Mostly more of the same this week. The community (N = 51) has been remarkably steady on evaluations of both Craig Counsell and David Stearns in the second half, other than one significant dip for each. For Counsell, strong approval has bounced around in the high teens, while to the extent there is movement it's happening between regular approval and disapproval/undecided. For Stearns, the movement is less, and it's between strong and regular approval. He's back to majority strong approval this week, exactly at the mark he had two weeks ago. Win and playoff expectations are also slightly ticked up, with a noticeable boost among those saying a better than 20% chance to reach the postseason. This is likely a result of the strong series against the Dodgers, as well as the Rockies' backsliding allowing the Brew Crew to get into the wild card race. Speaking of backsliding, Eric Thames as the #2 face of the Brewers, oof! Travis Shaw has drunk Eric's milkshake on that score. Finally, I want to thank Tyler Cravy for stopping by to give David Stearns a "D" for bullpen construction.
1. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Craig Counsell is doing as the manager of the Brewers?
Wk 22 Wk 21 Wk 20 Wk 19 Wk 18 Wk 17 Wk 16 Wk 15 Strongly approve 18% 18% 16% 15% 13% 20% 12% 30% Approve 73% 66% 68% 51% 59% 63% 77% 65% Disapprove 4% 5% 7% 13% 12% 12% 2% 1% Strongly disapprove 2% 2% 3% 5% 3% 2% 4% 1% Undecided 4% 9% 7% 15% 13% 4% 6% 3%
2. Do you approve or disapprove of the job David Stearns is doing as the general manager of the Brewers?
Wk 22 Wk 21 Wk 20 Wk 19 Wk 18 Wk 17 Wk 16 Wk 15 Strongly approve 55% 41% 55% 54% 49% 51% 50% 72% Approve 45% 57% 45% 44% 48% 47% 42% 26% Disapprove 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 1% Strongly disapprove 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Undecided 0% 2% 0% 3% 3% 2% 4% 1%
3. How many games do you expect the Brewers to win in the 2017 regular season?
Wk 22 Wk 21 Wk 20 Wk 19 Wk 18 Wk 17 Wk 16 Wk 15 65 or less -- 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 66 to 70 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 71 to 75 4% 2% 3% 0% 3% 2% 4% 4% 76 to 80 10% 21% 23% 13% 25% 18% 10% 6% 81 to 85 67% 64% 53% 74% 67% 73% 65% 47% 85 to 90 20% 11% 21% 13% 6% 8% 21% 41% 91 or more 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 3%
4. What percent chance do you give the Brewers of making the postseason this year?
Wk 22 Wk 21 Wk 20 Wk 19 Wk 18 Wk 17 Wk 16 Wk 15 Less than 5 4% 7% 6% 5% 9% 6% 4% 1% 5 to 9 16% 16% 19% 13% 19% 6% 2% 2% 10 to 20 35% 50% 42% 49% 45% 45% 27% 13% More than 20 45% 27% 32% 33% 28% 43% 67% 85% ---- Mean 21% 19% 21% 18% 17% 22% 34% 46%
5. After Ryan Braun, whom do you consider to be "the face of the Brewers"?
Aug Jul Jun May Apr Travis Shaw 41% 28% 12% 0% 0% Orlando Arcia 20% 22% 11% 3% 10% Jimmy Nelson 10% 12% 4% 0% 2% Craig Counsell 10% 9% 20% 8% 22% Bob Uecker 10% 9% 7% 5% 2% David Stearns 4% 0% 0% 2% 0% Eric Thames 2% 10% 34% 62% 43% Josh Hader 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% Hernán Pérez 0% 0% 3% 5% 2% Lewis Brinson 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% Eric Sogard 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% Jonathan Villar 0% 0% 0% 3% 6% Tim Dillard 0% 0% 0% 0% 3% Other people 0% 4% 1% 2% 3% Other players 0% 3% 3% 3% 5% Mascots 2% 1% 0% 3% 3%
6. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable view of Fox Sports Wisconsin’s Brewers broadcasting team?
Aug Jul Jun May Apr Very favorable 31% 29% 38% 30% 25% Favorable 55% 58% 51% 62% 57% Unfavorable 4% 4% 1% 0% 8% Very unfavorable 0% 1% 1% 0% 0% Undecided 10% 7% 8% 8% 10%
7. What grade do you give Craig Counsell for his bullpen management so far in 2017?
Wk 22 Wk 17 Wk 9 Wk 5 A 6% 2% 2% 4% B 41% 51% 60% 46% C 45% 33% 36% 40% D 8% 12% 2% 11% F 0% 2% 0% 0%
8. What grade do you give David Stearns for his bullpen construction so far in 2017?
Wk 22 Wk 17 Wk 9 Wk 5 A 8% 0% 4% 0% B 61% 47% 42% 23% C 29% 51% 52% 68% D 2% 2% 2% 9% F 0% 0% 0% 0%
9. Who do you expect to lead the 2017 Brewers in OPS among first basemen?
Wk 22 Wk 17 Wk 13 Wk 9 Wk 1 Eric Thames 53% 53% 85% 82% 75% Jesús Aguilar 47% 41% 15% 18% 23% Someone else -- 6% 0% 0% 3%
10. Who should be the Brewers' regular lead-off hitter?
Neil Walker 24% No regular 20% Eric Sogard 14% Orlando Arcia 12% Domingo Santana 8% Eric Thames 8% Jonathan Villar 6% Ryan Braun 4% Keon Broxton 4% Travis Shaw 2%
