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  1. HarveysWBs
    It was inside, but Friedl definitely stuck his kneecap out for it. He wanted the HBP, and he got it, good and hard.
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    Indeed. The roster grind never ends. But I trust this org a whole heck of a lot more than LAA’s.
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    I have never seen anything like this kid in a Brewers uniform. I’m not quite old enough to have seen any of the 80’s guys play, but I saw the lean years and then every player come up in the franchise resurgence. Only Braun is close to this. And Chourio’s ceiling is so obviously higher. We are so fortunate to have him—I couldn’t be more excited for the next decade. If you have a talent like this in your lineup, it’s almost like having a top-3 QB in football. Nothing guarantees you playoff success, but you start every year with a big head start. Let’s freaking go!
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    Yeah, I was conflating ‘18 and ‘19 with their more recent seasons, but you’re right, still a really impressive streak nonetheless. I don’t know what to make of their blowout record. I agree that the lack of a losing streak and the fact that they themselves almost never get blown out bodes very well. But there’s definitely some weak competition accounting for a lot of what’s going on in that list. Brewers, Royals, and Twins are top-5 and they all get some weak divisional opponents to prey on. So the question is how real this Brewers team is. I like the offense this year much better than I have in a while, even without Yelich. The pitching staff feels like it’s been defying gravity just a bit, but like their Pythagorean record, that’s seemingly something the Brewers just always do, since the defense is legit. At some point, we’re far enough along that you are what your record says you are. I usually try to assume my eyes are lying to me, but maybe, just maybe, this thing is real.
  5. HarveysWBs
    I’m fascinated by the idea that the Brewers could simultaneously threaten to set a franchise wins record while also underperforming based on their run differential. For so many years under that other manager, the Brewers always seemed to way overperform their Pythagorean record. My theory is that we used to use the bottom of the bullpen more in close trailing games, which led to more blowout losses than we have this year, but I’ve done no legwork to test that.
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    I’ve always liked the dude, just not the player. As such, I’m sorry he’s hurt (goes without saying, I would be in any event), glad he got some money for his trouble, and also glad this all but surely closes the book on his time as a player in Green Bay. Hope he makes a full and complete recovery. Now watch pass pro become a complete nightmare without him as I eat my words…
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    I know wish-casting your ideal postseason opponent is a fool’s game, but I will say this: I’m kinda hoping the Diamondbacks stay clear of the bottom wildcard slot one way or another. If Arizona and whoever they draw in the opening round decide to just play rock’em sock’em robots with each other’s bullpens for three long games, that’d be fine with me. Maybe they’re peaking too soon, compared to last year’s run? But they sure look scary right now.
  8. HarveysWBs
    I get this take, but we’re also talking about 19 playoff innings here, half of which was in relief in 2018 (where he was largely spectacular). The question raised is not entirely a nothing burger. He struggled mightily last year in his four inning postseason start, which contributed quite a bit to the quick exit from the playoffs (and probably his eventual exit from the roster). His strikeouts are down a little this year, and his overall performance is on a bit of a glide path (to be expected perhaps as he nears 30, and how outstanding he was for the last three years). And if his 19 postseason innings are significant, it is fair to wonder what his last 20 innings pitched of this season (in which he has given up 20 earned runs) might mean for how he will end the year. Is this some motivated reasoning by a Brewers fan who wants to feel his team won the trade by exiting their Burnes shares at as close to the peak of value as can be expected? Yeah, there is, speaking only for myself. But biased or not, I think there’s at least a little bit of smoke here, and I’d be a tad nervous as a Baltimore fan.
  9. HarveysWBs
    Murphy’s postgame justification on not pulling Devin after 5th run walked in: “Devin still had the chance for the save there, so you don’t want to pull him in that situation.” If that is his full and honest opinion, I don’t like it at all. You have to have a feel for what is going on. You can’t just say that as long as your closer is in a save situation, he has the ball, full stop. I choose to believe Murph is smarter than that, and is saying this to cover Devin’s pride and not dog him in public, or just cover his own rear end on the decision. Time will tell.
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    Hey, we got off on the wrong foot. I’m not trying to pick a fight or anything, and when the all caps come out, that’s usually my cue to leave. You’re right, and I’m just talking about one game here, too. I said earlier one game doesn’t make a trend and I mean it. I’m not critically concerned yet. But this one game will look much worse if Devin Williams (a player already coming back from injury this year) has to get shut down again for any stretch of time, or shows signs of overuse down the stretch. I’m a Brewers fan, I have to worry about something—I’d be just as happy as anyone else if this is just a bump in the road, and it probably is. Cheers.
  11. HarveysWBs
    1) If the sky rained beer my grocery budget would be lighter. 2) If Devin keeps getting used like this, and started losing it down the stretch, these arguments would be back. The point is, we shouldn’t have to lean on Devin this hard. No one would second-guess Murphy for saying Devin was down tonight, even if Mevill came in and blew the save.
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    Then again, it’s not like Megill was terribly effective either. If the team knew he wasn’t ready and activated him hoping they wouldn’t have to use him, I’m just at a loss. Something doesn’t add up. Either roster management or in-game management failed horrifically. One game does not a trend make. But now we’re on trend watch.
  13. HarveysWBs
    Thanks, Murph. Go get em tomorrow.
  14. HarveysWBs
    Every inning, every pitch matters. Wear and tear adds up, and if we can save guys, I’d certainly like to do it. And also:
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    And now we have to play extras and burn up more bullpen—the bullpen which, by the way, is the essential piece to the playoff puzzle for us. Nice.
  16. HarveysWBs
    Worst managing I’ve seen from Murphy all year. Murphy has been fine as far as I’m concerned, but this one was DUMB.
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    Good grief, man
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    Clown show behind the plate
  19. HarveysWBs
    Is Megill dead? Devin doesn’t have it, let’s not burn him up too much in August.
  20. HarveysWBs
    Cool, ump. That’s cool.
  21. HarveysWBs
    Oh yeah, it’s been a great ending. But unlike Gack, I was really sure I was going to win that bet…
  22. HarveysWBs
    Sure, but that kind of illustrates the point that what you are on August 18th does not exactly indicate where you’ll be a month and a half later. On October 2nd, the Cards’ run diff was down to +19, and their putrid 83-win campaign actually exceeded their Pythagorean W/L by a single game. The existence of that championship team is an abomination, made all the more galling by the fact that the Brewers have met or exceeded that win total ten times (about to become eleven) since 2006 and haven’t even won a pennant. So yeah, I want to see the Cardinals lose and go ahead and keep on losing forever.
  23. HarveysWBs
    The ‘06 Cardinals were absolute trash. I still get mad thinking about that team. But I bet a girl that they’d lose the World Series against the Tigers. Lost the bet, took her on a date, and the rest is history, so not all bad I guess.
  24. HarveysWBs
    You never stop worrying about the horror villain until the lights go up in the theater. This is NL Central 101 stuff.
  25. HarveysWBs
    On a more serious note, I hope this is the last favor we do the Twins for a while. Can’t stand those guys…
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