Brock Beauchamp

Rough game last night against a team that feels somewhat like a mirror image of the Brewers, only with a stronger rotation and much worse defense.

Can't steal bases if you're trotting around them all the time. Boringggggg.

First order of business: everybody bunts all the time

The Brewers can do a little damage to one of the many teams floundering just under .500 in the NLC. Also, I just noticed the Cardinals are now in sole possession of second place. Gross.

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I simply don't see a way the Brewers get a return on Adames given that his production is very useful on the 2024 squad and they'll miss out on a 2025 compensatory pick if they trade him. Is it possible? Sure. Will it happen? Highly unlikely.

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Well, since that tough series against the Phillies, the Crew has gone 4-2 against competent teams in Detroit and Toronto. Next up is a somewhat important series against the Reds. It'd be nice to start separating some of the 2-5 teams in the NLC.

This is my take as well. Any Adames trade has to take into account that the Brewers will receive a 35-ish pick next draft when he leaves. It's hard to envision trading him becoming a good idea when the return has to compensate for losing that draft pick and the 2-2.5 months of Adames' performance this season.

Don't shoot the messenger. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic wrote today that the Brewers should consider trading Willy Adames for starting pitching help. While the mere mention of this is likely to bring back Josh Hader nightmares to many Brewers fans, what he argues makes some sense on a baseball level. With the promotion and start of Carlos F Rodriguez the other night, the Brewers have used 12 starting pitchers and we're not particularly close to the midpoint of the 2024 season. Adames, a clubhouse and fan favorite, is set to become a free agent after the season and the Brewers have capable middle infielders already rostered in Joey Ortiz and Brice Turang. Sure to be a controversial move, it would be dealing from a team strength to fill a team weakness. With Adames due a Qualifying Offer after the season and the relative strength of the Brewers farm system, I'd prefer to deal from the farm to acquire pitching but the idea of moving on from Adames isn't ridiculous, either. View full rumor

Nothing wrong with a series win against a competent Jays team. Get it done, Tobias.

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I see your point but disagree in that the Brewers could effectively win this division well before the trade deadline given how the rest of the teams are playing. Target a guy then just go get him. Pay the premium, the Crew has the farm system to weather it.

Heya, it's CFR's debut!

The Brewers can send the Jays further down the path of being sellers at the deadline with a series win here.

Still trying to figure out what the hell is going on with your comments on the YT channel btw.

That's not really fair to Corbin. He was top ten in MLB innings pitched the past two seasons.

Yikes, this went out of control in a hurry.

Lary Sorensen was born in Michigan in 1955. He attended the University of Michigan for college and was drafted by the Brewers in the 8th round in the 1975 draft; He rocketed through the Brewers' minor league system, needing only 45 games to reach the majors. From there, he became a rotation mainstay for four seasons. Sorensen was a sinkerball pitcher who rarely walked batters (for his career, his walk rate is an impressive 2.1 walks per 9 innings). He hated walking batters, and he said that walking a batter sometimes made him more upset than giving up a home run. He never struck out many batters either, inducing countless grounders throughout his career. Sorensen's rookie season was promising, but it was his sophomore campaign in 1978 that made people take notice. Sorensen was a workhorse, averaging roughly eight innings per start. Surprisingly, his 17 complete games did not lead the team that year - Mike Caldwell had 23. Named to the all-star team (his only appearance in the mid-season classic), Sorensen worked three shutout innings in the Midsummer Classic. While Sorensen appeared to be a star in the making, the workload would take its toll on his arm. He had decent seasons in 1979 and 1980 but was far less dominant than his 1978 campaign. His innings and effectiveness waned with each season. Sorensen was dealt to the St. Louis Cardinals after the 1980 season in the famed deal that brought Pete Vukovich, Ted Simmons, and Rollie Fingers to Milwaukee. Sorensen would have a solid (but injury-limited) year in St. Louis before being traded to Cleveland. By 1984, his career as a starting pitcher was almost over. He would bounce around the majors and minors until 1988 with limited success. He was done as a player at age 32. During his four years in Milwaukee, Sorensen won 52 games, averaged 213 innings pitched a season, and had a 3.72 ERA. He produced a solid 12.2 bWAR / 11.6 fWAR. After baseball, Sorensen got into broadcasting, working for ESPN and then the Detroit Tigers. He was praised for his quick wit and friendly nature. However, Sorensen won't be best remembered for his time on the diamond or in the booth. Instead, his life has been littered with drug and alcohol-related problems. The first incident occurred while he was still a player when he was one of 11 players fined for admitting to cocaine use during a drug trial in Pittsburgh. In 1992, he received a DUI - the first of seven in his life. In 1998, Sorensen was let go as a Tigers announcer due to substance abuse problems. Things continued to spiral downhill for Sorensen. In the 2000s, he served two prison terms related to his alcohol-related arrests. In 2008, after crashing his auto, his blood-alcohol level was a staggering .480 - a level that would kill most adults. He lost his job, freedom, and marriage to alcohol. In 2014, Sorensen landed a broadcasting job for Wake Forest baseball and then added football in 2017, which he continues to do. But more importantly, he got - and stayed - sober. He credits much of his recovery to his now-wife, Elaine. Before becoming a lawyer, Sorensen's son, Mark, pitched for Michigan State before spending four seasons (2008-12) in the Detroit Tigers minor league system. Please share your memories of former Brewer pitcher Lary Sorensen View full player

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