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Mid-sixties and coming off surgery might have something to do with that.
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Not much I can say about game 2 since I missed much of it. I will say that I thought it was significant that Uribe was used in the 8th rather than Koenig w/Lowe & Reynolds the first two due up. Kinda illustrates to me that another LH is needed for the BP no matter if Ashby is struggling, lights out, or anything in between. Zastryzny & Hall are on their way back; don't know if that'll satisfy the need or not. As a 'big picture' kind of fan I can't help but notice that given their season so far they hit well enough to win the first one, and from what the raw numbers say probably pitched well enough to win the second one. And won neither. Baseball, I guess. Watching Valdez today I couldn't help but be reminded of Franmil Reyes, who also came up looking like Babe Ruth but was out of US organized ball at 27 or 28. It'll be interesting once folks get a book on him; right now he's awfully impressive.
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Yep, you're right. My bad.
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Yeah, it often is. But there are hitters you need to turn around, or see a LHP just due to the splits. So another option they trust needs to be found. I'll admit, I didn't think his #s were quite that skitchy over the last month.
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Interesting question re an off-season release, assuming he doesn't improve. They aren't in a great position to eat a contract, even one in its' last year but you never know. I'm actually a little surprised a mid-season break via the phantom IL hasn't happened. Might still be in the cards. The funny thing is, Tyler Black has really modest numbers at AAA but IMO has looked better than those numbers might suggest, and their hesitancy re Black's defense---which I totally get---would fit like a glove in the Yelich role since he hasn't seen the field in what seems like forever..
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Makes sense. Personally though I've never been as big of a 'let him start the inning' guy as some are. I was perfectly fine with Patrick getting Davis to open it up. Obviously the .153 hitter decided to be vintage Jason Kendall today.
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I don't disagree with the Yelich assessment. Yep, I was shocked he didn't beat that bunt out. I feel the day may come when Yelich doesn't see regular ABs unless things change dramatically. Mitchells' emergence & Lara showing every indication that he belongs should be the catalysts. Right now yeah, he's defending him & he's in 'we have to get him going' mode. I don't know when that plug gets pulled. All I know is stuff like that is almost always weeks after fans start clamoring for it, which makes sense. But I definitely think the clock is ticking.
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I think bad might be laying it on a little thick; I agree he hasn't been as good in the last month. But his first three today were Mangum, Lowe & Reynolds. Mangum is OK but not as good vs LHP, Lowe is much worse, & Reynolds is someone opposing teams always try to flip to the RH side late in games. Ashby IMO was the clear call there. If anything, this could be an indictment against what you (don't) have behind him from the left side. Zerpa, Hall, & Fitzpatrick are all out, Drohan is now in the rotation & Koenig has been so-so since returning. I would imagine Zastryzny (who was also out) will be called on before too much longer.
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He was probably shocked that Gonzalez made such an incredibly dumb decision throwing home. But sure, once you realize that, then try to force them to make another throw or two.
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I've never understood why people bring that up. There is zero reason to need anyone or anything to shield him from the group asking the questions during these pressers. And I'm not even clamoring for 'tougher' questions, I don't really care one way or the other. It's just strange to think he's bringing them out there as a buffer like this is NY or Philly.
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Pittsburgh has a better team these days at the plate & on the mound. But I can see why they don't have the look of a contender quite yet. The error in the 9th could've been a killer, and the throw home for the final out.........holy cow, what a dumb decision with Vaughn running. But it worked. Maybe a different outcome if we don't giftwrap them 2 in the first inning. I saw nothing from Ashby today that suggests he's wearing down. First pitch ambush for a base hit to the right side, the hit that loaded the bases wasn't hit particularly hard. Then after the K he falls behind Valdez 3-1 which is asking for trouble, but he's done that at times this year even when rested. Velo looked fine. It's too bad they couldn't have closed it out for Yoho. He really seems to be locking in. It was kind of funny watching Mlodzinski. What appeared to be a couple of very disinterested innings from him, then all of a sudden he gave a damn in the 8th once he smelled a W.
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I could easily see Frelick raise his hand.
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I think they've had games lately where they haven't needed a long man and when they did---in Arizona---people they trust a little bit more like Anderson, Patrick & even Yoho were available for length. I won't go overboard on Stallings' last outing---he showed a nice changeup & located it well---I just think they have a little more of an inclination to let Wilson be the guy to work irregularly if it's between the two. Been awhile for Bauers, he's probably rusty lol.
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Ashcraft for an inning, rain delay for oh, about an hour. Ashcraft done. Works for me. Maybe that's why we added Wilson😁.
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I agree. I don't see an upgrade here over Rom other than that Rom can be optioned & is still around as a shuttle piece. I wonder if the pitching gurus saw something Wilson was/wasn't doing when he threw against us a couple weeks ago that is different from when he was here previously & can be fixed, albeit even for the (probably) short time that he's here. AFA Wilson/ Stallings, I agree with @mudbutt. If someone is going to go 6-7 days without appearing in a game you'd much rather it be Wilson.
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Maybe gives them an opportunity to be a little more careful with Reynolds, who would probably come off his death bed to play if he saw Milwaukee on the schedule. Still have to deal with Lowe & O'Hearn though----the seasons they're turning in, who saw that coming? Ashby has had a rubber arm so it may not be a big deal, but it would've been nice if he wasn't needed yesterday. Could be a busy weekend for the LH bullpen guys.
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I'm sure Henderson violated some bylaws of the Fraternal Order of the H & H Garage with the HBP & walk in the 6th with a 5 run lead. Most likely getting gassed in his first start in a while as that's very un-Henderson like. But very good work through five. Would've been nice to cruise w/o using the BP people we used but eh. I propose a one-day scoring change: Chourio & not Contreras should be credited with the RBI in the 9th inning. That was ALL him. My goodness what a slide. That & the Bauers deke at 3B were so, so pretty. I don't know what the deal is with the Contreras ABs. That swing decision & K on the 3-2 pitch was downright cartoonish. Maybe we see Sanchez strappin' it on one more time before the break. Quietly (or maybe not so quietly), Cooper Pratt looking like he belongs. Almost AB to AB, really.
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Damn you & your facts.😛.
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I thought of Harrison IL'ing too. In essence he'd just miss one start. Either way Stallings is probably down until at least Saturday though.
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I didn't see any of the game live but saw some of the condensed version, and what I came away with was that I hope the O's play like that when we meet them in September. And they still won.
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Since he started playing full-season ball in the Brewers organization, Lara had never played RF until this year when they threw him out there a handful of times in Nashville. That told me that while he'd play CF here if he came up, he'd be in RF when combined with Mitchell. I'm guessing that continues. Is he a better CF than Mitchell? I suspect so. But Mitchell has been mostly OK there & I don't see them messing around given the way he's been producing. And like you said a day off for Mitchell here & there is a good idea.
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Well, for Perkins' career his offensive numbers are fairly average hitting from the right side. Enough that when combined with the glove & role-acceptance type of attitude he's displayed, I suspect there's a job for him somewhere down the road---but barring injuries & with Lara's arrival, not here. Sort of the role Lockridge would have with Milwaukee had he not gotten hurt. As to the headline yeah, I think him going back to strictly hitting from the R side may make sense for him.
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They can score runs. But for me there's a difference between that, and HAVING to score runs. Unless their bats get & stay hot over a prolonged stretch it'll be a challenge for them to sustain. So it'll be either a six-or seven game lead going into the final series before the ASB. Heading into this scary, Bataan Death March portion of the sked they were up 6.5 games. Devastating.
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I was shocked in his last AB when he almost beat out the ground ball. When you compare it to some of the balls he doesn't run out.........I get that he's a catcher & is working his arse off back there, but 'going through the motions' definitely seems an accurate depiction much of the time.
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What made it even uglier was that he just saw their catcher challenge on the previous pitch. Very few things in these games deserve the 'no excuse' tag but that was one.
