Game Thread (8/07/2022): Reds (Ashcraft) at Brewers (Burnes) - 1:10 PM CDT

[Pugger]

2 minutes ago, Brewcrew82 said:

Ughhh Montas immediately coughs up the lead. 

Let's hope the Yanks play like this when we see them...

[Brewcrew82]

Lost the no hitter, but got the much-needed quick inning. 

[Brewcrew82]

Just now, Pugger said:

Let's hope the Yanks play like this when we see them...

They're definitely not as historically good as they were in the first half. Heck, I still view the Astros as the pretty clear favorites in the AL. 

[Pugger]

Thank you for trying to stretch that into a triple.

[willie key]

The cardinals putting a massive exclamation mark on the end of the 2022 brewers season

[Brewcrew82]

1 minute ago, willie key said:

The cardinals putting a massive exclamation mark on the end of the 2022 brewers season

It's August 7th....Two whole months to go and a game out of one of two playoff spots. 

[edfunderburk]

Urius adds to the Brewers ongoing base path mishaps

This 2022 team - unlike the last few years - plays “poor fundamental baseball” 

[edfunderburk]

4 minutes ago, Brewcrew82 said:

It's August 7th....Two whole months to go and a game out of one of two playoff spots. 

It may be 8/7 & yes we are only one game back to start the day, but we’ve played less than .500 baseball for three months & that must change SOON if we want to sneak into the playoffs

Despite all the apologists … this is NOT a good team

We have some remarkable players, but most of the 26-man roster - & those shuffling on & off the roster - are not playing good baseball

I will be surprised if “suddenly” we turn things around

This is more than a slump - this is a lengthy trend of bad baseball

 

[edfunderburk]

13 minutes ago, Brewcrew82 said:

They're definitely not as historically good as they were in the first half. Heck, I still view the Astros as the pretty clear favorites in the AL. 

Yes … Astros are definitely the team to beat in the AL

[Brewcrew82]

Just now, edfunderburk said:

It may be 8/7 & yes we are only one game back to start the day, but we’ve played less than .500 baseball for three months & that must change SOON if we want to sneak in the playoffs

Despite all the apologists … this is NOT a good team

We have some remarkable players, but most of the 26-man roster - & those shuffling on & off the roster - are not playing good baseball

I will be surprised if “suddenly” we turn things around

This is more than a slump - this is a lengthy trend of bad baseball

 

There's a difference between what you're saying and the season being "over". I remember the 2019 team that played .500 ball or less for virtually the whole season before riding into the playoffs on the back of a hot September. 

[edfunderburk]

3 minutes ago, Brewcrew82 said:

There's a difference between what you're saying and the season being "over". I remember the 2019 team that played .500 ball or less for virtually the whole season before riding into the playoffs on the back of a hot September. 

Yes … I do … as an avid Brewers fan, I’m hoping for (but not expecting) a similar result 

To date … 108 games in (2/3 of the season exactly) … color me “severely disappointed” 

Injuries aside - this has been a lengthy & excruciating three months of mediocre baseball

[NBBrewFan]

has anyone tested the extent of the swear filter?  After that HR I might!

He had 66AB before today with ZERO home runs.  Welcome to Milwaukee, you get a free HR with every appearance...

[DuWayne Steurer]

Back to back days of guys swatting their first career MLB homer against us.  blargh.

[edfunderburk]

Why am I surprised?

More of the same

I love the Milwaukee Brewers

I don’t like this team at all … 

[edfunderburk]

Philly winning big again

STL about to sweep the NYY

MLW struggling once again with a terrible opponent - at home

What a joke of a team

[edfunderburk]

In frustration … based on these three months of below average play … I’ve said a few times on this forum that MLW may finish 81-81

I fear that I may very well be accurate in that projection 

I cannot imagine - with our upcoming schedule & based on the way we are currently playing - that this team will finish the season with 82 wins

Pittsburgh & Cincinnati are outplaying us with their severely depleted by trade rosters … this was our chance to make a run

Why do I continue to watch these games?

[edfunderburk]

Here is the Brewers 2022 season

[yourout]

Is it just me or has Votto had a much smaller strike zone than virtually everybody else this weekend.

[NBBrewFan]

Almora Jr. hasn't gone deep yet so my money is on him as the next least likely player to go deep on the Brewers this weekend.

[edfunderburk]

Just now, yourout said:

Is it just me or has Votto had a much smaller strike zone than virtually everybody else this weekend.

That has always been the case … not just this year

[NBBrewFan]

1 minute ago, yourout said:

Is it just me or has Votto had a much smaller strike zone than virtually everybody else this weekend.

He has a great reputation for having a good eye so I can imagine the subconcious part of an Umpire gives him the benefit of the doubt on close pitches.

[NBBrewFan]

28 minutes ago, edfunderburk said:

Urius adds to the Brewers ongoing base path mishaps

This 2022 team - unlike the last few years - plays “poor fundamental baseball” 

Urias is the third best 3B on the roster.  Pederson and Brosseau both have better WAR per PA than Urias. Pederson with 2.0 so far and he's out for awhile, while Brosseau is about twice Urias in WAR rate. Sure Brosseau has been mostly platooning against LH bats, but there's an argument that Pederson and Brousseau should platoon at 3B and Urias be the utility guy.

[NBBrewFan]

Hopefully this is Ashcraft's last inning so we can feast on that poor Reds bullpen like we did yesterday when down by 4 runs.

[yourout]

So will bush start with a walk or hbp?

[NBBrewFan]

39 minutes ago, Brewcrew82 said:

There's a difference between what you're saying and the season being "over". I remember the 2019 team that played .500 ball or less for virtually the whole season before riding into the playoffs on the back of a hot September. 

I believe it was a trip to SF about this time of the year that started the hot streak.  So yeah, a hot streak now can propel you into the playoffs, but my feeling is that the 2019 team was probably better than this team especially with the injuries to the SP.

edit: OK not a trip to SF and only a 12-10 streak from August 4th - 31st, so I am thinking of some other year (maybe 2018).