Vote For Our First Brewer Of The Week

by Kyle Lobner on Apr 8, 2011 3:00 PM CDT in Conversation Starters

It's time to unveil a new BCB Friday feature: Brewer Of The Week. Each week we'll give you five candidates and three days to decide which Brewer deserves this made-up award.

This week we're looking at the Brewers' first seven games, through Thursday afternoon's win over the Braves. Our candidates are listed alphabetically:

Ryan Braun: Hit .391/.517/.783 this week, leads the team in hits (9) and walks (6) and is tied for the lead in home runs (3), runs (6), and RBI (5). Among the seven Brewers that have played in every game, Braun leads the team with a 1.300 OPS, and is one of only two players to crack 1.000 (Nyjer Morgan).

Yovani Gallardo: Posted a 1.20 ERA in 15 innings over his first two starts, and became the first Brewer pitcher ever to score the only run in a 1-0 complete game victory.

Nyjer Morgan: Started three of the four games in the Braves series, hitting .455/.500/.727 in 13 PAs. Then went on to provide one of the more interesting radio interviews any Brewer has done in some time.

Chris Narveson: The Brewers ended up losing the game, but Narveson's outing on Monday was probably the second best by a Brewer this season: He pitched six shutout innings and allowed just three hits, walking three and striking out five.

Rickie Weeks: Provided most of the Brewer offense during a tough opening series in Cincinnati. Weeks is hitting .276/.323/.655 through seven games, leads the team with 19 total bases and is tied with Ryan Braun for the team lead in home runs (3), runs (6), and RBI (5).

Poll

Who is this week's Brewer Of The Week?

Ryan Braun

50 votes

Yovani Gallardo

210 votes

Nyjer Morgan

60 votes

Chris Narveson

5 votes

Rickie Weeks

25 votes

350 votes | Poll has closed

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I love how there is no easy choice

by Uhhhhdel on Apr 8, 2011 3:03 PM CDT reply actions

Came down to 2 for me

As awesome as Morgan has been to watch, Ryan Braun has been easily the most important offensive player since about Game 3. I probably should have voted for Gallardo, because he has been outstanding to start, and easily our best pitcher out of the gate, as far as I’m concerned.

by mpbMKE on Apr 8, 2011 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions

Write-in vote for Tony Plush

Negative vote for Mark Kotsay

by LosinCatmansLove on Apr 8, 2011 3:11 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

One more award of the week

Could we do a Kotsay Award (least valuable Brewer) each week also?

by Junked on Apr 8, 2011 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions

No point

Kotsay would win it every week he remains on the team.

Even if he didn’t appear in a game, I’d vote for him just for taking up valuable roster space.

by Cheeseandcorn on Apr 8, 2011 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions

YunE-6 would give him a run.

Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.

by cooper82 on Apr 8, 2011 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions

Still

What’s the point of having an award like that if it’s basically going to be a two-man race?

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Apr 8, 2011 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm not sure there would be competition

unless we excluded Kotsay from winning

by bauer351 on Apr 8, 2011 3:19 PM CDT reply actions

First off, great new feature Kyle, keep up the great work.

Secondly, as much as I want to vote for the NYJERIAN NYGHTMARE!!!, Braun has been just on fire. He gets my vote.

"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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by Hyatt on Apr 8, 2011 3:35 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

It's a tough three way tie

(Sorry Rickie and Narvdog)

by pharom on Apr 8, 2011 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions

Braun for me too

He directly contributed to two of the three wins (drove in Gallardo in first win and hit a two-run HR in the second game).

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Apr 8, 2011 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions

Interview with Plush

Here’s an interview with him from last year. Guy is a straight up kook, but that’s why we love him, right?

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Answer-Man-Nyjer-Morgan-talks-alter-egos-hocke?urn=mlb-237924

I wonder if Mr. Saito will confuse batters by throwing salt in their eyes.

by PriceT on Apr 8, 2011 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions

Hard vote

Had to give it to Morgan because Gallardo and Braun are doing what I expected, but Morgan batting over .550 and doing what he’s doing was awesome, in much the same way that when McGehee had that great season it was more impressive because it wasn’t expected unlike the production we assumed from Braun and Fielder.

by pharom on Apr 8, 2011 3:41 PM CDT reply actions

not necessarily

If Braun’s OPS was .950 and Gallardo’s ERA was 2.50, I would agree. That is in line with expectations. But 1.300 OPS and 1.20 ERA are very impressive numbers.

by mls4 on Apr 8, 2011 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions

I guess you expected a 1.300 OPS for Braun hitting close to .400?

by Hyatt on Apr 8, 2011 4:32 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

And tied for first in HRs

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Apr 8, 2011 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions

Honestly

Yes =(

I fully expected Braun, Fielder and Gallardo to come out and carry the team on their backs to make up for the short comings, to overcome injuries and lead the Brewers to the playoffs down the stretch bolstered by the returns of Lucroy, Hart and Greinke

I admit that I am a fan who watches with rose colored glasses, I know not every hit from our sluggers are going to be homers, but I certainly always hope so ;)

by pharom on Apr 8, 2011 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions

Can't go away from Yo

He very nearly single-handedly accounted for their first win of the season and kicked off the 3-game winning streak. He “deserved” 2 wins this week. Braun’s been hitting well and Morgan’s defense has saved a few base hits already, but Yo was just too dominant.

by ecocd on Apr 8, 2011 3:55 PM CDT reply actions

Voted Plush - worried it may be the only week he has a strong case

Whereas there will be many more chances to vote for Rickie, Yo and Braun

Get a ife broseph

by Supertramp on Apr 8, 2011 4:29 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

Surprised to see minimal attention to Weeks

I know everyone loves Tony Plush, but to me Weeks seems more deserving of the #3 spot here.

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by Kyle Lobner on Apr 8, 2011 4:30 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

People have short-term memory

Weeks has been relatively quiet the last series compared to the first, while Plush had a big game yesterday.

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Apr 8, 2011 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions

Suggest a different voting

Maybe two polls. One for first place and one for second place?

Otherwise google forms semiproportional voting?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_system#Semiproportional_methods

by ecocd on Apr 8, 2011 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions

Braun

It was between YoGa and Braun for me. I only gave to Braun because he played every day and YoGa only played in two games.

Now, if YoGa could play SS….

by Saberilliterate on Apr 8, 2011 4:35 PM CDT reply actions

Oooh I got it right!

Thank you, majority!

I’m not smart enough to look at the other stuff and do anything but drool and mumble.

by Rubie Q on Apr 8, 2011 4:44 PM CDT reply actions

I am surprised Morgan has more votes than Braun.

Has he really been more valuable to the team? I voted Braun.

"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 Apr 9, 2011 10:08 AM CDT via mobile reply actions

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