Brewcrew82

Nice job by Corbin working around that missed strike three call by Hernandez and the 3-0 count to Vogelbach.

.275/.413/.588/1.001 pretty much speaks for itself, too.

LOL Corbin

Well, our offense right now is really really good. Hope they can keep it up going forward

Pittsburgh Keston is the best....

Brewers have also had a lot of success against Hunter Greene, who is a very similar pitcher to Contreras.

There we go.

And like clockwork....

Angel Hernandez behind the plate....

Looks like the window to get this game played is between 7 and 10, because after that it's gonna get ugly. At least for our sake with Burnes pitching it won't be a situation where he pitches an inning or two and then has to be removed from the game after a 1-2 hour rain delay.

There is zero irony, because first of all, I didn't make said post, and second of all, you'll see that I said, "Even if you don't think the offense is as good as it's been over the last two weeks...." And picking and choosing May 5th is totally wrong because you can't take out games against the Pirates, Cubs, and Reds when they make up a significant portion of our schedule due to them being in our division. Once again, the offense is not "below league average", it's at average to slightly above average and in the same statistical tier as NL contenders such as the Padres, Giants, Phillies, and Braves, let alone AL contenders such as the Rays and White Sox. You're right in that we can't be certain who will be available and how they will play, that's why they actually play the games. But we do have the projections and they are all telling us that the Brewers are likely to make they playoffs and win the division. I have no idea where you're getting the 2% chance of winning the World Series. Just doing a quick scroll now I see Fangraphs and Five Thirty Eight both have us at 5% or above which is easily in the top 10. And while you may not subscribe to the idea that the playoffs are a complete crapshoot, literally the most recent evidence we have tells us that it is for the most part. See the 2021 Braves and 2019 Nationals. This may change under the new system or it may not. I would say that it probably won't because the teams that are playing the best in October are the ones that tend to win, regardless of a "rested bullpen" or "lined up rotation". For example, the 2019 Nationals used both Scherzer and Strasburg in their Wild Card game against us, in addition to key bullpen arms, and then had to turn around to face the well-rested, 106 win Dodgers. It didn't end up making a lick of difference in the end because the Nationals were simply playing better baseball at the time. Finally, no one is criticizing you for applying a critical lens to this team. But stuff like the picking and choosing of dates and the inaccurate facts sure don't help your argument.

You can't just pick and choose dates, and then say the Brewers are fortunate or lucky based off that. A lot of that record since May 5 is driven by the 8 game losing streak in which injuries to key players finally caught up with them amidst the most difficult portion of their schedule. Alternatively, they did get off to the best start in franchise history, and then, post-losing streak with the return of some key injured players and the DFA of Cain, have returned to being among the better teams in baseball. As far as anecdotal evidence, just look at some of the lineups we were forced to put out there in the middle of the losing streak against the Padres and Phillies.... With regard to the offense, it is not this anomaly amongst NL contenders that you keep making it out to be. Even if you don't think it's as good as it's been over the last two weeks, in which it leads the NL in WRC+, its production in that key stat over the course of the entire season places it in a tier with teams such as the Padres, Giants, Phillies, and Braves. Not at the Dodgers, Yankees, Blue Jays level for sure, but enough for a contender such as us with elite arms like Burnes, Woodruff, Hader, Williams, etc. Furthermore, the team that played in May and June isn't the team that's going to be playing down the stretch in August and September. Besides likely trade upgrades, we're no longer going to be getting league-worst production from a guy such as Cain. McCutchen has already shown that he's not the hitter we saw in May/early June. And guys who were down with injuries for a long period such as Adames and Renfroe should be there as key cogs in the lineup. This team is right where it needs to be and is backed up by the projection sites, which give them around an 80% probability of making the postseason and a 65% likelihood of winning the division. Not a lock by any means, but in great position.

I'll trust the prospect experts, who have consistently graded Turang's hitting tool as above average, over your opinion of whether or not Turang can hit. Besides, there's so much more to the game than hitting, and Turang does everything else at an above-average to elite level (other than hit for power). There's a reason the guy is a top 100 prospect. Given the salary commitments elsewhere on the roster, the simple fact is that Turang is likely to be your Jace Peterson replacement for next season.

This is all complete speculation (and nonsense if you ask me). However, even if what you're saying were true, Attanasio is still the one running the show and would never let Stearns do anything to potentially harm the team in the long-term. And Stearns doesn't even have the authority to do whatever he wants with the roster. He's certainly the most important figure apart from Attanasio, but he also operates within a structure where others have a say as well.

Guys like Gott and Milner are middle relief. Suter and Alexander are in the very back of the pen.

All indications are that it will be Ashby.

That might be the worst strike call I've ever seen.

Good hold with O'neil Cruz set to deliver the relay throw to home.

Oh well. We weren't going to win every game against the Pirates. This is probably the one I would've expected us to lose, too, as the pitching matchups the rest of the series are in our favor. When guys like that are hitting three homers in a game, you just have to tip your cap. Onto tomorrow.

With Jace Peterson playing Arenado like defense at third these days, that should mean less playing time for Wong.

Whatever it is, it could be a blessing in disguise. Not helping the team right now and forces us to look for better options at the back.

Exited the game shaking his arm.

Looking at potential trade options, we should get Martin Perez from the Rangers. Having a career year and is a free agent after the season, so shouldn't cost that much.

I just don't have much faith in Alexander continuing his success moving forward. Ethan Small is another option, but I would prefer to break him in in a relief role this year. Too bad we didn't sign Johnny Cueto.

What's Brett Anderson up to?