Game Thread (8/06/2022): Reds (Lodolo) at Brewers (Ashby) - 6:15 PM CDT

[Jim French Stepstool]

27 minutes ago, NBBrewFan said:

Well I should have included that to subset the data you should have a valid statistical reason. When Cutch was doing better through early July there was a sensible argument that he needed time to heat up, but it looks like right now that the outlier in his performance is June. It's been hot for July and August so the argument that he needed to heat up has contrary data from July 1 to yesterday that points to an outlier and not a consistent change.

OK. More than I expected lol. It's just that baseball is more random & nebulous than IMO any other sport, and the more data there is the more either or both sides can make their point. It gets counter-productive.

Here's an explanation straight from the 1920s: Maybe CC wants to give Tellez a day off, it's obviously going to be vs a LHP, and there's no other option than to play Huira unless you want to play Brosseau there, which means Wong plays. Or Caratini, which puts Super Mario in the game, something we may see tomorrow.

[treego14]

Play Ball!

[Brock Beauchamp]

@Brewcrew82 @NBBrewFan @brewers888 Cut it out, all of this. I’m going to start issuing warning points from here on out of everyone can’t keep it civil and respectful. It’s not a big ask, you’re all Brewers fans.

Any more personal accusations or attacks will be rewarded with points, after accumulating a few you will not be able to post on BF. 

[CdrbrgMark]

43 minutes ago, CdrbrgMark said:

So what if he's hit few HR's & gotten some BB's. That's about it.

 

44 minutes ago, CdrbrgMark said:

You people that call Hiura a "dominant hitter" vs RHP absolutely slay me ! So

 

[trwi7]

Forget about Votto, just listening to him I'm pretty sure every conversation A.J. Pierzynski has is interesting/weird.  Mainly weird.

[Hopper]

1 hour ago, brewers888 said:

The Brewers could use Ben Sheets as the DH and you would defend it.

Ok, now this was funny

[Brewcrew82]

1 minute ago, Hopper said:

Ok, now this was funny

Quit it. Particularly after what Brock posted above. 

[Brewcrew82]

And we have Angel introducing himself into the game...

[tonyei31]

When Angel is behind the plate, literally freestyling calls I don't think it's advisable to try to work counts.   Cutch's 2nd strike was nearly in dirt.  Looked like ball 4 was actually a strike.  That's Angel for you.  

[Hopper]

5 minutes ago, Brewcrew82 said:

Quit it. Particularly after what Brock posted above. 

I didn't see his post until just now, well after I posted mine.

 

[HarryDoyle]

Even with almost every umpire in baseball not knowing the strike zone, Angel Hernandez continues to prove he's knows it even less than the rest.

[markedman5]

I know a unions job is to.protect its members but if I were a competent umpire I’d want Hernandez gone.

he’s just embarrassing 

[Brewcrew82]

Quality showing by this umpiring crew so far...

[folly412]

Can we just dismiss the umpires and have the players make their own calls in this one?

[Ayt]

What are they doing out there?

[JRob1125]

Bottom of the 1st and already a full display of why umpires are a complete embarrassment these days.

[BruisedCrew]

I’m not sure this will be overturned. The way Yelich bounced around and off the base they might not be able to say for sure that he was never tagged. 

[Brewcrew82]

WHAT IS THIS?!!!

[HarryDoyle]

So instant replay is actually being used for it's true purpose, to overturn obvious wrong calls, and they can't even get that right.

 

GET RID OF INSTANT REPLAY!!!!

[Brewcrew82]

Just now, BruisedCrew said:

I’m not sure this will be overturned. The way Yelich bounced around and off the base they might not be able to say for sure that he was never tagged. 

It looked pretty clear to me that by the time his one leg disengaged from the bag his other leg and even hands were on there. 

[SomewhereInTime]

Did they look at the replay or are they back to just flipping a coin in new york again?

[BruisedCrew]

Just now, BruisedCrew said:

I’m not sure this will be overturned. The way Yelich bounced around and off the base they might not be able to say for sure that he was never tagged. 

That’s a perfect example of a play that for 100 years the runner would have been safe because he beat the throw easily, and nobody would have complained about it. 

[brewerfan82]

Does it not matter that his initial leg lost contact with the base due to the fielder sliding into him and pushing it off the bag?

[tonyei31]

Not gonna lie, I would love to see the catcher and batter simultaneously bail on a 0-0 fastball right down the middle, nailing Angel right in the chest.  A win/win for the entire league.  

[CdrbrgMark]

HP ump already off on calls. Is that Angel? BAD call at 3rd base, refs are against us!! Cummon guys, time for some more HR's.