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In the aggregate, you look at W-L record to determine peaking, and you could probably look underneath that, too, and see the Brewers HR production certainly ticked up in the post season (weirdly with significant contributions to that stat from the bottom of the order). To me, though, it's still about moments rather than trends. It comes down to Chourio's walk-off heroics (preceded by an epic walk by Sanchez) in Game 2 against SD - without that, it's not hard to imagine a very different outcome to the season. There were other moments, too, but that one stands out.
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If Bauers leaves and Vaughn is the primary 1B, I think they might try to find a journeyman-type backup rather than any of the minor leaguers ... or, going a little outside the box, maybe give Yelich a try
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For the bazillionth time, I'm glad I'm not the GM Bauers, if he's on the team and going well, probably needs to be in the lineup around 90% of the time. That blocks two out of three of Frelick/Lara/Vaughn (and mostly Vaughn if Bauers can't play OF), and that's not even considering the rising farm assets. I want those farm assets developing where they can play a lot rather than withering up with the big club, but I also don't want to pay a bit of a premium for Vaughn to barely play. There's probably a cheaper option that's in between, though I don't know who that is (ideally a big leaguer journeyman type). Without Bauers, the calculus changes - Vaughn would be a cheaper 1B starter, but also, the position is potentially a target for a short- to medium-term upgrade, especially if the farm guys aren't ready. And maybe a healthy Vaughn is the answer. Aye-yi-yi. You can spin on this forever...
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I kinda thought Lara might get a start here with Frelick looking a little worse for wear after his catch last night, but don't overthink it...
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Agreed - I mean, hindsight is 20/20, and if you're a Rays fan, you'll wonder if eschewing that extra rest day for their aces would have made a difference, but it was a reasonable choice.
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Not my comment, but I think the point would have been to start Rasmussen G1, and Peralta G2.
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Honestly, the lineup and starting pitcher choices by Cash has at least been defensible - theoretically, they made sense strategically. However, none of that matters if the players don’t execute - everyone has a battle plan until they get punched in the mouth. Different decisions would not have yielded different outcomes.
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Imagine if this was played in the before times when teams had no ability to challenge a call…. i guess we still win, 2-1….
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This is thought-provoking, actually. n the regular season, Vilade was .818 OPS vs, lefties and Aranda .837 vs. righties. Their HRs/AB are very similar, too. Where there may be a difference is defensively, but I don't know there, either - Vilade is usually an outfielder, and Aranda is not great, as we've seen. Ergo, it doesn't seem like worrying about who's at first should factor into pitching decisions, at least not early in the game. The other thought here is about who's in what role out in the bullpen tonight. We are pretty sure it's bullpen tomorrow, so holding back some long guys would be advisable,
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I'd love to not see him, either, but because Gasser goes 6 and departs with a 5+ run lead. But if it's a 1-run game in the 7th? We will see him.
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Aranda, Simpson, and Caminero had 6 of their 7 hits plus their two walks - so, 8 times on base. Given that they were consecutive batters in the order, it's a little surprising we kept them to 2 runs. That makes me a little nervous for the upcoming games...
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I'll let him do that - you kind of have to see it in motion to see the barely perceptible scrape of the bottom of the cleat after his foot had been in the air when he caught it. It was not obvious at all, and if they had called him safe on the field, they wouldn't have overturned it - but... you're supposed to let the call stand if it isn't an obvious error. That, plus the blown check swing call could have been very costly. Glad it worked out.
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One thing we probably won't hear is "The Bears still suck" ...
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The Dodgers' pitchers have more pedigree and name recognition, but honestly, the best starting pitcher the Brewers faced this postseason was King, and no casual baseball fan even knows his name. Rasmussen is an ace, Freddy is very effective, and Martinez was 15-6. They're very, very good. Where we beat those other pitchers was hiking up their pitch count and getting into their bullpen - they were still quite effective when they were in the game. Let's see how this plays out - the Rays are capable of beating us rather than the Brewers losing...
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Martinez was 15-6 this year - for comparison, Miz was 16-5. I think "inferior", while it's technically accurate compared to Rasmussen and possibly Peralta, gives the impression we're going against a tomato can. We're not. There is a tendency to focus on the SP matchups, and I'm as guilty as anyone, We should know by now that the bullpen matters as much or more. That really should be a checkmark in the Brewers' favor, but the Rays go about things more like us than the Cubs/Padres/Dodgers offensively, so I am nervous about that, too.
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I don't see any desperation - seems like a solid move to me. The point is to win more games than the other team, and this kind of makes them a favorite to win 2 of the first 3, I would think, Unconventional, perhaps, but thoughtful.
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The main thing to worry about is hold back a designated pitcher or two for an extra inning game - the postseason does not put a runner on second to start the inning, so the possibility of several extra innings is greater. So, even though they didn't end up using Patrick or Harrison in either series, they did serve a purpose. It's almost impossible to believe Woody could fill that particular role in his first appearance. But, you could move Drohan or May to that role if Woody is rostered.
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Why? I am a complete sucker for this thing from an emotional standpoint. Then again, my head knows it's a low probability of usage in a high-leverage situation and that we're really not gonna get THAT Brandon Woodruff,,, But, man, I really would love to see it...
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First things first - get 2 more against the best team money can buy. If that happens, I don't like how hard it looks to play in the Trop - I mean physically. In addition to losing track of balls in the ceiling and the more often ricocheting, I also don't like the bullpens being in play in foul territory. And oh yeah, the Rays are a little scary as a baseball team, too...
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Already being done: Proposed Tampa Bay Rays stadium - Wikipedia - proposed to be open in 2029 with capacity of only 31k
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Be patient. Snell was inefficient last time out against the Braves. That didn't translate into a lot of scoring, however - only one run given up despite 3 hits and 5 walks over 3 and 2/3 innings. He's a 2-time Cy, so can't really expect a repeat of that, but getting him to throw a lot of pitches might be doable.
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All this commentary and only one post with the letters b-u-n-t in it, and it came in the first one. Everyone's dancing around it - say it - he's one of the better bunters (at least one of the more practiced ones, anyway).
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Well, if you look at Hamilton vs, Monasterio, there's an argument there (and I think you're underselling Monasterio a little), But we also have to look at Hamilton/Ortiz (and perhaps Rengifo) vs Durbin, Not as clearcut
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He's carved out a niche that benefits this year's squad well. I was going to muse about his role long-term, but let's leave that to the offseason. He was a huge asset in game 2. Truth is, I want all our guys on the bench to see more action, but I don't want to take anybody out, either. Way to make the decisions tough, bench guys!
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I think A-Rod made an interesting argument in the post game regarding bullpen usage - the issue with using 4 innings of bullpen every game isn’t necessarily the wear and tear of too much use of individual bullpen pitchers, it’s the opponent getting familiar with all of them over a long series. We did use all the A-guys last night. It’s very hard to trust the other guys in the type of high-leverage situations (basically all 9 innings, it seems). We’re going to need the other guys, especially if we can’t get our starter through 6. We do get more off days and that helps, but the familiarity thing does concern me a little.
