BruisedCrew

What some of you youngsters think of as nostalgic is part of the modern era for me. I've often told my daughters that if I could get a time machine I would want to go back to see a Braves game in 1957 when I attended my first major league game as a 5 year old. When the Braves were in town my Dad would occasionally get his company's tickets, usually for Sunday afternoons that often featured doubleheaders. We would arrive at the park an hour or so before the game and take our seats in section 13 of the lower grandstand, directly in back of the Braves dugout. We would see the visiting team take batting practice. Then they would roll the cage away and the visitors would go through their fielding drills. After that the Braves took the field, and a young boy marvelled at how Eddie Mathews, Johnny Logan, and Joe Adcock would whip the ball around the infield and the outfielders would shag the long fungo fly balls served up by the coaches. Just before the game, Warren Spahn, or whoever else was starting that day, would come out and warm up, not in the bullpen but from a mound on the warning track outside of the dugout. Things were so different in those days when the game was the whole attraction. There were concession stands and many vendors walking through the stands. But the stadium wasn't like a shopping mall food court with cocktail lounges scattered around. The small scoreboard showed the score, balls, strikes and outs and scores from other games. But no statistics, video reviews, or games in between innings. The average game length was about 2 hours and 15 minutes, so it went by quickly.

And in most cases in the eye of the deliverer more than the receiver.

I do hope Murphy noticed that Durbin hit a home run against a RHP. Of course, it is unlikely that Durbin would have tied or won the game if he had hit yesterday, but I would rather have a hitter who has a fighting chance for a home run or double over someone who has yet to record an XBH in the major leagues.

It’s ironic that posters who complain about the board being clogged up with negative comments clog it up further with their “witty” sarcasm.

I’m not going to scroll ahead to,see if anyone else addressed this, but the answer is that the run is charged to the pitcher who put the original runner on base.

It’s amazing how there are countless responses to something nobody said.

Better have a 1-2-3 ninth. I don’t want to see Perdomo, Marte, and Carroll. Brewers had 6 hits in a row and then only 3 others.

Offense might want to wake up. I wouldn’t bet on this game ending 6-5.

It is possible to have both.

It’s hard to be confident when: 1. The starter can only go 5 innings at most 2. The bullpen is overworked, and 3. The offense is struggling to scrape out 2 or 3 runs To beat a high scoring DBacks team the Brewers need to score 5 or more at least a couple of times in this series.

Chourio is staying in Nashville for at least a few more days. Apparently still not comfortable running at full speed.

Yelich had a ripping double and an RBI single yesterday, but the team only scored 3 runs. The offense has been pretty silent for the last 10 games and it’s going to take more than one or two guys contributing every day.

Murphy’s choices are pretty limited when the front office decided at the deadline that a bench that includes Siegler and Monasterio was sufficient to provide options off the bench and backups in case one of the infield starters got injured. Or that there were no better options that they were willing to pay for with prospects.

If you think Brewers fans as a group are more skittish than fans of other teams when their favorite teams show signs of a fade, you either haven’t been around too much or haven’t paid attention

We’re seeing extreme reactions from both ends today. Saying that the race is over and the Cubs will win is extreme. Saying that the race is over and the Brewers will win is extreme. Saying that anyone who says the Brewers are showing signs of a slump that could cost them the division thinks the race is over is extreme. The Brewers playing .500 or worse the rest of the way is hardly out of the question. The Cubs going 22-10 the rest of the way is hardly out of the question. if you want examples of Brewers teams collapsing in late August and September after being in strong position they aren’t hard to find. If you want examples of Brewers opponents putting together big finishes to overcome deficits they aren’t hard to find. If the Cubs would go on to win the division with 97 wins (or any other amount), some Brewers fans would apparently tip their caps and not be upset at all. As I said yesterday, I think those fans are in the minority.

Chourio went 1 for 4 for Nashville tonight and then was removed from the game. Does anyone know if he was injured or just taken out because he had had enough for the day or is packing to come to Milwaukee?

The next 10 games are against teams that are better, and have much better offenses, than the Giants. The pitching is really going to be stressed, especially if the offense continues to struggle.

Yeah, it hurts to give up half of what looked like a nice lead in 6 days. Now the Phillies and Cubs are right in that side view mirror where objects are closer than they appear. Their high priced players, boosted by the.depth they added at the trade deadline, are prepared to take over.

13 over the Reds who are currently in the 7th spot. 14 if you consider that the Brewers have already clinched the tiebreaker over them at 7-3.

I would go with the guy who had a double against Webb yesterday and a HR and double off Ray today over a guy who has ZERO extra base hits for the season. Those are both good pitchers. Sure, the odds are either one would make out. But one has the potential to deliver a game tying or game winning hit and the other doesn’t. Of course I would have had a plan to have a backup. SS if Ortiz got hurt and a better PH option but the front office didn’t think there was any problem.

Tying run on base and up comes a guy with literally no extra base hits for the season Weak offense and trying to get spotless outings from four relievers is not a formula for success.

Is it just me or does it seem like the opponents have less trouble dealing with the shadows than the Brewers do? The Giants have blistered 3 hits so far against the Brewers best relievers while the Brewers can’t hit anything.

27th Man Here is the rule. The announcement I saw about Patrick said he was returned to Nashville, and that word is used in the rule. But that might not be an official designation. Regardless, you were right about the result, whether he was returned or optioned subject to an exception. Use of the word returned in official transaction reports might be helpful to note the exception.

Chourio has played 2 games with Nashville. 0 for 7 with a walk. Hopefully ready for a return sometime in the Arizona series.

Turang is back. Collins out, Contreras at DH. Yelich, Lockridge, and Frelick in the OF