2019-08-01: Brewers (Anderson) at Athletics (Bailey) 2:37 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 5-3 -- Trent Grisham’s MLB Debut; Bullpen blows lead by allowing 4 runs over final 2 innings]

[jason21nl]

I would cut Jackson just for how long it takes him to throw a pitch

 

Holy crap...this!!

[HarveysWBs]

The bases loaded nobody out situation once again is killer. Lucky to even score one run. You can't win like this. Nothing has been done to change it.

 

[sarcasm]Oh, cool, so you sit in on the meetings with the hitting coach, then? What are those like?[/sarcasm]

Good response. My bad. They have made strides and now are great in these spots.

 

I’m just baffled when fans assume professionals who live and breathe this game—players and coaches—are doing nothing to work on the holes in their game. I mean, really? Complain about results, sure, but it looked like you were saying they were twiddling their thumbs in batting practice and pregame prep...

[adambr2]

Wait, Jackson is still here? And 2/3 of our new acquisitions are in AAA?

Right?? Crazy

 

It tells you how much they're really worth to us for making a run this year, no matter how much we try to rationalize them as good deals.

[Jopal78]

It just seems to me no team cashes In Fewer runners on third with zero or one out than Milwaukee

[willie key]

All that bull crap from Jackson and they don’t even throw it down anyways

[owbc]

It's easier to score 2 runs on a walk+HR than it is to load the bases and hit a single.

[adambr2]

Oh look, a sac fly. Take some notes, Moose.

[jason21nl]

It's frustrating when guys don't come through but the other guy gets paid too.

[Brewcrewin07]

See, now maybe I'm unconventional in my thinking, but once Canha stole second, I'm immediately putting Profar on and facing the two weak hitters coming up. Especially when Profar is a Lefty.

[BruisedCrew]

In Counsell’s defense, maybe he saw the Quintana-Davies matchup tomorrow and figured Hader would be of no use to him anyway.

 

I wonder if the Cubs’ TBA on Saturday will be Hamels coming off the IL.

[willie key]

It just seems to me no team cashes In Fewer runners on third with zero or one out than Milwaukee

 

 

I believe they are the worst. Or they were. But that might have changed. At this point who cares. Our bullpen sucks

[HarveysWBs]

It's easier to score 2 runs on a walk+HR than it is to load the bases and hit a single.

 

This is like the urtext of sabermetrics.

[timpep]

I would understand continually pulling Chase before he hits 100 pitched if the bullpen wasn't so terrible. Chase's 5th time through the order would be more fun to watch than this...

[adambr2]

Is Claudio really warming up? Why? We've got 1 more out to get and then this game is likely lost anyway. Might as well ride Jackson now.

[Jopal78]

As this game gets away from the Brewers I sure hope they go to at least one or more pitchers on their pen so everybody is nice and fresh for the Cubs series

[Brewcrewin07]

In Counsell’s defense, maybe he saw the Quintana-Davies matchup tomorrow and figured Hader would be of no use to him anyway.

 

I wonder if the Cubs’ TBA on Saturday will be Hamels coming off the IL.

 

I'd almost guarantee it, because of course, it's a series against the Crew, and Maddon would be running scared with the Crew already not having to see Lester or Hendricks.

[Bulldogboy]

My point is there hasn't been any accountability. Braun hitting 3 all year despite not being able to put a ball in play most of the time just one example. They set a tone early that there were going to be lousy doing the little things to score runs. Nothing changed all year long and it's going to cost them a postseason spot.

[Oxy]

It's easier to score 2 runs on a walk+HR than it is to load the bases and hit a single.

 

This is like the urtext of sabermetrics.

 

This is true, and it sucks. Well, sabermetrics is what it is (it can't suck, it's just numbers)...it's the truth that sucks and makes for boring baseball.

 

Move the fences waaaayyy back and don't count foul balls as strikes. Might get contact back into the game.

[Bulldogboy]

It just seems to me no team cashes In Fewer runners on third with zero or one out than Milwaukee

 

 

I believe they are the worst. Or they were. But that might have changed. At this point who cares. Our bullpen sucks

This is exactly what I was getting at. I guess they are trying hard so no big deal to some here.

[mtrebs]

Could have feasibly swept this series. Now will lose it. Very disappointing.

[Brewcrewin07]

I guess MAYBE not using Pomeranz makes sense, if he's assuming he will need him to be the long man after Davies almost assuredly gets shelled early tomorrow. But even still, could have/should have manged the BP situation MUCH better in that inning.

[HarveysWBs]

It's easier to score 2 runs on a walk+HR than it is to load the bases and hit a single.

 

This is like the urtext of sabermetrics.

 

This is true, and it sucks. Well, sabermetrics is what it is (it can't suck, it's just numbers)...it's the truth that sucks and makes for boring baseball.[/quote

 

No arguments from me on this point. I wonder how long it will take MLB to figure this out? It seems they can’t move past the “dingerz=eyeballs” business model.

[willie key]

A bunt down third I would have advocated here being down two. There is no one even close

[HarveysWBs]

Good grief. If anyone in the Brewers bullpen throws that pitch, it’s still flying. What a season...

[Brewcrewin07]

Good grief. If anyone in the Brewers bullpen throws that pitch, it’s still flying. What a season...

 

No idea how Yelich of all people misses that pitch. Baffling.