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%
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% ---- Mean 17% 22% 34% 46% 28% 23% 19% 15%
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%