Tue. 8/26 - Final T-Rats Home Series of Season (Carolina also, but hopefully playoffs to come)

[Joseph Zarr]

That's an embarrassing loss for the Mudcats and manager Nick Stanley. Truly. They absolutely played the part of one of the younger Low-A teams in MiLB. It was truly ugly. 

[duewizard]

The Muddies rescued defeat from the jaws of victory. Disappointing performances by Reyes and Nova. That bottom of the 9th was sad. 

[Joseph Zarr]

7 minutes ago, duewizard said:

The Muddies rescued defeat from the jaws of victory. Disappointing performances by Reyes and Nova. That bottom of the 9th was sad. 

It was brutal. The 'veterans' on the ball club continue to mostly look lifeless at the dish. Di Turi and Anderson were just entirely uncompetitive all night. Then you tack on Di Turi's error that left Nova high and dry in what was a clear DP instead of a tying run crossing and him getting the pitch count close to 30 after 1.0 IP. It was brutal.

[Joseph Zarr]

RHP KC Hunt is absolutely shoving. 7.0 IP, 1 H, 9 K, 0 R. 

Meanwhile Spain just rocked a ball right to the RF wall. Man, I thought that was gone off the bat. Kind of inexplicably hung there. 

[Joseph Zarr]

I just watched Dinges airmail anothe ball into CF. Sighs. There is pain tonight. Pain. Before his injury he had that throw back in his bag. Since his return he is back to 2024. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Things are starting to fall apart for the Shuckers and RHP Zach Peek in the 8th. Sigh. It definitely is that kind of night...Burke charged a bunt and took it from his pitcher and had no such magic like this past series. He lost the out everywhere and was late throwing back to first base. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Bases juiced. Nobody out. 1-0 Shuckers. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Peek walks in the first. Because, it is absolutely that kind of Brewers org Minors bullpen night. And, yes you bet, I am the lucky one watching and reporting here. 😅

[Joseph Zarr]

Falls behind 3-0 again. Gives up a deep sac fly to the RF warning track Spain chased it down and threw another Spain cannon into the infield. We'll have a pitching change. 2-1 Biscuits. BOooooooo! 

Hunt deserved better. Hernandez absolutely deserved better. Not to be. 

[Joseph Zarr]

So we have two pitching masterpieces wrecked by immediate bullpen meltdowns. One in Zebulon. One in Montgomery. I checked out of the Sounds down 7-1. I am still knee deep in the T-Rats trailing 3-1 in the 7th. Oh joyous me I am en route to an O-for-4 report. I will do my best to bring the positives. Maybe I'll just write about the Micah Parsons to GB rumors. 

[Joseph Zarr]

In a night of unimpressive bullpen meltdowns across the full-season affiliates, RHP Miles Langhorne gave us the 1-2-3 8th inning we deserved. Thank you, Miles!

[Joseph Zarr]

The, um, Langhorne ninth inning did not go as smoothly as the 8th. It's a 5-1 deficit. FIscher to the dish with two down. 

[biedergb]

Lots of updates, thanks @Joseph Zarr I feel like I was there tonight. I guess the whole organization deemed today as “bullpen blowing leads Day”.  Yikes. Hernandez and Hunt most certainly deserved better as both looked like they sparkled tonight.

Manuel Rodriguez was not as great, but 3 runs in 4 2/3 innings with 6 K is still a nice go for a just-turned 20 year old in high A.

[Joseph Zarr]

2 minutes ago, biedergb said:

Lots of updates, thanks @Joseph Zarr I feel like I was there tonight. I guess the whole organization deemed today as “bullpen blowing leads Day”.  Yikes. Hernandez and Hunt most certainly deserved better as both looked like they sparkled tonight.

Manuel Rodriguez was not as great, but 3 runs in 4 2/3 innings with 6 K is still a nice go for a just-turned 20 year old in high A.

Manuel was fine but he was up in the zone all night. Very much unlike his Beloit outing where he was dominating on the edges and low in the zone. It makes a big difference. He didn't have his best stuff by a significant margin if we're using last week as a baseline - which I am. 😅

[MudcatsfaninBrunsCO]

On 8/25/2025 at 4:28 PM, Joseph Zarr said:

Hopefully, the bats show up for you and give you a proper send off!

Well got Braylon to sign my Chrome Bowman card last night but we lost.