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Cool Hand Lucroy
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Paredes looked good again. If he could be a weapon, this bullpen is suddenly like....potentially special. Feel like we've had like 4 chances to get to 10 over .500 and lost them all. Sure would be nice if the top of the order could turn this thing around. -
Even the strike two pitch. Right down the middle, and he missed it by a mile.
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Completely shocked it's not Brown to start the 8th. He's still only at 93 pitches. Wow.
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If the Cubs lose, Chicagoland is going to go ape on CC.
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On the positive front, Brown's probably going to have to throw 120 pitches to no-hit the Brewers. I haven't seen CC let a guy get that far very often, and he never really seemed to believe in pushing guys for that kind of milestone. Of course, his bullpen has also never been a complete trash can. So, who knows?
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I have to say, I just hate these Cubs-Brewers games. It's not any fun. Even when the result is good, it's still not much fun. Too much stress, too much meaningless meaning. It's been this way for a while, and Counsell makes it worse. I guess the good news is, we own them in terms of the NL Central the last like 6 or 7 years. And Yelich and Game 163 pretty much entirely short-circuited the budding "dynasty" they all thought they'd have. That'll keep you warm for a long time.
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The scary thing about the scoreless streak is that Imanaga doesn't give up runs against anybody, and he hasn't faced the Brewers yet.
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I just came to say we have not scored on a Cubs starting pitcher all year. That is like a 30-inning sample. Wow. Please make it stop.
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Angel Hernandez to “retire” immediately
Cool Hand Lucroy replied to Sixtolezcano's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Honestly, I don't mind umpires missing calls if they're using the data available to get better. Hernandez never seemed interested in that. If I am the umpires union, I am pushing my members to embrace the electronic zone technology to improve their own performance. That's how you keep control because the tech isn't going away. -
Revisiting the Hader Trade
Cool Hand Lucroy replied to Samurai Bucky's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I agree that trading Hader had short-term negative effects. I think that's undeniable. I don't think those were inevitable. I think Rogers was bad in a small sample, and he was the piece intended to mitigate those impacts. If he performs wonderfully, I don't know that we're talking about this. He didn't, but was that really predictable? Team took a shot and missed. But the long-term value they got was there and is paying dividends. I don't fault them one bit for that trade. Sometimes, the results aren't what you want exactly, but these results are pretty good, and the process felt exactly right to me. The Brewers have to run by thinking in 2, 3, and 5 year increments. They've been very good at that over the last decade or so. In that sense, I don't know how anyone can villify this trade. You can mourn 2022 and the small but significant role the trade may have played in that, but I'll take these kinds of results every time. -
Yeah, his swing decisions are really bad right now. Overly aggressive and it's being exploited.
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Yeah, I think this is right on. I can't figure the guy out. It's a lot of gut feeling stuff that's fine on margin calls that arise out of an overall strategic outlook, but not in the haphazard way they're currently executed.
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I mean, you also probably need more than one run to win because even Megill might give one up with the Manfred runner. And then you've got Mitch White coming in. I just think playing for one there is bad generally and especially when the guy hasn't sniffed the strike zone.
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His closer gave up two fly balls, at least one of which should've been turned into an out, and would've if the OFers weren't playing to prevent a home run from being hit over their heads.
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I mean, it's one game, so whatever. But some of the decision-making is just inexcusable. There's a strikeout pitcher on the mound who can't throw strikes, and you give him an out. You're playing the outfield in Ft. Lauderdale when a bloop hit ties the game as much as a rocket overall your head. Then you're playing the infield in when a double play is pretty much your only shot. I know you want to cut the run at home, but that's a ground ball to second base with a guy who you can double up. And this is all year long with this stuff. I generally think clubhouse style is underrated and matters a lot more than people think. But you cannot make decisions this bad. You cannot have zero real bullpen or lineup philosophy. I like Murphy, but he sure seems like a career bench coach for a reason.
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Worst loss of the year. And spent a lot of bullpen capital too. So long, Mitch White. This one's on Murphy.
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Basically got to to IBB and play for the double play now. Though with Chisholm, it's an auto-steal anyway. Might just have to walk the next guy too.
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Willy is like 2 for his last 25 and has looked a lot of awful.
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Yeah, that bunt was horrible. So many bad decisions and bad moments of execution tonight. Throw in the ridiculous ground rule double, and it's a night to forget. I think I would throw Megill one more.
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Make him throw a strike. Come on, guys. Pretty much have to keep Megill in if they score. If not, ride with Blalock, I guess.
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Thought the same. I get no doubles, but come on. And then especially after the steal, you've just got to move in. Anything over your head is a run anyway.
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Yeah, I think we've seen enough of Mitch White.
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Crawford boxes not doing the Brewers any favors.
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Yeah, 105 and 399 feet. Sometimes the bar eats you. Always impressed with the fight of this offense.
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Willy just missed that. Man. Back in it.
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