2021-04-10: Brewers (Houser) at Cardinals (Martinez) [Brewers win, 9-5 -- Hauser keeps Cards scoreless over 5 IP; Crew tallies 13 hits]

[BruisedCrew]

Lindblom is in. I hope Williams and Hader are doing their stretching and getting ready to warm up.

[brewcrewdue80]

So use both your long inning relief pitchers in same game? Do we have off tomorrow?

[JET15]

Lindblom is in. I hope Williams and Hader are doing their stretching and getting ready to warm up.

 

Ugh, right on

[CheezWizHed]

Why is Lindblom pronounced Lind-bloom?

 

Edit -- should be Lind-Boom

[markedman5]

No lead too big for Lindblom apparently

[brooks_quichenick]

Lindblom is in. I hope Williams and Hader are doing their stretching and getting ready to warm up.

 

Good call, unfortunately.

[BruisedCrew]

Well, it didn’t take long to make it a ballgame again.

 

I would bet that before this game is over Hader will be pitching with the tying run at the plate.

[Simba2020]

Lindblom another guy who really doesn't belong in the majors.

[folly412]

I'll take back any questioning of the Houser/Lindblom decision. At least Garcia had a good game and Narvaez having a good year to show some redemption to that Stearns Offseason of Horrors.

[Jopal78]

Lindblom is garbage. I don’t care that he has 8 pitches he throws. He never can put anyone away. Cant even use him to mop up because he puts a ton of guys on base

[MoreTrife]

Lindblom is not good. Frustrating.

[Simba2020]

ATS time Josh.

[brewcrewdue80]

Lol at this.

[adambr2]

I'll take back any questioning of the Houser/Lindblom decision. At least Garcia had a good game and Narvaez having a good year to show some redemption to that Stearns Offseason of Horrors.

 

The Houser SP/RP argument to me is separate from Lindblom.

 

Lindblom just doesn't belong in the big leagues at all.

 

As far as Stearns goes, he's still a good GM for sure. However, there's no questioning he's made some absolutely brutal moves over the last 18 months or so. The genius tag has definitely run its course. It looked like his first 2 years that everything he touched would turn to gold.

 

Turns out, he has plenty of whiffs just like any other GM.

[Sir Illo]

Does Lindblom have a three year contract? If so, why? Guy wouldn’t have taken a one year deal to return to the majors and see what he has (and get paid)? Swing and a miss by Stearns.

[CheezWizHed]

Lindblom at 88-89 MPH on his FB. I don't recall him being so slow last year...

[brewcrewdue80]

Up all these runs and hes up there fighting to paint outside corners.

 

All three outs on his Changeup. Only threw 2 others. Should have just been pitching for contact. Up over 20pitches for 1IP.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

I might give Williams the 9th no matter what. He needs to get into a routine a bit here. Let's hope it is with at least a 4-run lead.

[folly412]

Does Lindblom have a three year contract? If so, why? Guy wouldn’t have taken a one year deal to return to the majors and see what he has (and get paid)? Swing and a miss by Stearns.

 

Yes, owe him another $3M for 2022. [sarcasm]Had to outbid the Doosan Bears to entice him to leave the KBO[/sarcasm]

[pacopete4]

I really enjoy having Shaw back on this team. Offensively and more so defensively.

[Jopal78]

Does Lindblom have a three year contract? If so, why? Guy wouldn’t have taken a one year deal to return to the majors and see what he has (and get paid)? Swing and a miss by Stearns.

 

He was the Korean Cy Young; he likely had multiple multi-year offers. But yeah, there’s a reason he was in Korea in the first place.... he can’t get major league hitters out consistently

[trwi7]

Lindblom at 88-89 MPH on his FB. I don't recall him being so slow last year...

 

He averaged 90.1 last year.

[pacopete4]

I’ll hold on anything with Lindblom. The guy is used to getting the ball every 5–6 days and now he’s randomly tossed in ball games. I’ll give him a bit to adjust.

[adambr2]

I think the whole point of the 3 year contract for Lindblom was that if you struck it rich, you had extra control for cheap.

 

Obviously, wish that had been in the form of team options instead of guarantees. They may reach a point where they just have to eat it.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

I’ll hold on anything with Lindblom. The guy is used to getting the ball every 5–6 days and now he’s randomly tossed in ball games. I’ll give him a bit to adjust.

 

Agree with this. Probably needs to focus on three pitches as a reliever, see which is working on a given day.