Episode 41: NL Central Champs Again

Emergency podcast to talk Devin Williams to the Yankees for Nestor Cortes and Caleb Durbin. We also touched on Willy Adames signing with the Giants last week.Use the code "SCOOP10" at shockersbaseball.org for 10% off of private pitching, hitting, catching, or infield lessons!Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/gotchaLicense code: 8X4AOGJBECIWVDS3

Matt Arnold won Executive of the Year, Pat Murphy won Manager of the Year, Brice Turang won the Platinum Glove, Sal Frelick won a Gold Glove, the Brewers won the team Gold Glove, William Contreras won a Silver Slugger, Jackson Chourio finished 3rd in NL Rookie of the Year, and three Brewers received NL MVP votes.Following award talk, we broke down our offseason predictions for the Brewers!Use the code "TheScoop15" at SpiderzBattingGloves.com for 15% off of batting gloves, fielding gloves, protective gear, bat grips, and apparel!Use the code "SCOOP20” at shockersbaseball.org for 20% off of private pitching, hitting, catching, or infield lessons!Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/gotchaLicense code: 8X4AOGJBECIWVDS3

We recapped the heartbreaking loss, talked about the Mets being the first team to beat the Brewers and not make the World Series, said bye to Willy and Devin, revisited our playoff picks, and previewed the Yankees-Dodgers World Series.Use the code "TheScoop15" at SpiderzBattingGloves.com for 15% off of batting gloves, fielding gloves, protective gear, bat grips, and apparel!Use the code "SCOOP10" at shockersbaseball.org for 10% off of private pitching, hitting, catching, or infield lessons!Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/gotchaLicense code: 8X4AOGJBECIWVDS3

It was a busy week for the Crew who reached 93 wins in their 2024 campaign! Now the Mets head to town for a best of 3 Wild Card series. We previewed that in depth, talked about the full playoff bracket, and highlighted Willy’s potential farewell, Freddy’s 200 K’s, and more full season stats that stood out.Use the code "TheScoop15" at SpiderzBattingGloves.com for 15% off of batting gloves, fielding gloves, protective gear, bat grips, and apparel!Use the code "SCOOP10" at shockersbaseball.org for 10% off of private pitching, hitting, catching, or infield lessons!Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/gotchaLicense code: 8X4AOGJBECIWVDS3

In the last two weeks Jackson Chourio became the youngest player to go 20/20, the division was won, and the Crew pulled off one of the best comeback wins in franchise history to avoid their first 4-game losing streak!5:33 Untouchable Pitcher of the Week6:32 Hot Hitter of the Week8:47 Statcast: Payroll vs. Wins12:15 Around the Farm: Chad Patrick’s Triple Crown15:40 Beer of the Week16:52 Random Game: The Last Back to Back Division Champs20:13 Potential Wild Card Matchups21:50 Deep Standings Dive Before Final Week26:20 Final Thoughts: Hank, Craig, CJ Abrams, and MoreUse the code "TheScoop15" at SpiderzBattingGloves.com for 15% off of batting gloves, fielding gloves, protective gear, bat grips, and apparel!Use the code "SCOOP10" at shockersbaseball.org for 10% off of private pitching, hitting, catching, or infield lessons!Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/gotchaLicense code: 8X4AOGJBECIWVDS3

The Brewers struggled through a homestand against the Cardinals and Rockies, but the magic number is almost single digits early in September. Tobias Myers K’d 11, DL Hall and Aaron Ashby are back and sharp, Jackson Chourio is on the brink of history after recording his 19th homer, and Isaac Collins made his debut!0:47 Weekly Recap6:25 Standings: Bye Slipping Away9:38 Untouchable Pitcher of the Week11:45 Hot Hitter of the Week12:45 Statcast Numbers of the Week13:52 Upcoming Schedule14:25 Transactions: Isaac Collins18:37 Around the Farm: Braylon Payne’s Pro Career Starts Great21:11 Beer of the Week22:07 Random Game in Brewers History26:15 Final ThoughtsThank you to our partner, Spiderz! Use code "TheScoop15" at SpiderzBattingGloves.com for 15% off of batting gloves, fielding gloves, protective gear, bat grips, and apparel.Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/gotchaLicense code: 8X4AOGJBECIWVDS3

The Brewers went 6-1 to keep the hot Cubs 10 games back. Willy Adames homered in 5 straight games including number 29 on his 29th birthday, which also tied him with The Kid for most 3-run homers in a single season. Our version of The Kid is red hot as well and is in the thick of the NL Rookie of the Year race. The whole pitching staff was untouchable this week!0:56 Weekly Recap: Giants, Reds, Cardinals5:13 Hot Hitters Highlighted by Willy, Jackson, and Garrett10:00 Untouchable Pitchers of the Week (Too Many to Count)11:45 NL Standings Check, Bye Outlook, Wild Card Race for Cubs13:38 Transactions, Planning Arms for the Home Stretch16:41 Around the Farm: O’Rae 60 Stolen Bases17:53 Beer of the Week: Go Pack Go18:39 Random Game in Brewers History: This Day in 198222:00 Statcast: Aaron Ashby’s Fastball24:40 Final Thoughts: Monte Harrison, 2017 WBC, Shohei’s Return to AnaheimThank you to our partner, Spiderz! Use code "TheScoop15" at SpiderzBattingGloves.com for 15% off of batting gloves, fielding gloves, protective gear, bat grips, and apparel.Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/gotchaLicense code: 8X4AOGJBECIWVDS3

The Brewers went to St. Louis and Oakland before returning home to start a series with the Giants. While in St. Louis, they suffered arguably the worst loss of the year to this point. Scoop did his review of the Oakland Coliseum after seeing two of the games there this weekend. Finally, we finished up with some Sal Frelick love.9:21 Standings11:30 Review of the Coliseum and Oracle Park14:29 Untouchable Pitcher of the Week17:14 Beer of the Week19:18 Hot Hitter of the Week22:30 Statcast: Chourio’s Historic Season28:25 Around the Farm: Mis and Yoho in September?29:44 Final Thoughts: Orlando Arcia’s Staredown, Danny Jansen Plays for Both Teams, Robin YountThank you to our partner, Spiderz! Use code "TheScoop15" at SpiderzBattingGloves.com for 15% off of batting gloves, fielding gloves, protective gear, bat grips, and apparel.Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/gotchaLicense code: 8X4AOGJBECIWVDS3

The Brewers pulled off a weekend sweep of the Cleveland Guardians that previously had the best record in MLB. That put them at a season high 20 games over .500 (21 after the win in St. Louis after recording). The bulk of this episode is an interview with Sean Hanish (Director/Producer) and Kelly Kahl (Producer) of “Just A Bit Outside: The Story of the 1982 Milwaukee Brewers”. The movie is in select Marcus Theaters across Wisconsin starting September 13th!1:22 Guardians Sweep Recap2:17 Untouchable Pitchers: The Starters3:48 Hot Hitter: Willy Adames4:22 Standings Check6:49 Statcast: Frelick and Turang8:45 Yelich out for the Seaon9:55 Transactions10:36 Around the Farm: Will we see Yoho and Mis in September?13:15 Interview with the “Just A Bit Outside” Filmmakers47:55 Final ThoughtsThank you to our partner, Spiderz! Use code "TheScoop15" at SpiderzBattingGloves.com for 15% off of batting gloves, fielding gloves, protective gear, bat grips, and apparel.Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/gotchaLicense code: 8X4AOGJBECIWVDS3

Announced minutes after we recorded, Christian Yelich will undergo season ending back surgery. Despite this, we were able to talk a lot of good topics in this episode. The Brewers won a series against the Reds, and they came back to split the Dodgers series with two close wins. The bulk of this episode was our interview with Javik Blake, the voice of the AA Biloxi Shuckers. We talked about all the guys you want to hear about that have worn the Shuckers uniform in 2024!1:33 Weekly Recap: Reds and Dodgers5:44 Untouchable: Airbender7:29 Hot Hitter: Williams Contreras9:23 Statcast: Mears and Montas13:22 NL Standings Outlook17:25 Transactions/Around the Farm19:06 Upcoming Schedule: MLB Best Guardians Come to Town19:50 Beer of the Week20:25 Interview with Javik Blake55:58 Final ThoughtsThank you to our partner, Spiderz! Use code "TheScoop15" at SpiderzBattingGloves.com for 15% off of batting gloves, fielding gloves, protective gear, bat grips, and apparel.Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/mountaineer/gotchaLicense code: 8X4AOGJBECIWVDS3