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  1. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Up 3-0, I think Murph sticks with Bauers for defense. Plus, he's been scalding it.
  2. Cool Hand Lucroy
    I can't tell if Hamilton bunting every AB is hilarious, pathetic, or impressive. I would go: 50% hilarious, 40% impressive, and 10% pathetic.
  3. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Really could use a run or two here just to take the sting out of failing to score the last two innings.
  4. Cool Hand Lucroy
    That's what Hamilton does well. Bunts and runs. Should that be enough to stick on this roster? I don't think so. Is it worth a postseason roster spot? Maybe. Is it a valuable enough skillset to stick in the org? I think it should be. Ugh. Not good ABs from Jackson and Turang. That Brown slider is nasty.
  5. Cool Hand Lucroy
    When you're in the position Hamilton is on this roster, that's one you want back. Hopefully Mis corrects, but that play is going to cost him 15 pitches.
  6. Cool Hand Lucroy
    I wouldn't send down Joey O for Pratt or Williams. I know that offense stinks, but the guy's glove has value on this roster, and we've seen it over and over and over. Rengifo/Hamilton seem like better options. We're paying Rengifo, so maybe he gets a longer leash. Hamilton has options, though, and doesn't seem to offer much aside from being a good bunter/pinch-runner. That's a good postseason roster option, but seems like he'd be an easy send to Nashville.
  7. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Wind environment looks more neutral tonight. Mostly left to right, 10mph at most We'll see how that holds. Might be some rain too. Probably a significantly more pitcher-friendly night that last night, especially considering the guys on the bump.
  8. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Ashby hasn't pitched in three days. Can I bet on him being put into the game?
  9. Cool Hand Lucroy
    This. I liked Isaac Collins, but he's really not any different than Lockridge, Perkins, Badoo, etc. He's a guy who can be fine for you and put together good ABs, but the Brewers have that in spades. Mears is doing well enough with the Royals, but he's got less control than Zerpa, and is making twice the salary. The Brewers took a low risk flyer on a guy they thought had upside. That upside is not going to show up this year, unfortunately. But he'll have another shot. Good bullpen arms are expensive. If you think he's got the stuff, you shell out a measly $2M for a guy who might well be a late-inning option down the stretch next year. Not every move works right away, or at all. The process is what matters, and I think that was sound here. We can reasonably disagree about the utility of Isaac Collins on this roster. My belief is that he wouldn't add anything. I'm open to the idea he'd be a slight upgrade. I just don't think this is a trade we'll know the outcome of for a few years, and even if we lose it, it won't be because we made a mistake. It'll be because sometimes trades just don't work out. And, besides, isn't it nice to "lose" a trade every once in a while just so teams keep coming back to you for business? (half blue)
  10. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Ty Black doing good work for the Cubs tonight. Not as good as Drohan for us, but still.
  11. Cool Hand Lucroy
    This is why the challenge system is great. You not only have to know the strike zone, you have to gauge your certainty level, compare it to the game situation, and make a decision within a few seconds. It's like a challenge in Scrabble. You not only have to know the words you can play. You have to be confident enough in your knowledge to call out your opponent when they make an illegal move.
  12. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Yeah, I feel bad for Sproat not being able to get just one more out, but going to Drohan for Happ is obviously the correct call. Really, the walk to Hoerner was the mistake that inning. I didn't think the Swanson homer was too bad of a pitch. Want it in a little more, maybe, but credit to Dansby for just pulling the hands in.
  13. Cool Hand Lucroy
    No need to mess around with the bullpen this fresh.
  14. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Time for Chris Hook.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
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