2017-09-05: Brewers (Davies) at Reds (Stephenson) 6:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 9-3]

[SomewhereInTime]

Fair point.

 

I mean I'm not trying to say I'd rather have weak contact instead of strikeouts. The goal overall is to have a higher percentage of hard contact.

[Lathund]

I don't care how many scoreless appearances, eff Barnes. Just like Garza, painful to watch him pitch. Always walls the tightrope telling on luck more than pitching ability. Utter garbage.

 

Part of what makes it painful, at least for me, is how slow both Garza and Barnes work with runners on base. So it takes forever and ever just to see a walk issued. I'd rather get the misery over with quickly.

[adambr2]

Counsell has absolutely zero feel for bullpen management.

 

Barnes used to have a nasty slider. Why exactly did they turn him into a cutter guy?

[PinaMadness]

Well that should do it.

[Fear The Chorizo]

So frustrating to be playing like a steaming pile if garbage while the teams the brewers need to catch apear to be limping along towards the finish line...cubs lose again and it's looking like another spoiled chance to make up ground

[jerichoholicninja]

Disappointed that didn't go out. Homer ends all hope. Now, we're stuck watching this crap thinking we might have a chance to come back.

 

And now take him out after he's done damage.

[SomewhereInTime]

"He showed bunt twice that AB with 2 strikes. They don't have a 'cut that crap out' sign to give him after the first one?"

 

I mean it's Villar, half the time I don't think he knows what planet he's on.

[bucks2281]

I just do not understand Counsell's love affair with Barnes. The guy sucks.

[jerichoholicninja]

How come Craig just randomly manage some games like a total twit?

[yfinn6]

I thought that was gone off the bat.

[jerichoholicninja]

figures

[TURBO]

Scooter's numbers are obscene... I miss the guy, one of my favorite T-Rats ever. I know what the Brewers were thinking when they let him go, it had to be done, no one knew Villar would jump in the dumper like he did.

 

And with that Scooter ends it... *sigh*

[yfinn6]

It's just setting up so that Scooter can deliver the death blow.

 

Nice call.

[trwi7]

Lololololololololol

[adambr2]

Every time I start to get excited about where this team is going, they fold like a cheap lawn chair against some scrub team. Complete chokers.

[DocLuna7]

Well maybe we can at least see Taylor Williams?

[PinaMadness]

On the bright side, Garza's pitching tomorrow.

[Boomer5]

The Brewers cut Scooter. So much facepalm.

 

The Cubs lose twice to the Pirates and we get beat by the deep in last place Reds.

[trwi7]

Well maybe we can at least see Taylor Williams?

 

Of course not. That's the only reason I'm keeping this game on. You think Counsell will reward us for watching him manage like an idiot?

[DocLuna7]

Every time I start to get excited about where this team is going, they fold like a cheap lawn chair against some scrub team. Complete chokers.

 

As you have been saying every in game thread since the All Star break.

[mtrebs]

It's just setting up so that Scooter can deliver the death blow.

 

Nice call.

 

It's not even a question any longer. This team is so predictable.

[LouisEly]

How come Craig just randomly manage some games like a total twit?

Failure to use data to make decisions.

 

Thames has a 1.408 OPS vs. the Reds. And he sits for Neil Walker at 1B.

[DocLuna7]

Well maybe we can at least see Taylor Williams?

 

Of course not. That's the only reason I'm keeping this game on. You think Counsell will reward us for watching him manage like an idiot?

 

Well yeah, probably not, but one can hope lol.

[adambr2]

Every time I start to get excited about where this team is going, they fold like a cheap lawn chair against some scrub team. Complete chokers.

 

As you have been saying every in game thread since the All Star break.

 

Completely wrong, but embellish all you'd like.

[markedman5]

At least we have Garza going tomorrow to try and salvage 1 game......