2018-06-17: Phillies (Nola) at Brewers (Anderson) 1:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 10-9]

[adambr2]

Well that was helpful Shaw. He put a fastball right in your wheelhouse too.

[PinaMadness]

Sigh.

 

Disappointing series. I'm really disappointed with Counsell's bullpen management this weekend. What might've been if he hadn't used Logan in a one run game and not stearted Anderson in the sixth.

[xisxisxis]

It's easy to complain about the continuous poor AB, but imagine what this offense would be without Cain and Yelich....

[Bulldogboy]

Guess what the count was on that homer.

[PinaMadness]

I have this fear that Hader is nursing some little injury that they don't want anyone to know about. I can't imagine any other reason for some of these recent bullpen decisions.

Because CC's a simp?

 

Believe me, I considered that as well. But if Counsell really were this stupid he wouldn't be able to walk out to the mound to make all these stupid changes without falling down more often. The minor injury theory is all I can come up with, let the Phillies think they have to deal with him, even if you know he can't go.

 

I'm just grasping at straws here man, lol.

If we have a one or two run lead in the late innings tomorrow and Hader doesn't make an appearence then I may believe it, but I think someone outside the organization like a beat writer would know if he's hurt.

[justwinbaby]

Think about how good it could be with Machado

[PinaMadness]

[brewerswinNLcentral]

again, pure batting average, he is in a small slump.

But he has 11 rbis in june ..in 12 games

That, is NOT a slump to me

what pina, santana, and arcia are doing, is a slump..lol

best guess is he hits between .250 and .280 the rest of the year

[adambr2]

Aguilar having a pretty nice day, all things considered.

 

You put up 6 runs when Nola is pitching you expect to win. Not why we lost but Counsell pretty poorly managed the pitching staff this series.

[brewerswinNLcentral]

slumps over...lol

[Bulldogboy]

Manny Pina is a joke.

[PinaMadness]

The tease home run.

[Lee16]

Pina with that deep drive to center for us.

[trwi7]

Hector Neris is to pitchers what Yuniesky Betancourt is to shortstops.

[brewerswinNLcentral]

yessss.. thames baby

cmon yelly

[adambr2]

Would have been great of Pina or Braun to have gotten on for that.

[Bulldogboy]

If Thames can play a passable left there is no reason he shouldn't be out there instead of Braun. This team has to play whoever's hitting.

[adambr2]

9 runs and you can't win. Now managing the pen like a simp looks even worse.

[Bulldogboy]

That 2-0 cookie from Knebel a killer.

[pacopete4]

Guess I should’ve stayed tune to this one. Or maybe it’s better I didn’t. Talk about a tease.

[PinaMadness]

That 2-0 cookie from Knebel a killer.

Did he get the cookie from what Houser tossed? (Ba dum, Bum)

 

But seriously, Knebel was also on three days rest and rusty, so it's no surprise he started out that inning badly.

[MrTPlush]

So you can’t be in a slump if you just have one humongous month during the course of the year? I’ll remember that one.

 

That would have to be some month to have an overall OPS+ above 135...

 

He is in a slump, but he's also been pretty clearly NOT the problem with this offense...

 

IMHO the issues with the offense (in decreasing importance) are:

 

1) 3 Black holes at the bottom (C/Pina, SS, P)

2) Santana/Villar, while not black holes are horrible at the plate (High K, swing at anything, Few pitches per AB).

3) Braun regressing.

 

Brewers leader in pitches per plate appearance = Jonathan Villar 4.28

 

Amount of research you did = 0

[adambr2]

If Thames can play a passable left there is no reason he shouldn't be out there instead of Braun. This team has to play whoever's hitting.

 

Thames should play somewhere anytime a RHP is starting, no exceptions.

 

Santana honestly should be optioned. There really is no point in him being here right now.

[Bulldogboy]

Santana offers little off the bench. Bring on Kyle Wren to be a bench outfielder if you want to. Maybe Miller takes his spot if he can stand in the outfield and be a bench bat. Arcia safe until Saledino comes back.

[Bulldogboy]

Santana offers little off the bench. Bring on Kyle Wren to be a bench outfielder if you want to. Maybe Miller takes his spot if he can stand in the outfield and be a bench bat. Arcia safe until Saledino comes back.