2021-10-12 (NLDS Game #4): Brewers (Lauer) at Braves (Morton) [Brewers lose, 5-4 -- Freeman’s 8th inning HR off Hader breaks tie, and hearts]

[WinkelsasVsSoriano]

That looked like a weird hop. Urias saving it again.

[DuWayne Steurer]

Not pitching Burnes in this game is a travesty.

 

 

You can either choose to believe that he wasn't physically ready to go today, or not. I'd rather have Burnes pitching and starting in game 5. We have to win both games, no matter what. Just winning this game so we can lose game 5 accomplishes nothing.

[jason21nl]

Not pitching Burnes in this game is a travesty.

 

Not hardly. He wouldn’t be in this game any more if he was pitching. He himself said he wasn’t ready. Why can’t people just accept that.

[Eye Black]

Crap! We're behind 4-4

This feels accurate. Offense is going to have to keep putting runs on the board tonight.

[owbc]

If you told me 3 hours ago that we would give up 4 runs and not be losing, I would have taken it in a heartbeat.

[Bulldogboy]

Why is Gustave on the roster if he can't get a righty out and give you a couple of innings?? Where is Sanchez?? I don't understand what these guys are doing.

[Joseph Zarr]

Man. I just want to be leading. LOL.

[adambr2]

Hader pitched 3 innings in game 7 of the NLCS and then the bullpen blew the game after he came out. You have to cover all 9 innings.

 

A few innings from Corbin Burnes would have helped accomplish that.

Once again, Burnes said himself he's not available. Why are we talking about it like it was an option?

 

He never said he was not available. Didn't say that at all.

 

And secondly, did you think he was going to throw his manager under the bus?

[treego14]

Not pitching Burnes in this game is a travesty.

 

Scoring 4 runs and then being unable to pitch is a travesty.

He is able! Please! Give Burnes the ball!

 

Don't believe he cannot pitch today ... he is over a decade younger than 3-day-rest-Charlie-Morton who started for the Braves!

[TURBO]

Not pitching Burnes in this game is a travesty.

 

 

You can either choose to believe that he wasn't physically ready to go today, or not. I'd rather have Burnes pitching and starting in game 5. We have to win both games, no matter what. Just winning this games so we can lose game 5 accomplishes nothing.

 

 

same.

 

why are we beating this dead horse anyway?

[adambr2]

Not pitching Burnes in this game is a travesty.

 

 

You can either choose to believe that he wasn't physically ready to go today, or not. I'd rather have Burnes pitching and starting in game 5. We have to win both games, no matter what. Just winning this games so we can lose game 5 accomplishes nothing.

 

The thing is though, you'd have Woodruff for Game 5. ( and they likely will have him available for innings if there is a Game 5)

[Joseph Zarr]

Why is Gustave on the roster if he can't get a righty out and give you a couple of innings?? Where is Sanchez?? I don't understand what these guys are doing.

 

I would argue Gustave is solely on this roster as an absolute emergency arm OR an arm to eat some innings if we are getting shellacked. Sanchez is not on the NLDS roster.

[Baldkin]

Is Hader good for 6 outs today?

[TURBO]

Why is Gustave on the roster if he can't get a righty out and give you a couple of innings?? Where is Sanchez?? I don't understand what these guys are doing.

 

 

you want those gas cans in the game?

 

pitching?

[Bulldogboy]

If Burnes tells you he can't pitch he can't pitch you have to go with what you have and that's why Counsell is on the spot to make the right calls. He has been brutal today.

[adambr2]

Not pitching Burnes in this game is a travesty.

 

 

You can either choose to believe that he wasn't physically ready to go today, or not. I'd rather have Burnes pitching and starting in game 5. We have to win both games, no matter what. Just winning this games so we can lose game 5 accomplishes nothing.

 

 

same.

 

why are we beating this dead horse anyway?

 

Because it's a message board and debating things is what we do.

[MrTPlush]

Charlie Morton tried short rest and looked terrible today.

 

I don’t know why people are clamoring for an idea that is often bad and then be forced to do exactly the same in Game 5.

 

That isn’t a winning recipe.

[folly412]

Lights too bright for Ashby. Urias has made some great defensive plays.

 

Bullpen will have to make its last stand. Rough not having Suter or Williams. Instead of them covering 2-3 innings, we've got Gustave and JBJ pretending to be on the roster.

[Joseph Zarr]

Wait, why are we pining for Burnes? I don't understand. HE told the brass his body isn't ready. You don't throw out your Ace if he isn't 100% ready to go. You save him as your Ace up the Sleeve for a possible Game 5 in Milwaukee.

[WinkelsasVsSoriano]

Let's get a patented Pineapple home run.

[Joseph Zarr]

Lights too bright for Ashby. Urias has made some great defensive plays.

 

Bullpen will have to make its last stand. Rough not having Suter or Williams. Instead of them covering 2-3 innings, we've got Gustave and JBJ pretending to be on the roster.

 

Yup. It's extremely challenging when we see a Starter not make it into the middle innings. Such a loss and certainly compounded there.

[adambr2]

Man, I am pretty ticked at how stupid Devin Williams was right now. The depth in the pen is already shaky and he made it a lot worse and it's having a big impact in this series.

[tmwiese55]

aaaand Morton struggled all game and didn't get out of the 4th. Have you just not looked at the stats on short rest at all? That move has consistently not worked over the years

 

Then add in that this is even more extreme for Burnes since he hasn't been on normal 4 day rest this season, so it's actually two days early not 1.

[WinkelsasVsSoriano]

Horrid call on 2-0.

[jason21nl]

You can either choose to believe that he wasn't physically ready to go today, or not. I'd rather have Burnes pitching and starting in game 5. We have to win both games, no matter what. Just winning this games so we can lose game 5 accomplishes nothing.

 

 

same.

 

why are we beating this dead horse anyway?

 

Because it's a message board and debating things is what we do.

 

 

And we are in the 6th in an elimination game and none of us are rational right now. At least I’m not