Game Thread (4/9/2022): Brewers (Woodruff) at Cubs (Steele) - 1:20 PM CDT

[edfunderburk]

  On 4/9/2022 at 8:02 PM, brewers888 said:

Urias led the team with 23 HRs last year so we aren't exactly loaded with power bats or really good hitters in any aspect.

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Garcia had 29 HRs

[mtrebs]

  On 4/9/2022 at 8:07 PM, mtrebs said:

Let’s see if he gives up a grand slam yet…

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He tried! On a less windy day that may have been out.

[Joseph Zarr]

This feels like a game where we could throw a position player on the mound for an inning. I, for one, want to see what Rowdy can toss across the plate.

[yfinn6]

50 bucks says Wong won't score. 

[dlk9s]

  On 4/9/2022 at 8:09 PM, adambr2 said:

Urena sure looks like a hidden gem. 

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Sure is well-hidden.

[Eye Black]

  On 4/9/2022 at 8:13 PM, Julio Muchacho said:

This feels like a game where we could throw a position player on the mound for an inning. I, for one, want to see what Rowdy can toss across the plate.

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Hopefully with a 28-man active roster they don’t have to go that route by game two of the season.

[yfinn6]

Nothing like an inconsistent ump. 

[Joseph Zarr]

You have to love an ump who gives a pitcher nothing as he's walking runs in and then gives a guy the benefit of the doubt on a pitch 9" above the zone. That's good stuff. lol.

[Eye Black]

Today’s pitching struggles feel like a blip, but IMO not putting much of anything together offensively against Steele has actually been more frustrating. 

[Joseph Zarr]

  On 4/9/2022 at 8:15 PM, Eye Black said:

Hopefully with a 28-man active roster they don’t have to go that route by game two of the season.

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I just wanted to dream of Rowdy. Now, I'm back to reality. ?

[brewers888]

Stearns had an offseason of a guy just biding his time till he's running the Mets.

[Opening Day]

Is 14 innings into a season to early to panic?? Asking for a friend

[SomewhereInTime]

  On 4/9/2022 at 8:18 PM, Eye Black said:

Today’s pitching struggles feel like a blip, but IMO not putting much of anything together offensively against Steele has actually been more frustrating. 

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Shocking the four man platoon advantage lineup produces absolutely nothing.

[titletownking]

  On 4/9/2022 at 8:03 PM, mtrebs said:

Let’s see how our new guy does on his debut. I bet not that great.

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When you bargain bin shop, this is what you get 95% of the time. It’s ok tho, he’s not alone in his struggles. Just a very poor performance top to bottom. 

[BruisedCrew]

  On 4/9/2022 at 8:09 PM, treego14 said:

Good times for Cubs fans ... I am happy for them ... NOT!

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I’m hoping this will encourage one of them to buy the tickets I have listed for one of the games later this month. 
 

My daughters refuse to go to Cubs games because of some unpleasant experiences in the past, and I don’t argue with them. 

[SomewhereInTime]

  On 4/9/2022 at 8:13 PM, Julio Muchacho said:

This feels like a game where we could throw a position player on the mound for an inning. I, for one, want to see what Rowdy can toss across the plate.

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I can't think of much more embarrassing than letting a position player pitch in game two with a fifteen man pitching staff.

[adambr2]

New year, new lineup, still can't hit a lick vs LHP.

[Joseph Zarr]

Nice bounce back inning for the maligned Ureña. Like to see it.

[Sixtolezcano]

At this rate it might be a stretch for the Brewer to win 70 games, especially if the pitching doesn’t improve. We already know that they absolutely have no hitting to speak of.

[Joseph Zarr]

  On 4/9/2022 at 8:23 PM, SomewhereInTime said:

I can't think of much more embarrassing than letting a position player pitch in game two with a fifteen man pitching staff.

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It was originally a joke. The joke fell off the plate like a Ureña wild pitch. I'll go back to the drawing board. I can do better.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

  On 4/9/2022 at 8:22 PM, titletownking said:

When you bargain bin shop, this is what you get 95% of the time. It’s ok tho, he’s not alone in his struggles. Just a very poor performance top to bottom. 

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What team isn't shopping the bargain bin when it comes to the last arm in the pen, though?

[titletownking]

  On 4/9/2022 at 8:23 PM, SomewhereInTime said:

I can't think of much more embarrassing than letting a position player pitch in game two with a fifteen man pitching staff.

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But we’re all still here, following along. And we will continue to. It sucks, it’s frustrating, irritating(am I forgetting anything?) but it is just 2 games. 

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

  On 4/9/2022 at 8:24 PM, Sixtolezcano said:

At this rate it might be a stretch for the Brewer to win 70 games, especially if the pitching doesn’t improve. We already know that they absolutely have no hitting to speak of.

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LOL. It is the second game of the season.

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[titletownking]

  On 4/9/2022 at 8:25 PM, Ron Robinsons Beard said:

What team isn't shopping the bargain bin when it comes to the last arm in the pen, though?

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They have guys that should have made the team over him. Barker, Small, just to name a few. I’m ok with him but he’s nothing more than a holdover. 

[brewers888]

  On 4/9/2022 at 8:20 PM, Opening Day said:

Is 14 innings into a season to early to panic?? Asking for a friend

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Not when it comes to this lineup.