Russell "3TO" Branyan called up Gwynn sent down!

[fondybrewfan]

Branyan's swing is just so sweet, real smooth and never really swings out of his shoes. Just a strong guy who can hit them far without really trying.

Just imagine how far he would hit them if he wound up like Prince does sometimes. He could hit it over the dew deck probably

[TooLiveBrew]

Obviously the best case would be that Branyan has somehow bucked the odds and matured as a hitter this late in his career, thus he doesn't plummet into that .220ish or lower batting average range so that Ned doesn't have to make a decision, but the odds are probably against that.

 

Yes, probably not in his favor. However, his approach has been so good so far this season, I have a hard time seeing a .230-ish BA from Branyan. I know that 'feeling' is heavily skewed right now by his blazing hot start, but perhaps his overwhelming stats from Triple-A indicate that he's 'wised up' a bit in terms of contact? Probably not, like you said, but I sure hope it's the case. I know a lot of hitters have felt that the older you get (aka more ABs), the better a hitter (not necessarily slugger) you become.

[jhart05]

By only playing against RHP, I would expect Branyon to have a real chance at crushing his lifetime BA by 30 or 40 points.

 

I did not look at his career splits at all before making that statement.

[T B0NE 10]

Has he always had this approach or has he just became a totally new hitter after his stint in the minors?

[mothershipconnection]

By only playing against RHP, I would expect Branyon to have a real chance at crushing his lifetime BA by 30 or 40 points.

 

I did not look at his career splits at all before making that statement.

 

Tha gap isn't real big, only .03 higher overall than against rhp. He's always been fairly protected from LHP, with 317 PA vs. 1880 vs. RHP.

[zurch1818]

I am not a Branyan fan by any means -- but yesterday I was able to get a picture of Russ's opposite field homer at impact from right behind the visitor's dugout. It will be posted later today in the picture thread. A similar picture for Braun's homerun was also captured and will be posted.

I guess this will be a little teaser for you the KKKKK(BB)KKKK(HR)K fans.

[lukevan]

It's actually been more like KK(HR)(BB)(BB)KK(HR)(BB)K(HR) recently which is, needless to say, really good.

[Loopee]

At the game Sunday the unthinkable happened...Branyan hit a ball in play.

 

Of course it was about 395 feet to dead center.

[T B0NE 10]

At the game Sunday the unthinkable happened...Branyan hit a ball in play.

 

Of course it was about 395 feet to dead center.

And according to Brian Anderson about 400 feet high as well

 

[BrewCrewForever]

At the game Sunday the unthinkable happened...Branyan hit a ball in play.

 

Of course it was about 395 feet to dead center.

If he didn't get so under that ball it would have had been a scoreboard shot.

 

I wanna know when Branyan bobblehead day is? If only the Brewers could add guys mid-season to the promo list.

[BrewCrewForever]

I just looked and saw the date I joined this fine message board was 7-27-04. The same day Branyan hit the longest HR in Miller Park history. That is awesome.

[DougJones43]

Branyan has single-handedly saved the Brewers season, and that's a fact.

 

Branyan since joining the club:

.321 / .441 / .821 / 1.263 OPS

 

Pre-Branyan record: 23-26

w/ Branyan record: 9-2

 

 

He is a god amongst insects...

 

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/1604/incrediblebranyanzc2.jpg

[homer]

Well the pitching has been pretty good those 11 games too.

[TooLiveBrew]

I heard that Fielder guy started eating veggies made from meat, too.

[Kurt]

Good god! Branyan is at a 64.7 3TO AVG. right now. Amazing.

 

FYI: His career 3TO is 53.4

 

Pretty sure Ryan Howard is his only competition. He's at 52.7 so far this year.

[TuesdaysWithRillo]

Is it ok to say Branyan is hot right now or would that go against statistics?

[Brawndo the Thirst Mutilat]

It's totally fine to say Branyan has been incredibly hot. It's impossible to say whether he will remain hot in the future.

 

So, past tense = go for it.

Future tense = fool's errand.

 

But what you want to use is present tense.

 

Present tense = ...hmm.............?????!!!!!??????

 

I honestly don't know that there's a correct interpretation one way or the other on that. We might need to bone up on some Heidegger to help us out with this question. "Being and Time" might be a good place to start.

[mothershipconnection]

I heard that Fielder guy started eating veggies made from meat, too.

 

Prince didn't change anything. Melvin bought Branyan a new hot tub to intentionally lose an arm wrestling match to Prince - that's how he got his swagger back.

[Kurt]

This Just in. 3TO needs 5 more home runs to become one of the top 500 home run hitters in the history of MLB!!!!

[nikegolf6]

Good god! Branyan is at a 64.7 3TO AVG. right now. Amazing.

 

FYI: His career 3TO is 53.4

 

Pretty sure Ryan Howard is his only competition. He's at 52.7 so far this year.

Jack Cust is at 52.9% this year. He also was an insane 58.1% last year.

[TuesdaysWithRillo]

I honestly don't know that there's a correct interpretation one way or the other on that. We might need to bone up on some Heidegger to help us out with this question. "Being and Time" might be a good place to start.

I'll be in Madison this weekend! Let's talk Brewers baseball!

[DougJones43]

Seriously.

[rluzinski]

6 of his 12 hits have been HRs. Nice start.

[DougJones43]

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/2509/statsor6.jpg

 

 

[sgtcluels]

/me waits for the small sample size replies.

 

I love 3TO, jus hope he can keep it up.