2019-08-17: Brewers (Lyles) at Nationals (Sánchez) [Brewers win, 15-14 in 14 innings -- WHAT. A. WILD. GAME!]

[jjfanec]

At least that keeps Black in the game right?

 

Maybe that should be in blue...maybe

[Bulldogboy]

Arcia ops 656 Eric Sogard 867.

[treego14]

At least that keeps Black in the game right?

 

Maybe that should be in blue...maybe

This bullpen is Black and Blue!

[SomewhereInTime]

I'm just so annoyed with Counsell. I know he has been dealt a crappy bullpen but I still question his feel for handling it. How many times does he need to see guys like Peralta and Guerra fail before he gives anyone else a chance with a lead?

 

Why even bring up Williams or Black? Just keep trotting out guys who've failed over and over again all season long. And why did Pomeranz only pitch 1 inning?

 

Hands tied. They all stink, and nobody is reliable. The most reliable guy at present is Matt Albers. This pen is beyond the situational stuff. They're desperate for anyone to get outs in any inning. It doesn't matter who you pick because everybody has blown it at one time or another.

 

Agreed, there really aren't many (or any?) safe options right now in the pen. This is the problem you will run into most years when you try to use your bullpen as much as we (and now a lot of teams in the league) are doing these days. Bullpen pitching is unnatural and difficult for many, so guys who are used heavily one year, often times struggle the next year. Guys in the pen often only throw 2 pitches and when they lose the command of one of them, they're toast. Basically, bullpen has a high level of variance, its why teams for the last century plus, have been trying to develop starters that cover a lot of innings.

 

Last year's bullpen dominant Brewers were incredible, but also something you rarely see and not something that's likely to repeat. This year we have a mediocre/bad bullpen, so we need to adjust the rest of the way and let our starters go as deep as possible. Whatever happens, happens.

[wildcat2237]

Time to send Arcia to AAA and leave him there a while.

[Bulldogboy]

When a person uses a question mark they are asking a question. No need to come with your hell fire quick trigger response.

[jjfanec]

Arcia ops 656 Eric Sogard 867.

 

.406. Sogard's OPS with us last year. I am happy for the guy that he is doing well but he was one of the worst hitters ever last year.

[treego14]

Arcia ops 656 Eric Sogard 867.

Arcia plays to the camera in the dugout better!

[markedman5]

Plesac......" Ray Black looks great......isn't afraid to throw it over the plate"

 

3 straight balls that miss badly......walk

[TURBO]

Plesac......" Ray Black looks great......isn't afraid to throw it over the plate"

 

3 straight balls that miss badly......walk

 

...and a 2 run homer.

 

*sigh*

 

Black fits right in here...

[markedman5]

So I'm starting to think their aren't any good options.......lol

[pacopete4]

Middle-middle. Black will fit right in.

[jjfanec]

Our bullpen is so bad it sometimes makes me forgot our starting rotation isnt good either.

[MrTPlush]

Arcia ops 656 Eric Sogard 867.

 

.406. Sogard's OPS with us last year. I am happy for the guy that he is doing well but he was one of the worst hitters ever last year.

 

At least we got rid of him. We are still rocking one of the worst MLB positional starters for years now (oh hey Arcia).

[folly412]

This was why we saw Peralta last inning. A long way to the finish line and this bullpen to get you there makes for a bad time.

[HarveysWBs]

Boy, I was willing to wait and see on the pomeranz&black trade, and it’s still early on Black, I suppose, but, that’s some ugly pig with some awful lipstick.

[rondoman]

Plesac makes more excuses than BA and Rock and that's saying something.

[Brewcrewin07]

Scoring 8 runs and losing is so Brewers...I have held on as long as I possibly could this year with playoff hopes, but after tonight...it's over. This is absolutely despicable.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

Idk...this is just...one of those games that makes you feel like this team really doesn't belong in the playoffs.

[PinaMadness]

So Black isn't our generation's Roger Clemens after all.

[Bulldogboy]

Arcia ops 656 Eric Sogard 867.

 

.406. Sogard's OPS with us last year. I am happy for the guy that he is doing well but he was one of the worst hitters ever last year.

You could say the same about Arcia going on year three now. Sogard is no Jeter just pointing out how god awful Arcia has been.

[rondoman]

Fernando Rodney warming up.

 

We will have a chance!

[jjfanec]

Arcia ops 656 Eric Sogard 867.

 

.406. Sogard's OPS with us last year. I am happy for the guy that he is doing well but he was one of the worst hitters ever last year.

 

At least we got rid of him. We are still rocking one of the worst MLB positional starters for years now (oh hey Arcia).

 

Yep although I dont think the front office really believes in Arcia either. They have played Saladino and Perez quite a bit this year. They really need to figure something out this offseason...

[TURBO]

I'm not so sure I'd want to step into the box against Black.

 

He and Ricky Vaughn seem to be similar.

[jjfanec]

Arcia ops 656 Eric Sogard 867.

 

.406. Sogard's OPS with us last year. I am happy for the guy that he is doing well but he was one of the worst hitters ever last year.

You could say the same about Arcia going on year three now. Sogard is no Jeter just pointing out how god awful Arcia has been.

 

Oh I agree. Arcia isnt good. Just pointing out it wasnt like keeping Sogard made sense either. He was worse than most pitchers last year