https://instagram.com/p/1s_VNeCR0C/
He's going to miss a couple days
― Evan R, Monday, 20 April 2015 19:37 (nine years ago) link
@based_ballout-of-zone swing rate, teams: ...26: Diamondbacks, 32%27: Rockies, 33%28: Royals, 33%29: Twins, 34%30: Brewers, 39%
...26: Diamondbacks, 32%27: Rockies, 33%28: Royals, 33%29: Twins, 34%30: Brewers, 39%
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 21 April 2015 15:40 (nine years ago) link
Lucroy on the DL with a broken toe...I know it's early but what a frustrating season this must be for him
― frogbs, Tuesday, 21 April 2015 17:34 (nine years ago) link
This is literally the bleakest article I have ever read about the team. And to add insult to injury, it's impeccably reasoned. Arg.
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-untimely-collapse-of-the-milwaukee-brewers/
― Evan R, Tuesday, 21 April 2015 17:51 (nine years ago) link
yeah I read that and I really can't argue with any of it. what it really boils down to is the drafting aspect - dunno if this is standard but they've whiffed on a lot of their first rounders. they've managed to get the occasional decent dude but so many have come up at 26-27 and I don't know how many of them will be in the majors five years from now (Scooter? Davis? hopefully Nelson?)
― frogbs, Tuesday, 21 April 2015 20:46 (nine years ago) link
man, this game has been nuts, 7 home runs, including 3 grand slams...most by the Reds of course
― frogbs, Wednesday, 22 April 2015 02:51 (nine years ago) link
Such a fun game. And even though we got slaughtered, it felt like a victory in a sense, just to see the offense return to life a little.
Jason Rodgers' fielding is a big problem though. His error cost us four runs.
― Evan R, Wednesday, 22 April 2015 15:18 (nine years ago) link
Reds lucky Lucroy is not around, that guy always hit's a ton against them.
Votto also happy Gomez not there to rob him of a home run (although he would be super human to bring back that one to center last night).
Jay Bruce seems to always hit well up in Milwaukee. I'm pretty sure he has hit at least 1 other grand slam in Milwaukee.
― earlnash, Wednesday, 22 April 2015 22:08 (nine years ago) link
orlando arcia is hitting .450 (with 4 strikeouts in 13 games) for double-a biloxi. 20yo shortstop with plus-everything except power
so there's that
― mookieproof, Friday, 24 April 2015 21:50 (nine years ago) link
Ryan Braun with two homers today, including a grand slam
― Evan R, Wednesday, 29 April 2015 19:31 (nine years ago) link
Roenicke got the boot
― Evan R, Monday, 4 May 2015 03:26 (nine years ago) link
really didn't think he was gonna last the season but this seems pretty damn early to fire any manager you felt comfortable to begin the year with. really wonder who's lined up to come in. hoping it's Craig Counsell :)
― frogbs, Monday, 4 May 2015 04:42 (nine years ago) link
whoa, looks like it might be!!
― frogbs, Monday, 4 May 2015 04:46 (nine years ago) link
seems kinda weird to fire a guy right after his team wins two in a row/its first series
― mookieproof, Monday, 4 May 2015 04:52 (nine years ago) link
misleading wins
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Monday, 4 May 2015 10:43 (nine years ago) link
yeah one of 'em included a real little league inside the park home run that I hope made the highlight shows
I'm guessing the Brewers had their minds made up that RR was toast, they lost 13 of their first 15 and IMO that's the time to do it. Timing is weird but I guess they wanted to get it done at the beginning of a homestand for whatever reason. Either way this is gonna fix zero of the team's problems, but I like Counsell a lot so this is good news for me at least
― frogbs, Monday, 4 May 2015 13:13 (nine years ago) link
Craig Counsell rules; this is great
― Evan R, Monday, 4 May 2015 13:57 (nine years ago) link
i'm guessing that they made the decision a while ago -- or at least no later than friday -- but it took that long to get counsell to agree
― mookieproof, Monday, 4 May 2015 14:01 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, Roenicke's grave was made a long time ago. I don't think a five-game winning streak this week would have saved him. Timing was terrible for him—the slow April reopened the wounds from last fall.
― Evan R, Monday, 4 May 2015 14:02 (nine years ago) link
@robneyer Craig Counsell running a baseball team is like young @DaveSFoley running a big-time radio station in New York. (h/t: my wife)
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 5 May 2015 20:37 (nine years ago) link
Clean-up hitter Carlos Gomez just cleaned all the way up.
― Andy K, Monday, 11 May 2015 23:38 (eight years ago) link
http://www.theonion.com/article/brewers-stay-after-game-run-bases-50433
― Immediate Follower (NA), Thursday, 14 May 2015 17:44 (eight years ago) link
“That was so awesome—I’ve always dreamed about running all the way around the bases on a real Major League field,” smiling and visibly overjoyed center fielder Carlos Gomez told reporters moments after sprinting past home plate, adding that he imagined himself hitting a home run to win the World Series in front of thousands of cheering Brewers fans.
love it
― frogbs, Thursday, 14 May 2015 17:55 (eight years ago) link
Didn't expect to see this but I'm happy about it: They sent Scooter down to AAA
― Evan R, Monday, 18 May 2015 14:13 (eight years ago) link
damn, -0.8 WAR already, that's crazy. between him and Gomez going down (again) I have no idea what this team even looks like anymore
― frogbs, Monday, 18 May 2015 14:53 (eight years ago) link
I like what I'm seeing from Herrera and Hector Gomez. They're not star players, but they play hard and don't seem to slump the way our showier players do. It's reached the point where I'm happier to see those two no-name players in the lineup than some of the bigger guys.
― Evan R, Monday, 18 May 2015 15:38 (eight years ago) link
Herrera I've liked a lot. I think guys that can play nearly every position like that are more useful than teams give 'em credit for. And I'm definitely with ya, I think if there's any silver lining here it's getting to see more players, I just wish we didn't have so many 28-year old minor leaguers on the team.
― frogbs, Monday, 18 May 2015 16:09 (eight years ago) link
khris davis missed home plate after hitting a homer, called out
― mookieproof, Monday, 25 May 2015 18:36 (eight years ago) link
That call was eventually overturned, though the replay process took forever. Great moment where, in his next at bat, Davis crushed another homer, and pointedly stomped on the plate as he came home
― Evan R, Tuesday, 26 May 2015 14:08 (eight years ago) link
Looks like the narrative has shifted from "Can the Brewers trade Braun?" to "would the Brewers trade Braun?"
http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2015/5/26/8657623/ryan-braun-milwaukee-brewers-stats
― Evan R, Tuesday, 26 May 2015 14:09 (eight years ago) link
Here's the "fuck you" stomp
https://cdn1.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/wC4CZaCVRQ2PR2uQ2A6hy87_KDI=/1000x0/filters:no_upscale%28%29/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/3726424/Screen_Shot_2015-05-25_at_5.05.25_PM.0.png
― Evan R, Tuesday, 26 May 2015 14:16 (eight years ago) link
I'd be okay with them trading him, trading Lohse (if anyone will take him? he's not been good thus far), maybe even trading Lucroy if the haul is right, punting this year and next year and trying again in 2017. I actually agree with Melvin's strategy of sorta "going for it" every year but you can't do that if you've been drafting as badly as the Crew's been.
― frogbs, Tuesday, 26 May 2015 14:30 (eight years ago) link
So I guess Roenicke wasn't the problem
― Evan R, Sunday, 31 May 2015 14:25 (eight years ago) link
of course not, has there ever been a situation where the manager really was the problem? I didn't get it when they fired Yost (who deserved to be fired but not with 12 games left in the middle of a playoff run ffs) and I don't get it now. I love Counsell and all but he's IBB'ing people in the 3rd inning so he's already starting to lose me.
― frogbs, Monday, 1 June 2015 15:30 (eight years ago) link
so light em up up up / light em up up up / it's mike fi-yyyyyahs!
― Evan R, Tuesday, 2 June 2015 03:38 (eight years ago) link
Rolling Daily Roster Moves Thread
― Evan R, Tuesday, 2 June 2015 20:01 (eight years ago) link
I picked him up in fantasy because he does rack up the K's, so there's that
― frogbs, Tuesday, 2 June 2015 20:03 (eight years ago) link
The Cards haven't figured him out yet. I don't doubt they will, probably soon, but in the meantime I'm enjoying those starts
― Evan R, Tuesday, 2 June 2015 20:38 (eight years ago) link
he's kind of the anti-Gallardo in that sense
― frogbs, Tuesday, 2 June 2015 21:04 (eight years ago) link
who is this guy tonight, cravy? more importantly, if he excels will people say "good cravy" and will that get annoying?
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 2 June 2015 23:22 (eight years ago) link
He was quite good in AA last year, but I never thought he was a prospect...but hey, when it's June and you're winning 1 out of every 3 games, why not?
― frogbs, Wednesday, 3 June 2015 01:39 (eight years ago) link
eight in a row!
― mookieproof, Sunday, 5 July 2015 20:33 (eight years ago) link
watching Gennett quietly turn around his season has been fun to watch
― frogbs, Sunday, 5 July 2015 23:29 (eight years ago) link
Holy shit, so much talent on the team right now. Perez and Shane Peterson are starting to remind me of that season both Gennett and Davis broke out
― Evan R, Monday, 6 July 2015 00:02 (eight years ago) link
But I'm this rebound will A) cost us a draft pick and B) convince the management there's no need to rebuild, fooling us yet again into going into another season with a high payroll roster that can't actually contend
― Evan R, Monday, 6 July 2015 00:04 (eight years ago) link
hah, I didn't want to throw cold water on it or nothin' but yeah I can see this being exactly Melvin's thought process
I'm not worried about the draft pick (they'll still likely pick top 5), but I don't want them to pass up a good offer for Gomez if one comes along
― frogbs, Monday, 6 July 2015 13:47 (eight years ago) link
what about a mark reynolds for adam lind trade, straight up? he's really good
― 1992 ball boy (Karl Malone), Monday, 6 July 2015 13:54 (eight years ago) link
From here out the Cards get first claim on our first basemen
― Evan R, Monday, 6 July 2015 14:00 (eight years ago) link
one thing i like about mark reynolds is that he's not afraid to strike out
― 1992 ball boy (Karl Malone), Monday, 6 July 2015 14:02 (eight years ago) link
a lot of players would try to adjust their swing to make better contact, but mark reynolds recognizes that striking out is just part of the game. about 32% of it
― 1992 ball boy (Karl Malone), Monday, 6 July 2015 14:03 (eight years ago) link
@BillKristolGood move by Brewers!Brewers make Astros' David Stearns, 30, MLB's youngest GM. es.pn/1KEeldI
rip
― mookieproof, Monday, 21 September 2015 14:42 (eight years ago) link
weirdly optimistic about this
― frogbs, Monday, 21 September 2015 15:40 (eight years ago) link
I landed opening day tickets this year. Never been before. Excited. What should I expect?
― Evan R, Tuesday, 23 February 2016 16:10 (eight years ago) link
a bad ballclub playing in a great ballpark
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 23 February 2016 16:13 (eight years ago) link
haha, well that I knew. I go to lots of games, I've just never been to opening day.
― Evan R, Tuesday, 23 February 2016 16:44 (eight years ago) link
I've only had standing room tickets to Opening Day. Opening Day anything is a lot of fun though
― frogbs, Tuesday, 23 February 2016 16:45 (eight years ago) link
Awesome. I'm gonna take off from work and do it right, I think. I managed to get four seats together which feels like a coup.
― Evan R, Tuesday, 23 February 2016 17:14 (eight years ago) link
so..Hank the dog died and they tried to replace him without telling anyone? this season getting off to a rocky start already...
― frogbs, Thursday, 3 March 2016 19:40 (eight years ago) link
@BrewCrewBall#Brewers present a notarized letter from vet saying that microchip was scanned and confirmed during a visit on March 3rd, 2016.@BrewCrewBall#Brewers vet: "this is definitely the real Hank." #HankGate #Hank1@AdamMcCalvyThe COO of a multimillion dollar company is presenting proof of evidence of a dog's identity.
@BrewCrewBall#Brewers vet: "this is definitely the real Hank." #HankGate #Hank1
@AdamMcCalvyThe COO of a multimillion dollar company is presenting proof of evidence of a dog's identity.
― mookieproof, Friday, 4 March 2016 17:39 (eight years ago) link