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BirdWatcher · 08-12-2018, 02:14 PM

Week-in-Review: September 26th- October 2nd, 1966
And the 1966 regular season ends with the Brewers dropping 5 of 6 games. (Which, on the bright side, means they will have the 5th pick in next year's new player draft.) They drop 3 in a row at Charlotte against the lowly 9th place Sting. They then travel to L.A. to face the mighty Spinners for the last 3 games of the season. And as they have much of the season, they play tough against the Spinners. They barely lose game 1, 6-5. They take game 2, with former Spinner Steve Alonso on the mound for the Brewers, 3-1, but then lose the final game of the season 6-3.

Who's Hoppy? Utility/defensive specialist Jose Bravo (.223/.283/.340, 1.0 WAR) finishes the season strong with a 7 for 15 week, including scoring 6 runs (36), driving in one (26), hitting two doubles to get to 12 for the year, picking up his 8th triple and his 2nd HR. Sam Rogers (.265/.317/.374, 2.4 WAR) also finishes strong. The captain goes 7 for 16 in the final week of the season, driving in one run (49), hitting his 3rd triple, walking once (35) while striking out twice (69.) Starting pitcher Steve Alonso (16-8, 2.98) finished the season strong with a win against his old teammates, pitching 7 innings of 6 hit, 1 run ball, striking out 6 more batters (187) while walking none (35) in the lone win of the week for the Brewers. Alonso finishes the season tied for the best K per 9 IP rate at 8.0.

Who's Hungover? Young shortstop Chad Brown (.265/.296/.360, 1.4 WAR), who took some solid steps forward in the 1967 season, finished in a slump (although he did go 2 for 4 in the last game of the season). Brown was 3 for 20 on the week, scoring 2 runs (76), and striking out once (29). He also collects a few more errors and finishes the season with 37, down from 1965's 43, but leaving a lot of room for improvement. On the other hand, in the last month or so of the season Brown made several plays that a shortstop of lesser range would not have gotten to, turning probable hits into outs. The Brewers' scouting staff is still high on Brown's potential. Rookie infielder Jamie Ledbetter (.209/.253/.302, 0.1 WAR) also struggled down the stretch and went just 1 for 12 in the last week, driving in 1 run (7) and striking out 4 times (24.) It is likely that Ledbetter will start the 1967 season at AAA, but there is still hope that he will take over at thirdbase in the next few seasons.

What's Brewing Around the League: The Shoeless Joe League champs, Jacksonville Wolf Pack, finish the season at 101-61, 5 games ahead of their nearest challenger, the Columbus Whalers. Los Angeles wins the Moonlight Graham League with a 103-59 record. The very talented Portland Wild Things go into a tailspin at the end of the season and drop from their nearly season-long perch in second place all the way to fourth. Baltimore finishes in second place at 12 games behind L.A. and the San Francisco Velocity also get hot at the end of the season to finish in third place, 13 games out of first.
Young Jacksonville leftfielder Travis Johnson finishes the season with the highest batting average in both leagues, but falls well short of the .400 mark with a .385 average. Still an impressive season for the youngster.
The aptly named Jamison Bash of the last place Detroit Falcons finishes with 50 HR's, easily leading all of the WPK for 1966.

The Streak Souffront Saga: The October scouting report delivered by Scouting Director Nick Meskill contained some encouragement regarding Ruben Souffront's possible future, but his season ends mostly the way it played out the entire season, with a few bright moments surrounding by a good deal of failure. Ruben (.238/.267/.346, -0.7 WAR) went 3 for 16 to wrap up the season, scoring 1 run (29), driving in 2 (33), hitting his 7th HR of the season, walking once (14), while striking out 4 more times (74) and being caught stealing for the 12th time (he was successful stealing only 13 times.) One area where there does seem to be some good news is that the scouting department is starting to believe that Ruben has more power potential than earlier thought. But 1967 will likely be a pivotal year for Ruben as he will be under some pressure to start to live up to his potential. (At least breaking even or being a bit in the positive in terms of WAR would be nice.)

Brewers' Final 1966 Record: 72-90, .444, 8th place MGL, 31 gb L.A.

08-12-2018, 02:14 PM	#197
BirdWatcher Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 4,263	Week-in-Review: September 26th- October 2nd, 1966 And the 1966 regular season ends with the Brewers dropping 5 of 6 games. (Which, on the bright side, means they will have the 5th pick in next year's new player draft.) They drop 3 in a row at Charlotte against the lowly 9th place Sting. They then travel to L.A. to face the mighty Spinners for the last 3 games of the season. And as they have much of the season, they play tough against the Spinners. They barely lose game 1, 6-5. They take game 2, with former Spinner Steve Alonso on the mound for the Brewers, 3-1, but then lose the final game of the season 6-3. Who's Hoppy? Utility/defensive specialist Jose Bravo (.223/.283/.340, 1.0 WAR) finishes the season strong with a 7 for 15 week, including scoring 6 runs (36), driving in one (26), hitting two doubles to get to 12 for the year, picking up his 8th triple and his 2nd HR. Sam Rogers (.265/.317/.374, 2.4 WAR) also finishes strong. The captain goes 7 for 16 in the final week of the season, driving in one run (49), hitting his 3rd triple, walking once (35) while striking out twice (69.) Starting pitcher Steve Alonso (16-8, 2.98) finished the season strong with a win against his old teammates, pitching 7 innings of 6 hit, 1 run ball, striking out 6 more batters (187) while walking none (35) in the lone win of the week for the Brewers. Alonso finishes the season tied for the best K per 9 IP rate at 8.0. Who's Hungover? Young shortstop Chad Brown (.265/.296/.360, 1.4 WAR), who took some solid steps forward in the 1967 season, finished in a slump (although he did go 2 for 4 in the last game of the season). Brown was 3 for 20 on the week, scoring 2 runs (76), and striking out once (29). He also collects a few more errors and finishes the season with 37, down from 1965's 43, but leaving a lot of room for improvement. On the other hand, in the last month or so of the season Brown made several plays that a shortstop of lesser range would not have gotten to, turning probable hits into outs. The Brewers' scouting staff is still high on Brown's potential. Rookie infielder Jamie Ledbetter (.209/.253/.302, 0.1 WAR) also struggled down the stretch and went just 1 for 12 in the last week, driving in 1 run (7) and striking out 4 times (24.) It is likely that Ledbetter will start the 1967 season at AAA, but there is still hope that he will take over at thirdbase in the next few seasons. What's Brewing Around the League: The Shoeless Joe League champs, Jacksonville Wolf Pack, finish the season at 101-61, 5 games ahead of their nearest challenger, the Columbus Whalers. Los Angeles wins the Moonlight Graham League with a 103-59 record. The very talented Portland Wild Things go into a tailspin at the end of the season and drop from their nearly season-long perch in second place all the way to fourth. Baltimore finishes in second place at 12 games behind L.A. and the San Francisco Velocity also get hot at the end of the season to finish in third place, 13 games out of first. Young Jacksonville leftfielder Travis Johnson finishes the season with the highest batting average in both leagues, but falls well short of the .400 mark with a .385 average. Still an impressive season for the youngster. The aptly named Jamison Bash of the last place Detroit Falcons finishes with 50 HR's, easily leading all of the WPK for 1966. The Streak Souffront Saga: The October scouting report delivered by Scouting Director Nick Meskill contained some encouragement regarding Ruben Souffront's possible future, but his season ends mostly the way it played out the entire season, with a few bright moments surrounding by a good deal of failure. Ruben (.238/.267/.346, -0.7 WAR) went 3 for 16 to wrap up the season, scoring 1 run (29), driving in 2 (33), hitting his 7th HR of the season, walking once (14), while striking out 4 more times (74) and being caught stealing for the 12th time (he was successful stealing only 13 times.) One area where there does seem to be some good news is that the scouting department is starting to believe that Ruben has more power potential than earlier thought. But 1967 will likely be a pivotal year for Ruben as he will be under some pressure to start to live up to his potential. (At least breaking even or being a bit in the positive in terms of WAR would be nice.) Brewers' Final 1966 Record: 72-90, .444, 8th place MGL, 31 gb L.A. Attached Images Last edited by BirdWatcher; 08-12-2018 at 02:18 PM.