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I'm admittedly higher on the young pitchers than most here, especially Peralta. I no longer see a need to package a ton of young assets for a TOR starter. I think Peralta, Burnes, and Woodruff are all ready. And in that order. Add Chacin, Nelson, Anderson, and Davies to those 3 young arms in addition to Zach Brown in the pipeline and that's an exciting rotation mix I don't want to part with. That's not even mentioning the potential to bring back Miley or Gio. And its leaving off Guerra and the notion of converting Hader back into a starter. Of course, the argument can be made to package a couple of these guys for one elite guy. That's putting a lot of eggs in one basket. I think we have some top of rotation guys in Peralta and Burnes. And if Nelson comes back next year, look out. And I want Hiura's bat in this lineup.
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Time to start thinking about how to raise absolute hell if Yelich doesn't win MVP. -
I think there's proof the Brewers manager is making good decisions on the whole. The proof is in 90 wins and (hopefully) counting.
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If they hang on, I'm going to be glad Woodruff is available tomorrow.
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He sure looks good doesn't he. Too many options for 5 spots would be a nice problem to have.
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No, having Gio Gonzalez start meaningful games is the problem. What in the heck are you talking about? The guy was 2-0 with an ERA under 2 for the Brewers coming into tonight. I'll go ahead and admit it, I'm hoping you say something to get banned if this keeps up.
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What? This is ridiculous.
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In the end what it really came down to was swapping Chase for Freddy and using Jennings to merely eliminate one at bat for Carpenter vs the righty. Says a lot about their opinion of Peralta to me. I know it could be said that I'm reading too much into this but this is just further confirmation of what I've been hearing with regard to the team's very high level of confidence in his stuff.
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Craig Counsell following tonight's big win against St. Louis and the plan going in... I'll say it again. This organization has Peralta pegged higher than almost everyone here. I'm sticking to my opinion that he's one of the safest bets to be in the rotation next year.
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Or a bad pillow or godhelpus a violent sneeze. Or a phonebook
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Seeing Saladino was a surprise no doubt. Flaherty's best pitch is his slider. Maybe Saladino was the guy out of that group who they felt had the best chance vs the slider. He did put in a pretty good at bat. Also, any one of those other 5 listed could be someone they have ticketed for a specific reliever. Again, they know and look at a lot more data then we do.
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The way Thames is swinging the bat, I don't think there is any good time to use him right now. Maybe in a blowout.
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If you are doing a bullpen game, you do a bullpen game. Not a Freddy Peralta start disguised as a bullpen game because you tossed your disposable lefty in there for the first hitter. Counsell has had some great games playing matchups this year. This one was a miss though. If you're doing a bullpen game, you don't have to bring in a new guy every inning. And as of this posting, reliever #2 has gone 3 and 2/3rds allowing 1 run. At least put the pitchforks away until something worth crucifying the manager happens.
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Because it had nothing to do with not trusting Peralta to face Carpenter. Very simply, if you're going Johnny Wholestaff, why not use a lefty to face the opponents best LH hitter to start the game. And the reason the choice was Jennings is because he's the one you don't mind burning on one hitter.
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This really feels like there were a handful of you just waiting in the wings ready to jump in with the criticisms the second something bad happened. Which is sad.
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long ball, that's most likely right in line with what they're planning
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Million dollar question right there. The most logical explanation is that Jennings is ticketed for one batter. And if you're going to burn anyone on one batter, it probably shouldn't be a key guy.
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One thing that's for sure is they're not afraid of setting themselves up for criticism. I'm glad they're not worried about fan opinion if they believe in what they're doing. The cries will be very loud if the Cards light them up tonight. And they'll only get louder if this is the start of a sweep. I don't have all the info they have available, none of us do. They have something STRONGLY telling them this is the way to go and I'm placing my trust in that.
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If you don't think Counsell and Stearns sit down and talk about strategies like that which we're seeing today, I can tell you unequivocally that you are mistaken. Stearns 100%, zero doubt, had input in this. The only speculation is to who approached who with the idea.
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Game thread, Green Bay vs. Washington, 9/23/18
True Blue Brew Crew replied to LouisEly's topic in Other Sports
I think the real opportunity is there for MLB. I just don't think they'll embrace it. People are craving a sport where they can trust what their eyes see. If MLB would switch to an automated strike zone, and get the pace of play shored up, I think they'd make huge gains in popularity. You'd still need all of the umpires in their usual spots and close calls would be backed up by replay as they are now. The home plate ump would get the instant ball/strike call in his ear and would still be the one signaling the call. And of course the home plate ump would still make calls on plays at the plate, check swings, HBPs, etc. Every network has the strike zone permanently fixed on the screen. Having an umpire call 10-20% of pitches in contradiction to what the viewer sees is not good for the sport. If every ball and strike were called uniformly and with 100% accuracy, you'd fill the glaring need for a sport that isn't decided by the individuals officiating it. Technology is there to get fair/foul balls right and even force out plays.. That combined with a replay system that only reverses egregious calls and you're suddenly putting out a product people can trust like no other. Right now, the NBA and NFL have no chance at putting out a product that's not entirely up to the judgement calls of people not even playing the game. -
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