Game Thread (4/10/2022): Brewers (Peralta) at Cubs (Stroman) - 1:20 PM CDT

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

On the bright side, Levering does a nice job on the TV side, I think. Rock is Rock, but in voice, temperament, and analytic sense, the Brewers booth on the whole is quite pleasant background sound.

[treego14]

1 minute ago, brewers888 said:

I bet the exit velocity on these ground balls is very high.

Might be exciting for a squirrel, but getting the ball in the air like Willy Adames just did is a lot better!

[yfinn6]

Good contact there. 

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Let us also recall that the wind is blowing out to left, and there are 6 innings to go.

[adambr2]

3 minutes ago, Cool Hand Lucroy said:

Cubs are having very good ABs, taking close pitches, laying off high fastballs. Very disciplined series from them so far, so credit where due.

Brewers have not played well in any facet of the game either. I am more disappointed in that than in the prospect of an 0-3 start. This series has already featured a lot of the things that have challenged my love of the game over the past few years, namely a lack of balls in play and the Brewers' inability to produce runs without dingers.

Long way to go today, and I still think this is going to be a fun season, but early losses do start to claw back spring excitement, and admitting it doesn't mean anyone's ready to give up or even all that pessimistic about this team's prospects.

 

Yeah, exactly this. You can be disappointed with the start and how the team is playing and not be saying that it means the season is over. It's ok to be disappointed and it doesn't mean you think things are hopeless. 

[treego14]

Cool Hand Lucroy is calming me down!  Thank you. 

[HarryDoyle]

Adams would've been my first guess to hit the first home run of the year.

[Patrick425]

7 minutes ago, Cool Hand Lucroy said:

 

Long way to go today, and I still think this is going to be a fun season, but early losses do start to claw back spring excitement, and admitting it doesn't mean anyone's ready to give up or even all that pessimistic about this team's prospects.

 

I agree. It's perfectly normal to get down about 1 game or even a series.  I just think comments like "This team stinks" during the 1st inning of the 3rd game of the season are a bit overboard. 

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Cutch a bit too aggressive there, but signs of life. 

[HarryDoyle]

Maybe people wouldn't be so pessimistic so early if these offensive woes hadn't been going on for two years.

[brewers888]

1 minute ago, Patrick425 said:

I agree. It's perfectly normal to get down about 1 game or even a series.  I just think comments like "This team stinks" during the 1st inning of the 3rd game of the season are a bit overboard. 

I still expect the pitching to be very good but its not an overreaction to think this lineup is way short.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Good umpiring so far today, as much as I wanted that 3-2 pitch to Villar back in the first.

[treego14]

Pirates take the lead on the Cardinals 5-3 ... go Daniel Vogelbach!

[DuWayne Steurer]

4 minutes ago, HarryDoyle said:

Maybe people wouldn't be so pessimistic so early if these offensive woes hadn't been going on for two years.

They haven't been.

[NBBrewFan]

That wind to left field is really messing with Freddy's location.

[Sixtolezcano]

1 minute ago, NBBrewFan said:

That wind to left field is really messing with Freddy's location.

That’s hilarious.

[BruisedCrew]

4 minutes ago, NBBrewFan said:

That wind to left field is really messing with Freddy's location.

76 pitches in 3 innings. That’s probably it for Peralta for today. 
 

Is the wind really blowing out there? The wind here is out of the southeast and at Wrigley that would be straight in from CF. 
 

Whatever the wind is doing it doesn’t seem to be affecting the four or five week tappers weak tappers the Brewers have hit to the first baseman. 

[Eye Black]

If something in Rowdy's eye is clearly bothering him can't we get a trainer out there with some eyedrops before he steps in the box to face major league pitching. 

[HarryDoyle]

Excellent exit velocity.

[adambr2]

Let's get a lead and salvage a win. We can win a bullpen battle with these guys. 

[Eye Black]

Sigh, very little going right for the Brewers in Chicago this weekend. 

[titletownking]

if we didn’t have bad luck we’d have no luck at all. Unbelievable 

[adambr2]

Or not, sigh. 

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

I do not believe runs are anywhere near done being scored today.

[Ulice Payne]

So far it's looking pretty fortunate that yesterday's game was rained out.  Better to play that one later.