2018-07-20: Dodgers (Hill) at Brewers (Miley) 7:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 6-4 -- Now 7 consecutive losses]

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Should only pull a starter who's playing well on a low pitchcount if the intent is to let Hader/Jeffress go the rest of the way.

 

Yeah, I like Williams, but he isn't there. Yet.

[BruisedCrew]

Ugh, another early hook on a starter pitching very well with a low pitch count. I get that the pen is well rested after the break, but Anderson and Suter don't exactly have a plethora of long starts on their records.

 

Keep in mind that Miley is still working his way back from injuries and might not be ready to go any deeper.

 

But, remember when the Brewers had a good bullpen?

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Remember when we had that cool elite bullpen...man that was fun.

 

Sure did disguise a lot of warts for awhile.

 

OK Craig, please go get Williams now. Enough's enough

[rcc]

4th straight hit and CC doesn't make a move!

[adambr2]

Machado has reached all 4 times tonight. Pretty much exactly how we all figured it was going to go.

[MrTPlush]

Really hope a bomb is hit here so I can complain about leaving the pitcher in 20 batters too long. Seriously...he is getting battered and fried out there.

[TURBO]

Yep, pulling Miley was a mistake.

 

It's been going on all year...

 

The bullpen is no longer magic, they have shown chinks in the armor, so CC needs to maybe re-evaluate how he is doing things.

 

Why not let Miley start the 7th, and if there is one guy who reaches, you pull him.

 

Now, when he hould probably be pulling Williams, he lets him ride.

[bucks2281]

Craig really doesn’t know how to handle Williams, huh?

[jvrocksaz]

That will do it. Try again tomorrow.

[markedman5]

Yep, pulling Miley was a mistake. Williams getting shelled here.

 

When a good pitcher doesn't perform well I tend to blame the pitcher or give credit to,the hitters.

 

Not sure how CC could have known this was coming.

[TURBO]

Ok, that's enough.

 

Get him out.

[jonescm128]

Only took 5 straight hits for CC to warm up a pitcher...WHAT WAS HE WAITING FOR??

[BruisedCrew]

5 straight bullets should be enough to prove that a pitcher doesn’t have it tonight.

[TURBO]

6 straight baserunners, and he stays.

[mtrebs]

So, will we go 3-7 or 2-8 in the first 10 games after the ASB? The Cubs will have the inverse. Im guessing 3-7.

[stoutdude04]

Slider not moving a whole lot. Need to get a little lucky here I think...

[jjgott]

[sarcasm]Ah yes, time to put in our stopper Jacob Barnes[/sarcasm]

[phnxcrew]

You have some fresh arms Counsell.... what an idiot

[shanedog19]

Did this team overachieve the first part of the season? They just don’t seem like a great baseball team right now.

[MrTPlush]

#FlyTheWhiteFlag

[adambr2]

For a guy who was absolutely terrified to let Taylor Williams pitch to a lefty when he was having a good night, Counsell sure has no qualms about doing it when he's getting rocked.

[TURBO]

For a guy who was absolutely terrified to let Taylor Williams pitch to a lefty when he was having a good night, Counsell sure has no qualms about doing it when he's getting rocked.

 

And there lies the mystery...

[jvrocksaz]

My guess is that along with Hader, Burnes won’t be used unless the team has a lead.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Yep, pulling Miley was a mistake. Williams getting shelled here.

 

When a good pitcher doesn't perform well I tend to blame the pitcher or give credit to,the hitters.

 

Not sure how CC could have known this was coming.

 

Perhaps. I stand behind the assertion that Miley should have come out for the 7th though. Pitch count was in the 80s, and he was keeping a good lineup off balance all night. This team has plenty of short starts that are justified. Why take the ball from a pitcher who's rolling?

[phnxcrew]

CC doesn’t get the blame for “not seeing it coming”. He gets the blame for having a fresh bullpen and leaving a guy in after it’s obvious he doesn’t have it.