2021-05-21: Brewers (Houser) at Reds (Hoffman) [Brewers lose, 9-4 -- Winker hits 3 HRs, Crew’s slide continues]

[folly412]

I haven't read the game thread...who is this color guy? He is beyond terrible.

 

Eric Karros. I like how he's continuously ripping on bad Brewers things without the homer sugarcoating.

[brewers888]

I would rather have Hernan in the bullpen over Lindblom.

[wallus]

I am guessing we aren't far away from eating JL's contract.

[Warning Track Power]

I would fire Stearns and Haines way before I’d fire Counsell.

So Counsell isn’t responsible for the hitters not hitting to their career norms? If you blame Haines, then why hasn’t Counsell fired him?

 

You’re correct if Counsell refuses to fire Haines, then it’s on Stearns for Counsell not firing Haines. Regardless, this team is absolute trash offensively and someone needs to take the fall. I’m tired of watching the team score 1 run and expect to win.

 

This is such a ridiculous take. 3 weeks ago when we were 7 games over with all of our injuries you could have easily argued he was manager of the year. Now after a few tough weeks we should fire him? The best manager the franchise has had? After 3 straight playoff appearances for the first time in franchise history? Cmon man take look at this lineup...this is a poor hitting team due to the players assembled, no coach is fixing that

So your excuse for a team of hitters not performing to their career norms is the GM?

[folly412]

Yardley making a rehab appearance as we speak. Seems like a Lindblom DFA as the corresponding move would work.

[adambr2]

Josh Lindblom is really bad.

[RollieTime]

They said the catch percentage of Cain’s catch was 67%? Lol yeah okay, only a couple players in the game would have gotten to that ball.

[brewers888]

Wow does this team suck.

[RollieTime]

Lindblom can be the next to go. Another poor contract that we will need to pay through next season.

[brewers888]

Stearns is just being flat out stubborn not firing Haines and not releasing Lindblom.

[brewers888]

How bad is the Korean league if this guy was their best pitcher.

[trwi7]

I honestly can't decide whether the Reds wanted to keep Antone in the game or felt bad for Lindblom.

[adambr2]

If you think regular season bullpen depth is not very important Josh Lindblom may have something to say about that this year.

[Warning Track Power]

I’ll admit that Lindblom is 100% Stearns being TT. Smartest guy in the room

[Simba2020]

How bad is the Korean league if this guy was their best pitcher.

Pretty bad. Thames was putting up 1.100+ OPS there.

[mtsportsfan]

Well , that probably just about does it . All of that with two outs. Wonder what that's like.

[wallus]

If you think regular season bullpen depth is not very important Josh Lindblom may have something to say about that this year.

 

I like your optimism that we will score 2 or more runs the rest of this game. Glad to hear you are confident in the offense.

[brewers888]

I don't see how this team is anything other than a seller at the deadline. The question really is will we move Hader and if we do will Stearns trade him for more position players that can't hit.

[xisxisxis]

How bad is the Korean league if this guy was their best pitcher.

Pretty bad. Thames was putting up 1.100+ OPS there.

Thames put up over 5 fWAR in just under 1300 PA (spread across 3 years). For $17M in salary that's a steal.

[wallus]

Winker owns us

[brewers888]

Stearns is just trolling the fanbase if he keeps Lindblom any longer.

[brewers888]

Somehow Lindblom would put up zeroes if he was facing the Brewers offense.

[Simba2020]

How bad is the Korean league if this guy was their best pitcher.

Pretty bad. Thames was putting up 1.100+ OPS there.

Thames put up over 5 fWAR in just under 1300 PA (spread across 3 years). For $17M in salary that's a steal.

I agree, it was a fine signing. But he wasn't sniffing a 1.288 in the majors as he did one year there. The KBO isn't very good period. That's the only point I tried to make.

[roadcrew3]

So Counsell isn’t responsible for the hitters not hitting to their career norms? If you blame Haines, then why hasn’t Counsell fired him?

 

You’re correct if Counsell refuses to fire Haines, then it’s on Stearns for Counsell not firing Haines. Regardless, this team is absolute trash offensively and someone needs to take the fall. I’m tired of watching the team score 1 run and expect to win.

 

Look at this lineup and tell me who is drastically underperforming career norms? JBJ is really the only hitter who is significantly worse than you would expect. Everybody else really isn’t underperforming, they just aren’t good.

 

If you want to tell me Cain is as well then fine. We will have to disagree as I don’t expect a guy at the tail end of his career, who hadn’t played baseball in a year and half, to be any better than he has been.

 

Haines will eventually take the fall but the front office is largely responsible for this

[adambr2]

If you think regular season bullpen depth is not very important Josh Lindblom may have something to say about that this year.

 

I like your optimism that we will score 2 or more runs the rest of this game. Glad to hear you are confident in the offense.

 

Wouldn't matter if we did, Lindblom isn't done giving up runs. I didn't think we'd score 4.