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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
3 of the 4 Padres runs have scored on these events
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
6 of the 7 hardest hit balls now. Top 4 xBA
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Here's the full list from 2022-26. Hall and 2023 Sims with six more walks than hits but Sims hit 10 batters to Hall's two this year.
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Four hardest hit balls so far have been by Brewers. They are 0/4 in those batted balls.
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Happy Fangraphs Playoff Odds clinch day! Up from 99.9% yesterday.
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Missed this live. But ball 1 challenge is quite possibly the worst challenge decision of the year (a high bar to reach!) 1st pitch of an inning, tie game so challenges will be important, and it wasn’t remotely close. A first pitch in this situation should like never be challeneged! Unless it’s 100%
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I feel like that was pretty textbook targeting right? Not a mention anywhere
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The Wrigley wind is just so overpowered. Shaw's flyout had no business being anything but a lazy flyball. .020 xBA! And it was to the track
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
To be fair, this is a very common motivational story for coaches. We get a story like this every year. This is from the Montreal Canadiens from last season. Also happens a lot in baseball.
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This is before tonight's game. He is now 3/51 in his last 14.5 games vs. the Brewers. (I'm posting this now so if he gets a hit in his next AB tonight, it doesn't matter)
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
William will challenge a random 1-0 pitch in the first inning inning but not this 3-2 pitch with two outs
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The Brewers NL Central Odds are at a season high above 90%. Quite the bounce back week after that Padres series.
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Problem was Gary burned one early in an AB earlier so Mitchell was too tentative to burn the last challenge on offense when they are leading.
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Pretty sure Fox national broadcast stated Megill won't be available tonight as he's pitched four of the last five. He pitched Wednesday and Thursday of this week and that is it
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I find it quite funny that this trip is exactly 1 year after this stretch of 6 games. Wins 9-14 in the streak including a walkoff vs. the Mets, Miz beating Skenes, and a couple crazy comebacks in Cincy.
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
And then gets this absolute gift. Just a cursed series for the Crew.
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
He had the zone for Mitchell but that was legit it.
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
If the back end of the padres pen is getting these calls, it’s not your night
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Maddening narrative from the Athletic newsletter this morning. They traded two of their top 20 prospects including one in some top 5s!
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Today was the second of three consecutive Mondays where the Brewers fly across the country the prior night and play the next day. They looked sluggish in both Monday games so far
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
About as unlucky a three innings your could imagine
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Two doubles, zero runs. Need to get out of this park ASAP
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
This reads like a game that is 10-1
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Full games numbers are maddening as well
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
All four of these batted balls went for hits. None with an xba over .430
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
First AB with RISP after a week of terrible results ends like this. It actually might be a curse
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
The Brewers have won 11 straight series opener games.
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Picked a heck of a game to bring the book to
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
9th inning Miz
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Quite the time for the ABS to go out
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Went to bed after the 5th. Missed a ton I guess! Catching up on the condensed game and a ball leaving the bat like this ended up as a game tying home run
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
This flyball at 99.4 mph and 37 degree LA went 405 feet. That is the longest distance a flyball has traveled this year among batted balls 99-100 mph and 36-38 degree LA. Longer than two balls hit at Coors.
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Hamilton’s terrible AB in the 9th with the bases loaded is gonna be the difference isn’t it?
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
These are the types of calls you get when you are reeling
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Turang’s AB in the 9th was eerily similar to his AB to end game 1 in the NLCS.
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Probably won't happen but Fangraphs doesn't have anyone other than the Brewers winning over 84 in the division. Closer than it appears!
Fangraphs Projected standings screenshot for NL Central. Brewers projected at 88.5 wins, rest of division projected between 79.2 and 83.8 wins
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Meanwhile, the Brewers have given 173 PAs to guys outside of their top 12 in PA. This includes Chourio and Vaughn who were both out a month plus.
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The Cubs have been bitten quite a bit by the injury bug in terms of starting pitchers (Boyd, Horton, Steele) but they have been unbelievably healthy on the position player side. All but 13 PA have come from 1-12 in their position player group. They aren't even using their last guy on the bench!
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
The Brewers currently have 8 of the 9 hardest hit balls in this game. Also the top 6 xBA events. It seems like in the rare games where they actually square the ball up well, they don’t get the expected results and lose
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
What the heck is going on in Minnesota today. Almost same launch angle but 6 mph less than Bauers 3rd inning batted ball. Still went further
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
23 feet difference between these three batted balls is ridiculous
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
I think the worst part about these long stretches is they travel to Denver or further west four times the rest of the season. They do not get a travel day for any four of those first legs of the trip.
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Brewers ended the game with 13 of the 15 hardest hit balls in the game. They had 15 balls hit over 100 mph. That has to be a record for them this season. Just terrible sequencing tonight
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Look at all these!
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
This has been the biggest zone by far I’ve seen all season. Also Vaughn must not be dialed in yet since you gotta challenge either strike two or strike three here
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Weird pattern alert! The winner of game 1 in each weekday Brewers series this year has lost the remaining games in the series. Brewers either go WLL or LWW in weekday series.
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Our long regional nightmare is over!
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James Vandenberg @jamesvandy3.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
The brewers had the four hardest hit balls in that game. All with a positive LA and in sum they expected to get 3 hits out of them. They got 1 and it was a two out single with the bases empty
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