2016-05-18 Cubs (Lackey) at Brewers (Nelson), 7:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 2-1; 13 innings]

[TGOTJ]

On a completely unrelated note: why do the player photos look like mug shots? If I was an agent: SMILE.

[DHonks]

MoreTrife, Wood isn't your normal reliever. He's like Capuano--a former starter that is good with the bat

 

Hence why they pitched around him with the bases loaded.

 

They didn't pitch around him. Torres just isn't very good. Not sure which is more remarkable, that his ERA is under 4, or Boyer's is under 2. Heck, in the first weeks of the season Boyer wasn't giving up runs yet had a WHIP over 2.

[DHonks]

well, I like that. That Villar double extends my Beat the Streak to 4 games.

[MoreTrife]

Travis came into the AB with a .524 OPS and 9 career homers. Still, you throw him strikes.

 

I know he used to be proficient but he hasn't been a starter in years. And what Casey said.

[adambr2]

MoreTrife, Wood isn't your normal reliever. He's like Capuano--a former starter that is good with the bat

 

I'm not sure why you keep touting Capuano's bat. He is a career. 124 hitter with a .307 career OPS. He is pretty much the definition of a pitcher at the plate.

[AKCheesehead]

Find a way to tie it up, make them keep on playing. Make their fans head back to chicago with the game still on. Win it in the 19th.

[MoreTrife]

Scooter has looked quite feeble since his return unfortunately.

[valpocrewsader]

I don't understand bunting and playing for a tie in the 13th inning. Try to put a 2-run inning together to win this thing. Wasted most of Gennett's AB there with bunt attempts.

[MoreTrife]

I hate in extra innings games I keep waiting for the opposing team to run out of players and it never happens. Always seem to be another reliever to trot out.

[MoreTrife]

I don't understand bunting and playing for a tie in the 13th inning. Try to put a 2-run inning together to win this thing. Wasted most of Gennett's AB there with bunt attempts.

 

Agreed.

[sdcheezhd]

I don't understand bunting and playing for a tie in the 13th inning. Try to put a 2-run inning together to win this thing. Wasted most of Gennett's AB there with bunt attempts.

 

Exactly. I don't understand anything Counsell has done in extra innings.

[MoreTrife]

All a set up for soul crushing disappointment.

[MoreTrife]

Another reliever in the pen somehow.

[1992casey]

Seven outs tonight on called strike three.

[trwi7]

Carter looked exactly like Pedro Cerrano after the count went to 0-2 just looking at his bat and berating Jobu because he swung and missed.

[reillymcshane]

Brewers seem afraid to swing at times. I love guys being selective, but we seem too passive at times. Maybe I'm wrong, just an observation.

[DHonks]

All a set up for soul crushing disappointment.

 

that line is a bit of an overstatement, don't you think?

[adambr2]

Your Milwaukee Brewers, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory since 1970.

[owbc]

That was an entertaining way to lose.

[MoreTrife]

All a set up for soul crushing disappointment.

 

that line is a bit of an overstatement, don't you think?

 

I live in Chicago and have numerous smug cubs fans friends so there may be an added element for me. But that loss hurt a lot.

[adambr2]

All a set up for soul crushing disappointment.

 

that line is a bit of an overstatement, don't you think?

 

Yeah, it probably was, but something about hearing Miller Park roaring with Cub fans made this choke sting a little bit more.

[trwi7]

Those down on the farm reports and minor league scores scrolling across the bottom line during the game are so annoying and unnecessary. I don't give a single crap whether the team wins or loses, just how our prospects are developing, since they never show that, it's pointless.

[Baldkin]

Those down on the farm reports and minor league scores scrolling across the bottom line during the game are so annoying and unnecessary. I don't give a single crap whether the team wins or loses, just how our prospects are developing, since they never show that, it's pointless.

 

I remember distinctly listening to Jim Powell's reports circa 2005 and loving every one of them for just that reason

[1992casey]

I dislike the stuff scrolling across the bottom of the screen no matter what it says. I especially dislike it when it cuts off a ball in the dirt or a shoestring catch.

 

As far as the minors, it seems that winning is the best way to avoid being stuck in places like Colorado Springs.

[Outlander]

Yeah there is pretty much no reason to have a scroll at the bottom anymore for sporting events with smartphones, tablets, etc. Really need to get rid of them.