Why the Brewers Lost To the Phillies

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Wednesday's Frosty Mug
Published 10/8/2008 by KLSnow at Brew Crew Ball
... with a walk. He's hitting .250/.364/.429 in his first 7 games in Hawai'i. Box Score The Javelinas travel to Surprise today at 12:35 local time (2:35 in Milwaukee). The CaneFires play North Shore again tonight at 7:05 local time, which I think is five minutes after midnight at home. Closer to home, we have a few more season in review posts. Big League Stew has their nail in the coffin on the 2008 Brewers. Jeff analyzed the Phillies/Brewers series over at The Hardball Times. Brian Anderson has his list of favorite Brewer moments from 2008. ...

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Published 10/9/2008 by clack at The Crawfish Boxes
... Jeff Sackman of Brew Crew Ball writes (also at HT) that the entire Brewers' team hit like Mike Cameron on a bad day.  He suggests that this isn't surprising when a low OBP/high K rate team faces good pitching.  This also makes me wonder if this particular offensive profile, high home run ranking and poor OBP and strike out rankings, is a recipe for early post season exit.  Over the course of a long season, the home run ability may overpower the negatives associated with low walk rates and lack of contact.  However, the offense may be erratic and more ...