2020-09-22: Brewers (Anderson) at Reds (Gray) [Brewers win, 3-2 -- Anderson strong over 6.0 IP with 7 K, 1 ER; Devin Williams does more Devin Willams things; Hader shuts the door in the 9th]

[brewers888]

Its an uphill battle with this offense.

[yourout]

I think I'll just not even watch this one.

 

+1...

Too nice a night to sit and watch this.

[brewers888]

Anderson is what he is and thats a decent 4th or 5th starter that needs great defense behind him.

[yourout]

Its an uphill battle with this offense.

More like Mount Everest.

[yfinn6]

Just kidding. I'm definitely watching just so I have something to complain about.

[bm1090]

Better hope Gray is on a pitch count or this is going to be a long night. He's got his best stuff.

[wibadgers23]

No hitter watch. The only thing that might save us is a strict pitch count for Gray.

[shanedog19]

We are striking out way way too much to be a competitive offense.

[Eye Black]

Gray mowing down Brewers and throwing just 25 pitches through two innings isn’t a good sign.

[wibadgers23]

Stearns is gonna have to find a way to revamp this offense in the offseason with limited resources. Should be interesting.

[brewers888]

Better hope Gray is on a pitch count or this is going to be a long night. He's got his best stuff.

 

The pitch count needs to be around 50 the way hes going.

[adambr2]

It's just a really bad bench. I understand why they threw a lot of darts to try fill the bench and lineup this year but unfortunately they missed the board with almost all of them.

 

I realize Pomeranz was very good for us late last year, but it's too bad Dubon never got more opportunity here. He'd be a great fit, especially being young and cost-controlled.

 

Dubon's .713 OPS this year isn't exactly screaming "missed opportunity". In comparison, Jace Peterson's OPS currently sits at .787. Granted stats far from tell the whole story, especially this year, but Dubon, at least to me, looks like another "dime a dozen" utility guy.

 

The point wasn't that Dubon is awesome. It was that Dubon provides more production than our existing options at a fraction of the cost. We spent 8M alone just for Sogard and Holt. That's not very efficient spending.

 

Peterson raised his OPS like 150 points last night because he's had very few PAs this season. Like Sogard, Peterson has plenty of an MLB track record to know the mediocrity you'll get eventually.

[brewers888]

Stearns is gonna have to find a way to revamp this offense in the offseason with limited resources. Should be interesting.

 

Its going to have to be by trade because if anything I expect another drop in payroll.

[brewers888]

Yeah Peterson. Anderson wishes he had the Oakland defense behind him.

[Eye Black]

Second infielder with an error already. You must have better defense behind Anderson or it’s going to go off the rails in a hurry.

[shanedog19]

Why isn’t Urias playing 2nd base my gosh.

[PinaMadness]

I don't care how bad Hiura is hitting right now along with his subpar defense. He is still a better option than Peterson.

[adambr2]

Grisham is playing a key role on one of the best teams in baseball and Urias is playing behind a couple scrub journeymen in their 30s. So that's fun.

[TURBO]

Why isn’t Urias playing 2nd base my gosh.

 

CC...............................MUST.................................START.....................................................................PETERSON.

[ThisIsMyCrew]

Babe Sogard with the rally starter!

[Oxy]

I love leadoff doubles. I love turning them into runs more.

[PinaMadness]

I love leadoff doubles. I love turning them into runs more.

What's that feel like?

[brewers888]

Wow Taylor actually moved a runner over. Would have prefered a hit but he was down 0-2 so not bad.

[yfinn6]

I honestly thought we'd get no-hit. Anything from here on out is gravy.

[brewers888]

Completely unacceptable at bat from Nottingham.