2019-04-21: Dodgers (Kershaw) at Brewers (Woodruff) [Brewers lose, 6-5 -- Thames 3-run HR in 8th ties it; Bellinger HR in the 9th proves the difference]

[folly412]

It's not enough for Turner to look like a derelict with that beard. Now he can't even be bothered to button up his jersey.

 

[bigredrobbo]

Well, this one's over.

 

"Game Over" posts in the second? Is that a record?

[homer]

Well, this one's over.

 

Cool. Enjoy your sunday.

[Fear The Chorizo]

Kershaw's gameplan appears to largely be to walk anyone that can hit, then just get the other half of the lineup that can hit at all right now to kill innings.

 

Lineup is just spaced out enough to make that strategy gold this far

[82brewcrew82]

We can either try to contend again this year or we can try to develop all our young pitchers as MLB starters in the MLB rotation. We can't do both at the same time.

Let 'em develop then. Otherwise we are in the same position next year. I'm just not sure any one of them has anything to prove in AAA at this point.

[Brew crew 92]

This year’s dodgers team could go down as one of the top hitting teams of all time. Not too many pitchers gonna have success against this team. Shows how good chase was last night.

[Fear The Chorizo]

By the end of this series, I think both ballclubs are going to be happy to play other teams until october...really hate the scheduling to start this year

[Eye Black]

Woodruff struggling is more alarming to me as he’s 26 and been around for three seasons.

Jimmy Nelson’s career trajectory presented without commentary: Baseball Reference Link

[82brewcrew82]

Up four and you still can't challenge him?

[adambr2]

Up four and you still can't challenge him?

 

Braun couldn't hit a beach ball with a tennis racket this year and still follows Yelich. So why would you challenge Yelich?

[pacopete4]

Woodruff struggling is more alarming to me as he’s 26 and been around for three seasons.

Jimmy Nelson’s career trajectory presented without commentary: Baseball Reference Link

 

Yeah, not a great comparison.

[Eye Black]

Yeah, not a great comparison.

I disagree, it’s a fair comparison.

[pacopete4]

Yeah, not a great comparison.

I disagree, it’s a fair comparison.

 

Care to expand on why? Brought along differently.

[Bulldogboy]

We can either try to contend again this year or we can try to develop all our young pitchers as MLB starters in the MLB rotation. We can't do both at the same time.

This.

[BruisedCrew]

Kershaw's gameplan appears to largely be to walk anyone that can hit, then just get the other half of the lineup that can hit at all right now to kill innings.

 

Lineup is just spaced out enough to make that strategy gold this far

Coming into the season I thought this would be a lineup that would challenge pitchers pretty much top to bottom. As players cycled through slumps there would be others to pick them up. That certainly hasn’t been the case in a lot of games as 3 of the presumptive strong spots have contributed well below expectations.

[sveumrules]

We can either try to contend again this year or we can try to develop all our young pitchers as MLB starters in the MLB rotation. We can't do both at the same time.

This.

 

If you count today as a loss, we are still in contention at 13-10 with a record of 7-6 in games started by Peralta/Woodruff/Burnes.

 

Up until now we have done both at the same time.

[folly412]

Arcia is our no hitter breaker-upper.

[82brewcrew82]

Yeah, not a great comparison.

I disagree, it’s a fair comparison.

 

Care to expand on why? Brought along differently.

I guess I'm missing what you're trying to say as well. Looks like pretty apt comparison to me.

[pacopete4]

Cain flashing some power!

[sveumrules]

Yeah, not a great comparison.

I disagree, it’s a fair comparison.

 

Care to expand on why? Brought along differently.

 

Both were brought along as starters in the minors, Woodruff only bounced around between roles in 2018 (21 starts/15 relief appearances) out of team need.

 

Nelson's first full season as a MLB starter was at age 26, same as Woodruff is trying for this year.

[adambr2]

We can either try to contend again this year or we can try to develop all our young pitchers as MLB starters in the MLB rotation. We can't do both at the same time.

This.

 

If you count today as a loss, we are still in contention at 13-10 with a record of 7-6 in games started by Peralta/Woodruff/Burnes.

 

Up until now we have done both at the same time.

 

You continue to point to the record. The record is meaningless this early in the season. The record is not sustainable under the year to date level of play and is largely attributable to luck.

[sveumrules]

We can either try to contend again this year or we can try to develop all our young pitchers as MLB starters in the MLB rotation. We can't do both at the same time.

 

If you count today as a loss, we are still in contention at 13-10 with a record of 7-6 in games started by Peralta/Woodruff/Burnes.

 

Up until now we have done both at the same time.

 

You continue to point to the record. The record is meaningless this early in the season. The record is not sustainable under the year to date level of play and is largely attributable to luck.

 

You continue to point to about 200 IP of performance, which is meaningless this early in the season. That poor performance is not sustainable under the year to date level of play and is largely attributable to bad luck.

[Brew crew 92]

Woodruff with a ok performance today.

[stoutdude04]

How do they give Pederson a hit on the ball that the pitcher obviously should have made?

[Eye Black]

Both were brought along as starters in the minors, Woodruff only bounced around between roles in 2018 (21 starts/15 relief appearances) out of team need.

 

Nelson's first full season as a MLB starter was at age 26, same as Woodruff is trying for this year.

Those are the similarities I was alluding to in terms of both becoming full-time starters at age 26. Nelson was prone to inconsistent command and struggled mightily at times. Take a look at Jimmy Nelson’s 2015 Game Log. Unfortunately Woodruff is likely to have several blow up outings just like Jimmy did early on.