2025 Brewers Optimism Thread!

[markedman5]

 

[RobDeer 45]

I still can't believe we got the sweep.  The fans showed up and gave the team a great atmosphere.  So much good momentum going right now.  Go Crew!

[BrewLongma34]

Going to bring out the brooms yet again on Sunday riding a 7 game Win streak into the ASB.   Let’s go! 

[rickh150]

Hoping for great crowds this weekend!

[rickh150]

Very good crowds….looking to get even better late!

[igor67]

Into the top Wildcard spot after yesterday.  Someone had posted something similar not too long ago, but the NL Central has the best run differential in baseball. It's so good if you ignore the Rockies in the NL West and the Cubs in the Central, the NL west only ends up with a slightly better differential.

The AL East is the closest differential, at +171 compared to the NL Central at 194. A certain March series is doing a lot of the work to even make it that close. For those who don't want to look it amounts to a 44 run swing!

[Brian]

21 hours ago, dlk9s said:

https://x.com/CubsDJ/status/1943057211670089761

 

You mean "The Wrigleyville Killers?"

 

[young guns]

Most Vaughnable Player!

[Underachiever]

I mean, there’s very recent precedent for a great five-game run getting a player into the all-star game.

[owbc]

I know we’re all used to the overachievement by now but I’m still in awe of what I’m witnessing with this team. Long way to go but it’s going to be a fun ride. 

[pitchleague]

I can't help to remember/recall that it seems just about every year there is one team that has a crummy first couple of months, playing sub .500 ball, and disappointing the fanbase, but then jumps out like gangbusters for the remainder of the season and rides this through a deep and meaningful playoff (and, yes, sometimes World Series) run.

Are we this year's example?

[wibadgers23]

If my math is correct, the Brewers will need to go 34-32 over the final 66 games in order to reach 90 wins.  Seems very doable!

[markedman5]

Pretty cool that this how Jackson is spending an off day after a long west coast trip……

 

Jackson Chourio (@jacksonbryaan) • Instagram photo

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2,249 likes, 10 comments - jacksonbryaan on July 15, 2025: "Hosting my first youth baseball camp this summer — can’t wait to bring the energy and share the game I love ⚾️💫".

 

[torts]

On 7/13/2025 at 11:32 PM, wibadgers23 said:

If my math is correct, the Brewers will need to go 34-32 over the final 66 games in order to reach 90 wins.  Seems very doable!

Good thing they're gunna go 66-0

[markedman5]

 

[thebruce44]

What's crazy and exciting to me is that in these games against the Dodgers, while we are hot, we also are clearly the more complete team in all facets of the game (besides slugging).

I don't know if that will continue for the rest of the season, but if the playoffs started today, this team would be an incredibly difficult out in any length series.

[Samurai Bucky]

9 hours ago, markedman5 said:

One thing that caught my eye (or my ear) were some comments made in a Daily Bulletin article titled "Dodgers still can't figure out Brewers' pitchers".  I can read it through the Yahoo Sports app, but it is behind a paywall via the web.  Here is the link:  https://www.dailybulletin.com/2025/07/18/dodgers-still-cant-figure-out-brewers-pitchers/

One thing Dave Roberts said was, "They don't walk guys."  I thought -- yeah... they aren't walking as many guys.  I also heard on part of the Dodgers highlights after the game that the Brewers pitchers "fill the zone." Why is that?  I don't have any tangible statcast or baseball savant data, but here are some thoughts:

The two strike pitches are better.  I look at Priester last night -- he tunnels with the cutter and sinker on the outside corner to right handed batters.  Then he comes with the cheese up an in or maybe something else inside and the batters are confused.  It isn't just Priester, but it seems to be the game plan.

Contreras is an underrated receiver.  Yes -- the box on the TV isn't perfect, but I think it is pretty close when it comes to the width of the plate.  There were some calls that Priester got that were outside of the zone while Will Smith wasn't getting the calls on the outside corner.  I have to attribute that to how the Brewers teach their catchers to receive the ball.  Haase is even more demonstrative.  Sometimes, the catchers "steal strikes", but I would also say that they "save strikes."  Maybe Will Smith is simply lazy.  😉

Finally, the Brewers aren't relying on the chase factor like they did in the past.  Fill the zone.  Trust your stuff.  Stay within two balls off the plate one way or the other (or even up and down) and you will throw fewer pitchers and be successful.

Just some thoughts.  I hope they keep it up and that things don't get thrown out of whack too much when Cortes comes back.

[liveforoctober]

3rd best record in the league. 3rd best run differential. 7th most runs scored. 5th least runs allowed.

This team is something else right now and if/when we get to the post season and the Uecker aura really starts building they are going to have a lot of the country fully pulling for them. 

Buckle up.

[ErnieRilesBrianGiles]

Needs throughout the year:

SP - Priester - check

OF - Collins - check

RP - Ashby/Hall - check

3B - Durbin - check

Elite SP - Peralta, Mis, Big Woo - check

1B - Vaughn - check

SS - Ortiz - check

WE DON'T NEED NOTHIN', BABY!

[Team Canada]

55 minutes ago, liveforoctober said:

if/when we get to the post season and the Uecker aura really starts building they are going to have a lot of the country fully pulling for them. 

Brewers this year:

[torts]

It looks like we have exorcised the dodgers demon!

[pitchleague]

A half game separates us from being the team with the best record in baseball  (notice that I did not say that they are the best team in baseball 🙃)

edit:  oops, I guess it’s a full game, not half game.  My source was incorrect 

[JCREW]

On 1/2/2025 at 8:06 PM, torts said:

I can't wait for April, I'm already too hyped for this year!

This turned out to be prescient. 

March was terrible, but since April 1, we have the best record in the league.

[torts]

10 straight baby!!!!!!!!  Let's fugggggggggging goooooo!!!!!!!!

[ErnieRilesBrianGiles]

Our BACKUPS beat the DODGERS...deadline shmedline...WE DON'T NEED NOTHIN' BABY!