The Brewers in internet memes

We're taking a break from the offseason stat analysis (will return next week) in favor of stupid internet humor.

Enjoy**

(**remember anything thrown at your computer will not actually hit me)

confused?? or just want more memes

or make your own and send it to me, I'll add it

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yeah I'm just opening myself up to stalkers I know

*crosses fingers*

More numbers and historical comparisons

Want more statistical comparisons??  Of course you do.

This time we're taking career numbers (Brewers career numbers, that is) and comparing what they would average out to every 162 games.

These are raw numbers, 1 AB and you qualify.

you can see all the numbers here

Ready?? Go.

Introducing Dale Sveum

In my long-standing tradition (like a month or so) of over-analyzing important press conferences (see Doug Melvin Theo Epstein and MIke Matheny) today we turn to former Brewers hitting coach/interim manager Dale Sveum.

This should be fun

Dale Sveum is managing the Cubs!!

I was going to write about this but didn't have time and then Miller Park Drunk pretty much nailed it so I didn't have to, thanks!!

Never forget 1987

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Statistical oddities in baseball history

If you've been a regular to my little slice of the internet here you know I love working with numbers.  Looking for material for my newest hobby making sporcle quizzes I got a bit distracted and found some fun numbers.

Davy Force had 1 career home run in 4406 plate appearances (or 4407, Baseball Reference and Fangraphs have different numbers).  Pete Rose had 15861 plate appearances.  If Force had made it to Rose's number he would have had 3.6 HR's.  Force was listed at 5' 4" 130 lbs, not surprising he wasn't a power hitter.  If Barry Bonds had made it to 15861 PA's he would have had 959 HR's.

Introducing Mike Matheny

We've analyzed Doug Melvin and Theo Epstein, oh did the Cardinals hire someone??

Let's dig in, shall we??

The Cardinals on Monday formally named a manager blessed with intangibles

ingangibles > DUI's

The greatest Brewers team ever

Inspired by one of my favorite baseball stat geek blogs Beyond the Boxscore and their All True Brewers Team I wanted to take a different approach.

What if you could field a team consisting of players that had the best single seasons in franchise history.

How we're going to do this:

• Strictly based on WAR (wins above replacement) according to Baseball Reference
• 5 starting pitchers
• 7 relief pitchers (6 with a DH substituted in for an AL lineup)
• 2 relievers will be converted starters to fill long relief needs
• 1 will be the closer
• 2 backup infielders
• 2 backup outfielders
• 1 backup catcher

On home runs and history

Well the offseason has left me very little material so far other than a couple of worthless press conferences.

So a couple of days ago I was killing some time before the Iowa and Green Bay football games this past weekend by playing my favorite time waster sporcle.

I got to a couple home run quizzes

which led me to this one

***stop now and play them first***