2024 Magic Number Thread

[liveforoctober]

Johnny Estrada and one of my favorite calls of all time "Johnny Estrada rounds 3rd with a PIANO ON HIS BACK.."

[folly412]

[folly412]

[folly412]

Quick turn.  Probably better for us if the Cardinals beat the Dodgers but our division is not good so here's the Muscle.

[RightFieldCoder]

I couldn't find a 3TO I liked so here's Jaime Navarro

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Another two-for evening! Whoop-whoop!

First off, Daniel Norris, a deal that didn't work out.

And #31 is Bronswell Patrick ... perhaps best known for serving up Sammy Sosa's 61st HR in the steroid-fueled 1998 HR chase. He also hit the first pitcher HR for the Brewers after their move to the National League.

[formerlybis]

It's easy to have missed what's happening to the rest of the division beyond StL (I did). Cincy is now tied with StL, and the Cubs and Bucs are a half and full game behind them, respectively. The magic numbers have really bunched up (see below). Just keep winning if we want a new former Brewer to highlight n this thread (I'm looking forward to Moose Haas next).

Cincy and StL: 31

CHC: 30

PIT: 29

[RWeeksFan23]

18 hours ago, folly412 said:

Tom Gorzellany was a Brewer?

Haven't heard that name in forever. I remember him with the Pirates maybe?

[folly412]

 

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

I have an affinity for powerful 1st basemen who look like they should be batting cleanup on a beer league softball team, and Bob Hamelin was one of the best. He always looked like he just got done with his 9-to-5 as a CPA, then went to hacking at the ballpark.

[Brian]

Not sure if this is the right place to post this question but:

Does the bye hurt MLB teams before the playoffs?

[Baldkin]

On 8/15/2024 at 4:00 PM, liveforoctober said:

Johnny Estrada and one of my favorite calls of all time "Johnny Estrada rounds 3rd with a PIANO ON HIS BACK.."

 

I distinctly remember, "Unhitch the plow, Johnny!"

[Baldkin]

I missed 31, but have to post the first playoff game winning pitcher in 26 years. 

 

And also, the guy who finished third in the 1991 batting title race, beating out Paul Molitor who finished fifth... Behind the leader Julio Franco. . 

 

[LouisEly]

Have to pay homage to the namesake of our legendary poster.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Growing up in Wisconsin in the '80s, "the Boz" was never that clown Bosworth, but the Brewers' bulldog of a #2 starter. Loved me some Chris Bosio. You always knew you were going to get everything he had every time out.

[folly412]

[Jastro]

[formerlybis]

Looks like #29 won't last long, so give me a rather unsung member of the '82 Crew.

[folly412]

An easy one to find cards of the player in a Brewers uniform, but my goal for this one was to scrub through eBay for one that looked cool with a bunch of bling on it.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

#28 may be a "Princely" number in Brewers lore, but to me it will always belong to Captain Jack Voigt!

[Dragonbait]

Might as well put it here... 

 

White Sox eliminated from the playoffs today.

[MadScientist]

3 hours ago, Dragonbait said:

Might as well put it here... 

 

White Sox eliminated from the playoffs today.

But they are still I contention for worst 162-game season.

[formerlybis]

9 hours ago, MadScientist said:

But they are still I contention for worst 162-game season.

There’s an old adage that some baseball guru once said that every team wins 40 games and loses 40 games - it’s how you do with the other 80. Well, maybe not. The Chisox only have 30 wins so far and will have to win at a higher winning rate than they have so far to get to 40.

[Yaz]

[Yaz]