2021-07-16: Brewers (Houser) at Reds (Mahle) [Brewers win, 11-6 -- Adames tallies 3 hits and 4 RBI as Crew overcomes early deficit]

[TURBO]

GAB game?

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

GAB game?

 

Great American Ballbark. Is it still called that? Can't keep up with tge name changes.

 

Seem to remember the Crew playing a lot of like 8-6 and a few 13-12 kind of games.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Houser looks pretty terrible.

 

In his poor outings, it's been early. Lets see if he settles down.

[jason21nl]

Good strategy. Walk the guy before Winker. Let’s see how it plays out

[jason21nl]

Played out perfectly!

[Eye Black]

So the Brewers drafted at least two of Counsell’s sons friends this year (Binelas & Riggio).

[PinaMadness]

So the Brewers drafted at least two of Counsell’s sons friends this year (Binelas & Riggio).

Gee, why is the Brewers farm system so awful?

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Adames just missed a couple of pretty fat ones there...

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

So the Brewers drafted at least two of Counsell’s sons friends this year (Binelas & Riggio).

Gee, why is the Brewers farm system so awful?

 

That seems pretty unfair. Both those guys are upper end prospects with considerable upside and national buzz. They weren't drafted as favors.

[adambr2]

If Houser could stop putting guys on for free that would be great.

[stoutdude04]

How was the Castellanos hbp not a swinging strike?

[TURBO]

So the Brewers drafted at least two of Counsell’s sons friends this year (Binelas & Riggio).

Gee, why is the Brewers farm system so awful?

 

That seems pretty unfair. Both those guys are upper end prospects with considerable upside and national buzz. They weren't drafted as favors.

 

 

It isn't strange to think that may have played into it though...

 

Probably not, but it sure could have been a factor.

[Eye Black]

Both those guys are upper end prospects with considerable upside and national buzz. They weren't drafted as favors.

Yep, I’m excited to watch both of them develop (assuming Riggio also signs).

[jason21nl]

Strike 3 just turned into a 2 run double.

[stoutdude04]

Strikeout to a two rbi double.

[Simba2020]

So the Brewers drafted at least two of Counsell’s sons friends this year (Binelas & Riggio).

Gee, why is the Brewers farm system so awful?

 

That seems pretty unfair. Both those guys are upper end prospects with considerable upside and national buzz. They weren't drafted as favors.

Maybe so but a little harder justifying the Samuel Mendez pick.

[titletownking]

Tomorrow feels like the most important game of the season thus far. Cannot get swept by Cincinnati and don’t want all that pressure going into Sunday.

[Bulldogboy]

Does Houser ever have a nice easy 6 inning outing?? The guy hasn't been terrible but he is not fun to watch and is a rally waiting to happen.

[adambr2]

I'm far more annoyed with 3 walks and 2 HBP than I am with the two run scoring doubles. This game doesn't need to be 4-1.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Maybe so but a little harder justifying the Samuel Mendez pick.

 

Yeah, that was odd. Bet it's the first time a 28 year old basketball player was taken in the MLB draft. He seems like a guy that you sign to a minors free agent deal. Not that a 20th round pick is a huge gamble, but it was odd.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Strike 3 just turned into a 2 run double.

 

Yeah, although no umpire in the league would've called that a strike. Missed his spot, and Omar had to dive for it.

[brewers888]

Is a 3 run deficit pretty insurmountable with this offense.

[brewers888]

Made no sense starting the 4th starter coming out of the break facing our biggest divisional competition.

[adambr2]

Does Houser ever have a nice easy 6 inning outing?? The guy hasn't been terrible but he is not fun to watch and is a rally waiting to happen.

 

He's been alright, just not nearly as good as many think.

 

People point out that that hitting is down throughout baseball to rationalize poor hitting, but the same logic applies in reverse. A 4.00 ERA isn't what it was in 2019.

 

Houser remains, probably, a better reliever than a starter. As a starter, he's a solid back end guy.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

It's a benefit of hindsight argument, but BruisedCrew was right saying this should have been Woodruff's start tonight. Followed by Burnes and Lauer I guess. Houser would match up much better against the Royals.

 

I like Houser, but he doesn't have it tonight, and you can't make too many mistakes against this lineup without it coming back to bite you.