If there’s one thing I love, it’s baseball history, particularly obscure and esoteric history. If there’s one thing I hate, it’s hyperbole (I’ll resist the urge to make a tired, self-referential “I hate hyperbole so much that…” joke here). And yesterday, as the Brewers kicked off the 2016 season with an uninspiring 12-3 loss to […]
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The Worst Decision In Brewers History
The worst decision in Milwaukee Brewers franchise history, to me, is obvious. It wasn’t any of the team’s myriad poor draft choices or trades or free-agent contracts. No, it wasn’t a baseball move at all. It was the ill-fated decision to ditch one of the greatest logo designs in sports history in 1994, the demise […]
Remembering Chris Capuano, Pickoff Master
On July 25th of this year, the Brewers took on the Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Arizona won 2-0, as Rubby de la Rosa outdueled Taylor Jungmann. For the Brew Crew, the most influential play in the game occurred in the bottom of the first. After Ender Inciarte led off with a double, improving his team’s […]
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 BP Way-Back Machine: Beertown Build-Up
[Throughout the offseason, I thought it would be enjoyable to review some of Baseball Prospectus’s old stories about the Milwaukee Brewers. The archives at BP are not protected by any paywall, so they’re free for all to enjoy and from which to learn. Given the Brewers current rebuilding job and the fact that Craig Counsell […]
Was Kyle Lohse the Worst Opening Day Starter in Brewers’ History?
For some baseball fans, Opening Day is the quintessential symbol of hope. With everybody tied for first place, it’s easy to clutch tightly to a sense of optimism, even if that optimism isn’t entirely rational. Zero and zero is a record that teems with promise of things to come. After a long, patience-testing offseason, that […]
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 […]