Disciples of Uecker

One of the difficult aspects of following a sudden Wild Card contender is that the cybermarket is flooded with loads of virtual ink analyzing said team and verifying the “what-ifs.” Of course, if this type of run happens to a team virtually overnight, there might… [More]

As I previewed earlier this morning, the Brewers open their final 16-game stretch to continue their improbable Wild Card run. I am writing this as a separate feature because, frankly, Yovani Gallardo deserves a lot of credit for his recent stretch of starts. One of… [More]

What a wonderful day off on Monday — a nice opportunity to let Wily Peralta‘s dominant outing sink in, but also to step away from Wild Card insanity for a moment. Now that’s that. The Brewers begin their final run of the season, a grueling… [More]

When I wrote an introduction to the Wild Card week on Monday, I noted that the Brewers’ main task was to keep on winning while the other clubs faltered. The Brewers’ series against the Braves served as one of their last chances to directly impact… [More]

There is a new narrative overtaking the 2012 Brewers’ season, displacing our grave concerns of April and May. Gone are those Milwaukee nine of the replacement breed; our beloved club now carries their best bats. After warming throughout the season, the Brewers’ offense scored 203… [More]

I have to admit, after sizing up all the difficult scenarios for our Milwaukee nine to make the playoffs, I started to feel the excitement yesterday. The Brewers faced off against their division foe in St. Louis, seeking a sweep to bring them within 4… [More]

If the 2012 Brewers are not treating fans to a repeat of their 2011 division title, or fighting for playoff baseball in Milwaukee for consecutive seasons, they are giving fans glimpses into the future pitching rotation. Last night, Wily Peralta made his first MLB start… [More]

It’s been a refrain on repeat at Disciples of Uecker throughout the 2012 season: Brewers leftfielder Ryan Braun is playing well enough to win his second consecutive NL MVP. However, given (a) the Brewers’ lack of contention, and (b) Braun’s labor victory over the MLB… [More]

Brewers writer Adam McCalvy noted that the Brewers can secure their first four-game sweep of the Cubs this afternoon at Wrigley Field. Shaun Marcum is scheduled to start for the Brewers today, in what could be his last start for our Milwaukee nine. Jaymes noted… [More]

Over the course of the year, I have worked on using Fielding Independent Pitching stats to make certain judgments about particular ballparks, as well as to make some judgments about fielding efficiency (and fielding support of pitchers). In the course of these articles, I presented… [More]