Disciples of Uecker

Russ Bove spent 11 years scouting for the Milwaukee Brewers. He arrived in 1993, the first of 12 consecutive losing seasons for the Brewers. With high draft picks year-in and year-out it was up to scouts like Bove to make sure something came of them…. [More]

Over the past half-decade or so, the way sports media is consumed has changed drastically. The blog form has been the primary engine. It has opened the door for more voices and more perspectives than the mainstream media ever has — and more than the… [More]

“It’s not about the best player, it’s about the one most valuable to his team.” This is the constant reminder we hear from the MVP voters as the ballots are tallied up every November. It is, at least on its face, an idea that doesn’t… [More]

Dan O’Donnell of WTMJ was kind enough to have me as a guest on the Brewers Weekly show Thursday night. We discussed Ryan Braun’s place in the MVP voting and what the Brewers will do to fix their starting rotation issues as we head into… [More]

Hunter Morris is having a rough go of it at the Arizona Fall League. Morris turned in a 1-for-4 day with a run scored for the Phoenix Desert Dogs on Monday, putting his overall line at 15-for-55 with two doubles, five walks and 12 strikeouts…. [More]

Before we had the arrival of Norichika Aoki, we had the dismissal of Norichika Aoki. I think, by this point, even the least stat-inclined baseball fan understands not to be seduced nor repelled by spring training numbers. For every Casey McGehee, there’s a Chris Duffy… [More]

Cody Ransom is not a very remarkable baseball player. Part of it is the play, but other players in Ransom’s peer group have found ways to grab attention. Some sabermetricians explain the “replacement” aspect of Wins Above Replacement by calling it “Wins Over Willie (Bloomquist),”… [More]

Nyjer Morgan played in game 162 for the Brewers with little fanfare, striking out swinging in the final inning of the season. His batting line fell to an ugly .240/.302/.308. His slump was a story as the team lurched through the first three months of… [More]

Thursday’s game ended a way we are all familiar with despite the last month and a half of joy: a closely contended game thrown away by the bullpen. Although crazier things have happened than what the Brewers will need to force a play-in game for… [More]

The 162-game schedule of Major League Baseball drives away a decent chunk of the otherwise sports-loving population. Baseball fans, though, we find a certain beauty to it. The grueling, day-in day-out nature produces order where other sports offer only chaos. But that order springs from… [More]