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• Did they underperform?

  In a season of ups and downs, the offense caught the most flack for under performing. It was expected that Prince Fielder would again hit 50 home runs and Ryan Braun would be right there with him now that he was getting a full season to show what he could... Posted Oct 07 2008, 09:18 PM by badger80 With | With 1 comment(s) Filed under: Milwaukee Brewers, Sabermetrics

• Brewers Pythagorean Record

  Since we're now over two months into the season, it makes a lot more sense to really start looking at teams Pythagorean records to assess where they are likely to head. For those who are unfamiliar with the concept, the basic idea is that by looking... Posted Jun 10 2008, 09:20 PM by Ryan Topp With | With no comments Filed under: Milwaukee Brewers, Sabermetrics, Pythagorean Record

• More support for batting Kendall 9th

  As was reported earlier on this blog , there is some support out there for the general concept of batting your pitcher 8th. In that case, they looked at Tony LaRussa's decision to do so last year. Now, Dan Fox over at Baseball Prospectus , has some... Posted Mar 21 2008, 03:38 PM by Ryan Topp With | With no comments Filed under: Milwaukee Brewers, Sabermetrics, Jason Kendall, Ned Yost

• Expect the unexpected?

  There has been a lot already made of Manager Ned Yost's decision to bat catcher Jason Kendall 9th this year, moving the pitcher up a spot to hitting 8th. The move is backed by analysis done by some in the Sabermetric community as having the potential... Posted Mar 21 2008, 03:28 PM by Ryan Topp With | With 2 comment(s) Filed under: Milwaukee Brewers, Sabermetrics, Jason Kendall, Ned Yost