2021 Brewers Optimism Thread

[pacopete4]

[sarcasm]Stearns doesn’t know what he is doing. Counsell can’t manage. MA is cheap.[/sarcasm]

 

.... and we just keep rolling up teams that are supposed to be better than us!

[PeaveyFury]

This team is nuts.

[folly412]

Should there be a Chris Hook appreciation thread? This staff has been dominant.

[MrTPlush]

Tied by best record in NL entering May.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

I don't see how even the most cynical of Brewer fans cannot feel optimistic about this team right now. This team has been a lot of fun to follow so far. Such a night-and-day difference from the Pandemic Brewers.

[Eye Black]

If the playoffs started today:

 

National League

(1) Giants vs. Winner of (4) Dodgers/(5) Padres

(2) Brewers vs. (3) Phillies

 

American League

(1) Red Sox vs. Winner of (4) White Sox/(5) Mariners

(2) Royals vs. (3) A’s

[Eye Black]

The Brewers are now a combined 5-0 versus the vaunted Padres and Dodgers.

UPDATE: Now 6-0 versus the vaunted Padres and Dodgers.

[pacopete4]

Hell yes!! What a great win!

[pacopete4]

Remember guys like Feliciano and Maile and what they’re doing for this team. These guys most likely won’t be around in the end when we are division champs but they’re giving us their all right now and contributing. I love that our organization finds so much depth.

[ReverendBrewmeister]

The team isn’t treading water while key offensive players are on the IL or not producing. They’re churning out wins. Early season wins add up for late season playoff position.

[DuWayne Steurer]

Just a reminder to even in the optimism thread, watch the cuss filter guys. Thanks.

[Eye Black]

This early season success with all of these seemingly interchangeable pieces has sort of reminded me of their past September runs. It seems like a different set of unexpected contributions occur every game.

[Oxy]

This early season success with all of these seemingly interchangeable pieces has sort of reminded me of their past September runs. It seems like a different set of unexpected contributions occur every game.

 

Counsell deserves a lot of credit.

[young guns]

Best record in the NL. Only percentage points out from best record in all of MLB. Tied for most wins in all of MLB. Only KC has (one) fewer loss. All with so many players hurt that I couldn't tell you for certain which of the bottom 25 or so players of the 40 man are hurt, on the roster, or in the minors/at the alt training site.

[Pugger]

When you look at the extensive IL it is unreal how this team just finds ways to win with all of these guys plugged in. If we start to hit consistently watch out!

[RollieTime]

Bettinger is carrying us to a series sweep tonight. He’s the next great starting pitcher to come through our system!

[SRB]

Separate from the team's success, can I give some praise for Luis Urias? He's finally been looking like the real deal as a potential above-average regular at SS. Hitting .333/.438/.641 over his last 15 games.

 

It's a small hot streak, but stats aside he has just looked good in the field and at the plate.

[DuWayne Steurer]

I've been waiting for Urias to show us what he's capable of. I trusted that Stearns knew what he was doing when he went out and got this kid, and I'm hopeful that this hot streak is a payoff for that patience.

[DuWayne Steurer]

Also, Travis Shaw homered off a lefty yesterday.

[Thurston Fluff]

The good part of the players on the IL is this season teams have to manage the workload of all the players more anyway. With them getting plenty of rest now we can use them more later. That we're playing this well without them is the frosting on the cake.

[B-Train]

The Crew a case study for how the Pack can successfully thrive without Rodgers. Brewers win the WS; Packers win Super Bowl with or without A Rod.

[Lathund]

Despite our winning ways, the Cardinals have kept up and are only one game behind. However, as of yesterday they were 1-2 in games against teams at or over .500; namely the Brewers were the only such team they had played. With the Nats getting up to 11-11, Cardinals now have a 3-6 record against such teams. They've had a super soft schedule, and at some point they'll start playing some actual good teams like the Brewers have. I think their record will reflect that.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Bettinger is carrying us to a series sweep tonight. He’s the next great starting pitcher to come through our system!

 

Well ... he's almost guaranteed to be better in his next opportunity.

[JohnBriggs12]

It's been a rough week, but if Hauser can continue to throw like he has his last few starts, and J.P. is the real deal, they have the arms to compete with anyone

[josh]

Getting Burnes back this week. Yass