2021-08-24: Reds (Mahle) at Brewers (Burnes) [Brewers win, 7-4 -- Crew scores 6 unanswered runs in comeback victory]

[Eye Black]

I’d like to know the MPH on that Hader throw to Tellez.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

I am sure the Cards are rooting for the Crew this series, so maybe that Wong homer was a net positive for them.

[markedman5]

Rowdy with the huge sigh…..lol

[BigDaddy1974]

I’m glad I watch the Brewers from the west coast, otherwise I would never see the end of a Brewers game.

 

What is it with the four hour games lately?

[DuWayne Steurer]

Why didn't the Cardinals want Wong again?

 

*shrug*???!!??

 

I think because they liked Tommy Edmand……who was much cheaper as well.

 

meanwhile they're giving 10 million dollar extensions to a 40 year old catcher.

 

I'm not arguing that Edman isn't a decent player, and cheap, at that, but Wong is very, very consistently 3 WAR per 150 games, and at his reasonable price, I'd think a team with their resources would find a way to keep Wong, and play Edman somewhere.

[owbc]

I have the feeling we're going to get some nice value out of JBJ yet this year. He's a veteran with a lot of playoff experience ... who has performed well in the postseason. A guy with his defensive skills, speed, baserunning and baseball smarts is extremely valuable in the playoffs.

 

I hope so. It’s painful to watch him at the plate and his lack of plate discipline really stands out on this patient Brewers team.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

I have the feeling we're going to get some nice value out of JBJ yet this year. He's a veteran with a lot of playoff experience ... who has performed well in the postseason. A guy with his defensive skills, speed, baserunning and baseball smarts is extremely valuable in the playoffs.

 

I hope so. It’s painful to watch him at the plate and his lack of plate discipline really stands out on this patient Brewers team.

 

Sure is a far cry from the April lineups that featured JBJ, Shaw, Hiura and Arcia, along with an impatient Yelich and ice cold Garcia.

[BigDaddy1974]

I have the feeling we're going to get some nice value out of JBJ yet this year. He's a veteran with a lot of playoff experience ... who has performed well in the postseason. A guy with his defensive skills, speed, baserunning and baseball smarts is extremely valuable in the playoffs.

 

I hope so. It’s painful to watch him at the plate and his lack of plate discipline really stands out on this patient Brewers team.

 

Sure is a far cry from the April lineups that featured JBJ, Shaw, Hiura and Arcia, along with an impatient Yelich and ice cold Garcia.

 

 

Excellent point. It’s night and day.

[owbc]

Must be the 4th or 5th time they’ve pulled off a “win of the year” type game. Second time in a week.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Love a stress-free save.

 

Could use a big performance from Woody tomorrow. Williams and Hader especially have had a lot of usage. Strickland too. Would love to see Woody, Cousins, Box. Or just win 12-4.

[PeaveyFury]

Must be the 4th or 5th time they’ve pulled off a “win of the year” type game. Second time in a week.

 

Yeah. This one and the second game vs. STL felt like gut-punch games for the Central opponents.

[willie key]

Another great comeback win

 

One more win in this series and that’s probably the back breaker

[Fear The Chorizo]

Such a big W to come back and win this game at the start of a series - takes away the threat of a worrying (but not debilitating) sweep and really gives the Brewers a chance to curbstomp any hopes of a Reds push to winning the division on their end.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Huge win. Has to be totally deflating for the Reds. An 8.5 game lead with 36 to go isn't insurmountable, but it's getting close.

[rickh150]

Who gets the player of the game award tonight? Wong or Narvaez? Other?

[jason21nl]

Holy crap. A guy falls asleep on accident and wakes up to this! Hell yeah!

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Who gets the player of the game award tonight? Wong or Narvaez? Other?

 

Total team win.

 

That 7th inning was great, displined PAs up and down the lineup. And Burnes toughed through 6.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

The Brewers just pushed 4 across on Lorenzen and Givens, the Reds' best two relievers. Lets see how the Reds do against the Brewers' best two now.

 

Update: The Brewers' bullpen best is better than the Reds' best.

[SRB]

Bradley is an expensive Keon Broxton.

 

Wong, on the other hand, was a brilliant acquisition.

 

Ehh, win some, lose some. Can't win the games you don't play, though.

 

Next year Bradley will be Narvaez and Garcia as we are off defending our Wild Card banner and World Series trophy.

 

Wouldn't shock me at all if JBJ has a 5 WAR season in 2022. Disappointing season from him so far, but some of that inconsistency was built into the price.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Soo ... grabbing Hunter Strickland off the reliever du jour scrapheap turned out to be a pretty deft move, at least so far.

[markedman5]

Willy Adames has dealt with the quad since St. Louis. It's not serious, Craig Counsell said, but it's been an issue every day. Going to be cautious with him. He's out tomorrow.

 

"It's just to the point where it's not worth taking a risk on it," Counsell said.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Willy Adames has dealt with the quad since St. Louis. It's not serious, Craig Counsell said, but it's been an issue every day. Going to be cautious with him. He's out tomorrow.

 

"It's just to the point where it's not worth taking a risk on it," Counsell said.

 

Wonder if we might see another bench player come up from Nashville before tomorrow's game? Pretty tough with a super short bench. Of what they have available on the 40-man, Lopes or Ray make some sense. If they add a player to the 40-man, Dahl has been incredibly hot since he arrived in Nashville.

[Outlander]

Corey Ray has not played in a week.

[TURBO]

Holy crap. A guy falls asleep on accident and wakes up to this! Hell yeah!

 

 

I did the same exact thing!

[Zad Fnark]

Yeah, I went to bed after the 6th. Good to read about a success on BrewCrewBall.

 

Seems to be a habit lately.