Kapler, The Week Ahead, & Question of the Week

One of the biggest stories of the young season so far, for not only the Brewers but for all of MLB, has been the comeback of Gabe Kapler. The New York Times had a feature on Kapler yesterday, and today there's a spotlight on Kapler over at Yahoo Sports. Kapler, along with Jason Kendall, have really provided some much-needed offensive punch, especially considering the slow starts by Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun.

Kapler and Kendall have combined for: 26 hits, 18 RBI, 15 runs, 7 doubles, 4 HR, 6 strikeouts

Braun and Fielder have combined for: 22 hits, 15 RBI, 10 runs, 5 doubles, 3 HR, 19 strikeouts

The Week Ahead

Milwaukee is off today, but the road trip continues in St. Louis tomorrow night. After a 3-game series with the Cardinals, the Brewers will travel to Cincinnati for a weekend series with the Reds.

The Cardinals are not only in first place in the NL Central (lead by .5 game over Milwaukee), but they have one of the best records in the Majors (9-4). They are coming off of a 4-game series at San Francisco which they split. The Brewers will face Braden Looper, Adam Wainwright, and Kyle Lohse - combined these 3 pitchers have gone 4-1 so far, and all three have low ERAs and WHIPs.

The Brewers will send Dave Bush to the mound Tuesday night, and he will likely be pitching for his job as a starter, with Yovani Gallardo set to return soon. Bush is 0-2 with a 8.44 ERA after two starts this year. In 4 career starts against St. Louis, Bush is 1-3 with a 7.61 ERA. Yikes!

The Reds had a tough weekend, getting swept at Pittsburgh. The Reds managed only 4 runs in those 3 games. Before they host the Brewers this weekend, they will travel to Wrigley Field to take on the cubs.

Question of the Week:

Last week's question asked if the Brewers could win a World Series with two "Gabes" on the roster. If they do, they would become the first MLB team to do so. Through extensive research (a quick search on MLB.com) I found out that there have been 7 MLB players named Gabe:

Gabe Gross
Gabe Kapler
Gabe Alvarez
Gabe Gabler
Gabe Gonzalez
Gabe Molina
Gabe White

Only Gabe Kapler has won a World Series ring (with Boston in 2004).

This week's question: Milwaukee currently ranks ninth in the NL for team batting average (.254). What is the lowest team batting average a Brewer team ever finished with and in what year?