Game Thread (4/11/2022): Brewers (Houser) at Orioles (Zimmermann) - 2:05 PM CDT

[gebc1997]

Last year, we scored 3 runs or less 73 times by my count.

The Orioles scored 3 runs or less 80 times

The Brewers won 30 more games than the Orioles,  give or take.  

I am concerned that if the pitching slips just a bit,  it could be a very disappointing season.

[folly412]

I can't decide which hitting coach to blame and call to be fired.

[Sixtolezcano]

33 minutes ago, gebc1997 said:

25 for 121 so far this year.  206 batting average as a team .  I would so much rather lose 8-6 then lose 3-1

How about 9-0 and 2-0. Lol.

[TURBO]

Yay offense.

 

[trwi7]

Nice game by Jackie Renfroe Jr.

[treego14]

9 minutes ago, Fear The Chorizo said:

I know it's probably jaded memories only focusing on the bad outcomes....but I've long felt like the Brewers absolutely stink offensively on the road in day games - most of the time those are getaway days on top of it, but based on the results thus far during 4 day games I'm very much looking forward to playing some games under the lights. 

Milwaukee Wolves?

Milwaukee Vampires?

Milwaukee Bats?

[treego14]

Just now, treego14 said:

Milwaukee Wolves?

Milwaukee Vampires?

Milwaukee Bats?

Woops, can't be the Bats if you don't swing them well!

[TheAnalytics]

Marathon, not a sprint. Get ‘em tomorrow. 

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

27 minutes ago, treego14 said:

Where is Cool Hand Lucroy to calm us down?

Like Julio, childcare called.

And all I got today is the Royals are really fun. So much speed.

Seriously, I'm just weird, man. I spent so many years caring way too much about W-L record, which is torture for a small-market fan. I just want baseball to be fun. Winning is a bonus.

Of course, this team has played a really unfun brand of baseball so far. Brent Suter will change that soon ?.

[gebc1997]

7 minutes ago, gebc1997 said:

Last year, we scored 3 runs or less 73 times by my count.

The Orioles scored 3 runs or less 80 times

The Brewers won 30 more games than the Orioles,  give or take.  

I am concerned that if the pitching slips just a bit,  it could be a very disappointing season.

Further research shows

The Orioles went 6-74 in those games

 

The Brewers went 24-49

[Sixtolezcano]

9 minutes ago, Fear The Chorizo said:

I know it's probably jaded memories only focusing on the bad outcomes....but I've long felt like the Brewers absolutely stink offensively on the road in day games - most of the time those are getaway days on top of it, but based on the results thus far during 4 day games I'm very much looking forward to playing some games under the lights. 

You need to get use to the 2022 Brewer offense. They are not very good, and believe they will be in the bottom 5 in run scored this year.

[gebc1997]

1 minute ago, gebc1997 said:

Further research shows

The Orioles went 6-74 in those games

 

The Brewers went 24-49

So, if we lose 12 more of those games last year,  the team goes an uninspiring 83-79.   I'm worried that may be the fate of this team

[NBBrewFan]

Thankfully it's only 1 loss no matter how ugly.

[SomewhereInTime]

Just now, Brock Beauchamp said:

The pitch clock cannot arrive quickly enough. 

A pitch clock is honestly the only thing that will make a difference in shortening games.  None of the other small gimmicks (intentional walks, three batter min, etc.) make any difference.

[BruisedCrew]

4 minutes ago, NBBrewFan said:

Thankfully it's only 1 loss no matter how ugly.

4 ugly games. 1 ugly win, 3 ugly losses. 

[owbc]

10 walks.

15 total bases. 

[owbc]

20 minutes ago, SomewhereInTime said:

A pitch clock is honestly the only thing that will make a difference in shortening games.  None of the other small gimmicks (intentional walks, three batter min, etc.) make any difference.

Unless the pitch clock is enforced like Giannis' free throw shooting. 

[brewers888]

Take a look at the 2021 stats of the pitchers that shut us out today. This front office failed us big time in the offseason by not adding any legitimate hitters.

[LouisEly]

1 hour ago, AKCheesehead said:

I want to take this moment to publicly applaud treego’s efforts in this thread, lest they go unrecognized. There ought to be medals handed out for stuff like that. 

Looks like the ignore feature still works on the new forum...

[MVP2110]

55 minutes ago, Sixtolezcano said:

You need to get use to the 2022 Brewer offense. They are not very good, and believe they will be in the bottom 5 in run scored this year.

What makes you think they will go from 12th in runs scored in MLB to bottom 5?

[BruisedCrew]

1 hour ago, NBBrewFan said:

[BruisedCrew]

There might be some good news today.

Every year since the Brewers 13 game winning streak to start the 1987 season I’ve paid attention to how long it takes for the last undefeated team to lose.

Unless the Rays can come back from a 9-0 deficit no team this year will reach 4-0 and the record of 13 will remain.

[brewmann04]

wow this offense looks bad so far and they still can't hit and get runners in . But wonder maybe the issues was not the hitting coaches after all.

[Jim French Stepstool]

2 hours ago, brewers888 said:

Sounds like we didn't even try to sign or trade for a legitimate bat. Wasting 17 million or so on McCutchen and Renfroe was not the answer.

It's not like they went out & signed them both for 17 million, and could've just taken the money & signed Castellanos instead. You don't trade for Renfroe, you still have JBJ & his contract. I don't defend every move this front office has made, but that trade made a lot of sense.

If you want to claim that they should've passed on Cutch, kept Bradley & then still had the ability to get Castellanos to say yes, have at it. But I don't think there's anyone here who can say that with certainty.

[brewers888]

15 minutes ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

It's not like they went out & signed them both for 17 million, and could've just taken the money & signed Castellanos instead. You don't trade for Renfroe, you still have JBJ & his contract. I don't defend every move this front office has made, but that trade made a lot of sense.

If you want to claim that they should've passed on Cutch, kept Bradley & then still had the ability to get Castellanos to say yes, have at it. But I don't think there's anyone here who can say that with certainty.

Unless I’m mistaken they could have just dropped Renfroe instead of paying him. I’m pretty sure he was arbitration eligible and could have just let him go instead of paying him the 7 million or so that they did. 
 

Between McCutchen and Renfroe we are paying I believe 16 or 17 million. Add that to our other outfielders and this team has at least 50 million tied up in an outfield that just isn’t good with only Yelich having any upside.

im sorry but after how we flailed away down the stretch and in the playoffs we didn’t do nearly enough to improve this offense.