Opening Day game thread: Brewers @ Cubs: 1:20pm

[Joseph Zarr]

The word I would use to describe this Ump's Zone: Mysterious

[Joseph Zarr]

Lil pep in Jace's step on the trot to First. Love to see it. 

[tomwopat]

Is Schwindel using a knuckleballer catcher's mitt? That thing is massive.

[adambr2]

Ugh, Wong. 

[tomwopat]

Whatever number of days before we have roboumps is too many.

[Joseph Zarr]

Hendricks currently owning our Lefties on the fading Change. Yowza.

[adambr2]

Felt like Adames should have put that 1-0 change into the LF bleachers. Was put on a tee.

[adambr2]

Horrific looking ABs by the Brewers, and Ted Barrett not helping. 

[Frisbee Slider]

Great job, Jace! How about a bloop to left?

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Yeesh. Perhaps Haines wasn't the issue?

[BruisedCrew]

21 minutes ago, dlk9s said:

They may be flailing away, but he's certainly not throwing crap.

He’s usually not a big strikeout pitcher but you’d never know that from watching the Brewers hitters.

[Fear The Chorizo]

Gotta love the fact the Brewers are on pace for 18 Ks in this game after 3 innings against a pitcher who can't touch 90....regular season form for this offense already!

[brewers888]

At least yelich is hitting his groundballs hard.

[adambr2]

Hendricks led the league in hits allowed last year. There are plenty of hitters out there figuring him out. 

[brewers888]

Its just one game but this offense looks awfully similar to last season.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Just now, Fear The Chorizo said:

Gotta love the fact the Brewers are on pace for 18 Ks in this game after 3 innings against a pitcher who can't touch 90....regular season form for this offense already!

Evergreen idea. The Brewers' lineup waiving and missing at a junkballer is always a sure sign that baseball is back.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Just now, brewers888 said:

Its just one game but this offense looks awfully similar to last season.

Except, of course, Cutch ... who's acquisition you hated.

[Joseph Zarr]

Good to see we are in Prime 'Been Bruised by Watching Brewers Bats for too Long' early season form to boot. Andy Haines, we tip our glasses and salute you in Pittsburgh. Stay thirsty, friends.

[homer]

That was 105.7 off Yelich's bat. Gotta get some lift.

[treego14]

Just now, brewers888 said:

Its just one game but this offense looks awfully similar to last season.

My thoughts exactly ... lots of strikeouts ... and Yelli still rolling grounders to the right side ... McCutcheon needs to hit some dingers today for us, I think.

[adambr2]

1 minute ago, homer said:

That was 105.7 off Yelich's bat. Gotta get some lift.

Yeah, he did smoke that ball. Hopefully 1 for 3 after the next AB.

[homer]

3 minutes ago, brewers888 said:

Its just one game but this offense looks awfully similar to last season.

Technically its 1/3 of a game 

[Joseph Zarr]

I'm going to change the sheet music here:

Burnesy is going to find his locations and start dominancing.  Brew Crew bats are going to wake up. They are shaking the cobwebs off...?

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

21 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

Maybe he is still settling in, but so far, Burnes has nothing today. He's just trying to survive. 

He found it that inning. Finally located the cutter.

[adambr2]

Now that inning, Corbin looked like Corbin.