Brewers (Civale) vs Twins (Ryan): 7/21/24, 12:05 PM

[Joseph Zarr]

Never a doubt. Easy peazy.

[willie key]

Pulled two wins out of our rear end.   Better then losing

[folly412]

That was the weirdest two game sweep.

[markedman5]

Woah…….chalk one up for the offense!

2-0 in the second half!

[LouisEly]

When you're up by 3 in the 9th you go right at them and make them hit their way on.  And to their credit, one of the best players in the game (when healthy) did exactly that.

[SeaBass]

Brewers improve to 26-14 vs. the AL. Best interleague record in baseball and it's not really close.

[HarveysWBs]

Just now, SeaBass said:

Brewers improve to 26-14 vs. the AL. Best interleague record in baseball and it's not really close.

So what you’re saying is, win the pennant, and Brewers in 6.

[Bulldogboy]

Bauers is probably gone when Sanchez comes back. No way Haase makes it through waivers. 

[yourout]

2 minutes ago, Bulldogboy said:

Bauers is probably gone when Sanchez comes back. No way Haase makes it through waivers. 

I'd rather have the Haase learn how to play first base than keep Bauers 

[wiguy94]

At the end of May, Jackson Chourio had a 63 wRC+ and -1.36 WPA

After the game today, Jackson Chourio has a 97 wRC+ and 0.11 WPA

I don't think WPA is a very useful stat for position players, but just such a huge swing in a matter of a month and a half of games.

[willie key]

14 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

At the end of May, Jackson Chourio had a 63 wRC+ and -1.36 WPA

After the game today, Jackson Chourio has a 97 wRC+ and 0.11 WPA

I don't think WPA is a very useful stat for position players, but just such a huge swing in a matter of a month and a half of games.

Does national media say a word about this guy.   He’s pretty good.   

[BruisedCrew]

Had company over today so I was just following the game and not watching it. Quite a roller coaster ride but in the end a big win.

[Jim French Stepstool]

1 hour ago, Joseph Zarr said:

Game Thread over-reactions are in post-season form today baby.

 

Actually, they're in run-of-the-mill, every day form.😐

[Jim French Stepstool]

1 hour ago, 82brewcrew82 said:

I don't think they can send him down.  They keep him in Milwaukee or lose him.

He'd have to clear waivers, which won't happen. Time for some roster voodoo. Strap in for the next couple weeks.

[Jim French Stepstool]

57 minutes ago, HarryDoyle said:

What's with all the knuckle curves?

Wish he threw one to Abrams last week. 

I actually thought it was ridiculous that Buxton was looking for it on the 2nd pitch, after getting one to start the AB.

I don't know if Megill is running out of gas, he's still throwing hard. It might simply be a case of a 30-yr-old who never had a save in his career, then had 18 out of 19, reverting a little bit.

[BruisedCrew]

2 hours ago, duewizard said:

3rd best reliever ERA in MLB. But also 3rd most homers given up by relievers. No they don't suck but they can't keep the ball in the park

I think concerns being expressed about the bullpen, especially the late inning reliever, are legitimate.

Season long ERA becomes much less relevant when several of the pitchers who contributed to that ERA are showing signs of wear.

Putting lots runners on base and  giving up HRs is not a recipe for success, even though they got away with it today.

Hopefully Williams can come back and be effective right away after finishing his rehab.

[BruisedCrew]

1 hour ago, MoreTrife said:

Total slugfest two game series. Glad to be on winning end. Yeesh.

I wouldn't call last night's game a slugfest. 1-1 after 10 innings with very few hits and scoring chances.

It took ghost runners, the dregs of the bullpens,, and some bad defense  to get runs on the board.

[Brian]

5 hours ago, Bulldogboy said:

At this stage just give Contreras days off. 

Yes I agree because Haase is playing great and Contreras is just plane old ... worn out I believe. 

Haase 9 for 21 with 3 HR's and a walk, Can't argue with that. 

[adambr2]

1 hour ago, wiguy94 said:

At the end of May, Jackson Chourio had a 63 wRC+ and -1.36 WPA

After the game today, Jackson Chourio has a 97 wRC+ and 0.11 WPA

I don't think WPA is a very useful stat for position players, but just such a huge swing in a matter of a month and a half of games.

He's going to be a 3 WAR or so player this year and that's with taking a couple months to hit his stride. He's only going to get better. Barring injury they'll never regret the contract they gave him. 

[Gump]

On to Chicago baby! Let’s go!

[LouisEly]

2 hours ago, yourout said:

I'd rather have the Haase learn how to play first base than keep Bauers 

Agree on Haase, but y'all know that Bauers has a higher OPS than Sanchez, right?

Sanchez was only given $3M for a reason.  DFA Sanchez, keep Haase.

[duewizard]

1 hour ago, BruisedCrew said:

I think concerns being expressed about the bullpen, especially the late inning reliever, are legitimate.

Season long ERA becomes much less relevant when several of the pitchers who contributed to that ERA are showing signs of wear.

Putting lots runners on base and  giving up HRs is not a recipe for success, even though they got away with it today.

Hopefully Williams can come back and be effective right away after finishing his rehab.

What is surprising to me is that they've given up 50+ homers and they still have a stellar ERA. But yeah agreed Hudson et al are all coming back down to earth

[wallus]

Happy that Haase has run into a few but we aren't cutting Sanchez for him. Trading him? Maybe.

[RobertCrawley]

Got a little tight in the end there, but happy for a win. I wish the cards lost to Atlanta.

I like that Minnesota announcer Cory Provus. 

[RobertCrawley]

2 hours ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

Wish he threw one to Abrams last week. 

I actually thought it was ridiculous that Buxton was looking for it on the 2nd pitch, after getting one to start the AB.

I don't know if Megill is running out of gas, he's still throwing hard. It might simply be a case of a 30-yr-old who never had a save in his career, then had 18 out of 19, reverting a little bit.

He was overthrowing the curve. When he dialed it back a bit, he made a nice pitch to end the game.