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  1. BruisedCrew
    64 Phillies I was around at the time and remember how shocking that collapse was. Baseball historians might enjoy this video. I went to college near Philly a few years later, and I can tell you that Phillies fans were as traumatized by 1964 as Cubs fans were by their collapse in 1969. When the Phillies got competitive again in the mid 70’s they were so “phatalistic” that they kept holding their breath until the magic number reached 0.
  2. BruisedCrew
    What were the Phillies odds with 12 games to go in 1964? I have no problem waiting until it’s official to pop the champagne corks.
  3. BruisedCrew
    I think you would be wrong.
  4. BruisedCrew
    I wonder what it would have been like to be a fan of the Phillies in 1964?
  5. BruisedCrew
    Like Wainwright, Rom had a good start against the Orioles last week.
  6. BruisedCrew
    The Cardinals might be a crappy team with crappy pitching in general, but they seem to know how to get the Brewers out. 7 games against them this season and the Brewers have scored just 14 runs and have been shut out 3 times. Whoever they throw out to the mound the Brewers have trouble scoring. With 6 more games left against them the Brewers better figure something out.
  7. BruisedCrew
    There were the 2 against the Reds in the games before and after the ASB. I think those are the only 2.
  8. BruisedCrew
    Non existent offense for the 4th time in 9 games.
  9. BruisedCrew
    Wainwright flashing a big middle finger to all of those posters who have made fun of him all season: ”I might be washed up but I can still shut down this sorry a** lineup.”
  10. BruisedCrew
    Should have known Viera would be “hurt”. It’s nearly impossible for a guy to throw 2 innings and emerge healthy.
  11. BruisedCrew
    18-1 games don't really bother me when the Brewers lose or impress me when they win. They have the same impact as a loss of about 8-1 where the team just loses and sends a few pitchers (or maybe a position player) out there to absorb the beating. Games like yesterday or last Sunday bug me more.
  12. BruisedCrew
    True enough, but they have been playing pretty well recently, including winning series against some playoff contenders (Braves, Reds, Orioles). they seem to be enjoying their spoiler role, and they have some hitters who can spoil things.
  13. BruisedCrew
    It will be interesting to see what the Brewers have planned for their SP in this series and the remainder of the season. Will they stick with the current 6 man rotation this week but then use the off day next Monday to skip the 6th man? Or will they start pitching the starters on 4 days rest like many other teams do routinely? Sticking with the 6 day rotation would produce the following starters: @SL- Peralta, TBD, Houser, Miley @Mia- Burnes, Woodruff, Peralta SL- Houser, Miley, Burnes Cubs- Woodruff, Peralta, Houser (or TBD or bullpen) The thing I like about this approach is that it keeps the starters on 5 days rest, and would set up Burnes, Woodruff, and Peralta to be the starters in the playoff games on 4 days rest. If the Brewers could clinch the division quickly enough, those last starts could be shortened to keep the pitchers in rhythm without overtaxing them. The only downsides to this would be (1) using a 6th starter for one of the games in this Cardinal series, and (2) having Houser or Miley or a combination of the 2 in the final game of the season if it becomes a winner take all battle for the division. With the lead the Brewers currently have, if the division race comes down to the last day the Brewers would be on the verge of a monumental (though not historically unprecedented) collapse. It doesn't make sense to me to tinker with things now to prepare for that possibility. If the Brewers do have the division clinched before the last game I would expect that game to be used to give several pitchers who might need it an inning or two of work.
  14. BruisedCrew
    When Wainright was getting batted around this season, I had a feeling he would be going for number 200 against the Brewers in this series. What could be more appropriate than going against a team that has been one of his favorite victims over the years (21-14 with an ERA of 2.74). Peralta is going to have his work cut out for him tonight. The Cardinals offense (which has been pretty good recently) is going to be focused on scoring enough runs to get Wainwright the win, even if he doesn’t baffle the Brewers for the needed 5 innings. Even though he’s had a couple of decent outings recently, anything less than 3 or 4 runs off of Wainwright and his ERA near 8 has to be considered a failure.
  15. BruisedCrew
    Rea was optioned to Nashville so unless they can cook up a fake injury I don’t think he can be back for this series.
  16. BruisedCrew
    I realize that the team is playing well. I also realize more than a lot of posters seem to that you can’t use the same relievers every game or even every other game. But when you are facing a pitcher with an ERA, over 5 and the relievers at the bottom of the bullpen pecking order do the job, that is a very disappointing loss. Especially this late in the season with an opportunity to wrap up the division with time to spare to set up the team for the playoffs. I’m not comforted by “you can’t win them all” or “they won the series” when playing against a relatively weak team.
  17. BruisedCrew
    Why? Teams do put together winning streaks of 10 games and longer. It really hurts to lose two games on consecutive Sundays where they wasted exceptional pitching performances because they can’t scratch out a run here or there, even when gifted a runner in second base to start the innings. And there was no Cole on the mound today.
  18. BruisedCrew
    When I saw Perkins in the lineup on another site I wondered if Yelich was going on the IL. With Yelich and Anderson that’s two guys who aren’t likely to be used for anything today. Hard to argue with Wiemer being sent down.
  19. BruisedCrew
    Great moment. Especially the way the momentum of the game had swung against them.
  20. BruisedCrew
    Bullpen has been used heavily the last couple of days. Burnes struggling in the sixth is not what they needed.
  21. BruisedCrew
    How many of those rookies made their only appearances in September when rosters expanded to 40, which doesn’t happen anymore? I honestly have never heard of, or at least don’t remember several of them as Brewers Also, rookies playing on teams with no playoff aspirations is less notable. Except for Jones, all of the rookies this year had significant roles.
  22. BruisedCrew
    I didn’t hear anything. It might just have been a defensive replacement because he has had the back soreness. But seeing the way he swung the bat tonight it’s hard to believe that he’s feeling great. It hurts me watching some of those swings he took tonight. I love Yelich but he isn’t helping the team much right now. I keep looking for signs that good Yelich might come back again this season, but time is running short. Taylor has contributed a lot more the last few weeks.
  23. BruisedCrew
    Yelich swings like he still has a sore back.
  24. BruisedCrew
    Not looking like the start of a Brewers sweep.
  25. BruisedCrew
    It seems like they are trying to give him a chance to show that he can be a significant contributor, but he really hasn’t done that yet.
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