The Crew's penchant for solo dingers

Both myself and Justin at the BTB have wondered if the Brewers are going to shatter the single season record for solo dingers. With an offense so reliant on the long ball, the Brewers go yard a lot with nobody on base. I asked our friends at Stats, Inc. and here's the answer:

The most solo home runs hit in a season since 1988 were hit by the 2001 Texas Rangers when they hit 161 solo home runs.

This season, through Tuesday's games, the Milwaukee Brewers rank third in the majors with 87 solo home runs.

The Chicago White Sox are first with 92, and the Philadelphia Phillies are second with 89.

So the answer is no, the Brewers will most definitely NOT break the 2001 Rangers record of 161 solo shots by blasting 74 more solo homers through the remainder of August and September. They do have a fantastic chance of leading the league or the NL this season, but truthfully, one could spin that to be a good thing just as easily as it can be labeled a bad trait, reflective of a team with a poor OBP.