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by Kyle Lobner on Mar 29, 2011 8:48 AM CDT
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If you weren't already, it's time to start getting excited, folks. The Brewers' final Cactus League game is today and the team flies to Cincinnati tonight to start getting ready for what John Axford called "2011 Brewers Domination Station." If the 2011 season really needs a nickname, I hope we come up with something better than that.
Yesterday's biggest news might be something that didn't happen: Shaun Marcum was able to make his start yesterday and showed no signs of the shoulder stiffness that put him on the shelf for almost two weeks. He threw 68 pitches yesterday, allowing three runs on four hits (including two home runs), walking one and striking out four.
Meanwhile, the Brewers' depth took a hit yesterday as Luis Cruz refused his outright assignment to the minors and is expected to sign with the Rangers (FanShot). Since Craig Counsell likely isn't in a position to play short every day at this point in his career, that leaves Edwin Maysonet as the most likely candidate to fill in if something happened to Yuniesky Betancourt.
Other notes from the field:
- Erick Almonte will likely be the biggest surprise on the Opening Day roster. In a classy move, he went over to minor league camp to thank AAA manager Don Money and his staff for helping him reach this point.
- Adam McCalvy talked to Sergio Mitre, who pitched 2.2 innings in his Brewer debut yesterday. He mentioned something I should have known but didn't consider: Mitre pitched for new Brewer pitching coach Rick Kranitz with the Marlins and in the Cubs organization.
- McCalvy also talked to Corey Hart, who said he's hoping to rejoin the team sometime in mid-April, but doesn't appear to have a rehab assignment lined up yet. Jonathan Lucroy and LaTroy Hawkins will open the season on assignment with Brevard County.
- Kati Shearer of the JS has a profile of Sarah McGehee, Casey's wife.
- Zach Braddock is keeping a dead scorpion in his locker.
The new, "aggressive" Brewers are going to be exciting to watch at times, but it's starting to look like they'll raise our frustration level a little too. Jaymes Langrehr of The Brewers Bar sees danger in the decision to combine the NL caught stealing leader in 2009 and 2010 with a manager that wants to run.
Yovani Gallardo might not have been the Brewers' first choice to start on Thursday, but he's still a pretty good option. Satchel Price of Beyond the Box Score sorted this week's Opening Day starters into five tiers and has Gallardo on the second one.
Back at home, the Brewers unveiled their 2011 TV ads yesterday (FanShot). There are seven in total, but this one featuring John Axford is clearly the best of them.
The link above also features some of the first photos of the new scoreboard in action. Doug Russell has another angle.
If you were hoping to drink a beer while watching that scoreboard on Saturday (or any other time this season), bring an extra quarter. The Brewers have raised beer prices for 2011, but left most other concession prices the same.
In the minors:
- Chris Mehring is getting ready to come back from Arizona, and has recaps up for days four and five of his trip. I found the rundown from day five especially interesting.
- He also has a recap of yesterday's Wisconsin/Brevard County intrasquad game.
- Prospect Madness continues at Bernie's Crew: The last matchup I've seen features Mark Rogers and Zelous Wheeler.
Today in predictions, power rankings and the like:
- The staff of The Hardball Times has the Brewers as their consensus pick to win the NL Central. In addition, they gave Ryan Braun three votes for MVP, Yovani Gallardo and Zack Greinke one vote each for NL Cy Young and one writer picked the Brewers to win the World Series.
- You Can't Predict Baseball is breaking their own rules and picking the Brewers to win the Central.
- Four of five writers from the Tacoma News Tribune have the Brewers finishing second, and the remaining writer has them finishing third.
- The News Tribune also has the Brewers 12th in their power rankings.
- MLB.com has the Brewers tenth, down three spots.
If you haven't yet, please take a moment this morning to vote in this week's BCB Tracking Poll. The poll closes at game time today and I'll post results tonight or tomorrow morning.
Around baseball:
Diamondbacks: Placed infielder Geoff Blum on the DL with knee soreness.
Dodgers: Signed pitcher Chad Billingsley to a three year, $35-36 million contract extension. Also, outfielder Jay Gibbons will open the season on the DL with an eye issue.
Indians: Released pitcher Doug Mathis.
Mariners: Released infielder Josh Wilson.
Orioles: Released outfielder Randy Winn.
Padres: Acquired infielder Alberto Gonzalez from the Nationals for a minor leaguer and cash, and released infielder Oscar Salazar. Also, pitcher Mat Latos will open the season on the DL with shoulder soreness.
Rockies: Acquired infielder Josh Fields from the Pirates for a PTBNL or cash.
Royals: Acquired catcher Matt Treanor from the Rangers for cash.
Twins: Traded a minor league pitcher to the Braves in exchange for the rights to Rule 5 pick Scott Diamond.
Yankees: Released infielder Ronnie Belliard.
Today's former Brewer notes:
- FanSided has a post on Bill Hall, who will open 2011 as the Astros second baseman.
- Matt Stairs has made the Nationals, his 13th major league team.
- Baseball Reference has a look at hitters sorted by their team's winning percentage when they homer. Paul Molitor and Marquis Grissom are near the top of the list, while Stairs and Geoff Jenkins are near the bottom.
- Minor League Ball has a look back at the career of Kevin Seitzer.
Here's another friendly reminder that we're not far away from the first Tater Trot of 2011. Larry Granillo of Baseball Prospectus established some context by looking back at 2010's average trots.
Speaking of home runs, it's almost hard to believe we haven't heard more about Jim Thome this spring. He enters the season 11 home runs shy of 600. (h/t Bailey Stephens)
With help from the B-Ref Play Index, happy birthday today to:
- 2003-04 and 2006 Brewer Dan Kolb, who turns 36.
- 1999 and 2002 Brewer Alex Ochoa, who turns 38.
- 1993 Brewer Juan Bell, who turns 42.
- 1983-84 Brewer Tom Tellman, who turns 57.
- 1974-80 Brewer and former Brewer pitching and bullpen coach Bill Castro, who turns 58.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I might be in some trouble.
Drink up.
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Yes, Josh WIlson!
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
I think Jack was pissed that there was another Wilson at SS in Seattle
He probably made them cut him.
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
by Charlie Marlow on Mar 29, 2011 9:43 AM CDT up reply actions
I just want jerseys with full names
can’t do J. Wilson, maybe just drop the Wilson and put Jack and Josh on the back
Hmm... I thought Alex Burnett was the arsonist on the twins
get it… because he’s not very good at relieving… he doesn’t get it…
"That's not a weird stat. Rickie is a run-scorer," Yost said. "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter," Yost told reporters. "See, you guys have no concept. He's a run-scorer. So there's nothing weird about it. That's what he does."
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Quickly, be the first one to respond snidely to my comment, and I'll bet you have 9 recs before the day is out!
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
4 more to go!
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
by Charlie Marlow on Mar 29, 2011 9:42 AM CDT up reply actions
I knew you guys could do it!
Most of the snide comments to the rest of my posts will probably only get 1 or 2 recs from here on out. The Rec’ing Crew is out in full force!
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
by Charlie Marlow on Mar 29, 2011 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Hadn't thought about Mitre having a history
I would expect DM consulted with Kranitz on before getting Mitre so I’m a little more comfortable with the trade. Kranitz wouldn’t have vouched for him if he didn’t think he could help the bullpen. I suppose it then matters if you think Kranitz is a good pitching coach. Mitre also had the right things to say about just wanting to help the team; I’m sure he’d rather start, but I like hearing a guy saying it, nonetheless.
In other news, McCalvy reports that yesterday’s lineup will be the Opening Day lineup (subbing Gallardo for Marcum, ofc), but says Hart will be in the number 2 slot when he returns. I like Hart in the 2 hole, but if the Brewers are cruising offensively come mid-April I don’t think RR will change anything until the offense cools off. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Also, boo Kotsay in the Opening Day lineup.
You're the first person in the world to ever write that positive of a statement about Reed
Ha ha.
(I get where you’re coming from)
Get a ife broseph
It's not so much a positive statement about Reed
as much as it is a negative comment about Kotsay.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Au contraire!
Reed can really hit. He not only has a simple stroke that allows him to make contact almost at will but he also has a terrific eye for the strike zone. He walked nearly twice as much as he struck out in 2003. Wally Backman, his manager at Birmingham, says Reed has such an advanced ability to anticipate pitches that he sometimes helps teammates prepare for at-bats. Like a young Rafael Palmeiro, Reed uses the whole park with his line-drive stroke and should develop more power in time, though he’ll generate a lot more doubles than homers. He’ll probably max out at 15-20 homers annually. Reed runs well and has a natural aggressiveness that allows him to stretch hits into an extra base. He has become an average center fielder and should get better with more experience there. His arm is average, and he could possibly play right field if he can’t stick in center.
-Baseball America, pre-2004 (Reed was the #25 prospect in baseball)
Ryan Braun: He loves it. -- Four pitchers in history with 8.5+ WAR and <250 IP seasons: Greg Maddux (age 29), Pedro Martinez (age 28), Roger Clemens (age 27), Zack Greinke (age 25).
yeah...
supertramp should have said “this decade” at the end of his sentence
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 29, 2011 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions
but not in the decade
of 2010-2019 or 2011-2020;)
it sounds more significant than it is that way:P
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 30, 2011 7:19 AM CDT up reply actions
And now Kotsay will be on the All-Star Ballot
and Hart will not.
"That's not a weird stat. Rickie is a run-scorer," Yost said. "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter," Yost told reporters. "See, you guys have no concept. He's a run-scorer. So there's nothing weird about it. That's what he does."
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I was wondering about that
I know it happened last year but he wasn’t hurt he just didn’t get the start. This year there is no question he is the starter so will they still put Kotsay on there?
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Kotsay will get a ton of write-in support
Doesn’t really matter if he’s on the ballot or not
Get a ife broseph
Assuming you've met your meat man and taken care of that before opening day
You could stop by the store and pick up some batteries for the sarcasm meter….
Get a ife broseph
by Supertramp on Mar 29, 2011 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't think it's a battery problem... it might actually be broken
I seriously thought you mistyped “Kotsay” instead of “Hart”. Probably because I didn’t understand how Kotsay can get a ton of write-in support if he’s already on the ballot?
Anyway, I need some caffeine.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
That is a very patient S.
I’m not smart enough to look at the other stuff and do anything but drool and mumble.
by Rubie Q on Mar 29, 2011 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
Is that how players are put onto the ballots... Opening Day lineup?
Anyway, he could always be selected via write-in or the Final Vote.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
It is my understanding that the Opening Day Lineup is put on the All-Star Ballot
that’s why Jim Edmonds was on there 2 years ago, and Mike Cameron was not.
"That's not a weird stat. Rickie is a run-scorer," Yost said. "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter," Yost told reporters. "See, you guys have no concept. He's a run-scorer. So there's nothing weird about it. That's what he does."
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JEd and Cameron weren't on the same team.
http://www.mlbsoup.com
by tcyoung on Mar 29, 2011 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I was thinking Edmonds, but meant Gwynn
Gwynn was on the A-S ballot instead of Cameron in 08. There was another egregious Brewer ballot replacement too… let me research a bit.
"That's not a weird stat. Rickie is a run-scorer," Yost said. "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter," Yost told reporters. "See, you guys have no concept. He's a run-scorer. So there's nothing weird about it. That's what he does."
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yeah, that was it
though I think that was the year of the 25 game suspension…
"That's not a weird stat. Rickie is a run-scorer," Yost said. "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter," Yost told reporters. "See, you guys have no concept. He's a run-scorer. So there's nothing weird about it. That's what he does."
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Yes, the Opening Day lineup is what they put on the ballots.
Lucroy and Hart will be the starters that won’t be on it.
It does if they both have all-star years
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
by Charlie Marlow on Mar 29, 2011 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
if that's the case
then how has Jason Kendall never been on a ballot? Wasn’t that the news item post from earlier this week?
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 29, 2011 10:33 AM CDT up reply actions
And Kendall has been on the ballot numerous times
And gone to three ASGs.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Raises the interesting question of
what is the highest one-year WAR of a player not on an All-Star ballot?
by MillerParkSouth on Mar 29, 2011 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Good question
Hart’s WAR last season was 3.4, which I think probably ranks pretty high on that list.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
rookie of years have to be on there
despite neither the all star nor RoY being around, I’ll just randomly go with Billy Rhines 28-17 pitching season of 1890 on the reds with an ERA of 1.95 (FIP 3.1) and 401 IP
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 29, 2011 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions
hanley ramierez
was he on the AS Ballot in 2006? 5.2 rWAR
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 29, 2011 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Pedroia 4.2 in 2007 (if ramierez was elg. for ASG)
Listasch 4.5 in 1992
Ripkin 4.5 1982
several others (Pujols and McGuire for instance) went to the ASG in the year they won ROY and had WARs in the 6+ range, but I don’t know if they got there by ballot, write in, or manager selection.
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 29, 2011 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Let's see...
Pedroia – Started at 2B on Opening Day 2007
Listach – Did not start on Opening Day 1992 (fWAR 3.9)
Ripken – Started at 3B on Opening Day 1982
Pujols – Started in LF on Opening Day 2001
McGwire – Did not start on Opening Day 1987 (fWAR 5.4)
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
P.S.
thanks for the diversion. or something, you productivity-killing jerk:P
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 29, 2011 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Why wouldn't you play Nyjer?
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by tcyoung on Mar 29, 2011 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
They misspelled "Plush" on his uniform.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
by sjlee on Mar 29, 2011 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
Who knows?
This shit gets thicker and thicker. For all of the back and forth any of us did about the Morgan deal, I don’t think there’s anyone in the world that actually thinks its smarter to play Mark Kotsay in front of him.
Good lord.
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
by Charlie Marlow on Mar 29, 2011 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions
You would like Hart in the 2-hole
HEYOO
jk
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by tcyoung on Mar 29, 2011 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
Check out the pic in that article on McGehee's wife
His daughter looks just like her dad (sans any facial hair), particularly with that expression on her face.
Oh, and his wife is easy on the eyes as well.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
they could have
wiped the food off his daughter’s face before they snapped the photo.
Celebrating the addition of Greinke and mourning the loss of my man crush Cain
Ominous
if something happened to Yuniesky Betancourt.
Nice shortstop you got there, it would be shame if something were to happen…
E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).
by Jordan M on Mar 29, 2011 9:40 AM CDT reply actions 2 recs
It's a bit like Groundhog Day
After the 3rd or 4th day when Bill Murray’s character does his introduction to the groundhog ceremony. “Let’s see how many more weeks of winter we’ll have.” Kyle has some inside information on the future.
is that a video game torture chair?
I’m consufed
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 29, 2011 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions
Minecraft!
Creepers are mostly silent creatures that sneak up from behind, explode. They not only have a good chance of killing your character, they often take a huge chunk out of what you’re currently building. They’re the bane of all players, but they also add a little excitement to a game that’s essentially just digital Lego.
Yuni needs to make sure he carries an appropriate amount of torches into this season. It’d be a ssssssssssssssshame
Is that one of those pictures where if you stare it long enough you'll see a 3-D image?
If so, I don’t see it.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
not a fan
of autoplaying video at up-right. unless they recently automuted it (it’s muted for me right now).
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 29, 2011 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions
I hate that video
Was going to post the same thing. Brewers.com still takes longer than most to open for me and I avoid it if possible.
Get a ife broseph
Brewers season is starting at a good time
As far as I am concerned, basketball is done for the year, though the Bucks could have at least waited until Wednesday to have their little losing streak that made me lose the little hope I have left. That would have made a nicer transition to baseball.
(Also, for the Final Four, I won’t be watching it since I hate all four teams in it. I naturally hate Butler, Connecticut, and Kentucky, and VCU joins that group because they took out my pick for national champion.)
Only if you want pinkeye.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
by sjlee on Mar 29, 2011 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
What the hell is the NBA?
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
by Charlie Marlow on Mar 29, 2011 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
I missed the "the"
and read it as
That’s your first problem.
Having any hope for BUCKS.
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
No, he won't.
Now that's great tasting chicken!
by Kyle Lobner on Mar 29, 2011 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
I'm guessing
Kyle will take the line that something like ‘we don’t talk about employee discipline with other employees’ on this one. Maybe not, though.
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
by Charlie Marlow on Mar 30, 2011 12:54 AM CDT up reply actions
Where was I that day?
I think I found the thread where it happened, but all the related posts have been removed.
Oh well, I’m sure someone like that will take his place…. there are always more.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Well, they fooled me with their good season last year.
I thought they could do it two years in a row.
My pool is completely done, no one has any PPR.
Also, no one got any points in the elite 8 round. There’s a 3 way tie for second, so the tiebreaker score will actually matter this year.
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
by Charlie Marlow on Mar 29, 2011 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions
NCAA
Mine too although my work one fared better…had 6 out of the eight teams in the elite 8 and none of them made the final 4…lol
um. how is that possible?
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by tcyoung on Mar 29, 2011 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
heh
good point. you’d think some of those 6 teams would have to play against each other. Maybe his final four drew from teams not in the elite 8?:P
he had a crazy crazy bracket
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 29, 2011 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Frustration?
The new, “aggressive” Brewers are going to be exciting to watch at times, but it’s starting to look like they’ll raise our frustration level a little too. Jaymes Langrehr of The Brewers Bar sees danger in the decision to combine the NL caught stealing leader in 2009 and 2010 with a manager that wants to run.
Speaking of frustration, I sincerely hope the frequency of strikeouts finally begins to ebb. Talk about wasted opportunities on offense. I’m sure the hundreds of strikeouts per year has more bearing on the club’s overall success than a few dozen CSs.
Statistics: A bunch of numbers looking around for an argument. G. Burgy, Rockville, MD
by heybatterbatter on Mar 29, 2011 12:31 PM CDT reply actions
Sacrificing power for less strikeouts is almost always a bad idea.
I thought we were done with that conversation years ago.
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
by Charlie Marlow on Mar 29, 2011 12:33 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Let's put down strikeouts vs power
and pick up “less” vs “fewer”
/snide
Dang, I forgot!
Chicks love homeruns. End of story.
Statistics: A bunch of numbers looking around for an argument. G. Burgy, Rockville, MD
by heybatterbatter on Mar 29, 2011 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Lately it appears I'm a lightning rod, but for shit.
Some is deserved. Most is bickering to bicker.
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
by Charlie Marlow on Mar 29, 2011 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions
I won't go to the trouble to dig up the data for you
since all you have to do is search this site for it. But you should know, you’re wrong.
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
by Charlie Marlow on Mar 29, 2011 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Disagree with...what?
Statistics: A bunch of numbers looking around for an argument. G. Burgy, Rockville, MD
by heybatterbatter on Mar 29, 2011 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions
but I thought you liked Ks
isn’t that the point of SwingBatterBatter?
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 29, 2011 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Ks for the opponents
Statistics: A bunch of numbers looking around for an argument. G. Burgy, Rockville, MD
by heybatterbatter on Mar 29, 2011 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions
"finally begins to ebb"?
It went down last season…
2009 – 1231 (3rd in NL)
2010 – 1216 (7th in NL)
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
My reading of the "ebb-meter"
indicates a drop of 15 doesn’t move the needle on a y-to-y basis. I guess I’ll have to face at least another year of massive whiffing in the league.
I wonder what the trend has been since, say, 1970. I bet someone here can help me with that. (I KNOW I need help, alright?)
Statistics: A bunch of numbers looking around for an argument. G. Burgy, Rockville, MD
by heybatterbatter on Mar 29, 2011 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions
The trend across all MLB teams is increasing strikeouts since 1970
Specifically for the Brewers…
1970 – 985 (2nd in AL)
1971 – 924 (3rd in AL)
1972 – 868 (6th in AL)
1973 – 977 (1st in AL)
1974 – 909 (1st in AL)
1975 – 922 (1st in AL)
1976 – 909 (1st in AL)
1977 – 862 (6th in AL)
1978 – 805 (3rd in AL)
1979 – 745 (6th in AL)
1980 – 745 (6th in AL)
1981 – 461 (9th in AL)
1982 – 714 (13th in AL)
1983 – 665 (14th in AL)
1984 – 673 (14th in AL)
1985 – 746 (14th in AL)
1986 – 986 (3rd in AL)
1987 – 1040 (3rd in AL)
1988 – 911 (6th in AL)
1989 – 791 (12th in AL)
1990 – 821 (11th in AL)
1991 – 802 (13th in AL)
1992 – 779 (13th in AL)
1993 – 932 (5th in AL)
1994 – 680 (8th in AL)
1995 – 800 (12th in AL)
1996 – 986 (7th in AL)
1997 – 967 (9th in AL)
1998 – 1039 (15th in NL)
1999 – 1065 (9th in NL)
2000 – 1245 (2nd in NL)
2001 – 1399 (1st in NL)
2002 – 1125 (4th in NL)
2003 – 1221 (2nd in NL)
2004 – 1312 (2nd in NL)
2005 – 1162 (2nd in NL)
2006 – 1233 (2nd in NL)
2007 – 1137 (6th in NL)
2008 – 1203 (5th in NL)
2009 – 1231 (3rd in NL)
2010 – 1216 (7th in NL)
Despite only a drop of 15 Ks between the last two season, they dropped from 3rd to 7th in the NL.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
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| W | L | PCT | GB | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cincinnati
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26 | 20 | .565 | 0 | Won 1 |
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St. Louis
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25 | 22 | .531 | 1.5 | Lost 3 |
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Houston
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22 | 24 | .478 | 4 | Lost 1 |
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22 | 24 | .478 | 4 | Won 2 |
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19 | 27 | .413 | 7 | Lost 1 |
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Chicago
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15 | 31 | .326 | 11 | Lost 11 |
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