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

[yfinn6]

It has to be borderline insulting to our starting pitchers that we're inquiring so heavily on Price and Lester. Like the rotation is the problem.

 

I have been thinking the same thing. It's going to be impossible to stay ahead scoring 1 run a game.

[yfinn6]

Uh, Escobar, how did you possibly think that was a ball?! He better be hacking if it's close.

[DuWayne Steurer]

It has to be borderline insulting to our starting pitchers that we're inquiring so heavily on Price and Lester. Like the rotation is the problem.

 

 

For all we know all Doug is doing nothing more than 'kicking the tires', with no real resolve to actually do anything unless someone takes a ridiculous low ball offer (which isn't going to happen)

[DuWayne Steurer]

Reynolds has been amazeballs defensively the last few nights.

[yfinn6]

That was a helluva double-play there.

[WinkelsasVsSoriano]

Man, Reynolds has really impressed me at 1B defensively.

[WinkelsasVsSoriano]

Well, that's one way to slow Cobb down, I guess>?

[BraunyBoy08]

A 3-2 count and Segura looks AWFUL, jesus.

[adambr2]

Schafer is just a really, really bad hitter.

[WinkelsasVsSoriano]

Well, this has been a game of horrific swings. I don't know why a pitcher would ever throw a Brewers' hitter anything in the zone

[Eye Black]

Alex Cobb has only faced 23 27 Brewers batters tonight, and 10 12 of them have struck out.

Updated.

[Bombers]

It has to be borderline insulting to our starting pitchers that we're inquiring so heavily on Price and Lester. Like the rotation is the problem.

 

I have been thinking the same thing. It's going to be impossible to stay ahead scoring 1 run a game.

Well said to you both - I have thought the same. We need a guy who can actually get on base without swinging at the first pitch.

[Bombers]

Let's go Smith - work your way out without giving up runs

[yfinn6]

The Brewers are finding ways to lose.

[adambr2]

Good time to pan away, Fox sports.

[adambr2]

Ballgame.

[DuWayne Steurer]

That wasn't predictable at all.

[WinkelsasVsSoriano]

I've never felt more like the game's over with a one run deficit than I do tonight

[adamb100]

Oh man, if the Brewers even make the playoffs, they won't make it out of the NLDS with their horrid batting against good pitching.

[yfinn6]

There's our 8th inning guy, giving up 8th inning runs again.

 

1,2,3 9th coming with at least 1 K, and 2 weak groundouts. Hey Ron, any time you want to get Smith out of this role, it would be good for the team. Or, just get him out of the game.

[BraunyBoy08]

Terrible. Just terrible.

[DuWayne Steurer]

oh......>NOW we intentionally walk a guy with the open base. NOW. Now that the game is effectively out of reach.

 

Good freaking call Ron. Idiot.

[yfinn6]

Oh man, if the Brewers even make the playoffs, they won't make it out of the NLDS with their horrid batting against good pitching.

 

This. The pitching mistakes are under a microscope now but this stretch of ugliness is all on the offense.

[bucks2281]

Smith has obviously been overused this year and it has caught up with him this month.

[yfinn6]

Smith has obviously been overused this year and it has caught up with him this month.

 

He's the 8th inning guy; we mustn't break the rules of Managing 101.