In terms of run production, the Brewers offense surged in the second half of the season. While the trade acquisition of Jonathan Schoop did not boost the offense as expected, GM David Stearns hit on Mike Moustakas and Curtis Granderson, which induced benefits at second base with Travis Shaw (who posted a .223 average / […]
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LDS Clinched!
The Brewers have advanced to the National League Championship Series. Their pitching staff carried the series as Craig Counsell’s out-getters gave up two runs in the three-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies. As a team, the Rockies mustered only twenty-two baserunners over twenty-eight innings while striking out thirty times. Outside of a nerve-wracking Jeremy Jeffress […]
MVPs II: The Race without WAR
Over the weekend, the MVP race took a decided turn in favor of Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich, as the left-handed batting phenom not only excelled in Pittsburgh, but his right-handed batting counterpart, Lorenzo Cain, nursed a brief injury for the bulk of the series. So it goes, as most of the MVP race discussion devolves […]
Weekend Recap: Aguilar and Moustakas
The Brewers had another successful week, splitting a four game series in Los Angeles with the Dodgers, then returning to Milwaukee and winning two of three games against the Rockies. Though the team endured an embarrassing loss on Thursday in which the Brewers allowed the most runs in team history (which at least wasn’t their […]
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 […]
21: The Trap
In a much-publicized scheduling crunch, the Brewers are headed on a trek in which 21 games will be played in the 20 days leading to the All Star Break. Any baseball fan will look at their favorite team’s schedule for such an occasion and grimace. That the stretch’s extra contest comes at the cost of […]
Jesus Aguilar’s Quality Swings
Where would the Brewers be without Jesus Aguilar? With Eric Thames and Ryan Braun, the presumed muscle of the Milwaukee lineup, out for extended periods of time, Aguilar has been the one to step up. He was huge in the club’s recent road trip, as he went 12-for-39 with five homers and five walks, good […]
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 […]