Brewers at Cubs; Thursday, August 21 @ 1:20 p.m.: Quinn Priester (3.48 ERA, 4.32 FIP) vs. Shota Imanaga (3.06 ERA, 4.32 FIP)

[narwhalattack]

2 minutes ago, TURBO said:

That's very Freddy-esque.

I would call it the Yovani Special

[Brian]

Collins just doesn't look right at the plate. 

[yfinn6]

3 minutes ago, yfinn6 said:

Come on bats. Get tough. 

So much for that. 

[BruisedCrew]

Seventh straight game of weak hitting.

Need 4 clean innings from the bullpen to pull this,out. That may be asking too much.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

6 minutes ago, Team Canada said:

Tough crowd when they've won his last 14 starts and are still winning this one.

Can't say the same for Q.

Pitcher wins are about as meaningful as infield dirt. He's fine. Good, even. I'd prefer not to have him pitching as a rotation player in October with his penchant for putting guys on base. 

 

[tmwiese55]

Didn't Mears throw like 4 pitches?  with how the BP has been I'd probably try for another out of him instead of Anderson here but we'll see

[BruisedCrew]

Asking for 4 shutout innings from the bullpen is really a lot when one has to come from Anderson in a high leverage situation. 

[Bacher108]

Man, what is going on with the offense. I can understand coming down from the major high they were on, but it completely swung the other direction and disappeared this series. This is getting frustrating to watch again. 

[Playing Catch]

34 minutes ago, Nola Beery said:

I read a book about backgammon years ago. The author called it the cruelest game because it was like baseball: you play all the right odds, but the roll of the dice (or a bounce or the wind or some freaky variable) cancels all of your brilliance.

Backgammon is a great, great game. Highly recommended for anyone that is looking to take a break from cribbage or some other game.

This has been an awesome series. Brewers have played winning ball, and lost a couple games where they had a chances in the last at-bat or two.

[Brian]

1 minute ago, BruisedCrew said:

Asking for 4 shutout innings from the bullpen is really a lot when one has to come from Anderson in a high leverage situation. 

We have to score a few more, can't rely 100% on pitching.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

1 minute ago, Brian said:

We have to score a few more, can't rely 100% on pitching.

Yeah, I don't feel good about sitting on 2 runs. 

[BCF]

4 minutes ago, BruisedCrew said:

Asking for 4 shutout innings from the bullpen is really a lot when one has to come from Anderson in a high leverage situation. 

You mean the guy who has a sub 2.9 ERA this year?

[Brian]

 Now I know why managers and Presidents age so quick. 

[adambr2]

Nice work by Anderson. 9 outs away. Some insurance would really be nice.

[BCF]

Mears: 2.96 ERA

Anderson: 2.92 ERA

Koenig: 3.26 ERA

Ashby: 2.06 ERA

Uribe: 1.79 ERA

MeGill: 2.09 ERA

 

Not sure why so many people hate on Anderson..

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

Nice bridge work from Mears and Anderson to get us to the back-end guys. 

[Nola Beery]

Some more runs would be pretty cool.

 

[adambr2]

Not sure what Yeli was looking for there.

[BruisedCrew]

1 minute ago, BCF said:

You mean the guy who has a sub 2.9 ERA this year?

How many innings in high leverage situations like Sunday?

But he did the job today and now the baton passes. 
 

The Brewers, even with their generally good pitching, are just 1-14 this year when scoring exactly 2 runs. It usually takes more than 2 to win and I expect it will today too.

6 runs in the last 24 innings. That isn’t all just bad luck. 

[BCF]

3 minutes ago, BruisedCrew said:

How many innings in high leverage situations like Sunday?

But he did the job today and now the baton passes. 
 

The Brewers, even with their generally good pitching, are just 1-14 this year when scoring exactly 2 runs. It usually takes more than 2 to win and I expect it will today too.

6 runs in the last 24 innings. That isn’t all just bad luck. 

How many runs have the Cubs had the last 5 games?

[adambr2]

Just not a good idea to green light a guy there 3-0 especially with the wind blowing in. Yeah, I know he made great contact. It’s still an out. Take your chances 3-1 with the exhausted starter.

[yfinn6]

It's just been one of those series. Some guys are still hitting the ball hard just right at guys. What are you gonna do?

[HarryDoyle]

EV is overrated.

[wildcat83]

Hate swinging 3-0 following a walk there.  I know he hit it hard, but it’s an out.  There’s times to ambush 3-0, that just didn’t feel like one of them.  

[adambr2]

Just now, wildcat83 said:

Hate swinging 3-0 following a walk there.  I know he hit it hard, but it’s an out.  There’s times to ambush 3-0, that just didn’t feel like one of them.  

Agreed. Hated it. Base runners are at a premium, you’re up 3-0 against a guy who is at 100 pitches and has suddenly lost the zone. You’re one pitch away from 1st and 2nd with one out and you green light a guy with limited power on a day that the wind is blowing in. Just not a great call.