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  1. BruisedCrew
    It’s incredible how almost everyone in their lineup is hitting far below what they did last year. Even Acuna was struggling badly before he got hurt.
  2. BruisedCrew
    By power hitter I don’t mean someone who is HR or nothing. But I would want someone who, unlike Frelick, is at least a realistic threat to hit a HR and would hit 10-15 or more a year with regular playing time.
  3. BruisedCrew
    I think the Brewers biggest need on offense is a left handed power hitter who can be put in the fifth spot between Adames and Hoskins against RHP. Having Frelick in that spot, as the Brewers often have, is far from ideal. I am hoping that Mitchell can stay healthy and show that he can fill that spot. I also think it's important for the Brewers to avoid having someone who only has value as a DH, because they need that spot to take some of the wear and tear off of Yelich, Contreras, and Hoskins while keeping their bats in the lineup as often as possible. The offense since June 2, when they completed the 5-1 homestand against the Chicago teams, has been pretty stagnant. They have averaged just 4,26 runs per game, which is 12th in the NL during that period. The Brewers were second in MLB with 5.15 runs per game on June 2, but they have now fallen to 8th at 4.80 RPG. Fortunately, the Brewers run prevention unit has remained solid, allowing the team to go 19-19 since June 2 despite the offense's problems. Hopefully the break will help the hitters return to the production they had in the first two months of the season.
  4. BruisedCrew
    Maybe it would be better for a pitcher who is normally a starter to go through his regular routine and start the game instead of not knowing for sure when he’s going to be called on. He might not be used to having to be ready in case the opener runs into trouble in the first inning and then waiting another 15 minutes to actually take the mound for the first time. No matter what tricks you try to use with the pitchers, it isn’t going to matter if the team has trouble scoring runs, which has been the bigger problem for the last 6-8 weeks.
  5. BruisedCrew
    Probably too late for this to help you, but we were at the game yesterday. The escalators are running from the field level to the loge level, but the one we usually take to the terrace level (which is the one where the accident occurred) was blocked off. I think the others from the loge to terrace levels might also be closed for examination and testing. Going up the two flights of stairs to the terrace level isn’t that bad. We always come down that way anyway. If you really don’t want to walk up stairs there are ramps both in left field and right field. Those involve more distance but a more gradual rise.
  6. BruisedCrew
    Looks like it will be Zastrynski as an opener today. I’m not a big fan of this cute strategy because in many cases it seems like all it does is reduce your options later in the game when you know what kind of game you’re in. A more significant criticism I have of Murphy the last few days is how he has handled pinch hitters (or lack of them) in both Thursday’s and yesterday’s games. On Thursday everyone was puzzled by sending Frelick up with 2 out in the ninth, and I didn’t like seeing Monasterio in the 8th putting himself in a hole with 2 futile bunt attempts when better hitters were on the bench. Yesterday I wanted to see Yelich hitting for Perkins to lead off to maximize the chances of getting a runner on, and possibly getting an XBH or HR. Losing a 1 run game without ever using your best weapons doesn’t seem right to me. Unless there is an unknown injury, just because someone is getting a day off shouldn’t preclude a late inning PH opportunity. I also think Murphy got outmaneuvered by getting into a situation where Winker could come in as a PH (other managers will do that) against a RHP with two men in base. He got away with that one.
  7. BruisedCrew
    Winning the World Series is a goal, but not the “whole point”. From the perspective of the teams and their owners, they are in the entertainment business, and their goal is to generate fan interest and revenue in the form of attendance, TV revenue, and merchandise sales. Those goals can be accomplished by producing teams that are competitive and entertaining, even if they don’t actually win the World Series. If all teams were on a completely level playing field, winning a World Series once every 30 years would be a realistic expectation, and more than that would be a bonus. But, we all know that market size and revenue potential are not equal, so it is more than pure chance that in the last 30 years only 16 of the 30 franchises have won a World Series.
  8. BruisedCrew
    Sometimes they’ve bounced back after having the wheels come off just before or just after the break, and sometimes they haven’t (2007, 2014, 2017 for example). The early and mid 70’s also had some colossally bad second halfs that revealed the truth about the teams that had flirted near the top of the standings, Most of the posters here are probably not old enough to remember those We’re going to find out if this is actually a good team or if most of the first half was a mirage.
  9. BruisedCrew
    Actually 2 hits in the last 8 innings but who’s counting .
  10. BruisedCrew
    The problem seems to be that so many of his fastballs are missing by a foot so the hitters are sitting on off speed pitches.
  11. BruisedCrew
    I guess you don’t see the difference between being disappointed with a homestand or two week period and being disappointed with the whole season. I have said more than once that for me this season so far has been an unexpected surprise, and I hope it continues this way. Saying you rarely remember anything positive that I posted just shows that you have a very biased and selective memory. I’m not sure what you mean by “going after posters”, unless maybe you are referring to calling into question the relevance of stats that someone uses to make a point. There is a big difference between going after a poster (which is exactly what you are doing here) and challenging a position that a poster is taking or the stats they are using to support that position.
  12. BruisedCrew
    I’m not miserable at all. I guess some people can’t distinguish between being disappointed when something doesn’t go as well as hoped or expected and being miserable. There are also some that like to get critical and judgmental when someone doesn’t look at things exactly the way that they do.
  13. BruisedCrew
    And I’m sure others will be able to comb through the massive arsenal of advanced statistics to come up with ones that show that there is nothing to be disappointed about, even if the Brewers get swept this weekend.
  14. BruisedCrew
    Anything short of a sweep this weekend is going to mean a disappointing homestand capping off a mediocre at best two weeks.
  15. BruisedCrew
    I am a big anti bunt guy, I only favor bunting in very limited situations and today wasn’t one of those situations for me. IMHO those stats about bunt success rates are very misleading. It is my understanding that they only count bunt attempts if a bunt is actually put in play or the batter strikes out attempting to bunt. So, Monasterio’s K today would not count as a failed sacrifice attempt. If you factor in ABs wasted by a hitter failing to bunt and falling in a hole, the probability of actually advancing a runner with a sacrifice are lower than that 67%. What I wanted to see in that spot was putting in one of the team’s better hitters (Chourio) and giving him a shot at swinging away. I had very little confidence that Monasterio could either lay down a successful sacrifice or do anything positive swinging away.
  16. BruisedCrew
    The Cubs are putting another whipping on the Orioles as they move to pin down a sweep of that series.
  17. BruisedCrew
    The ASB is 3 games away. Go for length when one run won’t lose the game.
  18. BruisedCrew
    Got greedy and paid for it Now the good hitters will put it out of reach.
  19. BruisedCrew
    Trying to squeeze another inning out of Civale seems like a mistake.
  20. BruisedCrew
    It’s hard for fans who have followed the Brewers closely for 20-54 years to ignore the similarities between this season and years like 2014 and several,others in which Brewers teams with low preseason expectations started strong and opened up nice leads in the division but ultimately stumbled and fell out of the playoff picture. Those stumbles often seem to start just before or just after the All Star break. Hopefully this won’t be another one of those years.
  21. BruisedCrew
    The Freddy Peralta inning. 2 strikes, 3 non competitive pitches and then a hit.
  22. BruisedCrew
    Capra just turned a 1 run inning into a potential game changing big inning.
  23. BruisedCrew
    Rea’s command is way off. Got away with a couple of hangers following uncompetitive pitches.
  24. BruisedCrew
    Fleming was only expected to be an “opener”. Between that and the Pirates starting a “Sunday lineup” this is a game the Brewers should win, and might need to win to win the series with Skenes looming on Thursday. But not off to a good start.
  25. BruisedCrew
    There’s no reason to face that question until it arises. Williams still has to face live hitters before going on rehab. Then he’ll have to pitch a few games there before being brought back. And that’s if everything goes well, which is never guaranteed. When he is brought back, it would make sense to have his first appearance or two for the Brewers be in lower leverage situations. After all of that is done, then see where things are. Maybe the best thing will be to not have a designated closer. I certainly wouldn’t assume that Williams will be ready to go on consecutive days or 3 times in 4 or 5 days immediately or that he will be as sharp as he has been in the past.
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