Jim French Stepstool
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Yes. But then again I enjoy seeing them lose even if they're in fourth place, so..........
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A bit? Where this organization sits considering the size of the Milwaukee market, the overall strength of the farm system, the personnel decisions & ability to get production out of people where others couldn't............yep, we're extremely fortunate.
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............And the most comprehensive sample---over the last 113 games---puts them fifth in MLB in runs scored. Honestly, I hope you slept well.
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Oooooohh...........🤩.
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Black is having a really mediocre year in AAA, but you hafta wonder where his mindset is. You know he has to realize Yelichs' struggles, and he DID put up nice numbers in his short stint here. There might be conversations upcoming about an IL 'break' for Yelich. For all we know there have been & he's balked. Good news is that if he takes a break, you really can add anyone, position-wise, because you're replacing someone who might as well leave his glove at home & use it as a pot-holder. Flip side is who, exactly? Black? Baddoo? He was a house afire, then got hurt & is now back playing. Adams had the 3 HR game, but hasn't really launched a hot streak from there. And no, I don't think you'll see any of the AA guys.
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Didn't see that post. I would tend to agree with it. Had I seen it, I don't know if I would've given you a thumbs-up though. Really don't want it going to your head😉.
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I mentioned awhile back that it would be great if you go wire-to-wire in the division or close to it w/o being seriously challenged. We've done that a few times over the years. But if they get challenged at some point, great. Bring it on. Answer it. If you're unable to do it successfully you weren't going to reach your goals anyway. I saw a little bit of the way LA swung the bats tonite. I saw how Chicago scored their go-ahead run. Part of being in a division with that team is surviving the stretch(es) where they experience their storybook bull****.
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I think that for some posters it's extremely easy to believe or understand statistics & believe they're predictive as long as they show negative tendencies. Sorry, but I don't see any rationality to expect similar results (positive or negative) to follow a cold stretch. Or a hot one. If they continue to struggle to score runs consistently they'll be quite reliant on the elements of the team that they've leaned on for a long time--run prevention. That's let them down lately a time or three. If some of the ABs I've seen tonite from people not named Yelich or Mitchell continue, then something else. I think you're right about the human mind & recency. But in a 162-game season I think the best prescription for that is a strong dose of 'get over it'.
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Watching this game, I don't know if I've ever seen something so incredibly clutch & incredibly mind-numbingly stupid from the same team in one game. I'm sure it was brought up, but the Contreras challenge to strike out Reynolds w/runners at the corners & one out---I'll give him the benefit of the doubt that he realized it MIGHT have the bottom of the zone even though he had to lunge for it. But the fact it was w/two strikes & it was Reynolds made it a mammoth moment. Then there's the opposite end of the spectrum. Sigh. You're leading off an inning, you get to 2-0 with neither pitch close to the zone. In that scenario you can criticize a hitter for swinging at the next pitch regardless of where it is. To chase the next pitch---at your feet---just throw away all Top Ten lists of Yelich disappointments in 2026. AFA head-up-your-arse moments are concerned you can't get worse than that unless you, I dunno, swing, hit a ground ball, and run out of the box towards third base. Incredible. You can get angry but at the same time feel bad for someone who is that incredibly messed up at the plate. Three hits for Chourio is very good. All of them going to the right side of the diamond makes it even better.
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Totally agree. Perhaps some moves to AAA from Biloxi open up something for Dickinson or even Pena, but Payne certainly looks like an obvious move. Maybe Ebel gets a cup of coffee in Wisconsin before it's all said & done.
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A couple people on here said something similar. Maybe Murph should set up an account & username.
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But Vaughn came here & hit much better than he did in Chicago. With Rengifo I think it's simply a change of scenery thing, which you see all the time. Looking at his career numbers, he was never nearly as bad as he showed here. Neither was Seigler.
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I'm guessing Murphy knows that. But the guy who was more than good enough less than twelve months ago, how much of THAT guy might be buried somewhere among all the chasing, swinging through FBs & hitting rollover grounders to the right side? Anyone who says "not much if anything", it's hard to argue with the evidence. I speculated awhile back there will be a time that a decision is forced if his struggles continue. Looks like we're just about here, regarding the drop in the lineup anyway. IMO whatever is still there for him won't come out if the chasing doesn't cease. And it's not like he'll get better pitches to hit hitting 7th. I have no issue with dropping him but if he picks up his offense I don't think where he's hitting will be germane to it, unless he's feeling pressure hitting higher.
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At the time they needed a SS-3B replacement & I don't think they trusted him much on the defensive end. From what I understand that's been a rap on him for quite awhile. Shewmake was definitely better w/the glove, and they'll always value that, as they should. Now, if he was still here you COULD consider him if they gave Yelich a phantom IL stint. But that would've necessitated him still being in Nashville and I think you're right; at a certain point he & his mouthpiece wanted to move on.
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Oh geez.........If he picks up a couple of hits for San Fran, someone will have to be sacrificed😄.
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You DO realize that if that happens it'll now be your fault, right?
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Can't wait for the latest breaking tweet----"Brewers drop Vogelbach from hitting staff; hire Claude."
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I think it definitely is bat speed with Yelich, and he realizes it. He's been hitting a lot of balls to the left side while mostly getting jammed on the pull side. So it looks like he's made the adjustment by trying to go oppo more often than not. The problem is like I said---he can get pitched inside effectively, and I think he's so locked into going the other way that it exacerbates the chasing on balls that are outside & off the plate. He also at times chases down & in. Why he's doing that I have no idea because it appears the days of getting the head out on that---even if it IS a strike---are mostly over. If you watch his ABs closely, if the chasing were somehow curtailed he'd probably have a decent enough OBP to at least still be leading off, which is probably the only place in the order where he might be of use.
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I don't even know if that's the reason why he's 'riding the pine'. That's an exaggeration anyway. Like I said, he played six games in a row & since then he's been playing like every other day. I also brought up reasons why he might not be out there every day. And whatever those reasons are, they're going to trump "Get him on the field!!!!! Yelich sucks!!!!!" (and BTW yeah, he has). I understand their trying to get Yelich going. At the same time I've probably been one of his biggest critics on here and no, I'm not confident he'll heat up. I'd be shocked & disappointed if Lara doesn't receive the opportunity to get on the field most days.
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If you're bunting for a base hit, that's a weapon & one that IMO gets a bad rap. I mean, the people after him NEED to heat up. If they don't you have little chance for sustained success anyway. Also.....what the hell? you didn't have a vehicle with an ample back seat?
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He played six games in a row & has played every other day since then. He's gotten opportunities, and I'm looking forward to him getting more which I'm sure he will. Look at Pratt. He came out smokin', seemed to hit a wall (offensively) & is now heating up again. There might be something Lara needs to adjust to, maybe swing path, maybe just video work on pitchers he's never seen before. Or something else. And like I said, it's not like he's been buried.
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I was actually talking about Sanchez for Yelich in his previous AB (the 7th?)
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RF-1B-DH he has four 'regulars', the three who filled those spots tonite plus Lara. Lara is the key to Yelich sitting more. Lara was getting a lot of run but is 1 for his last 12. I'm sure there's a process to his introduction to the bigs, and I'm certain it doesn't include "He has to play, because Yelich sucks!!!" And Yelich HAS sucked. I just hope Lara can catch fire & establish himself because when he's cookin' he fits really well with this offense. We'll see how it unfolds.
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Like I said, don't shoot the messenger. I'm just saying why it was done that way, and that it's done that way a lot, by many teams. Again, I'd have been fine with Sanchez there. The overall picture might've been clearer had he later sent Sanchez up for Yelich, but that obviously didn't happen.
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Who knows how he matures/develops? Me, I don't see him as someone you want to bring in with men on base, or even to start an inning in a close game. Either role, there's definitely some growing up to do. Toward that end, Murphy spoke volumes when he replaced him in the middle of an AB.
