Brewers (Peralta) vs Tigers (Mize): 6/8/24, 3:10pm

[Bulldogboy]

Huge win given tomorrow is a shut out waiting to happen. Phillies gotta be pretty good based on what happened there.

[BruisedCrew]

Good win with not everything going perfectly. 
 

Peralta stunk but the bullpen bailed him out and the offense took advantage of some Tiger miscues. 

[wiguy94]

3 minutes ago, folly412 said:

5.2 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 8K for five bullpen pitchers.

Freddy in this series - 3.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 3 SO

Every other Brewers pitcher in this series - 14.2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 13 SO

[BruisedCrew]

The Latin players must love Sophia.

[BruisedCrew]

13 hours ago, nate82 said:

Without a good exit velocity you are going to be hitting below .200 for a season.  It really is everything.  There are not many players who are successful regardless of where they hit the ball having a low exit velocity.  Exit velocity is basically the same thing as saying squaring up with the baseball it just now has something to measure it by.  If you listen to any of the great hitters talk about hitting like Tony Gwynn and Ted Williams they will talk about this.  We now just have evidence to back up what they were saying. 

Gwynn always talked about how important it was to drive through the ball.  When you drive through the ball you will get high EV.  It is literally what every hitter is trying to do.  You now have a stat that tells you how successful a player is at driving through the baseball or squaring up on the ball or whatever saying you want to use here.  It is the single most important thing a hitter can do.  A higher exit velocity will allow you to get more hits.  This is why it is so important and why it is the single most important thing for a hitter.  Exit velocity basically tells you how well the batter hit the ball.  If it is a pulled ball or going the other way.  A higher EV on a ball going away more than likely means a base hit. 

Now there are other parts of the hit that matter to like launch angle which can tell you where the ball was hit for the most part.  But everything starts with exit velocity if you don't have a high exit velocity then you are not going to be getting a base hit.  Look at all of the poor hitters in the league and you will find a common issue.  They have poor exit velocity and extreme launch angles both negative and positive.  It is far easier to fix launch angle issues than it is to fix poor exit velocity issues. 

This is why exit velocity is everything.  Without good exit velocity the hitter is just not going to be all that good regardless of what the hitter does or doesn't do. 

That’s a dissertation on why exit velocity is IMPORTANT. 

But there’s a big difference between being important and being everything. 

You must think that players with low average exit velocities like Brice Turang and Steven Kwan are exceptionally lucky to not be hitting under .200. 

[Bulldogboy]

This team is a cleanup bat away from being a factor. Well maybe two starters too but you get what I'm saying. 

[edfunderburk]

10 minutes ago, BruisedCrew said:

The Latin players must love Sophia.

She’s one of my all-time favorites too

We’re lucky to have her 

[edfunderburk]

5 minutes ago, Bulldogboy said:

This team is a cleanup bat away from being a factor

Move Ortiz to 4th in the lineup 

presto … problem solved 

[Brewcrew82]

5 minutes ago, edfunderburk said:

Move Ortiz to 4th in the lineup 

presto … problem solved 

If you'd move anyone there, it'd be Hoskins. 

[edfunderburk]

1 minute ago, Brewcrew82 said:

If you'd move anyone there, it'd be Hoskins. 

Cool - a different opinion 

The beauty of a fan forum 🙌

[wiguy94]

Going into game 3 facing arguably the best pitcher in the MLB this year with the series already won is huge. What a big win today. Let's take it to Skubal tomorrow and finish the road trip 3-3.

[Brian]

59 minutes ago, Bulldogboy said:

Huge win given tomorrow is a shut out waiting to happen. Phillies gotta be pretty good based on what happened there.

The Philly's and Dodgers are the cream of the crop in the NL, that is for sure.

[markedman5]

 

[Frisbee Slider]

1 hour ago, wiguy94 said:

Let's take it to Skubal tomorrow and finish the road trip 3-3.

Having never seen Skubal pitch, I like our chances. We seem to be performing well in Detroit and could score just enough runs to be competitive.

[Frisbee Slider]

Fascinating to see Skubal get incrementally better every year since 2020.

5.63 ERA 2020

4.34 ERA 2021

3.52 ERA 2022

2.80 ERA 2023

1.97 ERA 2024

[MoreTrife]

26 minutes ago, markedman5 said:

 

Is this just luck or do the Brewers have some scouting department or analytical upper hand?? Fascinating.

[adambr2]

The Brewers are in 1st and the Cubs and Cards are tied for last (Cubs slight edge in win%.)

 

It's a good day. 

[Brian]

 

[TURBO]

58 minutes ago, Frisbee Slider said:

Fascinating to see Skubal get incrementally better every year since 2020.

5.63 ERA 2020

4.34 ERA 2021

3.52 ERA 2022

2.80 ERA 2023

1.97 ERA 2024

****Waiting for our stat gurus to come in and tell you that ERA means nothing.

[Frisbee Slider]

3 minutes ago, TURBO said:

****Waiting for our stat gurus to come in and tell you that ERA means nothing.

I should have gone with Skubal’s winning percentage has improved each year since 2020 since wins are all that matter 🙂

[Jim French Stepstool]

1 hour ago, MoreTrife said:

Is this just luck or do the Brewers have some scouting department or analytical upper hand?? Fascinating.

I don't know what they do in that pitching lab, but if I ever develop problems lifting heavy objects or bending over I'm lying down & having those guys walk on my back.

[Dragonbait]

Pretty sure they stole Jobu.

 

[jay87shot]

3 hours ago, edfunderburk said:

Move Ortiz to 4th in the lineup 

presto … problem solved 

I like Ortiz 2 and Contreras 4. We can best utilize Contreras clutch hitting with runners in scoring position and Ortiz ability to convert a hit and run.

[brewcrewdue80]

8 hours ago, wiguy94 said:

Going into game 3 facing arguably the best pitcher in the MLB this year with the series already won is huge. What a big win today. Let's take it to Skubal tomorrow and finish the road trip 3-3.

 

It's only arguably  because the Brewers beat up Imanaga.