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  1. keephopealive
    Matthew, this stuff is fantastic. Perfect for a geek like me. Keep the Kool-Aid coming.
  2. keephopealive
    This series blows away every other World Series preview that I've read. Actual new information. What an idea!
  3. keephopealive
    An entire article on bunts. I love it! Visions of Major League's final AB.
  4. keephopealive
    Great article. On to the next inning.
  5. keephopealive
    Megill's two pitches were awesome even back in 2023. Both were eye catching, where his curveball wowed and of course the fastball was popping 100. That first year we had him 2023, Uribe was also lights out and just a kid. I remember thinking, we've got two awesome young guys throwing 100 in the pen. Then I realized Megill was much older, and I thought, "how was this guy ever available?". I looked him up and saw that he had played for the Cubs, who were having their perennial bullpen issues, and it was just so fitting. Point is, it's clear the Brewers tinkered with things, as he improved a lot from that first year, but they had plenty to work with.
  6. keephopealive
    But also, Rickie Weeks was an important part of the story. Murphy was originally hired as a caretaker manager until Weeks was ready to takeover.
  7. keephopealive
    The only CC I ever remember coming through Milwaukee is Sabathia...
  8. keephopealive
    I'm not political at all, but it feels like any article mentioning Venezuela and the earthquakes should also mention the the U.S. invasion/extracation of Maduro in January. There is a lot happening in their country that is surely on Chourio's and Contreras' minds.
  9. keephopealive
    I'd put him, but only if he can pitch. We didn't need Harrison or Patrick because the series was a 4 game sweep. No guarantee any series ends so quickly, and so they were insurance. I would put Woodruff on and May off. May has great stuff but has not shown he has the emotional/mental fortitude to succeed. He only pitched well after the game seemed lost. Patrick was great last year in the playoffs, and Harrison looked like he found his pitches in his last outing. I'd just swap the two red-headed righties.
  10. keephopealive
    I often get confused by these articles, even though this is one isn't especially complicated. Just watching the games, I can see that he struggles with the high fastball, but the chart seems to say he really only struggles on the fastballs that are high and away, and he mashes top of the zone center. But the article also says he stopped swinging at the high fast ball, and from the figure it seems that he swung at the top of the zone much more than at the bottom of the zone. How am I reading this wrong? Moreover, does anyone know why arm strength is so good but arm value is so bad?
  11. keephopealive
    Regarding Pratt, he's made some great plays, but also booted some. Someone should tell him that prime-Robin Yount, during the greatest individual Brewers' season ever, made 4 errors in the post season, including 3 in the World Series. People make mistakes. Same goes for Henderson, who seemed pretty distraught. We won, you made important contributions, put it behind you.
  12. keephopealive
    This team has what it takes. We have a lot of talent spread across this team, and lots of guys who can carry us to victory. Until last night, it was basically the Chourio/Contreras show. Last night Mitchell and Ashby were both special. We know Miz can dominate a game, same with Henderson and Harrison. We've seen it plenty. We also know that Bauers, Turang, and Yelich can do the same. Even Joey, and that's not to mention Vaughn, who has had only 1 AB. Mitchell had that great play, Contreras has gunned down would-be base stealers, and Frelick had the out at 3rd the other night, but we've amazing defensive plays from Chourio, Turang, Ortiz, and Pratt too, and on a pretty regular basis. We need 8 more wins. There are plenty of players to have big nights to carry us through this.
  13. keephopealive
    Yes, Yeli has done well. He'd been a really disappointment in for so many years. I was happy to see that Freddy had a good start yesterday too. Peralta had also not been very good in the playoffs.
  14. keephopealive
    Statistically, this is a valid claim, but the Brewers came quite close to losing against the Cubs last year, and I don't think there is any quit in the Padres. I would stay mentally prepared for anything.
  15. keephopealive
    I've been a professor for decades. I'm always stunned that end of the year sports grades haven't caught up one bit with grade inflation. Newsflash: C no longer means average. "B is for bad" is the common mantra. I guess it's because sports writers don't have parents and students haranguing them about their grades like teachers do. Lol. All that said, whatever grades you give, I think Chourio and Turang deserve the same grade. Probably Bauers too. His bat has been better, but his defense and base running don't compare with Chourio or Turang.
  16. keephopealive
    That start by Letson was shades of the Miz complete game shutout. If he could pitch like that, he could be our 4th starter in October. Lol. Amazing. I remember the Stockton Ports. I guess I didn't follow the minor leagues much in 1980 though because I don't remember Butte at all.
  17. keephopealive
    This is basically a done deal at this point.
  18. keephopealive
    Not an expert, but it looks to me like they may have been over adjusting.
  19. keephopealive
    It's a pretty remarkable run, especially when you consider that this team is almost entirely different than the 2023 division champs. Woody is the only starter in common, and he played a very minor role this year. Megill and Uribe are the overlap in the bullpen, and both were later additions in 2023. Bryse Wilson too. In terms of regulars in the lineup, you have Contreras and Turang at their spots, and that is it. You also have Yeli, but Yeli is a DH this year and certainly not a guy who is driving our success at the plate. Finally, Frelick was a late season call up in 2023 and a part time player. So Opening Day 2023 and current active roster is really just Contreras, Turang, and Yeli. Maybe Bryse, but I can't exactly remember.
  20. keephopealive
    Pure hype article, but I'm not complaining. Definitely drinking the Kool-Aid!! I wish it were already October.
  21. keephopealive
    I agree. It feels like he's taking that leap.
  22. keephopealive
    Amen. I've been saying this for a while now. The question is whether the transition is smooth or not. He might know only one way to swing.
  23. keephopealive
    I love me some Chourio, but there is no way I would ever describe him as consistent. If he weren't so young, I'd call him maddeningly inconsistent. AB to AB, he can be crazy inconsistent. Hitting balls that he's the only guy in our lineup who could hit, then swinging at pitches way out of the strike zone on another, and not swinging the bat until he's down 0-2 in others. Month to month, he's had an OPS of .588 (May) and another of 1.013 (June). Last year he had a month at .599 and another at 1.008, and his rookie year he had one at .542 and another at .925. Yes, he's been consistent year to year, 20-20 and all, OPS around .800, but the maddening part there is the lack of a jump.
  24. keephopealive
    I know he's been visually impressive, but the article mentions improvement. Anyone know how good the statistics have been since he cleaned things up? It's felt like he's been Gold Glove level. I could imagine one as early as next year.
  25. keephopealive
    I thankfully missed the game last night with a work dinner, but I remember there being pre-game concern about the wind blowing out. Hard to imagine that explains 9 HRs, especially since we only got 1, but how much did that play a role?
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