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Originally Posted by pauwoo
That 7 run 7th was pure magic. Great run for the Brew Crew.
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Yeah, this whole stretch is pretty much pure magic. Though it also makes me appreciate even more just how spectacular that 35-5 start was for the 1984 Tigers. I feel like this is unreal and nearly impossible and it still isn't as good as what that team did.
Anyway, clearly we are playing way over our heads right now and eventually will return to earth. We can't expect Steve Green, Matt Helm, or even Cheol-han Lee, as great as he is, to keep up this pace. And of course the great starts by Jonathan Koch and Mike Foster are unsustainable. And although Ryan Rodgers remains a superstar in terms of ratings, as great as he is the numbers he has put up this year are cartoonish and a reversion to the mean, even if for him that is still very good, is inevitable.
Then again, there are Brewers who are under-performing compared to their career averages: Chad Brown, Kevin Curtis, Harry Lyerly, and Erik Sloan. And others who are performing pretty close to expected norms for them: Bobby Erbakan, Joe Willemse, Josh Schaeffer. While the bullpen has been very good, it doesn't seem that far out of line from what one would expect from this group.
Again, as I mentioned above, to me the biggest difference is the guy manning center field: Joe McPhillips. He is finally coming into his own this year and nothing that he is doing seems out of line with his ratings and the potential that has been foretold for him for awhile. He is a true 5-tool player and has shown them all this season. If the Brewers do end up winning the MGL and even possibly their second WPK Championship, I suspect the biggest reason will be the maturation of this young budding superstar.