2019-09-07: Cubs (Darvish) at Brewers (Gonzalez) [Brewers win, 3-2 -- Walk-off win in 9th]

[Bulldogboy]

Sweet

[Brew crew 92]

Maybe it's just me, but Mark A. didn't sound all that enthused to me about the state of the team.

 

He knows the team sucks.

 

Sucks? Really? No team in baseball is more short-handed, think we’re doing ok, all things considered.

[PinaMadness]

Gamel > Domingo

[adambr2]

Atta boy Gamel.

[DuWayne Steurer]

Gamel might have a pretty pedestrian stat line but he seems to come up with some timely hits. Seems to.

[Brew crew 92]

A couple weeks ago people were talking 7 year extension for Grisham. To me he has been Meh am I wrong?

 

8 years not 7.

Get er done. Better sooner than later, save $. Small mid-market ya know.

[Bulldogboy]

Patient ab Lo.

[DuWayne Steurer]

Eh. Back to even. And Shaw is out of the game. I call that a net win for the Brewers.

[yourout]

Hey..... Look at that.

[yourout]

Maybe it's just me, but Mark A. didn't sound all that enthused to me about the state of the team.

 

He knows the team sucks.

 

Sucks? Really? No team in baseball is more short-handed, think we’re doing ok, all things considered.

 

Looking at the team numbers you wonder how they are above .500.

[nate82]

Looks like we have good Peralta today.

[adambr2]

Add Freddy now to our enormous list of unhittable late inning shutdown relievers.

[Brew crew 92]

Freitas is a below average defensive C, with a bad pop time, and Counsell is not gonna C him, but he’s a real good hitter. You haven’t seen that YET. Not exactly easy to get in back in a rhythm with 1 AB a game. He’ll get some big pinch hits this month.

[adambr2]

That was a hideous bunt by Spangenberg.

[PinaMadness]

Freitas is a below average defensive C, with a bad pop time, and Counsell is not gonna C him, but he’s a real good hitter. You haven’t seen that YET. Not exactly easy to get in back in a rhythm with 1 AB a game. He’ll get some big pinch hits this month.

That never stopped you from bad mouthing Pina. Which is why you wanted Frietas called up to begin with.

[adambr2]

I find it kind of hilarious that when Freitas was coming up in the minors, he couldn't hit a lick, so the narrative on him was "yeah his calling card is defense".

 

Now when he starts to hit the narrative has shifted to "he's a terrible defensive catcher."

 

In general I think people do assume that good hitting catchers can't play defense, and the best defensive catchers can't hit.

[Brew crew 92]

Freitas is a below average defensive C, with a bad pop time, and Counsell is not gonna C him, but he’s a real good hitter. You haven’t seen that YET. Not exactly easy to get in back in a rhythm with 1 AB a game. He’ll get some big pinch hits this month.

That never stopped from bad mouthing Pina. Which is why you wanted Frietas called up to begin with.

 

Pina has performed better than I thought he would, so yes, I was wrong. Just don’t think he’s a #1. And he’s not getting any younger. He’s a great #2 C.

[Bulldogboy]

Hader?

[Bulldogboy]

Junior again? Come on Craig.

[PinaMadness]

Guerra is approaching Claudio like levels in appearances.

[Bulldogboy]

The Junior lead off walk as usual. This is insanity.

[PinaMadness]

If I had a nickel for every leadoff walk Guerra has given up...

[adambr2]

Junior "leadoff walk" Guerra. Always the way you want to start the 8th inning of a tie game in the most important series of the year.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

I understand not wanting to use Hader in a tie in May. June. July. But if you're not going to use him here on three days rest, I don't get it.

 

I k ow we probably need a win tomorrow too, but this is probably the highest leverage inning of the year. I want my best guy out there.

[nate82]

Getting lucky with these foul balls. These are bad pitches by Junior.