Brewers 1982
Covering the Milwaukee Brewers throughout the 1982 season, in real-time, as it would have happpened.
Match-ups
May 6 at 7:30 pm
Pete Vuckovich (3-2, 3.90 ERA) vs. Brad Havens (1-0, 2.59 ERA)
May 7 at 7:36 pm
Randy Lerch (2-1, 6.63 ERA) vs. Albert Williams (2-1, 3.60 ERA)
May 8 at 1:30 pm
Mike Caldwell (1-2, 3.18 ERA) vs. Terry Felton (0-3, 4.76 ERA)
May 9 at 1:30 pm
Bob McClure (1-1, 5.91 ERA) vs. Pete Redfern (2-3, 5.28 ERA)
1982 Records
Milwaukee Brewers: 12-10 (3rd in AL East)
Minnesota Twins: 10-17 (6th in AL West)
Match-ups
May 3 at 7:30 pm
Mike Caldwell (1-1, 3.16 ERA) vs. Paul Splittorff (1-1, 3.38 ERA)
May 4 at 7:30 pm
Bob McClure (1-1, 5.94 ERA) vs. Larry Gura (2-1, 5.54 ERA)
May 5 at 12:30 pm
Moose Haas (1-1, 4.10 ERA) vs. Vida Blue (1-2, 4.15 ERA)
1982 Records
Milwaukee Brewers: 11-8 (3rd in AL East)
Kansas City Royals: 12-9 (2nd in AL West)
At 11-8, the Brewers are an above average team that has compiled its record against teams that have a combined 44-62 (.415) record. Of the five teams they’ve faced (Chicago, Cleveland, Minnesota, Texas and Toronto) only Chicago (.571) has a winning percentage over .410. But the Brewers only played the White Sox twice and split the series.
So what do we know about a team that has played 17 of their 19 games against bad teams? Not much. They can win more than they lose when they play them. That’s good.
But it’s easy to be disappointed in the start. The schedule was lined up for the Brewers to have a lead in first place in the AL East prior to taking on a wicked schedule against AL West teams during the month of May. The Brewers could have used some cushion.
The Royals are not the Minnesota Twins. They’re not the Chicago White Sox, for that matter. This is a new challenge. How they perform in this series will help us get a peek at whether the Brewers are a legit contender or a paper champion that has benefitted from a weak April schedule.
Match-ups
April 30 at 7:30 pm
Moose Haas (1-0, 2.66 ERA) vs. Roger Erickson (2-2, 3.80 ERA)
May 1 at 1:30 pm
Pete Vuckovich (2-2, 3.91 ERA) vs. Brad Havens (1-0, 2.60 ERA)
May 2 at 1:30 pm
Randy Lerch (1-1, 7.62 ERA) vs. Albert Williams (2-0, 2.48 ERA)
1982 Records
Milwaukee Brewers: 9-7 (3rd in AL East)
Minnesota Twins: 8-13 (7th in AL West)
[Read more…] about April 30-May 2 Series Preview @ Minnesota
Match-ups
April 27 at 7:30 pm
Randy Lerch (1-0, 4.50 ERA) vs. La Marr Hoyt (3-0, 1.50 ERA)
April 28 at 7:30 pm
Mike Caldwell (1-1, 3.72 ERA) vs. Britt Burns (2-0, 0.87 ERA)
1982 Records
Milwaukee Brewers: 8-6 (3rd in AL East)
Chicago White Sox: 9-6 (2nd in AL West)
Match-ups
April 23 at 7:00 pm
Moose Haas (0-0, 3.65 ERA) vs. Rick Honeycutt (0-1, 7.07 ERA)
April 24 at 7:00 pm
Pete Vuckovich (1-2, 5.51 ERA) vs. Dave Schmidt (0-0, 6.35 ERA)
April 25 at 2:00 pm
Bob McClure (1-1, 3.65 ERA) vs. Charlie Hough (2-1, 4.22 ERA)
1982 Records
Milwaukee Brewers: 5-6 (4th in AL East)
Texas Rangers: 6-5 (4th in AL West)
Nothing like a series with the Toronto Blue Jays to rejuvenate your season. The problem so far, though, is that each time we Brewers fans get excited about our team after a series with the Blue Jays, a non-Canadian team brings us back down to earth.
The Brewers have won one non-Blue Jays game so far this season. They are 0-3 against the Rangers. Let’s turn the tide now.
Match-ups
April 20 at 6:00 pm
Randy Lerch (0-0, 9.00 ERA) vs. Luis Leal (2-0, 1.72 ERA)
April 21 at 6:00 pm
Mike Caldwell (0-1, 6.97 ERA) vs. Mark Bomback (0-2, 9.26 ERA)
April 22 at 6:00 pm
Moose Haas (0-0, 3.65 ERA) vs. Jim Clancy (0-1, 6.06 ERA)
1982 Records
Milwaukee Brewers: 3-6 (6th in AL East)
Toronto Blue Jays: 5-6 (3rd in AL East)
MILWAUKEE — My, how things change. One short week ago, the Brewers were fresh off of a series win against the “hapless” Blue Jays. The Brewers were clearly the better team, winning two blowouts and losing one extra inning game.