Game Thread (7/22/2022): Rockies (Senzatela) at Brewers (Burnes) - 7:10 PM CDT

[Brock Beauchamp]

I honestly can’t even comprehend how MLB players walk off 92mph baseballs to their arm. 

[Brewcrew82]

Interesting no Brosseau here…

[Brock Beauchamp]

That was a really nice baseball play all around. 

[NBBrewFan]

Is that the first Sac bunt this year?

[Brock Beauchamp]

Damn it. 

[NBBrewFan]

Predictable.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Damn it again. Honestly, the Brewers did everything right in that inning but “baseball”. A game of 55/45 decisions bites you in the ass regularly. 

[phnxcrew]

I wonder If we traded for both bell and Soto if they’d magically become terrible on the brewers as well.  

[Brock Beauchamp]

4 minutes ago, phnxcrew said:

I wonder If we traded for both bell and Soto if they’d magically become terrible on the brewers as well.  

The humorous part of these conversations is that I follow many baseball teams.

Literally every team’s fan base is convinced their batters are inept in critical situations.

Maybe we just need to collectively contextualize the nature of baseball and realize that failure happens 75% of the time.

[brewers888]

3 minutes ago, phnxcrew said:

I wonder If we traded for both bell and Soto if they’d magically become terrible on the brewers as well.  

This team isn't good enough to trade useful prospects away for short term results. They may win the division because St Louis is just as bad but neither team will have much success come playoff time.

[brewers888]

McCutchen at .256 may as well be Rod Carew in this lineup.

[brewers888]

Its hard to take a team seriously when there isn't one everyday player hitting even in the .270s much less .300.

[Brock Beauchamp]

2 minutes ago, brewers888 said:

This team isn't good enough to trade useful prospects away for short term results. They may win the division because St Louis is just as bad but neither team will have much success come playoff time.

For sure. Those 2006 Cardinals were a trash team, they should have sold. 

[Brock Beauchamp]

Just now, brewers888 said:

Its hard to take a team seriously when there isn't one everyday player hitting even in the .270s much less .300.

Have you looked at MLB averages lately? Yes, the Brewers need contact guys but you’re using a measuring stick that doesn’t exist anymore. 

[NBBrewFan]

2 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Maybe we just need to collectively contextualize the nature of baseball and realize that failure happens 75% of the time.

So where are our 13 world series championships?

OK, I know it doesn't work that way, but saying failure happens 75% of the time implies that randomly this organization should have more success than it does.  Successful teams are less than 75% and bad teams are more than 75% on average.  Winning isn't just luck.

[Brock Beauchamp]

2 minutes ago, NBBrewFan said:

So where are our 13 world series championships?

OK, I know it doesn't work that way, but saying failure happens 75% of the time implies that randomly this organization should have more success than it does.  Successful teams are less than 75% and bad teams are more than 75% on average.  Winning isn't just luck.

I’m talking about specific moments in modern baseball. A .250 batting average is roughly league average right now. That means a hitter fails to drive in a runner on base 75% of the time. 

[BruisedCrew]

46 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

With an inside the park grand slam for lulz.

That was on a fly ball to CF by Tapia that the CF never saw. He stood with his arms out, then came in a few steps, and the ball hit off the wall behind him. By the time the LF retrieved the ball they had no play. 

[Brock Beauchamp]

1 minute ago, BruisedCrew said:

That was on a fly ball to CF by Tapia that the CF never saw. He stood with his arms out, then came in a few steps, and the ball hit off the wall behind him. By the time the LF retrieved the ball they had no play. 

Oh, it was a painful play to watch. And the fact he didn’t even run toward the ball only made it worse. 

[CdrbrgMark]

Been watching other TV shows. Tuned back into game to hear Brewers had 2 men on, no outs, and didn't score. Didn't that happen a couple of innings earlier too? ABSOLUTELY PITIFUL!!

[NBBrewFan]

The 3rd inning seems like it was 5 hours ago.

[brewers888]

The numbers around the game are down for sure but this is a terrible lineup for a contending team and lets face it we are only in the race due to playing in an inept division. 

[Pugger]

3 minutes ago, CdrbrgMark said:

Been watching other TV shows. Tuned back into game to hear Brewers had 2 men on, no outs, and didn't score. Didn't that happen a couple of innings earlier too? ABSOLUTELY PITIFUL!!

This happens all the damn time it seems.  ?

[Brock Beauchamp]

7 minutes ago, NBBrewFan said:

The 3rd inning seems like it was 5 hours ago.

The pitch clock cannot arrive quickly enough. 

[Brock Beauchamp]

Williams is filthy. 

[magnoliacrew]

1 minute ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

The pitch clock cannot arrive quickly enough. 

Counterpoint. I've been smoking a sirloin roast with applewood for the last 2 hours preparing for tomorrow night's game. What's the big hurry?