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  1. BruisedCrew
    That’s true, but in a late game situation where you’re playing for one run your chances of getting one run haven’t been reduced. The chances of getting two runs have gone down with runners on first and third instead of second and third. But, if the runner on first is a good runner he can often steal second without a throw and restore the runners on second and third. Or, if the runner on third pulls up and gets in a run down the batter can move up to second. No matter what happens, with runners on second and third and one out, I get irritated with the batter not driving the runner in, not because of the runner on third going on contact.
  2. BruisedCrew
    In that situation with runners on second and third and one out you always run on contact. Any bobble or inaccurate throw and you get the run. If the runner is out at home the runner on second moves up and you still have a runner on third.
  3. BruisedCrew
    Finally! That was as frustrating a game to watch as you’ll ever see but all’s well that ends well, I guess.
  4. BruisedCrew
    Exactly. A slap hitting “cleanup” hitter followed by 5 guys who wouldn’t be starting for many contending teams.
  5. BruisedCrew
    No. Frelick looked at strike 3 right down the middle with Adames running and Contreras broke for home on the rundown.
  6. BruisedCrew
    One run isn’t going to be enough for the Brewers today, but it might be all they get.
  7. BruisedCrew
    The Reds pitching has been pretty decent recently. Ashcraft has had 4 straight quality starts (including one against the Brewers in a 1-0 loss) and allowed only 5 runs total in those games. Aboott has had just the one rocky outing against the Brewers, but he has also shut them out once and held them to 2 solo HRs the third time. Lively has also held the Brewers to just one run in his two (relatively short) starts against them. The Reds pitching against the Brewers in the last two series has generally been fine. If they can find a way to score the 3-4 runs that’s usually enough to beat the Brewers they will be in good shape.
  8. BruisedCrew
    Arcia?
  9. BruisedCrew
    IMHO that is still a pretty crappy lineup with big holes or question marks at 3 key hitting positions (1B, 3B, and DH). The standard has to be higher than “better than Winker” or the team is going to have trouble scoring runs.
  10. BruisedCrew
    This is pretty much the only takeaway for me from this game. It’s hard to beat any major league team, much less one with a strong lineup, scoring 2-3 runs a game. It’s amazing that the Brewers went 7-3 in the last 10 games scoring just 31 runs against the Reds, Phillies, and Braves. If that sort of run production continues for another week, I wouldn’t be surprised if they go 0-6. Now that the Reds have regained their mojo all they have to do is figure out how to score the 3 runs it takes to beat the Brewers. That shouldn’t be hard for them against Rea. The most depressing thing in the game for me was putting the tying runs on base in the 8th and having the number 5 hitter in the order come up in the person of…Andruw Monasterio. If Winker isn’t a better option in that situation against a RHP, he has to be released.
  11. BruisedCrew
    Yelich first and Frelick fourth is illogical to me. I can see not wanting to mess with a good thing by moving Yelich out of leadoff, and I can also see not wanting to put Frelick into a pressure position. But, if you’re willing to bat Frelick in the cleanup spot, why not just put him first and move Yelich with his HR potential third or fourth.
  12. BruisedCrew
    With Tellez out for a couple more weeks (and who knows if he’ll start hitting then), it would be malpractice for the Brewers not to pick up almost any 1B/DH (and maybe 2) at the deadline.
  13. BruisedCrew
    Going to the game today and hoping for a good contest. Im apprehensive about Teheran based on his recent starts, but maybe he’ll come up with something special against a former team. Elder has been rocked in his last two starts, and the Braves have lost 6 of their last 9, so maybe the door is open for the Brewers to book another series win. If the Brewers are going to lose today I hope they can do it without using much from the top relievers. I want them fresh for the big series with the Reds and those “two game swing” games. A loss today and two out of three from the Reds would still be a decent homestand.
  14. BruisedCrew
    The Brewers have certainly been more successful at winning games this month, but “potent” isn’t a word I would have thought of because I would usually associate that with offense. They have won 14 of their last 20 games, but they’ve done it in two blocks of games that have been as different as night and day. In the first block of 11 games they won 7 while scoring 67 runs and giving up 56. It looked like the offense might be coming around but the pitching was showing some signs of leakage, especially in that stretch against the Pirates and Cubs. In the last 9 games, starting with the 1-0 win over the Reds the day before the All Star break, they have scored just 29 runs, which is the worst in MLB. But, they have managed to win 7 of those games because they have surrendered just 19 runs against 3 generally prolific hitting teams. It’s kind of a question of what gives first because that rate of run prevention is not sustainable. But, if they can make some improvements on offense while getting Woodruff and Miley back and close to expected effectiveness, the team could be formidable in August and September.
  15. BruisedCrew
    The Diamondbacks are slumping/fading pretty badly. They have lost 11 of their last 15 and gone from a 3 game lead in the division to 4 games behind.
  16. BruisedCrew
    From one standpoint, yes. But those one run wins against the Reds are in the running and more valuable.
  17. BruisedCrew
    Can’t take too many of those.
  18. BruisedCrew
    Didn’t want to see Acuna this inning.
  19. BruisedCrew
    I wouldn’t get too excited about Frelick. It won’t take long before the hitting coaches convince him he needs to improve his launch angle.
  20. BruisedCrew
    Not picking on this specific situation, but just commenting on one of my pet peeves. You often hear “he just made one mistake” or “two bad pitches” with the implication that pitches that are hit are mistakes and mistakes are hit. Neither part of that equation is true. You’re right, the pitch Riley hit was not a bad pitch in a bad spot and he went down and got it. But Houser might have gotten away with some bad pitches too. As an example, the pitch Yelich fouled off just before his long fly out was a big mistake. A high pitch on the outside part of the plate that Yelich would often drive to left or left center, possibly out of the park. He was right on it but fouled it off.
  21. BruisedCrew
    You couldn’t write a script like that. Just the fact that Frelick had two CHANCES like that in one inning is pretty bizarre.
  22. BruisedCrew
    Try to avoid the sweep tomorrow.
  23. BruisedCrew
    Not to the MLB Gamecast.
  24. BruisedCrew
    Their pitching has been pretty solid for the last few weeks (the 11-10 game against the Giants being an exception). . Their losing streak was caused mainly by a hitting slump.
  25. BruisedCrew
    Looking like the Brewers will need a win tonight to match the Reds, who just jumped to the lead over the DBacks with 3 straight HR.
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