Author: Jerry Tapp

The Milwaukee Brewers pitching staff is one of 11 in the majors to have a staff ERA under 4.00 in each of the past two seasons. The Brewers have the 8th best ERA in majors since 2018 In fact, looking at the combined ERAs of each team over the past five seasons (2018-22), the Brewers staff ERA of 3.89 in the eighth best in baseball and the fourth best in the National League. Last year the Brewers ERA was 3.83, 12th best in baseball; in 2021, the Brewers’ pitching staff ERA was 3.50, good enough for third best in baseball.…

With his first 40-point game of the season, Jrue Holiday broke his own Bucks record for the oldest Bucks player to score 40 or more points in a game. Jrue was the leading scorer in the Bucks overtime win over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night. Back on December 17, 2021, Holiday also scored 40 points in a loss to the Pelicans in New Orleans. Holiday was 31 years-188 days old in that game. He was 32 years-247 days old in the 40-point game versus the Celtics. Jrue Holiday is the oldest Bucks player to score 40+ points in a…

The Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics will square off tonight in a battle of the teams with the best records in the NBA. Two Bucks’ players will look to continue three-point shooting streaks that have them among the longest in team history. Jrue Holiday’s streak is sixth longest in Bucks’ history Jrue Holiday has made at least one three-pointer in 34 consecutive games, the sixth longest streak in Bucks’ history and a career-high for Holiday. Holiday’s streak began on November 21 of 2022. Pat Connaughton has made a three-pointer in 21 straight games, four short of his career high. His…

If you follow the NFL, you probably hear a lot about the need to establish the run game and have a solid defense. It all sounds well and good, but let’s be realistic… today’s game depends more on quarterbacks and receivers than running backs. NFL runners who reach 1,000 yards for the season are still a well-sought-after milestone in today’s game. In 2022, there were 16 running backs that surpassed the 1,000-yard rushing mark. If we look back over the past 53 years of the NFL (since 1970), there have been 645 times in those 53 years that a running…

Over the past two NFL seasons, the Green Bay Packers have had one of the league’s top running back duos, Aaron Jones and AJ Dillon. In 2022, the Green Bay pair were one of three duos/teammates to each reach 770 or more rushing yards in the season: Chicago’s David Montgomery and Justin Fields, Dallas’ Ezekiel Elliott and Tony Pollard, and Green Bay’s Jones and Dillon. Jones had 1,121 rushing yards last year; Dillon had 770. A total of 32 players rushed for 770+ yards in the NFL last year. AJ Dillon is one of 15 RBs to have 1,500 rushing…

Last week the Bucks had back-to-back games in Los Angeles against the Lakers and the Clippers. They won both contests extending their current winning streak to 10 games. With their win over the Clippers, the Bucks also upped their record this season to 6-1 in games played with no rest (the second game of back-to-back games). That is the second-best record in the league behind the Boston Celtics who are 7-1 in no rest games this season. NBA teams usually play under .500 in no rest games NBA teams typically do not play well on the second of two consecutive…

It probably took a little longer than he expected, but with four three-pointers made in last night’s 119-106 over the Los Angeles Clippers, Brook Lopez passed the 100-mark in threes made this season. That gave him a part of an NBA record. Brook Lopez broke out of his three-point shooting slump Lopez had been in a mini slump over the past 10 games with regards to his three-point shooting. In his 10 games prior to last night’s contest in L.A., Brook was eight-for-41 (.195 percentage) on threes. Last night he made four-of-six threes on his way to 22 points. He…

The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles face off in Super Bowl 57 this Sunday. Will it be a high-scoring game? Will having the lead at halftime of the Super Bowl make a difference? Will it be a close game? To give some insight to those questions (and potential answers), let’s look at some of the points stats in the previous 56 Super Bowls. Scoring First * The team that scored first in the Super Bowl is 37-19 (.661) First Quarter * Teams that were scoreless in the first quarter are 15-29 (.341) * Teams that scored in the first…

If you are a Brewers fan, you know Robin Yount as a Hall of Famer who played his entire career with the Brewers, was a two-time MVP (at two different positions, no less), had 3,142 career hits, and drove in and scored a combined 3,038 runs. But I bet you didn’t know that Robin Yount shares a rare milestone stat with fellow Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson: They are the only two players in MLB history to have 100 or more sacrifice hits (bunts) and 100 or more sacrifice flies. The decline of sacrifice bunts in Major League Baseball If…

After several weeks of speculation, Jae Crowder is finally a member of the Milwaukee Bucks. The former Marquette star will see an NBA court in a Bucks uniform after missing more than half of the 2022-23 season due to a contract dispute with the Phoenix Suns before his trade to Milwaukee. The Bucks were in hot pursuit of Crowder seeing him as an important piece to them returning to the NBA Finals. Crowder brings 10 years of experience, a veteran presence and a “tough-as-nails” acumen that the Bucks will count on for their 2022-23 playoff run. Here’s a look at…