2020-09-18: Royals (Duffy) at Brewers (Houser) [Brewers win, 9-5 -- Nottingham’s go ahead grand slam turns things around]

[MrTPlush]

There’s a man who knows how to hit a meatball!

[brewers888]

Nottingham

[adambr2]

Urias is useless...Nottingham...? Much better than I expected..

[jason21nl]

That was awesome!

[pacopete4]

The Sheriff with a blast! Awesome stuff!

[TURBO]

the Sherriff!

[PinaMadness]

Thanks for putting that on a tee, Duffy. That one was gone before Nottingham even made contact.

[bm1090]

Wow, Nottingham!!!!

 

It feels like the Brewers never hit grand slams.

 

Braun hit a pretty big one last September.

[Eye Black]

Urias is useless...Nottingham...? Much better than I expected..

Useless seems a bit harsh. It was a bad AB and he’s having a rough stretch. It sucks, but I get the feeling at times were making a lot of (inaccurate) sweeping conclusions over two months of baseball.

[MrTPlush]

Alright maybe I was the only one who saw this but:

 

Manager comes and takes ball from Duffy

 

Duffy starts walking off to dugout with a ball

 

Bullpen pitcher comes running in with a ball.

 

If you ever wondered why they go through so many balls in a game.

[Eye Black]

Wow, Nottingham!!!!

 

It feels like the Brewers never hit grand slams.

 

Braun hit a pretty big one last September.

Sure, but the frequency of grand slams seems like it has to be less than other teams. I could be wrong, I’ll see if I can find it.

[CheeseheadInQC]

Who had Houser outlasting Duffy after the first inning? I know I didn't.

[adambr2]

Urias is useless...Nottingham...? Much better than I expected..

Useless seems a bit harsh. It was a bad AB and he’s having a rough stretch. It sucks, but I get the feeling at times were making a lot of (inaccurate) sweeping conclusions over two months of baseball.

 

You're right, that's harsh. I hope he comes around. Maybe my expectations were too high, but I've been disappointed. I don't get that same sense of excitement as when Hiura came up.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Urias is useless...Nottingham...? Much better than I expected..

Useless seems a bit harsh. It was a bad AB and he’s having a rough stretch. It sucks, but I get the feeling at times were making a lot of (inaccurate) sweeping conclusions over two months of baseball.

 

LOL, truer words have yet to be spoken.

[TigerUppercut]

Urias is useless...Nottingham...? Much better than I expected..

 

It's funny. I could go back and find posts from 30 days ago where posters here were feeling really good about the Urias acquisition, labeling him a potential superstar and while I'm not counting him out just yet, that alone should be a lesson for the flavor of the week crowd.

[Oxy]

Urias is useless...Nottingham...? Much better than I expected..

Useless seems a bit harsh. It was a bad AB and he’s having a rough stretch. It sucks, but I get the feeling at times were making a lot of (inaccurate) sweeping conclusions over two months of baseball.

 

Well. He has been nearly useless in this short stretch of baseball but that constitutes little to no evidence toward whether or not he will continue to be useless in either the near, mid-term or long-term futures.

[Devinep]

That Nottingham HR just went a long way to saving any realistic chance of a brewer postseason

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

That Nottingham HR just went a long way to saving any realistic chance of a brewer postseason

 

Lotta ballgame left, unfortunately.

[PinaMadness]

First Granny by a catcher since Lucroy in 2014. That must've been the one in Arizona after the D-bags intentionally beaned Braun and celebrated it in the dugout when the pitcher was tossed.

[adambr2]

Urias is useless...Nottingham...? Much better than I expected..

 

It's funny. I could go back and find posts from 30 days ago where posters here were feeling really good about the Urias acquisition, labeling him a potential superstar and while I'm not counting him out just yet, that alone should be a lesson for the flavor of the week crowd.

 

Same applied for Houser after his first 2 starts this year. We tend to overrate our own.

[brewers888]

Stupid Reds just keep on winning.

[markedman5]

Got the call.......

[Eye Black]

Rasmussen might have got a little off the edge there, but this is a playoff race and I’ll take it.

[AKCheesehead]

Had to go pick up the lady from work when the rally was getting started. [sarcasm]you’re welcome[/sarcasm]

[adambr2]

I'll take it, but that was an awful call.