Rolling Bob Uecker Anecdotes - 2017 Milwaukee Brewers Still Rebuilding Thread

dang team is looking so good... versatile offense, adequate pitching, and a home run machine. Baseball is so fun.

Seems like Villar is coming around a bit? He's getting back on base more often at least

so uh, this "Jett Bandy" guy

best name in baseball

trying not to panic too much about Thames leaving the game but...

omg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RroSbEJAxw

haha I just discovered that too, he really was a superhero over there

not sure what's going on in the game - Uecker said bloody nose (??) but then he walked that back. now looks like cramping, maybe? random mid-game drug test?

worst case a pulled hamstring maybe? Fact that he came out for the next inning is encouraging, but even if he only misses a week or so it's gonna be a shame to see his hot streak broken up like that

off day tomorrow, so that's good

think he's on the verge of breaking a bunch of April records if he stays hot for the remaining 3 games, so yeah it would suck if he has to miss time now.

Tom‏ @Haudricourt 2 minutes ago
Eric Thames left with left hamstring tightness. Counsell: "Not a big deal.

I'm going to the game Friday and really wanna see him, so yea I hope so

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/eric-thames-and-the-transformative-power-of-boredom/

awesome article, awesome player

wildcard or bust

yeah, u don't get to play the Mets at their nadir all the time

4 over is definitely not where I thought we'd be in mid-May

nice of Sogard to go 4-for-4 the day after the Padres made his daughter cry

I know it doesn't fit Stearns' timeline, but I want to see us bring in an ace bullpen arm and just see what happens this season. We're too close not to just test the waters a little bit

first inning magic is real

First place!!!

NL Central or bust

Chase Anderson...good????

Last night was the most frustrating game I've seen in quite a while. Nick Franklin at bats. And that bullpen. I really love what Stearns has done with the team and the rebuild so far, but his stubborn refusal to fortify the most obvious weak spots on this roster is really devastating. Not saying the team has to or should go all in this season, but his clear disinterest in taking advantage of the window that's opened has become maddening. How hard is it to just acquire (or even call up) a couple decent bullpen arms and see what happens?

yeah as good as they've been in the 1st inning, they've been godawful in the 9th

just curious - how are you all feeling about the brewers being buyers at the deadline, trading in some of that prospect depth to give it a go this season?

if they're still over .500 in a few weeks I'd say go for it, at least grab a reliever or two. 86 wins could take this division.

Wow team got hot again

I want them to be buyers. Not asking them to sell the farm, or even really give up anything in the system, but we gotta get at least one more dependable bullpen arm. Hoping we could take advantage of our low payroll and maybe buyout an expensive contract or something. I know it's too early to contend on paper but the window looks pretty open right now and I think we'll kick ourselves if we don't take advantage.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/eric-thames-hasnt-been-awesome/

think it's always been obvious that his April power surge was mostly the league having not adjusted to him yet

that said, Thames is still a breakout star and one of the year's best stories, everyone knows about Harper and Trout already, plus Harper is polarizing and Trout has the personality of a wet napkin. plus Thames looks like a pro wrestler. not exactly a mystery why MLB would use him in their ads

in other news, wow @ that play by Arcia last night, also nice to see Knebel tie a (rather obscure) MLB record

I'm in the tv trailer for the brewers/marlins game, nbd

omg joe west

the streak lives!!!

The brewers are a fun baseball team. Except for Braun. I hope he's injured forever.

uh....hope?

:)

8 games over. Nearest rivals are 1 game under. The all star break is next week. At what point is it alright to start hoping we make the playoffs?

hopefully the front office is. I know it's not their "time" yet but they are unexpectedly hot in a year in which both the Cubs and Cardinals are underperforming. a situation like that isn't going to come along too often.

Their BP playoff odds are up 24% in the last week, to 49%. Love to see them win the Central, fuck the Cubs for the rest of my life.

Fangraphs still not optimistic but they've always been strangely bearish on the team. pre-season they were projected to have the worst record in baseball.

Damn, looks like the team may be serious about going in

https://www.brewcrewball.com/2017/7/7/15934292/brewers-trade-rumors-sonny-gray-jose-quintana-starters

This is so exciting. This is our window, and we have the depth to make a real push. The team will likely be better in a year or two than they are now, but that's not guaranteed. What is almost certain is that the NL Central won't be so weak in a year or two.

JESUS SAVES!!

gotta love the 4 run, 1 hit inning

At least they would get more than a playoff push rental with Quintana and Gray than they did with CC Sabathia a few years back.

fully hopping on the brewers bandwagon.

Second acts in American lives:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/ct-kato-kaelin-wins-raffle-brewers-game-20170704-story.html

jeeeeeeeeezus matt garza works slooooooooowly

good, gotta stretch this game out till 4:30 so I can see the end

Looking forward to popping my Miller park cherry today!

nice! been there 4 times this year, it's a blast. got to see Bartolo twice (!!!) and Bautista nail the scoreboard...pretty cool even if they lost all those games

good one to go to I see

The Pirates were 6-for-12 with RISP. The Brewers were 0-for-0. Brewers win, 7-6.

Ya. There were a lot of bombs.
I was down the 3rd base line and absolutely dying in the sun.

Huge win today