White Sox (Nastrini) vs Brewers (Peralta): 6/2/24, 1:10pm

[yourout]

3 hours ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

Because it was Frelick, and it was a L vs L situation. If he 'kills' it it's most likely an easy run. It's one of those deals where IMO the idea was great, the execution poor. And Yelich needed to do a better job of reading & staying put. 

Like I said, a PH would've made a lot of sense there.

Thanx for the props. Look forward to reading your stuff too.

I am NEVER a fan of lefty - lefty squeeze bunts. 3rd baseman is likely somewhat in already and nothing to obscure catchers vision. Likely has to be a perfect bunt down the 1st baseline to work.

[adambr2]

Wild fact-- we now hold the largest division lead in Major League Baseball. 

[kevinisaname]

Brandon Marsh just injured his hammy. I hope he's OK, but it looked like that could be an IL stint. He was limping big time.

[Bulldogboy]

Brewers get Phillies 3 best guys. Any illusions of this being a top flight offense is going to be tested big time. 

[kevinisaname]

Well, we got to rest our top relievers today. Not so for the Phillies. They're going into extras.

[wiguy94]

9 minutes ago, kevinisaname said:

Well, we got to rest our top relievers today. Not so for the Phillies. They're going into extras.

Hopefully this one goes 13-14 innings and the Cards lose.

[82brewcrew82]

16 minutes ago, Bulldogboy said:

Brewers get Phillies 3 best guys. Any illusions of this being a top flight offense is going to be tested big time. 

They miss Suarez, I would think he is one of their best 3.

[kevinisaname]

3 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

Hopefully this one goes 13-14 innings and the Cards lose.

Cards win, unfortunately, in 10.

[Gump]

5 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

Hopefully this one goes 13-14 innings and the Cards lose.

I was hoping for the same. But,oh well. Atleast they had to play another inning and Phillies lost…maybe that will demoralize them enough for a Brewers sweep 🧹 😂

[wiguy94]

10 minutes ago, 82brewcrew82 said:

They miss Suarez, I would think he is one of their best 3.

Yeah he is, but Sanchez is not slouch. He'd be by far our best SP this year and he's their #4.

[82brewcrew82]

15 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

Yeah he is, but Sanchez is not slouch. He'd be by far our best SP this year and he's their #4.

We'll see.  If we get one in Philly, I can live with that.

[markedman5]

43 minutes ago, Bulldogboy said:

Brewers get Phillies 3 best guys. Any illusions of this being a top flight offense is going to be tested big time. 

Even top flight offenses often struggle against elite starting pitching.

[Jim French Stepstool]

1 hour ago, yourout said:

I am NEVER a fan of lefty - lefty squeeze bunts. 3rd baseman is likely somewhat in already and nothing to obscure catchers vision. Likely has to be a perfect bunt down the 1st baseline to work.

Good point about the 3B not playing deep. But the C needs to stay home, and like I mentioned before if Frelick deadens the ball there's a good chance a runner like Yelich makes it. LHP most likely can't make a play on that side. Just a bad combo of bunted way too hard, and not a good read.

After the pitch is released, 1B really has no reason to charge so dropping it on the 1B side away from the P would've been interesting.

[BlightyBrew]

Nice win and a good homestand.

Freddy didn't have it but he kept us in the game.  Bullpen solid as normal.  Nice knock by Jackson and running out the infield single.

On to Philly.

[homer]

That catch Pham made to rob WIlliam of a homer was ridiculous. I don't know if they caught this on TV but the sound he made slamming into the wall was really loud in the stadium.

[tmwiese55]

During the weekend I was thinking Pham is the exact level of player they could use to finish the year. Fine at D, right hand hitting league avg hitting OF, who costs very little in pay and little in cost to acquire.   Knew he's had some personality issue type things in the past but it had been a few years.   Then he goes 5 ft inside the baseline out of his way to try to run into a C, then he gets mad that the catcher gets upset about it, makes a scene and continues with it in postgame.  So yea, think he's out and likely why he's toiling around on CWS.     But, if Frelick/Chourio etc don't start hitting more this month a guy about his level would help 

[yourout]

17 minutes ago, tmwiese55 said:

During the weekend I was thinking Pham is the exact level of player they could use to finish the year. Fine at D, right hand hitting league avg hitting OF, who costs very little in pay and little in cost to acquire.   Knew he's had some personality issue type things in the past but it had been a few years.   Then he goes 5 ft inside the baseline out of his way to try to run into a C, then he gets mad that the catcher gets upset about it, makes a scene and continues with it in postgame.  So yea, think he's out and likely why he's toiling around on CWS.     But, if Frelick/Chourio etc don't start hitting more this month a guy about his level would help 

What kind of contract is he under right now?

[tmwiese55]

3 minutes ago, yourout said:

What kind of contract is he under right now?

From what I can tell.  One year 2.5 mil.  Basically league min

[yourout]

1 minute ago, tmwiese55 said:

From what I can tell.  One year 2.5 mil.  Basically league min

So he probably would not cost much.

[tmwiese55]

36 minutes ago, yourout said:

So he probably would not cost much.

Yea after that incident I'm sure he's off the list and might have been anyway.     Essentially you could get roughly the same thing out of Tyrone Taylor (Pharm probably a tad more reliable on O) for the same or less cost and you know the team likes him.    Should be several other guys if you look around the bottom 12 teams.