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I’m done caring what this team looks like in September. Get out of this month with a win (next week would seem doable) and rest of season will take care of itself. This is not what this team will look like in December.

I've had just about enough of Cruz already. At least it isn't Gamel killing us, but a loss counts the same either way.

And this is why I’ll keep coming back, and they’ll keep hurting me, but I’ll have games like tonight. And it’ll be good.

Nobody seriously expects a pitcher of even Burnes’ caliber to never have blowup innings, I know this. But doing it in a critical stretch—against the Pirates no less—is a special kind of brutal. A brutal that is coming to define this season,

I’ve found it hard to strike the correct balance with this situation, too. There is a part of me that hates to see him struggle, and today was just horrific. But there’s another part that is…less disappointed by it, for a bunch of different reasons. His recent performances suggest Stearns had an idea what the heck he was doing (imagine that) and that the deadline deal made more sense to those in the know than it did to those in the bleachers (or even possibly the locker room). His struggles also directly assist the Brewers in their desperate effort to capture the last wild card spot. And finally—and I must admit, I feel most guilty about this—this situation has caused a degree of satisfaction. I find it pleasing to see a team with massive resources and a go-for-it binge squander these on a team that stands a decent chance of missing even an expanded playoff field. And specifically with Hader, when he made his introductory press conference in San Diego, he went out of his way to mention how nice it was to be in an organization that “tried to win the World Series and not just make the playoffs all the time.” I know we’ve talked a lot around here about “bites at the apple” vs “go for it,” but I’m not inclined to hear that criticism from Hader. The org believed in him, developed him, and stood by him through his more than a little uncomfortable tweet scandal. And, of course, there is a chance a couple of those playoff appearances he maligns may have gone just a little deeper if he would have performed a bit better, too. A little self-reflection would go a long way. I recognize this is petty, and I should get over it. And I suspect I will…when the Brewers send the Padres to an early offseason.

Of course, they could have just platooned Yelich and Cutch in CF months ago, since CF should just go to the best bat available ?

Woo, series win. It feels like a lifetime.

Good grief, offense puts up nine and we can’t even cruise to the finish. Man I hate the Cubs.

I respect this perspective, for sure. I have a feeling this is the last ride we’re going to get with Woody, Burnes, and Freddy together. Either Burnes or Woodruff should probably be ticketed out of town in exchange for offense. If you’re going to deal Hader now for a cost-saving measure, they have to be eyeing the price of those guys. The whole offense is likely to be overhauled with fresh blood from the minors, too. Things are going to be interesting over the next six months.

That is absolutely brutal

Dang, blue…

To each their own. I grew up watching the Brewers be an absolute joke for the first twenty years of my life. I’m enjoying the last decade plus, thank you very much.

It should embarrass Cubs fans that they have an ownership group that is only willing to spend occasionally. There is no reason why a team with their resources should ever concede a season, and certainly not when two other divisional foes are waving the white flag, and the Brewers are the smallest market in the league. If I have to choose something to be proudest about as a Brewers fan, it is that the brass doesn’t do tear-downs.

Bottom line is, they just aren’t good enough to cruise against anyone. I’m not sure they’ve cruised since they played the Reds way back at the start of the year.

That figures. Williams couldn’t find a feel for the change.

Williams is throwing, but he ain’t pitching.

You don’t make a bad lineup better by swapping out roughly equivalent offensive pieces. You improve it by removing your worst bats with decisive improvements. The thing you seem to not be acknowledging is that Hiura is only going to replace whoever is playing corner OF or DH. Those positions are not even close to our biggest problems offensively. Hence, the exasperation with your proposal.

Wick couldn’t have soft-tossed that one to a better spot for Adames. That is right where Willy wants it, and he didn’t miss.

Yes sir!

Impressive showing in that the Crew played the Dodgers pretty evenly this whole series. The offense is whatever, but I’m impressed with the pitching staff. LA was on some kind of heater at the plate coming in, but Brewers pitching put an end to that. And unsung hero of the series…Brent Suter?

Here we come! Time to go on a run. All the way to an early exit from the postseason!

Hahaha, nice

Nah, fam. Solid AB

Counterpoint: they probably figure one hit in any given inning is more than they can ask of themselves, so might as well make that one count.

Suter giving up only one in that situation is practically a miracle. Time to steal one, I guess.