2020-08-11: Twins (Clippard/Bullpen) at Brewers (Lindblom) [Brewers win 6-4 -- Piña hits two HRs, Gyorko hits go ahead HR in 8th]

[Eye Black]

[Eye Black]

In the Twins last bullpen game, a 3-1 win over Cleveland, they used the following 6 bullpen pitchers:

 

[pre]PITCHERS IP

T. Clippard 2.0

D. Smeltzer 2.2

M. Wisler 1.1

T. Duffey 1.0

T. May 1.0

S. Romo 1.0[/pre]

 

The last three of those pitchers threw in last night’s game, here is how the Brewers hitters have fared against the first three...

 

Tyler Clippard (Batter vs. Pitcher)

 

Devin Smeltzer (Batter vs. Pitcher)

 

Matt Wisler (Batter vs. Pitcher)

[CheezWizHed]

Two vents:

1) There should be NO TV blackouts this year. You can't attend the game, so why are blackout rules still in effect?

2) The game is in Milwaukee. Why am I blacked out in the Twin Cities???

 

/rant

[ReverendBrewmeister]

Two vents:

1) There should be NO TV blackouts this year. You can't attend the game, so why are blackout rules still in effect?

2) The game is in Milwaukee. Why am I blacked out in the Twin Cities???

 

/rant

 

No TV blackouts should be in effect this year.

 

Is Fox Sports Wisconsin blacked out on your TV? Is the game available on Fox Sports North?

 

I'm not so sure about blackouts via the MLB app, since the conditions for that haven't changed due to COVID-19. If you're using the MLB app to watch the game in the Twin Cities, you aren't watching the commercials that would run during Fox Sports North's broadcast. That's how it is here in Central PA whenever the Brewers play Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, or Washington: you have to watch the game on the local regional cable sports network and not the app. I can understand why that might still be in effect. (But don't get me started on Iowa and MLB broadcasts and app blackouts there; lived through that foolishness.)

[CheezWizHed]

Yes, I'm watching MLB.TV. Last year, I could watch the Twins/Brewers games in Milwaukee because I live in the Minneapolis area. Not sure why that changed.

 

And having paid for the subscription, I'm not sure why not watching commercials would matter.

[homer]

Excited to see more Lindblom filth. Hopefully he can keep it sorta near the zone.

[Vgmastr]

Yes, I'm watching MLB.TV. Last year, I could watch the Twins/Brewers games in Milwaukee because I live in the Minneapolis area. Not sure why that changed.

You shouldn't have been able to. If you're in the Minneapolis area all Twins games, home and away, should be blacked out.

 

And having paid for the subscription, I'm not sure why not watching commercials would matter.

Teams make lots of money on local TV deals. The local channels make their money on commercials. The home market games are blacked out on MLB.TV to force you to watch the local channel so the ad dollars and TV deal money stays rolling in.

[owbc]

And they wonder why the average age of an MLB fan is 57. Nobody under the age of 40 can watch local MLB games.

[PinaMadness]

Two vents:

1) There should be NO TV blackouts this year. You can't attend the game, so why are blackout rules still in effect?

2) The game is in Milwaukee. Why am I blacked out in the Twin Cities???

 

/rant

Why would you want to watch this version of the Milwaukee Brewers? I ask myself this question every day.

[pacopete4]

Braun back yet? Need a bat.

[Eye Black]

Braun will serve as the DH tonight.

 

Through 15 games here are the players that have served as Brewers’ DH (including number of times)...

 

Logan Morrison (4)

Ryan Braun (4)

Keston Hiura (2)

Ryon Healy (2)

Avisail Garcia (1)

Justin Smoak (1)

Christian Yelich (1)

[MrTPlush]

Yes, I'm watching MLB.TV. Last year, I could watch the Twins/Brewers games in Milwaukee because I live in the Minneapolis area. Not sure why that changed.

You shouldn't have been able to. If you're in the Minneapolis area all Twins games, home and away, should be blacked out.

 

And having paid for the subscription, I'm not sure why not watching commercials would matter.

Teams make lots of money on local TV deals. The local channels make their money on commercials. The home market games are blacked out on MLB.TV to force you to watch the local channel so the ad dollars and TV deal money stays rolling in.

 

Yup, the later is the reason black outs still exist...doesn’t have much to do with trying to get people to attend games. You could argue black outs are even more important and relevant this year.

[owbc]

NL DHs are hitting .213/.302/.371

Only 3 NL teams have accumulated >0 bWAR from the DH position.

 

That said, the NL is outscoring the AL this year. And those crappy DH numbers are still twice as good as what pitchers were hitting last year.

 

For the most part the DH is a spot to throw a replacement-level player.

[Oxy]

Two vents:

1) There should be NO TV blackouts this year. You can't attend the game, so why are blackout rules still in effect?

2) The game is in Milwaukee. Why am I blacked out in the Twin Cities???

 

/rant

 

I've been angry at MLB for years over this. I'm a cord cutter and would be willing to pay for an mlb.tv deal just to get the brewers, but it had been literally impossible to get it w/o a cable or satellite subscription (and associated fees and contracts). Thus I always ended up watching pirated broadcasts on the internet.

 

However, Hulu turned me into an honest citizen. Half the price of cable/sat and gets everything I want on a month to month basis with no contracts or equipment. Gets like every sports channel (except MLB network, NBATV, and NFL Net). All the ESPNs, FS 1/2, WIs, North+alternates, B1G, NBCSN, CBSSports, golf channel, etc.

[Bigblast]

Finally they put the cutouts behind home plate. I Didn't understand why they didn't to being with.

[PinaMadness]

Death, taxes, and BA saying "And once again the Brewers will have to play from behind."

[MrTPlush]

Should be time for something else to watch by 8pm!

[PinaMadness]

Well, that should put it out of reach.

[MrTPlush]

Welp, have a nice night everyone.

[BruisedCrew]

Playing from behind again. This could be an 0-7 week against these hard hitting opponents unless something turns around.

[folly412]

We have a 50/50 shot of getting to two runs around the eighth inning, and tack on a third by the fifth inning tomorrow.

[BruisedCrew]

Brewers are always behind by no later than the third inning and the Bucks are going through the motions. I expect the MLS tournament final to be more entertaining than either.

[folly412]

Well, CC now a genius for having Garcia lead off

[Bulldogboy]

Just saw Braun was back but stunned they got rid of Mathias to do it. I should not be but I am. Unbelievable.

[Oxy]

Just saw Braun was back but stunned they got rid of Mathias to do it. I should not be but I am. Unbelievable.

 

Well, Urias came back yesterday, so it was more like Braun for Morrison and Urias for Mathias. And they just sent Mathias down. They had to DFA Morrison though.