Cubs (Brown) vs Brewers (Peralta): 5/28/24, 6:40pm

[kevinisaname]

Who the heck is going to close games now if Megill is out a while? Payamps again?

[BruisedCrew]

6 minutes ago, LouisEly said:

Get 'em tomorrow.  Maybe their starting pitcher won't paint the corners of the zone all night long.  Again.

His ERA under 1 suggests that it will be another 6 or 7 shutout innings. 

[Brian]

1 minute ago, kevinisaname said:

Who the heck is going to close games now if Megill is out a while? Payamps again?

Is Abner Uribe still available.

[kevinisaname]

Just now, Brian said:

Is Abner Uribe still available.

I don't think he's served his suspension yet, right?

[Brian]

Just now, kevinisaname said:

I don't think he's served his suspension yet, right?

I don't know what going on with him.

[kevinisaname]

Get one more on and a blast! That... shouldn't be difficult.

[Bulldogboy]

Imo Murphy kinda managed the game like he didn't expect to score. Koenig pitched to one batter? Enolis had easy inning got pulled for Payamps. Payamps got pulled for Peguero. Even if it went 11 who was going to pitch White? You can't let them score 5 there but you had nobody left. Why I'm not a Murphy fan at all.

[TURBO]

Paredes looks the part, but I doubt we would do that so soon.

I don't trust Payamps at all.

Koenig?  Hudson?

Probably a closer by committee is in our future.

[kevinisaname]

Just now, TURBO said:

Paredes looks the part, but I doubt we would do that so soon.

I don't trust Payamps at all.

Koenig?  Hudson?

Probably a closer by committee is in our future.

I'd love Hudson, but he's just so darn valuable as a two-inning guy in the 7th and 8th. It's a really tough call. I don't trust Payamps either. It might have to be Hudson or by committee, as you mentioned.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

I mean, if you'd have told me Megill was going to be the closer, I'd have said you were nuts.

Payamps seems like the choice in most situations. But this is a next man up kind of bullpen.

[Brian]

1 minute ago, Bulldogboy said:

Imo Murphy kinda managed the game like he didn't expect to score. Koenig pitched to one batter? Enolis had easy inning got pulled for Payamps. Payamps got pulled for Peguero. Even if it went 11 who was going to pitch White? You can't let them score 5 there but you had nobody left. Why I'm not a Murphy fan at all.

Were beat up as heck yet in 1st by 3 1/2 games still. 

[tmwiese55]

1 minute ago, Brian said:

Were beat up as heck yet in 1st by 3 1/2 games still. 

Yup, probably overthought a bit tonight and of course he gets some wrong like everyone does.   But obviously he's getting more right than wrong so far and getting them right at a clip better than most to be winning at this clip with this roster and injuries

[Bulldogboy]

4 minutes ago, tmwiese55 said:

Yup, probably overthought a bit tonight and of course he gets some wrong like everyone does.   But obviously he's getting more right than wrong so far and getting them right at a clip better than most to be winning at this clip with this roster and injuries

Yeah he's done a decent job but games like tonight just make you scratch your head. The Dunn pinch hitting stuff has to stop. He's not better than anyone he's pinch hitting for so just stop it.

[edfunderburk]

New Brewers closer … 

MITCH WHITE

[markedman5]

 

[Brian]

Pat Murphy says it’s his understanding Abner Uribe’s suspension has been reduced from six to four games. But when is it over????

[TURBO]

2 minutes ago, markedman5 said:

 

Might have just dodged a major bullet there...

Looked more like the forearm to me, not the elbow.

If that is the case, and no fracture, we are still probably looking at a 10 day IL stint.  Could have been worse.

[TURBO]

Just now, Brian said:

Pat Murphy says it’s his understanding Abner Uribe’s suspension has been reduced from six to four games. But when is it over????

It doesn't start until they bring him up again.

[Bulldogboy]

4 minutes ago, Brian said:

Pat Murphy says it’s his understanding Abner Uribe’s suspension has been reduced from six to four games. But when is it over????

He has to be back up on the roster to serve it. Send Dunn back and just bring him up to get it over.

[Brian]

3 minutes ago, TURBO said:

It doesn't start until they bring him up again.

Ok thanks, but that won't help us now. Maybe its time to give Trevor Bauer a call.

[Jim French Stepstool]

There is no better illustration of how Brown pitched, than the fact that Brice Turang struck out three times. My best comp is Trevor Megill being on top of his game, when he's ahead of everybody, throwing 99 & then putting the knuckle curve where he wants to, then multiplying that by 90 pitches. Then he got us in the taking strikes-swinging at balls teeter totter. There have been no-nos thrown with worse stuff & location.

Was much more disappointed in the ABs vs the bullpen. Obviously Dunn, then Sanchez does everything to work himself into a count (2-1) where he MIGHT get a fastball, then proceeds to swing at two non-fastballs. And we might've won it in the bottom of the 9th, but down a run w/ no one on base Contreras chooses to swing 2-0 vs Neris, who's walked quite a few hitters. Not very smart.

I'll have to self-impose a moratorium on my criticism of Adames. He had a hell of a night. And I thought Bauers really competed in his ABs w/o much to show. That's about it offensively.

After Chourios' non-catch, I got a kick out of Anderson making his laundry list of excuses/reasons, then saying "But Peralta doesn't want to hear that". Neither do we, Brian.

Obviously hope for the best re Megill.

 

[Brian]

 

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Megill avoiding the worst is good.

I really wanted tonight to guarantee a split. Hopefully they can get to Shota. Crazy thing is, Brewers will be done playing the Cubs by July.

[Jim French Stepstool]

1 hour ago, Bulldogboy said:

Brewers do know Morel is hitting 197 right? They pitch him like he's prime Bonds.

Yesterday & today I thought he laid off some stuff he usually chases. Not a world-beater but probably starting to mature as a hitter a little bit.

[Jim French Stepstool]

53 minutes ago, LouisEly said:

In the event of injury replacement, are pitchers required to warm up entirely on the mound and not the bullpen?  Seems like when they warm up on the mound they have a tendency to rush their warmup and then aren't sharp.

Years ago, a fellow by the name of Kameron Loe came in due to injury & I watched him warming up & I knew, I just KNEW he wasn't ready & rushed just like you mentioned. Got clocked. Boy that ticked me off.