Jim French Stepstool
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They finished that season 4-10 with CC resting people periodically. It's a balancing act. You obviously want to give folks a blow here & there when given the opportunity, but when you take your foot off the gas it can be tough to ramp it back up.
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I also think Navarreto has an inside track on backup C next year. That's assuming they don't sign another Caratini-type. But if not it would make for a nice competition; Henry has had a good year. I think Devanney can play SS at the MLB level acceptably. From all accounts Black's played a nice 3B at AAA. If I had to guess he'll be at one corner or the other in Milwaukee once the smoke clears. I've never gotten a good handle on what I think his *best* position is, though.
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That's where I think Clarke needs to hang his hat to make it to the show. If he can catch as well as play 1B there's at least some versatility in this age of the 4-man bench. I've gotten a real kick out of his HR binge this summer. looking forward to seeing how he does in the fall. Didn't expect to see him selected.
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Long term, it wouldn't. I'm saying if he suddenly comes here & gets, say, 2 or 3 ABs a week after getting 4-5 a day, while suddenly facing MLB pitching, it'll be really difficult to maintain any kind of a groove, like he's in right now. Your last point, we'll never know. Certainly plausible. At the same time a lot of fans want to DFA a lot of guys when they remember recent failures. Tellez, I wouldn't cry if he was removed. But he reached base three times a couple games ago. If the 1B wasn't holding the runner Sunday the ball he hit is a likely double to tie the game. But I certainly think Black is a better hitter, big picture. Is he NOW? Like you said, maybe the FO doesn't think he's there yet.
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God Bless ya, but I don't think that's anywhere close to being true. Again, agree to dis. It's hard to argue they weren't bad tonite, but he had something to do with that. As far as saying they ARE bad, there have been a lot of games in the last six weeks that fly in the face of that. I enjoy the back & forth as long as it's with thinking fans. No antagonism felt.
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I think it matters A LOT. Agree to disagree. Sitting won't stunt his growth long term, but if he's putting up good ABs in Nashville, that probably won't continue here if he suddenly stops getting them. Especially considering the bump up in pitching. What gets factored in though, is once Nashville is done (Sunday) THEN you may as well add him. But I have no idea what their thinking is regarding that. Don't know about the service time thingie. It IS important to them. It kinda needs to be.
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No, he was Adam Wainwright incarnated, which unfortunately is pretty good. Like I said, they were too impatient. The old Wainwright does that to people. Unfortunately that's who was there. They have way too many games like this for my taste, too. But when you compare us to other teams, don't forget to compare the pitching staffs, too. I'd love to be strong in both areas. That's tough to do with the resources at hand. Bottom line, 84-66. AFA waiting for the next DP, I'll assume you mean hit & run and/or bunting. I love both, as long as it's the right combination at the plate & bases. There are probably too many on the team that simply are bad bunters. I'm not happy about that. Maybe it's just the way I'm wired, but having a team that loses a lot of games 7-6 or 10-8 would piss me off even more, because those teams IMO have a much less chance of going anywhere than the other way around. We'll all get over it, brother.😐
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I've followed Black. His approach is nothing like Wiemers', and similar to Turangs' except with much more gap-to-gap power, while making very consistent contact & drawing a ton of walks. I know you're focused on offense only, but Turang has won numerous games for them this year. Wiemer was up here due to early injury issues. Otherwise it would've been to his benefit to stay in AAA. Having said all that I don't know how to respond to "they can't hit" when you're talking about someones' first taste of the bigs. If you're referring to the here & now only, then OK. If they're a WS contender it's due to the run prevention, like it or not. I don't think anyone clamoring for him is looking at Black as an "answer" right now, but simply an improvement. Personally I don't want him up here unless he gets regular ABs & that might be tricky. Their approach is pretty much the approach they need to employ. Anyone who doesn't like it should b**** to the MLB hierarchy that the financial structure of the game be changed to mirror the NFL & NBA (gee, I wonder how the players' union would feel about that?) This team "can't hit". Yeah, & on other days they can. Be happy the pitching & defense gives them a chance they'd otherwise not have.
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Yes, bad teams sometimes do win games like this. Judging by the W-L record one did today. Everyone would like for their offense to be better. Over the last six weeks, sorry, but it has been much better. I know the last two have been frustrating. I'll also take their record since they left LA---a long time ago---every time. How do YOU think Wainwright pitched today? Not this season as a whole. Today.
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I think he'll definitely be here in '24, at least at some juncture. Also, they've signed legitimate bats. They've traded for legitimate bats. The direction you apparently want them to go in isn't happening, can't, and shouldn't.
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Here's what I saw: There was some over-anxiousness at the plate. Tellez' 2nd AB in an RBI spot, yeah, the result sucked. But that was a 9-pitch AB. It's impossible to put up that lengthy of an at bat & label it "bad". But in the end, he failed. Three DPs didn't help. Here's the thing about Wainwright. This isn't a computer game. It isn't Strat-O-Matic. We weren't sending punch cards up to the plate vs a 7.95 ERA. I know how this sounds, but he pitched well. If he threw like this all season his numbers wouldn't be that ugly. In fact they'd be more like what he's done most of his career. How that guy suddenly showed up tonight is what's frustrating. He got a little bit off the plate, and took advantage. The over-anxiousness, he's caused that for like the last 83 years he's been pitching. It says volumes about Sal Frelick that, as a rookie, he can get a couple knocks the first time he faced a guy who can make inexperienced hitters look real bad. Please keep this man.
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My main concern is for Peralta to continue to pitch well, stay the course & give them a chance to win. There are too many variables involved to just assume we'll score a bunch off Wainwright, as bad as he's been. Still, it's really amazing how few swings-and-misses he's gotten. Just don't chase (usually we haven't been) & there should be some pitches to hit. I assume Donaldson will take some guff tonite, their fans being so knowledgeable & all.
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Georgia Southern vs. Wisconsin gamethread
Jim French Stepstool replied to HarryDoyle's topic in Other Sports
The play I referenced above was it, I'll bet. Not lining up properly took away a 1st down, and they followed it up with a barrage of points in the following possessions. It's a new staff, and a mix of returning vets & guys new to the program. So who gets the blame? Damned if I know. Fickell talks about playing cleaner; it has to start pretty soon. They'll probably be facing a raucous atmosphere on the road Friday, and a Purdue team that, like them, has been uneven. IMO Mordecai has been one of the few who's shown visual evidence of improvement each week. Combining that with a tailback tandem that can be effective if they were actually used, would be welcomed. -
For sure, I don't disagree with that. Certainly the credo should be "Just keep winning".
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As they did. Still +6.5. I'm waiting for the thread that goes something like "Should we bring up Janson Junk & Caleb Boushley to start in Miami just so the fish can ace you-know-who out of the playoffs?"😛.
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Tell your customers you're on BrewerFan & they're also paying for the scintillating conversation you provide while serving them. Then bump the price up to $6.00.
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Five times.* In other words, three times before they went to NY last week. Recency bias. I'll admit I thought it would be a larger number too. But if you win the first two, is it really something to complain about? * I'm just talking about 3 game series.
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Don't know. I don't follow the NFL; was there something about the Packers to b**** about?
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And four in the last, I think, five weeks.
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Sure there is. Just make sure you say it after the "right" games lol.
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He was on 2nd base, and the ball was hit more-or-less behind him to the right side, with some air under it. With zero or one out, you're always going to freeze on a ball like that unless the 2nd baseman is playing almost directly behind the bag, which wasn't the case there. As long as there's less than two out, the way Monasterio & Lane reacted to the play is something you see more often than not.
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I couldn't help but notice a big contrast today. Very 1st inning. Nats were rocked by the late heroics yesterday. Corbin immediately has a 1st & 3rd, one out to deal with, including issuing a walk. Here we go again? Pressure all on the pitcher? Nope. Without seeing a pitch yet in the game Willy swings at the 1st pitch & pops up. Compare that to Frelicks' last AB, where he drew the walk to load the bases. No, it didn't lead to a run, but just such a complete contrast w/regards to "owning" your AB, as opposed to wanting to get it over with. Pretty nice job by the "B team" bullpen. Just couldn't get the sticks going.
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Actually the time to use him was the last Monasterio AB. Tellez reached base three times yesterday.
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I wasn't convinced Wiemer would be optioned, but have no problem with it. A rare mix of size, speed, talent & athleticism that needs to play. I wish he had more than a week left at Nashville. In 2021 they had the big division lead, & CC went pretty heavily into resting guys. It's the thing to do when you have the opportunity, I just hope he doesn't overdo it if/when the time comes. They finished 4-10 that year, not exactly the way you want to finish up.
