2014-07-29 Brewers (Garza) at Rays (Cobb), 6:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 5-1]

[markedman5]

Ive been patient all season, but im slowly creeping towards the done club. Our starting pitching for the most part has been some of the best in the NL, but our offense is absolutely atrocious. Lucroy is the only one who has been mostly consistent and not trying to hit a 16 run home run at every at bat. Gomez might be MVP caliber at defense but he looks like an absolute putz at the plate. If they squeak into the playoffs they will likely get swept. Im tired of the starting pitching talk too, a pitcher shouldn't even be anywhere near the radar right now, its painfully obvious they need a bat or 3. Ok rant over.

 

Actually our starting pitching only ranks 9th in the league in ERA.

 

Don't worry guys it gets easier...we get Price and then Wainwright next......should be no problem......

[The stache]

The point was made about a week ago (I forget by whom), but we don't ever seem to change our hitting approach. I think that's pretty dead on. In this series thus far, we have scored 2 runs on 6 hits. We have struck out 23 times. The assertion that this team struggles against good pitching is dead on. We don't make pitchers work to throw strikes because we will just go up there hacking, and get ourselves out.

[adambr2]

1 run and 3 hits for the second straight night and the first thing Narron gets asked is about Reynolds laying down his first sac bunt since 2008 and getting a run that way. Could the Milwaukee sports media be any softer?

[yfinn6]

I'm watching LA/ATL, and Vin Scully is really annoying me. I know he's one of the best and all that, but holy crap is he annoying right now. Non-stop talk and his voice is never changing tones. Really hard to listen to right now (while I'm in a bad mood).

[folly412]

Against the Brewers, the embattled former closer transforms into the supernatural being, Grant Strikethree.

 

Looks like the Golden Sombrero website isn't active anymore; was looking forward to seeing the Gomez one.

 

Looks like there's a Twitter...no funny Photoshops, but it's pretty hilarious that someone spends their nights waiting to get excited for Sombreros:

[adambr2]

Surprise, all we're doing is gushing about how good Cobb was tonight. Guess what, it's MLB and pitching rules right now. You're either good enough to hit good pitching or you're not. We've got a murderers row of pitching coming up. I'm not saying you can expect to light up aces for 8 runs, but if you can't do better than 1 run and 3 hits against good pitching, you're not a playoff caliber team. Period.

[brewmann04]

I have only been watching 1 or 2 games a week just dont want to be frustrated watching this team.

[trwi7]

It's terrifying to think what Mark and Doug might do at the trade deadline to combat this awful month.

[adambr2]

I was just saying I think it's likely they'll panic and sell the farm to make a blockbuster to "go for it" this year and set us back a few years after.

[TURBO]

I am nervous, extremely nervous, at what might happen... I almost can't stand it.

[AZBrewCrew]

Jon Lester has been scratched from his start tomorrow. Let the rumours fly!

[yfinn6]

Jon Lester has been scratched from his start tomorrow. Let the rumours fly!

 

Can he hit?

[AZBrewCrew]

Ken Rosenthal saying its not the Brewers

[folly412]

Can he hit?

 

Better than Schafer.

[TURBO]

Oh boy, here we goooooooooooooo...

[nate82]

Ken Rosenthal saying its not the Brewers

 

It is the Pirates from what I have heard. Bell plus one or two lower level prospects to Boston.

[folly412]

Could be the Pirates. Thought this blurb from MLB TR was interesting: "The Bucs are not willing to part with prospects Tyler Glasnow, Nick Kingham, Jameson Taillon, Josh Bell, or Austin Meadows in a deal."

 

Must be nice to have that many good prospects that you can float a laundry list out as "untouchable".

[AZBrewCrew]

Thats what ive been hearing too

[brewmann04]

IT will be a Central team and hope we did not miss out here.

[sveumrules]

Sure the offense has looked terrible of late, but on the season we're second in the NL in runs scored behind only COL. Our starting lineup is solid 1-7 with one black hole, Jean Segura.

 

I don't seem to recall anyone calling this a 100 win team before the season started, so when they were on pace to do just that the logical assumption would be that at some point an extended cold streak was bound to occur. Here it is.

 

Despite the terrible baseball we've witnessed of late we're still in first place. We've been in first place most if not all of the season. Did anyone honestly believe we'd lead the division wire to wire? Or that winning one of the most competitive divisions in baseball would be easy?

 

This is baseball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains.

[ReverendBrewmeister]

Disappointing way to lose another game where the starter pitched well enough to usually get a win. Gotta get all phases (starting pitching, relief pitching, and offense) working at the same time and back on winning ways.

 

Nice to hear Brewerfan.net's own minor league specialist Mass Haas on the WSSP post-game show. That New England accent is something else to listen to.

[brewmann04]

I agree on most points.

[AZBrewCrew]

I wasnt 100% sure who it was since I dont know peoples real names, but it was cool hearing Brewerfan get some recognition on WSSP