Disciples of Uecker

I’m not sure what I watched last night, but I’m pretty confident it wasn’t a major league baseball game. 13 singles, no extra base hits? Ground balls just finding hole after hole after hole? I’m not bitter or anything, but please. I thought Doug Davis… [More]

Right now, the Padres are sitting at 13-8 and are a remarkable first place in the National League standings. This is mostly due to some fantastic pitching by some young players like tonight’s starter Wade LeBlanc – performances which, for various reasons I don’t expect… [More]

I had a piece featured on the ESPN Blog “TMI” – their new sabermetrics-based blog for insiders. The piece, on Jake Peavy’s struggles with the White Sox can be seen here if you’re an ESPN Insider.

Trevor Hoffman blew another save on Tuesday, and again it was via the home run. That makes 4 blown saves in 7 opportunities and 6 homers in 9 innings. Normally, I wouldn’t be ready to call a pitcher done after such a small sample. However,… [More]

Bob Uecker will be unable to announce for 10-12 weeks as he will undergo heart surgery on Friday. Mr. Baseball has touched so many lives around the Milwaukee area and beyond, and I wish him a speedy recovery. You can leave a message for Uecker… [More]

It’s time to talk about Trevor. Hoffman blew his 3rd save in 6 chances in this game. I don’t know if you’re familiar with the save statistic – these advanced stats confuse us all at times – but that’s not good. Hoffman saved 37 of… [More]

I think it’s now safe to say that the Brewers-Pirates series in 2010 defies logic. Yes, the Brewers are certainly a better team than the Pirates, but let’s explore just how ridiculous it is for a team to get outscored by 49 runs in 4… [More]

In case you haven’t yet heard, Philadelphia Phillies slugger Ryan Howard signed a 5 year, $125 million contract that will begin in 2012, carrying through 2016, including an utterly ridiculous $10 million buyout on a $23 million option for 2017. Those will be Howard’s age… [More]

Despite the loss to the Cubs, the Brewers moved a little bit closer to the playoffs yesterday. The team announced that Jeff Suppan will no longer be in the starting rotation – very good news, as he was at best the 7th best option on… [More]

Dave Bush’s 2010 line, prior to this start: 18.2 IP, 14 H, 5 ER, 10 K, 6 BB 2 HR .220 BABIP, 2.41 ERA, 4.46 FIP, 4.31 xFIP Dave Bush’s career stats: .290 BABIP, 4.64 ERA, 4.55 FIP, 4.37 xFIP Dave Bush’s current 2010 line:… [More]