB ended abruptly in Chicago, as the Brewers were swept by the Cubs in a four-game series over the weekend. The sweep was particularly disappointing because the pitching stood toe to toe with the vaunted Cubs offense and held them in check all […]
Tag: 2018 Brewers analysis
The Run-Scoring Drought as Milwaukee’s Wake Up Call
It was a disastrous weekend in Chicago for the Brewers, who managed all of two runs as they were shut out twice in a four-game series at Wrigley Field. First place in the division was swiftly surrendered as the Brewers bats went cold; Milwaukee now sits tied for third, 1.5 games back. The cold bats […]
Offensive Ordering
Entering play Sunday, the Brewers offense rode a listless Chicago series to erase many of their gains made over the last couple of weeks. While the bats have performed at a notably below average rate throughout the season, there were signs of life while picking on some of the National League bottom feeders: Milwaukee scored […]
Series Preview: Brewers at Cubs
Just in time to test an eight game winning streak, our beloved Milwaukee Nine head south to take on the Lakeview Baseball Club, the new Evil Empire, the undisputed dynasty of the National League Central who will win the division without question. (We have the spreadsheets to prove it, why are we even playing the […]
Jesus Aguilar, Hero
Jesús Aguilar entered Saturday night’s game in the top of the ninth inning as part of a double-switch. You probably know how this story ends. Aguilar led off the bottom half against splitter-pumping veteran Junichi Tazawa, and won the game with a walk-off home run 13 pitches later. The fact that Aguilar homered, on its […]
Weekend Recap: Aguilar and Thames
The Brewers took care of business last week. After treading water against their National League Central competition, the Milwaukee Nine had an opportunity to bank some wins and they did not disappoint. After losing the opening game of their series against the Cincinnati Reds, the Brewers closed out that series with two straight wins, then […]
Jeffress and the Ever-Critical Sixth Inning
It was clear from the outset that the sixth inning was going to be pivotal for this Brewers team. Starting pitching has been the top worry for the club since Jimmy Nelson’s injury last season, and the sixth inning is usually when things get shaky for all but the sturdiest of starters. Very often, this […]
How to turn one Josh Hader into two and a half Chris Sales
With Corey Knebel sidelined, many are clamoring for the excellent Josh Hader to take over the all-important “closer” role. The Brewers have mostly resisted so far, and don’t really seem interested in moving their fireman out of his current role, which is a good thing because in his current role, he’s essentially changing the way […]
Everybody Loves the Drake
On Monday night, the Brewers suffered a particularly rough loss to the Reds. Brent Suter did what he does best, working five innings while allowing 3 runs, and the offense did what they do best, which currently means they had yet to score any runs by the time Suter left. Enter Oliver Drake, an average […]
What Could Make Jhoulys Chacin Good?
I went into this research assignment trying to figure out what has to go right for Jhoulys Chacin to be good this year. I’ve come out of it with no real idea at all. Chacin has had an up-and-down career. He was quite solid for many years in Colorado, which is impressive given that he […]