2019-06-29: Pirates (Lyles) at Brewers (Woodruff) [Brewers win, 3-1 -- Woodruff excellent over 7.2 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 SO]

[Slippery_Pete]

Does anyone get as annoyed with Clint hurdle gum chewing as I do

 

Absolutely 100%.

 

My God, does his jawbone not start to hurt after a while?

[folly412]

Very interesting comments I just heard pregame on Arcia.

 

Counsell basically came out and said they haven't been happy with Arcia's defense and it isn't meeting expectations. So they want to see if someone else can help there.

 

What hasn't been said is why that opportunity isn't going to Dubon. Maybe they're hesitant to trust a rookie -- but it's not like things are going well anyway.

 

 

Interesting. I am glad he noticed that the defense hasn't been near his reputation this year (and the stats confirm). Just don't see how the defense or offense there were that high on the list of priorities to warrant making a change.

[adambr2]

Thames has a .915 OPS. Just like that.

[Brewce]

Good for Thames!! And, if I am an opposing pitcher I don't even throw Ryan Braun a strike until the count is 2-0. I doubt it will ever get there because Braun is hacking at everything!!!

[willie key]

Does anyone get as annoyed with Clint hurdle gum chewing as I do

 

Absolutely 100%.

 

My God, does his jawbone not start to hurt after a while?

 

 

He puts like ten pieces in his mouth

[willie key]

Thank god for elbow armor

[willie key]

Just let woodruff hit for crissakes

[stoutdude04]

Shoulda been an infield fly.

[timpep]

Just let woodruff hit for crissakes

 

With the way lyles has been kinda of wild I don't mind a guy on third here

[adambr2]

The horrible nickname "Salad Man" seems rather suitable for Saladino so far.

[stoutdude04]

Nice route Braun. Sheesh

[willie key]

Braun with almost every way to play a flyball wrong on that

[Brew crew 92]

Braun just awful looking there.

[willie key]

What a freaking changeup there

[Brew crew 92]

Best pitch of the year there. Wow.

[DuWayne Steurer]

That brutal ball 4 call changed that entire at bat. Happens in our favor too....

[TexasCheesehead]

This is extremely random, but I just checked the Missions box score to see how Shaw was doing and we have some catcher who’s hitting .375 in almost 200 at bats names David Freitas. Apparently we picked him up this year from Seattle. Possible replacement for Pina without hindering Nottingham’s development? Thoughts?

[willie key]

Man. We struggle to get pitchers out

[yourout]

And of course the pitcher has one die four feet up the third-base line

[stoutdude04]

This is extremely random, but I just checked the Missions box score to see how Shaw was doing and we have some catcher who’s hitting .375 in almost 200 at bats names David Freitas. Apparently we picked him up this year from Seattle. Possible replacement for Pina without hindering Nottingham’s development? Thoughts?

 

Pina starts once a week...and I'm pretty sure he has hit into some bad luck in his sporadic at bats.

[AKCheesehead]

That brutal ball 4 call changed that entire at bat. Happens in our favor too....

 

The announcers cannot let it go. It was a ball, but Diaz brought it on himself. He chucked the bat and headed to first. If it's at all close the ump calls it a strike when the player does that. It's stupid egotistical nonsense, but that's what they do. He should've known better.

 

I hate it when a Brewer makes that mistake.

[willie key]

That brutal ball 4 call changed that entire at bat. Happens in our favor too....

 

The announcers cannot let it go. It was a ball, but Diaz brought it on himself. He chucked the bat and headed to first. If it's at all close the ump calls it a strike when the player does that. It's stupid egotistical nonsense, but that's what they do. He should've known better.

 

I hate it when a Brewer makes that mistake.

 

 

I won’t fault the batter. The ump was late calling that a strike

 

 

That was bad on the ump in every way. Good for the brewers. Changed that inning

[Brew crew 92]

This is extremely random, but I just checked the Missions box score to see how Shaw was doing and we have some catcher who’s hitting .375 in almost 200 at bats names David Freitas. Apparently we picked him up this year from Seattle. Possible replacement for Pina without hindering Nottingham’s development? Thoughts?

 

I’ve been singing his praises for the last couple weeks. Should have replaced Pina by now. Organizational depth trumps big league performance with Stearns to a fault, imo.

[Oxy]

Another factor in Saladino playing instead of Arcia could be to keep things comfortable for Hiura defensively. He's played next to him all year so they are probably more in tune with each other on making turns at 2B.

[willie key]

Ugh. Yelich.