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Cool Hand Lucroy
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One week ago today we were...7.5 games up. Go 4-3, Cubs go 5-3, and we're now at 7. Not too bad, right? Especially when you consider that two weeks ago we were up 4 and three weeks ago we were up 1. -
Also, the Cubs have to go out west after this. I get it's the Angels and Giants, but their pitching isn't in great shape either.
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Thank you, sir. Your attention to detail is inspiring and appreciated. :)
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Easiest silver lining, aside from still being up 7 games, is that the bullpen is going to steal a full day of rest, and the pitching matchups are pretty even the next two days, probably a slight edge to us. That, and we already got the one W we absolutely needed. One more makes this just a meh series. Two more makes pretty darn good, and would I be at all surprised if this team bounced back to still win the series? Nope.
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LOL. 9.5. All meant in good fun :)
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Oh, that strike 1 to Sal is AWFUL. Wow.
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That looked weird. Cramp? This looks like one of those he maybe plays tonight, and it stiffens up, and he sits for awhile.
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6.5 if they only get 1 :)
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I get it, it's just easier to think of it as being worth half a game. If the Brewers have a 5-game lead, and the Cubs make up 5 games, the Cubs win the division. So, really, it's like the Brewers are up 4.5. It doesn't matter that much. Just how it makes most sense to me.
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I'll say this. Every year, I'm glad when we no longer play the Cubs (and the Cardinals when they're good, sometimes both). Winning is never as fun as losing sucks, no matter the standings.
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Be interesting to see how the Cubs handle the bullpen for these last nine outs. Do they try to sneak Taillon through another one or two? I am guessing it's Kittredge and Rogers for sure. We'll see who else factors in with Palencia and Keller having already pitched today.
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The tiebreaker is worth half a game.
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Yeah, I think they also know Mis is going 4 innings max tomorrow, and that's if he's more efficient than usual.
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The Cubs have been a little more consistent AB-wise, and Taillon started really pounding the strike zone. Such a small difference between Ws and Ls in this sport. I think every out you get from Woo is helpful with Mis on short leash tomorrow too. This stretch is brutal.
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I blame BA for saying "it's definitely not going to be a long start" for Taillon in the 2nd inning.
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Cubs have gotten the breaks we've been getting for a month or so. That's the way it goes in baseball. More disappointed in the poor ABs in the 3rd and 4th.
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Woo seemed to really nibble those first couple innings. I know he's struggling with velo early on, but he has been so pitch to contact early on that it's odd on a night like tonight there wasn't more attacking hitters. Probably was trying to just couldn't locate. Between that and Caissie's lucky hit and a bad bounce/poor reaction from Collins, it's frustrating. On the bright side, it's still very early, and the Cubs have a lot of outs to get. Plus, realistically, we need one of the next couple. Getting it tonight just makes Wednesday and Thursday a chance to really extend.
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It does seem like we haven't scored in the first inning in a while? We're also near the bottom of the league in first-inning runs. Today is a good day to reverse that trend, though with the wind blowing straight in, scoring at all might be tricky.
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One weird (but nice) thing about where the Brewers are: It's kind of all good no matter what? Like, either we win the division again, probably with a bye, or we blow a huge lead and get to feel all resurrected for October's fresh reset, plus avoid having to face the Cubs in a division series as the division champ. If we play them, I'd rather be the challengers. Honestly, losing a playoff series to the Cubs after we win the division is the ONE outcome I don't want from this season. That's so far the worst thing on my list, it's not even funny. I'd sacrifice a lot to not even play the Cubs in October. Hopefully the Cubs just collapse and miss the playoffs altogether, but my heart is so scarred over from playoff baseball there's nothing that can hurt me except that one single outcome.
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Those walks really felt like trouble. Definitely pick between those and the Vaughn play as the reason for the two-run difference. I didn't think we played bad baseball today. A couple bad pitches, one defensive miscue and some tough ABs in key spots. We'll win a lot of games with today's effort. Just keep stacking that and all is good.
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Hopefully we give this a go here, but throwing Patrick was always going to be trying to steal a win and really turn up the pressure. He struggled to settle down, we made one bad defensive play, and had some tough batted ball luck. On the bright side, the Cubs had to really stretch their pitching yesterday and today. Hopefully, Woody is the horse we all know he is tonight and the bullpen situation pays even more dividends tomorrow and Thurs.
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Agreed, though I think it's always on in mid-August. Even if they sweep these two, a seven-game lead with 36 to go is right where the Brewers want to be. Given the Cubs schedule, I've always been of the belief that we're going to have to play really well down the stretch to win this division and secure the bye. Obviously, I'd love to leave Chicago nine up (or better), but I can't shake the feeling that this is going to come down to the final week no matter what.
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That pitch has been a strike at times today. Tough one on a 3-2 fastball against a guy who doesn't walk too many
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