Disciples of Uecker

When the Brewers swung trades for Shaun Marcum and Zack Greinke prior to the season, much of the talk around the Brewers was how they had improved their rotation so much that last season’s ace, Yovani Gallardo, might be the third-best starter on the team…. [More]

Today, in the bottom of the first at Citi Field, Jose Reyes successfully bunted for a hit and was immediately pulled for a pinch runner. The hit improved his batting average to .337 and forced Ryan Braun to go either 3-for-3, 3-for-4, 4-for-5, or better… [More]

The best season ever by a Milwaukee Brewer is Robin Yount’s 1982. There is no debating this fact. In 1982, Yount hit .331/.379/.578, led the league in hits (210), doubles (46), OPS (.957), OPS+ (166), total bases (367), and WAR (10.5 FanGraphs, 11.5 Baseball-Reference). He… [More]

Jonathan Lucroy had Brewer fans excited with his bat early in the season. For much of the first half, he was maintaining a batting average above .280, supplying some decent power, and giving the team a semi-reliable bat out of the catcher position, something that… [More]

Career games 10-282 (first two seasons with Milwaukee): .291/.346/.477, 119 OPS+, .315 BABIP Career games 367-431 (July 6th-Present): .238/.304/.421, 103 OPS+, .267 BABIP Career Games 283-366 (Beginning of season-July 5th): .222/.274/.308, 65 OPS+, .253 BABIP The endpoints here aren’t completely arbitrary (and, I suppose, therefore… [More]

There was a good bit of concern over the fact that Rickie Weeks was not going to have any minor league games to take a rehab assignment upon his recovery from his sprained ankle. After all, Weeks went well over a month without seeing live… [More]

The Milwaukee Brewers are 2-6 in their last eight. The Milwaukee Brewers are 4-6 in their last 10. The Milwaukee Brewers are 10-10 in their last 20. The Milwaukee Brewers are 18-12 in their last 30. The Milwaukee Brewers are 26-14 in their last 40…. [More]

Juan Francisco hit one of the longest home runs I’ve ever seen at Great American Ballpark in Tuesday night’s game against the Chicago Cubs. It was majestic. It was mammoth. It was a moonshot. Insert your own adjective beginning with M here, at least as… [More]

As I noted in this week’s ESPN power rankings, despite struggling in two series against good teams over the past week, the Brewers have a 9-13 record against current NL playoff teams — 3-4 against Arizona, 3-4 against Philadelphia, and 3-5 against Atlanta. A 9-13… [More]

I recorded an interview with the fine people over at Bernie’s Crew. We talk about the Brewers upcoming series and expectations for the rest of the season. I make a semi-bold prediction. Check it out at their site!