Joseph. Wiemer. The man is on fire. And in one of those rare on-air moments where I look like I know what the hell I’m talking about, we were just talking about him heating up on Wednesday morning. He had the walk-off hit in the first game of this series against the O’s, and I said on the air that if you take a gander at his June stats, you’d see that the young man is starting to figure it out. Then he goes out last night and collects four hits, cranks two bombs, and sets a new Brewer rookie record for total bases on a game (11).
Now there’s probably a rational baseball explanation for the heater he’s currently on. Something about the amount of at-bats he’s had now at the major league level, getting adjusted to major league pitching, taking his walks, launch angle, timing, etc. But I think I have a simpler explanation. This:
Wiemer started rocking a gorgeous, cascading mullet a week ago, and he’s been unstoppable at the plate ever since. Bingo. Throw everything else out. He made the move to the mullet, and now he’s hitting baseball the same way Billy Ray Cyrus was writing country hits in the 90’s. Occam’s Razor says that the simplest explanation is generally the correct explanation. In this case, mullet=hits. Don’t over-complicate it.
Alright in all seriousness, let’s hope this truly is Wiemer figuring it out at the plate. I realize that we’re not at the end of the month, but his numbers in June are insane. He’s hitting .478, has an OBP of .571, he’s slugging over 1.000 and has an OPS of 1.615. Are those numbers good? I’ll hang up and listen.
Now remember, Wiemer was a MASHER in the minor leagues. He was forced into regular duty when Garrett Mitchell went down, and it’s been a slog for him at the plate before this current run. He hit .160 in the month of May. What kept him on the field was his defense. He’s already an elite defensive centerfielder. To the point where I wonder how they’re ever going to pry him out of that spot when Mitchell gets healthy. And Mitchell was a fantastic centerfielder too! But depth issues and plus-defense have allowed him to get the at-bats to get more comfortable the plate. No chance he stays THIS hot, but we can only hope this is a sign that his bat is going to start to look like it did at the minor league level. It would be a gamechanger for the everyday lineup.
Related: Corbin Burnes looked like Cy Burnes last night, and he said after the game that if they make a postseason run, the whole team is going to get a Joey Wiemer mullet-cut. YES. Can you imagine an entire squad playing in the Fall Classic with Kentucky waterfalls?? Speak it into existence.
PS: The Brewer Radio Network hosted out company in their suite last night and as you might expect: Watching a game in a suite is fun!
Sliders, brats, hot dogs, pretzel bites and chicken wings. Beer, beer, beer, brownies and cookies as far as the eye can see. First time I’ve ever experienced something like that and I think it’s going to be hard for me to go back to regular seating. I’m like Kramer going back to golfing at public courses:
