Samurai Bucky
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While I don't think they should sell, this scene comes into my head every time I read this thread:
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I preface this by saying if somebody posted this, I couldn't find it... Sorry if somebody else did. I wasn't aware of the Diggin' Deep podcast. Murph was on a few days ago. Moustakas was also on the podcast. Very interesting. It is long, but well worth it.
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Doesn't having a 8+ starting pitchers on the 40-man roster mean that the younger guys have to have a lot of options left? My hope is that we get the young guys to push 7 innings by filling the zone and having a good whiff rate. That would be cool.
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Both he and Koenig lead the majors in appearances. Uribe also missed some time due to suspension. I hope his arm doesn't fall off (i.e. he gets hurt from overuse). -
If the Brewers are within a handful of games close to the trade deadline, I could see them trade for Bichette with they Jays. He would only be a rental, though. He would certainly be an upgrade to Ortiz. I would hate to give up too much since Made and Pratt are a year or two from coming up and contributing. They could play this year, but they are probably not ready for prime time, yet. This would be sort of going all in, but not really going all in. The rental part is probably a show stopper.
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I wonder what his JUMP+ number is. You know... adjusted by ballpark 😉
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Let's be careful. A few weeks ago, the sky was falling. We were overpaying with trades for other pitchers and people were calling for the Brewers to sell now. I agree -- the staff looks very deep. This is very good because it gives the Brewers options if there are injuries and also trade chips at the trade deadline to fill holes. My only concern is if there are 8-10 guys, how do they keep the players "happy" who could start but aren't.
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They were on the floor for a total of 79 minutes together. Middleton was not reliable this year because of his health. However, when they were on the floor, they were the most effective:
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IIRC, he was doing pretty well (perhaps even raking...). I was watching when it happened and said, "What the <world> is with that tarp?"
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Got it in my late 40's. Got the vaccine right away after turning 50. Nothing since (phew).
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Yup... I'm a hitting nerd. I get geeked up about head placement, foot timing, etc. Well, Baseball Savant is now offering four new metrics: Swing Path (Tilt) Attack Angle Ideal Attack Angle Attack Direction All of the info is here: https://www.mlb.com/news/new-statcast-swing-metrics-2025 They highlight attack direction and look who is on the list of the top oppo-direction swings: The most oppo-oriented swings in 2025 11° Brice Turang 8° Rafael Devers 8° Gabriel Moreno 8° Nathaniel Lowe 7° Jackson Holliday 7° Christian Yelich 7° William Contreras Three Brewers. Hmmmm...
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Looking at the article about Hoskins' turnaround, I am seriously wondering how much coaching they are doing. Why do the players need to figure things out by themselves?
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Thank you for writing the article. I had noticed the small toe touch recently. My question is -- is this something the hitting coaches should notice, or are they trying to figure it out themselves? I'm guessing that if there is something the coaches have been teaching it would be leaning back more to get lift on the ball. If you look at many of the stances, they are starting out with a lot of weight on the back foot reducing the load, but generating more forward momentum when they attack the ball. That would explain why the Brewers have been off in regards to their timing. If you look at the two swings, by toe touching in the second video, it give Hoskins the opportunity to stop his head and fix his eyes. This allows him to react better by not introduce two different moving things (ball and head / eyes). If somebody is struggling, quieting things down, like Hoskins has, is a great start.
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Many thanks for the explanation!
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Any idea why it isn't Misiorowski?
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Let's not forget that he made the decision after Stephen Vogt was hired by Cleveland. Vogt would have fit in well in Milwaukee and Counsell dragged his feet just enough. Maybe it was to make sure Murphy got the job... I don't know. He strung the club along... along with the fan base. I could understand why he did it. If he wouldn't have been a dick about it and didn't go to the Cubs, I wouldn't have as much animosity.
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Name This Brewer, May 17
Samurai Bucky commented on Thiéres Rabelo's gallery image in Brewer Fanatic Graphics
I'll guess Hank Aaron. It might be Larry Hisle, too. -
I wonder if other teams mention that on their postgame shows after beating the Brewers?
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I was there, too. Our family of six went, so one could say the cribbage boards were very expensive. One thing that I really don't like to see is bad baseball. What I saw last night was bad baseball. Bauers' two plays were trash. I don't care if he's, "Not a left fielder." If he shouldn't be in left, then that is on the manager and/or the ownership. On the other hand, there is so much talent in the minors that a dozen guys can come up and fill the gap, right? Ortiz on the defensive end was good. The one play where he didn't come up with the diving play to his left would have been a ++ (plus-plus) play in any book. Too bad he didn't come up with it. He is still stuck in that wet paper bag that he can't hit out of. Frelick -- what a play on the dive. Too bad he didn't keep his glove on. Then he comes up and hoses the runner out at home. Unfortunately, he was in the same paper bag as Ortiz. Yesterday's poor hitting was probably more to do with Lopez pitching well. Yeah... but I think the Brewers should have done better hitting. I am not a fan of the leg kick if people are not squaring up the ball and are not on time. I think Chourio was the only one to make some type of adjustment. I called the sinker on the first pitch of the at bat. Chourio hits a frozen rope at 107mph that was caught. Keep your head steady -- that can be done with a leg kick (or toe touch, or heel lift...). Freddy is the ace. Hopefully he does what an ace does today.
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Please don't tell us about the dreams where you are naked... 😉
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My bad. I went to the MLB site and posted that link and since it didn’t show up as embedded, so I found the first thing on Twitter. My mistake.
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Hyde out as manager of the Orioles:
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@Jake McKibbin Spot on! Another clear sign he has been trying to swing harder is to look at the position of his hands after the swing. In the three examples you provided, his hands finish almost behind him with the letters of his jersey facing the dugout. He tries to keep his head in there, but it is tough when torquing the core so much. In his dinger against the Guardians, he seems much more under control. I don't know how to embed videos, but here is crude picture from the YouTube highlights: He is much more balanced -- hands in a good finishing position and his head is in a great posiition. It might be because it is a two strike count where we would expect him to be more balanced vs. strike zero and strike one. If he could meet somewhere in the middle on strike zero or strike one, that would be great. All I know is he seems to be driving the ball better.
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MLB formally reinstates Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe Jackson
Samurai Bucky replied to LouisEly's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
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I have had those too. LOL. Of course, I have had one where I am going to watch the football game at Camp Randall, and then somebody says, "Oh, there you are! Did you learn the (halftime) show?"
