Brewers (Sproat) vs Cubs (Imanaga): 5/18/25, 6:40pm

[trwi7]

So the umpire said Milwaukee will retain their challenge but they took it away.  They need to get this sorted out now.  If ABS wasn't working at the stadium then it should be considered no challenge and we should have two.  not the one they have us at.

[wallus]

Should not punish the away team for a home team malfunction 

[HarryDoyle]

1 minute ago, Underachiever said:

Currently watching the game here at the world’s biggest toilet. Here’s my view. Who’s batting? I hate it here.

Do they still have troughs for urinals there?

[BarremlensTSSC]

1 minute ago, Underachiever said:

Currently watching the game here at the world’s biggest toilet. Here’s my view. Who’s batting? I hate it here.

Maybe you can volunteer to run their ABS gear, which I'm sure would have worked if the Cubs wanted it to.

[BarremlensTSSC]

So is it safe to assume that the data guys told the Brewers to swing early in the count against Imanaga at this point?  Good lord.

[adambr2]

Oh now the ABS works.

[trwi7]

Murphy needs to get on the ump in between innings and tell him we have 2 challenges remaining because it's obvious the umpires and literally anybody else who can change it isn't going to.

[yfinn6]

2 minutes ago, trwi7 said:

Murphy needs to get on the ump in between innings and tell him we have 2 challenges remaining because it's obvious the umpires and literally anybody else who can change it isn't going to.

For real. What the hell is he waiting for. 

[Patrick425]

Someone on the broadcast can't get a confirmation on the challenges left??

[trwi7]

Hey the Brewers score bug gave us our challenge back!  Now show us the Wrigley one to make sure the umps know we have two.

[HarryDoyle]

1 minute ago, yfinn6 said:

For real. What the hell is he waiting for. 

Does he even know?

[yfinn6]

Looks like the challenge has been restored. 

[BrewerFan]

3 minutes ago, trwi7 said:

Murphy needs to get on the ump in between innings and tell him we have 2 challenges remaining because it's obvious the umpires and literally anybody else who can change it isn't going to.

I walked away for a second, I thought they challenged another pitch.

THAT is from the Sproat challenge on the 2-0 count where they couldn't review it? That's... insane. Of course they should have both. 

[yfinn6]

That was a really nice play by Ortiz. 

[trwi7]

That's great that it's been confirmed by MLB but the Wrigley scoreboard still shows 1.  Has MLB let Murphy know that we have both challenges?

[Patrick425]

Just now, trwi7 said:

That's great that it's been confirmed by MLB but the Wrigley scoreboard still shows 1.  Has MLB let Murphy know that we have both challenges?

Exactly 

[BrewerFan]

2 minutes ago, Patrick425 said:

Someone on the broadcast can't get a confirmation on the challenges left??

They said the Brewers retain their challenge, so I think it's a graphic error or...something.

 

Anyway... love watching Sproat throw. 

[trwi7]

1 minute ago, BrewerFan said:

I walked away for a second, I thought they challenged another pitch.

THAT is from the Sproat challenge on the 2-0 count where they couldn't review it? That's... insane. Of course they should have both. 

The ump literally said "The call on the field stands.  Milwaukee retains their challenge."  Because there was a problem getting the pitch on the scoreboard to overturn so you can't change the call if they can't see it and you can't punish the Brewers for challenging a play that can't be seen.

When the ump said that they planned to Counsell who had a look on his face like why do they get to keep their challenge.  

[trwi7]

1 minute ago, BrewerFan said:

They said the Brewers retain their challenge, so I think it's a graphic error or...something.

 

Anyway... love watching Sproat throw. 

The problem was when the ump said the call on the field stands everyone just stopped listening to the ump and assumed that the Brewers lost the challenge.

[BrewerFan]

Just now, trwi7 said:

The ump literally said "The call on the field stands.  Milwaukee retains their challenge."  Because there was a problem getting the pitch on the scoreboard to overturn so you can't change the call if they can't see it and you can't punish the Brewers for challenging a play that can't be seen.

When the ump said that they planned to Counsell who had a look on his face like why do they get to keep their challenge.  

Yeah, I saw that. I just...assumed there was another challenge when I saw there was only 1. 

Anyway, I'm sure Murphy and the Brewers knew they've got both. 

On another topic, how is Pratt's throwing arm? On par with Ortiz or not quite as strong?

[wallus]

Sproat will be a guy we will let develop at the ML level. With a little more command, he will be a stud.

Also I hope the Cubs keep hitting everything at Joey.

[trwi7]

Yeah Murphy and the team literally just found out now they have two challenges because the crew chief just announced it.

[yfinn6]

LOL, "the home team doesn't have the ability to change challenges" - micky mouse show here by MLB 

[Patrick425]

3 minutes ago, trwi7 said:

The problem was when the ump said the call on the field stands everyone just stopped listening to the ump and assumed that the Brewers lost the challenge.

But also, that's all he said....he could have also explained why they retained it. Would have avoided a lot of confusion.

[BrewerFan]

That... was one of the nastiest curveballs I've seen to Bucsh on that 0-1 count by Sproat... 

Even the one that hit Busch had nasty movement. 

 

Mis, Harrison and Sproat=Burnes, Woodruff and Peralta when it's all said and done?