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2019-08-31: Brewers (Davies) at Cubs (Hamels) [Brewers win, 2-0]

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Pina’s nice second half is because he wasn’t asked to carry the load this year. He hasn’t worn down and is fresh. Hopefully the Brewers remember that this off season. He’s the best backup catcher in the league and it should stay that way.
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Pina’s nice second half is because he wasn’t asked to carry the load this year. He hasn’t worn down and is fresh. Hopefully the Brewers remember that this off season. He’s the best backup catcher in the league and it should stay that way.

 

Yeah I tend to agree. He's excellent in his role but needs regular rest over 162 games to maintain that.

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Yes, comical. So comical that they are in playoff position and we are scratching the bottom of the barrel of our 40-man just to be able to have enough warm bodies to finish the season.
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Wait, I thought the Reds were wild card hunting? Now that’s comical.

 

Bauer’s ERA has to be over 8 now for the Reds. Entering Corbin Burnes territory.

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How does this Cubbies team not lead the world in runs? I’ve never seen a team underperform it’s offensive talent like they do. It’s rather comical.

 

Like who? When I look at the Cubs' lineup it seems like almost every player is exactly statistically where one would expect them to be. Bryant and Rizzo are right around their expected .900+ OPS. Baez played a little over his head last year but around .850 right where you'd expect. Schwarber is exactly the low average, high power guy he's always been.

 

Maybe expecting them to be a little over 664 runs for the season is reasonable, but I'd expect us to be over 632.

 

No surprise that both teams are well below average hitting with RISP relative to their overall offensive rating.

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How does this Cubbies team not lead the world in runs? I’ve never seen a team underperform it’s offensive talent like they do. It’s rather comical.

 

Like who? When I look at the Cubs' lineup it seems like almost every player is exactly statistically where one would expect them to be. Bryant and Rizzo are right around their expected .900+ OPS. Baez played a little over his head last year but around .850 right where you'd expect. Schwarber is exactly the low average, high power guy he's always been.

 

Maybe expecting them to be a little over 664 runs for the season is reasonable, but I'd expect us to be over 632.

 

No surprise that both teams are well below average hitting with RISP relative to their overall offensive rating.

 

For the Cubbies to only have scored 32 more runs than the crew is comical.

 

I mean come on. Let’s be honest here.

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Been a couple weeks without a Yelich HR. 50 looking more on the side of unlikely now unless he goes on a tear.

 

Yeah, he’s running on fumes too.

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How does this Cubbies team not lead the world in runs? I’ve never seen a team underperform it’s offensive talent like they do. It’s rather comical.

 

Like who? When I look at the Cubs' lineup it seems like almost every player is exactly statistically where one would expect them to be. Bryant and Rizzo are right around their expected .900+ OPS. Baez played a little over his head last year but around .850 right where you'd expect. Schwarber is exactly the low average, high power guy he's always been.

 

Maybe expecting them to be a little over 664 runs for the season is reasonable, but I'd expect us to be over 632.

 

No surprise that both teams are well below average hitting with RISP relative to their overall offensive rating.

 

For the Cubbies to only have scored 32 more runs than the crew is comical.

 

I mean come on. Let’s be honest here.

 

Both teams had stacked lineups on paper coming into the season. Both have underperformed with the bats pretty significantly. Trying to argue over who has sucked more is a fool's errand.

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Wait, I thought the Reds were wild card hunting? Now that’s comical.

 

Bauer’s ERA has to be over 8 now for the Reds. Entering Corbin Burnes territory.

 

There’s always next year.

 

I’m sure they’ll be good in 2028 and you’ll come back on here to claim you were right.

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Never thought the brewers lineup was “Stacked”, at least not compared to the Cubbies.

 

We have MVP Christian Yelich, up until yesterday we had future Christian Yelich in Keston Hiura, and figure MVP Trent Grisham. How is that not stacked?

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Never thought the brewers lineup was “Stacked”, at least not compared to the Cubbies.

 

Numbers were solid last year, and they went out and signed high performers to shore up the two arguable holes in the lineup at 2B and C. Two former MVPs in the OF, and another that got MVP votes last year. Shaw and Aguilar coming off big years at the IF corners.

 

Yeah, this offense was designed to be good. For the most part they have underperformed. But again, arguing over who sucks more is a stupid argument.

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Coming into the season I thought the 1-7 would be as good as anyone in the league for the Brewers. Cain, Shaw, Aguilar all but ruined that themselves.
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I’ve been saying our offense is terrible since the first part of April. And most of you know it, since I was mocked for stating the truth early on.

 

This is not why you are mocked around here and you know it. :laughing

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Congrats to Davies on being serviceable today. I say serviceable because he still didn’t make it 5 innings.
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I’ve been saying our offense is terrible since the first part of April. And most of you know it, since I was mocked for stating the truth early on.

 

But you talk out of both sides of your mouth. You can't talk up how generational talents like Yelich and Hiura and Grisham are and then say the offense sucks.

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I’ve been saying our offense is terrible since the first part of April. And most of you know it, since I was mocked for stating the truth early on.

 

And that is one of literally dozens of things you've swung and missed on this year. This offense isn't terrible. It is inconsistent. Those are two entirely different things.

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