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Am I alone in liking Rock up in the booth? Crickets? I don't think that's the case - Rock's fans are the silent minority! I could ignore his complete inability to understand any metric that wasn't available when the game stories were chipped into tablets during his playing days, but the actual cherry-picking of data to argue that a player isn't as bad as his numbers indicate is the part I can't take. "Orlando Arcia leads the majors in hits from pitches that bounced before home plate".... And other ridiculous factoids which I can't be bothered to save precious memory cells to retain... Pass... Just discuss the positives that are really positives and just stop with the rest... That would make it much easier to keep the volume on.

Does Williams have any movement on his pitches... I've been squinting to see and everything seems as straight as a Jordan Hicks fastball...

When I was a kid they still used to show the original Tarzan movies... I thought the worst possible thing to happen was to be tied to two trees that were bent together then released killing the person by ripping them apart... Somehow watching Matt Albers pitch makes those memories seem not so bad...

Oh lets just sign Kimbrel and release Albers....

Look, clancy's made a friend...

Hah... They haven't shown they clearly know how to Pour-It-On...

Bedtime for the old timers...

This comment didn’t age well. And what about Now?!?

crap another inning with multiple runs... when will the Brewers learn to really pour it on...

Javier Baez striking out never gets old...

If they could convince Chase that his bullpen warmups were his first inning pitching he would be that great pitcher again that we had for 1.5 seasons....

Of the three "rookie" starters, I've always thought Woodruff has to work on limiting damage the most. It just seems to me every time he gives up runs it's crooked numbers...

Thanks leader of the thought police....

Chase Anderson is a broken record...

His pitch count was already elevated before the 4th.... 5th WAS the best case, now, not so much...

That "improved" Reds team just lost their 3rd straight game by shutout...

There's still 5 more innings to pile on...

Madden to Quintana: Stop Sucking Quintana: Que Madden: Good, you got it...

So much for that +3 run differential!

Keep being classy Baez....

What? And cut the In-Game Thread in half?

Can we bottle this feeling for the time when the team has their first 3 game losing streak?

Disclaimer: I thought he should have been replaced or castrated back when he lost to Seattle (NFC champ game) for more reasons than just that game. I think it really isn't so black and white. I disagree with those who said he never had anything innovative, I think pre-GB and early on as HC his offense was unstoppable. For whatever reason, as teams began to understand how to adjust and stop that offense, McCarthy didn't innovate further. From that point on he was basically trying to put a square peg in a round hole. That isn't smart/good. As noted in the BR article, his moving assistants around, detachment from pre-game day preparation, pitting the defense as a poor step-child, and, and, and are all things that in a vacuum don't matter too much, but add in an offensive scheme that was stalled, gameplans that were as predictable as the Lions record, and clear management issues of his offensive leader really make it hard to say for half of his stay in Green Bay he was anything but bad. I think the balance finally shifted to his assets no longer overcome his deficits and that isn't good. But to say he wasn't a good coach for 4-5 years ignores the success and I disagree with BR that it was all due to the talent. it was a combination of talent and an offense that was well designed to take advantage of that talent. If he had adapted his offense and play calling to the changing talent, we wouldn't be even having this conversation.

Not many save opportunities if your team is down 3-4 runs entering the 9th inning...

Kind of a straw man there. Jennings never claimed he was abused and disrespected. His last comments, from yesterday, include him specifically saying he loved his time in Green Bay and it was one of the best times of his life. People seem to ignore when he says that stuff... I think all of this is straw man stuff. People are complex. Even in an extended article like the BR one, you don't even touch on that complexity. Everything that we hear/see is filtered through someone else's comments. Supposed comments from "people close to Rogers" always sets off a bell in my head as every one of my friends would never speak to a reporter about me and I wouldn't discuss anything with a reporter about them. People I now somewhat, would probably say something, but that's why they aren't close to me. While there's a hint of a lot of things, we really can't get the full picture with the information we will ever have. I just think Jennings is letting his feelings cloud his overall judgment. I get he was upset that the had a lot of good years with the Packers and they moved on... But that's how they do Business, it's not a statement on his value or level of respect. It's clear from all the BR article and others that there is a culture problem with the Packers and has been since Rogers/McCarthy. The issue to me is not whose to blame as it will always be everyone, but how do they move forward. Clearly Murphy telling Rogers was a clue to him that he's part of the team, not in charge. LaFleur has his work cut out for him, but most people will buy into positive moves to build team unity and the more players buy in, the less likely 1 (even a critical one, like Rogers) can derail the process. If Rogers was a significant part of the problem when the coaches push on team building, and other players buy in, there's nowhere to hide, either you join or you're the problem.