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Well dipping beyond the Opening Day 12 only makes this easier. And to add to your point, this new model going forward will likely lead to fewer injuries and less turnover. Which in turn lessens the need to use 25 pitchers to get through a season. One of the reasons the Brewers used so many pitchers in 2018 was to limit the amount of looks the league got at them. There was plenty of non-performance and non-injury related shuffling. It's all about keeping MLB hitters off balance, limiting looks, and allowing pitchers to throw their best pitches. Going through an order multiple times successfully usually requires a 3rd or 4th pitch. Going through once, only requires 1-2.

Managing it they way he did today is how they got to this point in the season. I'm not saying this in any degrading sort of way but you don't suddenly do a 180 now. It's worked at an incredibly high rate.

It's literally worked dozens of times this year and far more times than not.

Except nobody has “tattooed” him all year so not sure why that would be expected now? The series is over according to you anyways so why does it matter? The only 2 MLB starters who had a lower batting average against than Peralta were Sale and Scherzer. Lol at being tattooed.

Good thing games don't end after 7 and a half innings.

Yelich 1 for 3 with a BB today. On base clip of .500

How is it possible to have nearly all if not entirely all of one's posts be negative during a 12-game winning streak and an NLCS berth? Just a random thought. Not directed at any named individual.

YES!!! Still have the lead and the Dodgers have emptied their bench. Huge

Posted this in today's game thread but it probably warrants discussion. Most likely won't get much agreement so it will take lots of time to be proven true. Here goes anyway... It sure is. It just means scrapping traditional roles. No more starters going every 5 days. No more relievers making 80-90 appearances. It's 11-12 guys going 2-3 innings at a time with typically 2 days rest each in between. There are 1458 innings plus the occasional extras to cover in a 162 game schedule. That's 121.5 innings per pitcher on a 12 man staff. An end to 200+ innings on an individual arm is a good thing. The obvious retort is that you don't have 12 equal guys so it would be impossible to spread the workload evenly. What people don't realize is how many MLB pitchers carry around the same stats the first time through an order. The elite guys carry a .500-600 OPS against the 2nd and sometimes even 3rd time through. But most relievers carry similar numbers their 1st time through. There would still be a place for the elite guys to average more innings. The best of the best would push 3-4 innings. Even then, they'd still top out around 150 innings. I encourage anyone who doubts this to take a look at the splits for major league pitchers. If you're good enough to stick, starter or reliever, chances are your OPS against in under .700 the 1st time through. The difficult part of the current traditional model is finding guys who hold up multiple trips through the order. There's pitching dominance to be had giving batters only 1 look. It's just a matter of how long it takes for the transition to be complete. The current model of a 5 man rotation with starters called on the make 80-100 pitches every 5 days and supplemented by relievers who throw 20 pitches 3-4 times a week will be extinct in a decade. Either that or a rule change will have to be made to keep the game the way its been in the traditional sense. The change should be allowed though because it's better for the pitching arm. It's nice to see the Brewers ahead of the curve on this and being one of the teams at the forefront. It might even get them a World Championship in a few short weeks.

Emotionally maybe. A 3rd AB by Turner against him after a line drive hit by the only batter to get 3 chances makes it a no brainer.

Just what the doctor ordered from Miley. And correctly being pulled at the appropriate time.

All that hand ringing by the FOX pre-game crew about giving the Dodgers early looks at the Brewers pen and it's the Crew that gets the first chance to bat against a reliever for a 2nd time.

Roberts wisely doesn't give Yelich a 3rd look

3rd crack at Ryu starts well with Cain

With the glove that kid has, he's hitting plenty to silence any naysayers out there!

Jack Links inducing lots of worm burners. Ride him until it changes.

:fingerscrossed:

Ok here we go, 2nd time through beginning for Miley. I assume this is where the leash starts getting real short. Good start to round 2 with the K of Taylor.

Ryu has reverse splits, he's tougher on RHB. Assuming you're not relying strictly on hindsight.

Like many in a given profession, their knowledge is based in the way the way the game was played during their on field careers. And thinking it's going to continue to be played that way. Instead of looking at the way the Brewers handle their pitching staff as innovative, they come off as hard on Milwaukee because they believe it's a fluke with no lasting power.

I think they're trying to rationalize it that way to make themselves feel better. They're forgetting 2 things. The Brewers got just as much of a look at the Dodgers pen. And more importantly to their point, the Brewers will throw less repeat innings total from any individual pitcher than you'll just about ever see in any playoff series. Are their batters going to be able to find comfort in cataloging 11 different guys spread 5-6 at bats apart between repeat appearances? Meanwhile the Brewers hitters are getting consecutive ABs vs the same guys.

It's nice to see the Brewers ahead of the curve on this and being one of the teams at the forefront. It might even get them a World Championship in a few short weeks.

Oh, and it's gonna happen. It's just a matter of how long it takes for the transition to be complete. The current model of a 5 man rotation with starters called on the make 80-100 pitches every 5 days and supplemented by relievers who throw 20 pitches 3-4 times a week will be extinct in a decade. Either that or a rule change will have to be made to keep the game the way its been in the traditional sense. The change should be allowed though because it's better for the pitching arm.

It sure is. It just means scrapping traditional roles. No more starters going every 5 days. No more relievers making 80-90 appearances. It's 11-12 guys going 2-3 innings at a time with typically 2 days rest each in between. There are 1458 innings plus the occasional extras to cover in a 162 game schedule. That's 121.5 innings per pitcher on a 12 man staff. No more 200+ innings is good for the human arm. The obvious retort is that you don't have 12 equal guys so it would be impossible to spread the workload evenly. What people don't realize is how many MLB pitchers carry around the same stats the first time through an order. The elite guys carry a .500-600 OPS against the 2nd and sometimes even 3rd time through. But most relievers carry similar numbers their 1st time through. There would still be a place for the elite guys to average more innings. The best of the best would push 3-4 innings. Even then, they'd still top out around 150 innings. I encourage anyone who doubts this to take a look at the splits for major league pitchers. If you're good enough to stick, starter or reliever, chances are your OPS against in under .700 the 1st time through. The difficult part of the current traditional model is finding guys who hold up multiple trips through the order. There's pitching dominance to be had giving batters only 1 look.