2019-06-19: Brewers (Davies) at Padres (Strahm) 2:40 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 8-7 -- Crew blows 7-5 lead in the 7th inning]

[Warning Track Power]

Care to elaborate on how having the 3rd best record of 15 NL teams is “bad baseball” ?

 

It’s not. It’s just expecting something and not seeing it happen. Many had way too high of expectations and it’s ruining a time in Brewers history for them. Maybe some re-runs of the early 2000’s would help during rain delays or something.

I don't think this is accurate. Burnes, Peralta and Chacin weren't expected to pitch to sub 3 ERA but certainly weren't expected 8.69, 5.54 and 5.60 ERA. Shaw and Aguilar should have been expected to hit 25-30 HR given their past two seasons. No one expected this drop off. There have been no answers and let's not start talking about the bullpen.

 

Put simply, this team isn't even meeting averages let alone expectations.

[treego14]

I think the Milwaukee Brewers have not been as successful as other teams simply because the MLB does not share TV revenue like the NFL does. There is no salary cap, either! Big markets have a huge competitive advantage!

 

That is why it's sweet to beat out the Chicago Cubs!

[treego14]

Yelich is a treat!

[Eye Black]

Coming into this game Stammen had given up 12 hits and 7 runs in his last 7.2 innings.

[Bulldogboy]

Care to elaborate on how having the 3rd best record of 15 NL teams is “bad baseball” ?

 

It’s not. It’s just expecting something and not seeing it happen. Many had way too high of expectations and it’s ruining a time in Brewers history for them. Maybe some re-runs of the early 2000’s would help during rain delays or something.

I don't think this is accurate. Burnes, Peralta and Chacin weren't expected to pitch to sub 3 ERA but certainly weren't expected 8.69, 5.54 and 5.60 ERA. Shaw and Aguilar should have been expected to hit 25-30 HR given their past two seasons. No one expected this drop off. There have been no answers and let's not start talking about the bullpen.

 

Put simply, this team isn't even meeting averages let alone expectations.

Accurate. Yelich is the best player in baseball and you added a stud catcher and you aren't as good.

[Eye Black]

How did Hosmer drop that ball?

[trwi7]

Lol Hosmer is a clown.

[ecjimg]

I just laughed out loud when they said.... Perez, the Brewers have a chance.........

[PinaMadness]

That was predictable. I think I'd rather seen Aguilar there instead of Perez.

[adambr2]

Perez striking out to end the game against a tough righty because you have no better option in or available is kind of the ending you deserve with this roster management.

[Warning Track Power]

How did Hosmer drop that ball?

Brewers drop a ball...Reyes 3 run HR

Padres drop a ball...Perez K

 

Breaks are beating the boys this stretch too.

[yourout]

Perez is 4 for his last 23

[ecjimg]

And they actually threw him a strike. He would have swung at a ball too.

[treego14]

Better days are ahead -- roster moves should be made, though.

[adambr2]

And they actually threw him a strike. He would have swung at a ball too.

 

Perez is the same mediocre player who can't reach base worth a lick as he's always been. I have no interest in going another year in arbitration with him when Dubon can probably replace his production for pennies on the dollar.

[Bulldogboy]

Guys like Perez are great playing once a week. The more you see him playing every day the more you realize he's not very good. Great guy to have until he has to play.

[BruisedCrew]

I will say that the Brewers are getting more creative about finding ways to blow games. Between pitching, hitting, and defense at least 2 have been failing every day.

[yourout]

How did Hosmer drop that ball?

Brewers drop a ball...Reyes 3 run HR

Padres drop a ball...Perez K

 

Breaks are beating the boys this stretch too.

 

To be fair the Machado non homeroom was a pretty big break.

[ecjimg]

Welcome me into your open arms—- overreaction club! I am so with you after this one!!

[adambr2]

Care to elaborate on how having the 3rd best record of 15 NL teams is “bad baseball” ?

 

It’s not. It’s just expecting something and not seeing it happen. Many had way too high of expectations and it’s ruining a time in Brewers history for them. Maybe some re-runs of the early 2000’s would help during rain delays or something.

 

I don't get this argument at all. Do we not deserve to expect great Brewer teams just because we had terrible teams 20 years ago so now we should just appreciate anything better?

 

I said a similar thing a month ago or so, but record-wise, we are fine. There is nothing wrong with our record. Performance-wise, we are not fine. We have played about. 500 quality baseball and been fortunate to have enough bounces go our way to be better than that. It would be good to see them correct those performance issues because our record pace isn't sustainable with this kind of performance to date.

 

As far as expectations, we are returning almost everyone from last year's team that missed the World Series by 1 game, only now we added Moose for the entire season instead of 2 months plus one of the best catchers in baseball.

 

I think the high expectations are quite fair.

[BruisedCrew]

Care to elaborate on how having the 3rd best record of 15 NL teams is “bad baseball” ?

 

It’s not. It’s just expecting something and not seeing it happen. Many had way too high of expectations and it’s ruining a time in Brewers history for them. Maybe some re-runs of the early 2000’s would help during rain delays or something.

I don't think this is accurate. Burnes, Peralta and Chacin weren't expected to pitch to sub 3 ERA but certainly weren't expected 8.69, 5.54 and 5.60 ERA. Shaw and Aguilar should have been expected to hit 25-30 HR given their past two seasons. No one expected this drop off. There have been no answers and let's not start talking about the bullpen.

 

Put simply, this team isn't even meeting averages let alone expectations.

 

This. If you go through every player on the team one by one there are a lot more performing below expectations than above.

 

One the above I put Yelich (who I thought wouldn’t be able to be as good as he was after the AS break last year), Moustakas, and Grandal. Woodruff has come along and Davies was there but is showing signs of returning more to “meeting expectations”.

 

There are a lot more in the way below expectations category. In addition to the ones you mentioned, I didn’t see Cain’s OBP dropping by 100 points. I had expected more depth in the bullpen, but the injuries to Knebel and Wahl and Jefress’ regression took care of that.

[MrTPlush]

[sarcasm]No one is going to mention how the offense sucked and blew the game once again?[/sarcasm]

[brewmann04]

The Hitters came to play the pitching took the day off well at least we didn't use Hader today.

[phnxcrew]

The Hitters came to play the pitching took the day off well at least we didn't use Hader today.

 

Yes thankfully we only

Play well enough to use hader every 3-4 games

[LouisEly]

With two outs and RISP this season, Saladino has a 1.405 OPS.

 

Not sure about park factors as he has been significantly better at home than on the road (and is in the PCL), but he's been almost equally productive against RHP as LHP.

 

I don't know who goes down other than Shaw, and if he goes down I'd rather see Hiura up.