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  1. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Well, same situation as with a bunt now. Need one more here, Crew!
  2. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Well, that's the best AB of the series against Alvarado. So, progress for Villar. Needed to lay off that 1-1 pitch.
  3. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Seriously. Is the Rays bullpen like completely overloaded? They let Stanek face three guys in the ninth after he threw two good innings. I don't know how you can justify not just patting him on the back and turning it over to someone else in the ninth. If I were a Rays fan, I would be like too stunned to even be mad right now. Glad it helped the Crew at least. Let's get some more!
  4. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Why are the Rays letting this guy throw three innings? That just seems silly in a one-run game. Maybe I'm missing something.
  5. Cool Hand Lucroy
    I don't which backwards K was worse. Santana's there, or Aguilar's earlier. Both fastballs down the middle. Almost looked like they were expecting something offspeed.
  6. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Yup. I jinxed him. Knew I should have waited until the AB ended.
  7. Cool Hand Lucroy
    I have to say, pretty good zone from the ump tonight. Broxton looks more relaxed at the plate to me. Seems quieter leading up to the pitch.
  8. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Neck contusion for Shaw. Could have been a lot worse. I hope he avoided a concussion. I was having Corey Koskie flashbacks.
  9. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Looking at the replay, I thought the 3B missed the tag. Too close to challenge, but FWIW. Still a bad move by Arcia. Risk not worth reward.
  10. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Should Shaw have to go to the DL, my guess would be Phillips comes up? Lefty bat and Perez becomes the third baseman for a couple of weeks? Really hope it doesn't come to that. Shaw's probably the one offensive guy who's irreplaceable.
  11. Cool Hand Lucroy
    My first thought was Arcia too, but he seems to be struggling lately. It's funny how quickly baseball changes. Letting go of Scooter made so much sense during Spring, and I felt really good about our 2B situation coming into the year. Now, that seems like the black hole of the offense, Sogard's hot few weeks aside. It all happens so fast. Not to say I want Scooter back. I don't. But Villar has regressed a lot, even as someone who expected him to come back to earth.
  12. Cool Hand Lucroy
    I don't know if Stearns will ever view us as being in any particular stage (i.e. rebuild, "win now") or as anything to ever be "complete." I think that as long as Stearns is GM and Attanasio trusts him, we will always continue to look for ways to infuse talent into the system at all levels. We added MLB pieces when we have not been expected to win at the MLB level, and we will trade away guys from the MLB roster when we are expected to win. Stearns seems to be very "big picture," so he will continue to try to add value to the entire franchise, not just the current MLB team. No one is perfect, but I'm kind of fascinated by how Stearns works. This. I stand by the idea that the flurry of relief pitching trades is part of this. There was an opportunity to move guys at high prices, and Stearns took it. I get that it left the bullpen pretty bare, but thinking of the great run of talent he got for Thornburg, Smith, and Jeffress is just crazy. And I don't think it's crazy to think that those three trades are one gigantic reason why the relief market was down this year. If that exemplifies what we're in for moving forward, I'm pretty thrilled. Opportunistic seems like the right word. Obviously, I hope the Brewers catch the Cubs by winning about 15 in a row, but I'm looking forward to this offseason. I think it will be one where we find out a lot about the plan to sustainably compete near- and long-term. DS is a fun GM to watch.
  13. Cool Hand Lucroy
    That lineup is...odd. It's tough to put one together when lots of guys are struggling, but it was nice to see Keon hit well last night. I think he'll have another good day today. Him and Shaw are my picks. Taking 2 of 3 closes the home stand right. Let's do it.
  14. Cool Hand Lucroy
    It's never difficult for me to take pleasure in beating the Cardinals. In fact, any day the Cardinals lose is a half-decent day. Great bullpen performance tonight. Some hard hit outs helped, but having Swarzak makes things a bit easier in the late innings. Wake the bats up tomorrow, and let's take the series!
  15. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Ah, the joys of youth.
  16. Cool Hand Lucroy
    This is a serious George Webb drought right now. And I say that hoping they don't need a burger run to win. Hold 'em, Corey!
  17. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Swarzak's slider is a good pitch. He really had the Cardinals off balance that inning. Well-called and well-thrown. It would be awfully great to get a run this inning.
  18. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Gotta give credit to Thames tonight. I'll say this about him, it seems like he's kept his walk rate up this year.
  19. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Man, the number of softly hit balls going for two-out RBI lately is crazy. I guess the Crew got a break on the Piscotty ground out, but it sure feels like opponents' weak contact is going for hits and Brewer hard contact is going for outs these last two weeks.
  20. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Yeah, swinging at balls is frustrating. I get this completely. For me, I feel like a young player can learn to lay off pitches out of the zone eventually. Not being able to hit strikes, on the other hand, seems like it doesn't bode well for a player's future. In terms of what is easier to watch, though, I'm with you.
  21. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Oh no... looking at well located pitches is much better than chasing crap way out of the zone. Chasing has been a problem for Keon. His chase rate is 28%, up six percent from last year. Bigger problem, though, is that he hasn't made contact on swings in the zone. Zone contact is only 66.8%, down from 75.9% last year. 66.8% is really bad. Miguel Sano, who strikes out a ton as well, is at 74%.
  22. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Complete agreement on Suter. I am holding out hope for Mike Fiers' career for him. 4.11 FIP, 103 ERA+. That would be a great piece to have for the next few years.
  23. Cool Hand Lucroy
    I am genuinely optimistic about the Brewers future for a bunch of reason: 1) Starting pitching looks much better now than it did in Spring Training. The rotation has not only been good, but it's been deep. With Hader, Woodruff, Burnes, Ortiz not that far away (and one of them looking really good in the pen), there's a chance we put together a really solid group without having to dip big into the FA pool. 2) Love the outfielders in this org. Phillips is my favorite still, but Brinson has made two very nice, very important defensive plays lately. 3) Travis Shaw. 4) Orlando Arcia. 5) I think the roster and system is in the best shape in the division. That's not a "this is the optimism thread" statement either. That's the truth. Even with all of the advantages of having Chicago money or St. Louis tradition, I'd still feel good about the Brewers chances to win more games than those teams over the next five years. 6) The Brewers just capped off their worst month of the year. They went 12-13. Teams are going to go through bad stretches. The hope is just that you finish each month right around .500 and get one where you break out. Make it August. Go Crew.
  24. Cool Hand Lucroy
    I agree that this is a good "hold" by the Brewers. The fact that the Cubs are still dealing from their farm system at this point is a win for the Brewers. Being close enough to put some pressure on them is good for the franchise long term. I have much more faith in Stearns than Dayton Moore, and the Royals model is certainly attainable for the Brewers. KC also has made two playoff appearances in the last 30 years. They happened to make the World Series both years and win one. The Brewers are a cleanly fielded Jerry Hairston ground ball away from being able to say something similar. This roster is competitive right now, but it's still a patchwork, rebuild roster. And yet, it's also still in contention. Enjoy August baseball that matters and watch some of these younger players develop. I think we've got good days ahead as Brewer fans.
  25. Cool Hand Lucroy
    In retrospect, maybe Perez should have been the favorite. Why not just give Pina the full day off? Plus, pitching seems like his personality.
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