Something Brewing in Milwaukee (2000-????)

[PotatoOfCouch13]

4 All-Stars from 2008 in the span of a few days?

GM of the Year, anyone?

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

lol, I didn't even realize that. I can't wait to get Hamilton to the bigs, its kind of frightening how good hes been in the minors, and he has a complete HOSE in the OF. I couldn't help but look at him in commish mode and hes actually rated as a 77, so that could come sooner rather than later, problem is hes kind of offensively challenged for the big stage, despite raking at A ball, I also don't want to bring him up too early, have him flourish for a while, and then have him flame out by the time hes 29 because I brought him up too early.

BTW, my monthly update for tomorrow probably won't be until later at night or possibly mid-afternoon

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

June 2000 Milwaukee Brewers Update

Brewers rookie hurler put up an ERA of 2.78 in June

Team Stats:
Overall Record: 34-37
June Record: 9-19
Pythagorean Record: 33-48
Current Standings: 5th place, 24 games back
Team ERA: 4.98
Team Batting Average: .248
Runs Scored: 366
Runs Allowed: 440

Team Leaders:
Wins: John Snyder (6)
ERA: A.J. Burnett (3.67)
Strikeouts: Ben Sheets (83)
Saves: Curtis Leskanic (13)
Innings Pitched: Ben Sheets (116.2)

Batting Average: Ronnie Belliard (.293)
Home Runs: Vernon Wells (15)
RBI's: Geoff Jenkins (53)
Steals: Vernon Wells (5)
Runs: Geoff Jenkins (42)


Recap: June was our worst month yet. We managed only a 9-19 record, largely because of how our offensive production plummeted after trading shortstop Jose Hernandez and center fielder Marquis Grissom. The miserable 9-19 record is also likely simply of the team regressing to its talent level, or lack thereof, as well. There were a few bright spots in June, however, most notably Ben Sheets. Sheets was 2-1 with a 2.78 ERA, 25 K's, 8 walks, a BAA of .215 in 39 innings pitched. Sheets went eight or more innings in four of his five June starts, including a complete game shutout over the Astros on the 26th, and walked no more than two batters in any of those five starts. Wells also a dip in his batting average, but nearly doubled his homerun total in a single month. I knew this poor performance was coming, and I don't expect it to stop anytime soon.

Pitching:


Pitching Notes:

• Sheets was 2-1 with a 2.78 ERA, 25 K's, 8 walks, a BAA of .215 in 39 innings pitched. Sheets went eight or more innings in four of his five June starts, including a complete game shutout over the Astros on the 26th, and walked no more than two batters in any of those five starts.
• Burnett continues to anchor the staff, along with Sheets, and has posted an ERA of 3.11 since he was acquired from the Marlins for Burnitz and Wright.
• Curtis Leskanic has been horrible in the closers role, posting an ERA of almost six (5.97), and registering nine losses and a K:BB ratio of almost 1:1 (22 K's to 20 BB's).
• Valerio de los Santos has been superb in the bullpen and could see himself moved to the closers role.
• John Snyder has provided a solid presence as a #3 starter, going 6-7 with a 4.31 ERA. However, he has walked 58 batters in 108.2 innings and a BAA of .290, so he could implode at any moment.
• Jimmy Haynes and Jeff D'Amico have combined to post an ERA of 6.25, and if I had a better alternative to either, be it FA'cy or otherwise, I would go to it.

Batting:


Batting Notes:

• The offense was pretty horrid all around this month, as Belliard saw his average slip to under .300 for the first time this season, Wells average dropped about 15 points, and Jenkins slipped to below .260.
• Sweeney, Wells, and Jenkins are the only hitters slugging about .400.
• In this case I really think the picture says it all so I'll leave it at that....

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

HITTING STATS:

Player Name	Team	Avg	OBP	SLG	H	AB	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	SB
Houston, Tyler	MIL	.204	.262	.342	56	275	8	0	10	30	30	1
Jenkins, Geoff	MIL	.259	.355	.452	70	270	14	1	12	53	42	2
Belliard, Ron	MIL	.293	.359	.398	73	249	11	0	5	17	33	3
Sweeney, Mark	MIL	.271	.349	.442	65	240	14	0	9	32	38	0
Wells, Vernon	MIL	.235	.296	.462	56	238	9	0	15	39	40	5
Blanco, Henry	MIL	.208	.256	.332	47	226	7	0	7	23	19	1
Hayes, Charlie	MIL	.241	.270	.414	28	116	3	1	5	15	11	0
Lopez, Luis	MIL	.205	.284	.274	15	73	5	0	0	10	5	1
Mouton, James	MIL	.242	.359	.318	16	66	2	0	1	3	14	2
Casanova, Raul	MIL	.309	.377	.418	17	55	3	0	1	4	3	0
Collier, Lou	MIL	.282	.349	.385	11	39	1	0	1	7	3	0
Sheets, Ben	MIL	.057	.081	.057	2	35	0	0	0	1	0	0
Burnett, A.J.	MIL	.097	.097	.097	3	31	0	0	0	2	2	0
Snyder, John	MIL	.097	.152	.097	3	31	0	0	0	1	2	0
Barker, Kevin	MIL	.138	.242	.207	4	29	2	0	0	0	2	0
Haynes, Jimmy	MIL	.231	.231	.269	6	26	1	0	0	4	1	0
D'Amico, Jeff	MIL	.294	.333	.294	5	17	0	0	0	1	1	0
Mouton, Lyle	MIL	.231	.333	.538	3	13	1	0	1	3	3	0
Weathers, Dave	MIL	.250	.333	.250	2	8	0	0	0	2	1	0
Acevedo, Juan	MIL	.000	.000	.000	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Leskanic, Curt	MIL	.000	.000	.000	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
King, Ray	MIL	.000	.000	.000	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scanlan, Bob	MIL	.500	.667	.500	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0
de los Santos, Valerio	MIL	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brown, Kevin	MIL	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

PITCHING STATS:

Player Name	Team	Starts	W	L	ERA	IP	SV	CG	K	K/9	BB	BB/9	H	H/9	OBA	OOBA	OSA
Sheets, Ben	MIL	17	5	8	3.93	116.2	0	2	83	6.40	30	2.31	111	8.56	.241	.299	.398
Burnett, A.J.	MIL	17	6	6	3.67	105.1	0	1	90	7.69	45	3.84	99	8.46	.242	.322	.364
Snyder, John	MIL	18	6	7	4.31	108.2	0	0	73	6.05	58	4.80	130	10.77	.290	.381	.406
Haynes, Jimmy	MIL	16	3	7	6.55	90.2	0	0	65	6.45	58	5.76	107	10.62	.292	.390	.490
D'Amico, Jeff	MIL	10	3	2	5.94	63.2	0	0	40	5.65	22	3.11	76	10.74	.287	.351	.475
Weathers, Dave	MIL	1	1	1	3.78	50.0	1	0	43	7.74	25	4.50	55	9.90	.281	.362	.383
Acevedo, Juan	MIL	0	1	1	4.22	42.2	0	0	29	6.12	14	2.95	43	9.07	.269	.328	.425
Leskanic, Curt	MIL	0	2	9	5.97	31.2	13	0	22	6.25	20	5.68	36	10.23	.281	.378	.375
King, Ray	MIL	0	5	4	5.93	41.0	0	0	22	4.83	23	5.05	45	9.88	.271	.363	.470
Scanlan, Bob	MIL	2	3	2	6.43	42.0	1	0	15	3.21	16	3.43	55	11.79	.318	.379	.497
de los Santos, Valerio	MIL	0	1	1	3.07	41.0	0	0	27	5.93	23	5.05	36	7.90	.234	.337	.325

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

June 2000 MLB Update

National League:

NL East:

• Atlanta Braves 52-30
• Florida Marlins 46-37, 6.5 GB
• Philadelphia Phillies 39-44, 13.5 GB
• Montreal Expos 35-48, 17.5 GB
• New York Mets 34-48, 18 GB

NL Central:

• St. Louis Cardinals 58-22
• Houston Astros 42-37, 15.5 GB
• Pittsburgh Pirates 41-40, 17.5 GB
• Cincinnati Reds 38-42, 20 GB
• Milwaukee Brewers 34-47, 24.5 GB
• Chicago Cubs 31-48, 26.5 GB

NL West:

• San Francisco Giants 51-33
• Los Angeles Dodgers 42-39, 7.5 GB
• Arizona Diamondbacks 37-45, 13 GB
• San Diego Padres 35-47, 15 GB
• Colorado Rockies 32-48, 17 GB

Batting Average: (PIT) Brian Giles, .380
Home Runs: (PIT) Brian Giles, 34
RBI's: (STL), Jim Edmonds 91
Steals: (COL) Tom Goodwin + (HOU) Glen Barker, 29
Runs: (STL) J.D. Drew, 79

Wins: (STL) Andy Benes, 11
ERA: (ATL) Greg Maddux 1.58
Strikeouts: (ARI) Randy Johnson, 124
Saves: (FLA) Antonio Alfonseca, 25
Innings Pitched: (ATL) Greg Maddux, 125.2


American League:

AL East:

• Toronto Blue Jays 56-29
• Boston Red Sox 53-29, 1.5
• New York Yankees 52-31, 3 GB
• Baltimore Orioles 42-41, 13 GB
• Tampa Bay Devil Rays 36-47, 19 GB

AL Central:

• Cleveland Indians 46-37
• Minnesota Twins 40-42, 5.5 GB
• Detroit Tigers 38-46, 8.5 GB
• Chicago White Sox 37-47, 9.5 GB
• Kansas City Royals 28-54, 17.5 GB

AL West:

• Seattle Mariners 50-31
• Oakland A's 45-37, 5.5 GB
• Anaheim Angels 33-50, 18 GB
• Texas Rangers 29-56, 23 GB

Batting Average: (DET) Damion Easley, .346
Home Runs: (CLE) Jim Thome, 31
RBI's: Jim Thome, 97
Steals: (CLE) Roberto Alomar, 24
Runs: (CLE) Kenny Lofton + (SEA) Alex Rodriguez, 73

Wins: (BAL) Scott Erickson + (CLE) Jamie Navarro + (NYY) David Cone, 10
ERA: (BOS) Pedro Martinez, 2.63
Strikeouts: (BOS) Pedro Martinez, 126
Saves: (NYY) Mariano Rivera, 23
Innings Pitched: (MIN) Brad Radke, 123.1

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

I'm sure you've noticed that my posts have become a little more infrequent, and I assure you that I am not losing interest in this at all. However I just got back into league play so thats taking a bit of my mogul time and my schedule has become a little more busy, but I am NOT abandoning this.

[PotatoOfCouch13]

Awesome!

Now if we can just get your computer on the same page, we might actually see a lengthy dynasty out of you!

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Yeah, hopefully. I'm really enjoying this one, and I think the faster pace is helping significantly.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Thome puts on a show in the Derby

Thome blasted a total of 15 homers

This year's home run derby featured a lot of young, talented power hitters, and may have signified a changing of the guard. It included the likes of young superstars like Alex Rodriguez, Frank Thomas, Andruw Jones, and Jason Giambi, as well as slightly older, but still young, superstars like Ken Griffey Jr., Jim Thome, Jim Edmonds, Brian Giles, and lastly Jose Canseco.

The first round proved to be an exciting one. Jim Thome of the Cleveland Indians blasted a round leading nine homers, followed by Jones, Sosa, and Canseco, all of whom hit seven.

FIRST ROUND (10 Outs)

PLAYER                          HOMERS
Jim Thome (CLE)                      9
Jose Canseco (TBD)                   7
Andruw Jones (ATL)                   7
Sammy Sosa (CHC)                     7
Ken Griffey (CIN)                    6
Brian Giles (PIT)                    5
Frank Thomas (CHW)                   5
Jason Giambi (OAK)                   4
Alex Rodriguez (SEA)                 4
Jim Edmonds (STL)                    4

The second round wasn't quite as exciting, but was fun nonetheless. Thome led the way again with five and was followed into the final round by Jose Canseco with his four.

SECOND ROUND (5 Outs)

PLAYER                          HOMERS
Jim Thome (CLE)                      5
Jose Canseco (TBD)                   4
Sammy Sosa (CHC)                     3
Andruw Jones (ATL)                   2

In the final round Canseco triumped over Thome, despite Thome hitting the most home runs in the first two rounds and the most in the entire competition. Thome may have provided the most excitement, but ultimately it was Canseco who won.

FINAL ROUND (5 Outs)

PLAYER                          HOMERS
JOSE CANSECO (TBD)                   3
Jim Thome (CLE)                      1

     WINNER: Jose Canseco

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Unless I have a ton of people absolutely dying to read about the ASG I think I'm just going to skip writing about it and just post the boxscore and recap.

[PotatoOfCouch13]

I think the real question is:

Does anyone EVER really look forward to the All-Star Game?

I know that I'm more interested in your season...

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

That settles it, On with the season!

I'll post the boxscore and recap but otherwise thats all I'm doing for the ASG.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

 National League at  American League
July 9, 2000

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
National League (NL) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0    2  9  0
American League (AL) 0 0 2 2 0 1 3 1 x    9 12  0

                     ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
P. Polanco (2B)       5  0  0  0  0  0  0  0    .356
B. Giles (RF)         4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0    .375
C. Jones (3B)         4  2  0  0  0  0  1  0    .296
K. Griffey (LF)       4  2  0  1  1  1  1  0    .325
M. Piazza (C)         4  1  0  0  0  0  1  0    .308
J. Edmonds (CF)       4  0  0  0  0  0  3  0    .317
T. Helton (1B)        3  1  1  0  0  0  0  0    .293
J. Drew (DH)          4  1  0  1  0  0  2  0    .329
R. Aurilia (SS)       2  1  2  0  0  1  0  0    .289
TOTALS               34  9  3  2  1  2  8  0

   2B:  R. Aurilia
   HR:  K. Griffey
   GIDP:  P. Polanco 2

                   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
      J. Beckett  2.2  3  2  1  2  2  4  74   3.01
       G. Maddux  2.2  5  0  2  3  3  2  50   1.76
      M. Clement  1.2  4  0  1  3  3  2  65   3.47
          R. Nen  1.0  0  2  0  1  1  0  30   1.66
          TOTALS  8.0 12  4  4  9  9  8 219

                     ab  h bb  r hr bi  k sb     avg
C. Beltran (CF)       3  2  0  2  1  1  1  0    .330
 D. Ortiz (P)         0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0    .285
 J. Canseco (P)       1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .257
R. Alomar (2B)        4  2  1  1  0  0  1  0    .331
A. Rodriguez (SS)     3  2  2  2  1  2  0  0    .342
M. Ramirez (LF)       5  0  0  0  0  0  2  0    .342
J. Thome (1B)         4  2  0  1  1  3  0  0    .326
F. Thomas (DH)        4  1  1  1  0  0  1  0    .310
T. Glaus (3B)         3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0    .272
M. Ordonez (RF)       4  1  0  1  0  0  1  0    .328
J. Posada (C)         3  2  0  1  1  2  0  0    .292
TOTALS               34 12  4  9  4  9  8  0

   2B:  A. Rodriguez
   HR:  J. Posada, J. Thome, A. Rodriguez, C. Beltran
   HBP:  J. Posada, T. Glaus

                   ip  h bb hr  r er  k pit    ERA
     P. Martinez  2.0  4  1  0  0  0  3  60   2.29
        B. Radke  2.0  3  0  1  2  2  1  32   3.29
      R. Clemens  3.0  1  0  0  0  0  2  49   2.90
      R. Soriano  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  1  15   1.65
     G. Sherrill  1.0  0  2  0  0  0  1  19   1.83
          TOTALS  9.0  9  3  1  2  2  8 175

     WP: B. Radke
     LP: G. Maddux

     Temperature: 87F
     Wind: Calm
     Attendance: 50,000
     Time: 3:45

 National League at  American League
July 9, 2000

TOP OF THE FIRST
Pedro Martinez takes the mound for the American League.
Placido Polanco flied out to right field. <--->
Brian Giles hit an infield single to first. <--1>
Chipper Jones hit an infield single to third. <-21>
Ken Griffey singled to left. <321>
Mike Piazza struck out. <321>
Jim Edmonds struck out. <321>
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, and 3 left on base.
In the middle of the first, the game is tied at 0.

BOTTOM OF THE FIRST
Josh Beckett takes the mound for the National League.
Carlos Beltran struck out. <--->
Roberto Alomar hit an infield single to third. <--1>
Alex Rodriguez walked. <-21>
Manny Ramirez struck out. <-21>
Jim Thome grounded to second. <-21>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
At the end of the first, the game is tied at 0.

TOP OF THE SECOND
Todd Helton singled to short left-center. <--1>
Pedro Martinez threw a wild pitch. <-2->
J.D. Drew struck out. <-2->
Rich Aurilia walked. <-21>
Placido Polanco grounded to the shortstop for a double play (6-4-3). <-2->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
In the middle of the second, the game is tied at 0.

BOTTOM OF THE SECOND
Frank Thomas walked. <--1>
Troy Glaus struck out. <--1>
Magglio Ordonez flied out to right. <--1>
Jorge Posada flied out to center. <--1>
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
At the end of the second, the game is tied at 0.

TOP OF THE THIRD
Brad Radke came in to pitch for the American League. <--->
Brian Giles popped up to third. <--->
Chipper Jones struck out. <--->
Ken Griffey homered over the right field fence. <--->
Mike Piazza lined out to the shortstop. <--->
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the third,  leads 1 to 0.

BOTTOM OF THE THIRD
Carlos Beltran singled to center. <--1>
Roberto Alomar struck out. <--1>
Alex Rodriguez homered around the foul pole in right for two RBIs. <--->
Manny Ramirez flied out to left. <--->
Greg Maddux came in to pitch for the National League. <--->
Jim Thome singled to left. <--1>
Frank Thomas struck out. <--1>
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
At the end of the third,  leads 2 to 1.

TOP OF THE FOURTH
Jim Edmonds lined out to right field. <--->
Todd Helton grounded to third. <--->
J.D. Drew singled to left-center. <--1>
Rich Aurilia doubled down the left field line, scoring a run. <-2->
Placido Polanco grounded to first base. <-2->
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
In the middle of the fourth, the game is tied at 2.

BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH
Troy Glaus grounded to third. <--->
Magglio Ordonez popped up to the second baseman. <--->
Jorge Posada homered around the foul pole in left. <--->
Carlos Beltran homered over the right field fence. <--->
Roberto Alomar singled through the right side. <--1>
Alex Rodriguez flied out to center. <--1>
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
At the end of the fourth,  leads 4 to 2.

TOP OF THE FIFTH
Roger Clemens came in to pitch for the American League. <--->
Brian Giles lined out to left. <--->
Chipper Jones singled down the third base line. <--1>
Ken Griffey struck out. <--1>
Mike Piazza grounded to first base. <--1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
In the middle of the fifth,  trails 4 to 2.

BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH
Manny Ramirez struck out. <--->
Jim Thome grounded to first. <--->
Frank Thomas grounded to third. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
At the end of the fifth,  leads 4 to 2.

TOP OF THE SIXTH
Jim Edmonds struck out. <--->
Todd Helton grounded to short. <--->
J.D. Drew popped up to the second baseman. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the sixth,  trails 4 to 2.

BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH
Troy Glaus grounded to first. <--->
Magglio Ordonez singled to left field. <--1>
Matt Clement came in to pitch for the National League. <--1>
Jorge Posada was hit by a pitch. <-21>
Matt Clement threw a wild pitch. <32->
David Ortiz pinch hit for Carlos Beltran. <32->
David Ortiz flied out to left. <32->
Magglio Ordonez tagged up and reached home, scoring a run. <-2->
Roberto Alomar grounded to first base. <-2->
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
At the end of the sixth,  leads 5 to 2.

TOP OF THE SEVENTH
Jose Canseco came in to play Center Field. <--->
Rich Aurilia grounded to second. <--->
Placido Polanco grounded to the shortstop. <--->
Brian Giles grounded to short. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
In the middle of the seventh,  trails 5 to 2.

BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH
Alex Rodriguez doubled to right-center. <-2->
Manny Ramirez grounded to the pitcher. <-2->
Matt Clement threw a wild pitch. <3-->
Jim Thome homered over the left field fence for two RBIs. <--->
Frank Thomas singled into the right field corner. <--1>
Troy Glaus was hit by a pitch. <-21>
Magglio Ordonez struck out. <-21>
Jorge Posada singled down the left field line, scoring a run. <3-1>
Jose Canseco struck out. <3-1>
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
At the end of the seventh,  leads 8 to 2.

TOP OF THE EIGHTH
Rafael Soriano came in to pitch for the American League. <--->
Chipper Jones grounded to third. <--->
Ken Griffey lined out to right. <--->
Mike Piazza singled through the right side. <--1>
Jim Edmonds struck out. <--1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
In the middle of the eighth,  trails 8 to 2.

BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH
Robb Nen came in to pitch for the National League. <--->
Roberto Alomar walked. <--1>
Alex Rodriguez walked. <-21>
Manny Ramirez flied out to right. <-21>
Roberto Alomar tagged up and reached third. <3-1>
Jim Thome flied out to right. <3-1>
Roberto Alomar tagged up and reached home, scoring a run. <--1>
Frank Thomas flied out to right. <--1>
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
At the end of the eighth,  leads 9 to 2.

TOP OF THE NINTH
George Sherrill came in to pitch for the American League. <--->
Todd Helton walked. <--1>
J.D. Drew struck out. <--1>
Rich Aurilia walked. <-21>
Placido Polanco grounded to the shortstop for a double play (6-3). <-2->

AMERICAN LEAGUE WIN: 9-2

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

Sweeney goes down

Brew Crew first basemen Mark Sweeney will miss 2 1/2 weeks with a sprained thumb

Brewers first basemen Mark Sweeney will be sidelined for approximately 2 1/2 weeks after spraining his thumb on July 16th in a loss against the Orioles.

The injury comes at a very unfortunate time for the team. Sweeney had been one of the teams key contributors on offense with his. 343 OBP and nine homers and the team has floundered badly in July posting a record of just 4-9 and lost their first seven games in the month. Sweeney said of his injury "Its frustrating. The team hasn't played well this month and I really want to be out there to help the team win some games, but theres nothing I can do now except make sure I get my rehab in and hope I heal quickly."

The Brewers called up 19 year old hotshot outfielder Josh Hamilton to take Sweeney's spot on the roster. Hamilton was hitting .315/.414/.548 with three homers, 15 RBI's, and 23 hits in 19 games at AAA at the time of the callup.

[YEAH DAAAAWG]

July 2000 Milwaukee Brewers Update

Ron Belliard's batting average has slipped to .286

Team Stats:
Overall Record: 42-63
July Record: 8-16
Pythagorean Record: 41-64
Current Standings: Sixth place, 37 games back
Team ERA: 4.83
Team Batting Average: .243
Runs Scored: 454
Runs Allowed: 563

Team Leaders:
Wins: A.J. Burnett (6)
ERA: A.J. Burnett (3.61)
Strikeouts: Ben Sheets (115)
Saves: Curtis Leskanic (16)
Innings Pitched: Ben Sheets (151.1)

Batting Average: Ronnie Belliard (.286)
Home Runs: Geoff Jenkins (19)
RBI's Geoff Jenkins (72)
Steals: Vernon Wells (8)
Runs: Geoff Jenkins (57)


Recap: Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse, July came along. This team can really pitch, and it should only get better as the kiddies get experience and mature, with our two aces, Sheets and Burnett, both under the age of 25 and leading the staff already, but the offense is embarrassing. Belliard and Jenkins are both getting to the age where they've already establish what they're going to be, and though they're both solid major league contributors neither are, or will become, superstars. Vernon Wells has shown a lot of promise, including a game that he went 5-7 in and fell just a homer shy of the cycle, but hes gonna need help. The good news, however, is that David Wright has been raking in A ball and may be ready very soon, despite being only 17. Hes hitting .433/.530/.763 with the Brevard County Manatees, as well as blasting seven homers, knocking home 29 runs, and scoring 27 of his own, and in just 97 AB's and 26 games. It is become clear that we made an excellent pick with him and that he is indeed the future of this team, and the future is bright. He's one of the few positional prospects we have though, so we may dip into Free Agency this year and go after a big fish like Alex Rodriguez, since we're 22 million dollars under our budget.


Pitching:


Pitching Notes:

• A.J. Burnett continues to lead the Brewers staff, maintaining a 3.20 ERA with a .244 BAA since the trade that brought him to the City of Festivals.
• Ben Sheets 5-11 record is very deceiving. He has recorded a quality start in 11 of his 23 starts and if he could get better run support and better performance from the bullpen he could just as easily be 12-5 as he his 5-12.
• Curtis Leskanic was moved out of the closers role in the middle of the month, but has a .75 ERA in his last 10 appearance and could see himself back in that role very soon.
• Ben Sheets has walked just 40 batters to his 115 K's in 151.1 innings.
• John Snyder has continued to be a solid #3 starter, despite less than stellar stats indicating a bit of wildness, including a .281 BAA, 11 hit batters, 12 wild pitches, and 75 walks to 90 K's in 135 innings.

Batting:


Batting Notes:

• One of the few offensive bright spots continues to be Ronnie Belliard and his line of .286/.342/.402.
• The team's batting average of .243 places them deadlast in Major League Baseball.
• Vernon Wells is 9-15, in his last 3 games, with four doubles, a triple, three RBI's, and a strikeout, and could be on the verge of a big hot streak.
• This offense is just plain pitiful.....