Game Thread (9/27/2022): Cardinals (Mikolas) at Brewers (Houser) - 6:40 PM CDT

[NBBrewFan]

1 minute ago, yourout said:

What is everyone's favorite stat to use for evaluating hitters?

I'm leaning more towards OPS but don't know enough about the other advanced metrics.

wRC+

[nate82]

Just now, yourout said:

What is everyone's favorite stat to use for evaluating hitters?

I'm leaning more towards OPS but don't know enough about the other advanced metrics.

wRC+ is probably one of the better ones as it includes a lot of the other counting stats.  OPS while good isn't a good evaluation of a hitter.  

[HarryDoyle]

Houser is hot garbage.

[yfinn6]

This team sure is playing like they need to win every game. 

[BruisedCrew]

The champagne is being set up in the Cardinals clubhouse. 

[yourout]

Houser pulling hard on that cord on the life support machine.

[HarryDoyle]

Houser is lucky the umpire has a generous strike zone.

[Pugger]

1 minute ago, HarryDoyle said:

Houser is hot garbage.

No kidding.  He might have been decent last year but this.

[Pugger]

Just now, HarryDoyle said:

Houser is lucky the umpire has a generous strike zone.

When Houser can get it up there...

[Robocaller]

3 minutes ago, Pugger said:

No kidding.  He might have been decent last year but this.

He was far more than decent.

[HarryDoyle]

2 minutes ago, Pugger said:

No kidding.  He might have been decent last year but this.

I attended the game last year when he threw that three hit complete game shutout against this team. I started calling him the Cardinal killer after that. That didn't last long.

[yfinn6]

I will be shocked if this team comes back to win this game. 

[Robocaller]

2 minutes ago, yfinn6 said:

I will be shocked if this team comes back to win this game. 

down 2-0 means you're likely to lose, but it's by no means over. Both teams will probably score more than 2 runs.

 

[nate82]

LOL Hiura couldn't hit a BP fastball up in the zone if someone told him where it was going and that it was coming.

[Nola Beery]

14 minutes ago, yourout said:

With the changes in swing paths sinker ballers are a bit of a dinosaur now.

Hitters are geared for balls at the bottom of the zone.

our guys are old school. They'll swing and miss at whatever

 

[yfinn6]

Just now, Robocaller said:

down 2-0 means you're likely to lose, but it's by no means over. Both teams will probably score more than 2 runs.

 

Let me rephrase: I will be shocked if THIS Brewers team comes back to win tonight. I highly doubt the Cards will only score 2, and our offense will go into "swing at everything" mode and whimper back to the dugout. 

[NBBrewFan]

4 minutes ago, HarryDoyle said:

I attended the game last year when he threw that three hit complete game shutout against this team. I started calling him the Cardinal killer after that. That didn't last long.

So you're to blame?

[HarryDoyle]

BA is calling the Yankees game on TBS and Judge is about to lead off the inning.

[Pugger]

5 minutes ago, Robocaller said:

He was far more than decent.

Maybe so but this year he leaves a lot to be desired. 

[NBBrewFan]

And here I was about to post that Houser was settling down as he actually threw 3 balls in the strike zone, then he ends up walking Donovan...

[yourout]

Someone should be getting up in the pen right now.

[NBBrewFan]

2 minutes ago, yourout said:

Someone should be getting up in the pen right now.

5 innings from the pen is always an adventure.

[yourout]

Swing harder Omar.

[Pugger]

Cubs leading Phillies 0 - 1 middle 4th

[yourout]

I know it's somewhat this way across all of baseball but good Lord this team is streaky at the plate.