I'm really sick of reading that the Brewers are an offensive team. Let's be honest here, while the Brewers have a ton of power in nearly every spot in the lineup, that does not necessarily mean a lot of runs. This team's strength is pitching. Here's the numbers:
The Brewers rank:
22nd in Batting Average (.254 Leader Rangers .283) out of 30 teams in the Major Leagues
21st in OBP (.323 Leader Cubs .360)
7th in SLG (.436 Leader Rangers .461)
12th in Runs Scored (440 Leader Rangers 538 Cubs 507)
13th in ERA (4.09 Leader A's 3.39 WOW)
13th in SO (645 Leader Giants 741)
12th in BB (332 Leader Rangers 395)
So basically these guys hit for power and that's about it. No average, no OBP, leading to an average amount of runs. They've played 95 games this year meaning they score 4.6 runs per game. That's not exactly above or below the league average. Because of this team's slugging, it has the ability to score runs in bunches, but the runs scored stat indicates their inconsistency. Until inconsistency turns to consistency, I believe this team is a pitching team that has a lot of work to do on the offensive end. Pitchers aren't that scared of the Brewers ::insert Nelson Figueroa::
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And the lack of discipline sickness gets even worse when you look at the Cubs and their lineup's understanding of the strike zone.
But, with low expectations as a fan, it should come as a big surprise if the Brewers claim the wild card and that will make the cheer even louder...In ther mean time, there is always Gabe Kapler and Tony Gwynn call up.. waiting to get regular at bats and alter the identity of this team.....
I hope the Brewers are not resting on the success they have had since May 20th or whatever and not resting on the arrival of CC....A long season has a way of exposing a team's weaknesses....At this point, I am pulling out the rabbits foot and McLungs Lucky Irish Red because statistically, it don't look too promising.
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