Brewers at Padres; Monday, September 22 @ 8:40 p.m.: Freddy Peralta (2.65 ERA, 3.61 FIP) vs. Nick Pivetta (2.81 ERA, 3.49 FIP)

[Jim French Stepstool]

1 hour ago, BruisedCrew said:

I’m starting to get nervous about how so many of the Brewers hitters have looked for the last few weeks. 

They aren’t hitting many HRs and have too many hitters scuffling to string together hits  

The ghost of 2021 is starting to haunt me. Is this lineup going to be able to score runs when faced with the best pitchers on the best teams in playoff games?

They're getting hits but not stringing them together as you mentioned. The RISP #s have vacillated this year, and lately have been lousy.

I'm more concerned about health & performance of the pitchers. Mears looked solid in the 7th, then out of nowhere walks back-to-back hitters. Too much of that lately. I know Iglesias homered, but he gave him way too much respect, and if he makes his pitches there they most likely win.

That, more than the offense, is what would keep them from making a postseason run IMO.

[Jim French Stepstool]

1 hour ago, edfunderburk said:

We can’t win playoff games with this bullpen 

I dunno. I don't like Megill being gone & everyone else having to step up in their roles, but they allowed one run tonite that wasn't an automatic runner. I'd give Anderson an incomplete because he entered the game, gave up a hit, and that was it. Mears back-to-back walks was inexcusable w/Arraez waiting in the wings. I thought everyone else threw the ball pretty well vs a tough lineup.

Certainly Megill returning would slide everyone back & could make a big difference. Can we count on it? No.

[Bulldogboy]

2 hours ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

Actually since June 1 he IS hitting about .250-.260.

W/O going back in the thread, I assume you're p***** off that he wasn't PH for w/RISP late in the game. If that's what you want, then pull for the Brewers to be trailing, because if they're tied or leading they most likely AREN'T going to pull him. That's a strategy most teams follow when the move would weaken their defense. If someone on here is defending him as a hitter, then have at it. He hasn't been getting the job done, and tonite chased more than he usually does.

Apologies if this is about something else. But sometimes I think you go shoot pool or something when the other team is batting. 

Teams, including the Brewers, don't try to throw games. There's a reason for what they do. You can disagree with it all you want, but maybe try to understand the reasons.

There is no defensive player on the planet who makes up for a player who is 60 percent worse than average offensive player. It's not a hard thing to understand.. if Ortiz fields 2 groundballs successfully and strands 6 runners was it worth it?? You guys keep acting like he is fielding every other ball. Has he ever made an error? When he went out due to injury did the Brewers collapse? The amount of gnashing of teeth that nobody else could possibly be better than Ortiz is crazy. Please share the defensive stats that shows that Ortiz defensive stats more than make up for 60 percent worse than the offense he is putting up.

[Bulldogboy]

5 minutes ago, Bulldogboy said:

There is no defensive player on the planet who makes up for a player who is 60 percent worse than average offensive player. It's not a hard thing to understand.. if Ortiz fields 2 groundballs successfully and strands 6 runners was it worth it?? You guys keep acting like he is fielding every other ball. Has he ever made an error? When he went out due to injury did the Brewers collapse? The amount of gnashing of teeth that nobody else could possibly be better than Ortiz is crazy. Please share the defensive stats that shows that Ortiz defensive stats more than make up for 60 percent worse than the offense he is putting up.

In fact no need to share those stats they don't exist. I will shut on on this topic. It's likely that no matter what the results are people are going to find a stat that justification for a major league player being this bad. Anthony Volpe has been benched by a playoff team. He has a war of 1.8. Ortiz has a war of 0.8. Volpe has struggled on D. Yankees are trying to win just like the Brewers are. Who would you rather have?

[BruisedCrew]

1 hour ago, Bulldogboy said:

There is no defensive player on the planet who makes up for a player who is 60 percent worse than average offensive player. It's not a hard thing to understand.. if Ortiz fields 2 groundballs successfully and strands 6 runners was it worth it?? You guys keep acting like he is fielding every other ball. Has he ever made an error? When he went out due to injury did the Brewers collapse? The amount of gnashing of teeth that nobody else could possibly be better than Ortiz is crazy. Please share the defensive stats that shows that Ortiz defensive stats more than make up for 60 percent worse than the offense he is putting up.

Nobody has said that NOBODY could possibly be better than Ortiz.

The issue is that many people think that nobody on the current roster would be better. I get that you are pushing Monasterio because he had a good week when Ortiz was out. But his career record should tell you that he isn’t a long term solution. 

[da swedish german]

1 hour ago, Bulldogboy said:

In fact no need to share those stats they don't exist. 'I WILL SHUT UP ON THIS TOPIC.' It's likely that no matter what the results are people are going to find a stat that justification for a major league player being this bad. Anthony Volpe has been benched by a playoff team. He has a war of 1.8. Ortiz has a war of 0.8. Volpe has struggled on D. Yankees are trying to win just like the Brewers are. Who would you rather have?

bet you don't

[Brian]

7 hours ago, bm1090 said:

I’m not sure I’ve ever seen an ump have a worse day 

Brewers definitely get some terrible umpire calls, like 70/30 against. 

[Outlander]

Hopefully the Brewers can return the favor and have a victory celebration of their own in San Diego in a couple of weeks.

[BruisedCrew]

7 hours ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

They're getting hits but not stringing them together as you mentioned. The RISP #s have vacillated this year, and lately have been lousy.

I'm more concerned about health & performance of the pitchers. Mears looked solid in the 7th, then out of nowhere walks back-to-back hitters. Too much of that lately. I know Iglesias homered, but he gave him way too much respect, and if he makes his pitches there they most likely win.

That, more than the offense, is what would keep them from making a postseason run IMO.

I guess the bottom line is that there are significant question marks on both sides that have been revealed in the last 6 weeks. 

[kestrel79]

I'm going to remain positive here, I believe in this team and it's depth. But man it's starting to feel like 2021 again where we clinch early, rest guys, offense slumps, we get the bye and come out flat against a hot team fighting for their lives to make the playoffs and win the wild card like the Braves in 2021, D'Backs in 2023. 

I'm going to remain positive, after watching the 82 team documentary they struggled down the stretch but came alive when it mattered. Maybe that will happen with these guys. Playoff baseball is a rush unlike any other sporting event to me. And I'm thankful to be able to attend so many games. Growing up being born in '83 didn't think I'd ever get to see the Crew in the playoffs ever so I don't take it for granted. But man one of these years we gotta be that hot team and win the whole thing, right? 

[willie key]

18 minutes ago, kestrel79 said:

I'm going to remain positive here, I believe in this team and it's depth. But man it's starting to feel like 2021 again where we clinch early, rest guys, offense slumps, we get the bye and come out flat against a hot team fighting for their lives to make the playoffs and win the wild card like the Braves in 2021, D'Backs in 2023. 

I'm going to remain positive, after watching the 82 team documentary they struggled down the stretch but came alive when it mattered. Maybe that will happen with these guys. Playoff baseball is a rush unlike any other sporting event to me. And I'm thankful to be able to attend so many games. Growing up being born in '83 didn't think I'd ever get to see the Crew in the playoffs ever so I don't take it for granted. But man one of these years we gotta be that hot team and win the whole thing, right? 

If we lost to cubs that would kinda suck.    After trouncing them in the division.    If we play them.   We have to win that series

[Jim French Stepstool]

7 hours ago, Bulldogboy said:

There is no defensive player on the planet who makes up for a player who is 60 percent worse than average offensive player. It's not a hard thing to understand.. if Ortiz fields 2 groundballs successfully and strands 6 runners was it worth it?? You guys keep acting like he is fielding every other ball. Has he ever made an error? When he went out due to injury did the Brewers collapse? The amount of gnashing of teeth that nobody else could possibly be better than Ortiz is crazy. Please share the defensive stats that shows that Ortiz defensive stats more than make up for 60 percent worse than the offense he is putting up.

Where to start...........

Ortiz has saved a ton of runs this year, and runs saved are just as important as runs scored. Yesterday, no, he didn't have a lot of balls hit his way. Perhaps Murphy should know which days that's going to happen ahead of time & not play him? Even then, he saved a bad throw from going into LF, which kept the game tied at the time. Stranding the runners was unfortunate. Not once but twice, he turned what should've been a 2-1 count into 1-2 by chasing, and the second time chased again for strike three. I doubt that you dissect the ABs, but yesterday was a particularly bad day for him. 

No one has ever said he fields every other ball or is errorless. And the people defending him on here aren't defending his hitting. They're defending his playing regularly over Andruw Monasterio and the reasons why. The reasons have been expressed, you ignore or disagree with them. Cool.

Defensively, yes, no SS on this team is better than him. Thinking otherwise is what's crazy.

Please share the offensive stats that show that Monasterio would hit well enough over a protracted period to make up for what you would lose defensively.

Again, pull for the Brewers to be trailing late if you want to see him PH for. AFA Monasterio starting over him, my guess is you might get your wish tonite because as I said, his ABs yesterday were particularly bad. He chased, and was pulling off the ball. He needs to keep his hips from flying open & use RF. I imagine you probably think his ABs yesterday were just as bad as other recent games. They were quite worse.

Friend, like I mentioned in the previous post, they aren't trying to throw games. maybe look beyond the emotion & ask yourself the reasons why a team that's on track for their best regular season ever, does things the way they do.

[Jim French Stepstool]

2 hours ago, kestrel79 said:

I'm going to remain positive here, I believe in this team and it's depth. But man it's starting to feel like 2021 again where we clinch early, rest guys, offense slumps, we get the bye and come out flat against a hot team fighting for their lives to make the playoffs and win the wild card like the Braves in 2021, D'Backs in 2023. 

I'm going to remain positive, after watching the 82 team documentary they struggled down the stretch but came alive when it mattered. Maybe that will happen with these guys. Playoff baseball is a rush unlike any other sporting event to me. And I'm thankful to be able to attend so many games. Growing up being born in '83 didn't think I'd ever get to see the Crew in the playoffs ever so I don't take it for granted. But man one of these years we gotta be that hot team and win the whole thing, right? 

That's what it's about, in baseball more than any other game-----getting hot at the right time. I know that with a few pitchers down that you're hoping can return, the bye is a blessing. 

It was a bit skewed by the horrible job from the HP umpire last night, but they drew 8 walks, which is encouraging. It's something they've hung their hats on all season & haven't been doing a lot of recently. Other than that, they're picking up base hits, and the batted ball luck has been rotten recently. The RISP numbers have been lousy but I really think that's something that ebbs & flows. I've yet to see a 'Get hits with runners on base' hitting drill. As long as certain guys stop trying to do too much, I think that'll be fine.

If they fail in October I really think a culprit will be pitchers losing their aggressiveness in the zone & walking people you shouldn't be walking, and at inopportune times. That's killed them the last two days.

[RWeeksFan23]

On 9/22/2025 at 9:51 PM, edfunderburk said:

 

pretty surprising Tarik Skubal wouldn't be on that list...