Brewers at Blue Jays; Friday, August 29 @ 6:07 p.m.: Freddy Peralta (2.68 ERA, 3.69 FIP) vs. Shane Bieber (1.50 ERA, 2.79 FIP)

[OldSchoolSnapper]

The Cubs would need a 20-7 finish with the Brewers playing .500 ball the rest of the way. 

[Bulldogboy]

Freddy did what had to be done.

[torts]

Never a doubt in my mind

[NewerBrewer]

We just needed to play an above .500 team to get back to winning

[HarryDoyle]

33 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

I know strength of schedule can be overblown, but the Cubs are facing one of the worst teams of all time currently. Glad the Giants helped us out because a 5-4 or 6-3 West Coast trip for the Cubs seems inevitable.

And our supposed brutal schedule down the stretch is a bit overblown too. Once we get past these next five games, the only playoff team we'll see the rest of the way is the Padres, and we might have the division locked up at that point, if not home field advantage.

[HarveysWBs]

1 minute ago, NewerBrewer said:

We just needed to play an above .500 team to get back to winning

Huge for October if true. That >.500 W-L has been really robust for a good long time now.

[Jim French Stepstool]

So I guess the only guy worthy of getting tased today is Ashby. So much movement, but the guy can drive you nuts sometimes.

Wow, Isaac Collins. Lather, rinse, repeat. Three smoke jobs to RF. Hopefully he's locking back in.

If they lost, I was all set to b**** about the strike zone for Bieber. Not that guys with quality reputations don't get borderline calls but I thought I was watching Greg Maddux there for awhile. Compounded by Peralta not really getting the same zone.

Fun game. Seemed to be quite a bit of Brewer fans in the house.

[Jim French Stepstool]

1 hour ago, HarveysWBs said:

Poor Sal is really fighting himself up there tonight. Good thing everybody else is raking.

Nice oppo stroke in his last AB. Before that, yeah definitely.

[markedman5]

Time to give it up for Freddy

 

[Jim French Stepstool]

1 hour ago, edfunderburk said:

Nolan Ryan threw 150 pitches a game for 24 years.

 

The other day, I thought it would be a great idea if this winter Misiorowski visited Nolan Ryan at the Ewing Ranch or wherever he lives & pick his brain about the guys' workout regimen, one flamethrower to another. It obviously worked wonders for him

[jason21nl]

Freddy usually drives me nuts but hats off to him.  Big win tonight 

[willie key]

2 minutes ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

The other day, I thought it would be a great idea if this winter Misiorowski visited Nolan Ryan at the Ewing Ranch or wherever he lives & pick his brain about the guys' workout regimen, one flamethrower to another. It obviously worked wonders for him

As soon as he starts skipping Ryan would give him the Ventura noogie

[Jim French Stepstool]

27 minutes ago, Baldkin said:

It was his second straight inning of being down for nearly 20 minutes. I understand not sending him back out

This. And even if he DIDN'T have to sit around.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Uribe hadn't actually pitched since Monday (though he did get loose a little bit the last two days, I think), so no real problem getting him in. I suppose I understand Ashby as well, given that a 5-run lead against that lineup with 3 innings to go is not really the spot to feel comfortable (we added 2 runs while he was warming, so it was 7-0 when he entered).

Miller feels a little bit odd to me when you've got Rob Z. available, but you still got rest for Koenig and Mears, and the thing that really hamstrung us tonight is that Myers has thrown 77 pitches since Tuesday. This was a Myers game, but the dude just wasn't available to throw.

So, it's hard to complain about the bullpen usage. Every win matters, and we really only have pretty good to really good relievers out there right now. There isn't a clear "mop up" guy, which is just another facet of our depth and roster construction.

The flip side is: is there anyone I trust as much as I trusted Devin or Hader at times? No. But we've seen both those guys unable to close out big October games, so maybe the by-committee approach is the way to go.

Thrilled with the win. Another day off the schedule, another notch off the magic number. Need 21 of 53 games to go the right way for the division (assuming the Cubs don't get Coors-ed). 

[liveforoctober]

As others have said, if we can get through the Toronto series while the Cubs play the SkySox and ONLY give up a game in the standings that would be a win. Great first step tonight.

[CheezWizHed]

[Jim French Stepstool]

12 minutes ago, Cool Hand Lucroy said:

Uribe hadn't actually pitched since Monday (though he did get loose a little bit the last two days, I think), so no real problem getting him in. I suppose I understand Ashby as well, given that a 5-run lead against that lineup with 3 innings to go is not really the spot to feel comfortable (we added 2 runs while he was warming, so it was 7-0 when he entered).

Miller feels a little bit odd to me when you've got Rob Z. available, but you still got rest for Koenig and Mears, and the thing that really hamstrung us tonight is that Myers has thrown 77 pitches since Tuesday. This was a Myers game, but the dude just wasn't available to throw.

So, it's hard to complain about the bullpen usage. Every win matters, and we really only have pretty good to really good relievers out there right now. There isn't a clear "mop up" guy, which is just another facet of our depth and roster construction.

The flip side is: is there anyone I trust as much as I trusted Devin or Hader at times? No. But we've seen both those guys unable to close out big October games, so maybe the by-committee approach is the way to go.

Thrilled with the win. Another day off the schedule, another notch off the magic number. Need 21 of 53 games to go the right way for the division (assuming the Cubs don't get Coors-ed). 

I don't think it'll be by committee AFA the 9th is concerned. It'll be Uribe & if/when available, Megill.

Interesting point re the lack of a traditional 'mop up' type guy. I thought if he hangs around on the roster it could be Fedde.

[wiguy94]

29 minutes ago, Cool Hand Lucroy said:

Uribe hadn't actually pitched since Monday (though he did get loose a little bit the last two days, I think), so no real problem getting him in. I suppose I understand Ashby as well, given that a 5-run lead against that lineup with 3 innings to go is not really the spot to feel comfortable (we added 2 runs while he was warming, so it was 7-0 when he entered).

Miller feels a little bit odd to me when you've got Rob Z. available, but you still got rest for Koenig and Mears, and the thing that really hamstrung us tonight is that Myers has thrown 77 pitches since Tuesday. This was a Myers game, but the dude just wasn't available to throw.

So, it's hard to complain about the bullpen usage. Every win matters, and we really only have pretty good to really good relievers out there right now. There isn't a clear "mop up" guy, which is just another facet of our depth and roster construction.

The flip side is: is there anyone I trust as much as I trusted Devin or Hader at times? No. But we've seen both those guys unable to close out big October games, so maybe the by-committee approach is the way to go.

Thrilled with the win. Another day off the schedule, another notch off the magic number. Need 21 of 53 games to go the right way for the division (assuming the Cubs don't get Coors-ed). 

My bigger issue with Ashby is he just shouldn't have been used today at all. Multi-inning reliever who had thrown 64 pitches in the last 4 days and that's what he looked like on the mound today. You'd figure Ashby would be down for the series now but I'm guessing he will be available on Sunday. Just need to hope that his body can hold up to this type of usage as losing Ashby would be a major blow to the pen.

[wiguy94]

44 minutes ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

So I guess the only guy worthy of getting tased today is Ashby. So much movement, but the guy can drive you nuts sometimes.

Wow, Isaac Collins. Lather, rinse, repeat. Three smoke jobs to RF. Hopefully he's locking back in.

If they lost, I was all set to b**** about the strike zone for Bieber. Not that guys with quality reputations don't get borderline calls but I thought I was watching Greg Maddux there for awhile. Compounded by Peralta not really getting the same zone.

Fun game. Seemed to be quite a bit of Brewer fans in the house.

Think tasing Ashby would be pretty harsh. He gutted through an inning on a day he really had no business being available throwing 26 pitches in the process. 

[Jim French Stepstool]

6 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

Think tasing Ashby would be pretty harsh. He gutted through an inning on a day he really had no business being available throwing 26 pitches in the process. 

At least five lashes w/a wet pancake, then.

[StearnsFTW]

I'm just wondering if Freddy will get a start in the playoffs.

 

 

Of all the dumb things stated on this site this year, that may have been the dumbest. 

[wiguy94]

Don't know if it was mentioned in the thread but Brewers have a legit shot at having both the NL player and pitcher of the month in August with Turang and Peralta. Have they ever done that before?

[Baldkin]

14 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

Don't know if it was mentioned in the thread but Brewers have a legit shot at having both the NL player and pitcher of the month in August with Turang and Peralta. Have they ever done that before?

July 2008. 

Ryan Braun   25 G .366/.411/.752, 9 HR, 23 RBI ( CC Sabathia   6 G, 4-0, 2.27, 39 SO (games)

 

[wiguy94]

4 minutes ago, Baldkin said:

July 2008. 

Turang's month is very comparable to Braun's July 2008.

Turang - .354/.413/.707 with 9 HR and 23 RBI

Braun - .366/.411/.752 with 9 HR and 23 RBI

[LouisEly]

Let's not get worked up about bullpen decisions.  Until they have their next off-day, it's going to be whoever is available regardless of the score.