Oso planning to go pro
The trade for Willy Adames really seems to be just what the doctor ordered. The Crew has been a completely different team once he arrived. It has allowed Luis Urias to settle in to a more comfortable position as the #1 utility guy (admittedly playing for Shaw right now). Moreover, the Nashville call-ups like Taylor and Peterson have been outstanding contributors. Even Hiura seems to be getting it going and Wong will be back in the line-up tomorrow in his customary lead off spot. We haven't even mentioned Yeli who has yet to hit his stride.And how about the pen that Stearns has assembled, even in these past 3-4 weeks? All in support of a dynamite starting 5, three of which are electric special. Best Brewer pitching ever? Perhaps.This team is good. Really good. Be nice if it could be a special season.
I'm no historian, but in my lifetime it's absolutely without question the deepest staff the team's ever had. Without doing any research I'd be willing to put it against deepest staffs of any club in recent memory. Going Woody-Burnes-Peralta 1-2-3 isn't quite Randy Johnson-ConcentrationCampEnthusiast Schilling 1-2, but the addition of the third guy makes it arguably equivalent... add in the revolving door of contributors in the pen with Mariano Hader closing the door? That's a killer staff.The Brewers were assembled this year to test conventional baseball wisdom that Pitching is what Matters. As early as Spring Training I could see that they rolled the dice that the out-getters + the Gold Glovers behind them would be enough to make up for a lackluster offense, and in the early going it looked like that bet wasn't going to pan out. But baseball is nothing if not large sample sizes, and as the season goes on they're proving the conventional wisdom exists for a reason.
Eric Sogard had more appearances on the mound in the series than Josh Hader.
An argument can be made the ‘92 pitching staff was the best they ever had prior to this season. They weren’t the strikeout pitchers today’s guys are but the game was played different in ‘92. The ‘92 bullpen lacked a Hader but for that season, they did a pretty good job getting outs for the most part.
The Brewers are positioned for a deep run in the post-season. They have the best top 3 starters in either league at the current time.
Maybe this was known already, but I noticed the Sunday July 25th Sox/Brewers game is the ESPN Sunday Night game. Considering Yankees/Red Sox is that weekend as well, I think that’s awesome.(I’m aware Yankees/Red Sox will be the TBS game that day)
And I'd like to applaud Couns for not overusing them. It's only early July and the Crew just played game #81. Sooooo much baseball to go.
Took a quick look…woodruff in top 10 for innings pitched. Big drop off until you get to Freddy in the 40s and Corbin in the 50s. Definitely not being overused.
Non-White Sox fans may not care too much, but Jake Burger being called up by the team today is a great story. Suffered two Achilles tears, missed three years of organized baseball and spent part of last year with a collegiate summer league team, but has worked his way to the show.
Any y'all ever eaten a Jake's burger, hey?
1. DeGrom has given up more runs in 3 starts without sticky stuff than he did the rest of the season. He suddenly just looks like the best pitcher in baseball now instead of the best of all time.
Will the Brewers ever lose? The Cubs are clearly done even though there are 80 games left. I don't follow baseball much but what's scary is the Brewers aren't really hitting well.
The Brewers are hitting well. They are averaging 7.3 runs per game during this winning streak. Offense is now near the middle of the league in runs per game. I believe they are close to the top if the league in runs per game since the trade for Adames. I do think MIL is a legitimately very good team with a chance to win it all. Here's to hoping my 40/1 world series bet cashes.
Oh and the double and the HR the Braves hit off him were on near 100MPH fastballs perfectly placed on the edge of the zone. Not sliders he suddenly can’t spin anymore
The Brewers are hitting well. They are averaging 7.3 runs per game during this winning streak. Offense is now near the middle of the league in runs per game. I believe they are close to the top if the league in runs per game since the trade for Adames. I was just looking at their batting stats. They're #22 but I guess they're starting to come along. Do people expect them to try to add a big bat?I do think MIL is a legitimately very good team with a chance to win it all. Here's to hoping my 40/1 world series bet cashes.