2017-08-07: Brewers (Suter) at Twins (Santana) 7:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 5-4]

[TJseven7]

Jeffress is the new scahill... high leverage outings that make you cringe and go why him why now... but he did his job this time.

[yfinn6]

I don't like this move. Mauer is looking to dump the ball into LF, feel like Drake gives him a good chance to do that. Hope I'm wrong.

[OnaBadger58]

Drake vs. Mauer. Let's see how this goes

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

This is a really tense game without a lot of pace to it. Odd that Suter started.

[trwi7]

Lots of complaining about the umps but pretty sure that their "bad" calls go for and against both teams and usually has absolutely nothing to do with why we end up losing games.

 

I've posted the link a few times...but the Brewers tend to get a lot of bad calls from the home plate umpire.

 

For some reason I thought you said behind home plate meaning seats and not directly behind the catcher. That would be cool. Sitting behind home plate in seats sucks.

[wildcat83]

Lots of complaining about the umps but pretty sure that their "bad" calls go for and against both teams and usually has absolutely nothing to do with why we end up losing games.

 

I've posted the link a few times...but the Brewers tend to get a lot of bad calls from the home plate umpire.

 

For some reason Shaw seems to get terrible strikes called quite frequently

[jason21nl]

For Christ sake. Another strike called a ball

[jerichoholicninja]

I would love to stand behind the catcher and see first hand what that looks like in person. I think it would be an eye opening experience.

 

It's actually a pretty terrible view of the entire game.

 

I've never done the plate for a game but I've done it for scrimmages from behind the plate and behind the pitcher. For me, behind the pitcher is a much better view.

[OnaBadger58]

Susac needs to never catch again...

[topper09er]

That 1-1 was a good example of a horrible frame job from Susac, did not hold the ball at all

[adambr2]

That 1-1 pitch from Drake was actually a beautifully placed strike according to both GameDay and Foxtrax.

 

One of the things I'm really looking forward to about turning the zone over to machines is seeing pitches called strikes that actually are strikes but are never in a million years actually called that way by human umpires.

[FVBrewerFan]

Susac needs to never catch again...

 

Just can't afford to take that bat out of the lineup

[trwi7]

I don't like this move. Mauer is looking to dump the ball into LF, feel like Drake gives him a good chance to do that. Hope I'm wrong.

 

Well you were basically right. Mauer hit a bullet, just right at Braun.

[adambr2]

That 1-1 was a good example of a horrible frame job from Susac, did not hold the ball at all

 

He is the worst framer I've ever seen. Can't even imagine how many of the exact same pitches tonight are strike calls if Pina is back there.

[topper09er]

I don't like this move. Mauer is looking to dump the ball into LF, feel like Drake gives him a good chance to do that. Hope I'm wrong.

 

Good call, but the Drake got lucky

[OnaBadger58]

Susac needs to never catch again...

 

Just can't afford to take that bat out of the lineup

Ah yes, good point

[jason21nl]

I can't watch this crap. There has to be at least 10 missed strikes this game

[adambr2]

and exhale....

[yfinn6]

I think a nice ... five run inning... would make me feel a TAD better.

[MrTPlush]

How we gave up zero runs the last two innings...amazing. Baseball gods have us so far today.

[topper09er]

How we gave up zero runs the last two innings...amazing. Baseball gods have us so far today.

 

Or the whole weekend in TB. We must have sacrificed a very healthy ram on Thursday

[wildcat83]

Rock not impressed with pitch calling either...

 

I wonder if umps like working behind certain catchers? Susac sure not making this guys life easy.

[topper09er]

Does Stanton get to 50 this year?

[adambr2]

Lots of complaining about the umps but pretty sure that their "bad" calls go for and against both teams and usually has absolutely nothing to do with why we end up losing games.

 

I've posted the link a few times...but the Brewers tend to get a lot of bad calls from the home plate umpire.

 

Yep. The 'it all evens out' theory has been pretty well disproven.

[FVBrewerFan]

How we gave up zero runs the last two innings...amazing. Baseball gods have us so far today.

 

3 more innings with 8 more relievers coming up, get comfortable