Game Thread (8/05/2022): Reds (Dugger) at Brewers (Lauer) - 7:10 PM CDT

[BruisedCrew]

8 minutes ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

All teams go through stretches where they don't play well. But you're right, the long losing streaks are avoidable. The key to making a, say, 12-game stretch of not playing well 5-7 as opposed to 2-10 is defending well (we haven't been), pitching (hasn't always been poor but certainly isn't at the level we're used to) and if you aren't a consistent offensive juggernaut you have to find ways to squeeze across a run here & there (we're not really built that way). 

Pitch & defend better, and the home run or two, likely with no one on base, can be a difference maker.

Another cliche is that having an ace starting pitcher or two prevents those long losing streaks. That doesn’t work when the aces have bad games or the team can’t score any runs. 
 

Burnes had a couple of his worst outings of the season during the Brewers losing streak in June, and Burnes and Woodruff couldn’t prevent this week’s sweep. 

BTW, I brought up the Braves situation more because of how eye opening it is. I remember a couple of years ago I was impressed that the Dodgers hadn’t lost 4 in row, and this year when I heard how few series the Mets and Yankees have lost. 

[phnxcrew]

Anyone else debating watching AAA instead of The major league team these days? hopefully the brewers can wake up…

[pitchleague]

Well at least I can hear the pregame ceremony on the radio. ?

[NBBrewFan]

19 minutes ago, BruisedCrew said:

BTW, I brought up the Braves situation more because of how eye opening it is. I remember a couple of years ago I was impressed that the Dodgers hadn’t lost 4 in row, and this year when I heard how few series the Mets and Yankees have lost. 

My all-time how-did-they-do-that is the 2010 Packers.  They never trailed by more than a touchdown the entire season!  Really?  How Did They Do That?  In baseball would that be never losing by more than 3 runs?  4?  2?

[BruisedCrew]

I guess this game won’t be starting for awhile. 

[SomewhereInTime]

I have an Itunes account and just used my login to go on apple+ and it worked.  Didn't have to enter any credit card info or anything, seems free.

[NBBrewFan]

5 minutes ago, BruisedCrew said:

I guess this game won’t be starting for awhile. 

40 year anniversary of the 1982 team celebration.  Our moment in the sun!

[wildcat83]

I have firestick, the app was already in the library.  A code came on the screen and my face login on my phone was enough to start the stream.  No sign up or credit card needed.

[folly412]

8 minutes ago, NBBrewFan said:

40 year anniversary of the 1982 team celebration.  Our moment in the sun!

Maybe they're just going to re-enact the NLCS clinching game instead of playing tonight.

Can't wait for next year's 41st anniversary celebrations.

[NBBrewFan]

They couldn't do the ceremony BEFORE the 7:10 start? sheesh

[edfunderburk]

50 minutes ago, BruisedCrew said:

Another cliche is that having an ace starting pitcher or two prevents those long losing streaks. That doesn’t work when the aces have bad games or the team can’t score any runs. 
 

Burnes had a couple of his worst outings of the season during the Brewers losing streak in June, and Burnes and Woodruff couldn’t prevent this week’s sweep. 

BTW, I brought up the Braves situation more because of how eye opening it is. I remember a couple of years ago I was impressed that the Dodgers hadn’t lost 4 in row, and this year when I heard how few series the Mets and Yankees have lost. 

The Braves not losing 3 straight games this year reminds me of Green Bay not trailing by more than 7 points in any game in a year (that happened within the last decade). 

Both of these stats are the exception - certainly not normal. 

[Brewcrew82]

I don't really get the saltiness about the 82 celebration. Whether we like it or not, it's still the greatest and most memorable team in our history and this is probably the last time many of the key principals will all be here (Uecker, Selig, etc.). 

[SomewhereInTime]

Is there any way to listen to the radio broadcast instead of the terrible apple tv announcers like you can on the youtube broadcasts?

[Brewcrew82]

I see how it is. Let's just not call strikes and help the Reds out...

[edfunderburk]

2 minutes ago, Brewcrew82 said:

I see how it is. Let's just not call strikes and help the Reds out...

Votto should have been called out on a high 3rd strike on the 2-2 pitch

[edfunderburk]

We don’t need the umps helping our opponents 

We are not much better than many of these teams

Our starters have been off for several days now

I don’t remember the last 3 up 3 down 1st inning

[yourout]

4 minutes ago, Brewcrew82 said:

I see how it is. Let's just not call strikes and help the Reds out...

Sure looks like it on GameDay.

Micro zone.

[NBBrewFan]

The way this game is going we will see a lot of that "impoved" bullpen.

[yourout]

Got out of it but 27 pitch first inning is not ideal.

[wildcat83]

10 minutes ago, SomewhereInTime said:

Is there any way to listen to the radio broadcast instead of the terrible apple tv announcers like you can on the youtube broadcasts?

She said that Lauer was “called up”, then mentioned Rowdy not holding the runner when the bases were loaded…. Thought those were odd.  

[BruisedCrew]

Glad Rowdy didn’t get the walk. 

[Brewcrew82]

Nice Rowdy. Now, the key will be to,  you know, keep scoring runs over the course of the game...

[YelichPosse]

Let’s get Rowdy!

[homer]

 

[yourout]

Man I hate leadoff walks after you get a lead.