2014 Brewers Optimism Thread

[JohnBriggs12]

Another reason for optimism is the Reds look simply awful so far. Billy Hamilton is proving that old adage that you can't steal first base. This Reds team has problems.

 

if only that other red team could struggle we'd be in great shape!

 

That other red team is going to miss Beltran.

[young guns]

The whole winning on opening days thing is a coincidence.

 

We are actually just awesome at winning the opening game of a series and wont lose one all year. Bodes well for any one game playoffs we may end up in.

[tigerbrew]

Impressive start to the season, 5-0 won every away game so far. Go Brewers!

[brewcrewdue80]

Okay, Time to get real optimistic. We are 7-2. Division Competitors Pitts/StL coming to MP for 6games. Look ahead to the pitching matchups and we have tough Liriano and Miller with the other 4 games I'd say in our favor. Then the 4Games on the road vs. Pitts. no Lirano pick up Cole.

You look ahead and I'm thinking 7-3 in these next 10 games is very possible to be 14-5 on the season and probably 4games or more ahead of Pitts.

 

Mind Blown !*_*!

[3and2Fastball]

1 games at a time (1 pitch at a time!) but I'm loving being wrong about the Brew Crew!

[BallFour]

The way this team pitched in the second half of last season I can see how there is optimism for 2014. Then you add a guy like Garza who stabilizes the rotation and has a trickle down effect to the bullpen (Thornburg) really helps things.

 

I have been a fan long enough not to get giddy over a fast start, 2007 taught me a lot in that respect. But the team should be solid barring any catastrophes, now the division the Brewers compete in will be the real deciding factor. Hopefully a team or two under achieves.

[torts]

nothing like sweeping the Phillies in philly... for the first time ever in franchise history!

[jjfanec]

The reason I can see this not just being a fluke is our offense has plus bats at CF, RF, SS, 3B, C and potentially LF. Only 1B and 2B are not above average. Our rotation is very solid 1-5. We dont have your typical ace but I think we have the best 1-5 I can remember in Milwaukee and some very good depth. And I love our bullpen. Now K-Rod scares me (even though he has been great) but I love the arms we have. Thornburg, Smith, Kintzler, and hopefully Henderson with his regular velocity make quite the bullpen.

[JohnBriggs12]

This Brewer team went into this season three significant ifs that if all or perhaps 2 of the 3 turned out in the affirmative, then they were a playoff caliber team:

 

1. Pitching staff in general stays healthy

 

2. Ramirez is healthy and productive

 

3. Khris Davis is the real deal

 

So far so good on all 3 counts. Now of course other things could go wrong with injuries etc. and derail them, but in my mind these were the biggest unknowns.

[RobDeer 45]

Man K Rod looks good. I thought I heard last night that he was hittin mid 90s on the gun. Was that true?

[brewmann04]

3 things need to Continue to make us contenders

1 Health

2 Hitting

3 Pitching Both Starting and relievers

[bylo tesi me]

Ten games into the season, Brewers have the best record in Baseball! Only 152 more victories to go!

[SRB]

Ten games into the season, Brewers have the best record in Baseball! Only 152 more victories to go!

 

I'd settle for 82-70 the rest of the way!

[DoubleSwitch]

They've got the best pitcher out out of the way. Hopefully we got to see plenty of the old Edison Volquez tomorrow.

[brewmann04]

Right now everything is going well for the Crew just love watching the Crew playing great Baseball.

[brewcrewdue80]

Mark Reynolds on pace for 49HRs....Do the 194Ks(pace) bother you when he does so?

[miggs721]

ill take 220 k's if he hits 49 bombs

[davego]

I got $50 down on the over (79.5) on the future line (-110). Looking good so far!

[JohnBriggs12]

Mark Reynolds on pace for 49HRs....Do the 194Ks(pace) bother you when he does so?

 

The difference between Reynolds and and say Francisco is that when Reynolds fans, he never really looks overmatched. He looks like he's guessing up there even with 2 strikes. When he guesses right, he hits it a long, long way.

[RobertR]

While I'm sure Reynolds will have his struggles, I'm very happy with the pickup of him considering the alternatives. As long as the Brewers aren't trotting out sub-replacement level hitters, they're not negating what their hitting stars can bring to the table.

[fondybrewfan]

While the team ERA can't possibly stay at sub 2.00 as it is now; this start does make me optimistic they can at least be top 5 in the NL

 

Winnings on days when you didn't play all that well is pretty nice too.

 

I really wish I had bet the over on the Brewers before the season started. Only 11 games in but that seems like easy money now

[brewcrewdue80]

Mark Reynolds on pace for 49HRs....Do the 194Ks(pace) bother you when he does so?

 

The difference between Reynolds and and say Francisco is that when Reynolds fans, he never really looks overmatched. He looks like he's guessing up there even with 2 strikes. When he guesses right, he hits it a long, long way.

 

His HR the other day. That swing was perfection. In the Zone throughout it.

 

 

Now JuanFran his swing has just too much upward in it. (Explains the appearance of being overmatched) Which makes it easy to understand why he goes through mass struggles. If Reynolds swing is anything like his last HR's swing, he's in for a much better year than expected. 49HRs type of better than expected.

[KCBrewerfan34]

Is this a fluke Or is this team as good as I think they are? Today a good barometer, Pitt doesn't want to get swept.

[torts]

Mark reynolds extension to get that double play! Fat juan watches that sail into the stands

[fondybrewfan]

I don't think this is a fluke but its not like they can keep this up either. This team looks like it can win 90 games if you ask me; not considering injuries.