Posts Tagged ‘Norichika Aoki ’
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]
According to The Bill James Handbook, the 2012 Milwaukee Brewers scored 168 manufactured runs, and they allowed 151 manufactured runs from their opponents. This was one of the better figures in the National League, although their differential was not as strong as 2011; during their… [More]
Welcome to Rounding the Bases, a weekly column where writers Ryan Topp and Steve Garczynski participate in a discussion on one baseball topic. This week, the two tackle the Brewers’ outfield and catchers. Steve Garczynski: When the Milwaukee Brewers started the 2012 season, their outfield… [More]
“If you could only re-sign Hart or Gomez, which one do you choose?” – @r_j_anderson This was my favorite question I received for this segment because my immediate reaction was to argue that neither should be re-signed at this point. That’s not what the question asks,… [More]
Years ago, I remember that Brewers fans gave their beloved Milwaukee Nine the reputation of an undisciplined, strikeout prone club. Our 2008 Wild Card favorites included a gang of bats that might strike out more than 20% of plate appearances, but also hit home runs… [More]
If you missed it last week, we did a recap of some of the best Brewers .gifs when it came to baserunning. Today, we bring you the best defensive plays in .gif form. Crashing into walls! Behind-the-back flips! Exclamation points! June 11 – Braun Pulls… [More]
Norichika Aoki never really had a chance to win Rookie of the Year. He didn’t get the Bryce Harper hype. He wasn’t an All-Star like Wade Miley. He wasn’t on a division-winner like Todd Frazier. But he did have an excellent rookie season, and he… [More]
In a must-win game against the Cincinnati Reds, right-hander Shaun Marcum tossed six innings of one-run baseball, and the offense provided more than enough firepower to propel the Brewers to a victory. Combined with a St. Louis Cardinals loss against the Houston Astros, Milwaukee moved back… [More]
A four-run seventh inning catapulted the Brewers to yet another victory on Monday night. It marked their sixteenth win in the past twenty games, and they moved to within five games of the final Wild Card berth after the St. Louis Cardinals lost to the… [More]
Most Valuable Player of the First Half: OF Ryan Braun After winning the National League MVP a year ago and dealing with the PED appeal firestorm over the winter, Braun simply continued to post elite numbers in almost every category imaginable. His .417 wOBA ranks… [More]