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Brewers 1982

Covering the Milwaukee Brewers throughout the 1982 season, in real-time, as it would have happpened.

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Bob McClure

Brewers Power to 11-6 Win

April 25

Brewers 11, Rangers 6
Brewers now 8-6 (3rd)
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Bob McClure
Bob McClure had a rough start for the Brewers.

ARLINGTON, Tex. — On April 18, the Brewers were 3-6 and had lost their fifth game in a row. Two of the three wins were against the hapless Toronto Blue Jays. Needless to say, it was a jarring start to the season.

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Filed Under: Game Recap Tagged With: Bob McClure, Cecil Cooper, Dwight Bernard, Jim Gantner, Rangers, Robin Yount, Rollie Fingers, Roy Howell, Ted Simmons

April 23-25 Series Preview @ Texas

April 23

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.

Filed Under: Series Preview Tagged With: Bob McClure, Charlie Hough, Dave Schmidt, Moose Haas, Pete Vuckovich, Rangers, Rick Honeycutt

Early Overreaction

April 19

Rollie Fingers
The performance of Rollie Fingers is one of many things not going as expected early in 1982.

The 3-6 Brewers have a day off today, and depending on how you look at it that’s either a good thing or a bad thing. They’re in the midst of a five-game losing streak, and everything possible is going wrong. Starting pitching is struggling. Relief pitching, including Rollie Fingers, has been awful. The offense, until the final game of the Rangers’ series, has done nothing of late.

On one hand, it’s good to get a day off to shift focus. It also helps guys like Robin Yount, Larry Hisle, Charlie Moore and Jim Slaton get healthy.

On the other, it just gives you another day to think about how badly things are going. Many players will tell you that when in the middle of a losing streak, they want to get back out there as soon as they can to end it. Too much downtime can just make it worse.

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Filed Under: Commentary Tagged With: Bob McClure, Buck Rodgers, Charlie Moore, Doug Jones, Dwight Bernard, Jamie Easterly, Jerry Augustine, Jim Slaton, Larry Hisle, Mike Caldwell, Moose Haas, Pete Vuckovich, Randy Lerch, Robin Yount, Rollie Fingers, Ted Simmons

Brewers Lose Fourth Straight

April 17

Rangers 5, Brewers 3
Brewers now 3-5 (5th)
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Roy Howell
Roy Howell needs to go. Maybe he'll be happier playing for a terrible team like the Blue Jays again.

At a time like this, we could dwell on the negatives. In an effort to keep our sanity, let’s first talk about what went right today…

1) For the first time in three games, the Brewers’ offense scored more than a run and collected more than four hits. Sure, three runs on seven hits is nothing special, but we’re remaining positive.

2) Larry Hisle broke out of his funk to get his first hit since Opening Day, including his first homer of the season. Nice to have you back, Larry.

3) Bob McClure is the lone bright spot on this pitching staff. He allowed two runs on five hits in 5 2/3 innings and now has a respectable 3.65 ERA.

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Filed Under: Game Recap Tagged With: Bob McClure, Dwight Bernard, Larry Hisle, Paul Molitor, Rollie Fingers, Roy Howell

April 16-18 Series Preview vs. Texas

April 16

Match-ups
April 16 at 1:30 pm
Moose Haas (0-0, 8.31 ERA) vs. Dave Schmidt (0-0, 40.50 ERA)

April 17 at 1:30 pm
Bob McClure (1-0, 3.86 ERA) vs. Frank Tanana (0-1, 9.82 ERA)

April 18 at 1:30 pm
Pete Vuckovich (1-1, 6.75 ERA) vs. Rick Honeycutt (0-1, 7.04 ERA)

1982 Records
Milwaukee Brewers: 3-3 (2nd in AL East)
Texas Rangers: 2-3 (6th in AL West)

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Filed Under: Series Preview Tagged With: Bob McClure, Dave Schmidt, Frank Tanana, Mike Caldwell, Moose Haas, Pete Vuckovich, Rick Honeycutt, Roy Howell

Vuke Stumbles, Brewers Lose

April 14

Indians 6, Brewers 2
Brewers now 3-2 (1st)
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Pete Vuckovich
Pitching was again the issue for the Brewers today, as Pete Vuckovich walked six in 3 1/3 innings.

So what happens when your offense can’t maintain it’s 10.0 runs per game average while your pitching continues to scuffle?

You lose.

High powered offenses can’t consistently pump out gaudy run totals day after day. They just don’t. Good pitching beats good hitting. And even the best hitters can’t always find the holes.

Whether it was John Denny‘s greatness, a matter of bad luck or a combination, the Brewers never had a shot today. Denny was given a 3-0 fourth inning lead, and the Brewers bats struggled to squeeze out two runs on a total of seven hits. Not a single Brewer batter collected more than a hit.

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Filed Under: Game Recap Tagged With: Bob McClure, Cecil Cooper, Charlie Moore, John Denny, Larry Hisle, Pete Vuckovich, Robin Yount

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