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  1. WV Brew
    Has anybody else noticed that Turang's swing seems to be different than when he started the year? He is now dropping his hands as the pitcher starts, the bat becomes vertical and then he has to pull it back before he swings, kind of Wiemer-esque, It is tending back to the looping uppercut swing he had last year. That short, flat swing was so beautiful.
  2. WV Brew
    On Saturday, Murph uses half the bullpen with virtually no chance to win the game. Sunday, back of the bullpen giving away any chance to come back in a relatively close game with a weak Cubs bullpen. Yesterday, journeyman AAA guy in a high leverage situation with a relatively rested bullpen. Makes no sense. Anybody else wonder if Murph would pinch hit for Babe Ruth against Jerry Augustine with Bob Uecker because he was a right handed hitter?
  3. WV Brew
    The Brewers threw about 3 fastballs down the middle belt high to Aaron Judge only to get a ball call on each one. Meanwhile, Frelick was getting called strikes on balls at his shoulders in the same series. It sucks to be a small market team.
  4. WV Brew
    I don't believe this is as cut and dried as the umpires are making it out to be. If you notice, there is a chalked area where the catcher is supposed to stand. The catcher clearly moves forward and to the right, I would say, encroaching on the batter's box. In that case, the catcher is the one interfering. The rule the umpires cited assumes the catcher is in a legal position. It is at least arguable. The umpires did not even consider this point judging by their comments. You can think of extreme positions taken by catchers where this would be more obvious but it is at least a judgment call.
  5. WV Brew
    I might believe that whole "balls are just dropping in" meme if the outfield wasn't playing on the warning track. They must have allowed 10 bloop hits the past week. At some point, it's not just coincidence.
  6. WV Brew

    Soccer Thread

    WV Brew replied to homer's topic in Other Sports

    Soccer is really not all that different from American football in many ways. A good run through midfield is like an open field run in football. Can be exciting even if there is no direct score. Long pass to a winger in soccer is like the long bomb in football. Really, I heard so many times football players complaining about games being decided by foreign kickers (Alex Karras I'm looking at you). But if you eliminate field goals and extra points from football, (you may as well just give 1 point for a touchdown in that case), the scoring would be almost exactly what it is in soccer. That eliminates the complaint from many that there is not enough scoring. If you don't like it fine. Then I am surprised you bother to comment at all.
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    Total Errors And Miscues
  8. WV Brew
    I'd like to see Victor Estevez. Great job at Carolina last year with no big prospects really. Young, bilingual and aggressive. I have grown tired of all the DPs waiting for the 3-run HR.
  9. WV Brew
    Turang was hit in the shoe, forcing in a run and it was overturned on replay (based on nothing that I could see). That erased the 4th run.
  10. WV Brew
    Sal FrelickJackson ChourioAbner UribeJacob MisiorowskiJeferson QueroBrock WilkenCarlos F RodriguezTyler BlackEric Brown JrLuis LaraRobert GasserMike BoeveCooper PrattJosh KnothEric BitontiLuke AdamsDaniel GuilarteDylan O'RaeBradley BlalockJadher Areinamo
  11. WV Brew
    Three Indiana guys. I wonder if that has ever happened?
  12. WV Brew
    What about Payton Henry? OPS of .855 and 1.010 against lefties. They could start him against left handers with Contreras as the DH. It wouldn't hurt to have the extra catcher instead of Monasterio or somebody like that who doesn't add much.
  13. WV Brew
    Counsell has had a pitching staff that those other managers could only dream of. That doesn't make him a better manager.
  14. WV Brew
    I love it that Erceg comes on to beat the Brewers. A guy they gave away for nothing while the likes of Singleton, Monasterio, Perkins and Sousa remain on the 40 man. Time to demote Strzlecki, he has noting right now. Should go down to A ball and prove his way back.
  15. WV Brew
    It seems to me that he is throwing much more sidearm than in the past. This has had the effect, if true, of flattening out his slider, which is his only plus pitch. The fastball and changeup are really below average major league quality. His slider, for whatever reason, is not doing what it had done in the past. Smaller horizontal break with less depth. Tell me I'm wrong.
  16. WV Brew
    I wish they could get him to stop that tomahawk chop he does when the pitcher comes set. I have seen a few times this year where the pitch was on the way to the plate and he wasn't back into his ready position yet. I know it's a timing thing but it sometimes puts him behind on the pitch.
  17. WV Brew
    I would like to see the Brewers flip Wiemer and Taylor in the outfield. Taylor is their best CF (other than perhaps Harrison). Wiemer seems more comfortable in right. This is not because Joey missed that ball yesterday. Contreras, as mentioned by Rottino in the broadcast, is looking tired right now. Balls are getting by him that were not earlier in the season. Maybe get rid of Ruf and bring up Henry as a 3rd catcher? That would allow more rest for Contreras. He could DH the lefties.
  18. WV Brew
    Neither. Counsell would only start MItchell against every other right hander last year. Tyrone Taylor will be the opening day CF. You need those wily veterans in there if you are Counsell.
  19. WV Brew
    You could Wales goal coming for 30 minutes. Berhalter should have taken a forward off and put in an extra midfielder. He is tactically stupid. One setup and that's it. Substitutions won't help if you just keep doing the same thing. I don't see this team going through now.
  20. WV Brew
    2022 vs. 1970 Phil Roof .683 OPS > Caratini .636 Hegan .701 < Telez .763 less than you'd think Kubiak .653 < Wong .770 Pena .592 << Adames .755 Harper .899 >> Peterson .707 Walton .750 = Yelich .742 May .659 < Taylor .725 Burda .646 << Renfro .814 1970 of course lost 97 games. Harper by far the best of the bunch.
  21. WV Brew

    Soccer Thread

    WV Brew replied to homer's topic in Other Sports

    Norwich was relegated last year. They are currently second in the Championship league. That would get them promoted back to the Premier League next year.
  22. WV Brew
    Counsell beefs: Pitcher x in inning y. There have been a number of times recently when I felt they should have brought in Williams in the 7th when the other team had a couple of men on. Boxyberger is not the man for that situation. But Craig won't go there. He said he would mix and match more when Hader was traded but he really hasn't done that. Young players: The Brewers are going to have to count on younger players to save money so maybe get a higher quality free agent occasionally. Craig often sabotages these guys. Example: Feliciano. Caratini was practically dying when Narvaez was out but Craig wouldn't use Feliciano just to give him a one game break. When he finally did, Feliciano was taken out early. There have been other examples. I just don't think he's comfortable with rookies. He plays favorites. Usually older utility types that are like he was. And the pitcher versions of the same. Like Clancy, situational hitting. Brewers are particularly bad at this. Guys like Urias who don't hit much should be concentrating on this stuff. Counsell just shrugs his shoulders and says we aren't capable of it. Maybe they should practice once in a while. I always thought Phil Garner was one of their best managers but after many years he became reconciled to losing and really lost his edge. Counsell may be near that now.
  23. WV Brew
    Rodgers probably shouldn't be pitching at all with that bad knee. That's on the Brewers for not doing their homework.
  24. WV Brew
    Personally, I think they should consider moving Woodruff to the closer role next year. I think he'd be close to Hader's output. He seems to struggle a lot this year around the 6th inning. He was a closer in college so he's familiar with the role.
  25. WV Brew
    Playing the Reds so he should get hot again. This is one terrible division. Reds may be the worst team in baseball history or at least in the running. Cubs and Pirates not much ahead.
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