2018-09-21: Brewers (Chacín) at Pirates (Nova) 6:05 PM CDT [Brewers win, 8-3 -- Offense explodes in 6th, with 3 HR]

[hurricanecrush]

Come on boys we still need a triple this inning

 

I had to check on Kratz, as you could guess 0 career triples. He has 844 career PA .

 

all-time leader for PA among players with 0 career triples is a former Brewer catcher...any guesses?

Wel, just about every catcher we ever had hit for the cycle. And I think Schroeder’s first ML hit was a triple... so I’ll go with Simmons because it seems so unlikely.

[topper09er]

Come on boys we still need a triple this inning

 

I had to check on Kratz, as you could guess 0 career triples. He has 844 career PA .

 

all-time leader for PA among players with 0 career triples is a former Brewer catcher...any guesses?

 

I'll guess Jonny Estrada considering it would take him about three minutes to run from home to third.

 

Reminds me of one of Jim Powell's all time greatest lines:

 

"and here comes Johnny Estrada rounding 3rd with a piano on his back"

[hurricanecrush]

Ha, I thought of Estrada but I did t think he had that may PAs.

[topper09er]

Come on boys we still need a triple this inning

 

I had to check on Kratz, as you could guess 0 career triples. He has 844 career PA .

 

all-time leader for PA among players with 0 career triples is a former Brewer catcher...any guesses?

Wel, just about every catcher we ever had hit for the cycle. And I think Schroeder’s first ML hit was a triple... so I’ll go with Simmons because it seems so unlikely.

 

Simmons actually had more triples than Ryan Braun right now, 47 to 46

[PinaMadness]

Rock "Just drop that #2 on him."

[SRB]

So Hader is now tied for the major league record? Seems like almost all 15 have been swinging too!

[hurricanecrush]

Fat Jesus let that go so he could get the record. Haha

[pacopete4]

For me, the Kratz/Pina thing is just such a silly thing to get hung up on. Neither are great options. Both are backup quality. But it’s strange that so many want the Brewers to use metrics but when they don’t agree with who they want to be playing, then we should be asking questions.

[topper09er]

Easiest trivia question ever.

 

Sorry. What is the only team to have all 3 outfielders hit .400?

[SRB]

Thanks, ump!

[young guns]

Thanks ump!

[DuWayne Steurer]

Easiest trivia question ever.

 

Sorry. What is the only team to have all 3 outfielders hit .400?

 

Early 1900's Tigers?

 

Or the 1894 Phillies?

[dlk9s]

[phnxcrew]

does clint hurdle fake bake? Looks like he spends half of his time in a tanning bed

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Thanks, ump!

 

Yeah, he has been calling the inside pitch to righties a lot tonight.

 

I will take it.

[tmwiese55]

For me, the Kratz/Pina thing is just such a silly thing to get hung up on. Neither are great options. Both are backup quality. But it’s strange that so many want the Brewers to use metrics but when they don’t agree with who they want to be playing, then we should be asking questions.

 

Pina had a very good year last year and was your clear starting catcher all year. Finally started hitting well in the second half but is now playing less than a 38 yr old generally poor defensive C who's basically never made the bigs and is hitting terribly and you don't think someone should at least ask what the story is?

[TURBO]

Nice that we are smoking the ball tonight, but I hope we don't use them all up and save some bullets for that WC game!

[hurricanecrush]

Simmons actually had more triples than Ryan Braun right now, 47 to 46

Yeah, I knew it wasn’t right, just trying to think of someone with a lot of ABs. I considered Buck Martinez and Porter too.

[topper09er]

Easiest trivia question ever.

 

Sorry. What is the only team to have all 3 outfielders hit .400?

 

Early 1900's Tigers?

 

Or the 1894 Phillies?

 

1894 Phillies is correct. Impressive. They had the good Billy Hamilton, notice his 198 runs scored in 132 games

 

OK, who was the player/manager for the 1901 American league Milwaukee Brewers? Hint, he also has the record for the highest ever single season batting average

[TURBO]

For me, the Kratz/Pina thing is just such a silly thing to get hung up on. Neither are great options. Both are backup quality. But it’s strange that so many want the Brewers to use metrics but when they don’t agree with who they want to be playing, then we should be asking questions.

 

It's not a stretch or strange thing to ask the question why has Kratz overtaken Pina for playing time. Seems like a logical question to me.

 

If Thames suddenly started seeing more starts at 1B than Jesus, is that an appropriate question to ask?

 

I honestly don't care who starts at catcher, I'm assuming there is a logical reason, at least in CC's mind, but there is nothing wrong with people wondering what gives, and there is nothing wrong with a member of the media asking what's the reason that Kratz is getting more starts than Pina.

[topper09er]

Simmons actually had more triples than Ryan Braun right now, 47 to 46

Yeah, I knew it wasn’t right, just trying to think of someone with a lot of ABs. I considered Buck Martinez and Porter too.

 

I wasn't trying to call you out, I was just surprised when I saw he had 47

[dlk9s]

There's no way RoCo came up with the 1894 Phillies without looking it up.

[PinaMadness]

Hugh Duffy

[Bulldogboy]

For me, the Kratz/Pina thing is just such a silly thing to get hung up on. Neither are great options. Both are backup quality. But it’s strange that so many want the Brewers to use metrics but when they don’t agree with who they want to be playing, then we should be asking questions.

 

Pina had a very good year last year and was your clear starting catcher all year. Finally started hitting well in the second half but is now playing less than a 38 yr old generally poor defensive C who's basically never made the bigs and is hitting terribly and you don't think someone should at least ask what the story is?

Agree 100 percent. Isn't this why we follow the game to have discussion around the who what and why of the team we love? Some folks just want to know if they won or not case closed.

[topper09er]

There's no way RoCo came up with the 1894 Phillies without looking it up.

 

It is a little hard to look up quickly. Tough to get on the first page of google at least. I will give him credit.