2021-06-15: Reds (Castillo) at Brewers (Anderson) [Brewers lose, 2-1 in 10 innings -- Anderson goes 7.0 IP allowing 1 hit, 1 walk, and striking out 9; Reds score two runs in the 10th without a hit]

[sixtolezcano16]

Craig has to get over trying to find the second Counsell.

[wibadgers23]

I am going to lose my mind watching this offense all summer unless Stearns goes out and gets somebody.

[wildcat2237]

 

Get some damn hitters Stearns.

 

Enough is enough

 

This. The Bradley signing was a massive flop. If the crew wants to compete they need to acquire some hitters.

[ReverendBrewmeister]

Really can't believe Tim Lopes gets that AB.

Piña has at least a chance to run into one and knock it out of the park. Or even a gap double. Even with the struggles this year, it’s a much better choice.

[trwi7]

Do we have a pinch hitter available? Because Vogelbach against Garrett isn't going to end in our favor.

Vogelbach was pulled from the game on a double switch earlier.

 

Sorry, I was watching the Bucks be the Bucks.

[adambr2]

Jackie Bradley Jr. has the worst batting average, OBP, and OPS of any qualified player in all of baseball.

[Eye Black]

Using Hader in the 9th tonight turns out to be a waste and now he’s pitched 4 of the past 5 days. I still maintain that I’d rather they saved him for a potential 10th inning in these late inning tie games.

[DuWayne Steurer]

Using Hader in the 9th tonight turns out to be a waste and now he’s pitched 4 of the past 5 days. I still maintain that I’d rather they saved him for a potential 10th inning in these late inning tie games.

 

 

These guys still rely on "conventional wisdom", and conventional wisdom was/is "home team uses their closer in the 9th inning of a tie game"

 

That paradigm has changed now..... or at least it should. If your closer is a big 14+ k/9 guy, and you don't have another one for the 10th, when there's automatically a runner on, I think it makes more sense (as you've pointed out) to use the high K rate pitcher for the runner on situation. I know, "you have to get there", but IMO at least, I feel like the conventional wisdom on this should shift a bit.