TGOTJ

- If he says that they hit the ball hard, he should be tested under the MLB drug testing program. Of course as I type - KHRUSH.

On the plus side, the defense has been good today. Ramirez, Segura and Nelson all made nice plays.

It's really easy to say that a team looks uninspired when in a losing streak, but this team looks dead. As I say that, they turn a very nice 3-6-1 DP. Nice defense by Nelson getting over to the bag.

Has Nelson thrown one change-up yet? Cubs announcers saying that will be key to his development, and that he profiles (potentially) as a reliever?

That slider didn't slide.

That was a gun from Jean.

"Devastated".

Gomez went back to clubhouse with the trainer.

Wily just doesn't look comfortable on the mound. He looks off balance a lot on his follow through.

Brewer bullpen has just not been able to throw strikes tonight.

22% of his flyballs leave the yard. It has risen dramatically for the last 3 years.

That doesn't fit the book. A closer can't come in with runners on base. A closer doesn't pitch more than one inning. He got out of it, but that was ugly.

20 minutes of terror starting early tonight.

On the other hand, Padres fans are probably furious with the 3 GIDP.

Gameday just recorded the first pitch to Overbay as an eephus. Hadn't seen that before.

Agreed, didn't this kind of start with the Johnny Damon era Red Sox? If they did it to mock the Yankees I'm all for it then, but it has run its course. Agreed. I think it took off with Brian Wilson. Sell it and they will come.

I think that's exactly, and I think that's exactly why Weeks never reached the heights a lot of people thought he would. Slider low and away - swinging K.

Oh man, I just don't know what's going on with Jean. I think he's frustrated beyond belief. And let's all keep in mind it was only a few weeks ago that his little boy died unexpectedly. That's not an excuse for what has been a horrible year-he was struggling before that. But wasn't his boy sick before he died, too? I think the only answer I can give is that I haven't a clue. Usually when somebody is struggling, you can watch them for a while, and pick up where they're struggling, and what needs to be changed. Or, at least you can come up with a theory. I'm not a Major League Coach, of course, and the Brewers aren't ringing my phone off the hook. But again, when you've spent far too many hours watching the game over the years, you can identify some things. With Jean, I think what we're seeing is a complete mental breakdown. A few times he's warmed up a little, and once or twice it looked like he might be coming out of it. I think he was approaching .260 for a while. I'll have to check that. I think he was at .256 or .257. But since then he's regressed, not only at the plate, but on the base paths, and now in the field. He didn't suddenly become slow. He didn't become a 90 pound weakling. When you see somebody have a complete collapse like Jean's had, well, I'd bet good money that there's nothing physically wrong with him. No more than the bumps and bruises any Major Leaguer will have over a 162 game season. I think Jean's second guessing himself. I think he's lost his confidence. He says the right things in interviews. He knows what he's doing wrong. He acknowledges the problem. He just can't solve it. Pitchers made their adjustments to Jean's game. He hasn't been able to counter with adjustments of their own. I think it's safe to say the "fatigue" issue that I and a few other forum members hypothesize had nothing to do with his struggles. And that's too bad. I would love to have an excuse that makes us all feel better. I like Jean Segura a lot. My heart aches for the loss he's still dealing with. But ultimately, you need to put people on the field that will help you win, and Jean Segura is doing nothing right now to help this team. He's a black hole at the plate. He's making mistakes in the field. And he's a burner that's getting thrown out once in every three stolen base attempts. He needs to sit, and go down if he still can. He needs to find what's wrong, because having him try to work it out is clearly not working, and it's just frustrating him more. I'm a Dad, and cannot even begin to comprehend what he's going through. I'm most concerned with his hit tool - the lack of power, the overwhelming amount of 6-3 groundouts. This era is shaping up to be a pitching /defense era, and I think defense will be valued. You made a great post on Belanger (I remember him!), but I don't think Jean's defensive skills are on in the same zip code. He's going to have to hit a little to stay in the majors. Let's hope Arcia continues to develop.

He is right now, yes. Some pitchers dominate right away. Some take a while to develop. I don't think Nelson will ever be Sandy Koufax, but you just don't give up on a guy with that kind of potential. I don't think he's a pretty average pitcher. He wasn't just good in AAA, he was dominant. Let him adjust a little more to the Majors, and learn how the game is played at this the highest level. Come talk to me in two years. If Jimmy hasn't progressed, I'll gladly admit that I was wrong. I won't ever duck out to save face. I've watched a lot of baseball in my life, and I know the difference between just a warm body, and somebody with a makeup that has very good potential. I think he will be a good starter. There's nothing wrong with his mechanics right now. He's just not confident yet. Peralta showed some of that same thing early on, and now he's playing very well. I hope you're correct. How would that apply to Segura?

I don't like the baserunning metrics for a variety of reasons. The biggest one is that they just tell you "this guy took an extra base" or "this guy got thrown out trying to take an extra base". There's no context. That doesn't tell you if it's truly "good baserunning" or "bad baserunning". It just measures extra bases and outs on the basepaths, nothing more. Exactly. In the NFL, Belichek (and others, including McCarthy) have been lauded for their practicing of "situational football". NFL players have to react much more quickly than MLB players. It makes no sense to me that Davis couldn't (or wasn't told) that his run didn't mean anything. But, hey, we're aggressive!

I'm a proponent of advanced metrics, but just don't understand how they rank the Brewers highly.

Hah, take that! You clearly underestimated our baserunning! Nicely played. For those of us without video, what happened?

This is setting up very nicely for a Reynolds BB and a Segura ground out to short.

I'm glad we didn't trade Thornburg for Davis.

Pirates in the middle of blowing another one.