Cubs (Hendricks) vs Brewers (Peralta): 6/30/24, 1:10pm

[LouisEly]

10 minutes ago, RobertCrawley said:

The cubs and that money grubbing little manager of theirs can leave town now. 

I hope there's road construction the entire way

[nate82]

Just now, LouisEly said:

I hope there's road construction the entire way

Summer + midwest equals construction.  It is impossible to not run into some kind of road construction in the midwest during the summer. 

[willie key]

Yelich is so weird.   He will go weeks where he looks like he has no power and then club a homer about 500 feet

It’s like he has to power up

[treego14]

Brewers continue to defy the odds!

We continue to exceed the Chicago Clods!

[treego14]

Over the last four seasons the Cubs are 10-22 in Milwaukee, 13-16 against the Brewers at Wrigley Field.  (from the Comments Section of this Cubs Blog Site) --> https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2024/6/30/24189466/cubs-brewers-recap-kyle-hendricks-nico-hoerner-mlb-scores

[Pugger]

1 hour ago, edfunderburk said:

Now Freddy looks un-hittable … like the best pitcher in baseball … totally dominating the Cubbies 

I prefer this version of Peralta over the first inning version… nice turnaround 

Hope he goes 8 innings today & allows the bullpen to rest

How often does he struggle in early innings and then get into a groove?

[markedman5]

 

[HarryDoyle]

Rockies going at least 13 today.

[Jim French Stepstool]

1 hour ago, markedman5 said:

That Happ misplay turned out be sort of big………

Remington Steele needed to run out there & yell at him.

[Jim French Stepstool]

28 minutes ago, willie key said:

Yelich is so weird.   He will go weeks where he looks like he has no power and then club a homer about 500 feet

It’s like he has to power up

He has the knack for turning things around in a snap. His first 6-7 ABs of this series I thought were horrible. Now all of a sudden today he's seeing the ball & not helping the pitcher out. And it's not like Adames hitting behind him is doing him any favors these days.

[BruisedCrew]

24 minutes ago, nate82 said:

I don't even agree with your premise it seems like you picked a number to agree with your "pilling on" runs.  I think 6 runs or more would be more of a qualifier of "piling on" runs as 4 runs on average is going to win you a game more times than not.  The Brewers have scored 6 runs or more 8 times this month.  So they have been "piling on" runs plenty enough. 

 

We had a fairly lengthy discussion about this in a thread earlier this month.

There’s no objective definition of this, but I set the piling on point higher than 6. Even if 4 is the point where the winning percentage gets close to 50%,a few additional runs can significantly increase the winning percentage. They also can provide some cushion that allows the team to avoid using its top line relievers.

But when you get up to 9 or 10 that’s usually more often than needed for a comfortable win and additional runs from there can pad the statistics without helping the win percentage.

By having more games of scoring 5 or 6 runs and fewer of 10 or more and 3 or less, the Brewers have been able to maintain a winning pace while slipping in MLB scoring ranks.

 

 

 

 

[Jim French Stepstool]

49 minutes ago, edfunderburk said:

Great win today

I wonder if Adames stays in the clean up spot tomorrow in Colorado

Since they're winning, I think you just leave him there & wait for Bad Willy--which we are all too familiar with--to leave town, which inevitably happens. Then hope he stays away a long time.

I'll tell you one thing. He must be one interesting cat. Watching him after the game doing his celebratory Gatorade thing--just the genuine smile, the pure fun the guy's having. For most people that's probably forced when you're 0-for-twenty something. You can tell that with him it isn't. I get why he's so loved in the clubhouse. I just wish the dry spells weren't so dang-blasted ugly.

[Underachiever]

1 hour ago, edfunderburk said:

I believe you are smarter than that - Jekyll & Hyde to me refers to his inconsistency from start to start 

he recovered nicely today after another poor first inning 

Happy to entertain you 

“Peralta with a Jekyll and Hyde performance.”

Your quote. You’re saying you weren’t referring to today? 

[Bulldogboy]

Colorado is tough place for teams to adjust to I would guess but they aren't good so shoot for a sweep. 

[BruisedCrew]

33 minutes ago, Bulldogboy said:

Colorado is tough place for teams to adjust to I would guess but they aren't good so shoot for a sweep. 

It’s four games. 

Shooting for a sweep is fine, but after what happened there last year (when they were also not good) I would start with winning one and going from there. 

[sveumrules]

Rockies always have drastic home road splits. Four gamer at Coors is no joke no matter how big of a joke the Rockies are in general. Obviously a sweep would be great but I’d be fine getting out of there with a split.

2024
H: 16-24 (.400)
A: 12-30 (.286)

2023:
H: 37-44 (.477)
A: 22-59 (.272)

2022
H: 41-40 (.506)
A: 27-54 (.333)

2021
H: 48-33 (.593)
A: 26-54 (.325)

[Bulldogboy]

Brewers play the sad sack Rockies meanwhile Cubs get the gulp.... Phillies. They could be 15 games out at the break.

[Brewcrew82]

6 hours ago, BruisedCrew said:

Let’s not get carried away. 

Im thrilled with what he’s doing but it’s not MVP level. Maybe Brewers MVP but not league. 

It's not that far-fetched.

Certainly not going to win it, but he's top 5 in bWAR in the NL. Good enough for some down ballot votes.

https://x.com/Dom_Cotroneo/status/1807531107379826945

[edfunderburk]

5 hours ago, Underachiever said:

“Peralta with a Jekyll and Hyde performance.”

Your quote. You’re saying you weren’t referring to today? 

Both today & the 2024 season in general

During the first inning today, Freddy once again had a high pitch count including a lead off homer, hit by Bellinger, & a walk … vs the rest of the game completely dominant

His season overall has been up & down … I never know what to expect from game to game - high pitch, mediocre Freddy or lights out Freddy

Rea is not nearly as talented as Freddy but is far more consistent from game to game - almost always competitive & often produces a quality start

You don’t have to agree with me - I’m fine if you are happy with him each game - I have high expectations for him that often go unmet

As I’ve posted earlier … towards the end of the IGT … he certainly turned things around after a shaky first inning 

I’m thrilled he did so & loved spanking the Cubs & winning the series 

I will likely be nervous again next time he pitches in LA later this week based on his inconsistency thus far in 2024 … who knows what to expect

Burnes & Woody seemed to be far more consistent the last few years … Freddy was great today but has been up & down most of the year

[StearnsFTW]

7 hours ago, LouisEly said:

Some pretty hot takes the first page and a half here...

Same as always. 

[BruisedCrew]

1 hour ago, Brewcrew82 said:

Certainly not going to win it

So we agree.