2018-05-08: Indians (Kluber) at Brewers (Miley) 6:40 PM CDT [Brewers win, 3-2; Miley leaves game in 1st w oblique injury]

[clancyphile]

Not that I want this AT ALL, but could you imagine the haul we could get if we traded Hader? He’s an absolute savage and shut down relievers are in such high demand nowadays.

 

No way.

 

No freaking way.

 

Hader, Jeffress, and Knebel are the 2018 version of the Nasty Boys.

 

This is the trio that wins us Game 7 of the World Series against the Red Sox.

[stoutdude04]

I wouldn't have minded seeing Aguilar for Villar, but I'm guessing with the Franklin injury CC didn't want to deplete the bench? I dunno.

[wildcat83]

How is this guys numbers so bad? Hard thrower with sharp slider

[LouisEly]

Helluvan AB here by Pina

[young guns]

Did he take notes from aguilar and long at bats?

[young guns]

Cleveland's defense has been surprisingly bad.

[stoutdude04]

This is funny.

[PinaMadness]

Lou Brown would not approve.

[Eye Black]

One negative here is Hader has been sitting on the bench quite a while. Hopefully it won’t matter.

[LouisEly]

Helluvan inning by Pina

[wildcat83]

That was not a strike

[mtrebs]

Another opportunity with runners at 2nd and 3rd with no outs resulting in no runs. When will the Brewers learn how to hit a sac fly?

[pacopete4]

That was not a strike

 

Why do you think this? TV pitch track and my phone app had it hitting plenty of the plate.

[mtrebs]

Anyone concerned that teams are starting to hit Hader pretty hard? Up to this point there’s been some great plays to snag liners, but are teams figuring him out?

[PinaMadness]

I thought that was gone easily.

[stoutdude04]

That was not a strike

 

The strike out to Pina? Looked pretty much a strike to me.

[pacopete4]

Anyone concerned that teams are starting to hit Hader pretty hard? Up to this point there’s been some great plays to snag liners, but are teams figuring him out?

 

Hangs sliders to righties here and there.

[FVBrewerFan]

This team still can't score runs without a HR

[adambr2]

Yeah I don’t think that one missed anywhere.

 

That many pitches, he had to sit fastball. Got frozen and he got it across the plate.

[PinaMadness]

Good to see the two inning save making a comeback.

[wildcat83]

That was not a strike

 

Why do you think this? TV pitch track and my phone app had it hitting plenty of the plate.

 

TV had it right on the edge, but the mark was right where it hit the glove, not where it crossed. Looked like it looped the plate to me

[wildcat83]

Hader makes it a moot point. Who needs insurance runs.

[adambr2]

Anyone concerned that teams are starting to hit Hader pretty hard? Up to this point there’s been some great plays to snag liners, but are teams figuring him out?

 

Nah. There’s nothing to figure out, Hader isn’t complex and they know what to expect. Occasionally he’ll hang a slider or get behind and get too much of the plate with a fastball and get hit hard if they’re sitting on it. Happens, just like it could to any power reliever.

[Fear The Chorizo]

Anyone concerned that teams are starting to hit Hader pretty hard? Up to this point there’s been some great plays to snag liners, but are teams figuring him out?

 

This isn't Nintendo - as awesome as Hader has been mlb hitters are going to occasionally square him up. Particularly rh hitters when they get a slider strike to hit.

 

Hader developing a better change up would be great to combat that, but honestly a third pitch would be gravy for his role at this point.

[TwinsBrewersWorldSeries]

Man, our offense continues to struggle, and I'm not sure what our obsession with bad MINFs are, but CC sure does a nice job handling this bullpen