After sweeping the Reds in Cinncy the Brewer lead is back to 7 games. Corbin Burnes throws his best game as a Brewer going into the 9th with a shutout. A throwing error by Tellez and then a hit that would have been a double play except the Crew was in a shift so nobody to take the throw at 2nd. Perdomo comes in and gets 2 K to preserve the shutout. Next up 2 with K C and then 3 with the Chi Sox. Go Brew Crew GO!!!!!!!
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I was crunching some numbers....
If the Crew goes .500 (34-33) the rest of the way
The Reds would have to play .623 ball to beat us and finish 43-26 (91) wins
only SF and LA have played that well to date
just an interesting perspective on what a 7 game lead looks like with 2 months to go
Or win 2 of 3 at home and play .500 on the road. That would give them 95 wins and that should win the division. And they play 6 with the Pirates, 3 with the twins and 2 with Detroit on the road.
Just as I said, the timing of the all star break was perfect.
Hold onto your hats, Brewers fans. We are about to hit the dreaded month of August, in baseball. Can the Brewers maintain their lead through the next month? Here's hoping August is their best month, ever! GO CREW!!!
One Title deserves another…
This Brewers team seems to really thrive at home. Might be something to really target for post-season play…
Actually their road winning is 61.7% while at home they are 55.7%. You can't lose 2 at home to the Royals, which they just did and say you thrive at home.
The Augest schedule is pretty good with 3 each at home with the Pirates, Nationals and Reds along with the Giants. Road series are with the Pirates again, Cards, Twins and 4 with the Scrubbies. Also 2 to end the month at the Giants.
THEY CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brewers/Sox on ESPN tonight. Brewers predictably strike out all three batters in the first, and now Woody getting knocked around in the second. 3 singles, a walk, and a run in with runners on 2nd and 3rd.
3 across after a flare to right by the pitcher. Wtf… 🤬🤬🤬🤬
Brewer pitching staff is the 1st NL team ever to record 1000 strike outs in less than 100 games pitched.
If or maybe when the Brewers make the playoffs I like their chances based on having 3 very good to great starting pitchers and a very effective bullpen. Sure the offense needs to improve but I could see a lot of 1-0 or 2-1 Brewer victories. .
@ammo posted:Brewer pitching staff is the 1st NL team ever to record 1000 strike outs in less than 100 games pitched.
If or maybe when the Brewers make the playoffs I like their chances based on having 3 very good to great starting pitchers and a very effective bullpen. Sure the offense needs to improve but I could see a lot of 1-0 or 2-1 Brewer victories. .
The fact they've done this so far with terrible performances from who were supposed to be their two offensive stars (Hiura and Yelich) is a potentially good sign for the playoff. Those two guys really can't play any worse that they have so far. You'd think at least Yelich will revert more to the mean.
We've been saying that about yelich for the past 2 years. I think it might be time to see what we can get for him. He's abysmal and hurting the team. Again came up twice with 2 on 2 outs tonight with a weak grounder and a 2 Ks
I'm not ready to give up on him yet. There may be some issues with the knee or the back that he is trying to play thru. I am ready to him dropped to 6th or 7th in the batting order to take some pressure off him tho.
Emotionally, I feel the same as WolfPack does. It’s so frustrating to watch what Yelich has become. I’m not even sure I’d call him an average outfielder right now though stats wise he looks average.
That said, Ammo is right, the Brewers need to do a deeper dive into fixing Yelich before giving up on him. Honestly he looks broken enough, I’m tempted to make him a reserve the rest of the year. Maybe not playing as often will help him return to full health and he can come back closer to form in 2022.
Yeli's decline is unfathomable outside of a physical problem. I'm generally opposed to big contracts for guys as they age, but Christian's seemed like a huge win for the team.
Part of the "can't have bats and arms at the same time" paradox of being a Brewer fan.
Can it be that fractured patella is what caused all this?
Since he fractured his kneecap, he's played in 125 games and had 522 plate appearances (roughly a full season if you factor in missing some games every year due to minor injuries and/or rest).
In that stretch, he has hit .221 with 18 home runs and 50 RBIs. His WAR is 1.4 and his OPS slash lines are 375/397/772.
His OBP is the only thing that has kept him from being a complete liability at the plate. His power is just gone. In 2018 and 2019, he had 77 and 76 extra-base hits, respectively with 651 and 580 plate appearances. Since then in 522 plate appearances, he's had 36 extra-base hits.
The Brewers are on the hook to pay him 26 million a year for the next 7 years. Braun's contract didn't pay off either, but at least he was always a competent power guy. If Yelich doesn't improve, they are paying him superstar money to be Charlie Moore.
More like one of my all time favorite Brewers, Jim Gantner.
Will he be missed?
Unfathomable that your question has merit.
@Blair Kiel posted:Unfathomable that your question has merit.
I know
He ain’t right… but most of it is in his head now. Second guessing pitches, flailing at shit he can’t hit… the dude looks like Giannis did at one point this season from the FT line. It’s in his head…
Crew up 8-0 after 2 in Pittsburg. 2 run homer by Narvaez got it started.
Who will replace Yelichs non-production in the lineup? Hey look they scored 8 runs in the first 2 innings. Shocking 🤯
You seem to dislike him like El-Ka- Bong dislikes Eric Sogard, who by the way was DFA by the Cubs on the 24th.
@WolfPack posted:Who will replace Yelichs non-production in the lineup? Hey look they scored 8 runs in the first 2 innings. Shocking 🤯
Hiura. He's now 1 for his last 11 with 8 strikeouts and no walks.
@ammo posted:You seem to dislike him like El-Ka- Bong dislikes Eric Sogard, who by the way was DFA by the Cubs on the 24th.
I love the kid, but as mentioned 26 million a year for .220 average is extremely difficult for a small market team with offensive issues. I just hope he gets it resolved and soon.
Its incredible that they are where they are !
In the history of the franchise, the Brewers have been >.500 at the end of play on July 30th 17 times including 2021.
They have had a better record than 2021's 62-42 (+20 ) once - when they were +21 at 63-42 in 1979. Insanely enough, in 1979 that 63-42 record was only good enough for 3rd place and 7.5 games back in the AL East
The Brewers have been in 1st place 4 times at the end of play on July 30 including 2021, and never by more than 2 games until 2021.
Of the 16 prior seasons when they were >.500 at end of play on July 30, they have played out August/September/October >.500 13 times. They have averaged 6 games >.500 across all 16 seasons.
Below is what the rest of the division would need to do to tie Milwaukee if they go 29-29 or 32-26 from here on out (obviously scales/up down).
| Milwaukee | 29-29 | 0.500 | 32-26 | 0.552 | |
| Cincinnati | 36-22 | 0.621 | 39-19 | 0.672 | |
| St Louis | 39-20 | 0.661 | 42-17 | 0.840 | |
| Chicago | 41-16 | 0.719 | 44-13 | 0.772 | |
| Pittsburgh | 52-7 | 0.881 | 55-4 | 0.932 |
Don’t like that 2 of their top 3 SPs got roughed up a bit by ATL this weekend…
Everyone knew Dansby had K'd...
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) August 1, 2021
Except Bucknor.
[And then 💣] pic.twitter.com/XRuiZ8BV2v
I'll give Woody a little slack
Filthy pitch.
Filthy ump.
@"We"-Ka-Bong posted:Everyone knew Dansby had K'd...
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) August 1, 2021
Except Bucknor.
[And then 💣] pic.twitter.com/XRuiZ8BV2vI'll give Woody a little slack
That’s some bullshit…
@Music City posted:Don’t like that 2 of their top 3 SPs got roughed up a bit by ATL this weekend…
Do like that even with that they still took 2/3.
Keep winning series.
I like a good 2-1 win every now and then
@Timpranillo posted:Do like that even with that they still took 2/3.
Keep winning series.
The Brewers won a game today with only getting 3 baserunners. That's tough to do.
They are 42-20 since the Adames trade.
The big thing right now is getting a healthy Lo Cain back. In the 5 games back, he's 8 for 19 from the plate and has scored 5 runs.
IF they can get Yelich to do anything for the stretch run, it would be as big as any acquisition at the trade deadline. They've done all this without who are supposed to be their two top offensive players really doing anything. I think Hiura may have been a flash in the pan, but Yelich was too good for too long not to have some potential to get hot again. Being forced to sit out 10 days at this point might be the best thing for him.
I think that’s the hope. Some time away will help Yelich clear his head. If they’re going to make a big time post season run, they need him to be an MVP caliber player…
While it would be wonderful to get the Yelich of 2018/19 back, if they can even get the 2016/17 production from Yelich that would be a huge improvement for this offense.
You have to assume Huira is a lost cause til next year, but Yeli should be the kind of guy who could put it together.
