Brewers (Ashby) @ Dodgers (Glasnow): 10/16/25, 5:08pm CT

[TURBO]

25 minutes ago, Brewluver said:

I didn't know he was a Captain, (I thought he was a Cubs fan!)

Takes one to know one.

😁

[Brian]

5 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

Yeah, that’s brutal for sure. I’m just not sure much would have changed no matter how much you mixed and matched the lineup. 

I agree I just think he is managing differently now, especially his new adoration for Ashby all of a sudden. 

[wOOgiE22]

Well I had other commitments tonight, so didn’t get to watch. Looks like I didn’t miss much. I thought the Brewers would be a bit more competitive than this, but since Game 2 against the Cubs, the bats have fallen completely off the cliff.  I guess that shouldn’t come as a surprise since this team has been like this since the 14 game winning streak.

[adambr2]

Just now, Brian said:

I agree I just think he is managing differently now especially his adoration for Ashby all of a sudden. 

I get the idea behind the opener, it just wasn’t particularly successful. I thought Koenig might be a consideration. Miz gained a lot of really fantastic experience in October that should serve him well going forward. He’s going to be our number 2 at worst next year.

[Jim French Stepstool]

20 minutes ago, Cool Hand Lucroy said:

Thoughts.

1) How about Mis? What a postseason from that kid. MVP of October. Talk about showing something. I am super impressed with his ability to harness his stuff and keep us in the game. Seriously. Nobody talks about heroic performances in losses. That was one. 

2) We wait on Chourio's hammy. I am going to choose to think he'll get a nice long rehab and recovery and come out better next year. Dude was still probably our best hitter in the playoffs. Gamer. Franchise cornerstone. Get healthy, kid.

3) Andrew Vaughn is making outs this series, but he has had very hard luck. Good ABs. Loving him at 1st next year.

4) Great game from Durbin. 

5) Our lefties didn't hit. We didn't win. I mean, what can you say? The offense has gone MIA, and it's not one guy. It's the whole group. If not for a great play from Muncy, we get two runs and still lose. I don't think our whole offensively philosophy is to blame. I don't think MLB economics are to blame. I think it's maybe a combo of good pitching, mental blocks, the nature of baseball, and randomness. We look like the April/May Brewers. Bad time for those guys to return.

6) Let's just win one. Just win one. We're all pretty resigned at this point. It was a good year. Keep it going one more day.

Good points. But it's Major League Baseball, so the economics........maybe aren't to blame, but are & always will be a huge factor. Our hitters are capable of much more than what they showed this series, for sure. But when you struggle due largely to Snell being on point & Yamamoto being almost as good, then you get to face Glasnow in game three? Ouch. Very tall mountain, esp if you have a chance in game 1 & can't quite make it happen.

[Jim French Stepstool]

5 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

I get the idea behind the opener, it just wasn’t particularly successful. I thought Koenig might be a consideration. Miz gained a lot of really fantastic experience in October that should serve him well going forward. He’s going to be our number 2 at worst next year.

I thought that if you use an opener, Ashby is a better choice than Koenig b/c I'd much rather have Koenig facing their LHHs late.

[torts]

2 minutes ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

Good points. But it's Major League Baseball, so the economics........maybe aren't to blame, but are & always will be a huge factor. Our hitters are capable of much more than what they showed this series, for sure. But when you struggle due largely to Snell being on point & Yamamoto being almost as good, then you get to face Glasnow in game three? Ouch. Very tall mountain, esp if you have a chance in game 1 & can't quite make it happen.

Those three arms are paid more than 80% of our roster.  It's not like they drafted them or found them on a scrap heap 

[Brewluver]

1 minute ago, torts said:

Those three arms are paid more than 80% of our roster.  It's not like they drafted them or found them on a scrap heap 

Whaaaaaaaaa 😭

[Brian]

8 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

I get the idea behind the opener, it just wasn’t particularly successful. I thought Koenig might be a consideration. Miz gained a lot of really fantastic experience in October that should serve him well going forward. He’s going to be our number 2 at worst next year.

Miz needs more endurance before he can go 7.  He's good for 4-5 max now.

[Nola Beery]

26 minutes ago, treego14 said:

Because Dave Roberts is a better manager?

Give Murphy a payroll like the Dodgers'. PLEASE!

[adambr2]

1 minute ago, Brian said:

Miz needs more endurance before he can go 7.  He's good for 4-5 max now.

I think he gave us 7 once in September.

[adambr2]

Toronto is getting back in their series. I don’t know why that makes it hurt worse, but it does.

[Brewluver]

1 minute ago, Brian said:

Miz needs more endurance before he can go 7.  He's good for 4-5 max now.

I agree with you Brian.

It's why we need to keep him.

Everyone should see he's a future Ace starter for any team in the league.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

8 minutes ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

Good points. But it's Major League Baseball, so the economics........maybe aren't to blame, but are & always will be a huge factor. Our hitters are capable of much more than what they showed this series, for sure. But when you struggle due largely to Snell being on point & Yamamoto being almost as good, then you get to face Glasnow in game three? Ouch. Very tall mountain, esp if you have a chance in game 1 & can't quite make it happen.

Yup, I agree. I think baseball economics are like 20-30 percent to blame for our October struggles. The rest is some combo of execution, management, and randomness. Others can ratio that out differently. I think you can defend a lot of reasonable numbers 

[treego14]

25 minutes ago, Brewluver said:

How about you stop your crying and complaining about the payroll.

Go look at your own posts and see how ridiculous you look.

Complaining over, and over, and over, and over.

C.mon dude,

We're not gonna beat the Pirates with 9 hits over 3 games !!

Just stop please !!!

We get more than 9 hits against the Pirates in one game, Rob Manfred.

[RobertCrawley]

3 minutes ago, Brian said:

Miz needs more endurance before he can go 7.  He's good for 4-5 max now.

He was dynamite until he got tired. He's going to be a weapon for us next year.

[Brewluver]

Just now, treego14 said:

We get more than 9 hits against the Pirates in one game, Rob Manfred.

And there you go - settled

Thank you treego14

[treego14]

1 minute ago, Brewluver said:

And there you go - settled

Thank you treego14

What is settled is we do better against teams that don't outspend us by the ratio of 3:1, Rob Manfred.

[torts]

8 minutes ago, Brewluver said:

Whaaaaaaaaa 😭

[Nola Beery]

Let's win the next game anyway!

[Jim French Stepstool]

38 minutes ago, Cool Hand Lucroy said:

Thoughts.

1) How about Mis? What a postseason from that kid. MVP of October. Talk about showing something. I am super impressed with his ability to harness his stuff and keep us in the game. Seriously. Nobody talks about heroic performances in losses. That was one. 

 

AFA organizational success going forward, his performance in the post-season might be a case of losing the battle but winning the war. Locating the secondary pitches, getting ahead, dialing back to 100 but still having 102-103 in the tank----yeah, you gotta be excited.

[Brian]

3 minutes ago, Brewluver said:

I agree with you Brian.

It's why we need to keep him.

Everyone should see he's a future Ace starter for any team in the league.

I never said we should trade him.  I would just like more innings out of him next year. 

[adambr2]

1 minute ago, Nola Beery said:

Let's win the next game anyway!

Well I would venture to say it’s a must win. 

[The Beat Goes On]

This is what happens when you’re forced to build a roster of misfit toys. We rely on BABIP and walks. The Dodgers have good infield defense and made a very conscious decision they were not going to give us our walks. They trusted their defense and pitchers enough to tell them to just pound the zone AB after AB and it’s neutralized our advantage. 
 

If we’re serious about competing we have to add some more bats. 

[treego14]

3 minutes ago, Nola Beery said:

Let's win the next game anyway!

Only if it's the first of 4!

Flip your favorite coin 4 times in a row after calling Heads or Tails -- if you can flip it successfully 4 times in a row for your Heads/Tails call, then it means the Brewers will win 4 in a row and shock the world!

Mathematically speaking, you have a 1 out of 16 probability of doing that.  That equates to a 6.25% probability.