Game Thread (7/30/2022): Brewers (Lauer) at Red Sox (Pivetta) - 3:10 PM CDT

[edfunderburk]

11 minutes ago, ReverendBrewmeister said:

Some stressful pitching from Williams, but a scoreless 8th again. Should be a well-deserved day off for him tomorrow. 

One more run & maybe save Hader for tomorrow 

[yourout]

2 minutes ago, Brewcrew82 said:

I love this version of the offense. 

Certainly better than last year.

 

[folly412]

Enough Badger Mutual Insurance Runs to sit Hader down. 

And then some, TT!

[edfunderburk]

11 minutes ago, CdrbrgMark said:

So is it gonna be Hader in the 9th? Not sure I'm comfortable with that.

Save him for tomorrow 

Someone should be able to hold a five run lead 

[brooks_quichenick]

This is fun!

[BruisedCrew]

Vasquez letting that pitch get by him might have cost his team two runs. 
 

That might have affected the pitcher’s focus on the next pitch. 

[Brewcrew82]

1 minute ago, yourout said:

Certainly better than last year.

 

Idk. The offense looked pretty good last year around this time before completely collapsing in September/October. 

[edfunderburk]

Taylor is such a tease

If he could get hot & play to his potential we would not need a CF 

I want to protect our prospects unless we can truly get a game-changer, All-Star level player in return 

[sveumrules]

5 minutes ago, BruisedCrew said:

These add on runs are a joy to behold. 

Badger Mutual Insurance finally seeing some ROI 

[LouisEly]

I do not see Laureano as an upgrade over Taylor

[edfunderburk]

1 minute ago, LouisEly said:

I do not see Laureano as an upgrade over Taylor

Agreed

[folly412]

3 minutes ago, edfunderburk said:

Taylor is such a tease

If he could get hot & play to his potential we would not need a CF 

I want to protect our prospects unless we can truly get a game-changer, All-Star level player in return 

Yes.  Stearns has had a couple of trades that seem like he's making a trade for the sake of making a trade.  Norris last year being the first that comes to mind.  Pass on those.

[Brewcrew82]

5 minutes ago, edfunderburk said:

Taylor is such a tease

If he could get hot & play to his potential we would not need a CF 

I want to protect our prospects unless we can truly get a game-changer, All-Star level player in return 

I trust Stearns and Co, in general. Really want Josh Bell for the middle of this lineup. 

[CdrbrgMark]

YAY.......finsh 'em off Gustave!!

[DuWayne Steurer]

Really happy with the win, but even moreso that they put the hammer down late, and didn't need to use Hader.  Nice to have him available tomorrow if needed. 

[willie key]

My guy gustave now with an era under 4

[Brewcrew82]

This is fun. 

[edfunderburk]

12 minutes ago, folly412 said:

Yes.  Stearns has had a couple of trades that seem like he's making a trade for the sake of making a trade.  Norris last year being the first that comes to mind.  Pass on those.

The exact example I would give too

I hated that trade the day it was made 

I hate it more today 

[yourout]

Nice win.... Keep it rolling.

[BallFour]

47 minutes ago, sveumrules said:

On July 30 2014, FanGraphs saw the three NLC contenders as relatively evenly matched in terms of playoff/division odds…

MIL (60-49, 32% D | 58% PO)

PIT (57-50, 33% D | 56% PO)

STL (56-50, 32% D | 58% PO)

Based just on their record, the Brewers should have had better odds, but the computers thought they were playing over their head to the point that their 2 to 2.5 game lead was essentially meaningless over the remaining two months.

This year there is one less team competing for the division, one more team getting into the playoffs & the 2022 Brewers are a better team than the 2014 team was. That is reflected in the projections…

FG has MKE (80% D | 91% PO) vs STL (20% D | 51% PO).

BPro has MKE (82% D | 93% PO) vs STL (18% D | 54 PO%).

538 has MKE (69% D | 84% PO) vs STL (31% D | 61% PO)

Of course nothing is certain until the math says it is, but with 7 NL teams (8 if you want to count SFG still) competing for 6 spots & only 1 team competing for the Division, the Brewers record since the break has definitely strengthened what was an already pretty strong playoff positioning.

Brewers were 88% as of August 25th 2014. That is why I remember it vividly.

[edfunderburk]

Milwaukee is a great road team

I hope they play well at home in the last 60 games (35 at home)

[edfunderburk]

11 minutes ago, Brewcrew82 said:

I trust Stearns and Co, in general. Really want Josh Bell for the middle of this lineup. 

Who would you sit if we get Bell?

Tellez

Yelich

Cutch

 

[willie key]

More help would be useful but I wouldn’t go crazy if we didn’t make a move at the deadline

 

[edfunderburk]

2 minutes ago, willie key said:

More help would be useful but I wouldn’t go crazy if we didn’t make a move at the deadline

 

I agree 

I like the pitching that will arrive soon from the IL

One quality low-cost RH bat would be nice too 

[phnxcrew]

Sweep the Red Sox and bring devers/ Martinez back with us!!! I know they’ve said they won’t trade devers, but I think everyone is available on this team given the state of the AL east