Disciples of Uecker

Today, Carlos Gomez and Corey Hart will be sitting as Ken Macha is shoving as many lefties into the lineup as possible. That means that Jim Edmonds and Jody Gerut will be starting in the outfield today. I’m a pretty unabashed Jody Gerut fan, and… [More]

We’ve known since opening day that Jeff Suppan, against all of many fans’ best wishes, would be activated today to start today’s game against the Cubs. The only question was who would be sent down in order to make room for Suppan – only two… [More]

Really, more like this: The easy thing to do is to place the blame squarely on LaTroy Hawkins – he allowed 5 straight baserunners, culminating in Kosuke Fukudome’s 2 run single which put the Cubs ahead for good, 7-6. Hawkins certainly had opportunities to put… [More]

Ever since the days of Ned Yost, much has been made of the lineup construction of the Brewers lineup. Mostly, that had to do with .248 career hitter Rickie Weeks in the leadoff slot. Now, with speedsters Carlos Gomez and Alcides Escobar in the lineup… [More]

It’s hard to imagine that too many Brewers fans are happy with the 3-4 record through the first seven games of the season. Trevor Hoffman and the starting pitching has struggled, and a 9-5 drubbing from the Cubs yesterday seems to be leaving much of… [More]

[Quick note: All caps team name signifies home, and the win probability graphs always go towards the home team at the top.] That one was forgettable. Seeing as there was a 91.3% win probability for the Cubs when Claudio Vargas replaced Doug Davis in the… [More]

No, I’m not talking about Chris Carpenter, who the Brewers somehow torched for three home runs in five innings. I’m instead talking about the extremely shallow St. Louis Cardinals bullpen. We didn’t have to wait to see closer Ryan Franklin tonight – he of the… [More]

Today, the Brewers will be playing Ryan Braun in LF, Jim Edmonds in CF, and Corey Hart in RF. In their last seasons (’09 for Braun/Hart, and ’08 for Edmonds), this group combined for a -33.5 UZR. This is probably the worst outfield defense that… [More]

The Brewers announced the signing of Yovani Gallardo to a $30.1 million contract that will carry through 2014, his first year of free agency. The contract also contains a team option for 2015 worth $13 million. This is excellent news. Gallardo is a fantastic young… [More]

Yesterday, Brewers management announced that Jeff Suppan would be moving into the 5th starter role after a rehab start with Wisconsin, a move that pushes Manny Parra into the bullpen. This move certainly surprised me, as Suppan was absolutely horrible this spring (7.71 ERA, 10… [More]