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Hardest hit ball of the game (112.9)

That had to have felt good for Yelich

That's what always catches my eye when I look at the box scores; he's sooo much better than everyone on his team. Granted, CAR probably is below average offensively as a whole but still the difference between him and the others is astounding.

we just finished all available episodes for season 4 and now I wanna go back and rewatch season 1. Edit: I couldn't do a spoiler tag from my phone last night:

As bad as it's been for the Brewers, it could have been worse:

The Brewers looked to snap a three-game skid against the Philadelphia Phillies and their new manager Rob Thompson. Image courtesy of © MARK HOFFMAN/MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL / USA TODAY NETWORK The Brewers looked to snap a three-game skid against the Philadelphia Phillies and their new manager Rob Thompson. Game 1 Brewers 2 – Phillies 3 Phillies 3, Brewers 2 (Final Score) on MLB Gameday | MLB.com Josh Hader is Mortal Well, it was good while it lasted. Really, really good. Josh Hader hadn’t allowed a run since July 28th, 2021 and had not blown a save since July 7th, 2021. He was one scoreless outing away from setting an MLB record with 41 consecutive scoreless appearances. So like I said…really, really good. But the bottom was bound to drop out at some point and that point was game one against the Phils. Hader gave up a game tying home run to Alec Bohm on his third pitch of the inning. And then gave up another home run to little used Matt Vierling two batters later. What looked like a sure win turned into a gut wrenching loss as the Brewers couldn’t scrape across a run in the bottom of the ninth. The game started out great as Andrew McCutchen doubled home Christian Yelich in the first inning to give the Crew a quick one run lead. The Phillies tied it up in the third on a Bryce Harper sac fly but the Brewers retook the lead in the bottom of the fourth on Rowdy Tellez’s 13th double of the year scoring Yelich once again. The score remained that way until the fateful ninth inning and the Brewers dropped game one of the series. At least we got to see Brent Suter’s dog run around. Game 2 Brewers 0 – Phillies 10 Phillies 10, Brewers 0 (Final Score) on MLB Gameday Gross Ugh. This one stunk. The Brewers suffered their worst loss of the year going down 10 – 0 to the Phillies. It was the third time the Brewers had been shut out on offense in a week. Adrian Houser gave up five runs in six innings and the bullpen wasn’t much better. They made Phillies former first round pick Bryson Stott, he of the .451 OPS prior to the game, look like peak Richie Ashburn as he went four for four with a double, a home run, and two RBI. The Brewers managed four hits none of which went for extra bases. Christian Yelich stole a base. Yay. Well, at least there were dogs the day before. Game 3 Brewers 3 – Phillies 8 Phillies 8, Brewers 3 (Final Score) on MLB Gameday | MLB.com Willy Goes Deep, Brewers Fall Welcome back, Willy Adames. In his second game since May15th, Adames crushed a 418 ft home run to dead center in the first inning. Unfortunately, there would not be many more highlights for the Crew putting to an end an ugly three game set against the Phillies. Starter Corbin Burnes was uncharacteristically wild. He first got into trouble in second inning walking the first two batters and then allowing a single to Didi Gregorius to load the bases. He was able to work his way out of it with only one run crossing the plate but the walks would come back to bite him again. After three complete he had already given up four free passes (a career high) while striking out six. A lot of walks and a lot of K’s means a lot of pitches. Burnes was pulled with one out in the fifth after tossing a whopping 113 of them. Hopefully better days are ahead for the reigning Cy Young winner. With little offense to speak of recently, the Brewers will need their staff to pull the weight if they want to see the playoffs. Adames had a few chances to play the hero with the bat. After the Brewers loaded the bases with two out in the second Willy worked the count full and fouled off two pitches before chasing what might have been ball four and weakly grounding out to pitcher, Zach Eflin. In the fourth, Adames was up again and worked a 13 pitch at bat before flying out to right field. In the sixth, Adames again worked a full count before popping out on pitch number eight. All told, Willy saw 36 pitches – an average of 9 per at bat – but other than the big home run had little to show for it. In the bottom of the sixth, Hunter Renfroe cranked home run number 10 on the season to draw the Brewers within a run. But the resurgent Phillies did what everyone thought they’d do this year and started hitting home runs against a less than stellar Brewer bullpen. Bryce Harper hit one off Brad Boxberger in the seventh to push lead back to 2. Then Kyle Schwarber slugged a two-run homer in eighth off Trevor Kelley and pinch hitter Odúbel Herrera added insult to injury with a two-run shot in the ninth off Kelley giving them a six run lead that the Brewers had no chance of overcoming. The three-game sweep gives Philadelphia the season series as well. Up Next The quest for Craig Counsell to tie Phil Garner for most regular season wins in franchise history continues for another day. The suddenly reeling Brewers, losers of eight of their last nine, head out to the nation's capital for a three-game set against the Washington Nationals starting Friday night. View full article

Yeah they'd need to make a "Beer District" a year round thing.

I'm not disagreeing with you. I think 2/3 of people that park their cars go into the stadium or meander around. 1/3 tailgate and for a lot of that 1/3 a "tailgate" does not involve a grill, food, etc. etc. I think there are plenty of people that would go into some kind of "Beer District" to hang out pre and post game.

They're talking about tearing down Hwy 175 to open up space.

For a lot of people, tailgating consists of standing around your car and drinking beer. And when I have tailgated it seems like roughly one out of every three cars is doing it.

Lots of Chourio in the Baseball America Hot Sheet chat: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/hot-sheet-chat-6722/

I've had luck getting good deals last minute on Hot Wire. The only caveat is that you don't know exactly where you are staying until you book it. You can ensure it's within a certain boundary though and they tell give a list of something like 5 chains it will be part of. It's a bit of a risk but for one night I am usually willing to take it.

the last episode ("what did you put in the sauce") was the best of the series, IMO

Yeah that's been a dead zone for a while. Thankfully they're taking that trashy Ramada out. Milwaukee Tool's new HQ is opening right across the street. I'm sure a few bars and restaurants will pop up. Third Space and Sobleman's aren't all that far away.

The Brewers looked to finish up a stellar month of May on a high note with a visit south of the border to take on their hated rivals the Chicago Cubs. Image courtesy of © Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports The Brewers looked to finish up a stellar month of May on a high note with a visit south of the border to take on their hated rivals the Chicago Cubs. Game 1 Brewers 7 – Cubs 6 Brewers 7, Cubs 6 (Final Score) on MLB Gameday Small’s Debut The headline leading into the first game of the double-header was the major league debut of Brewers pitcher Ethan Small. Small had dominated the minor leagues since being drafted by the Crew in the first round of the 2019 draft to the tune of a 1.78 era and 177 Ks in over 136 innings of work. Small was called up to fill the void made by the injury to Freddy Peralta. Things started out just fine for Small who went two scoreless innings with four strikeouts and no walks. If you’re looking for a reason to keep Small in the minors for a little while it’s control and that certainly came to bear in the third inning. He walked four batters including three with two outs and after two earned runs and 39 pitches, Brewers manager Craig Counsell pulled the plug. On day where the wind was blowing 20 mph out of Wrigley, the Brewers and Cubs combined for five home runs. Thankfully, the Brewers netted three of them to provide the winning margin. Jace Peterson took Cubs starter Matt Swarmer deep for a solo dinger in the third, Tyrone Taylor stayed white hot tying the game with a two run shot in the sixth, and Luis Urias capped the scoring with a three run shot in the seventh. The Brewers long relief did just enough after Small’s departure to hold the Cubs in check before turning things over to Devin Williams and Josh Hader. They combined to hold on to a one run lead over two innings and secure the victory. Hader earned his 17th save of the year, Williams his 12th hold. Game 2 Brewers 3 – Cubs 1 Brewers 3, Cubs 1 (Final Score) on MLB Gameday Ashby Shines, Hader Hates Resting I have to be honest, it’s weird having so much solid starting pitching. As a child of the 80’s, it’s almost surreal having survived so many years hoping that guys like Jeff D’Amico would evolve into just a decent starter. I almost feel guilty….almost. The Brewers fifth best starter is Aaron Ashby and the buzz about him is starting to grow. When he throws strikes, he is a force to be reckoned with. And unlike Ethan Small in game one, Ashby was able to find the plate and dominate the Cubs striking out 12 over six innings. Ashby was helped out by of the better defensive plays you will see this year from Tyrone Taylor. With two outs and two on in the sixth, Frank Schwindel hit a soft fly to shallow right. Taylor raced over and made a leaping catch as he crashed into the wall that hugs the foul line. Simply amazing Ashby ran out of gas (and luck) in the seventh. He allowed a sharp single to Patrick Wisdom, and infield hit to Nelson Velasquez and a bunt sing to Clint Frazier loading the bases with zero outs. Brad “Don’t Call Me Doug Henning” Boxberger somehow, some way got out of the jam without allowing a run. He struck out Nico Hoerner and induced an inning ending double play to Andrelton Simmons preserving the lead for Ashby. A Victor Caratini solo homer and a run scoring double from Rowdy Telez gave the Crew all the offense they would need. Tyrone Taylor slammed a solo home run (his second of the day) in the eighth to give the Brewers a 3 – 1 lead. Josh Hader came on to secure his second save of the day tying a record that will live forever. There have been seven Brewers pitchers that have had multiple saves in a single day but in all of major league baseball there have been only three since 2019. He’s yet to allow a run and opponents are 4-for-55 against him, with six walks and 26 strikeouts. A relief pitcher hasn’t won a Cy Young since 2003 but Hader may be in the running if he keeps this up. Game 3 Brewers 7 – Cubs 8 Brewers 7, Cubs 8 (Final Score) on MLB Gameday Bullpen, Defense Falter Late The Cubs are sure glad to see Tyrone Taylor leave Chicago. After homering once in both ends of a double header and robbing Frank Schwindel of a potential run scoring hit on Monday, Taylor was at it again on Tuesday. His three run double in the third kicked off the scoring for Milwaukee and put them ahead by two. Taylor finished off May with a bang sporting slash line of .314/.368/.667 the last two weeks of the month Eric Lauer had his shortest outing of the year going only four innings giving up three runs two of which were earned. Lauer gave up an laser beam home run to Willson Contreras in the first that left the bat at 116 mph. He couldn’t get through an inning clean which drove up his pitch count and ultimately caused his exodus from the game. Victor Caratini, starting his second consecutive game, hammered a three run home run in the top of the sixth to give the Brewers a three run lead. Unfortunately, Trevor Kelley had an outing to forget giving up three runs without recording an out in the bottom of the inning. Trevor Gott came in with a man on and gave up a run scoring double which was charged to Kelley giving him four earned runs in zero innings pitched. That won’t help the ERA. It wasn’t totally Kelley’s fault as the outfield defense had a trio of plays that weren’t errors but in at least two cases probably should have been caught. The wind did them no favors but had they caught one of those balls, the inning probably tilts in their favor. The Brewers were able to tie it up on a Rowdy Telez single in the seventh that drove in Christian Yelich who led things off with a triple. But an eighth inning solo home run by Patrick “The Tooth” Wisdom off Brad Boxberger gave the Cubs a lead they would not relinquish. Game 4 Brewers 3 – Cubs 4 Brewers 3, Cubs 1 (Final Score) on MLB Gameday Latex Salesman Makes Debut, Brewers Lose in Extras Another day another major league debut for the Brewers starting pitching staff. Instead of heralded prosect Ethan Small, however, this time it was Jason “Don’t Call Me George Constanza” Alexander who signed a minor-league deal with the Brewers this spring after spending four seasons split between the Angels and Marlins farm systems (he did not pitch in 2020). Alexander provided a quality start and then some totaling seven innings while giving up three runs, two earned. Not an overly hard thrower by modern standards (he topped out at 95 mph), Alexander kept Cubs hitters off balance primarily with his sinker inducing a whopping 13 ground outs. Too soon to say if he’ll be needed on the bump again but he’s proved he is up to the task should the call come. Unfortunately, the Brewers couldn’t do enough on offense to get Alexander the W. After going down 2-0 in the first, the Brewers clawed back with a single run in both the third and fourth to tie it up. In the fifth, Jace Peterson laced a double to the wall in center that scored Mike Brosseau from second. The play was initially called out but upon review it was obvious Brosseau snuck a toe in before the tag giving the Brewers a one run lead. The lead didn’t last long as the Cubs tied it up in the bottom of the inning. It stayed that way until the 10th. The Brewers had a man on third and one out but Jace Peterson was gunned down at home on the dreaded “contact play” grounder to second. The Cubs took advantage of the new man on second rule playing a bit of small ball to advance Jason Heyward to third before a weak fly to left scored him via sacrifice. The Brewers end up splitting the four game series with the Cubs probably feeling it’s one they should have taken at least three of four. Up Next The Brewers finished their 11 games in 10 days road trip with a record of 6 – 5 and come back north for a four-game series against the San Diego Padres starting Thursday night at American Family Field. View full article

I like Hedbert's photo.

Matt Vasgersian's Burnitz home run calls.

Matt Vasgersian's Burnitz home run calls.

@Brock BeauchampI don't know how hard this is code wise, but it would be really cool if we could somehow drag and drop to re-order a prospect list in the Prospect Ranking thread rather than cut and paste.

I would just put Ashby back in the rotation. Don't overthink it.