Cubs (Rolison/Wicks) vs Brewers (Woodruff): 6/28/26, 1:10pm

[BruisedCrew]

8 minutes ago, rickh150 said:

I am surprised they listed the starters ALREADY for this series. All the games? I get listing Monday and Tuesday. Listing Drohan for Thursday? I'd like him pitching middle relief tomorrow or Tuesday if need be.  I think we are boxing ourselves in for tomorrow and maybe even Tuesday.

They’re in a box whether they announce the starters or not. Drohan is actually listed for Wednesday but they could always change it.

I would like to know what the plan would be if they need a pitcher very early in any of these games, either because the pitcher is getting shelled or comes up with an injury.

Like it or not, Gasser and Sproat might have to take one of those 10 run starts if they can’t get outs. There aren’t enough bodies out there to start using them in the second inning. If absolutely necessary Anderson would have to come in and go as far as he can. 

[Bulldogboy]

10 minutes ago, BruisedCrew said:

 

I did not say that was  a good AB, but I am saying that it was not a situation where he should have been taking no matter what. There is a difference between a bad AB and a bad result.

That pitch was not “off the plate”. It was clearly a strike and not particularly close to the bottom or the outside part of the strike zone. Against a LHP that might be where he was looking for a pitch to drive to the opposite field.

You make it sound so easy to just poke out a sac fly. Like I said if he had hit that pitch down the left field line and driven in two runs, I don’t think anyone would have been saying “Boy, did he get lucky, he shouldn’t have been swinging at that pitch”

I’m as upset as anyone about these two games and the current state of the offense and the pitching staff, especially the bullpen. But, let’s at least get the facts straight and base our opinions on them.

When you say the pitcher had just walked 3 guys and that the pitch Bauer swung at was out of the strike zone, your opinion loses a lot of credibility. 

The person on the mound walked in a run correct? He was clearly rattled. There is no reason at all to swing first pitch. Zero. Let the pitcher prove he can throw a strike given the situation. If you swing you better come through. He didn't. 

[wiguy94]

Henderson dominating through two innings in his rehab start tonight. I don't think the Brewers will do it but I'd be tempted to just bring him back after this outing and having him pitch out of the bullpen during this stretch then stretch him back out post ASB

[Brian]

10 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

Henderson dominating through two innings in his rehab start tonight. I don't think the Brewers will do it but I'd be tempted to just bring him back after this outing and having him pitch out of the bullpen during this stretch then stretch him back out post ASB

Yes he is pitching very well. https://www.milb.com/player/logan-henderson-701656 

 

[LouisEly]

Just seems like every night it's someone different.  

Hamilton last 7 days: 833 OPS; last 28 days: 771 OPS

Turang last 7 days: .500 OPS. last 28 days: .713 OPS

Frelick last 14 days: .773 OPS

Yelich last 14 days: .571 OPS

Mitchell last 28 days: .793 OPS: last 14 days: .618 OPS

Vaughn last 14 days: .688 OPS

[adambr2]

rotation:

Miz 
Harrison
Woodruff/Henderson piggyback 
Sproat/Patrick piggyback
Gasser/Drohan piggyback

Get rid of Kuhnel, only Uribe, Megill, Koenig, Ashby and Anderson left in the pen. Then upgrade from Anderson at the deadline and get rid of him.

I'm not even kidding. Pen can’t blow games if they’re not pitching.

[wiguy94]

Just now, adambr2 said:

rotation:

Miz 
Harrison
Woodruff/Henderson piggyback 
Sproat/Patrick piggyback
Gasser/Drohan piggyback

Get rid of Kuhnel, only Uribe, Megill, Koenig, Ashby and Anderson left in the pen. Then upgrade from Anderson at the deadline and get rid of him.

I'm not even kidding. Pen can’t blow games if they’re not pitching.

That's not a 6 man rotation though and they want a 6 man rotation to keep Misiorowski, Harrison, and Woodruff at minimum 5 days rest.

[brewmann04]

Sorry but should never got to this point

[baseball101]

3 minutes ago, LouisEly said:

Just seems like every night it's someone different.  

Hamilton last 7 days: 833 OPS; last 28 days: 771 OPS

Turang last 7 days: .500 OPS. last 28 days: .713 OPS

Frelick last 14 days: .773 OPS

Yelich last 14 days: .571 OPS

Mitchell last 28 days: .793 OPS: last 14 days: .618 OPS

Vaughn last 14 days: .688 OPS

I get what you are saying. The randomness of baseball is so unique. The worst teams in baseball wins almost 35% of the time. Our “fans” are just unbelievably pessimistic in game threads. I believe we have the best or close to the best win percentage in baseball against teams over 500, however our fans are very emotional.

[LouisEly]

1 hour ago, edfunderburk said:

Kuhnel is garbage

Brewers could use a fresh arm, so I wouldn't be surprised if Kuhnel is DFA'd tomorrow and Easton McGee is brought up.  Kuhnel has pitched two days in a row.  McGee last pitched on 6/26 for 2/3rds of an inning. throwing only 15 pitches.

Not ideal, but when you have Priester and Zerpa out for the year and Hall, Henderson, and Crow also on the IL, you're going to get to the end of your 40-man roster.

[adambr2]

6 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

That's not a 6 man rotation though and they want a 6 man rotation to keep Misiorowski, Harrison, and Woodruff at minimum 5 days rest.

My thought is that if Woodruff is piggybacking he doesn’t need to be on 5 days rest, 

My hope with Miz and Harrison is that they could have shorter outings with a more rested pen with 3 of the 5 spots on piggyback.

I don’t know. They need to try something. Winning isn’t sustainable with this bullpen and the McGees and Yohos available aren’t going to help anything.

[HarryDoyle]

2 hours ago, Jopal78 said:

Really? With Suppan, Braden Looper, Dave Bush a bunch of SPs with ERAs over 5. You must love punishment. Haha.

FWIW Brewers took 2 of 3 from the Phillies a couple weeks back, and lost the rubber match against the Braves on a 2 run walk off homer in the bottom of the 9th. I would say they gave those teams all they could handle 

It's a shame you can't differentiate between baseball in June and baseball in October.

[HarryDoyle]

2 hours ago, baseball101 said:

Finally Another rational poster. “Fans” love home runs and “clutch” hits. Nevermind the best record in baseball last year or nearly the best record this year. Or the run differential being better than any of this Braun teams. 

It's a shame you can't differentiate between baseball in June and baseball in October.

[baseball101]

3 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

My thought is that if Woodruff is piggybacking he doesn’t need to be on 5 days rest, 

My hope with Miz and Harrison is that they could have shorter outings with a more rested pen with 3 of the 5 spots on piggyback.

I don’t know. They need to try something. Winning isn’t sustainable with this bullpen and the McGees and Yohos available aren’t going to help anything.

Your counting on the Miz and Harrison having shorter outings? Are the Crew winning or losing in these outings? Is the offense clutching up and giving the Crew a big lead? What you said makes no sense. Big lead? Offense is great. Close game? Pull your starter who is productive. This place is gold.

[baseball101]

13 minutes ago, HarryDoyle said:

It's a shame you can't differentiate between baseball in June and baseball in October.

Did that team advance further? 

[adambr2]

22 minutes ago, baseball101 said:

Your counting on the Miz and Harrison having shorter outings? Are the Crew winning or losing in these outings? Is the offense clutching up and giving the Crew a big lead? What you said makes no sense. Big lead? Offense is great. Close game? Pull your starter who is productive. This place is gold.

Then leave. All you do is piss and moan on your high horse about everyone else’s game thread reactions anyway.

You realize we have to protect the arms of Miz and Harrison to actually be available in October, right? They are going to need to be limited, whether they are pitching well or not. They can’t send continually send Miz out for 100 plus pitches, or they aren’t going to last for when they actually need them. They have to find a way to limit them, whether that be from a short IL stint at some point, or a 6 man rotation, or shorter innings. It should not be that hard for you to understand.

[ClearWaterWI]

I see a correlation between Murph’s back/hip issues and the Brewer’s offensive nosedive. It seems they are missing his day to day influence and his ability to keep the team loose. Murph is in pain and has deferred much of the managing to Chis Hook and Jason Lane. Unfortunately, it shows. 

[baseball101]

17 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

Then leave. All you do is piss and moan on your high horse about everyone else’s game thread reactions anyway.

You realize we have to protect the arms of Miz and Harrison to actually be available in October, right? They are going to need to be limited, whether they are pitching well or not. They can’t send continually send Miz out for 100 plus pitches, or they aren’t going to last for when they actually need them. They have to find a way to limit them, whether that be from a short IL stint at some point, or a 6 man rotation, or shorter innings. It should not be that hard for you to understand.

My high horse? Yes, I will “piss and moan” on the ridiculous comments in game threads. No need for me to leave. If you want everyone to “piss and moan” during game threads with no differing opinions than I suggested you “then leave .”

[Jim French Stepstool]

1 hour ago, wiguy94 said:

Henderson dominating through two innings in his rehab start tonight. I don't think the Brewers will do it but I'd be tempted to just bring him back after this outing and having him pitch out of the bullpen during this stretch then stretch him back out post ASB

And while he's not at the level of Henderson, I believe Carlos Rodriguez is at roughly the same rehab schedule.

It's a tough stretch. The BP has had issues, and they still have 14 games in 15 days or whatever it is. Let's see people get healthy; let's see Koenig give them some quality from the LH side. I don't remember but can only imagine what some of the posts looked like when they embarked on the long stretch w/o a day off last year & they got through it very well. And that was without two defined leaders in the rotation.

[Jim French Stepstool]

15 minutes ago, ClearWaterWI said:

I see a correlation between Murph’s back/hip issues and the Brewer’s offensive nosedive. It seems they are missing his day to day influence and his ability to keep the team loose. Murph is in pain and has deferred much of the managing to Chis Hook and Jason Lane. Unfortunately, it shows. 

That's actually some pretty good food for thought. The times they show him on screen he looks more like an observer than a manager, which is understandable given what he's been through.

[baseball101]

6 minutes ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

That's actually some pretty good food for thought. The times they show him on screen he looks more like an observer than a manager, which is understandable given what he's been through.

Really good thoughts. Murph is loved in the clubhouse. Him not being able to walk to an individual player and provide encouragement or criticism is a real thing.

[adambr2]

19 minutes ago, baseball101 said:

My high horse? Yes, I will “piss and moan” on the ridiculous comments in game threads. No need for me to leave. If you want everyone to “piss and moan” during game threads with no differing opinions than I suggested you “then leave .”

It’s a game thread. It’s going to be in the moment reactions. It’s literally the virtual version of you sitting at a bar watching the game and listening to how other people there react after a play. 

[brewmann04]

I am not sure we should trade for some hitting 

[baseball101]

16 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

It’s a game thread. It’s going to be in the moment reactions. It’s literally the virtual version of you sitting at a bar watching the game and listening to how other people there react after a play. 

Ok I guess. Even up one or tied these game threads are pessimistic. The Crew is up 7 in the loss column. Some poster predicted the Crew would go 4-14 into the break. I bet him a 500 record. Our fans in these threads are completely delusional.