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BCB Tracking Poll - Results for Week 18

Maybe in the offseason I'll take a look at the relationship between team success and tracking poll outcomes, to see what kind of lag there is. The community (N = 69) went hard negative this week, despite the Brewers' post-break downturn having been in full swing for at least a couple weeks already. Craig Counsell's total approval declined by 11 points, most of which shifted into the undecided column. The team also saw major downward shifts in win and playoff expectations. Even Fox Sports Wisconsin took a bit of a hit, as strong approval of its Brewers broadcast team was way down. If there's good news, it's that BCB still likes Mark Attanasio, we've seen Brent Suter take major strides in the last couple months (check the changes in preference for him and Junior Guerra), and that the contest for the "second face" of the Brewers is starting to narrow because a few players are stepping up to the role.

1. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Craig Counsell is doing as the manager of the Brewers?

                   Wk 18 Wk 17 Wk 16 Wk 15 Wk 14 Wk 13 Wk 12 Wk 11
Strongly approve     13%   20%   12%   30%   17%   15%   16%   15%
Approve              59%   63%   77%   65%   71%   68%   68%   74%
Disapprove           12%   12%    2%    1%    5%    7%    4%    0%
Strongly disapprove   3%    2%    4%    1%    2%    3%    4%    2%
Undecided            13%    4%    6%    3%    6%    8%    9%    9%

2. Do you approve or disapprove of the job David Stearns is doing as the general manager of the Brewers?

                   Wk 18 Wk 17 Wk 16 Wk 15 Wk 14 Wk 13 Wk 12 Wk 11
Strongly approve     49%   51%   50%   72%   60%   54%   36%   35%
Approve              48%   47%   42%   26%   40%   45%   64%   65%
Disapprove            0%    0%    2%    1%    0%    0%    0%    0%
Strongly disapprove   0%    0%    0%    0%    0%    0%    0%    0%
Undecided             3%    2%    4%    1%    0%    1%    0%    0%

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3. How many games do you expect the Brewers to win in the 2017 regular season?

           Wk 18 Wk 17 Wk 16 Wk 15 Wk 14 Wk 13 Wk 12 Wk 11
65 or less    0%    0%    0%    0%    0%    0%    0%    0%
66 to 70      0%    0%    0%    0%    0%    0%    0%    0%
71 to 75      3%    2%    4%    4%    5%    5%    5%   13%
76 to 80     25%   18%   10%    6%   34%   41%   46%   54%
81 to 85     67%   73%   65%   47%   45%   49%   46%   28%
85 to 90      6%    8%   21%   41%   17%    5%    2%    4%
91 or more    0%    0%    0%    3%    0%    0%    0%    0%

4. What percent chance do you give the Brewers of making the postseason this year?

             Wk 18 Wk 17 Wk 16 Wk 15 Wk 14 Wk 13 Wk 12 Wk 11
Less than 5     9%    6%    4%    1%    8%    5%    7%    9%
5 to 9         19%    6%    2%    2%    6%    9%    7%   20%
10 to 20       45%   45%   27%   13%   28%   42%   52%   57%
More than 20   28%   43%   67%   85%   58%   43%   34%   15%
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Mean           17%   22%   34%   46%   28%   23%   19%   15%

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5. After Ryan Braun, whom do you consider to be "the face of the Brewers"?

                  Jul   Jun   May   Apr
Travis Shaw       28%   12%    0%    0%
Orlando Arcia     22%   11%    3%   10%
Jimmy Nelson      12%    4%    0%    2%
Eric Thames       10%   34%   62%   43%
Craig Counsell     9%   20%    8%   22%
Bob Uecker         9%    7%    5%    2%
Josh Hader         3%    0%    0%    0%
Hernán Pérez       0%    3%    5%    2%
Lewis Brinson      0%    3%    0%    0%
Eric Sogard        0%    3%    0%    0%
Jonathan Villar    0%    0%    3%    6%
Tim Dillard        0%    0%    0%    3%
Other people       4%    1%    3%    3%
Other players      3%    3%    3%    5%
Mascots            1%    0%    3%    3%

6. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable view of Fox Sports Wisconsin’s Brewers broadcasting team?

                   Jul   Jun   May   Apr
Very favorable     29%   38%   30%   25%
Favorable          58%   51%   62%   57%
Unfavorable         4%    1%    0%    8%
Very unfavorable    1%    1%    0%    0%
Undecided           7%    8%    8%   10%

7. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Mark Attanasio is doing as the principal owner of the Brewers?

Strongly approve     38%
Approve              58%
Disapprove            1%
Strongly disapprove   0%
Undecided             3%

8. Do you approve or disapprove of the Brewers trading Ryan Cordell to the White Sox for Anthony Swarzak?

Strongly approve     17%
Approve              59%
Disapprove            7%
Strongly disapprove   1%
Undecided            15%

9. What should the Brewers do at second base in the short-term future?

Give Eric Sogard most of the starts            20%
Give Jonathan Villar most of the starts        19%
Give Hernán Pérez most of the starts           11%
Give Iván De Jesús Jr. most of the starts       7%
Platoon Sogard and one or more of the others   42%

10. Which five or six pitchers would you prefer be in the Brewers' starting rotation?

                 Wk 17  Wk 8
Jimmy Nelson      100%   92%
Chase Anderson     99%   60%
Zach Davies        99%   89%
Brent Suter        90%    2%
Matt Garza         67%   79%
Brandon Woodruff   32%   30%
Josh Hader         29%   16%
Junior Guerra       1%   98%
Aaron Wilkerson     0%    2%