2019-05-31: Brewers (Chacín) at Pirates (Archer) [Brewers lose, 9-4 -- Chacín issues three walks with the bases loaded; Hiura goes 3-for-4 with a HR and 3 RBIs]

[Bulldogboy]

Dallas Kuechel, please pick up the red courtesy phone...Dallas Kuechel, the red courtesy phone please.

This

[folly412]

Dallas Kuechel, please pick up the red courtesy phone...Dallas Kuechel, the red courtesy phone please.

 

Or, you know, Jimmy Nelson.

There has to be something not quite right with Jimmy. I can't see how 60% of this rotation keeps a former ace out of your rotation.

 

Struggling to throw enough strikes. But he hasn't done anything close to as bad as walking three guys in, including the pitcher in the same inning.

[markedman5]

What a rocket by Hiura.....

[adambr2]

Hiura!!

[82brewcrew82]

Woodruff and Davies should definitely be 100% safe. Anderson, Gio and Chacin are all kind of meh starters and it wouldn't kill me to see any of the 3 replaced.

Totally agree.

[Bulldogboy]

If Hirua gets sent down this weekend we riot.

[folly412]

That guy's not going anywhere.

[TJseven7]

Don't throw him a FB in the lower 2/3rds.

[jason21nl]

My goodness is his bat quick

[bigredrobbo]

Heeeeere's Johnny!

[TJseven7]

Woodruff and Davies should definitely be 100% safe. Anderson, Gio and Chacin are all kind of meh starters and it wouldn't kill me to see any of the 3 replaced.

Totally agree.

 

I was hesitant to replace Chacin. It's going even more south as of late. 2 pitch mix in the pen sounds good to me. Nelson can not be ready soon enough.

[adambr2]

Brewers way though is probably going to keep Chacin out there every 5 days because he's a great guy who works hard. These games matter. We are in June already and the guy has a very small track record of success so let's not treat him like Greg Maddux. Get Nelson into his spot.

 

That's the thing with Chacin, he was solid last year -- let's not act like he was fantastic. He looked good in a rotation without an ace, but that doesn't make him one.

 

Anderson had an even better year prior to 2018. Sometimes that success isn't sustained. My personal opinion is that Chacin was a guy who benefitted greatly from DJ's presence and isn't really going to recapture his success from last year this year.

[Bulldogboy]

You know that Archer can blow up at any time. All the more reason for Counsell to pull the plug faster on Chacin.

[dlk9s]

Is this some crazy CC hunch that Aguilar will suddenly re-discover how to hit against a right-hander he's 0-7 with 3 K's against?

 

Hi.

[Bulldogboy]

Pinch hit here!! Woodruff please.

[Bulldogboy]

What are we doing?

[young guns]

Aguilar taking offense to all the clogging the bases comments.

[bigredrobbo]

Hey, look, Archer gets the one Chacin didn't.

[TJseven7]

You know that Archer can blow up at any time. All the more reason for Counsell to pull the plug faster on Chacin.

 

Not that I disagree but the reason they lead by 3 is the umpire. I like appropriate blame placements.

[TJseven7]

What are we doing?

 

Can't smoke our pen. Another negative effect of the ump walking Archer for Chacin.

[Bulldogboy]

Wow. A hit makes it a one run game and we decline to make it happen? Isn't Houser on this team? I am shocked.

[82brewcrew82]

You know that Archer can blow up at any time. All the more reason for Counsell to pull the plug faster on Chacin.

 

Not that I disagree but the reason they lead by 3 is the umpire.

The reason they lead by three is because Chacin was garbage. That inning was about a lot more than a couple of missed calls (which were cancelled out by a gift or two).

[Bulldogboy]

Hope they get a couple more cracks at Archer but tough to turn that opportunity down.

[bigredrobbo]

Nobody was warming. Are we really not seeing that?

[TJseven7]

You know that Archer can blow up at any time. All the more reason for Counsell to pull the plug faster on Chacin.

 

Not that I disagree but the reason they lead by 3 is the umpire.

The reason they lead by three is because Chacin was garbage. That inning was about a lot more than a couple of missed calls (which were cancelled out by a gift or two).

 

No they weren't.