2017-09-05: Brewers (Davies) at Reds (Stephenson) 6:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 9-3]

[jerichoholicninja]

How come Craig just randomly manage some games like a total twit?

Failure to use data to make decisions.

 

Thames has a 1.408 OPS vs. the Reds. And he sits for Neil Walker at 1B.

 

It's failure to use his eyes. Barnes should have been pulled after the second batter but left him in the implode the inning for god knows why.

[jerichoholicninja]

For all you Garza haters, he's going to throw 6 shutout tomorrow and we'll lose 1-0.

[SomewhereInTime]

How come Craig just randomly manage some games like a total twit?

Failure to use data to make decisions.

 

Thames has a 1.408 OPS vs. the Reds. And he sits for Neil Walker at 1B.

 

In Counsel's defense those are heavily skewed numbers, Thames has been below replacement level since April.

[SomewhereInTime]

oh now the bats come alive, sweet.

[yfinn6]

Atta boy, Shaw. There's those two runs that would look a helluva lot better had the Barnes not blown it.

[adambr2]

With the game out of reach we'll likely rally for 3 or 4 now.

[pacopete4]

Water heater busted and I can't even get a freaking Brewers win tonight. Life...

[jerichoholicninja]

Whoop de freaking do. No reason for you guys to celebrate. Sit your buts down and figure out how to do that before you're getting blown out.

[jerichoholicninja]

I think we need to realize the Brewers batters aren't doing this. They're finally facing a pitcher who's worse at pitching than they are at hitting.

[PinaMadness]

7-6 final score guaranteed.

[SomewhereInTime]

Alright, a good false hope rally!

[SomewhereInTime]

I think we need to realize the Brewers batters aren't doing this. They're finally facing a pitcher who's worse at pitching than they are at hitting.

 

That's usually the case when you're all of the sudden putting up runs in a big deficit against a new pitcher. The Reds have plenty of bad pitchers, they also have a good one whose coming in now to probably shut this down.

[yfinn6]

Dang, thought Pina hit it better than that.

[jerichoholicninja]

I assumed that was the 9th since they brought in their closer and the game was over.

[Brewcrewin07]

Brian Price sure is an interesting Manager..he uses Iglesias frequently to get more then 3 outs, and his team is one of the worst in baseball. Managers from winning teams hardly ever do that. It's interesting that he gives a damn that much about winning now when his team has been dead and buried for months.

[jerichoholicninja]

Jeff Grayson needs to be fired. He thinks his segues are clever but they are dumb as hell.

[SomewhereInTime]

Why even bother calling up Taylor Williams if you're just gonna use trash can Torres.

[jerichoholicninja]

Brian Price sure is an interesting Manager..he uses Iglesias frequently to get more then 3 outs, and his team is one of the worst in baseball. Managers from winning teams hardly ever do that. It's interesting that he gives a damn that much about winning now when his team has been dead and buried for months.

 

That's what I was thinking. Seems pretty stupid to burn out your closer trying to win pointless games. But I guess he was a starter and they probably just want him to get work.

[trwi7]

Can we get Taylor Williams to pitch one inning in a 4 run deficit? Nope, gotta be Torres.

[adambr2]

So frustrating that we just can't take advantage of the soft parts of our schedule.

This was so predictable that you can't even call it a 'trap' series.

 

Up to Garza to prevent a sweep now.

 

Not that Craig hasn't already bungled this game plenty, but if you're not going to bring Taylor Williams into a game here I don't know when you ever will.

[jerichoholicninja]

Why even bother calling up Taylor Williams if you're just gonna use trash can Torres.

 

Williams is a rookie and he might not pitch well.

[adambr2]

Why even bother calling up Taylor Williams if you're just gonna use trash can Torres.

 

A fatter paycheck and a look at what a MLB clubhouse looks like, I guess.

[TURBO]

 

Not that Craig hasn't already bungled this game plenty, but if you're not going to bring Taylor Williams into a game here I don't know when you ever will.

 

Craig will wait until a game is on the line, then bring him in, rather than getting his feet wet in a non crucial situation. Watch and see.

 

I am becoming a non fan of CC, but then again, I hated Yost and RRR too. *sigh*

[MoreTrife]

Sweet tasty Torres cherry on top.

[Polish Falcons]

Brian Price sure is an interesting Manager..he uses Iglesias frequently to get more then 3 outs, and his team is one of the worst in baseball. Managers from winning teams hardly ever do that. It's interesting that he gives a damn that much about winning now when his team has been dead and buried for months.

 

That's what I was thinking. Seems pretty stupid to burn out your closer trying to win pointless games. But I guess he was a starter and they probably just want him to get work.

 

That's not what I was thinking. The way I saw it is that the Reds got in a jam and they put in their best pitcher to get out of it, even though it wasn't at the most conventional time. If Counsel did this in the 7th (ie put in Knebel or Swarzak rather than stick with Barnes), the Brewers could have very well won this game.