BrewersRaptor Brewers Recap: Ugly Wins Are Still Wins

[John Egan]

Another series win to kick off a big West Coast road trip. The Brewers are playing like one of the best National League teams; might have multiple All-Stars; and are still doing it all without multiple missing pieces. It’s easy to sweat the small stuff right now, while your team is playing overall solid baseball.

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Let’s start off with the most important thing to do right now: help the Milwaukee Brewers have multiple All-Stars this year.

Is it that big of a deal? No. But after a few years of basically only pitchers representing the Brewers, it would be such a fitting reward to this team that everyone doubted. Experts had them barely winning 75 games this year, and they might hit that number before the end of August. You can vote five times day (per e-mail address) and can still click those boxes and hope they don’t send you spam e-mail or texts. Voting ends on Jun. 27, so make sure you and anyone else you know is voting every day.

Multiple Brewers are either leading or in the running to be All-Star starters this year. How it works is that after the 27^th, the top three players at each position move on to the second round of voting. Fans will have until Jul. 3 to vote for those players. After the top players are selected, the rest of the roster is filled in by the players and the MLB front office.

Right now, there is a chance that the Brewers could have three to four starters for the All-Star Game. William Contreras is the top catcher at the moment, and Christian Yelich is second overall for all outfielders. Joey Ortiz is third in voting for third base. Willy Adames is fifth. We have to keep up the momentum. Brice Turang should definitely end up in the top five. Rhys Hoskins and the rest of the outfielders will probably have a higher mountain to climb, but it’s possible if you vote!

And what about the pitchers? We won’t know until they release the rosters. If Bryan Hudson doesn’t end up an All-Star, an investigation should be launched.

There is also a chance Trevor Megill gets in, but he did have an injury and it's hard to compete with some other bigger-named closers out there. After years of Brewers starters being a shoo-in for the All-Star game, there probably won’t be one this season. It’s a broken record that the team needs some starting pitching help, and probably another good reliever.

So go out and vote! The possibility of Christian Yelich being an All-Star once again warms my heart to no end.

Angels In The Brewers Outfield
Was it fun to stay up later than usual, watching three pretty frustrating but fun baseball games? Kind of. The Brewers won the series, and that is all that matters. This team keeps stringing wins together, and sit at a very comfortable seven to eight games on top of the NL Central right now. It’s hard to argue with results.

The sloppy play on Monday is what really did them in. This team’s defense is so good that when they have an off night, it jumps out at you more than it usually would. Brewers couldn’t make the plays when needed, and the Angels did. That’s why they play 162 games.

A Tuesday bounce-back win was just what they needed. Yelich’s 200^th home run to start the game didn’t hurt. Jackson Chourio had a heck of a game, too, including an inside-the-park home run that was technically a double with an error. It was definitely a one-sided game, even though the scoreboard read 6-3. What a grab by Sal Frelick to end the game and bring the momentum back to the team.

The team couldn’t have asked for a better time for a solid Freddy Peralta start. He was due, and definitely needed. Six innings, three hits, zero runs and he got to 101 pitches. That’s the Pat Murphy era right there!

Also, this runners-in-scoring-position thing with Milwaukee needs to stop now, or it’s going to lead to a lot of losses. On Monday, they were 0-9. Tuesday was 1-6 and Wednesday was 1-5. The offense is going to have ups and downs, but this has been happening for more than a week. The Brewers were in the top 10 for most of the season, but it’s starting to slip. A hard hit on Contreras to end Sunday’s game didn’t help. It appears he is fine, and Yelich and Adames are starting to heat up again.

Garrett Mitchell returning should give the team a nice burst as well. Plenty of people still think he’s overrated, but I will not go after a guy who has hit a series of bad luck. He still hasn’t been able to play a full season. And every single time he's on the roster, the Brewers are just better. His energy and talent brings this team to a new level, and it’s coming soon. Hopefully, players like Hoskins and Chourio can keep trending up as well. Sal Frelick is hitting almost .300 the past month. The signs are there, it’s just that they aren’t really executing right now. But the wins are still coming, so a huge credit to them as well for that.

I still don't like Manny Machado. Be good people, and Go Brewers!

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[Brian]

Ugly MLB Wins are Still Good MLB Wins!!!!  

[82brewcrew82]

And ugly losses are still losses.  I say that in a positive tone because I think a lot of the losses this year have been winnable games.  I just remember feeling like any deficit was insurmountable last year.  I don't feel that way this year which is not the same as not knowing when they are playing like garbage.

[Brock Beauchamp]

5 minutes ago, 82brewcrew82 said:

And ugly losses are still losses.  I say that in a positive tone because I think a lot of the losses this year have been winnable games.  I just remember feeling like any deficit was insurmountable last year.  I don't feel that way this year which is not the same as not knowing when they are playing like garbage.

I mean, the team has the third-best record in the league. Could they be better? Sure. But given this rotation, it's nothing short of a miracle they have the record they do.

[82brewcrew82]

3 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

I mean, the team has the third-best record in the league. Could they be better? Sure. But given this rotation, it's nothing short of a miracle they have the record they do.

You're not wrong and again, that wasn't meant to be a negative.  The product this year is better (or at least much more enjoyable) than last years.  Having said that, the bar has been raised for this year.

[Brock Beauchamp]

7 minutes ago, 82brewcrew82 said:

You're not wrong and again, that wasn't meant to be a negative.  The product this year is better (or at least much more enjoyable) than last years.  Having said that, the bar has been raised for this year.

I find this year really encouraging, mostly because of the offense. The Brewers are showing they're still a pitching development beast but now if they can also assemble a competent offense, watch out.

That probably won't happen this season and that's okay. But given their selection of young arms, the future looks really bright.

[Brian]

7 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

I mean, the team has the third-best record in the league. Could they be better? Sure. But given this rotation, it's nothing short of a miracle they have the record they do.

Injuries & Moves: Junis poised to join Brewers 'pen. Jakob Junis is back with the Brewers and expects to be active in the bullpen on Friday night. His last two sim games in Arizona were great, he says, and he is on board with coming back as a reliever if that is indeed the Brewers’ plan for him. 

[Jason Wang]

john egan is a fast and furious fan confirmed

[Brian]

6 hours ago, 82brewcrew82 said:

You're not wrong and again, that wasn't meant to be a negative.  The product this year is better (or at least much more enjoyable) than last years.  Having said that, the bar has been raised for this year.

Mets 11

Cubs 1

Top of the 8th.

[Brian]

LATEST NEWS

June 21: RHP Jakob Junis activated from 60-day injured list; RHP Bradley Blalock optioned to Triple-A Nashville.

The plan calls for Junis to pitch out of the bullpen for now, but he could be an option to rejoin the rotation at a later date, if needed.