The Slick Fielding Alcides Escobar
When Alcides Escobar was working his way through the Milwaukee Brewers farm system fans heard many stories of the amazing defense this guy played. One scout was even reported to have said that Escobar made one outstanding play each game. While there were questions about how his bat would translate to the big leagues, there [...]
Ryan Braun Reprise
It’s now been nearly a month since I suggested that something wasn’t right with Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun. The notion that Braun might not be mentally dialed in due to the hitting conditions at Miller Park and the team’s woeful pitching was not well received in some quarters. Still, 24 games later, Braun continues [...]
Saturday Morning Musings
(Getting this out of the way early this week as I’ll be heading to Miller Park Sunday morning.) The “big” news in Badgerland this week was the addition of the University of Nebraska to the Big(12)Ten. After months of consideration and conjecture, the Big Ten made it official on Friday afternoon with a press conference [...]
In Search of Ryan Braun
It’s probably just me, but it seems like Brewers OF Ryan Braun has checked out. It’s not just that he looks more lost in left field than he usually does, but his stats over the last 24 games tell an alarming story: A mediocre.250 BA coupled with a limp.286 OBP mixed with an anemic.380 SLG [...]
Sunday Morning Musings
The Milwaukee Brewers have stumbled upon a unique solution to the conundrum that was the difference between their home and road records. They’ve begun to lose on the road, too. The Brewers have dropped 4 of 5 games so far on their current road trip, culminating in yesterday’s entertaining but ultimately frustrating extra inning loss [...]
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