Plunk Everyone

Dave Bush might not be the best pitcher in the world, or the best pitcher in Brewers history, or the best pitcher in the world at hitting batters... but he is the best Brewers pitcher ever at hitting batters, now that he holds the franchise record with 51 plunks thrown. Here are a few quick things you might not have known about Dave Bush:

Since joining the Brewers, Dave Bush has hit 9 second basemen and 8 shortstops, leading the majors in both categories over that period of time. 33% of his plunks with the Brewers have been thrown at middle infielders. He's also hit 8 third basemen, but that trails noted third basemen hater Johnny Cueto, who's hit 10 (40% of his total).

20 of the 51 batters Bush has plunked as a Brewer have scored a run after reaching on a plunk... which isn't great (from '06 to '08, about 27% of plunked batters scored runs, league wide). But none of his 51 plunkings with Milwaukee have come with the bases loaded, so that's good.

37 of his Brewers plunkings have been the first plunk of the game, while only 3 come in games when a Brewers batter was already hit. The other 11 have been thrown in games where Bush himself had already hit at least one batter. Obviously in a league where umpires can issue warnings to both teams, getting in the first shot is often key. Brewers batters have only been hit 12 times in 11 games after Dave Bush hit someone.

Since joining the Brewers, Dave Bush has not plunked a Dodger, Brave or Met (plus a bunch of AL teams). He's also never plunked Lance Berkman, even though Berkman has faced him more times than any other batter (36).

19.6% of Bush's plunks have been thrown on Tuesdays, while only 7.8% have been thrown on Sundays.