Disciples of Uecker

I’ve written about 2500 words on baserunning at You Know, And That this week. Time to spread the wealth here. The Brewers lost 5-4 last night and most of the fault for the loss should fairly go to either: Shaun Marcum, who gave up a… [More]

Alternate Title: I Ramble My Way Through Voting For All-Stars We’re sitting a little under a month away from the All-Star Game, so it’s time to take a look at who deserves the call from our Milwaukee Brewers. I think you can look at the… [More]

On the heels of a last at-bat victory against the St. Louis Cardinals, the Brewers stuck a walkoff win down the throats of Carlos Marmol and the Chicago Cubs. I don’t care that we’re 24-34. It’s a great time to be a Milwaukee Brewers fan…. [More]

One of my favorite baseball sites out there is Hit Tracker Online. Over at Hit Tracker, they use crazy technology stuff to measure the distances of home runs. They also account for variables such as altitude and wind, and give us interesting information such as… [More]

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The Brewers will be without Ryan Braun tonight against the Braves. That’s a pretty big blow, as Braun is quite clearly the best hitter on the Brewers so far this year, with a wOBA of .463 and a staggering 16.4 runs above average in only… [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]

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]