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  1. Joseph Zarr
    After Rosario takes the lead off walk down 2-0 top of 9, Wes Clarke K's swinging. His 3rd K of his evening. Just an absolutely non-committal confused half swing on a 2-2 breaking ball dead center. Not a good look. Man on 1st. One down. Delgado then lines a first pitch inside breaking ball into RF. Men on the corners. One down.
  2. Joseph Zarr
    Sweet was tossed because he was defending his player and the ineptitude of the home plate ump. Alfaro challenged a low 2-2 strike call on a breaking ball. He tapped his helmet immediately. She refused to grant the challenge. The Sounds very much have a challenge remaining. Ridiculous actions by the lady working the dish.
  3. Joseph Zarr
    One outing later and Hudson's velo is back down to 91-92. He did touch 92.8 mph in this inning but that's it. He's working with men on the corners and two down. Manager Rick Sweet has already been ejected.
  4. Joseph Zarr
    Nice escape K swinging there from Elvin. Hopefully the Sounds bats wake up.
  5. Joseph Zarr
    I'm just glad Murphy wasn't listening to my thoughts during this One. Honestly, after Patrick threw his first ball of the ball game I was calling for RHP Nick Mears to warm up. Gotta see the forest for the trees. Mearsy had that coveted one game off, well, two games ago. He's ready to pitch nine after yesterday's mini meltdown. I think missing that opportunity was the story of this game. Not pitching Uribe and Megill for the 6th time in 9 games. Gotta use Mears for the weapon he is. He can go through a batting order 5 times if you only let him. When the starter isn't hitting the strike zone with every pitch, pull him. He's out. Mears is in. Secret weapon.
  6. Joseph Zarr
    Here's the thing: That trade was a sensible trade from every angle. The end results were emblematic of, well, being the Brewers. But the player-for-player swap was defensible from nearly every angle given what it offered both clubs. Brewers addressed a glaring weakness and traded from organizational strength and Santana played quite well during the playoff run. I don't begrudge it one iota. I supported the trade then and looking back I feel no different. I am in overt denial, however, and in a land of cope since last year's season ended. I routinely find myself questioning Brewers 40-Man decisions and all the hoopla happening from within that 40-Man. It's confounding. And it's familiar to a different era of fandom. I don't uh like it! (Last sentence said in poor Brooklyn Italian accent)
  7. Joseph Zarr
    If the Red Sox are a wet fart...are the Brewers that uncomfortable pre-wet fart sensation? Like that discomfort before the relief? OR are they what's left after the deed is done? You know, the uncertainty? Can't quite put my finger on it.
  8. Joseph Zarr
    "I've endured the first two months of 2025 Brewers (and their entire off-season) Sarcasm alert": Ahhhh, yes. Seeing how they are handling this current run of brilliance from Henderson makes their outright gifting of RHP Shane Smith to the White Sox make all the more sense. Let's hold on tight to Alexander so we can use his impact innings in more high leverage spots; burn another Option on Hendo; lose his uber-productive arm for 15 days...and all the while we can watch Murphy fumble through bullpen decisions and usage like a Freshman High School coach. This season continues to baffle in immeasurable ways. Thankfully, we have Mona's bat boosting us from that nine-hole while we get his stellar defense back at SS today. In one off-season, the Brewers have morphed into a very unserious organization. In terms of entertainment and baseball joy value, it's depressing. There's over-reaction in there. There is very much also painful truth in there. And, it is precisely these types of transactions and manipulations that tell me the Brewers are still likely thinking they can just turn their season around...maybe if we just overpay for a couple of borderline vets! Eeeeeek! I continue to think I am mostly at odds with Matt Arnold and his inner circle of MLB roster decision-makers in 2025 and I do not like it one bit. I am SO ready and willing to be wrong.
  9. Joseph Zarr
    OK. Planned shorter outing. He did throw 70 pitches on Tuesday. He left with a man on 1B and two down. Mendoza gave up the fourth run...that will be charged to Crow. The ol' RISP psychhhhhe!
  10. Joseph Zarr
    Did anyone see why Crow was pulled at 45 pitches?
  11. Joseph Zarr
    I love it when the DSL bleeds into the Carolina League on behalf of our Muddies. Makes a grown man tear up. Like an Honoring of their collective youth. Times not so long ago when these wee pups were, well, still wee pups BUT they were wee pups in a wee different place! Nostalgia fills the Fredericksburg infield dirt...
  12. Joseph Zarr
    New Di Turi HR dance?
  13. Joseph Zarr
    Shoulder strain. Looked like he re-injured it swinging and fouling a pitch off.
  14. Joseph Zarr
    Awesome crowd in Nashville tonight. You LOVE to see it.With Lehigh Valley sweeping their DH vs Buffalo this likely Sounds dub will keep them within 4.0 G. Going to be tough for the Sounds to make up ground w the easy breezy current LHV schedule.
  15. Joseph Zarr
    He certainly did baby. Who other than our man Spencer w the immediate clip.
  16. Joseph Zarr
    What a gutsy win by those Mudcats baby! Bases juiced one down for Flores and he K's two. Whewwww. Might be my favorite win of their season. Grittttty.
  17. Joseph Zarr
    That was such a massive scoop and turn. His D this past week has been so much better. Very very encouraging.
  18. Joseph Zarr
    Welcome back Mr. Mike Boeve! Have a game Mr. Freddy Zamora
  19. Joseph Zarr
    Bitonti with another long ball - a two run jack - gets the Midcats out in front 2-1. Let's see which version of LHP Anfernny Reyes we get today. Come on, young gun let's shut it down!
  20. Joseph Zarr
    I see RHP Christian Welch has already surrendered five pokes and a walk in 2 IP. Truly a nightmare of a young season for this young man. He is very much giving me shades of a low-velo guy who is going to struggle sticking in affiliated ball. His stuff just hasn't played.
  21. Joseph Zarr
    Just for reference sake, and a fwiw: When the wind is really blowing in Biloxi it is near always blowing out to Left. The wind has really been blowing this week.
  22. Joseph Zarr
    😅 Nah. Keep in mind when I say these things, at the end of the day, I understand it is just baseball. I lose zero sleep over any of this. I still take great joy watching the Minor League games and writing my reports. AND, yes, I have surrious questions about how the Brewers (the Big Club, specifically, here) have gone about their business since that heart wrenching loss to the Metropolitans. This leaves me unconfident today. That two months is a lot of runway to make a couple more desperation moves before things travel further South.
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  24. Joseph Zarr
    The comments about (1) our current manager, (2) the likely manager in waiting, the (3) questionable decisions from the Top Personnel decision-makers over the past six months (ergo, Matt Arnold), and (4) the unknown of how this decision-making group will operate approaching a trade deadline. I personally very much see a team that 'should' very much commit to Selling. Considering how they handled the Rule 5 and how they continue to address the greater roster, I am very much unsure they see things remotely close to how I do. From the vantage point of a person and fan who is consistently leaning optimist as to how the Brewers have handled their business since Stearns came aboard, I find myself the least confident I have been in quite some time that I share their vision of how they are approaching their MLB club.
  25. Joseph Zarr
    That's my deepest concern. Seeing how willing the Brewers were to overpay for Priester, I have little trust the organization sees their state of affairs the same way I do. My humble lifelong Brewers fan opinion is they need to FULL on commit to the youth movement and rebuild. Stop paying two makers. Acquire and continue adding depth to the system and the youngest talent pool. They simply have way too many flaws to consider some type of turnaround based on what it will cost to get a meaningful addition(s). It's OK to have a down year but see the forest for the trees and don't keep compounding mistakes.
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