Game Thread (4/9/2022): Brewers (Woodruff) at Cubs (Steele) - 1:20 PM CDT

[Eye Black]

Wong’s defense hasn’t exactly looked stellar so far this year, hopefully just the cold affecting him or something. 

[yfinn6]

Honestly, this is just pathetic work by this team. It's the 2nd game of the season and these guys are space cadets. 

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Just get through the rest of this trainwreck with no injuries. Go get 'em tomorrow.

[Joseph Zarr]

Ok, gents. I have to run to the grocery store with my 4 yo and my Mom. I merely hope it goes better than this game. Enjoy the rest of today.

[trwi7]

Fine glove work by Wong.

[trwi7]

Delete

[hawing]

I know these first two games don't necessarily doom the Brewers (let's remember, the 2011 club started its record-win season 0-4).  But this opponent magnifies every emotion. 

[markedman5]

This is embarrassing 

[young guns]

Hopefully the season starts soon, because these spring training games vs the cubs are bumming me out.

[hawing]

Possibly deserving of its own post:

"It's Different Here"?  That's only incrementally less bad than #ThatsCub or #CubTogether.  ?

(CubTogether always read to me like someone talking about a Beatles song with a terrible head cold)

[CheezWizHed]

1 minute ago, hawing said:

Possibly deserving of its own post:

"It's Different Here"?  That's only incrementally less bad than #ThatsCub or #CubTogether.  ?

(CubTogether always read to me like someone talking about a Beatles song with a terrible head cold)

"Come together" was already in my head before I got to your last line... ?

[HarryDoyle]

Up from my nap. What did I miss?

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Bad day. Nowhere near panic time.

This team will be at least 3-3 heading home next week, I feel it.

Even if they're 1-5, whatever. I know "every game counts the same," but, well, you don't have to be great in April and May. You just have to be good enough. This team will be.

 

 

 

[wntrtxn21]

Different year, same team. 1 for 14 w/RISP over the two games so far. Runners on 2B&3B and two consecutive whiffs to end the inning. The pitching will improve, but I am very, very concerned about the lack of hitting once again. 

[CheezWizHed]

2 minutes ago, HarryDoyle said:

Up from my nap. What did I miss?

The Brewers are giving the Cubs all they Gott.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

3 minutes ago, wntrtxn21 said:

Different year, same team. 1 for 14 w/RISP over the two games so far. Runners on 2B&3B and two consecutive whiffs to end the inning. The pitching will improve, but I am very, very concerned about the lack of hitting once again. 

I thought firing Haines was the cure-all?

One poster in particular was adamant that he was to blame for last year's struggles.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

2 minutes ago, CheezWizHed said:

The Brewers are giving the Cubs all they Gott.

In all seriousness, he looks a little wild, but he's got a live arm, and everything he throws has a ton of movement.

[NBBrewFan]

5 minutes ago, HarryDoyle said:

Up from my nap. What did I miss?

From the Brewers offense?  Nothing

From the Brewers Pitching?  Several pitchers making sure Urena leads the team in ERA.

[HarryDoyle]

Eventually these HBP are going to turn this rivalry very ugly.

[CheezWizHed]

I wonder how much the shortened spring training is effecting people?  

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

1 minute ago, HarryDoyle said:

Eventually these HBP are going to turn this rivalry very ugly.

"It's not a rivalry."
                        - Cole Hamels

[HarryDoyle]

I'm sure the Cubs will retaliate by hitting our best hitter as soon as they figure out who that is.

[brewers888]

7 minutes ago, Ron Robinsons Beard said:

I thought firing Haines was the cure-all?

One poster in particular was adamant that he was to blame for last year's struggles.

Maybe just maybe its true that Haines sucks and that this lineup is trash. This offense failed the team down the stretch and in the playoffs yet Stearns did nothing to improve it.

[NBBrewFan]

2 minutes ago, HarryDoyle said:

I'm sure the Cubs will retaliate by hitting our best hitter as soon as they figure out who that is.

LOL.  Once it happens then we'll know too. I'm sure they'd just get creative and hit one guy per inning until they've hit all nine.  A single baserunner with this offense isn't a danger to score.

[markedman5]

5 minutes ago, CheezWizHed said:

I wonder how much the shortened spring training is effecting people?  

Doesn’t seem to be bothering the Cubs……