2019-04-06: Cubs (Hamels) at Brewers (Burnes) [Brewers lose, 14-8 -- Battle of struggling bullpens]

[PinaMadness]

Hey Hook, are we going to have at least 1 game this series of your staff not allowing double digit runs?

Having a pitching coach who's last name is Hook is just bad juju.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Geez, to add insult to injury, it seems like the horrible Ho-Chunk "Let's Go Back" Hanson-like music commercial has been played 20 times tonight.

[TURBO]

Listening to the away crowd in our home stadium makes me sick.

 

I'm done with this one. The Cubs really poring it on our pathetic bull pen.

 

Better luck tomorrow.

[yfinn6]

Remember when this game was 7-5? Nice pitching.

[PinaMadness]

Now it's over.

 

Get on the horn, Stearnes. This can't keep up much longer.

[BruisedCrew]

Time for the first shuttle call to AAA.

[PinaMadness]

Taylor Williams never should've cut his hair. He's sucked from the day he did.

[Bulldogboy]

Williams has been terrible. I don't know what they are going to do about this pen but the answer are not in the current version. Outside of Hader nobody scares anyone a bit.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

I wonder if Jake Petricka is at the airport yet?

[BruisedCrew]

Looks like the Cubs and Brewers have one decent relief pitcher between them.

[BruisedCrew]

The Brewers now have a negative run differential for the season.

[PinaMadness]

Bring in Moose and have Perez pitch the rest of the game. He's probably our second best reliever.

[Eye Black]

I switched to the Triple-A game for a respite and Keston Hiura promptly airmailed a throw to first base to allow the tying run to score.

[trwi7]

I wonder if Jake Petricka is at the airport yet?

 

He gave up 3 hits, a walk and 2 runs in his first outing in San Antonio. So I doubt he's much, if any better than what we have.

[Bulldogboy]

Fields has to get a call soon. Just can't keep running Williams out there. Nelson still not ready is a killer. Burnes back to pen would be awesome.

[folly412]

A lot of bums in this bullpen. Our best pitcher besides Hader is a guy who throws a mean "change up" from his 80 mph fastball.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

The sad thing is ... perhaps the three best arms at San Antonio - Zach Brown, Adrian Houser and Bubba Derby - have started the last three games and are unavailable. That means we're looking at guys like Petricka, Fields, Donnie Hart or Jay Jackson. Miguel Sanchez would be fun, though.

[Bulldogboy]

Would love to see Sanchez.

[Eye Black]

Miguel Sanchez would be fun, though.

I’m all for giving Miguel Sanchez a chance this season. Seems to have good movement on his pitches.

[The stache]

This bullpen, outside of Hader, is a dumpster fire, right now.

[topper09er]

Perez...walked?

[folly412]

Perez...walked?

 

A game that everyone wants to end, so Perez decides to be patient.

[The stache]

I think I sense a strategy. Tire the Cubs offensive players out so much from running around the bases in the first two games, they have nothing left on Sunday.

 

Geenyus.

[wallus]

This bullpen, outside of Hader, is a dumpster fire, right now.

 

Claudio and Guerra are dumpster fires?

[The stache]

Arcia with a .772 OPS before this at bat. I'm good with that.