Disciples of Uecker

First and foremost, I would like to say that I am thrilled to be a part of Disciples of Uecker after a couple of great years with JSOnline as Bernie’s Crew. I feel extremely fortunate to work with a staff of great writers, and I… [More]

This year, my roommates really don’t care that much about sports. As far as I can tell, the only reason they watched Game Five of the National League Division Series with me was to watch my incredibly over-the-top reactions and yelling at every single pitch…. [More]

Below is a post from Feburary of 2011 detailing the comparison of the minor league stats for Mat Gamel and fellow “third baseman” turned first baseman Brett Wallace of the Houston Astros. Since then, the difference in leagues has sort of broken down the comparison,… [More]

The National League Most Valuable Player award will be announced Tuesday afternoon. I believe Ryan Braun will be the winner. At the end of the regular season — when the Baseball Writers Association of America receives the ballots — I was unsure if the award… [More]

It’s almost unfair to be a fan of a professional sports team.  There’s no reciprocity involved, no give and take, no mutual understanding.  It’s just me, this sad bundle of humanity watching helplessly with bug-eyed desperation as better, stronger men fight among themselves for a trophy that… [More]

The Milwaukee Brewers’ season is over. With a 12-6 loss at Miller Park on Sunday night, the Brewers have been eliminated from the 2011 postseason. This year had more fireworks and more victories than all but one year in club history but for the 41st… [More]

There’s an interesting debate on the use of the pronoun “we” when talking about sports team. When I write here, I like to at least pretend to be objective, hence I don’t use “we” when referring to the Milwaukee Brewers. In conversation? Sure. It’s just… [More]

Well, that was weird. As most of you surely know by now, the Atlanta Braves and the Boston Red Sox performed a beautiful, simultaneous nosedive into the hard concrete of reality, each losing its once seemingly assured wild card bid on the very last game… [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]

Nyjer Morgan makes me uncomfortable.  Well, that’s not exactly right.  Everyone else’s reactions to Nyjer Morgan make me uncomfortable. Morgan is many things.  A fast, above average fielder who makes some great plays, but also occasionally bungles a tough play spectacularly, magically transforming, say, a… [More]