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2018-07-14, Game #1: Brewers (Anderson) at Pirates (Nova) 11:35 AM CDT [Brewers lose, 2-1]

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MrTPlush Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

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Shaw is a verrry mediocre player. Slowww twitch muscles. Big holes in swing. Kinda done with him.

If you're done with a .800 OPS 3B (which is top 10 in MLB among players w/at least 200 PAs), you're going to be very disappointed with baseball. I recommend you try soccer. Or badminton.

 

Shaw has played with a very sick daughter.

 

This excuse is pretty questionable because there is nothing to back up his personal life effects his play that much. Last year when his daughter had her open heart surgery he OPS’d 1.000 before/after. The month after he had an OPS also of 1.000.

 

I’m not trying to take away with how unfortunate the situation is. It’s terrible and surely effects him. However, using it to explain a dip in performance this year is a stretch.

 

While he has struggled at times he still has a 114 OPS+ just slightly lowered than last years 120 OPS+ mark. I wonder if the injury is bothering him, but hard to know not being Shaw himself or the medical staff. If it was bugging him that much I’d think a DL trip would have happened long ago. But who knows.

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Shaw has played with a very sick daughter.

 

This excuse is pretty questionable because there is nothing to back up his personal life effects his play that much. Last year when his daughter had her open heart surgery he OPS’d 1.000 before/after. The month after he had an OPS also of 1.000.

 

I’m not trying to take away with how unfortunate the situation is. It’s terrible and surely effects him. However, using it to explain a dip in performance this year is a stretch.

 

While he has struggled at times he still has a 114 OPS+ just slightly lowered than last years 120 OPS+ mark. I wonder if the injury is bothering him, but hard to know not being Shaw himself or the medical staff. If it was bugging him that much I’d think a DL trip would have happened long ago. But who knows.

 

I never meant it as an excuse. I meant it as a description of a ballplayer who has played through a lot of things and right now he is playing hurt IMO because that is what he does. He's tough.

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The question I have is this: Why are we trying to turn Burnes into a bull pen guy this year when we desperately need a starter?

 

I know we need bull pen help, ALWAYS, but wouldn't it have made some sense to give him a start or 2 before switching gears with him?

"I'm sick of runnin' from these wimps!" Ajax - The WARRIORS
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The question I have is this: Why are we trying to turn Burnes into a bull pen guy this year when we desperately need a starter?

 

I know we need bull pen help, ALWAYS, but wouldn't it have made some sense to give him a start or 2 before switching gears with him?

 

Starter, bullpen, doesn't matter when the offense is a steaming pile of crap.

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If Burnes can do that consistently, something tells me CC will see much less criticism for his bullpen usage during close deficits.

 

If Counsell is keeping Burnes in the bullpen while the rest of these clowns struggle to make it through 5 innings then Counsell is going to face more criticism, as he and Stearns should.

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Burnes looks ready for the big boys. I just don't understand why he is being tossed into a bull pen role when our starters have not looked impressive for a while now.
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Can't wait to see Burnes in the rotation. I lke his stuff the best of any of our young pitchers.

 

Same. It would be fooloish to trade him for a rental, or anyone else at this point.

"I'm sick of runnin' from these wimps!" Ajax - The WARRIORS
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This team is going down in flames. Won’t be surprised for a five game sweep. Pathetic.

 

Well with that negative attitude, nope. You won’t be surprised.

 

My REALISTIC attitude has no bearing on the outcome of these games. If you expect anything other than you are being foolish. This team is in serious trouble right now. Maybe they’ll be able to turn it around, maybe not. History is not in their favor at this point.

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MrTPlush Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

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This team is going down in flames. Won’t be surprised for a five game sweep. Pathetic.

 

Well with that negative attitude, nope. You won’t be surprised.

 

My REALISTIC attitude has no bearing on the outcome of these games. If you expect anything other than you are being foolish. This team is in serious trouble right now. Maybe they’ll be able to turn it around, maybe not. History is not in their favor at this point.

 

History is completely meaningless. It’s a negative attitude unless you can see into the future. But whatever floats your boat.

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