Brewers at Mariners; Monday, July 21 @ 8:40 p.m.: Brandon Woodruff (2.61 ERA, 3.38 FIP) vs. George Kirby (4.50 ERA, 3.78 FIP)

[rickh150]

9 minutes ago, willie key said:

11 straight

 

for the old heads out there

 

the beat goes on

“Drums keep pounding a rhythm to the brain….la de da de deee…La de da de daaaah.”

[Bulldogboy]

Someone asked who starts game one with this team. I said for me it is still Woody. Nothing changed today.

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[liveforoctober]

Last time the Brewers had the best record in baseball this late in the season was 1982. I love Bob Uecker.

Best record in the league. I bet ESPN moves us up to #8 or something in their power rankings..

[willie key]

1 minute ago, liveforoctober said:

Last time the Brewers had the best record in baseball this late in the season was 1982. I love Bob Uecker.

Best record in the league. I bet ESPN moves us up to #8 or something in their power rankings..

Well.    Our launch angle ranking just isn’t good enough. 

[markedman5]

 

[sveumrules]

To the "can Joey Ortiz OPS 700" question from earlier in the thread...

His seasonal triple slash was at 170/226/216 through 166 PA on May 21st.

Over 165 PA since then (before today) his triple slash was at 260/315/420.

He's been OPS-ing over 700 for the last two months.

Of course that doesn't guarantee that he will keep OPS-ing over 700 from here on out, but he had an OPS of 726 last year, Steamer projects him for a 694 rest of season, ZiPS projects him for a 677 rest of season.

Odds are he hits a lot closer to a 700 OPS rest of season than he does to the 442 OPS he posted to start it.

[Jim French Stepstool]

9 minutes ago, sveumrules said:

To the "can Joey Ortiz OPS 700" question from earlier in the thread...

His seasonal triple slash was at 170/226/216 through 166 PA on May 21st.

Over 165 PA since then (before today) his triple slash was at 260/315/420.

He's been OPS-ing over 700 for the last two months.

Of course that doesn't guarantee that he will keep OPS-ing over 700 from here on out, but he had an OPS of 726 last year, Steamer projects him for a 694 rest of season, ZiPS projects him for a 677 rest of season.

Odds are he hits a lot closer to a 700 OPS rest of season than he does to the 442 OPS he posted to start it.

And in a purely non-statistically driven vein, let me say right here & now that any analytics that prove that Joey Ortiz isn't an elite defensive shortstop can eat my shorts.

[Jim French Stepstool]

1 hour ago, Brian said:

Perk having a bad day 3 K's.

He's had a couple knocks (one a bunt) so far, but I would be pleasantly surprised if he doesn't struggle some due to the long layoff & little or no spring training. That said, having him available on this roster is going to pay dividends even after Frelick returns. Being able to call on someone who can play an elite CF is valuable.

[wiguy94]

Chourio seems to be trending towards what he did last year.

2024
May - .286 xwOBA
June - .313 xwOBA
July - .384 xwOBA

2025
May - .289 xwOBA
June - .313 xwOBA
July - ~.374 xwOBA after tonight

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Game Summary

'It doesn't surprise me'_ Brewers win their 11th straight, now sport the best record in MLB.pdf