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

[CdrbrgMark]

8 hours ago, rickh150 said:

Well, if you think the Brewers are really talented, then you would have a case. Run differential says otherwise. Really, we are over achieving by that standard. We also are a lightweight payroll wise and the thought that we have had four consecutive playoffs is still amazing to me (albeit 2020 is under .500 and playoffs from 2019-2021 equates to a 1-7 record). I think of the Oakland A’s with Hudson, Mulder, and Zito. I think of the Twins of years back and the stretch where they were in the playoffs yearly losing to the Yankees. Not many small market teams have played such consistent regular season baseball.

Craig Counsell gets like three or four more seasons regardless what happens this season. Glad to have him and Stearns. Truly amazing from 2017- now,…all Hader years, by the way. 

That being said, what Stearns did at the deadline and what CC is doing messing with Hiura daily, are off the charts weird. Brewers fans are carrying the Hader anger with them around their neck.
 

If CC gets 3-4 more seasons I'm done watching this team on a daily basis like I have been. I have no use for his incompetence. I seriously doubt that they'll make the playoffs this year. I'll find much better things to do with my 76 year old retirement years.

[Robocaller]

21 hours ago, BruisedCrew said:

The argument was that the Cardinals didn’t help themselves that much because they didn’t get a top of the rotation starter like Castillo.

What that missed is that, while Quintana and Montgomery are not Cy Young candidates or All Stars, they are much better than what they were using behind Mikolas and Wainwright. By sliding them into the rotation and moving the guys that were starting into the bullpen, if they want, they significantly strengthen their overall pitching. And all they gave up from their major league roster was Bader, who is out until September anyway.

Compared to the Brewers, who weakened their active roster with the Hader trade, and made a minor addition with Bush, the Cardinals won the deadline and are now, in my opinion, the favorites to win the division. 
 

 

I still think the Brewers are the better team, if they get their starting pitching back in order. of course, the last 6 games that MKE and STL played suggest a different outcome.