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He seems to be excellent with the Clipboard and taking notes as the camera showed us each time Arcia was up tonight... Wish we could see what he was writing, but the Brewers clearly don't want that ground-breaking work to get out...

Wouldn’t worry about it. It was a nice play and for some, Braun can’t make nice plays. Yeah Plush! Man you are such an anti-Braun... Next you'll deny Braun is neck and neck with Trout in HR and OPS...

That hit for Sogard might just get him the playing time. That more than Arcia provides in a week it feels like. Sogard can take a walk... and the hit by Sogard was harder than anything Arcia has hit in what seems like forever... forget about past OPS... from now until they can bring up Miller and bring back Saladino, Sogard (sic) is the best option...

We missed Thames too... That defense you won't see from Aguilar....

Wow... Another HR robbed this time by Yelich....

Sogard is probably the worst hitter on a ML roster at this point... I want to see him start instead of Arcia... At least Sogard can take a walk.... Sure he sucks in the field, but at this point an OPS of 0.000 negates any defensive value for Arcia...

Wait, some people don't think Braun saved a HR? He caught it above the yellow line. What? Braunie was standing on the outfield wall and leapt to pull it in, must have been 30-40 feet above the yellow line...

I wonder what Coles is actually doing because Pina, Arcia, and Santana are absolutely lost at the plate....

I thought, “Arcia sucks so much and hit it so softly he actually almost got a hit.” Of course every time Contreras comes out the stooges have to relive Braun stealing a HR from him.... This time it was him 'climbing the wall to hall that in'

I'll take it, but we'll see Arcia hit for the cycle before we see a complete game from anyone. So you're saying Never... I highly doubt that... How about we'll see Arcia and Pina homer in the same inning before we see a complete game from anyone... Statistically that's possible...

somewhere MrTPlush is screaming at his TV...

Given how well Chase is pitching and the bullpen situation, the Brewers should milk every batter out of him they can...

Any explanation as to why Chase is hitting 95 to 96 tonight? No, they incessantly drone on about absolute garbage... why actually provide real information? I guess noting his speed increase would have to mean that he didn't have it before and they aren't allowed to even imply something negative about the Brewers or Brewer players...

Automatic outs at C and SS... Pina can go with Arcia... Both absolute crap hitters...

That was worth the extra year on his contract!

That was perfect in almost every way!

Lookie, lookie, the brewers offense finally surrendered to the NL BB Leader....

Maybe you have a sensitivity to gluten... Try gluten free... Edit: of course the trying to post with my friggin iPhone takes half a day so FV beat me to it.... anyone want to huy an iPhone T-Mobile branded maroon color... piece of crap... what is “huy”? is it a word... what does an iPhone choose to fix and what doesn’t it ... worthless OS... /never end the apple is crap rant]

Tyler "Deadwood" has issues. He doesn't know where the pitch is going! Brewers just stand up there, and don't swing, and he will not last two innings. So with the Brewers hitters he should have a complete game. Statistically I would expect more BB by Chatwood than HR given up by Chase. I’d put $10 down on more HR given the Brewers spasmodic offense...

The Milwaukee Brewers are not the laughing stock of Major League Baseball. I thought it was the Florida Marlins and we have plenty of buffer... We are still on the leaderboard for longest stretch without a championship, so there's that...

Again, I agree with you on the focus on pitch selection part, but it's not as easy as just telling a player to do it. Absolutely we agree. I don't think it's easy to change players. You can try, but it is a skill and not just a choice. It starts at the acquisition stage and moves from there (whether its drafting a player, signing a FA or trading for a player)... You start by emphasizing a players ability on pitch selection when acquiring them and help them to develop that talent... I cringe when there's a mention of a "hole in the players swing" in the draft writeups of Brewers selections as these players rarely ever make a significant contribution to the team. I think you can develop power and develop other aspects of a players hitting ability, but good hand eye coordination/plate discipline is either you have it or you don't.

Unfortunately we have been stuck in the current situation since Saladino went down and they recalled Arcia. I expect the timeline for Saladino's return is likely close to Miller's time when he can be called up and they will dump Sogard at that time, option Arcia, activate Saladino and bring up Miller. So we are 9-10 days out to a short term answer...

I think Stearns may have realized some of the issue with the current team with his acquisition of Yelich and signing Cain... Many of the Brewers hitter have flaws and that's what likely made them expendable in the first place or less attractive on the open market. We miss Thames bat not only for his OPS, but also for his plate discipline. Where Stearns needs to continue is to place an organizational emphasis and put the right coaches in place that understand the importance of plate discipline. Stearns has created the island of misfit toys as a team given what resources he's had... Moving forward in player development they need to incorporate a complete approach to player scouting/development instead of just accepting the defects as a necessity due to the hand that was dealt. Stearns is in charge of the game now and can make the rules...

The discussion is about what they do long term at SS. I don't know why people keep asking what we do long-term at SS... The Brewers just spent their #1 draft pick on the player they hope will one day replace Arcia or the incubent SS whomever they might be. Short term: option Arcia to Biloxi (forget Colorado Springs). Platoon Saladino/Miller. Near term: depends on what Arcia does the rest of the year, but if he can't straighten anything out they should look for a better term answer. I don't think Arcia has to be average to continue with him, but if he could get into the 20ish range of SS on offense his defense is worth that level of offense.

I don't know how many times it's been mentioned on Brewer telecasts, but last night BA/Rock mentioned that the Brewers are trying to get the extra movement out of Arcia's swing and that is there focus. That is the problem. A chinese friend shared an analogy with me that is perfect for this situation: "trying to guard the rice pot, when the barn door is open". Exactly. The Brewers should be worried first, foremost and only at this point, at his abysmal pitch recognition and strike zone recognition. It is irrelevant to be fine tuning of his swing because even if his swing is perfect he won't get good results swinging at crap. Just look at Addison Russell last night watching several pitches go by (and usually balls). No problem with pitch recognition there. What organization did he start with? The Athletics.... Of course, an organization that values plate discipline... Who did Russell remind me of? The few AB I saw of Nottingham... Now what organization did he start with? The problem is NOT Darnell Coles, the problem starts at the AZL rookie league and goes up to the Brewers, an organizational indifference to quality AB... I've griped about this repeatedly, and will continue til I'm banned, that the Brewers as an organization have to start making the case at every level that making an out is the worst possible outcome and a hitters approach will be a factor in promotion... Arcia would still be in Brevard County if the Brewers had any organizational emphasis on the importance of plate discipline...