Bandwagon Getting Lighter

The Brewers have managed to scuffle a bit after starting a league best 20-7 by losing six out of their last eight. People seem to be jumping ship already saying they aren't for real as if good teams never have a cold spell. Lets recap the last week or so:

Ryan Braun was placed on the DL retroactive to April 27. Since that time the Brewers have dropped series to the Reds and D-backs with the likes of Jonathan Lucroy and Scooter Gennett sharing time in the three hole. Scooter Gennett a three hitter? Come on these aren't grapefruit league split-squad games. And I'm not saying it's Roenicke's bad managing it's just that there's nobody to put there. Lucroy is batting .211 in his last ten games (8-38) with no homers and Gennett has only mustered eight XBH for a slugging percentage that is sub .400 on the season. It doesn't help either that Aramis Ramirez cannot hit the broad side of a barn right now. Not that anybody expected him to maintain the start he had but Ramirez is only 5 for his last 56 (.089) and hasn't had a multi hit game since April 16. There is no team in the league that would be remotely successful with the middle of their order killing rallies like it's their job, yet the Brewers maintain a four game lead in the central.

I however have no intention of writing the Brewers off. Ryan Braun said today that he is on schedule to return on Tuesday like originally planned. Gomez will most likely be serving a suspension during the three game set with the Yankees this weekend but he's been playing like he could use a break too. Look for the Brewers to put together a solid series against the Bronx bombers and put their name back to the forefront. The Brewers enjoy losing to sub par pitchers and destroying aces so I wouldn't be surprised if they snapped Tanaka's 40+ game winning streak of games he has started. On Saturday the right-handed stacked lineup will face the struggling C.C Sabathia; I'm thinking Weeks gets the start and has a big day. I'd put money down that the Crew takes the series against the Yanks and goes on a run against the Pirates and Cubs in the upcoming week with Braun returning to MVP form to get back on track.