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Playoffs already out of reach?


Comparing this season's record at May 25 to previous Brewer seasons, no club has ever started as poorly as the 2012 squad (or worse) and ended up with a .500 record or better. The closest comparison is the 2010 squad, which started 18-27. They played slightly above .500 after that to finish at 77-85, good enough to get Ken Macha fired.

If we played like the 1989 squad, we could go 63-55 the rest of the way and finish exactly at .500. I'd be happy with that outcome, but we wouldn't make the playoffs. What we could really use is a finish like 1992. We started that season 20-22, but played .600 baseball from that point on and finished 92-70. If we played .600 ball for the rest of the year we would be 89-73, which would definitely put us in contention for a playoff spot.

Maybe. Playing .600 ball from here out might get us to the playoffs, and I don't think with all of our holes that we're capable of it. I think we're already a selling team.


Thru May 25

After May 25

Total

Year

W

L

Pct.

W

L

Pct.

W

L

Pct.

1970

13

27

.325

52

70

.426

65

97

.401

2002

17

32

.347

39

74

.345

56

106

.346

1972

10

18

.357

55

73

.430

65

91

.417

2003

18

32

.360

50

62

.446

68

94

.420

1994

17

28

.378

36

34

.514

53

62

.461

2010

18

27

.400

59

58

.504

77

85

.475

2012

18

26

.409

?

?

?

?

?

?

1971

16

22

.421

53

70

.431

69

92

.429

2000

20

27

.426

53

62

.461

73

89

.451

1993

18

24

.429

51

69

.425

69

93

.426

1989

19

25

.432

62

56

.525

81

81

.500