2021-07-01: Brewers (Burnes) at Pirates (Crowe) [Brewers win, 7-2 -- Burnes allows 1 run over 7.1 IP before exiting with minor injury; JBJ with incredible deke play; Winning streak at 9]

[OldHeidelberg]

I expected he was through as he sort of labored in the 7th. He must be feeling good and getting these 7th and 8th innings out of your starters is gold.

[yfinn6]

Might be time to give Ashby another look.

[markedman5]

Unreal

[rickh150]

Wong, Garcia, Burnes, oh yeah, Giannis…..

Better sit Yelich for the rest of this one…. Adames too.

[wOOgiE22]

Ugh. Hopefully he isn’t shelved too long.

[Eye Black]

I bet that's the dreaded oblique injury.

Yikes, I certainly hope not.

[HarveysWBs]

Well, that should add another log to the fire of the extra rest debate.

[Oxy]

Meh. As long as it isn't an arm issue this is probably pretty good timing to take a month off.

[rickh150]

I thought I saw Burnes wincing after hitting and getting out in 7th inn.

[PeaveyFury]

McCalvy seems optimistic that Burnes said he was fine to CC. Hopefully precautionary rather than anything more.

[wOOgiE22]

If it is precautionary, I would shut him down until the All Star break and bring him back after.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

If it is precautionary, I would shut him down until the All Star break and bring him back after.

 

Yeah, timing is as good as it gets for something like this, I suppose. Hopefully he only ends up missing a start or two and can work back slowly.

[yourout]

Hader's turning into the Maytag repairman.

[markedman5]

Man this team…..every time Hader gets loose they score enough to sit him down

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

The offense continues to impress.

[SeaBass]

Hader's turning into the Maytag repairman.

That's kind of the perfect description, I was just thinking we can't seem to get him in games lately lol.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Kind of seems like maybe there would be better options than Bettinger, but I guess if he can't handle this, he can't be on the roster.

[pacopete4]

Man, this team is fun.

[willie key]

Man, this team is fun.

 

 

As Ozzie guillen once said

 

Winning is fun. Fun is winning

[adambr2]

Bettinger has not been impressive, but it means something that he was able to work through it and not have to turn to other options.

[phnxcrew]

Good win, glad Pittsburgh looks like they want to lay down and die. amazing what good pitching can do-still getting used to that.

[tigerbrew]

Man, this team is fun.

 

 

As Ozzie guillen once said

 

Winning is fun. Fun is winning

 

What Ozzie said sounds like it was taken from this song

 

 

Yeah, 16 over .500 baby!

[markedman5]

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

McCalvy jas Burnes saying left knee "jammed up" a bit after cleat caught the rubber. Burnes says he is "not too concerned at all."

 

Good news. Now hopefully Wong's injury is minor too.

[rickh150]

Man, this team is fun.

 

No recent April and May has been more depressing or not fun or asking yourself why am I watching this, in terms of offensive output.

No recent June has been more surprising IMO, in terms of offensive output. It’s supposedly below average hitters scoring 15 runs straight or 10 in an inning when in some April/May weeks they could not get 10 runs.

I guess if you told me Hiura and Bradley were going to be out #7 and #8 hitters in June at season’s beginning, I’d either think our offense was pretty good or those two are hitting terribly. I’m not sure what to believe anymore.