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Let’s put it this way - none of them put their team over the top. The point is that when you are a top tier team, trying to improve around the very tip of the margins is not going to change anything come playoff time. They could use their almost history setting farm system to make significant improvements. Guys like, Rosenthal, Canha, Shelby Miller, and “cromulent” 4th to 5th outfielders is not what they need to be laser focused on. Arnold and his team shouldn’t be waking up of a morning and thinking “which injured way-past-his-prime pitcher can we acquire that could maybe get healthy and maybe catch lightning in a bottle”. They should be thinking “What move can we make that can change the complexion of a series against the Dodgers, who treated us like children in the playoffs last year?”

As much as I blame the owner for being cheap, this is Arnold’s one notable fault. He hoards prospects to the point of damn near congesting the system. Instead of ever parting with a good prospect for a good return near the deadline, he always attempts these weird ways to improve marginally. Pretty much none of his tradeline acquisitions have worked. The Brewers don’t need to improve marginally. They need someone who can help them compete in a series with the Dodgers. They could trade for a great young controllable player and still have the best farm system in ball. These Shelby Miller type trade’s are so lame and show such an obsessive aversion of ever trading a real prospect from depth.

Hope he’s ok for his career’s sake. As for him with the Brewers, every time he pitches I am shocked he is trusted to go out there. He’s one of those guys where every time the ball leaves his hand I think “surely there is someone, somewhere, in our minor leagues or in another organization who can pitch better than this”.

Usually I’m on board with what Murphy does, but as the head coach he has categorically botched the challenging mechanism with his team. The vast majority of his team, even leaders such as Yelich, Turang, and Chourio virtually operate as if the challenge is not an option, no matter the time or situation. Meanwhile his two catchers continue to be as frivolous and cavalier with their challenges as anyone in the league. The job Murphy and his staff have done with this new tool is appalling. Especially for an innovative organization.

Sorry I watched the whole game but stepped out in the 9th, and for some strange reason I thought Uribe went back out in the 9th. Should have checked the box score!

Yeah

Does anyone know why Megill didn’t pitch?

Well said.

Thee *********** SANCHIZE. I love that guy.

Every time he bats I hold out a small semblance of hope that he will not try to back foot/go down on a knee pull the ball and instead try to go the other way and be the slap hitter he is - alas I am always disappointed. Also I haven’t tracked his foot speed but he looks slower in all facets this year and is FAR from a menace on the basepaths.

The. SANCHIZE

Uribe showed steel nerves tonight. Essentially got 5 outs. He had the determined countenance we saw on his face often last year…..maybe this whole thing will help him focus in this year. I love Bauers - one thing I will say is after being a good glovesman at first base for years, he has been pitiful this year. He legit has a lot of errors. Obviously a terrible throw by Ortiz, but Bauers didn’t even come within inches of it. Strange. Megill’s fastball maybe has ticked up a tiny bit, but for whatever reason it seems so much harder to pick up than it did the first weeks of the season. Love seeing him and Uribe locked in! Great win even when you play kinda bad. Good game for Chourio. Also would much rather see Murph pinch hit for Frelick than Mitchell right now.

I love when someone hits the first home run of the season - and it really counts!

Why the hell would Murph have Roger Clemens address the team? Not a good look. Known as pretty much not a good dude.

This is why Matt is the best. That several Brewers fans on this forum didn’t like Uribe’s gesture was not surprising and makes perfect sense. That some were willing to call him an outright bald faced liar, and not even consider that he had any reason or justification whatsoever for going over the top - bespeaks perhaps something a bit more pernicious with their mindset. I wonder if the people defending the Cardinals’ honor while at the same time besmirching Uribe’s, will still not even admit to themselves one tiny bit that they could have been wrong in their assessment after reading Trueblood’s in-depth investigations and analysis.