This is it: the Brewers begin their true contending stretch, opening the unofficial second half with huge series against large market Dodgers and Nationals. In the minds of many Brewers fans, this will be an immediate proving ground for the aspirations and realities of contending, as the Brewers will have to right ship from their […]
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Weekend Recap: Burnes and Saladino
Well, that was the definition of a no good, very bad week for Milwaukee. The Brewers were swept in a five-game series by the Pirates, they lost six games in a row for the first time this season, and, looking further back, they limped into the All-Star break with a 2-8 record in their last […]
Your Terrible, Very Bad Contenders
Say it with me: the Brewers are a good baseball team. Come on, just do it; you’re on your commute, having a cup of coffee, booting your work computer, so say it. These Brewers are a good team. In fact, the Brewers are a very good baseball team. The club has stomached a lethargic offense […]
Of Actions and Tools
Some baseball players never get a real chance to shed the label of being a “quad-A” player. That is, a player with the skills to put on a show against Triple-A competition, but without enough ability to do consistent damage at the major league level. This descriptor could be applied to a number of players […]
Thames is Still Good
This season’s Brewers storylines have been dominated by the bullpen, and with good reason: they wouldn’t be in first place in the NL Central without the top-three bullpen. Last season, though, the first half of the year was dominated by Eric Thames stories. He was so good in April that he was mentioned in early-season […]
Weekend Recap: Jennings and Broxton
The Brewers won on a Sunday for the first time since the final Sunday in May, capping a great week in which they went 6-1 against the Twins and Braves. While the team played three close games against Minnesota, they outscored the Braves 23-14 over the weekend, with their lone loss coming in a game […]
The Shutouts
Getting shut out is never fun, and despite a successful season so far, the Brewers have been shut out a lot. It’s a bummer when this happens, and you can kind of see it coming most of the time with this team, but I wanted to take a deeper dive into why they happen. Getting […]
Winning…But For Rebuilding
The Brewers’ four-game weekend series against Atlanta’s ballclub highlights an uncanny and exciting aspect of the 2018 season: Atlanta and Phillies are fighting for the National League East divisional lead, Arizona is holding off the Dodgers thus far, and our beloved upstarts are holding off the Defending World Series Champions, too. Undoubtedly, the series evokes […]
Weekend Recap: Shaw and Kratz
For the second straight week, the Brewers split a two game series and a four game series to go 3-3 during the week. While the team still leads the division, the week’s results are disappointing because both the Royals and Reds have played poorly this season. The two weekend losses were spurred by silent bats […]
The Power of Jonathan Villar
Jonathan Villar has had a weird season. For the first month, the stats on television graphics made him look like he was playing pretty well. He hit .271 in April, which is fine for a second baseman who the Brewers couldn’t have been sure would do even that much. But it was an empty batting […]