Brewers (Rea) vs Rockies (Hudson): 7/3/24, 7:40pm

[Jim French Stepstool]

If you'd have told me we would pitch a shutout today after the slowpitch softball game on Tuesday night.......Just an incredible job by Rea. He was a good interview afterwards too, talking about being cognizant of the bottom of the zone but other than that not really trying to change anything or let Coors get into his head.

Too bad they didn't add on, but actually Lambert threw well & was a big part of the reason. It sucks when a team is basically down to one guy out there that can give you any kind of length, and he comes in & does so.

The other part of the reason was, of course, our boy Willy. And then, the ejection. Imagine if we were down a run late,or tied. We have Monasterio & Capra in the lineup with no ability to hit for either unless you want to go total beer league with your defense. Mr Adames, if you're a leader you can't let that happen.

Gave up a couple hard-hit balls, but I liked how the moment wasn't too big for Junis. Sweeper & changeup both on point.

 

[B.F.-rakes]

7 hours ago, TURBO said:

Meh, unless he is feeling beat up because of that, he needs to play.

Ridiculous.

At the very least, he should be DHing to keep his bat in the line-up.

I 100% agree,he's locked in and has 1 strikeout in last 34ab. Unless he requested it,doesn't make sense Unfortunately the depth in the outfield could cause issues with the development of Mitchell, Frelick, Chourio, Perkins and Black. I personally would like to see Black take over Bauers spot and have a bench guy to pinch run, bat in a sacrifice spot, etc. They used him in 9th Saturday against loss to cubs,but he sat for 6 days without an at bat,or appearance. If he struggles then send him down,but 1 at bat a week is counter productive imo, but I know the Brewers staff is alot smarter then me, or are they showcasing Frelick or someone else for trade bait?

[B.F.-rakes]

2 hours ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

If you'd have told me we would pitch a shutout today after the slowpitch softball game on Tuesday night.......Just an incredible job by Rea. He was a good interview afterwards too, talking about being cognizant of the bottom of the zone but other than that not really trying to change anything or let Coors get into his head.

Too bad they didn't add on, but actually Lambert threw well & was a big part of the reason. It sucks when a team is basically down to one guy out there that can give you any kind of length, and he comes in & does so.

The other part of the reason was, of course, our boy Willy. And then, the ejection. Imagine if we were down a run late,or tied. We have Monasterio & Capra in the lineup with no ability to hit for either unless you want to go total beer league with your defense. Mr Adames, if you're a leader you can't let that happen.

Gave up a couple hard-hit balls, but I liked how the moment wasn't too big for Junis. Sweeper & changeup both on point.

 

Wasn't a plan,but good to get Capra some play at short, he looked good. The Brewers minor league system/coaches deserves a ton of credit, because the majority of call ups in 2024 have been guys ready to go and obviously very prepared and poised. It's also crazy that I expected the crew to add on runs in the spots that they didn't, last night, a feeling I never had in previous 5 years  with the lack of offense w/ risp under counsell and the poor contact hitters we had then.This team is fun to watch on both sides

[Redd Vencher]

51 minutes ago, B.F.-rakes said:

Wasn't a plan,but good to get Capra some play at short, he looked good. The Brewers minor league system/coaches deserves a ton of credit, because the majority of call ups in 2024 have been guys ready to go and obviously very prepared and poised. It's also crazy that I expected the crew to add on runs in the spots that they didn't, last night, a feeling I never had in previous 5 years  with the lack of offense w/ risp under counsell and the poor contact hitters we had then.This team is fun to watch on both sides

Brewers have been good with RISP under the last few years under Counsell.

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10 hours ago, treego14 said:

Brewers win without big fireworks!  I accept it!

The big fireworks are scheduled for tonight!