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Now, yes.
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Counterpoint: You need to hit HRs to win in the playoffs. You can't sustain the Brewers style of offense vs top-flite pitching like you see in October. You need launch angle; strikeouts don't matter.
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If they were to close it out with a close win in game 4 w/Ashby getting 7 or 8 outs, I could see him at least being in the conversation. Otherwise like @Brewcrew82said, it's probably between Chourio & Contreras.
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Since starting out 13-13, the Brewers are 100-47, a winning % of .680. Just wow.
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Really interesting factoid. Thanks for sharing.
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You tell us----couldn't you see that guy wrestling a croc?🐊
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One comment I'd like to make: Frelick made that diving catch in the 8th, and I suspect there are a lot of fans who hated him doing that w/a ten run lead. And in a one-sided game you probably don't see effort like that in the NFL, or the NBA, or from many MLB teams. But when it's in your DNA, you do that. Always. Regardless of the scoreboard, and without thinking about it. Had he pulled up--- yeah, they still win the game. But if they had a lot of players on the roster who would go about their business in that way, we'd have been focusing on football, watching the leaves turn colors & aerating our lawns over the last month because this team wouldn't be here. Gasser allowed everyone to breathe & relax, both in the dugout & in living rooms all across Wisconsin. Razor-thin edge over Chourio for POTG in my book.
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Cash might've looked at his bottom three in the order, seen how the Brewers pitching has performed & decided he didn't want Caminero coming up with few if any runners on base. Now, it didn't really work out that way in the 9th inning of game 2, but I could understand the mindset. Caminero has been hitting 3rd regularly since late June, so hitting him 4th behind Simpson could certainly be questioned.
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It seems like wherever they put him in the OL, PJ Wilkins has struggled. They may have figured a few things out in the absence of Kawecki at C; Stylz Blackmon moved there Saturday & seemed to be just fine while Barrett Nelson, a veteran who has been in the program a long time but has played very little, also held his own. This line has a long way to go AFA commanding the line of scrimmage the way you'd like, but I agree they're heading in the right direction. It would really help the overall depth if/when Kawecki returns.
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This. Peralta has had issues over the years AFA keeping a manageable pitch count. If that doesn't become an issue for him by the 4th or 5th inning it'll be disappointing, and a surprise.
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It's almost as if Barry Alvarez knew what he was doing😉.
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I realize that sacks figure into it in the college game, but I saw that SC ran for a negative 17 yards. Had to blink a couple of times & re-check that one.
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I saw very little of the game because there was this baseball thingie going on (might re-watch later), but what I did see verifies what's been suspected for some time--that this defense is no joke. Even the DL is being disruptive & occupying blockers, which can be a death knell for an offense if Posa, Catalano & the other LBs can run free. The stat line tells me that people not named Colton Joseph ran for just over 100 yds. And that Joseph, while he only threw for 58 yds, had only 2 incompletions & no field-flipping mistakes. That can give them a chance pretty much every game from here on out if the defense & special teams continue to perform.
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I think that's accurate. If there's a cushion, you might lean towards Romero and/or Hall for the LH 'pocket' in the TB order. But there are no more upcoming series, 11 games in 10 day stretches, etc. Let it fly.
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As it turns out, a little added bonus from Rasmussen not throwing game 1. We won't see him at any time in St Pete this week, save for a possible inning on what would be his 'throw day'.
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Really good analysis, especially re Henderson's early struggles. Just about everyone has been talking about the mistake in sending Hicks. Yes, you could tell as the play unfolded that Chourio had a very, very good chance of gunning him down--even to the point of considering it a miscue if he didn't. And Hicks is no sprint champion. But when you consider that there were 2 outs & where the Rays were at in their order, I don't think a dice roll from them was all that horrible of a decision. Debatable sure, but IMO holding him at third wasn't a no-brainer. Glad they sent him, though😁.
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Pratt's performance last night reminded me of a game in Robin Younts' rookie year. He committed an error that allowed Baltimore to tie the game late, then in his very next AB homered to put Milwaukee back on top in a game they eventually won. The '74 Brewers didn't use words like 'undaunted', but for an 18-yr-old kid that's about as undaunted as you can get. And Pratt had a couple of monster ABs yesterday on the biggest stage, after he rushed & made the bad throw earlier. Impressive. I might have to start drinking Fanta Orange.
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Did he say anything about a challenge system for checked swings after the Caminero VS Megill AB in game 1? Didn't think so.🤔.
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Yes. I was thinking more along the lines of extending the ABs, fouling off tough pitches, laying off the changeup etc. Misiorowski didn't walk a ton in the postseason but still had his pitch count run up. Definitely easier said than done.
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And while we love Ortiz, don't underestimate The Bunter.
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What I want to see vs Rasmussen is a 22,23 pitch first inning. Maybe we score, maybe not, but I want to see woodpeckers. What I DON'T want to see is it followed up by a 7-pitch 2nd & a 10-pitch 3rd. Be what we saw from SD & LA vs Misiorowski, consistently. It'll be interesting to see what the crowd (?) looks like for UW-USC.
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I believe you. I'm just not surprised that it wasn't scrutinized that deeply. But if the cleat clearly clipped the bag then yeah, it should've been. The 'easily see' refers to the foot initially lifting off as Pratt makes the catch. Apparently the replay gurus stopped the analysis there, but shouldn't have. The check swing call was a more obvious miss IMO, in real time at least.
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The 1969 Mets won the WS with 4 starters in their early-to-mid twenties. But admittedly apples & oranges; that's from a era when pitchers were worked like pack mules.
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The cynical side of me can't help but think that if it was Derek Jeter instead of Pratt, there would've been a forensic examination & the base would've been sent to the lab to try to detect cleat residue. But you can easily see why it was overturned. The check swing call---THAT is what really could've/should've had folks up in arms.
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Nailed it. Especially the bolded.
