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And in today's evidence that baseball people often don't understand baseball...the Brewers fired manager Ned Yost today.
Sure, they've lost 11 of 13. But before that they won 18 of 23 dating back to Aug. 5.
They are losing because they are no longer hitting: a 150-point drop in OPS between August and September.
They are losing because they are no longer pitching: a 2.53 ERA in August becoming a 4.68 ERA in September. The starters' ERA has doubled (2.49 to 5.03).
They are NOT losing because of some flaw in Ned Yost's ability to manage.
Why don't lifelong baseball insiders understand the concept of the streak beyond Joe DiMaggio or Orel Hershiser?
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"Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen."
--Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun
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