2018-07-20: Dodgers (Hill) at Brewers (Miley) 7:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 6-4 -- Now 7 consecutive losses]

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[pre]Dodgers Lineup Brewers Lineup

 

1. Chris Taylor ® LF 1. Lorenzo Cain ® CF

2. Manny Machado ® SS 2. Christian Yelich (L) LF

3. Max Muncy (L) 3B 3. Jesús Aguilar ® 1B

4. Matt Kemp ® RF 4. Travis Shaw (L) 3B

5. Enrique Hernández ® CF 5. Tyler Saladino ® SS

6. Cody Bellinger (L) 1B 6. Hernan Perez ® 2B

7. Logan Forsythe ® 2B 7. Manny Piña ® C

8. Austin Barnes ® C 8. Keon Broxton ® RF

9. Rich Hill (L) P 9. Wade Miley (L) P[/pre]

[Chicago Here]

my hope is that we can continue some dominance of that division. I hate the dodgers almost as much as the Cubs and yankees.

[YelichPosse]

As much as the last 2 weeks have sucked. And we have to face Machado off the blocks.....

 

We are hanging a 10 spot on them tonight. It will be epic. The bridesmaid will get the last laugh this weekend and through the end of the year.

 

And to paraphrase what Lt Aldo Raine in Inglorious Bastards Said:

And the DODGERS will be sickened by us, and the DODGERS will talk about us, and the DODGERS will fear us. And when the DODGERS closes their eyes at night and they’re tortured by their subconscious for the evil they have done, it will be with thoughts of us they are tortured with. Sound good?

 

Lets get back to having fun!!

[Yellin4Yelich]

Excited for baseball to start back up again. The all-start break seemed like forever.

 

This will be telling next couple weeks for the rest of the season. Hopefully they show resilience and bounce back from the recent skid. I'm kind worried about the pitchers that we're slated to face (Kershaw probably twice, cueto, strausburg, bumgarner, wood etc), but it looks like we will miss schrezer!

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

My highest aspiration for this year was to win a wild card. Right in the thick of it. If the Cubs fall back great, but right now I just want the Brewers to win and be done scoreboard watching for a couple of weeks. Hope we can get 6 of these first 10 and then roll.

[KeithStone53151]

It's a shame Villar will be hurt for this series, with all the lefties. I think we'll see a lot of Perez this series. I also hope we call up Santana if Braun doesn't come off the DL. It's going to be tough to find starts for Thames though against all these lefties, though we definitely should start him at least once.

[Chicago Here]

half the team on DL, and Aguilar falling back to Earth most likely means runs will be very hard to come by for the forseeable future. I just cant see a journeyman like Miley limiting the dodgers. For that reason, Im not coming up for the game. Miley will have to be almost perfect.

 

Im not saying we are bad but its gonna be a blowout tonight. Ugly

 

Pennebaker 21

[82brewcrew82]

half the team on DL, and Aguilar falling back to Earth most likely means runs will be very hard to come by for the forseeable future. I just cant see a journeyman like Miley limiting the dodgers. For that reason, Im not coming up for the game. Miley will have to be almost perfect.

 

Im not saying we are bad but its gonna be a blowout tonight. Ugly

 

Pennebaker 21

Is this about the third stretch now where folks were talking about Aguilar falling back to earth?

[brooks_quichenick]

Im not saying we are bad but its gonna be a blowout tonight. Ugly

 

Is this what the Indians facebook groups are saying?

[TURBO]

My only question is why is Wade Miley our first starter after the break. This is a time when you get to reshuffle your rotation order, and Miley is the guy we want to make this first start?

 

I don't understand.

[TURBO]

half the team on DL, and Aguilar falling back to Earth most likely means runs will be very hard to come by for the forseeable future. I just cant see a journeyman like Miley limiting the dodgers. For that reason, Im not coming up for the game. Miley will have to be almost perfect.

 

Im not saying we are bad but its gonna be a blowout tonight. Ugly

 

Pennebaker 21

Is this about the third stretch now where folks were talking about Aguilar falling back to earth?

 

I don't understand this either...

 

Is he supposed to hit a 3 run homer every night, go 3 for 4 and provide our only run support?

 

If not, is he falling back to earth?

 

Just ridiculous.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

My only question is why is Wade Miley our first starter after the break. This is a time when you get to reshuffle your rotation order, and Miley is the guy we want to make this first start?

 

I don't understand.

 

Me neither. Which means he's throwing 7 shutout innings tonight. Because baseball.

[TURBO]

My only question is why is Wade Miley our first starter after the break. This is a time when you get to reshuffle your rotation order, and Miley is the guy we want to make this first start?

 

I don't understand.

 

Me neither. Which means he's throwing 7 shutout innings tonight. Because baseball.

 

Oh how I hope you arre correct.

 

Speaking selfishly, I need a win tonight.

[82brewcrew82]

My only question is why is Wade Miley our first starter after the break. This is a time when you get to reshuffle your rotation order, and Miley is the guy we want to make this first start?

 

I don't understand.

I don't even understand his existence on the roster so I'm probably not a good judge of why he is starting the first game out of the break. Maybe the just want to make sure he really does suck and don't want to wait until later in the week for that determination.

[Chicago Here]

My only question is why is Wade Miley our first starter after the break. This is a time when you get to reshuffle your rotation order, and Miley is the guy we want to make this first start?

 

I don't understand.

I don't even understand his existence on the roster so I'm probably not a good judge of why he is starting the first game out of the break. Maybe the just want to make sure he really does suck and don't want to wait until later in the week for that determination.

we should have figured out who sucks during spring training but we are still flittering with the starting pitcher lineup to see if we need to make a trade. I cant logical come up with any reason why Miley starts after the asg unless he is part of a package for someone else. Because he hasnt been good for about 4 years now.

[Chicago Here]

half the team on DL, and Aguilar falling back to Earth most likely means runs will be very hard to come by for the forseeable future. I just cant see a journeyman like Miley limiting the dodgers. For that reason, Im not coming up for the game. Miley will have to be almost perfect.

 

Im not saying we are bad but its gonna be a blowout tonight. Ugly

 

Pennebaker 21

Is this about the third stretch now where folks were talking about Aguilar falling back to earth?

 

I don't understand this either...

 

Is he supposed to hit a 3 run homer every night, go 3 for 4 and provide our only run support?

 

If not, is he falling back to earth?

 

Just ridiculous.

last 7 games: 1 homerun

BA .217. Alot of Ks.

 

I was glad Counsell gave the big man a few games off to try to restart the big man instead of chasing outside sliders. Hopefully he is refreshed now.

[TURBO]

My only question is why is Wade Miley our first starter after the break. This is a time when you get to reshuffle your rotation order, and Miley is the guy we want to make this first start?

 

I don't understand.

I don't even understand his existence on the roster so I'm probably not a good judge of why he is starting the first game out of the break. Maybe the just want to make sure he really does suck and don't want to wait until later in the week for that determination.

 

Must just be a case of "veteran grittiness."

[82brewcrew82]

last 7 games: 1 homerun

BA .217. Alot of Ks.

 

I was glad Counsell gave the big man a few games off to try to restart the big man instead of chasing outside sliders. Hopefully he is refreshed now.

LOL, 7 games? Find me one hitter who hasn't had a seven game stretch like that.

[TURBO]

last 7 games: 1 homerun

BA .217. Alot of Ks.

 

I was glad Counsell gave the big man a few games off to try to restart the big man instead of chasing outside sliders. Hopefully he is refreshed now.

 

Dude...

 

He struggled after his all star game nomination, but I don't think 7 games counts as a concerning issue. All star game is done, hopefully he has his head back in the games that matter.

 

This is baseball.

[82brewcrew82]

Lester going through a statistical corrective action this afternoon.

[wibadgers23]

Other than Miley pitching, this looks like the most winnable game of the series. Let's start out the 2nd half with a win.

[Chicago Here]

last 7 games: 1 homerun

BA .217. Alot of Ks.

 

I was glad Counsell gave the big man a few games off to try to restart the big man instead of chasing outside sliders. Hopefully he is refreshed now.

LOL, 7 games? Find me one hitter who hasn't had a seven game stretch like that.

agreed but the last 7 games he was brutal. Certainly hasnt provided much of anything during this streak.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

last 7 games: 1 homerun

BA .217. Alot of Ks.

 

I was glad Counsell gave the big man a few games off to try to restart the big man instead of chasing outside sliders. Hopefully he is refreshed now.

LOL, 7 games? Find me one hitter who hasn't had a seven game stretch like that.

agreed but the last 7 games he was brutal. Certainly hasnt provided much of anything during this streak.

 

No one has

[topper09er]

last 7 games: 1 homerun

BA .217. Alot of Ks.

 

I was glad Counsell gave the big man a few games off to try to restart the big man instead of chasing outside sliders. Hopefully he is refreshed now.

 

He hit 12 HRs on Monday. He is fine

[jvrocksaz]

Lester going through a statistical corrective action this afternoon.

 

Hopefully the rain holds off at least until they get through 5....