Underachiever

I think I’m the only one here, but surprised they have left Pfaadt in to pitch after the Stott 2b

I’m pulling for the Dbacks. However, I still had a stress flashback when they scored off a broken bat hit, like Carroll’s double in Game 2 in MKE

RIP, Bigfoot.

After I get done fighting Brock B for his comment on Larry Hisle, I have to come slap you for throwing shade at Ken Macha.

Sarcasm. My post was complete sarcasm. Not meant to make sense. An earlier post said his record wouldn't be as good in one-run games if his bullpen wasn't as good. That's the same as me saying his record in one-run games wouldn't be as good if they scored more runs and played fewer one-run games.

Anybody who just watched Woodruff possibly lose ~150 million dollars would be a fool not to be in a rush to free agency, despite their public persona. Position players don't have the specter of a career-ending injury on every play like pitchers do, so they can be a little looser. I don't let Adames' demeanor fool me into thinking he's not looking to get paid. He must think that keeping it loose makes him play better. If it didn't, he would modify his behavior.

If Counsell had better offenses, he wouldn't play in as many one-run games, so his record in those games wouldn't be as good, so he'd be a worse manager, which means the Brewers could afford him, but why would they want him if he isn't that good?

Excuse me? We are about to fight. It's ON! Somebody hold me back.

I have really high hopes for John Blackwell. Just have a feeling about him. I don't think that Hodges nor Ilver will be factors. Need Winter and Yalden to step in. Very excited about the team. The non-con schedule is great. OP didn't even mention Marquette or the SMU/West Va games in Ft Myers. I think they got a little unlucky with the B10 schedule. Northwestern, Penn State and Minnesota as three of your single-play teams is not ideal. But getting MD and Illinois at home only is good. Final regular-season game is at Mackey. Will it be for the Big 10 title? (Probably not. Badgers will have it locked up by then)

Just so I understand, when you typed "LA", you meant Latin America, correct?

At this point, I'm an "anybody but Houston" guy. Good to see the Rangers shut them down last night. Then we can maybe get the Arizona-Texas matchup that everyone predicted back in...well, never.

Burnes wouldn't miss a beat on the Dodgers. Their starters can't pitch in the post-season, either.

That gif is...disturbing.

Arnold announces his intentions with Burnes, Woodruff, and Adames: https://www.google.com/search?q=tobias+funke+fire+sale&rlz=1C1RXQR_enUS954US954&oq=tobias+funke+fire&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgAEAAYgAQyBwgAEAAYgAQyBwgBEAAYgAQyBggCEEUYOdIBCDU3MjZqMWo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:06620f9f,vid:280yPTyei0U,st:0

@Joseph Zarr: I am asking you this because of your avatar. Chorizo had a dismal year in the sausage race. I believe they had 10 wins all year. I pull for Chorizo every time, but they broke my heart all season. In Game 1 of the Dback series, Chorizo was Winkerish. Late start, not even competitive, it was over as soon as it started. What would it take to improve Chorizo in the sausage race? I can't believe the Brewers will go into 2024 with that spicy, gaping hole at the 5. I'm wondering if there are any sausages at Nashville that could take over Chorizo given the proper seasoning. And yes, I used "they" as a pronoun, despite the fact that if anyone could be assumed to be a "he", it's a sausage.

Good lord, if trading Josh Hader threw this club into a tizzy (allegedly), they might fold up and quit the season if Adames got traded at the deadline. He at least is likeable and the unquestioned team leader.

I haven't logged on since Wednesday. I am sure most of my thoughts have already been expressed. Just so many disappointments in the past week. That broken-bat double by Carroll broke me at the same time. Coming after a 93 mph floater for a home run, it was just too much. After not one, but two, 40-foot swinging bunts that, instead of being a double play, advance TWO runners to second and third. Just crap luck. I was in the stands on Tuesday, and did not fully see the Longoria play. Upon seeing it on tv, I just shook my head. The pitching and defense model is good, certainly for 162 games, but the margins are so small. As small as the distance between a finger and the knob on Michael Taylor's bat in 2019, or the big toe on Brice Turang not catching the HBP. But at some point you need to slug. Single, walk, single, didn't work. The team looked tight. Arizona didn't. Add in Corbin Marcum's struggles, and it was not to be. I just hope that 53 is okay. I feel badly for him. He seems like a good guy, and I love watching him pitch. Whether it is for MKE or someone else, I want him to have the opportunity to pitch to his capabilities again. To get injured when he was that close to the kind of FA contract that he was looking at seems cruel. I will be back, probably sooner rather than later. I will be in Arizona in March when Spring Training resumes. I am excited for the young guys to improve. Why can't the Brewers have the next Corbin Carroll? When the Brewers were bad, as they were for most of my life, there was a much more gradual denouement to the season that began as early as June some years. This ending is more like the ending of the Sopranos. Snap to black. Hope can suck the life out of you some times. This ended up being a lot longer than I thought it would when I started.

THET DON’T CHASE!

93 mph homer, broken bat double. Somebody get a live chicken.

Nice not to need three hits to get a run

Is it possible that the game could be at 3???? If so I’m screwed.

You’re right, suggesting Turang might not be trash was way over the line by me.

Station to station baseball.

Robin Yount. Guys can improve, even if they don’t become a hall-of-famer and two-time MVP.

I think he’s a rookie and guys can improve.