2019-08-13: Twins (Pérez) at Brewers (Anderson) [Brewers lose, 7-5 -- Grandal hits go ahead 3-run HR in 7th; Hader serves up first pitch 3-run HR in 8th]

[willie key]

Faria is about to empty the stands.

 

 

this team would have been better off keeping Aguilar

[yourout]

Faria is about to empty the stands.

 

 

this team would have been better off keeping Aguilar

 

Amen.... This guy socks.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

I had very high hopes for Faria. They are dwindling. Getting a big Wes Obermueller vibe from him. And that is not good.

[adambr2]

Faria is garbage. Should fit right into this pen.

[Bulldogboy]

The Cain contract is going to be a bad deal isn't it?

 

The guy was a legit star last year. If they can get his bat back to league average, while maintaining his elite defense, it's a good contract. That is a big if though.

Betting on an age 34 bat resurrection is not a good bet. Faria is not impressive. Game over.

[brewmann04]

your right there Joey

[treego14]

Faria is about to empty the stands.

 

 

this team would have been better off keeping Aguilar

 

Amen.... This guy socks.

Can we trade him to the Red Socks or White Socks?

[Brewcrewin07]

For the life of me, I still cannot figure out why DS didn't do more at the deadline...even if he didn't go BIG, he still could have done more to improve this team. One example...instead of letting the Cubs get Castellanos, how about giving up a middling propspect(like they did), and acquire him yourself and play him at 1B against LHP. How much better would the lineup look then??

[yourout]

Mercy strike.

[jerichoholicninja]

Twins get back to back doubles when guys cut down their swings and just put the bat on the ball. Both pitches weren't strikes either. Hopefully the Brewers hitters took notice.

[adambr2]

I had very high hopes for Faria. They are dwindling. Getting a big Wes Obermueller vibe fro him. And that is not good.

 

When a team like the Rays is willing to give you one of their pitchers for a struggling, non-versatile 1B, be very suspicious.

[willie key]

The Cain contract is going to be a bad deal isn't it?

 

The guy was a legit star last year. If they can get his bat back to league average, while maintaining his elite defense, it's a good contract. That is a big if though.

Betting on an age 34 bat resurrection is not a good bet. Faria is not impressive. Game over.

 

 

At this point I would advocate giving him what the same rejuvenation medicines Barry bonds was taking in his late 30s. That might be the only chance we have

[Bulldogboy]

Damm shame brewers wasting another Cubs loss. The season is going to be a story of missed opportunities.

[TURBO]

The Cain contract is going to be a bad deal isn't it?

 

I think we all knew that from the beginning, but I don't think most thought it would happen this soon. I was hoping to get 3 decent years from him, knowing full well years 4 and 5 we'd regret.

[treego14]

Twins get back to back doubles when guys cut down their swings and just put the bat on the ball. Both pitches weren't strikes either. Hopefully the Brewers hitters took notice.

Andy Haines should have been preaching this a long time ago if he hasn't.

[adambr2]

For the life of me, I still cannot figure out why DS didn't do more at the deadline...even if he didn't go BIG, he still could have done more to improve this team. One example...instead of letting the Cubs get Castellanos, how about giving up a middling propspect(like they did), and acquire him yourself and play him at 1B against LHP. How much better would the lineup look then??

 

He's never played 1B. Like ever.

[Brew crew 92]

Counsell’s having a really really bad year. Pitcher with the best stuff in the pen, collecting cobwebs, hasn’t pitched since last Wednesday. Maddening.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

I had very high hopes for Faria. They are dwindling. Getting a big Wes Obermueller vibe fro him. And that is not good.

 

When a team like the Rays is willing to give you one of their pitchers for a struggling, non-versatile 1B, be very suspicious.

 

I'm sort of surprised a struggling, non-versatile 1B was worth much of anything, actually. Faria may not be much, but there are guys Aguilar's caliber out there for free.

[treego14]

Counsell’s having a really really bad year. Pitcher with the best stuff in the pen, collecting cobwebs, hasn’t pitched since last Wednesday. Maddening.

Claudio?

[yourout]

Twins get back to back doubles when guys cut down their swings and just put the bat on the ball. Both pitches weren't strikes either. Hopefully the Brewers hitters took notice.

Andy Haines should have been preaching this a long time ago if he hasn't.

 

He needs to join Chris hook on the unemployment line at the end of the season.

[brewmann04]

these issues don't go away.

[Bulldogboy]

For the life of me, I still cannot figure out why DS didn't do more at the deadline...even if he didn't go BIG, he still could have done more to improve this team. One example...instead of letting the Cubs get Castellanos, how about giving up a middling propspect(like they did), and acquire him yourself and play him at 1B against LHP. How much better would the lineup look then??

Then they get Lucroy for free. It's been a rough year for Stearns. He needs to self reflect. He needs to be better. He has done a great job but this year has been a disaster.

[folly412]

Still think Faria just looks like a clone of Guerra. It's going to be a problem that neither he nor Black have options next year.

[adambr2]

I had very high hopes for Faria. They are dwindling. Getting a big Wes Obermueller vibe fro him. And that is not good.

 

When a team like the Rays is willing to give you one of their pitchers for a struggling, non-versatile 1B, be very suspicious.

 

I'm sort of surprised a struggling, non-versatile 1B was worth much of anything, actually. Faria may not be much, but there are guys Aguilar's caliber out there for free.

 

I don't disagree, but given how bad we are already against lefties, he probably had more value to us for staying in it this year than anything we'll get from Faria. We kind of exasperated something that is already a problem.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

I see this is a "season's over" week, so next week should be about the likelihood of catching the Cubs. If it keeps up like this the final weekend should be the latter.