Game Thread (7/16/2022): Brewers (Lauer) at Giants (Cobb) - 6:15 PM CDT

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

I feel like the Brewers always play some nightmare games right before the All-Star Break. Seem to recall blowing a five run lead to AZ way back when (2008, maybe?AZ gets 6 runs in ninth; Crew doesn't record an out), losing to the Yankees on a Clint Frazier (or Adam Frazier) walk off after a 3-1 ninth inning lead (in a series the Crew won), the debacle in Pittsburgh in 2018. The Reds last year. Holy crap just listing all of these is spine-tingling (if also a little cathartic, especially since those teams ended up pretty good).

[mtsportsfan]

1 hour ago, Brewcrew82 said:

The guy has been our most valuable position player this season. And his defense at third has been right there with Arenado…

You had me with the first part maybe, but for me Arenado is so smooth at third and his bat is pretty good too !

[brewers888]

7 minutes ago, Ron Robinsons Beard said:

Gosh I'd love to see them deal for a solid, controllable 3B before the deadline. I agree that Urias is likely this team's 2B of the future. He's fine defensively at 3B, but his production would be all that much more valuable at 2B.

I'd also like to see Urias become the type of hitter he was in the minors with a high average and less power than this swing and miss version we see now.

 

[BruisedCrew]

There’s a gift. Now take advantage of it. 

[markedman5]

Giants trying to help out……

[Ulice Payne]

Renfroe rolls into third!  That was great! 

[DuWayne Steurer]

Gotta get him in here.  Absolutely have to

[igor67]

I think Yelich gets all the way around on that play.

[willie key]

Heckuva outing by lauer.   Let’s string that together now

[DuWayne Steurer]

Just now, igor67 said:

I think Yelich gets all the way around on that play.

I was thinking "Renfroe isn't super fast lol"

[folly412]

I fully expected Renfroe to be stranded at third.

[BruisedCrew]

Just now, Ulice Payne said:

Renfroe rolls into third!  That was great! 

I hold my breath every time he tries to run hard. A guy who has had calf and hamstring injuries is always one step away from another one. 

[DuWayne Steurer]

That was a decent 2 strike swing to just put wood on the ball.  

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

1 minute ago, willie key said:

Heckuva outing by lauer.   Let’s string that together now

Lauer has seemingly righted the ship here in July after looking pretty bad in June. Hopefully it continues.

[JRob1125]

Tuned in late.....when did Cobb start throwing upper 90s? I haven't seen him pitch in a few years but all I remember is a 90mph sinker and a decent changeup

[brewers888]

Great at bat from Davis taking that walk.

[edfunderburk]

Just now, brewers888 said:

Great at bat from Davis taking that walk.

My thoughts exactly 

10 pitch walk to break in the new pitcher

Well done by Davis 

[BruisedCrew]

Davis might be out. Looks like the fielder had his glove between his foot and the bag after his hand came off. 
 

That would have ticked me off if they had overturned that. I don’t trust the replay system. 

[DuWayne Steurer]

Davis doing all the things he is capable of doing.  Playing good D, taking walks, and stealing bags. 

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Just now, BruisedCrew said:

Davis might be out. Looks like the fielder had his glove between his foot and the bag after his hand came off. 

I don't think they had a good enough camera angle to determine that. It appeared to be close, though, Not a bad one to challenge.

[edfunderburk]

9 minutes ago, folly412 said:

I fully expected Renfroe to be stranded at third.

Not today (in my LoCain voice)

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

This is the dumbest rule in sports. Baseball needs to eliminate these kinds of challenges. I cannot emphasize this enough.

[DuWayne Steurer]

given a gift there.  make it count.

[BruisedCrew]

That was pathetic…and stupid. 

[DuWayne Steurer]

Why