2017-08-14: Pirates (Nova) at Brewers (Davies) 6:40 PM CDT [Brewers win, 3-1]

[Matt Breen]

Pittsburgh Pirates

 

S Marte LF 2

J Harrison 2B

A McCutchen CF

J Bell 1B

D Freese 3B

A Frazier RF

J Mercer SS

C Stewart C

I Nova P

 

Milwaukee Brewers

 

J Villar CF

E Thames 1B

R Braun LF

T Shaw 3B

D Santana RF

N Walker 2B

M Pina C

E Sogard SS

Z Davies P

[markedman5]

1 hit through 4.....Reds have definitely left town.....

[PinaMadness]

God I hate the Pirates. Here's to hoping Davies drills both McCutcheon and Nova.

[PinaMadness]

Or Mercer. Drill Cutch and Nova anyway.

[CheezWizHed]

I'm watching the game on my TV's MLB.TV app and restarted from the beginning. Now I have no commentary audio, but do have the game sounds audio. I kind of like it...

[topper09er]

Runners on the corners no outs, 3 pitches later and we are out of the inning

[stalton]

Nice way to wiggle out of the 5th with relatively few pitches

[CheezWizHed]

Blast... My TV got accidentally shut off and I resumed where I was, but now I have to listen to Bill... I liked the game sounds only. It was like being at the game.

[MoreTrife]

So I don't think thames is good. Is there any reason to think he is? What do advanced stats say?

[topper09er]

What do advanced stats say?

 

He only has 51 RBIs so not that great

[TJseven7]

So I don't think thames is good. Is there any reason to think he is? What do advanced stats say?

 

Ops is pretty elite

[pacopete4]

Villar looked good going back on that one.

[Devinep]

I indersrand nothing about this lineup:

-sitting Arcia

-Villar leading off after they finally got a decent option

-Villar in CF

-and I still don't love Thames 2nd in order

[AKCheesehead]

I'm watching the game on my TV's MLB.TV app and restarted from the beginning. Now I have no commentary audio, but do have the game sounds audio. I kind of like it...

 

I've yearned for that option for a long time.

[PinaMadness]

Arcia is out with back spasms and will probably not play tomorrow either.

[Lathund]

We're tied, and it's past the second inning. Chances of us scoring any more runs aren't great.

 

I indersrand nothing about this lineup:

-sitting Arcia

-Villar leading off after they finally got a decent option

-Villar in CF

-and I still don't love Thames 2nd in order

 

Arcia was in the original lineup, scratched due to back spasms IIRC. Supposedly Villar is playing CF to get as many lefty bats in there as possible against Nova. Doesn't seem to be working all that well though. Nor do I see why he has to bat leadoff when he's in the lineup.

 

Curious about Thames though, where would you bat him?

[SomewhereInTime]

Looks like the offense is back to normal, it was a fun series against the Reds though, scoring runs is fun.

[markedman5]

I indersrand nothing about this lineup:

-sitting Arcia

-Villar leading off after they finally got a decent option

-Villar in CF

-and I still don't love Thames 2nd in order

 

You don't like Thames .386 OBA or his 933 OPS against right handers ?

[topper09er]

Votto just walked for the second time, extends his streak of reaching at least twice to 20 straight games, 1 behind the all time record

[Devinep]

I indersrand nothing about this lineup:

-sitting Arcia

-Villar leading off after they finally got a decent option

-Villar in CF

-and I still don't love Thames 2nd in order

 

You don't like Thames .386 OBA or his 933 OPS against right handers ?

 

I never said not to play him

[mertonmonk]

Why not the following - I know it doesn't alternate batters, but Walker and Villar can switch.

 

J Villar CF (bats left)

D Santana RF (bats right)

R Braun LF (bats right)

T Shaw 3B (bats left)

N Walker 2B (bats left)

E Thames 1B (bats left)

M Pina C (bats right)

E Sogard SS (bats left)

Z Davies P (bats right)

[Devinep]

We're tied, and it's past the second inning. Chances of us scoring any more runs aren't great.

 

I indersrand nothing about this lineup:

-sitting Arcia

-Villar leading off after they finally got a decent option

-Villar in CF

-and I still don't love Thames 2nd in order

 

Arcia was in the original lineup, scratched due to back spasms IIRC. Supposedly Villar is playing CF to get as many lefty bats in there as possible against Nova. Doesn't seem to be working all that well though. Nor do I see why he has to bat leadoff when he's in the lineup.

 

Curious about Thames though, where would you bat him?

 

I figured, but hoped to be wrong, about Arica being hurt.

 

Personally I'd like to see Thames moved down to get some more runners on for our HR leader.

-Walker

-Braun

-Shaw

-Santana

-Thames

[MrTPlush]

Thanks for the gift via the 3B.

[PinaMadness]

Good on the umps for not reviewing that at Hurdl's request. Baseball's replay system is a joke. We were screwed out of a win a year or two ago because Brian Price talked the umpires into reviewing something when he didn't have a challenge left.

[MrTPlush]

Good on the umps for not reviewing that at Hurdl's request. Baseball's replay system is a joke. We were screwed out of a win a year or two ago because Brian Price talked the umpires into reviewing something when he didn't have a challenge left.

 

We were not screwed out of a win. It was well within the rules and something done most of the time in those situations.

 

That being said I hate the rule where they can ask when they don't have a challenge.