The Milwaukee Brewers want to take the next step and compete at a high level for 162 games as opposed to last season when the Brewers were in first place of the National League Central Division past the halfway mark in the season, going 51-33 in their first 84 games, but could not stay the course, as their division lead and playoff hopes vanished in the last few months.
Their demise began in July and negatively impacted them through September, was the Brewers went 31-47 in the last three months of the season and didn’t qualify for the playoffs.
The brightest spot on the roster was catcher Jonathan Lucroy, who finished fourth in the NL MVP voting and earned a spot on his first All-Star team. The fifth-year catcher hit .301 and led the league with 53 doubles; he had career highs in runs, hits and doubles.
The majority of the roster, both pitching at hitting, is very similar to 2014’s team. The Brewers are banking that another year of chemistry and personal growth will push them over the edge. Adam Lind is the new first baseman, after spending the last few seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays. Aside from Lind, Lucroy (catcher), Aramis Ramirez (third base), Jean Segura (shortstop), Scooter Gennett (second base), Ryan Braun (left field), Carlos Gomez (center field) and Khris Davis (left field), all spent the majority of 2014 at their same positions.
Fans will be out in full force at Miller Park on April 6th when the Milwaukee Brewers take on the Colorado Rockies. Opening Day Brewers tickets have an average ticket price of $122.79 with a walk-in price of $48 according to TiqIQ.com. Brewers’ fans outside of the Milwaukee area can use Hipmunk.com as their resource to attend opening day. Hipmunk offers flights to Milwaukee through a variety of airlines and has hotels in Milwaukee from $79 for those who want to enjoy the city before or after the game.
Milwaukee knows they can compete with the teams in their division, as they held a lead throughout more than half the year last season. With one more year of developing mental toughness to compete through an entire season, the sky’s the limit for the Brewers.
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