2017-05-19: Brewers (Espino/MLB debut) at Cubs (Butler) 1:20 PM CDT [Brewers win, eventually, 6-3]

[trwi7]

Can we sign Ben Sheets to pitch one more game and have Bandy catch him? I want a Benny and the Jett battery.

[adambr2]

Wow Shaw, brutal swing.

 

 

Not trying to pick on you but you do realize that these guys are facing major league pitching and every once in awhile they are fooled, right? It happens to the best of them.

 

 

What was the point of this, especially in an in game thread full of immediate game reactions? Never did I say anything otherwise and I'm a big Shaw fan. I simply pointed out that it was a bad swing and he was fooled badly ?

 

Are you really meaning to say you don't regularly give a quick criticism of the immediate performance of players in IGTs against 'major league' players?

[homer]

It'd be great if Brewers could burn through the Cubs' pen in this game. Butler's at 35 pitches after the Bandy hit.

[adambr2]

Nice one Bandy!

[pacopete4]

First Pina with his antics after the 3-run homer and not Bandy with a fist pump. Love it! A little emotion can go a long way.

 

30+ pitches in the first inning, love that too!

[trwi7]

Okay Jerry is trolling us with how many times he's said breakaball already.

[adambr2]

Espino debut. Here we go...

[pacopete4]

Wow Shaw, brutal swing.

 

 

Not trying to pick on you but you do realize that these guys are facing major league pitching and every once in awhile they are fooled, right? It happens to the best of them.

 

 

What was the point of this, especially in an in game thread full of immediate game reactions? Never did I say anything otherwise and I'm a big Shaw fan. I simply pointed out that it was a bad swing and he was fooled badly ?

 

Are you really meaning to say you don't regularly give a quick criticism of the immediate performance of players in IGTs against 'major league' players?

 

 

A knee-jerk post was commented on and not even in a jerky way.

 

edited - tone it down, please.

[liveforoctober]

Butler's lack of control is making me a bit nervous though. How are game conditions? 40 pitches and only 18 strikes is pretty alarming? He had a 3 ball count on 5 of the 7 hitters he faced and at least a 2 ball count on all of them. I hope Espino can get a decent grip on the ball.

[MrTPlush]

Great job by the Brewers being patient knowing he wasn't throwing strikes. That might seem obvious, but in years past we have had a lot of aggressive hitters that could have made that a 15 pitch inning before you know it with zero runs.

[homer]

Butler's lack of control is making me a bit nervous though. How are game conditions? 40 pitches and only 18 strikes is pretty alarming? He had a 3 ball count on 5 of the 7 hitters he faced and at least a 2 ball count on all of them. I hope Espino can get a decent grip on the ball.

 

Couldn't locate the fastball.

[homer]

Great job by the Brewers being patient knowing he wasn't throwing strikes. That might seem obvious, but in years past we have had a lot of aggressive hitters that could have made that a 15 pitch inning before you know it with zero runs.

 

Except Villar who decided to swing at the first pitch after back to back walks.

[wildcat2237]

1-2-3 for Espino.

[homer]

I like 8 pitch innings....especially when the other guy throws 40

[igor67]

Here's to us having the random pitcher no one has scene before befuddling the opposing hitters for once! I summon the Spirirt of Steve Woodard.

[trwi7]

Espino is lucky the wind is blowing in or that ball was landing on Sheffield.

[Ennder]

Yeah I hope we don't sign Villar long term. We need to get better defense on the field.

 

Not saying we can't find better defense but Villar has been pretty good since the first month of the season. He had a rocky start and has settled into playing some good baseball at second.

 

April: 119 chances, 64 assists, 5 errors

May: 74 chances, 40 assists, 0 errors

 

 

Not posting this, expect an idiotic play today from him but I am one that is in his corner that believes he's too gifted not to becomes a very good MLB player.

 

Most advanced metrics still have him below average. Errors are such a bad stat I don't like to use those. The ruling on what is and what isn't an error is just ridiculous at times. It wasn't so much just about Villar either, it is about the team as a whole. I want to see us have an above average defense on the field at some point and that means maybe not signing a couple of the weaker fielders we have right now. Santana and Villar are probably the most replaceable weak defense guys for the future.

[adambr2]

Yeah, I thought that Rizzo ball was way gone. Still, nice looking first inning for Espino.

[Ennder]

Butler had an xFIP over 5 and a K/9 under 5 in the minors. He has been terrible at every stop in AAA and the majors. I can't imagine him getting more than 4 or 5 starts before they demote him.

[igor67]

Someone is going to get a fat one to hit at some point with men on base right?

[adambr2]

This ump is really easily fooled by a decent frame job.

[adambr2]

Someone is going to get a fat one to hit at some point with men on base right?

 

If he can ever find the zone.

[igor67]

Over 60 pitches already how long can he go?

[adambr2]

Swung at Ball 4.

[liveforoctober]

I think Sogard’s OBP might be over 1.000 .. I know that isn’t possible. I know it. But I think it might be true. I need to redo the math… I don’t think he has gotten out since 2015.