Disciples of Uecker

After slugging a 430 foot bomb as part of the Brewers’ 20-0 decimation of the Pirates, George Kottaras‘s line has risen to .250/.353/.583; two of his three hits have gone for extra bases and he’s drawn three walks. Gregg Zaun is probably only capable of… [More]

As most people know by now, Jim Edmonds did not even play in the major leagues last season. He last played in 2008, splitting time between San Diego and the Cubs. He hit .235 that season, and although he showed solid power, slugging 20 HRs,… [More]

Beautiful, isn’t it? Obviously, when a team gets 20 runs on 25 hits, the other team probably wasn’t locating their pitches terribly well. Still, I think there’s some value in visualizing just how poorly pirates pitchers located their pitches today. First off, Daniel McCutchen, the… [More]

The first thing that will probably strike you when you see Daniel McCutchen in today’s game is his ridiculous 14.73 ERA through two starts. Obviously, McCutchen has struggled mightily this year, allowing 6 walks and 3 home runs in only 7.1 innings. McCutchen, however, pretty… [More]

According to the definition of the start, Yovani Gallardo’s 5 IP, 10 K, 3 H, 0 R start tonight was not of the “quality” variety. I beg to differ – Gallardo showed tonight much of what gives him the potential to be a true ace… [More]

I’ve already covered some of the disappointments of the pitching staff so far this season. Everybody knew that the pitching staff and the starting rotation in particular would be a weak point for this Brewers team. On Tuesday night, however, the Brewers received yet another… [More]

AAA – Nashville Sounds The Sounds have gone 8-4 through their first 12 games. The big force on offense has been 27 year old RF Brendan Katin, with 4 HR accounting for his .667 slugging percentage in 27 ABs. Angel Salome has only played in… [More]

The Brewers will enter this week’s series with Pittsburgh with a 5-7 record – certainly slightly disappointing for a team with the ability to contend. The scapegoat is easy to find – the pitching staff. So far, Milwaukee pitchers have allowed a 6.06 ERA –… [More]

Livan Hernandez has been around for years. Hernandez has made at least 30 starts in every season since 1998. What makes that most impressive, however, is that he’s managed to do that without being a good pitcher. He hasn’t had an FIP below 4.00 since… [More]

The perception among many Brewers fans coming into this series is probably that anything less than a sweep is a disappointment, given how poor the Washington Nationals have been the last few years. Although I do agree that losing the series would be a very… [More]