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  1. BruisedCrew
    The Sunday games on Roku have also been available through MLB TV. And because this is a free weekend for MLB TV, and the game isn’t on Bally, I expect to be able to see it there. If not I expect to be able to see it through the Roku device I use to access some streaming channels.
  2. BruisedCrew
    Me either. The Twins fans who come here are much more civil than Cubs or Cardinals fans. I think it’s people who live in the areas with more heavily mixed fanbases who root strongly against the other team.
  3. BruisedCrew
    If Yelich s back is bothering him after the relatively light workload of All Star Week you have to wonder if another IL stint is coming. Now we get to see power hitting Frelick in the cleanup spot.
  4. BruisedCrew
    I think it’s fun to see the posters who contribute nothing to the game thread except to come on after the fact and go after posters who are just venting their frustration during the game. They think they are showing how they are superior to other fans, but are in fact revealing something else about themselves.
  5. BruisedCrew
    That bungled bunt play really turned this game around.
  6. BruisedCrew
    I think he was coming in for the last of the 12th regardless. Not many other options.
  7. BruisedCrew
    Is Mitchell hurt again?
  8. BruisedCrew
    Another failure to score in the top of the 10th all but guarantees another walk off loss.
  9. BruisedCrew
    There’s one for people who hate the contact play. This one might have won the game for the Twins.
  10. BruisedCrew
    I doubt if that was a called bunt. I generally don’t like bunting, but if you’re going to do,it, at least try bunting for a hit like Frelick did. There probably aren’t many teams with number 5 hitters bunting for a hit, especially with a man on base. But that’s where the Brewers are now.
  11. BruisedCrew
    Pirates have won 8 of their last 9 and Skenes only pitched the one against the Brewers. They have some other good pitchers and some hot hitters too. They have played the Brewers tough this year. I wouldn’t write them off.
  12. BruisedCrew
    Peralta grinds his way through 6 scoreless innings. Now need 3 more from the bullpen.
  13. BruisedCrew
    Pirates won their second straight over the Phillies and are now just 5 1/2 games out.
  14. BruisedCrew
    Buxton bails him out for now.
  15. BruisedCrew
    Nope.
  16. BruisedCrew
    More noncompetitive pitches from Peralta and he’s going over 60 pitches in the third inning.
  17. BruisedCrew
    No sign yet that the break helped Contreras. He has looked terrible in both ABs, pulling off pitches and chasing a bad one.
  18. BruisedCrew
    Quite a stretch to say Frelick earned that walk when he really deserved to be rung up on the 2-2 pitch.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
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