2018-05-04: Pirates (Kingham) at Brewers (Guerra) 7:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 6-4; Yelich Fair/Foul HR Controversy]

[adambr2]

I've concluded that either Darnell Coles is just awful at his job or he in some way offended Arcia in the off-season and Orlando is intent on getting him fired.

 

Hitting coach has to be the most thankless job in sports (and perhaps the most useless...).

 

You know every hitting coach in baseball, Coles included, tells the players “be patient, swing at strikes.” Not his fault Arcia doesn’t listen. Or Santana. Or Perez.

 

Man, I hope a guy on payroll for whatever a hitting coach makes has a little bit bigger of a scope of a job than a 15 year old big brother can do.

[adambr2]

Would've liked to have Shaw's double from last AB on this one.

[young guns]

Well at least we can all agree that's a home run!

[PinaMadness]

Back in it. If we lose this game by one run that non challenge is going to loom large.

[markedman5]

Hey......Coles is getting better!

[adambr2]

Domingo!!

 

Nice 0-2 pitch, ha.

[adambr2]

I can't believe the brewers didn't challenge that Yelich foul ball......it looked fair in real time and looks fair on review.

 

I mean come on

It was a fair ball. It should have been called a homerun and certainly should have been reviewed.

Baseball replay is the worst. There's so much wrong with it I can't even spend the time writing about it. I guarantee CC didn't challenge that because it was only the first inning.

 

I am not saying you are wrong but it being the first inning is such a horrible reason not to challenge a call. That's a run off the board, if you think it's wrong it's worth a challenge, I don't care what inning it is. They basically give you as many challenges as you want after the 6th inning anyway.

[young guns]

That's not foul.

 

https://www.mlb.com/video/yelichs-deep-foul-ball/c-2007320283

I tried looking again and even cast it to my tv, but the video quality going that route isn't as good. I plan on taping the replay tonight and I'll see if I can find what convinced me and try to take a picture of it. Until then I just hope it's moot because we came back and won.

[adambr2]

That's probably the deepest ball Sogard will hit all season.

[adambr2]

That's not foul.

 

https://www.mlb.com/video/yelichs-deep-foul-ball/c-2007320283

I tried looking again and even cast it to my tv, but the video quality going that route isn't as good. I plan on taping the replay tonight and I'll see if I can find what convinced me and try to take a picture of it. Until then I just hope it's moot because we came back and won.

 

I saw what you saw on the TV replay that looked like it went in front, unless it was just my imagination.

 

Looking at it now I can't find anything. It's like the ball just disappears into the abyss.

[young guns]

Heck, with how inconsistant replay is and how far away that shot was, im not convinced it would have been overturned even if it was challenged and a homer.

[adambr2]

We are back in the game and every pitcher had the day off yesterday. Does Suter really need another inning?

[BuckyBrewer61]

Man, I hope a guy on payroll for whatever a hitting coach makes has a little bit bigger of a scope of a job than a 15 year old big brother can do.

 

Just saying, I guarantee they’ve told Arcia over and over to swing at strikes. When Arcia gets behind in the count routinely by swinging at balls in the opposite batters box, there is only one person to blame for that.

[PinaMadness]

Adam, That's one of the many things that is wrong with replay. Didn't the Brewers lose a game that way a couple years ago because Brian Price was given a challenge he didn't have? Simply for requesting one from the umpire?

[DuWayne Steurer]

Heck, with how inconsistant replay is and how far away that shot was, im not convinced it would have been overturned even if it was challenged and a homer.

 

After they reviewed and still called schebler out on the pickoff play at 2nd base the other day where he was obviously, clearly safe, im convinced theyll get it wrong anyways.

[PinaMadness]

Heck, with how inconsistant replay is and how far away that shot was, im not convinced it would have been overturned even if it was challenged and a homer.

 

After they reviewed and still called schebler out on the pickoff play at 2nd base the other day where he was obviously, clearly safe, im convinced theyll get it wrong anyways.

You are probably right, but you still have to challenge that. If they get it wrong in New York they will certainly hear about it from the powers that be.

[adambr2]

Man, I hope a guy on payroll for whatever a hitting coach makes has a little bit bigger of a scope of a job than a 15 year old big brother can do.

 

Just saying, I guarantee they’ve told Arcia over and over to swing at strikes. When Arcia gets behind in the count routinely by swinging at balls in the opposite batters box, there is only one person to blame for that.

 

Third theory then: His translator is a secret Cub fan and relaying the wrong messages.

 

And right on que Orlando gets a hit, ha.

[adambr2]

Ugh. Braun had 2 pitches on that AB that screamed "Drill me onto Bernie's slide". Took the first one and fouled off the second.

[PinaMadness]

This home plate umpire is terrible. The Brewers pitchers are not getting those strikes. At least that bum in Chicago was terrible for both teams.

[MoreTrife]

So many good relievers in the game. Feliz is electric. Tough to expect hits.

[MrTPlush]

Jesus Aguilar with the swing of the year.

[MoreTrife]

Hahaha that was by his head. Jeez.

[adambr2]

Maybe I've come to expect too much from Aguilar, because that was a pretty terrible looking AB to me.

[adambr2]

If nothing else they need to at least get a couple guys on in the 8th and not leave the game up to the Sogard/Arcia/PH murderers row.

[Eye Black]

If nothing else they need to at least get a couple guys on in the 8th and not leave the game up to the Sogard/Arcia/PH murderers row.

Yeah, got one on, but now just hoping to avoid a double play for this very reason. Need to have some hope Cain and Yelich will bat in the 9th.