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Big congrats to Woody!
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Whew! I was worried that Christian Yelich might not be rested before the home run contest. Glad Craig gave him a day off. Tyler Saladino and his 2 for 25 will pick up the offensive slack. You'll see. /blue -
Yellich is OPSing 1.201 with a .349 AVG, 29 home runs, 62 RBI and has swiped 17 bases in 18 tries. In not even a half season. My God.
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How about Jeff Suppan or Ben Sheets or Dave Bush or Graeme Lloyd or Pete Ladd or Rollie Fingers or Chris Bosio or Jerry Augustine or Craig Coshun? As I've previously mentioned, one of my best friends, Brett, knows Rollie. He coached his 12 year old daughter's softball team year before last. Maybe I should call him, and ask to see if Rollie would be interested in the job. Then again, I doubt Rollie would be happy working with a less talented staff.
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Maris and Mantle. 115 home runs in 1961.
The stache replied to The stache's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Take this one step further. I'll have to do some checking, but I can't imagine another trio topping the '61 Yankees. 61 Maris 54 Mantle 28 Bill Skowron 143 25 Yelich 21 Moustakas 15 Grandal 61 in 68 games That's a pace of 145 home runs. I don't think this will keep up, but again, it's fun to think about. -
Maris and Mantle. 115 home runs in 1961.
The stache replied to The stache's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I'd tend to agree with you, though it sure is fun to even consider those two hitting that many into the seats. I think Yelich has shown that he's not just a half year wonder. He was fantastic last year. He's playing at a whole other level this year. Moustakas? He's always been kind of streaky. Right now, he's knocking the bejeesus out of the ball. But there's one other guy in this lineup that makes me think there's a chance, and that's Yasmani Grandal. With him batting right behind Moustakas, they can't pitch around Moose, because Grandal's just locked in, as well. As long as he's healthy, and productive, Grandal is a hell of a threat. There's a very real part of me that is just giddy inside thinking of what this lineup will be capable of when we get Hiura back. Braun's probably going to hit around 25 homers. If Thames can just stay somewhat consistent at the plate, he's good for 20. Grandal will come close to 30. Moustakas and Yelich 40 each easily, if not more. Hiura's power is real. I expected him to be a perennial .300 hitter. I am somewhat surprised by just how many long balls he's hit in a short time. And, it's not beyond reasonable to think that Arcia could hit 20. If Cain gets it going again, and Shaw can bounce back (please, dear God), this lineup is going to score runs by the truck load in the second half. -
It's well known by baseball fans that, in 1961, Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle set a single season record for home runs by a duo. Maris hit 61, breaking the Babe's record of 60 home runs set in 1927, and Mickey Mantle hit 54 home runs before injuries finally caught up to him. 115 home runs in 162 games. Fast forward to 2019. The Brewers duo of Christian Yelich and Mike Moustakas are both locked in at the plate, and hitting home runs at a frantic pace. Tonight is Milwaukee's 68th game. Mike Moustakas just hit a 2-run home run in the top of the 14th, his 21st on the year, and 8th in the last 11 games. Christian Yelich hit his Major League-leading 25th last night, his 4th in the last 10 games. 46 home runs in 68 games. That's a pace of 110 home runs. There's a lot of baseball to be played yet. But, could Yelich and Moustakas come close to this hallowed record by year's end?
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Moose with authority!!!! 21 home runs for him now. 25 for Yelich. Move over Maris and Mantle '61?????
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I was just about to post the exact same thing. How is that even possible? The Astros only have 5 hits, but they've walked 8 times. We've walked once.
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Yelich Moustakas Grandal Hader Let's be realistic. No Brewer starter is going to go, even though at least one, if not two, merit consideration. Davies is 7-0, and started the day with an ERA + of over 200. His ERA now stands at 2.41. But he's only striking out 5.8 natters per 9 IP. Woodruff is 8-1 with a much higher ERA of 3.87. But Woodruff has pitched better. His 3.09 FIP is fifth best among all qualifying pitchers in the NL. Davies' was 3.92 coming into today. And Woodruff is averaging 10.9 K/9 IP.
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Braves sign Dallas Keuchel (1 year, $13 million)
The stache replied to Eye Black's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I wouldn't call him a bum. He had a 2.90 ERA and 141 ERA + as recently as 2017. That's pretty darned good. He's also a Gold Glove winner four of the last five years. But his FIP jumped substantially, from 2.91 in 2015 when he won the CY Young, to 3.87, 3.79 and 3.69 the last three seasons. Still, even including his really disappointing 2016 season when his ERA + dropped to 86, he's got a 121 ERA+ over the last five years. The thing with him is he's just not worth what he's commanding unless he's pitching near his career peak, and I'm not sure we'd ever see that again. -
He couldn’t get his breaking ball over, he had no command at all of any of his pitches. But the potential is there for him to excel. In fact I’m betting on it, just leave him be, by the all star game he’ll be another one of our stoppers. Agreed. So long as Jimmy's not experiencing any kind of pain, or unusual soreness, I'm not the slightest bit concerned. He's played at a very high level against the best players in the world. We know what he's capable of. It's simply a matter of finding his groove again. I watched a clip earlier today of the slight adjustment Christian Yelich made in his approach at the plate. He closed his stance ever so slightly right after last year's All Star Game, standing taller in the box (as he'd done in high school), and since then, he's just taken off. This is true for both hitters and pitchers. There are so many moving parts in a pitcher's delivery. It could simply be a matter of his balance as he drives towards the plate off the rubber, how tightly he's gripping the ball, or his arm slot angle. He's going to work through it, and find the answer.
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^ This. I don't know if it's an issue with MLB reporting, or just emblematic of journalism as a whole in the year 2019. Sadly, it seems to me that news reporting has become more about web traffic and revenue, and far less about things like factual accuracy, and integrity.
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Well, tonight's loss aside, I, for one, am just happy to see Big Sweat back on the mound for us. There's going to be some rust-no matter how many rehab starts he makes, nothing will fully prepare a guy for Major League batters after a nearly two year layoff. He just needs to keep going back out there, building his stamina, and finding his breaking pitches. From what I read in the game thread, his velocity seemed fine, but there wasn't a lot of movement. I have to think that will come in time.
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That, and my mind seems to be aging at an exponential rate.
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You know, I think I was getting that stat confused with runners on third and two outs. Looking at the Brewers' splits for the season (coming into tonight's game), we're hitting .207 in that situation, slashing .318/.423/.741. That's not awful. But two outs and only a guy on third, we're .143 AVG, .294/.357/.651. 4 for 28, 34 PA's in total. I think the comment was on that last split, and it stuck in my mind as overall RISP.
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Two outs RISP: .256/.361/.500/.861 RISP: .257/.357/.476/.833 Hmm, thank you for posting that, Brew4U. The 2 out RISP, especially surprises me, because there was a recent stretch where we were like 2 for 21 with men in scoring position and 2 outs. That just goes to show why sample size is so important to consider. One cold stretch is not necessarily indicative of a larger trend. It just feels like it in that moment.
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This team needed a shot in the arm. Sending Hiura down not exactly that shot. Now we have to watch Aguilar flailing away continually til even mr patient Stearns can’t stand it anymore, and Thames K at 36% before we get a better bat or two here. kimbrel was the answere to the pen not just this year but the next two as well. Yes, Thames' K rate is horrendous, but it's really not too far off from his career rate, and he's still being productive. Fangraphs has his ISO at .208, which is excellent. And his wRC+ of 121 is close to his 2017 level of 125 when he hit 30 + home runs. He's still getting on base (.369 OBP), and his BAbip (.364) is well above his career level of .310. He looks like Ted Kluszewski compared to Aguilar; he's just fallen off a cliff. His ISO is .115, and his wRC+, which was 134 last year, is 62. I keep thinking he'll rebound slightly, as he's been unlucky as hell with a .227 BAbip (.301 career), but he just continues to flounder.
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Since May 1st, Braun's hitting .351 (33 for 93) with 6 doubles, 4 home runs, 15 RBI, while slashing .408 OBP/.543 SLG/.951 OPS. If that's looking older every day, I'll take it.
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That it is, my friend. More than any other professional sport in North America, Major League Baseball is a marathon. And the 2019 Brewers are Forrest Gump on the brink of breaking free from their magic legs. I just get the feeling that we're so darned close, and I walk around after losses like this one muttering, "small sample size" to myself. I'm just waiting for it to get better, for this team to turn the corner. I believe it is going to happen.
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No offense intended, MrTPlush, but if you're going to call a poster out for their "clairvoyant" statements about salary cap management, and what ownership is willing to spend, you've got to hold yourself to the same standard. In back-to-back posts, you've opined that you know what everybody in the world thinks, and then what Craig Kimbrel thinks. Your comment that it would cost Milwaukee $3 million more, per season, to acquire Kimbrel is pure hyperbole.
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Being outscored 24-1 through two home games, by the lowest scoring team in baseball. Joy. I don't drink, but this team has me considering if I should start. A third of the way into the season, and I still have no clue who this team really is. We hit a lot of home runs, but we struggle to bring home guys in RISP when a single would do the trick. Our pitching staff can look very good for stretches, and then completely face plant against a team like the Marlins. Being a Brewers fan inherently requires patience. But this year's squad is more frustrating than any in recent memory. The Marlins were hot at the plate coming into our series, so I can at least rationalize their hitting, and our inconsistency, a little bit. What I cannot rationalize, however, is our utter incompetence at the plate these two games. There are three legit All Stars in our lineup in Yelich, Grandal and Moustakas. Arcia is starting to show some of the promise he did when he was a top five prospect in baseball. Certainly his power is starting to become more evident. We had a phenom at second, and sent him back to AAA to bring up a guy that was All Star caliber as recently as last season. And all that offensive firepower got utterly shut down by. By the Marlins.
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It’s not Stearns, it’s attanasio, not wanting the payroll to reach a certain point. The Brewers want us to think we’re still small market, revenue wise, even though we’re closer to the average mid-market than small market. They have haudricourt & most of brewerfan thinking they can only do a payroll of 125-135 million, when in reality with there playoffs last year they could of done much more this year, and more next year and even more the following year. Of course that’s just my opinion, but it’s based on tons of thought and analysis. Now back to the game. You seem to think you are a Harvard grad and the worlds expert on baseball financials. When in reality this entire forums knowledge put together would be about a penny compared to a million dollars. Anyone here can pretend to think they now a sliver about who can afford what and how this effects that...but really we know nothing. If you ever write a paper on all those thoughts and analysis you have done I’d like to see it. Because whatever it is never seems to make it into your posts. And I’m serious...cause it would be interesting if all that analysis on why we can afford tens of million more a year would be cool. Cause no one else on this planet seems to think that way. You know what everyone else on the planet thinks?
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Cubs sign Craig Kimbrel (3 years / $43 million)
The stache replied to Eye Black's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Hey, just great! -
72 pitches. That's what I'm happiest with. The control will come. Assuming his velocity is in the ballpark, and his arm is none the worse for wear, that's a positive trip to the mound, imho.
