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  1. formerlybis
    For those who follow this closer, with Mitchell close to being available, how does the club/Murphy see the outfield in the short/medium term? Perkins seems like more of a known commodity at this point, and he's useful. Mitchell has had bad injury luck, but I'm not sure I would mess with what seems to be working. You could play them both (I think), but that would likely come at Chourio's expense (I won't beat that dead horse). Maybe DH Yelich a little more? I'm curious what others think. (following the suggestion of the moderator to start a new thread rather than discuss it in the IGT)
  2. formerlybis
    For those who follow this closer, with Mitchell close to being available, how does the club/Murphy see the outfield in the short/medium term? Perkins seems like more of a known commodity at this point, and he's useful. Mitchell has had bad injury luck, but I'm not sure I would mess with what seems to be working. You could play them both (I think), but that would likely come at Chourio's expense (I won't beat that dead horse). Maybe DH Yelich a little more? I'm curious what others think.
  3. formerlybis
    We'll throw confetti...?
  4. formerlybis
    It is the nature of fandom to have a complete change of attitude before and after an 8th-inning two-out pinch-hit go-ahead-from-behind homer from a guy batting .189... I am that guy.
  5. formerlybis
    Granted it was really a no-pressure save for Megill today (and the first of his career 103 games in), but I kinda like him as the regular closer-for-now. The numbers guys will probably tell me it's a bad idea - I'm basing this on my lower nervousness level when he's out there...
  6. formerlybis
    I've got the Pirates feed on MLB.TV - Sanchez was his catcher when together for NYY. He had never faced him as a hitter. Still doesn't really explain the smile, but they do know each other, apparently.
  7. formerlybis
    I’m a compartmentalizer. It is possible to do a fist-pumping YES when the last out was recorded today and the sweep over a rival, and at the same time have some doubts about the long-term sustainability of their success. Great first eighth of the season - but not even the wildest optimist thinks they’ll play .700 ball forever.
  8. formerlybis
    Cards had 12 LOB on Friday and 10 today. That's 22 LOB and 1 run scored.
  9. formerlybis
    That was largely built on a few blowouts. 9 of the 20 games they've scored 3 or less. Throwing out yesterday's explosion, the Brewers had scored a total of 5 runs in the last three games and gone 3-0 (1-0 against SD on Wed, 2-1 Fri and 2-0 today). Also, they're getting almost 2 hits and 1.4 runs per game better than 2023. Is that sustainable? Hope so, but I'll expect some regression.
  10. formerlybis
    I watch a lot of soccer, and it's a regular occurrence that the team with more high-priced talent creates a lot of chances, but (in an individual contest) fails to convert and ends up losing to the opportunistic side. I know this happens in hockey, too, The Brewers were the opportunists today, but over the course of a season, it's better to be the first team. They actually have been for a lot of games, but it has a mirage feel, at least to me, Would love to be wrong
  11. formerlybis
    This has probably been discussed here in previous threads, but here goes. For most of the last few years, the Brewers just had to get the lead going into the 7th and then rely on a dominant back-end bullpen to bring home the W. At least for now, I wonder if the injury to Williams creates a greater sense of urgency to get more comfortable leads. It's a mentality thing.
  12. formerlybis
    Good game for everyone to practice bunting….
  13. formerlybis
    Boy names: Bill. Gil, or Will Girl names: Lil(lian) or Syl(via)
  14. formerlybis
    I just noticed that the Cards have a player named Richie Palacios. He really should call himself Enrico and we'd all smile....
  15. formerlybis
    Still only a two-possession game….oh, wait
  16. formerlybis
    Ok - we get foie gras again... I doubt anyone would do this, but I'd be tempted to counter the opener strategy by pitting my 7-8-9 hitters at the top of the order and just move 1-6 down 3 spots.
  17. formerlybis
    We should be rooting for this last WC race to go down to the last game - in that scenario, whoever gets in will lean heavily on their aces just to get in, and we'll be facing the back end of the rotation for at least game one.
  18. formerlybis
    For what it's worth, I think winning any game in Miami clinches a playoff spot.
  19. formerlybis
    I'm more wishful that Taylor would have been in the lineup.... I guess you've got some nice PH possibilities today.
  20. formerlybis
    Suzi Quatro
  21. formerlybis
    Sorry if I made it confusing. Yes, #3 hosts the last WC (#6). The first WC also hosts the second WC - this is probably where the confusion set in because I labeled it as #1 WC, which is really the 4-seed. So, to get the 3-seed, the magic number is 6. That’s the focus of this thread. We will probably clinch a playoff spot before we do that, though, and I was working through the magic numbers for that.
  22. formerlybis
    Getting back to magic number talk, let's discuss clinching a playoff spot.... There are 3 teams currently on the outside of the WC race that the Brewers have not yet closed out - Miami, Cincy, and SF. The magic number for Miami is 5 - sort of. If Milw wins just one of its remaining 3 games with the Marlins, the Brewers would win the season series and thus own the tiebreaker. So, if the Brewers entered that series still at magic number 5 (perish the thought), winning that one game would bring it down to 2. For Cincy, it is now 3, and for SF it's 4 by virtue of SF having the tiebreaker. If you're wondering about the #1 WC spot (because they get to host, too), we are concerned with Philly and Az - we know our magic number is 6 with Chicago. We have a magic number of 8 with Philly and 7 with SF. So, to summarize the magic numbers: Division: 6, any WC: 5, #1 WC: 8.
  23. formerlybis
    Any word on Yelich? If they don't plan on using him, what is the thinking about not putting him on the 10-day IL retroactive to his last appearance, and get someone else who could at least do something?
  24. formerlybis
    I forgot about tiebreaker - thanks. It's 5.
  25. formerlybis
    I've been keeping my eye on that. Our magic number is 6 on the Reds/7 on the other guys. We have 13 games left. Obviously, we should just win 7 games to close out this thing, but it is worth noting that both of the chasers are currently not in any of the Wild Card slots. They are in desperation mode.
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