2020-09-15: Cardinals (Flaherty) at Brewers (Anderson) [Brewers win, 18-3 -- Offense comes alive; Yelich and Vogelbach lead the way with 3 hits apiece including HRs]

[markedman5]

Dan Vogelbach being this team's most professional, complete hitter is quite possibly the most 2020 occurrence yet.

 

And the guy couldn’t hit water if he fell out of a boat before he got here.......just bizarre

[jerichoholicninja]

The level of chatter began to intensify a few pitches earlier, when a 2-1 pitch from Cardinals reliever Rob Kamisky to Brewers veteran Ryan Braun was called a strike by home-plate umpire John Bacon.

 

“No, no, no, no. That is not a strike, man,” Braun is heard telling Bacon on the Brewers’ television broadcast.

 

He motioned toward Molina and said to Bacon, “Just because he gets mad at you, you can’t call that a strike, man.”

 

Molina and Braun exchanged some more words before the at-bat continued. Two pitches later, Braun swung at a pitch and hit Molina’s left forearm as the catcher reached for the baseball. Catcher’s interference was called, and Braun headed to first base while Shildt came out to check on Molina.

 

Schilt and Craig were ejected after all that. Schilt I can understand but unless Craig was saying some mean things to Yadi I don't know why he would have been ejected.

[wildcat83]

surely Gameday must be lying to me when it says Vogelbach reached on an infield single in the fifth.

 

 

I just got home and honest to god, came on here to ask that exact question.

[TURBO]

Dan Vogelbach being this team's most professional, complete hitter is quite possibly the most 2020 occurrence yet.

 

Amen!

[Eye Black]

I hope they bat around next inning so I can hear, “Daniel Vogelbach is a triple shy of the cycle”.

[Oxy]

surely Gameday must be lying to me when it says Vogelbach reached on an infield single in the fifth.

 

 

I just got home and honest to god, came on here to ask that exact question.

 

If I recall correctly, he lined one off somebodies glove and it went rolling wayward. Coulda walked to first and made it.

[wibadgers23]

How hard is Knebel throwing his fastball tonight? Not able to watch the game.

[Zad Fnark]

Looked 94-ish

[homer]

How hard is Knebel throwing his fastball tonight? Not able to watch the game.

 

His last fastball was 96.8

[Eye Black]

How hard is Knebel throwing his fastball tonight? Not able to watch the game.

Most of his four seamers were 96-mph. One hit 97.

[TURBO]

I hope they bat around next inning so I can hear, “Daniel Vogelbach is a triple shy of the cycle”.

 

 

Then, the big man actually legs out a triple to cement the legend!

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

How hard is Knebel throwing his fastball tonight? Not able to watch the game.

 

Hit 97 on the gun in O'Neil's AB. He looked good. Curve ball was popping. Boy would it be nice if he found his location again.

[TURBO]

How hard is Knebel throwing his fastball tonight? Not able to watch the game.

 

Hit 97 on the gun in O'Neil's AB. He looked good. Curve ball was popping. Boy would it be nice if he found his location again.

 

Off topic, but Hader did hit 97 last night. Comment pertaining to an earlier conversation in an earlier IGT.

[mtrebs]

Knebel looked really good tonight.

[markedman5]

This is the best Corey has looked all year and itsnot close......wow

[brewmann04]

I hope we don't get shut out in the double header tomorrow. But i know if we win game one and have a lead in game two we better see Hadar and Wiliams.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

This is the best Corey has looked all year and itsnot close......wow

 

Granted, you have to wonder how much the Cardinal hitters were ramped up to hit in a 18-3 game, but his stuff looked great tonight. If he can start pitching in some higher leverage situations, that would be huge. Maybe they wouldn't be so deathly afraid to pitch Hader more than an inning at a time with arms like Williams, Rasmussen and a rejuvenated Knebel around?

[markedman5]

Shikdt said he heard something in the dugout.......”we don’t start things but we aren’t going to take it”

 

Wouldn’t say who said it or what was said

 

He was upset that Molina got hit with Braun’s bat after the earlier conversation between Molina and Braun......then said he didn’t blame Braun.....but “it didn’t look good”......

 

So that’s the story from Shildt

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Shikdt said he heard something in the dugout.......”we don’t start things but we aren’t going to take it”

 

Wouldn’t say who said it or what was said

 

He was upset that Molina got hit with Braun’s bat after the earlier conversation between Molina and Braun......then said he didn’t blame Braun.....but “it didn’t look good”......

 

So that’s the story from Shildt

 

So he's saying Braun swung the bat and hit Molina's glove on purpose? On a pitch he fouled off?

 

OOOOKKKK. What a tool. When you look at the replay, Molina's glove was 100% in the swing radius. Braun didn't change up his swing. I suppose it's possible that be was standing further back in the box than he typically does.

[markedman5]

Shikdt said he heard something in the dugout.......”we don’t start things but we aren’t going to take it”

 

Wouldn’t say who said it or what was said

 

He was upset that Molina got hit with Braun’s bat after the earlier conversation between Molina and Braun......then said he didn’t blame Braun.....but “it didn’t look good”......

 

So that’s the story from Shildt

 

So he's saying Braun swung the bat and hit Molina's glove on purpose? On a pitch he fouled off?

 

OOOOKKKK. What a tool. When you look at the replay, Molina's glove was 100% in the swing radius. Braun didn't change up his swing. I suppose it's possible that be was standing further back in the box than he typically does.

 

He made a point say he didn’t blame Braun....he was just pissed it happened .....said it was on.y the 2nd tiime it’s ever happened to Molina.......most likely a combination of them getting their asses kicjed abd the frustration that goes with that......

 

Kind of a strange rant he went on.....

[remfire]

He also said “Uncanny how well they read (Flaherty),” says Shildt. “To their credit, evidently." From Jeff Jones, Cardinal beat writers Twitter.

[Jaylyn]

He also said “Uncanny how well they read (Flaherty),” says Shildt. “To their credit, evidently." From Jeff Jones, Cardinal beat writers Twitter.

That sounds like they're alluding to something improper.

[KeithStone53151]

Forgive me if all of this made it on tv, but the altercation in the 5th inning after Molina was hit started because Molina sprinted at the brewers dugout. What I've read online indicates schikdt was kinda the main guy, but Molina started it all. Also after this altercation and in between different innings, Molina was absolutely berating the home plate umpire and afterward casually walked behind the plate and continued to catch. The fact that he didn't get ejected is downright embarrassing.

[Oxy]

Tomorrow's going to be a fun day. 14 innings of Woodruff, Suter, Williams, Hader--Rasmussen and Peralta if need be. As maligned as the offense has been this year, hopefully it barely need to show up to get a couple of wins tomorrow.

[PinaMadness]

So I see the St. Louis Karens struck again.

 

I'm on vacation this week but after finding out about this I just had to comment. After doing some research on the game I found this quote from Karen Schildt.

 

Said Shildt: “Our [track] record speaks for itself. We’re not a team with a lot of incidents. Last year, we had the least amount of player ejections and manager ejections in our league. I’m not holier than thou. None of us are."

 

I had to bite my tongue from laughing so hard as to not wake up everyone in the house. I will try my darndest to get on here for Wednesday at least for a while to see what happens with Karen Molina, Karen Schildt and the rest of the Karens.