2017-06-22: Pirates (Nova) at Brewers (Anderson) 1:10 PM CDT [Brewers win, 4-2; Knebel with a K for 38th consecutive game]

[hawing]

As another homestand draws to a close...

 

PIRATES

LF John Jaso (L)

3B Josh Harrison ®

RF Gregory Polanco (L)

1B Josh Bell (S)

C Elias Diaz ®

CF Andrew McCutchen ®

2B Max Moroff (S)

SS Jordy Mercer ®

RHP Ivan Nova ®

 

BREWERS

2B Eric Sogard (L)

1B Eric Thames (L)

RF Domingo Santana ®

3B Travis Shaw (L)

LF Hernan Perez ®

C Jett Bandy ®

CF Keon Broxton ®

SS Orlando Arcia ®

RHP Chase Anderson ®

[BuckyBrewer61]

Why Bandy 6th? It's Mark Kotsay batting 3rd all over again. Is it really that big a deal that certain players stay in the same spot in the order day by day? Is Broxton and Arcia 6/7 really gonna throw them off their games?

 

With that, Bandy will hopefully have a big day and prove me wrong.

[BrewCrewBlueDevil]

Why is Broxton.... playing. I would have liked to see Brinson have more chances. Big decisions to make when Braun and Villar come back; hopefully they get a long rehad to ensure they are healthy.

[liveforoctober]

Why is Broxton.... playing. I would have liked to see Brinson have more chances. Big decisions to make when Braun and Villar come back; hopefully they get a long rehad to ensure they are healthy.

 

Not to be snarky but…

 

Broxton currently has a 7 game hit streak. In his last 10 games he is .333 (9-27) with a .400 OBP, 4 HRs, 11 RBIs. Brinson, meanwhile, has been outhit by Nick Franklin since he has been here.

 

I’m guessing those are two of the reasons.

 

I know we need to give Brinson his chances to figure things out … but we are also a first place team closing out June and need to win games. Broxton (surprise!) still doesn’t have 162 career games under his belt … so as much as we need to give Brinson a chance, we need to do the same with Broxton. Still a possibility that Keon is our CF of the future and not Brinson.

[pacopete4]

Brinson belongs back in AAA. Defensively and offensively. People get way too attached when it comes to a guy with top prospect status. Brinson will be fine. It's just not his time. And thats, okay.

[wildcat83]

Agree hot bats need to play. Broxton and Santana starting to get hot so I'm ok with them playing over Brinson. Brinson has looked overmatched which isn't surprising first time up. Hopefully Braun back quickly so Brinson can get back to playing daily at AAA.

[adambr2]

And it's not like we're trotting a 34 year old journeyman out to CF every day. Broxton *could* still be our CF of the future, and even if he's not, he's getting the numbers and ABs that with his controlability will make him a hell of an attractive trade chip.

 

If Brinson is the guy it'll happen eventually. There's no reason to force it to happen. We can debate all day whether Brinson should even be up right now but there's really no debate that the every day centerfielder for the Brewers is Broxton's job right now.

[trwi7]

Perez is hitting .261/.280/.413 over his last 186 PA. He's the one that should be on the bench.

[wildcat83]

I don't know what it is, maybe the hair, but Jaso is on my "God I hate that guy" list.

[wildcat83]

You should lead the league in HBP if you lean into every inside fastball.

[jerichoholicninja]

Is Harrison wearing some sort of hand helmet?

[trwi7]

FS Wisconsin in a nutshell.

 

Put camera on 1st to show a possible pick-off attempt. Said pick-off attempt happens. Instead of staying on that camera, they switch to the camera that's used on a pitch only to go back to the 3rd base camera as Harrison is dusting himself off.

[wildcat83]

Is Harrison wearing some sort of hand helmet?

 

Looks like it. Some sort of protective sleeve that his fingers are in

[TURBO]

Brinson belongs back in AAA. Defensively and offensively. People get way too attached when it comes to a guy with top prospect status. Brinson will be fine. It's just not his time. And thats, okay.

 

100% agree. His time will come.

[TURBO]

I don't know what it is, maybe the hair, but Jaso is on my "God I hate that guy" list.

 

His hair is over the top ridiculous. It's bad enough with guys like Hader, deGrom, Syndergaard, and all those ridiculous beards, but his dreads are just stupid. I like it better when ball players look like ball players, but I'm old school...

[trwi7]

God that clap over your head thing after a home run is the dumbest thing I've ever seen.

[TURBO]

Harrison does not = Arcia...

[rcc]

Yay Travis got one out. The Crew are hitting today.

[jerichoholicninja]

Is it physical strength, juiced baseballs, smaller parks, or what? Because in what world should that pitch that Shaw hit, with the swing he took, have gone that far to dead center.

[Roderick]

Only 6 pitches total after the double play, but now Nova is going to hit 30 pitches in the first inning.

[rcc]

Travis is very strong. He hit some homers last year in Fenway that were among the farthest hit ever.

[BuckyBrewer61]

God that clap over your head thing after a home run is the dumbest thing I've ever seen.

 

Anyone know if there is a story to the overhead clap more than "we just started doing it and now it's a thing"?

[rcc]

Chase settling down after that first inning.

[rcc]

I don't mind the overhead clap. It gets the guys on the bench up and moving.

[wildcat83]

Is it physical strength, juiced baseballs, smaller parks, or what? Because in what world should that pitch that Shaw hit, with the swing he took, have gone that far to dead center.

 

A lot of lefties seem to be able to golf baseballs about 2 inches off the ground. Never understood it.