On this day in 1977 the Brewers got a bargain on a pitcher who would go on to be a cornerstone of the team for a long time. They acquired pitcher Mike Caldwell from the Reds for a pair of minor leaguers, neither of whom ever reached the majors. Caldwell, meanwhile, had posted a 3.95 [...]
W: Tim Collins (4-0) L: John Axford (1-3) HR: Ryan Braun (16); Aramis Ramirez (6); Eric Hosmer (8) MVP: Cody Ransom (.248) LVP: John Axford (-.797) Win Expectancy Graph and Star of the Game voting Welp, Axford strikes again. So did bad defense. I was listening to the radio and I see Bob Uecker is [...]
I hate writing out previews for interleague starts. Most of the time, the pitchers haven’t faced the batters and most American League pitchers are ones I’m not familiar with. This matchup is only a bit different. Shaun Marcum (3.50 ERA, 3.74 FIP) spent the majority of his career with the AL Toronto Blue Jays. He’s [...]
As I suggested might happen this morning, I’ll be making my weekly appearance on The Home Stretch with Justin Hull on AM 1570 The Score in Appleton at 3 pm today to make room for WIAA State Tournament coverage tomorrow. I’ll be live in studio for most of an hour (or more, depending on how [...]
Yesterday’s Results: Brewers 3 Royals 4 (11 innings) Astros 0 Giants 10 Cardinals 1 White Sox 0 Cubs 4 Tigers 8 Pirates 1 Orioles 7 Reds 5 Indians 3 Standings: Team W L GB Last 10 Streak Reds 34 27 – 5-5 W2 Pirates 32 29 2.0 6-4 L2 Cardinals 32 31 3.0 5-5 W1 [...]
Nashville Sounds (AAA) 26-41 Won 5-4 at Memphis Redbirds (STL) (box / pbp) Huntsville Stars (AA) 33-33 Lost 6-3 vs Montgomery Biscuits (TBR) (box / pbp) Brevard County Manatees (High A) 27-37 Suspended vs Daytona Cubs(CHC) Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (Low A) 43-23 Won 4-2 at Clinton LumberKings (SEA) (box / pbp) Player/Pitcher Points of Interest [...]
On this day in 1980 over 50,000 fans crammed into County Stadium on a Saturday afternoon to watch the Brewers beat the Royals 5-2 and draw with four games of Kansas City for first place. It was a good day for Bill Travers, who pitched 8.2 innings and got the win, and Robin Yount, who [...]
Lots of things have gone wrong for the Brewers in 2012, but in the end you can sum up their struggles with one sentence: When they don’t homer, they don’t win. Tonight’s game was the Brewers’ 62nd of the season and the 21st time they haven’t hit a home run. Tonight’s loss dropped them to [...]
1) Alcides Escobar’s ninth inning two-RBI triple: -.537 WPA (Video) The Brewers were one out away from a win tonight but….ugh. 2) Ryan Braun’s seventh inning RBI single: +.181 WPA (Video) The Brewers took a 2-1 lead in the seventh on this play, which plated Edwin Maysonet. 3) Alcides Escobar’s seventh inning double play: +.161 [...]
