Game Thread (5/11/2022): Brewers (Houser) at Reds (Gutierrez) - 11:35 AM CDT

[Jopal78]

35 minutes ago, Eye Black said:

With Josh Maurer on the radio call you might be better off with the random YouTube broadcast crew.

Spot on! Levering and Maurer are simply awful announcers. For example, last night they were literally trying to name Vanilla Ice songs. I don't think anyone finds their references to be witty or their inside jokes about advertising plugs and food to be amusing.

Maybe I'm expecting too much, but hey should at least talk about baseball when they have to fill in dead air or cover boring games. The Reds TV announcers are homers and were better than these two clowns last night. 

[SomewhereInTime]

Just now, Eye Black said:

With Josh Maurer on the radio call you might be better off with the random YouTube broadcast crew.

Come on, everybody hates on the new guy in year 1.  He's not that bad.

[titletownking]

As well as our team was playing a week ago, it's been some really ugly baseball for the last 5 or so days.  Bad defense and mediocre pitching combined with lack of big hits. This team needs an outfield bat. 

[Brewcrew82]

Well, if Houser can keep this at four runs for a while, I think we'll have a chance. Facing a guy with an ERA over 8 and playing in a bandbox of a ballpark. 

[Brewcrew82]

Frustrates me when guys who are so obviously terrible like Friedl are able to take control of the game...

[Brewcrew82]

Just throw strikes Houser!! Your sinker will generate groundballs....

[SomewhereInTime]

Just now, Brewcrew82 said:

Well, if Houser can keep this at four runs for a while, I think we'll have a chance. Facing a guy with an ERA over 8 and playing in a bandbox of a ballpark. 

Didn't they kind of neutralize ball park effects or at least are trying to with the new humidors?  I haven't fully been following the baseball's baseball discussion going on, so correct me if I'm wrong.

[Jopal78]

5 minutes ago, SomewhereInTime said:

Come on, everybody hates on the new guy in year 1.  He's not that bad.

Well the bar was set pretty low with Grindle. 

Levering is alright but being the #2 guy to Uecker has typically been a stepping stone to the #1 gig with another team: Pat Hughes (ChC), Jim Powell (ATL), Corey Provus (MIN), Joe Block (PITT). I don't see Grindle or Maurer distinguishing themselves when discussing Saturday Morning Cartoons from the mid '90s.

[BruisedCrew]

I haven't had the telecast on yet so I don't know bad the defense has been but the highlights of the run scoring hits suggest that Houser isn't exactly on top of his game either.

Another short start to further tax the bullpen that has been cuffed around pretty badly the last few days.

[titletownking]

Houser with another non competitive start, his swing and miss pitches aren't close at the moment. Him and Woody have both struggled to start the year. 

[Brewcrew82]

Brewers putting on a clinic on how to lose to teams like the Reds. Walk everyone, commit errors, get thrown out stealing third...

[titletownking]

Welp, thanks for giving us the day off Crew. 7-0  to the reds. 

[dlk9s]

 

[Underachiever]

Reds have scored 17 runs in the first inning of their 30 games. Nine have come against Milwaukee.

[adambr2]

Thanks for that total non competitive start, Houser. Good thing your arbitration hearing was last week. 

[Nola Beery]

8 minutes ago, Jopal78 said:

Spot on! Levering and Maurer are simply awful announcers. For example, last night they were literally trying to name Vanilla Ice songs. I don't think anyone finds their references to be witty or their inside jokes about advertising plugs and food to be amusing.

Maybe I'm expecting too much, but hey should at least talk about baseball when they have to fill in dead air or cover boring games. The Reds TV announcers are homers and were better than these two clowns last night. 

I listen to a LOT of baseball on the radio.  I've always loved baseball on the radio, ever since I listened to the old AAA San Diego Padres  of the Pacific Coast League.   So I hear many announcers for many different teams.  Lane, Jeff, and even newby Josh are pretty good and better than many.  Ueker is, of course, his own special thing.  Sometimes it's better to hear silly non-baseball talk, like when your team is getting hammered than to hear the same old inane baseball platitudes by guys who think they are experts because they have a microphone.  That said, I like a lot more radio announcers than I dislike.    And given that the Crew is playing like U-12 today and getting bombed, I may check out some of the other day games.  Blecchh.   

[Eye Black]

25 minutes ago, SomewhereInTime said:

Come on, everybody hates on the new guy in year 1.  He's not that bad.

That's typically not the case for me. I even liked Joe Block just fine when everyone was calling him boring. I've listened to the radio broadcast the past two games and for me Maurer just isn't a polished baseball radio voice to the caliber of what I'd expect for an MLB level broadcast. He seems to butcher a lot of common phrases/expressions, and his explanations of things that are unfolding is grating to my ears.  

[Sakatarama]

I think the only bells I may be hearing today may come from Taco Bell as I run there for lunch with the radio very much off.

[Brewcrew82]

Ethan Small is waiting in the wings....No starter on this team should feel safe. Okay, maybe Corbin Burnes should feel pretty good. 

[Eye Black]

7 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

Thanks for that total non competitive start, Houser. Good thing your arbitration hearing was last week. 

Houser hasn't been good, but the seven run deficit has definitely been a team effort today despite what ERA might say.

[Brewcrew82]

How about a redux of our 15-7 victory over the Cubs last year? 

[magnoliacrew]

Do my eyes deceive me or with that hit by Cain is every batter on the team now at .200 or better?

[Nola Beery]

Now Urias has been charged with an error for that 1st inning whiff.

 

[magnoliacrew]

YEEESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!

[Brewcrew82]

Yeli!