Are teams laying down for us?

[MilwaukeeDoctor]

Is it just me or are many of the teams we are playing laying down for us? I get the feeling that almost everyone wants us in the playoffs instead of the Cubs.

[SomewhereInTime]

LOL

[jerichoholicninja]

Um, no.

[wallus]

Can't tell if serious...

[BuckyBrewer61]

Marlins played it smart by trying only during the middle game of the series. Looks less suspicious that way, split the thrown games apart.

[Bombers]

Ummmm, the Reds just swept us recently. I think we can admit the Brewers are just playing good all around ball. Getting contribution from all phases

[jerichoholicninja]

The Reds are so bad, they tried to lose but wound up getting a 4 game sweep.

[A Swing and A Drive]

I'm assuming the "classy" Cardinals will be willing to do this the last weekend of the regular series.

[yfinn6]

So.. you're not like a real doctor, are you?

[MilwaukeeDoctor]

So.. you're not like a real doctor, are you?

 

Nah, just stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

[3and2Fastball]

Mostly just the difference between teams that are out of it and the Brewers that are young and still in it.

[MilwaukeeDoctor]

Mostly just the difference between teams that are out of it and the Brewers that are young and still in it.

 

True but good teams like the Dodgers and Nationals basically laid down for us as well.

[pacopete4]

Mostly just the difference between teams that are out of it and the Brewers that are young and still in it.

 

True but good teams like the Dodgers and Nationals basically laid down for us as well.

 

 

No. No, they didn't.

[FVBrewerFan]

My question for the good doctor. If this is your prognosis, why is everyone laying down for the Cubs?

[NYChez]

Mostly just the difference between teams that are out of it and the Brewers that are young and still in it.

 

True but good teams like the Dodgers and Nationals basically laid down for us as well.

The Cubs, Yankees, and Red Sox also laid down for us, because jeopardizing their own chances at making the playoffs was more important than facing a playoff scenario that did not include playing the Brewers.

[MrTPlush]

Look at the Marlins this month...they are absolute trash.

[young guns]

Everyone wants us in the playoffs even the cubs laid down for us.

[KeithStone53151]

You could say the same about teams playing the cubs. They've basically won every game the last 2 weeks except they couldn't beat us once...

[gregmag]

I'll be fascinated if we have something to play for in the final series and the Cardinals don't. They won't lay down, because nobody really does that and anyhow Cardinal Way blah blah blah, but I know several Cardinals fans who would rather see us beat the Cubs than the Cardinals win some meaningless games.

[OnaBadger58]

Teams are not laying down for us. That's just the feel of September baseball sometimes. Teams out of contention may want to see what they have with some of their prospects which can lead to some bad lineups/rotations.

[shanedog19]

Can't speak for teams, but as a fan I wanted us to lose as many games as possible at the end of last season to get as high a draft pick as possible.

[tmwiese55]

I would grant that the Pirates outs on the bases last night were gifts. But no way I'd call it laying down, in that they're trying to lose or anything. Just general lack of focus due to the games being meaningless. No one is going up there trying to make an out or intentionally throwing meatball pitches. Sitting injured players, playing youth for experience, combined with general slightly less intensity/focus and it gives the competitive teams an advantage right now. Also probably why the Cubs and Rox have been doing so well.

[pacopete4]

No major league player is laying down. Their salary depends on it too much. Is there a handful of guys on lousy teams that already have made their cash and might not be intense as if they were in a postseason push? I could buy that.

[adambr2]

The answer to this question is obviously no, but I could see a vast portion of Cardinal fans in the final series rooting for losses against us if we are still in the division race. As much as they hate us, they hate the Cubs much more. I could see many of their fans preferring to see us win the division over the Cubs than for them to win two meaningless games at the end of the season.

 

That won't extend to their team, unfortunately. But it probably won't be as hostile of a crowd as it usually is at Busch.

[SomewhereInTime]

Cardinals have basically shut down most of their good players. They are kinda laying down for us.