Jim French Stepstool
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Any word on Mitchell being removed late yesterday? He had a high blood sugar level in a game in September & had to leave; wondering if it's something related.
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Just heard a report from someone at The Trop. Pitchers are going through their pre-game stuff. FWIW, Gasser & May are doing stuff related to recovery, like you would do if not expecting to pitch. Henderson & Woodruff are doing a different prep, Again, FWIW.
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And one of the hits was of the INF variety. Yeah, he was sitting in the low 90s. But he was very effective doing that going back to last year before being IL'ed.
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That might be the strangest thing of all to me. They've done some very un-Brewer like things in the post season but are still 10-2.
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What this screams out to me is this: Their starters from here on out are all going on 3 days rest for as long as the series lasts. Of course they could monkey around with that by using someone else, or using an opener. I'm assuming Rasmussen, Peralta, Jax/Martinez. If the Brewers go according to Hoyle with their starters it's 4 days, 5 days, & 4 days. To me that's significant. It's kinda like someone being down to their last few chips & drawing an inside straight to stay alive, and the opponent shrugs & says "Fine. let's see you do it again. And then, again. Oh, and the last two hands are on our table." Not to say the series is over. But there's an advantage here. I'd also like to know how Caminero is feeling. Not what they're telling the populace, but how he's really feeling.
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He threw 24 pitches last night. I hope so but I'd have to give that a definite 'maybe'.
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I'm not sure about how effective Woodruff can/can't be. And if the game went another inning or 2, we don't know that he wouldn't have been able to throw. I mean, someone had to throw the 9th inning that night. The fact that it was him doesn't automatically make him some kind of novelty act. If the INF hit by Cedric Mullins was hit firmer, the RBI double never comes to the plate & he throws a 1-2-3 inning in game 3. For my money he looked similar to what we saw before the velo dipped & he had to go back on the IL. People who are saying there are better options for the roster spot could be correct but I don't think there's iron-clad evidence of that. Having said all that, his choosing to work the 9th rather than start the next night is, shall we say, interesting.
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Both Jax & Martinez had them chasing the changeup. They can do that to people. Unfortunately it happened tonight. Brewer hitters didn't have many favorable counts, that had a lot to do with it.
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If that's the case, yeah. I'm not sure we know the answer though because like you said, he wasn't going to be used in the 12th.I'd like to know if he was good tonight if there was a 13th, 14th, whatever. I obviously don't know but I get the feeling Patrick was just done for '26---dead arm, soreness, whatever. Anderson & Stallings are legitimate calls.
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It's really too bad this had to happen & spoil the national coming-out party (I say national because Brewer fans should already be aware) for Cooper Pratt. This kid can pick it (yes, he's had some rookie yips) & has seen his offensive numbers head northward AFTER moving up from AAA, and actually taking another leap forward in the post season, culminating in a WS-winning HR that wasn't, through no fault of his own. Four-for-five.
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I think any manager who has a LHP in his pen, regardless of who it is, is going to use that LHP vs Hicks in that situation. Harrison over Drohan, that can be debated in hindsight. Woodruff being off limits today? I suspect so, but that's a good question. Either way, he wasn't going to be used for Hicks-DeLuca-Simpson.
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What I didn't like about it was they were 2-strike hits. So yeah, there was an opportunity there to get a chase but we never really attacked it that way. L on L vs Hicks, you certainly could've been more aggressive in that regard.
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He could go 7 seeing as how there's no more having to worry about 'saving his innings'. But I agree it's unlikely, and saying we absolutely need 7 out of him is a strange thing to say.
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I might be wrong, but if that happens I thought I heard it has to be P for P, or pos player for pos player.
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Yeah like I said, I can see both sides. I just lean towards no, being up 3-0 is the key for me.
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On & off, all post-season really.
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This is it for him, barring a game 7 & a BP appearance. So yeah, the wraps should be off as long as he's good.
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He probably would've if this was a 6th or 7th game. I see where some are bringing that up on here, but I wouldn't have done it. To me that's one of those things that isn't a no-brainer either way. You're hedging against maybe needing a starter for tomorrow, and that gets screwed up if he gives up a run---which we all know isn't likely, but not impossible. Worst-case scenario you're up 3-1 & you have him ready to go Wednesday. I can see the argument, but up 3-0 I'd save him for his start.
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Uribe will be available.
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At first glance you'd like to have had a Uribe or a Megill for the 12th. But really, the usage tonight leaves us in a better spot than TB for tomorrow, BP-wise. It didn't work because Drohan was poor after Ortiz set the table for them, but I get it. I assume there's now some clamoring for Patrick to have made the roster, despite his blowup vs STL, or Anderson. Hard to argue with that. It's a little weird, being one game from a World championship with the way the defense has, at times, struggled. I think it's going to be about as interesting as you can get to see what Cash does tomorrow re his pitching after using both Jax & Martinez. Might have to go back to Rasmussen on three days. Caminero sure didn't look good heading off the field.
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I remember when they clinched the LA series. There was some outward happiness on the field of course, but I took note of how the real let-go was reserved for the clubhouse & there seemed to be a real 'the jobs not done yet' vibe to the whole thing--even after eliminating the defending champs. As you got through the latter stages of the season you'd hear things like "we haven't accomplished anything yet." And you're still hearing it now, even up 3-0. That's all Murphy. So yeah, the lock-in, the focus, has just been remarkable. We should've learned by now not to assume this-or-that from a BP game, but I'll guess we see May either starting or first out of the BP. Drohan pitches early, but maybe Hall instead? Senzatela could even open & go an inning; someone else mentioned that. It would be back-to-back days but that's not a big deal at this stage & he threw the ball really well last night. I expect Martinez to follow Jax.
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From the left side, Ashby Drohan Romero & Hall are all available. I don't think we see Harrison unless it's a later inning & there's a cushion.
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They certainly aren't paying any attention to the age on their own roster. I mistakenly thought LA had one more in them in '26 and then, at the very least, would have a little re-tooling to do. Unless the ownership gets turned over someday to some clueless entity it's hard to imagine them totally going away. That's a really good farm system, and buying what you need to fill things out is a nice luxury to have. But yeah, some of the comments from their fan base are laughable. The organizational philosophy, the day-to-day mindset, the attention to detail, it's really hard to find anything to compare the Brewers to. Yet the phrase "teams like this" is rolled out?
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No. It's 18 months ago & we're still trying to decide between Vinny Capra & Oliver Dunn.
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This. Actually, more like Mercury & Pluto.
