2017-09-22: Cubs (Lackey) at Brewers (Woodruff) 6:35 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 5-4, 10 innings]

[PinaMadness]

If I had to work tomorrow I'd be in bed now.

[mtrebs]

How will the leadoff hitter get on base this inning?

[adambr2]

I mean what is it with these guys? Just absolutely no clutch ability in the lineup? Completely tense up in every close late situation?

 

Yay, extras again. This should go well.

[lcbj68c]

Feel like I've watched this film before.

[PinaMadness]

Half our roster would've swung at that ball four. And that's being kind.

[topper09er]

That was a bad miss for a 3-2 pitch, Knebel needs to calm down

[Baldkin]

Someone hit a home run and lets go home.

It's that kind of mentality the Brewers have that has led to a 4-10 extra inning record this year. I'd love to see it but when players go up there thinking home run or bust, 9 times out of 10 it's bust.

 

The reason they are 4-10 in extra innings is because their bullpen is terrible.

 

Here are their losing pitchers in the 10 losses:

 

Torres 1

Drake 3

Peralta 2

Feliz 1

Barnes 1

Hughes 2

[MoreTrife]

I hate everything.

[adambr2]

Great start.

[pacopete4]

And now Knebel over throwing.

[superfly]

Here comes a massive 2 run dong.

[topper09er]

Someone hit a home run and lets go home.

It's that kind of mentality the Brewers have that has led to a 4-10 extra inning record this year. I'd love to see it but when players go up there thinking home run or bust, 9 times out of 10 it's bust.

 

The reason they are 4-10 in extra innings is because their bullpen is terrible.

 

Here are their losing pitchers in the 10 losses:

 

Torres 1

Drake 3

Peralta 2

Feliz 1

Barnes 1

Hughes 2

 

True, but it does mean we had our chances where we put up 0s. If not we would have used better pitchers or walked off

[Brewcrewin07]

You wonder if Knebel's command this inning is due to having Bandy in there...a Catcher he almost NEVER works with.

[PinaMadness]

Doesn't it feel like the Cubs are a team of destiny for the second year in a row? How is that possible?

[pacopete4]

Someone hit a home run and lets go home.

It's that kind of mentality the Brewers have that has led to a 4-10 extra inning record this year. I'd love to see it but when players go up there thinking home run or bust, 9 times out of 10 it's bust.

 

The reason they are 4-10 in extra innings is because their bullpen is terrible.

 

Here are their losing pitchers in the 10 losses:

 

Torres 1

Drake 3

Peralta 2

Feliz 1

Barnes 1

Hughes 2

 

This list of names. Man oh man. It's just too bad Stearns didn't do a better job this past offseason of finding a bullpen.

[PinaMadness]

Someone hit a home run and lets go home.

It's that kind of mentality the Brewers have that has led to a 4-10 extra inning record this year. I'd love to see it but when players go up there thinking home run or bust, 9 times out of 10 it's bust.

 

The reason they are 4-10 in extra innings is because their bullpen is terrible.

 

Here are their losing pitchers in the 10 losses:

 

Torres 1

Drake 3

Peralta 2

Feliz 1

Barnes 1

Hughes 2

How often do you see a starter lose an extra inning game?

[MrTPlush]

You wonder if Knebel's command this inning is due to having Bandy in there...a Catcher he almost NEVER works with.

 

He catches the ball. He doesn't make Knebel have zero break on his curveball.

[adambr2]

Someone hit a home run and lets go home.

It's that kind of mentality the Brewers have that has led to a 4-10 extra inning record this year. I'd love to see it but when players go up there thinking home run or bust, 9 times out of 10 it's bust.

 

The reason they are 4-10 in extra innings is because their bullpen is terrible.

 

Here are their losing pitchers in the 10 losses:

 

Torres 1

Drake 3

Peralta 2

Feliz 1

Barnes 1

Hughes 2

 

Not sure what this proves. You're emptying out your pen in extras. So yeah usually what is going to be left is garbage.

[topper09er]

Doesn't it feel like the Cubs are a team of destiny for the second year in a row? How is that possible?

 

well they did have to wait 108 years for it so maybe they are due

[3and2Fastball]

Why is Knebel pitching more than one inning?

[superfly]

What a pathetic joke.

[topper09er]

man, last night having Walker vs Thames at 1B maybe costs us the game, and tonight Thames and his slightly less range than Walker on that one hurts us

[adambr2]

Fun as this season has been, this team will be watching the playoffs from home, and they deserve to be watching from home.

[PinaMadness]

And as bad as the bullpen has been the majority of the season, lately they've been lights out. It's the offense that has been floundering since the All Star break.

[Baldkin]

Why is Knebel pitching more than one inning?

 

So everyone can question Counsell and demand he be fired if they lose.

 

If they didn't throw him 2 innings and Drake blew the game, they'd do the same thing.