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  1. Cool Hand Lucroy
    No need to mess around with the bullpen this fresh.
  2. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Time for Chris Hook.
  3. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Been fun. Win is still blowing out. Definitely don't want to lose focus here because things turn quick at Wrigley. So far, Sproat's sinker has been excellent. You'll take the ground ball single up the middle on this kind of night.
  4. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Quinn Priester sighting in the dugout? Don't know if that means he's getting ready to rejoin, or if they're slowing him down after the rough rehab outing the other day.
  5. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Was kind of hoping the wind would be blowing in today. That favors this kind of offense more than past versions, and we know the Cubs can hit. Of course, it looks like it'll blowing out to left and left center quite strongly today. The good news is that Imanaga has been a fly-ball pitcher during his career, and Sproat's GB rate is right in the neighborhood of league average. Maybe he goes a little sinker-heavy today in hopes of keeping it in the yard. Cubs are in the stronger part of their rotation coming off a series loss on the south side. Their bullpen will be much more beat up than ours, so hopefully we get to them. Stealing this one tonight with Miz ready to go tomorrow would be a great start to the series.
  6. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Benefit of that inning is getting all the way around to the top of the order. Hasn't been a good series for the Brewers offensively. Lucky to get 2 of 3, honestly. Bullpen will be rested and in good shape for the Cubs series. We'll see if we get any roster moves on the infield. On the whole, not going to complain about a 4-2 week.
  7. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Me too. And would have said the same had it not worked out. For me, Chad Patrick is the hidden pitching star of this team. I think he's a starter, but the way that cutter EATS out of the bullpen makes you want it out there too. I don't know what you do with the guy, but I kind of like that the team is being creative (I was initially worried about him going to the pen, but I see that they seem to be trying to figure out what they have--or maybe they just already KNOW). Maybe he's a guy you just throw every third or fourth day for 3-4 innings. Stretch him out for a spot start if needed. Let him pitch a leverage 8th or extra innings game if the bullpen gets taxed or short arms. He can be a utility pitcher, and while that's a subtle dis for a position player, I'm not sure there's a higher compliment for a hurler. I think the guy can play every position you would want from the mound. He slots anywhere. This has been an ode to Chad Patrick.
  8. Cool Hand Lucroy
    I haven't closely reviewed the Chourio play at 3rd, but first glance it looked like a bad beat for the Twins. I thought Jackson was out either way, but I've seen an argument to the contrary in this thread, and I'm not insanely confident in my initial read. I guess, all that said, you can't block bases. It's a tough situation there because it certainly didn't seem intentional, but hey. Take it and move on because it'll happen the other way sooner or later. Kind of felt like a nobody wanted to win too badly kind of game to me. Lots of mistakes on the bases, as well as poor situational hitting. Some great defense, though. Uribe doesn't look right to me, but maybe tonight gets him going. Relief pitching is weird. Twins laid off some borderline pitches, but he still got the ground all he needed. Megill hopefully has settled. Need the back-end of the bullpen to be as close to bulletproof as possible because this pitching staff is going to keep us in a lot of games.
  9. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Reasons why I couldn't be a baseball broadcaster: There's no way I could refrain from calling Coleman Crow Cameron Crowe approximately a million times. Probably with a bad pun each time. We'd be getting down into references to Orlando Bloom in Elizabethtown by the third inning.
  10. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Managers, in baseball and soccer, are like song titles, movie titles, short stories, novel titles, etc. A good one makes the collective 10% better. A bad one makes it 30% worse. I think Murphy's underrated skill is teaching the game and understanding how to do it without alienating professionals. He can be both supportive mentor and demanding boss. That maybe doesn't fly in LA or NY or BOS or CHI, but it really works here. People make fun of the "psychological" factors not because those things are silly or non-existent, but because they are hard to measure. I'd say Murph's abilities as a leader are a big part of his record as a skipper. And the nice part of that theory is that it also helps explain why CC was successful here. We can all dislike the kids at the press conferences (I do), but Murph just does things a certain way and doesn't really care what people think. That can be a very good quality when you're managing a team that's usually going to feature a bunch of pre-arb guys, some with a ton of promise and talent. You can really see these qualities when you watch Murph and Miz interact, for example.
  11. Cool Hand Lucroy
    This is amazing news for him. That injury looked really bad, and avoiding any sort fracture or tear has to feel good. He's been a good contributor, so hopefully he comes back and picks up right where he left off.
  12. Cool Hand Lucroy
    I know folks are still salty about last night, but a 5-1 homestand against NYY and SD is a fantastic result. Sure, could've been 6-0, but they also could have easily dropped one or both of the walk offs against the Yanks. Team has played better since getting a little bit healthier. Looking forward to a (hopefully) fun road trip.
  13. Cool Hand Lucroy
    I would not be at all concerned about Chourio. He's a guy who has tended to start slow anyway, and I'd imagine that applies extra coming off an injury. Definitely not an encouraging day re: swing decisions, but far from anything worth stressing about. This is a nice bounce-back performance so far. Have to finish it out, of course, but you love to see it after last night.
  14. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Nice win. Didn't read through the whole thread, but I'm guessing folks mentioned Patrick's usage? I figured he would get the 8th too, and maybe the 9th, in a kind of swing role. Are we trying to make him Ashby but right-handed? I think the guy can make it as a starter, so I was surprised to see him in a one-inning role. Maybe that's an innings-saving maneuver? I just kind of wonder what the plan is for Chad going forward. If he's a utility pitcher, that's potentially interesting, but I hope this doesn't presage a more traditional role.
  15. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Those are real close not to challenge with two left...
  16. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Wanted to mention this as well, glad you beat me to it. Mitchell had two really ugly ABs, but the sac fly in the 4th might have been one of the biggest PAs of the game, against a lefty really bearing down in a leverage spot. Don't know what to think of the guy. Would it shock you that he and Lockridge have almost exactly the same triple slash? Because they do. And Lockridge has been worth about an extra third of a win (bRef), basically via defense? I don't know what to make of that, but I'm tipping my cap to Mitchell for helping the team win today, even with a pretty mediocre game overall.
  17. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Fun series for the Crew. Fine margins, but have to appreciate the pitching work holding that lineup to six runs over 28 innings, one of them with a ghost runner. Obviously, the 4th inning today was the big one. Clutch hitting and taking advantage of walks, a hit batter, and a wild pitch. Very Brewers thing to do. If I'm not mistaken, we've now matched our high-water mark at 6 games over .500. Schedule is pretty tough the rest of May, but the quality of baseball has been a lot better over the last two weeks. One thing that really impresses me about this roster is the starting pitching depth. You look at our starters, and there just isn't a guy who you're like, "we'll probably lose this one." Obviously, Harrison, Sproat, and Henderson are works in progress, but to lose Woodruff and still be able to trot out that kind of rotation is awesome, and it's going to pay dividends as we get late into the year. I'm not expecting much from Priester or Woody moving forward, but you have to think any innings they do give are a nice bonus with this group.
  18. Cool Hand Lucroy
    And the bullpen has struggled too. I know it's driven by a few blowouts, but the fact that Pythag has us on the unlucky side is pretty stunning when you watch this team every day and feel stoked to be 21-16.
  19. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Kind of reminded me of that game we blew in Detroit versus Skubal, only this time we finished. The eighth inning was beautiful. 2 outs. Single, SB, single, and a tie game. Frustrating as the MacMahon single was, getting that out on the bases to end the inning was big.
  20. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Yup. Terrible throwing three sliders in a row there.
  21. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Been waiting all year for a walkoff win, I believe. Let's get it done tonight.
  22. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Definitely not shrugging it off. I really like Lockridge. And I sincerely hope it isn't career-impacting. It just looked really bad. I'm hoping we get a positive update from the team at some point tonight.
  23. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Underrated numbers from Lockridge. No slug, but already worth half a win this year on the strength of a .355 OBP. Puts up great ABs. Is elite at seeing pitches. Brewers can replace the numbers, but the replacement combo won't get them the same way. Hoping the guy didn't suffer ligament damage. I'd be shocked if there wasn't a fracture in there somewhere. Depending on the type, you can probably avoid surgery and be back before September. But that's maybe career-impacting if there's soft tissue stuff too.
  24. Cool Hand Lucroy
    That had broken leg written all over it. Ouch. Feel for Lockridge.
  25. Cool Hand Lucroy
    We'll see how I feel about this statement in July, but I think yesterday's postponement helps the Brewers. Let's take one game off the schedule while we're fielding a undermanned roster and give the returning IL guys time to ease back in. It's strange to see the Brewers UNDERperforming their run differential for a change. Not sure how much of that to chalk up to bullpen and how much to the three or four big offensive performances. Probably more the former. Even with all the talk about the offense, it's those bullpen arms that are going to have to be better if this team's going to be a factor. We can't be giving up late leads. Definitely feels like a treading water first quarter, but that was what we all we're hoping for after the injuries at the end of spring.
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