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BirdWatcher · 06-24-2018, 01:42 PM

Week-in-Review: June 6th-June 12th, 1966. Brewers continue their plummet to the middle of the pack with a 2-4 week, losing 2 of 3 to Portland and 2 of 3 to Brooklyn, all in front of the home crowd in Denver. The final game of the week was particularly embarrassing, as they lost 16-3, getting horrible pitching, sloppy defense (3 errors) and a lack of timely hitting.

Who's Hoppy? Predictably, not a lot to choose from here, but young budding star leftfielder Antonio Puente (.266/.338/.468, 2.0 WAR), who has been mostly disappointing so far, did have a good week. Puente colllected 9 hits in 21 AB's, including 2 triples (3), and 1 HR (7), while scoring 5 times (25) and driving in 5 (29). He also picked up his 7th stolen base without yet having been caught stealing this season. Staff ace Alex Burley (6-4, 1.96 ERA, 1.03 WHIP) also had a good outing, that is until he had to leave at the end of his 6th inning worked with a strained abdominal muscle which has him out for 2 weeks (on 10-day DL). Burley allowed just 4 hits and 2 runs (neither earned), striking out 5 while walking just 1 batter in an eventual 4-3 victory over Brooklyn.

Who's Hungover? Rightfielder Ruben "Streak" Souffront (.247/.281/.324, -0.4 WAR) continues to struggle in his sophomore season, both at the plate and in the field (though he does have 5 OF assists thus far- had 7 total in 1965 season.) Ruben was just 2 for 13 on the week with 1 RBI (11), while striking out 4 times (36) and not drawing any bases on balls (8). Pitcher Joey Brown (3-3, 3.99 ERA, 1.30 WHIP), who had such a good start in his first appearance with the Brewers, had a horrible second start, lasting just 4 1/3rd innings, giving up 8 runs (all earned) on 11 hits with 3 walks and 1 strikeout in a 9-3 loss to Portland.

What's Brewing Around the League? The Shoeless Joe League continues to be somewhat unpredictable. While Columbus remains atop the league standings at 34-23, San Antonio now moves into second at 33-27 with El Paso and Boston tied for third at 30-26. Predictably enough, Los Angeles continues their dominance in the MGL with a 37-17 record. Portland continues to be the other powerhouse in the league at 36-24, while Baltimore now sits in third place at 31-28.

The Streak Souffront Saga: Ruben Souffront finds himself riding the bench more frequently as he performs under replacement level. See Who's Hungover above for more details.

Brewers Power Ranking: #16 (#1 L.A., #2 COL, #3 S.A., #4 POR, #5 BOS.)
Brewers Record: 29-29, .500, in tie with 3 other teams for 6th place, 10 gb L.A.

06-24-2018, 01:42 PM	#121
BirdWatcher Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 4,263	Week-in-Review: June 6th-June 12th, 1966. Brewers continue their plummet to the middle of the pack with a 2-4 week, losing 2 of 3 to Portland and 2 of 3 to Brooklyn, all in front of the home crowd in Denver. The final game of the week was particularly embarrassing, as they lost 16-3, getting horrible pitching, sloppy defense (3 errors) and a lack of timely hitting. Who's Hoppy? Predictably, not a lot to choose from here, but young budding star leftfielder Antonio Puente (.266/.338/.468, 2.0 WAR), who has been mostly disappointing so far, did have a good week. Puente colllected 9 hits in 21 AB's, including 2 triples (3), and 1 HR (7), while scoring 5 times (25) and driving in 5 (29). He also picked up his 7th stolen base without yet having been caught stealing this season. Staff ace Alex Burley (6-4, 1.96 ERA, 1.03 WHIP) also had a good outing, that is until he had to leave at the end of his 6th inning worked with a strained abdominal muscle which has him out for 2 weeks (on 10-day DL). Burley allowed just 4 hits and 2 runs (neither earned), striking out 5 while walking just 1 batter in an eventual 4-3 victory over Brooklyn. Who's Hungover? Rightfielder Ruben "Streak" Souffront (.247/.281/.324, -0.4 WAR) continues to struggle in his sophomore season, both at the plate and in the field (though he does have 5 OF assists thus far- had 7 total in 1965 season.) Ruben was just 2 for 13 on the week with 1 RBI (11), while striking out 4 times (36) and not drawing any bases on balls (8). Pitcher Joey Brown (3-3, 3.99 ERA, 1.30 WHIP), who had such a good start in his first appearance with the Brewers, had a horrible second start, lasting just 4 1/3rd innings, giving up 8 runs (all earned) on 11 hits with 3 walks and 1 strikeout in a 9-3 loss to Portland. What's Brewing Around the League? The Shoeless Joe League continues to be somewhat unpredictable. While Columbus remains atop the league standings at 34-23, San Antonio now moves into second at 33-27 with El Paso and Boston tied for third at 30-26. Predictably enough, Los Angeles continues their dominance in the MGL with a 37-17 record. Portland continues to be the other powerhouse in the league at 36-24, while Baltimore now sits in third place at 31-28. The Streak Souffront Saga: Ruben Souffront finds himself riding the bench more frequently as he performs under replacement level. See Who's Hungover above for more details. Brewers Power Ranking: #16 (#1 L.A., #2 COL, #3 S.A., #4 POR, #5 BOS.) Brewers Record: 29-29, .500, in tie with 3 other teams for 6th place, 10 gb L.A. Attached Images Last edited by BirdWatcher; 06-24-2018 at 05:22 PM.