If BCB had a vote for executive of the year, and nobody else did, we could wrap up the award right now. The community (N = 63) continued bestowing incredible levels of support on David Stearns this week, following up last week's first unanimous support of the year with this week's first majority strong approval of the year. The ratings for Craig Counsell continue in the same range he has been in more or less since late April. Good news comes for Eric Thames, who now enjoys majority recognition as the franchise's secondary face, likely receiving a boost from the upcoming t-shirt promotion that literally uses his face in its design. Not so good news for Nick Franklin, who nearly three-quarters of respondents would like to see DFA'd tomorrow.
1. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Craig Counsell is doing as the manager of the Brewers?
Wk 8 Wk 7 Wk 6 Wk 5 Wk 4 Wk 3 Wk 2 Wk 1 Strongly approve 19% 27% 17% 18% 14% 24% 7% 28% Approve 75% 64% 73% 77% 78% 65% 77% 65% Disapprove 0% 0% 4% 0% 0% 3% 4% 1% Strongly disapprove 2% 4% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 0% Undecided 5% 5% 4% 4% 6% 7% 10% 5%
2. Do you approve or disapprove of the job David Stearns is doing as the general manager of the Brewers?
Wk 8 Wk 7 Wk 6 Wk 5 Wk 4 Wk 3 Wk 2 Wk 1 Strongly approve 51% 44% 29% 44% 35% 31% 25% 29% Approve 49% 56% 67% 51% 62% 65% 68% 61% Disapprove 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 3% Strongly disapprove 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 2% 1% Undecided 0% 0% 4% 4% 2% 5% 6% 5%
3. How many games do you expect the Brewers to win in the 2017 regular season?
Wk 8 Wk 7 Wk 6 Wk 5 Wk 4 Wk 3 Wk 2 Wk 1 65 or less 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 3% 3% 66 to 70 2% 0% 2% 0% 5% 3% 19% 9% 71 to 75 14% 17% 25% 44% 48% 42% 54% 51% 76 to 80 48% 53% 56% 44% 37% 40% 21% 36% 81 to 85 32% 21% 17% 12% 11% 10% 3% 0% 85 to 90 5% 9% 0% 0% 0% 3% 3% 1% 91 or more 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
4. What percent chance do you give the Brewers of making the postseason this year?
Wk 8 Wk 7 Wk 6 Wk 5 Wk 4 Wk 3 Wk 2 Wk 1 Less than 5 8% 6% 8% 18% 21% 24% 43% 31% 5 to 9 10% 11% 27% 26% 29% 27% 22% 28% 10 to 20 49% 50% 50% 44% 33% 32% 25% 28% More than 20 33% 33% 15% 13% 17% 16% 10% 13% ---- Mean 20% 19% 13% 13% 13% 12% 8% 10%
5. After Ryan Braun, whom do you consider to be "the face of the Brewers"?
May Apr Eric Thames 62% 43% Craig Counsell 8% 22% Hernan Perez 5% 2% Bob Uecker 5% 2% Orlando Arcia 3% 10% Jonathan Villar 3% 6% Tim Dillard 0% 3% Other players 3% 5% Other people 3% 3% Mascots 3% 3%
6. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable view of Fox Sports Wisconsin’s Brewers broadcasting team?
May Apr Very favorable 30% 25% Favorable 62% 57% Unfavorable 0% 8% Very unfavorable 0% 0% Undecided 8% 10%
7. Which five or six pitchers would you prefer be in the Brewers' starting rotation?
Junior Guerra 98% Jimmy Nelson 92% Zach Davies 89% Matt Garza 79% Chase Anderson 60% Brandon Woodruff 30% Paolo Espino 18% Jorge Lopez 18% Josh Hader 16% Wily Peralta 6% Wei-Chung Wang 2% Brent Suter 2% Taylor Williams 2% Aaron Wilkerson 2%
8. Should the Brewers have publicly discussed their concerns over the May 20 rainout?
Yes 70% No 16% Unsure 14%
9. Who should be removed from the active roster when Junior Guerra returns?
Nick Franklin 71% Jared Hughes 14% Neftalí Feliz 10% Eric Sogard 2% Orlando Arcia 2% Rob Scahill 2%
10. When will Tyler Cravy next pitch for the Brewers?
Before the All-Star break 38% Between the All-Star break and September 40% September 2017 14% 2018 or later 0% Never 8%