2020-09-14, Game 2: Cardinals (Ponce de Leon) at Brewers (Burnes) [Brewers lose, 3-2 in 9 innings]

[pacopete4]

Expect a lead off walk followed by a double.

[Bulldogboy]

I could see if those guys were taxed and worked hard but man. Williams best pitch is a changeup for God sakes. His arm won't fall off.

[SomewhereInTime]

So there's no possible way in a huge game that Williams or Hader could possibly pitch both heads of the double header? They really expect you to believe things that have been done for centuries are impossible today?

These days starting pitchers who pitch an inning before a rain delay don’t come back out after. It’s about muscle recovery and injury prevention.

 

I'm glad with the new knowledge of today that no pitchers ever end up on the DL.

[yourout]

Rasmussen has the big fastball but man is it straight

[edfunderburk]

God you are just terrible Yelich. It isn't enough that you can't hit this year?

No doubt we will all live to regret his nine year extension

 

I honestly wish he could be traded to anyone in the offseason

 

He can’t hit or field or throw

 

We have multiple DH candidates & no quality defenders or hitters

 

Curious to see what the off season produces with Counsell, Stearns, Haines, all the one year plus option guys

 

What a mess

 

So hard to watch this day after day

 

Bottom line: I was a diehard fan when all of these guys arrived & if I live I will outlast them all

 

But ... again ... what a disaster the 2020 season has been

[adambr2]

Counsell has done a piss poor job managing games this year. That's hardly even debatable.

 

It doesn't mean he's a bad manager, but he's done a really poor job in 2020 in regard to in-game decisions.

[Bulldogboy]

Counsell has had as bad a season as the hitters. He’s in a slump in 2020 as well.

To go along with Stearns and the organization has had a bad year.

[willie key]

You pitch devin Williams. Win the game. Worry about the next days later

 

No guarantee that you need him in any of the next few days.

[timpep]

Grisham just took Kershaw deep to tie their game versus the Dodgers if anyone cares. Also had an incredible bat flip to go with it.

 

Not what we really want to hear when this team struggles so much to score but good for him

 

Probably not excited to find out he's riding a 10 game hitting streak either then.

[brewers888]

Terrible job on that rundown

[pacopete4]

Great run down......

[brewers888]

Grisham just took Kershaw deep to tie their game versus the Dodgers if anyone cares. Also had an incredible bat flip to go with it.

 

Not what we really want to hear when this team struggles so much to score but good for him

 

Probably not excited to find out he's riding a 10 game hitting streak either then.

 

Meanwhile Urias looks like another weak hitting middle infielder and Lauer can't even make the roster

[BruisedCrew]

This is a big reason why I was concerned about this series. The Brewers don’t have the pitching quality or depth to cover 5 games (even shortened games) in 3 days, and they don’t have the hitting to take advantage of the opponent’s back end pitchers.

[Bulldogboy]

The thing I don't get is Counsell strength was always his sense of urgency. This year it feels like he doesn't have any. What gives??

[sauveb]

Counsell's strength has always been his ability to run a happy clubhouse. The Brewers have really been hurt by the loss of Pat Murphy. There's been a noticeable difference in the lack of good in game decisions.

[timpep]

I know they don't like to walk the bases loaded but I'd totally walk the bases loaded to create a double play opportunity. I'm usually wrong though.

[brewers888]

I think we go against Flaherty tomorrow. That should be a fun one.

[mtrebs]

Huge strikeout there!

[SomewhereInTime]

You pitch devin Williams. Win the game. Worry about the next days later

 

No guarantee that you need him in any of the next few days.

 

Or Hader, he threw like 12 pitches. Both were rested coming into today. Give it five years and position players playing more than 5 days a week in the field will be seen as an impossible feat.

[edfunderburk]

Counsell's strength has always been his ability to run a happy clubhouse. The Brewers have really been hurt by the loss of Pat Murphy. There's been a noticeable difference in the lack of good in game decisions.

I completely agree

[BruisedCrew]

The thing I don't get is Counsell strength was always his sense of urgency. This year it feels like he doesn't have any. What gives??

 

Hard to have a sense of urgency with a team that can’t score runs no matter what you do.

[pacopete4]

One more, please.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Wow, 99 on the outside corner! Nasty pitch!

[mtrebs]

I know they don't like to walk the bases loaded but I'd totally walk the bases loaded to create a double play opportunity. I'm usually wrong though.

 

I’d walk them loaded now to protect against another infield hit.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

I think we go against Flaherty tomorrow. That should be a fun one.

 

What difference does it make? They can't hit scrubs.