NL Wild Card Game 1-Diamondbacks (Pfaadt) vs Brewers (Burnes): 10/3/23, 6:08pm

[Fear The Chorizo]

Took a break from the game only to come back to watch Winker k on 3 straight to open the bottom of the 8th...turning it back off now, as some things never change for this damn team come playoff time.

Why in the hell is Winker on this roster?

[duewizard]

Winker swung 3 times and struck out. Incompetent buffoon. I can do the same and I could actually do some fielding and I wont demand 8 million or whatever

[brewers888]

That was a typical Brewers inning.

[adambr2]

They can probably go ahead and at least pencil in golf reservations for Thursday. 

[RobertCrawley]

Too bad the pitcher doesn't bat anymore. I would plunk that guy.

[beekay414]

Yeah, let them move.

[RobertCrawley]

I am going to the game tomorrow. I demand superior results for my ticket dollar.

[HarveysWBs]

Well, nobody seemed to like the 12 hits Brewers, so I guess we decided to play the old hits to send us off…

[brewers888]

Contreras is a great hitting catcher but he shouldn't be the best hitter on this team. 

[titletownking]

1 minute ago, brewers888 said:

Good to have Winker and Wiemer on the roster when Tyler Black never got a shot at the end of the season.

This team trying to outsmart itself constantly. Blatantly clear choices and they take a guy hitting below the Mendoza line

[liveforoctober]

There is an 80% chance Winker goes on the DL tomorrow with a back strain and we get Mitchell back.

[Nola Beery]

1 minute ago, HarveysWBs said:

So much center cut fastball watching…

Followed by swinging at pitches in the dirt.

[adambr2]

Just now, RobertCrawley said:

Too bad the pitcher doesn't bat anymore. I would plunk that guy.

Too bad we can't actually make him pay with the bats.

[jason21nl]

They’re done.   They were done from the 3rd inning on.   The offense was always going to be their downfall.  This should t be a surprise at all.  

[brewers888]

Counsell has to make his flight to New York on Thursday.

[owbc]

The combination of bad luck and dumb outs on the bases might be too much to overcome. Going to have to get the best of Sewald, who was pretty bad in the postseason last year. 

[trwi7]

1 minute ago, RobertCrawley said:

Too bad the pitcher doesn't bat anymore. I would plunk that guy.

I know the Brewers offense is bad but I don't think the D'Backs are ballsy enough to let a reliever hit.

 

I actually found it kind of funny.  The reaction seemed a little delayed because he was shocked that Yelich swung at the garbage he threw.

[Nola Beery]

Just now, liveforoctober said:

There is an 80% chance Winker goes on the DL tomorrow with a back strain and we get Mitchell back.

Can we? Will we?

[adambr2]

Just now, liveforoctober said:

There is an 80% chance Winker goes on the DL tomorrow with a back strain and we get Mitchell back.

Can we have the one useless AB back that he gave us?

[willie key]

Just now, jason21nl said:

They’re done.   They were done from the 3rd inning on.   The offense was always going to be their downfall.  This should t be a surprise at all.  

Burnes was crap period.    Screw him

[RobertCrawley]

Just now, jason21nl said:

They’re done.   They were done from the 3rd inning on.   The offense was always going to be their downfall.  This should t be a surprise at all.  

In theory, we get ahead and our pitching wins the game for us. Burnes wasn't what we needed today.

[Sixtolezcano]

2 minutes ago, duewizard said:

Winker swung 3 times and struck out. Incompetent buffoon. I can do the same and I could actually do some fielding and I wont demand 8 million or whatever

Great decision Counsell/Arnold you cut the guy loose months ago, and then you bring him back for the playoffs?

Looking at the last 3 strikeouts, it appears that they are already to battle tomorrow.

[RobertCrawley]

Just now, trwi7 said:

I know the Brewers offense is bad but I don't think the D'Backs are ballsy enough to let a reliever hit.

 

I actually found it kind of funny.  The reaction seemed a little delayed because he was shocked that Yelich swung at the garbage he threw.

I can imagine what would happen if someone did that to a Pedro Martinez team.

[jay87shot]

However put Winker on the roster and pinch hit him in the 8th needs to be fired fast. Guys work hard for 162 and we are giving away outs in the 8th of 1 run playoff game. Despicable 

[RobertCrawley]

Bottom line: We didn't play our best tonight. But we still have a chance.