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April 30, 2017

Gomez’s Cycle

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Carlos Gomez hit for the second cycle of his career Saturday:

Gomez sent Jose Valdez‘s first-pitch heater onto the hill beyond center field. That followed a first-inning double, a single in the third and a triple to the gap in right-center in the fifth that sailed just beyond the reach of a sprinting Mike Trout. Two-run homers by Gomez and Rougned Odor backed the performance of Yu Darvish, who threw 125 pitches in six innings, as the Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-3.

“It’s exciting up there if you do that,” Gomez said, “and you can enjoy it when you win.”
His previous cycle came with the Minnesota Twins on May 7, 2008.

I guess cycles don’t carry that much cache anymore, because I didn’t see it mentioned until I went pretty far back in my news feed.

October 6, 2015 July 30, 2015

Gomez Goes South

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Carlos Gomez does get traded, but to the other 1962 expansion team, the Astros:

Gomez was hitting right at his career averages, but below his production during the previous two seasons. He gives the Astros someone who gets on base decently. Fiers strikes out tons of batters, and is just okay in walks and strikeouts. He does give the Astros an improved fourth starter slot.

The Brewers get four players in return. Brett Phillips is only 21, and he’s adjusting to AA this season, where he saw his power drop. He might be a year away from the majors. Domingo Santana is just 22 and tearing up AAA. Josh Hader is a big strikeout pitcher, Adrian Houser is a bit wild. Looks like the Brewers received two very good hitters and one solid pitcher. All are young. Not a bad way to start rebuilding.

May 18, 2015 September 17, 2014

Go-Go Gomezes

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Carlos Gomez stole two bases in the top of the 12th inning Tuesday night to set up the game winning single by Hector Gomez as the Brewers beat the Cardinals 3-2. For Hector, it was his first RBI in 10 MLB games. Carlos is exactly the kind of player who should be moving himself around the bases on his own. For his career, he is 203 for 252 attempting steals, an 80.6% success rate. That’s productive in any run environment, and especially in the low scoring one we are currently experiencing. He’s 33 for 43 on the season, and given his .356 OBP, he gets plenty of opportunities.

September 15, 2013 March 18, 2013

To Regress or Not Regress

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There seems to be a difference of opinion on whether Carlos Gomez will see his power regress toward his mean in 2013. I tend to bet on regression, unless someone can point to a change in approach (like with Jose Bautista). Right now, the best argument for Carlos not regressing is his age. He’ll play 2013 as a 27 year old, the age at which players tend to peak. The Musings Marcels put his slugging percentage at .429 with 15 home runs, which would be better than any year of his career except last season.

October 16, 2011

Gomez Gets it Going

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Carlos Gomez pinch hits for Nyjer Morgan, and singles to start the bottom of the fifth. He takes two bases on a wild pitch to give Ryan Braun an RBI opportunity.

Update: Braun grounds to first, and both he and Albert dive to try to make the play. Braun dives for the base, Albert dives for Braun, and the umpire calls Ryan out. It was a very close play, and Braun may have been safe. Pujols stays on the ground for a minute with an injured arm but stays in the game.

Gomez scores from third and the Cardinals lead is down to five, 11-6.

Update: That’s all the Brewers get. They really need a big inning.

October 7, 2011

Go Go Gomez

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Carlos Gomez singles for the Brewers with one out in the bottom of the tenth. He steals second on a ball that gets by the catcher, and is in scoring position for Nyjer Morgan.

Update: Morgan singles up the middle, Gomez races around from second, and the Brewers win 3-2! Milwaukee goes to the NLCS in a exciting finish to game five of their series with the Diamondbacks.

June 12, 2011

Go-Go Gomez

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Carlos Gomez just made a fine running catch in centerfield as the Brewers try to close out a sweep of the Cardinals. Milwaukee is up 4-3, and with one out Colby Rasmus flied deep to centerfield. Gomez made a great running catch, then crashed into the wall. It looked like he hurt his head, but he stayed in the game.

John Axford strikes out Yadier Molina to end the game, and the Brewers move into first place. Prince Fielder hit his 19th home run of the season, driving in two to give Milwuakee a lead they did not relinquish.

March 31, 2011

Starting Off with a Bang

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Rickie Weeks starts the Brewers off right with a home run to leftfield off Edinson Volquez of the Reds. Another outstanding season by Weeks, will help take the Brewers a long way.

Carlos Gomez follows with a home run as well. It was about in the same direction, but where Weeks’s shot just cleared the fence, Gomez put his in the second tier. Milwuakee leads 2-0, and they’re slugging 4.000 as a team.

March 27, 2011

Morgan a Backup

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Nyjer Morgan will serve as a backup to Carlos Gomez.

“(Morgan) played every day last year but he’ll back up ‘Gomey.’ When he needs a day off, we’ll have somebody to play center field. He’s a good base stealer. When he gets on base, he creates problems. So, we can pinch-run him.

“It make us better.”

As for Morgan’s on-field antics with the Cardinals and Marlins last year, Roenicke said, “I don’t know about his fiery personality. When we checked, we heard nothing but good things about him. That’s coming from a lot of sources.”

With Corey Hart hurt, this gives the Brewers some extra depth in the outfield.

September 12, 2010 July 2, 2010

West Coast Roundup

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The Rockies moved into third place in the NL West with a 7-3 win over the Giants. Carlos Gonzalez hit his 13th home run, equaling his 2009 total. He’s not doing a great job getting on base, but he’s giving the Rockies decent power.

The Rockies also gain a game on the Padres, who lose to the Astros 6-3 in extra inning. Houston scored three runs early, and three runs late. The top of the order, Michael Bourn and Jeff Keppinger, combined to drive in five runs. Bourn’s triple in the tenth drove home two of them, and proved to be the game winner.

Jered Weaver of the Angels shut down the Rangers for seven innings, helping LAnaheim to a 2-1 victory and keeping them close in the AL West race. Weaver lowers his ERA to 2.82, and with his high strikeout rate is making a very good case for a Cy Young award.

May 27, 2010

Big Hit for Gomez

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Carlos Gomez just drove in the tying run for the Brewers, singling with men on first and third with one out in the ninth against Matt Lindstrom of the Astros. He blows the save, and the single sets up first and third for Ryan Braun. The Astros and Brewers are tied at three.

Update: Braun struck out, and then Prince Fielder launched what looked like a home run off the bat, but it came down in the rightfielder’s glove, and the team are going to extra innings.

Update: That was Lindstrom’s first blown save after 22 straight conversions.

March 26, 2010

Players A to Z, Carlos Gomez

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Carlos Gomez played outfield for the Minnesota Twins in 2009. Over the winter, the Milwaukee Brewers acquired him in a trade. Gomez, with over 1000 plate appearances under his belt, has yet to generate any significant offense. Among players with at least 1000 PA since 2007, Carlos owns the fifth lowest OBP and the eighth lowest slugging percentage. That being said, Gomez scores runs at a decent rate for the times he’s on base, mostly due to his speed. He’s a good base stealer, successful in 59 of 80 attempts, 74%.

When a player is that poor offensively, he needs to be a great defender to keep his job. Carlos made up for his negative offense, by saving more runs than he cost at the plate in two of his three seasons. He needs to be hidden at the bottom of the order, so his plethora of outs are kept at a minimum so his superior defense can keep his contributions a net positive.

February 25, 2010

Slower Bat

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Brewers Blog discusses Carlos Gomez’s hitting, how he needs to slow down:

The thing with him seems to be that he is too fast at the plate, much like Rickie Weeks was before. Talking with some people around the cage today, it was discussed that one of the better things to happen to Weeks was adding weight to his frame because it slowed his bat down. Well Gomez won’t get bulky like Weeks, but he does need to slow his hands. Even in BP you can see him flying through the zone and hitting a lot of lazy balls in the air.

I don’t think they are talking bat speed here. Bat speed is good. I think they are talking about starting his hands too soon, that he’s not waiting long enough for the pitch. Does that seem right?