We'd like to go to the Playoffs, that would be cool.
By Adam Wieser on May 20, 2013
.215/.276/.339 Traditional baseball fans know that this slash line is not a particularly good one. All three stats (batting average/on-base percentage/slugging percentage) are below the current league average. .615 OPS /.271 wOBA /68 wRC+ Fans of baseball’s advanced metrics (Sabermetricians, statheads, Saberheads, nerds, number crunchers,… [More]
By J.P. Breen on May 18, 2013
Amongst 23-year-old shortstops who accumulated at least 100 plate appearances, here’s how Jean Segura stacks up against other historical shortstops in their age-23 season — sorted by weighted on-base percentage (wOBA): Player Team AVG OBP SLG wOBA wRC+ Arky Vaughn Pirates .385 .491 .607 .493 194… [More]
By Steve Garczynski on May 17, 2013
Welcome to Rounding the Bases, a weekly column where writers Ryan Topp and Steve Garczynski participate in a discussion on one baseball topic. You can follow @RyanTopp and @SteveGarczynski on Twitter. Steve Garczynski: Rickie Weeks is struggling at the plate, John Axford can’t get back… [More]
By Jaymes Langrehr on May 14, 2013
When Carlos Gomez signed his extension in mid-March, Doug Melvin spoke about the importance of locking up his young “up-the-middle” starters. Gomez joined Jonathan Lucroy in being signed through 2016. Now, it looks like the Brewers may be looking to keep another young star in… [More]
By Adam Wieser on May 13, 2013
On Sunday morning, I did something out of the ordinary and slept in. I walked my dogs then double-checked that everything was good to go with my fantasy baseball line-up. That’s when I saw that the Brewers game had started and the Crew was already… [More]
By Adam Wieser on May 10, 2013
Earlier this week, the folks at the LA Times put together a pretty sweet, interactive tool that can compare where each MLB team has spent its payroll for the 2013 season. I highly, highly recommend that you check it out. I find the disparity of… [More]
By Vineet Barot on April 25, 2013
The hot streak is over, folks. We will not be getting our free burgers after all. After being shut-out in the first 8 and 2/3 innings, the Brewers were able to score a run on a bloop double to right field and a clutch hit… [More]
By Adam Wieser on April 19, 2013
The 1987 Brewers have gone down in franchise history as “Team Streak”. The 1987 team established the “Team Streak” identity early in the season. Right out of the gates, they won their first 13 games, which still ties the 1982 Atlanta Braves for most consecutive… [More]
By James Anderson on April 18, 2013
Here are nine reasons Brewers fans should think of Jean Segura every time they’re feeling down this season: 9. His jersey If I were fortunate enough to have a young son who loved the Brewers (right now I couldn’t be further away – I’m single… [More]
By Adam Wieser on April 15, 2013
On Sunday afternoon, the Brewers and Cardinals game was getting hard to watch. The Brewers were down 3-0 and hadn’t scored a run in 32 consecutive innings, a franchise record. To distract myself, I found a YouTube clip of Guns N’ Roses blasting through a… [More]
