Underachiever

I get the one inning thing. But the 2 2/3, 8 strikeout game against the Reds was really cool.

You make this point a lot. I don't understand how it matters. None of those other first-round picks are on the Brewers, so their progress, or lack thereof, has nothing to do with Hiura. It's okay to be above average for your draft class, even the best! Somebody in that draft class has to break through first. Are you suggesting that what we are seeing is good? An acceptable trajectory? The kind of progress you would expect? Something that gives you hope for the future? He is broken now. Has been for 100 games. It gives me no comfort that there are first round draft choices on other teams that haven't contributed. Mainly because I don't cheer for other teams nor wish success for their players for the most part. But mainly because Hiura's rapid rise was what got our hopes up so high. I am sure that Indians fans were pumped about Joe Charboneau in 1980.

Agreed.

Cubs-Cards battling for 1 and 1a, everyone else way off in the distance.

Nice win, for June.

Update on Hiura: 1-30 / 16Ks/ 2 BBs Update on Yelich: 8-42 / 18Ks / 9 BBs / 1 HR / 4 RBIs You forgot to calculate Hiura's OPS for me, so how can I know if that is a good or bad stat line?

At this point, we are arguing a matter of degree. I don't think there is much disagreement that Hiura needs to be off the big league roster now. The disagreement seems to be that some are labeling him a bust, some want him traded for whatever you can get, some want him sent down to AAA, and some want him to go to a hitting lab. I just don't want to see another of his three-pitch at bats. They adjusted the intentional walk rule so that the pitchers don't have to throw the ball, they can change the rules and simply award Hiura a K without him having to leave the dugout.

Can someone explain why Hauser came out of the pen? Was there a demotion I missed?

Well, I was going to Home Depot in the morning, but since they are open until 10, I might as well get that errand done tonight. Tidy little 66 pitches in 2+ for Lauer.

I have watched this on a loop for the last 20 minutes and cannot stop laughing. Thoughts of the Brewer obstruction call from earlier this year.

Had a next-door neighbor in the early 90s who wanted to be drafted so badly, just for a chance to keep playing. Waited through 60 rounds of the draft. Then the White Sox drafted their GM’s daughter, who was a softball player. That sucked. Poor guy didn’t get picked.

Well, that was fun for a few pitches. Damn it

Just chiming in to say that you can still take water bottles in. Each person can bring in one sealed water bottle this season, I've done it for each game I've gone to. They stopped me at the home plate gate on Tuesday. Guy in front of me as well. Offered to dispose of it or let us drink it there.

That’s just it. Other stadiums (I’ve been to 28) have really got some great stuff. SF has the bacon-wrapped hot dog and garlic fries, for example. I am willing to seek out, and pay for good food. Take my money!

I went last night and was surprised at how bad the food was. We had a pretzel, hot dog, and nachos. Standard ballpark fare. Pretzel was caked in salt, flavorless, and not chewy. I think they soaked the hot dog bun in water before wrapping it in foil. It was a mushy paste surrounding the hot dog. The nachos were okay, mainly because I asked for and was given a lot of jalapenos. The quality of the game didn't help, but I don't think I am asking for too much. I miss being able to take water in. It hurts to spend $5.50 on a bottle of Aquafina. I saw the RTBNL had a crispy pork/mac n cheese combo that sounded interesting, but Somewhere's restaurant review makes me glad I passed. I've been dieting. In the past, I would have kept eating until I found something I liked, but after saving most of my daily calories to use at the game, I was really disappointed.

My third Brewer game this year. Brewers have yet to score a run.

Did someone say Love Jones? "What, baby What is a Love Jones? Shucks, darling It's when you love someone Very, very much and you Just can't seem to Get yourself together"

I can't wait to see Burnes pitch in person! And against a really good team.

“Anything that flies that far should have a stewardess on it.”

I'm going to guess that a pine tar mark from a bat is significantly different than a mark from a finger, or fingers. I don't know who will blink first in this, because I believe that every team's pitchers are using the substances. But it is really the best and easiest fix to the game. Better than moving the mound. Take a couple hundred RPM and 2-3 MPH off of a pitch, hitters might have a chance.

Ah, the Greinke method!

Depends on what kind of success. I think his stuff alone, even if he remains as wild (5 BB/9) as he is now, means he'll likely stick in a MLB bullpen for the foreseeable future. But is he a dominant late-inning guy like he looked to start the season? Having watched his every MLB outing so far, I have my doubts about that. If you split the difference between the statcast xERA and FIP/xFIP he is a mid-3s ERA type guy this year. Which is good, but not elite. But I don't think it was so much about any concerns over him, just a case of needing to give up something good to get a good player in return. I think the Rays are one of the organizations least likely to overpay for "hype", but even so there would be at least some degree of "selling high" on J.P. Sometimes it doesn't click for players until relatively late, that could be the case for him, but there's also a very good chance there is not. And when someone is a relief-only prospect who spends 6+ years in the minors with good but not great numbers, that often (but not always!) tells us something. We don't know who else TB were interested in if JP was off the table, but I can certainly see why the Brewers would rather give up a bullpen piece, albeit a seemingly good one, over a higher-impact and higher-ceiling guy. I agree that this is a likely win-win type of situation. Adames has put up 6-8 WAR over ~2 full seasons worth of PAs and is 25. Richards looks like a useful, if low-ceiling, pitcher. The Brewers side of it is very likely to be good. For the Rays it's almost like playing with house money. They have 3 top 100 middle infield prospects in AAA (Franco, Walls, Brujan) and another (Edwards) a bit further away. If even one of them pans out, they are as good or better than they were with Adames, and so any return they got for Adames goes straight into the win column. So even if that ends up "only" being two controllable middle relievers, the Rays are an organization who knows how to make the most out of that. The Rays long-term strategy of always infusing talent even when it means "selling" while contending is painful at the start, but do it for 5+ years and you'll always have replacements coming through. This trade is a defensive upgrade at SS, and it also frees up Urias to be the injury replacement for Wong, to improve offense from 3B over Shaw, improve infield defense when needed (Urias at 3B, Shaw 1B) and to still probably get some starts at SS against lefties. So it upgrades multiple positions, and Richards makes up for some of the lost bullpen production. And having seen Adames over the last couple of days, I feel even more positive than I did when it happened. Like I didn't really worry about his 2021 numbers, but you never really know when you just have a stat line to base it on. Having seen him and his approach at the plate, I very much buy that he is the career 102 wRC+ guy and not the 80 of this year. Rasmussen is the real prize TB got back though. He, too, is not a sure thing by any means. Two TJS already, some command/meatball issues, it carries risk. But also tremendous upside if he stays healthy and improves command even a little. It's really easy to like the Rays and their organization. Since I got the package that lets me watch every MLB game this year, I have watched at least six of the their games, and combined with the WS last year, they are becoming my second team. I really agree with the "house money" aspect of the quoted post above. I am also excited about Adames on the Brewers. Hope both teams win the trade.

Were there reports of him stealing signs? I've never heard this. Links would be great to these reports. Thanks. Reports? Not really a report, but Darvish seemed to think that the bullpen was relaying signs to Yelich. https://sports.yahoo.com/yu-darvish-comment-fuels-brewers-signstealing-speculation-christian-yelich-fires-back-234740903.html

Glad to be catching up on work while watching this game. Just painfully slow with all the three ball counts, and Freddy out with 100+ pitches in 4 2/3. 2 hours + and we aren't through 5.

Especially when he started 0-2. These guys watch more first pitch strikes than I care to see.