2025 MLB Season

[MU82]

I mean, I've left a stadium after watching a football team win by 5 touchdowns only to hear fans of the losing team say the winning team "sucks."

Lotsa fans aren't very bright.

Obviously, that doesn't apply to Marquette fans.

[GB Warrior]

The Brewers have to be just an immensely frustrating team to play against. Capitalizing on every mistake right now.

[Uncle Rico]

The Brewers have to be just an immensely frustrating team to play against. Capitalizing on every mistake right now.

Don't often swing at bad pitches, take pitches and put the ball in play.  Beautiful baseball

[GB Warrior]

Don't often swing at bad pitches, take pitches and put the ball in play.  Beautiful baseball

BABIP kings

[18thandWells]

Terrible to hear about what happened to Mariano Riveria at the Old Timer's game. I hope he's not in excruciating pain.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

The Brewers have to be just an immensely frustrating team to play against. Capitalizing on every mistake right now.

Pitch clock violation erases a fly out and then leads to a 2-run home run. Devil magic

[MuggsyB]

Don't often swing at bad pitches, take pitches and put the ball in play.  Beautiful baseball

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I don't know much about baseball but it seems to me the Brewers are the best run organization and managed ball club.  They don't look like world beaters on paper.  Far from it actually.  But, they are elite when it comes to all of the intangibles.  They are also aggressive once they get on the bases.  The fact that they're 5th in runs scored amazes me.  Hopefully, they'll be healthy in October.  They're easy to root for.

[Uncle Rico]

Pitch clock violation erases a fly out and then leads to a 2-run home run. Devil magic

I've watched the Brewers lack of devil magic for decades. Fingers lost in August of '82, Vukovich pitching through September and October of that year with his arm held together by electrical tape and Elmer's glue.  Win 13 in a row, then lose a dozen in a row.  Win 92 games in 92 with a popgun offense and then watch Molitor leave for the team they finished second behind because the owner was using his franchise as an example of why small markets couldn't succeed, propelling them to a decade of ineptitude and irrelevance.

Finally put together a good, young team only to see Gallardo blow out his knee to start the '08 season and then have Sheets arm fall off to close it.  Finally return to a LCS only to have the manager mismanage the staff and lineup because he was afraid of insulting the Cardinals.  Then Braun drama.  Get back to the LCS and have some rando make an amazing catch in game 7 sealing their fate.  Have another superstar in Yelich get a bizarro injury followed by back issues.  Then Grisham and Hader blowups and Devin Williams, not to mention Woodruff being lost right before the '23 playoffs.

Yeah, the devil magic owes the Brewers

[The Sultan]

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I don't know much about baseball but it seems to me the Brewers are the best run organization and managed ball club.  They don't look like world beaters on paper.  Far from it actually.  But, they are elite when it comes to all of the intangibles.  They are also aggressive once they get on the bases.  The fact that they're 5th in runs scored amazes me.  Hopefully, they'll be healthy in October.  They're easy to root for.

Anyone who complains about the Brewers organization needs to get a grip. Since Mark A bought the team, they have been contenders. They have been a model for what a small market team should do - draft well, have an organizational philosophy throughout the system, treat the young players great, extend who you can and let others walk all while praising what they did when they were here. On top of that, have a great game day experience for the fans.

Look around and the Pirates, As, etc. They are hopeless organizations. Just like the Brewers were in the late Selig era.

I just hope they can at least get to a Series. It would be well deserved.

[Uncle Rico]

Anyone who complains about the Brewers organization needs to get a grip. Since Mark A bought the team, they have been contenders. They have been a model for what a small market team should do - draft well, have an organizational philosophy throughout the system, treat the young players great, extend who you can and let others walk all while praising what they did when they were here. On top of that, have a great game day experience for the fans.

Look around and the Pirates, As, etc. They are hopeless organizations. Just like the Brewers were in the late Selig era.

I just hope they can at least get to a Series. It would be well deserved.

Chances are, they won't make the World Series and a lot of currently quiet, miserable people will be Randy Quaiding from Major League 2.  I can't fathom not enjoying this season

[tower912]

I enjoy what the Brewers are doing.  Much like I have enjoyed the Tigers' run and the Lions' run.   Am I the only one who sees the parallels with what Shaka is doing?  Build from within, develop talent, establish a culture.

[Uncle Rico]

I enjoy what the Brewers are doing.  Much like I have enjoyed the Tigers' run and the Lions' run.   Am I the only one who sees the parallels with what Shaka is doing?  Build from within, develop talent, establish a culture.

Oh, boy.  G-A-P

[Jockey]

I enjoy what the Brewers are doing.  Much like I have enjoyed the Tigers' run and the Lions' run.  Am I the only one who sees the parallels with what Shaka is doing?  Build from within, develop talent, establish a culture.

I think Sultan touched on this in his last post. Along with a great front office and player development, culture is extremely important to Murph. He has touched on this several time in recent interviews.  He sees the value in a Blake Perkins the same way that Shaka saw it in Stevie.

In other news..., Only twice in the last 42 years has a CF made a throw to the plate to nail a runner to give a team a walk-off (throw off) win. It was done by Blake Perkins and by Blake Perkins.

[18thandWells]

Based on remaining opponent's current winning percentage, the six easiest remaining schedules belong to the Dodgers, Padres, Cubs, Tigers, Astros, and Yankees.

The six hardest are the Reds, Rockies, Orioles, Rangers, Blue Jays, and Brewers.

[tower912]

Tigers need the help.  The bullpen is leaking oil, the star hitters are slumping, and injuries once again dictate Javy  has to play CF.

[Jockey]

Tigers need the help.  The bullpen is leaking oil, the star hitters are slumping, and injuries once again dictate Javy  has to play CF.

Nick Kurtz in one game in July: 4 HR, 8 RBIs, 6 runs

All-Star Game starter Javy Báez in all of July: 2 HR, 5 RBIs, 6 runs

[tower912]

Greene and Torkelson are worse.  Javy has batted 8-9 all season.  If your 9 hitter slumps, it is inconvenient.  If your 3 hitter is so bad for 3 weeks he gets dropped to 6, it is an issue.

[MU82]

Nick Kurtz in one game in July: 4 HR, 8 RBIs, 6 runs

All-Star Game starter Javy Báez in all of July: 2 HR, 5 RBIs, 6 runs

True. But in 12 games since his Game of the Century, Kurtz has 0 HR, 1 XBH and 3 RBI. So he's not exactly tearing it up, either.

[Jockey]

WOW!!!

That's all I got.

[PointWarrior]

Wow, 9 in a row for the Brewers again.   Maybe MU82 will pencil in the Brewers for his Mariners World Series opponent.

[MuggsyB]

Wow.  Just wow.  Should be a fun flight home for Mets fans that were there.

[GB Warrior]

This fcking team man.

[MU82]

Wow, 9 in a row for the Brewers again.   Maybe MU82 will pencil in the Brewers for his Mariners World Series opponent.

Why not?

The Mariners have won 7 straight and just completed a 9-1 homestand, during which they severely hurt the hopes of the Rangers and Rays. In completing the sweep of Tampa, Big Dumper homered for the third straight game, Naylor also went yard, Suarez drove in 2, Rodriguez stayed hot, and Woo won again.

They're now only a half-game behind Houston in the division, and 4 games up in the wild-card race. Jeff Passan called them the best team in the AL.

A Mariners-Brewers World Series would be fun, and it's not that farfetched of a notion.

[PointWarrior]

Love the Seattle news people calling them the "hottest team in baseball."

Try the second hottest, by far. 

[MU82]

Love the Seattle news people calling them the "hottest team in baseball."

Try the second hottest, by far. 

You're right. They're homers.

I'm fine with the Mariners being the second hottest right now.

Anyhoo ... they'll both get banners for playing well in early August!