You must admit that there has been several head-scratching decisions Counsell has made over the past 3 series, especially associated with his bullpen usage.
Actually, this comment was associated with benching Yelich (see page 8).
You argument is deceptive. How does the Brewer record have anything to do with how badly Yelich is hitting? In fact using your premise maybe they would have won 12 in a row with an average hitting Yelich.
That would be so un-Brewer like. The last time the Brewers had the audacity to make such a courageous decision like that was in 1974 when they brought up Robin Yount.
Counsell seriously needs to sit him down for several games. If that means bench him, so be it. Craig really seems to be out of sync with his team. He hasn’t made a good decision for a while now.
I think Brewer fans who believe that the Brewers will pull away from the Cubs before the final series are fooling themselves. Hopefully the Brewers will remain in contention by that time. The Cubs have been “hot” for a very long time (30-13). I’m very concerned that the Brewers will not be division winners.
This game doesn’t bode well for a Brewer win. There have been many games this season when the team scored in the 1st inning and have been shutout the rest of the game.
Counsell must be drunk batting Frelick in the clean up spot, or even playing him at all. Taylor would be a much better choice.
Last 7games: 0.167/0.200/0.208/0.408
Last 15 games: 0.200/0.273/0.220/0.473
Last 30 game: 0.198/0.304/0.319/0.623
I wouldn’t exactly count on Sal Frelick’s offense. His hitting seems to really have fallen off a cliff since his first few games. His OPS the past 7 games is 0.408. It’s in Wiemer territory.
Duration
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
BB
SO
SB
AVG
OBP
SLG
Last 7 Games
24
3
4
0
3
1
7
1
.167
.200
.208
Last 15 Games
50
5
10
0
4
5
9
5
.200
.273
.220
Last 30 Games
91
16
18
2
16
17
20
6
.198
.324
.319