Cubs at Brewers; Tuesday, July 29 @ 6:40 p.m.: Quinn Priester (3.28 ERA, 3.84 FIP) vs. Colin Rea (4.06 ERA, 4.96 FIP)

[owbc]

32 minutes ago, willie key said:

This turn around mid season seems unfathomable to me.    I’ve seen seen teams do a turn around like this but they were usually expected to win at some point

there is nothing saying the brewers should be the best team in baseball other than actually playing the games

I am not a superstitious person but I don’t know how you explain the Midas touch of the front office and coaching staff this year without invoking some sort of Uecker voodoo.

 

[Brian]

47 minutes ago, edfunderburk said:

 

Counsell starting to look like Stan Laurel. 

[da swedish german]

3 hours ago, Brewluver said:

Why be such a Dick ??

Didn't you like him as our manager?

I sure did.

I liked the results we got from him as manager. never found him very endearing or easy to root for

[Jim French Stepstool]

1 hour ago, folly412 said:

They keep saying Ashby and Hall are starters pitching out of the pen.  But I think Ashby is a bullpen arm only.   And Hall is a big maybe.

Ashby's stuff is undeniably good. The command sometimes comes & goes. I agree about preferring him in the pen.

Hall, IMO, isn't all that far behind Ashby. But again---consistency.

 

[Brian]

20 minutes ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

Ashby's stuff is undeniably good. The command sometimes comes & goes. I agree about preferring him in the pen.

Hall, IMO, isn't all that far behind Ashby. But again---consistency.

 

I almost think Ashby's stuff breaks to much, that's why he has control issues.  If he could ever harness his stuff he would be a top pitcher. 

[ClosetBrewerFan]

I was not a believer at the time of the trade, but I am now.  I'll be referring to him going forward as "Brewers Legend, Andrew Vaughn".  And maybe give Civale team MVP for changing the complexity of this team.  Thank you, Aaron!

[StearnsFTW]

4 hours ago, Brewluver said:

You should learn how to spell his name since he's on our team - lol

Vaighnisaname

[StearnsFTW]

Ashby has the best stuff on the staff.

He's 1998 Kevin Brown.  Couldn't throw it straight if he tried. 

[adambr2]

9 hours ago, da swedish german said:

I liked the results we got from him as manager. never found him very endearing or easy to root for

I personally hold no ill will toward Counsell and him wanting to take the job in Chicago.

I also understand those who want to boo him like he’s the devil. 

To each their own. 

[JCREW]

2 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

I personally hold no ill will toward Counsell and him wanting to take the job in Chicago.

I also understand those who want to boo him like he’s the devil. 

To each their own. 

It’s not hate or disgust for me. Just pure schadenfreude. The picking up the bullpen phone before the ball landed video was glorious. 

[burnzy24]

Counsel was on the bullpen phone before the ball even hit the ground

https://x.com/hunterbonair/status/1950374528414372245

[CheezWizHed]

16 minutes ago, burnzy24 said:

Counsel was on the bullpen phone before the ball even hit the ground

https://x.com/hunterbonair/status/1950374528414372245

Perhaps he was calling to warn the BP that the ball was coming? Oops... wrong BP.

21 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

I personally hold no ill will toward Counsell and him wanting to take the job in Chicago.

I also understand those who want to boo him like he’s the devil. 

To each their own. 

Same treatment as Favre.   You had a great legacy with our team and you knew (or should've known) what going to the arch-rival meant. He will be booed until he leaves the Cubs.  

9 hours ago, Brian said:

Counsell starting to look like Stan Laurel. 

Please don't insult Stan!

[Underachiever]

46 minutes ago, CheezWizHed said:

Perhap he was calling to warn the BP that the ball was coming? 

[Playing Catch]

The Dalai Lama could be the manager of the Cubs, and I would boo him.

Whenever CC moves on from Chicago, I will remember him fondly and respectfully... unless he's managing the Cardinals.

[gregmag]

“What shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”

— The Book of Craig (also Mark 8:36)

[Underachiever]

32 minutes ago, gregmag said:

“What shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”

— The Book of Craig (also Mark 8:36)

I can buy a whole lotta soul for $40 million.