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Hey contrares just tried that Lorenzo Cain fake bunt to mess with the pitcher right?

Hahaha absurdly accurate

I agree but I have to think, as bad as he’s been, if they put Brian Anderson at right and Frelick at center, at least there’s a possibility of a walk or contact or some kind of major league at bat.

No question about that.

Great slide by Tyrone Power.

Ahhhh yes that’s one of the memories. And also I just remember reading that almost every team he’s been on (which is a lot for his talent) is happy to see him gone.

Tyrone Power!

You know it’s funny now that you ask I can’t really recall any specifics….something about him being a prick teammate and I dunno maybe I gotta look it up. Sorry that was a stupid part of the post haha.

I can’t stand how often he groves a pitch over the plate on a 0-2 or 1-2 pitch.

I don’t really like Donaldson as a person, but he’s draw a fair bit of walks, hit a home run and a double in a short period of time.

Well done Rowdy. And they’re jacking up Perez’s pitch count, which I think they mentioned he was on a pitch count today. It’d be nice to get into that bullpen sooner in the game.

Man I just don’t like an at bat where you don’t vary speeds one time in 7 pitches

I understand giving Santana a day off as he’s cooled since he hurt his ankle a little while ago, but I cringe when I see Rowdy at first defensively.

Yeah Bryse is such a fantastic example of the Stearns/Arnold administrations being able to just find a guy. And make him a good pitcher

But you’d think with the kind of player Counsell was, he’d really stress that kind of situational hitting….but his offenses never seem to understand that….really for years now…..with several different hitting coaches….

Both Willy and Donaldson decided before batting they were only gonna try for a home run no matter what the atbat dictates.

Every time you get excited about the team you see two at bats like that and just realize….

Such an UNSCIENTIFIC at bay by Willy. It’s like he’s just guessing out there.

What a great scientific approach this at bay by William

I keep thinking I see Counsell with a big ass dip in his mouth during the games lately, even seeing him spit brown stuff once or twice. I never noticed it before this past couple weeks? Does anybody know or care?? Am I crazy?

Chafin is Matt Bush 2.0

From what I’ve seen and read about Avina, I’m a big fan of his as a player and a person.

Couldn’t have said it better.

Such a timely, accurate, unbiased post. Refreshing to read :)

tmweise55 I haven’t watched ESPN since I was a kid. Specifically because of those stupid hot takes. That’s not what these are. There are very few constantly good baseball managers in my opinion. I think Craigary tends to be in the top 5 or so most years. I’m very happy to have him. I’m not backtracking. I suppose I should have explained better. It appears to me lately that Counsell seems less sharp, focused, creative, and energized to be the manager of this team as he has in the past. I think he made several loud mistakes yesterday, and recently, that are indicative of him not being at the top of his game, and seeming to be losing the fire that one needs to be consistently focused over such and extremely long and grueling season. I said that encourages me towards the thinking that he’s inclined to not sign an extension with the Brewers after the season. Could be wrong of course :) I also think that if someone can’t see the lack of his making any changes or adjustments to his way of managing (which is generally good) over some recent seasons, they must have a blind spot. He manages in a way that allows very few of his players to get in a rhythm offensively. He has his “guys” in a way that has become outrageous at times. I still think he’s better than so many managers. Alas, I wish he could adapt more instead of stubbornly pitch Elvis Peguero, and then end up using Hoby Milner anyways when he would be so much safer a choice in the seventh inning. I wistfully long for the days that when an ump (I rarely complain about umps because I know it’s so much harder than most people seem to think it is from personal experience at much lower levels) seems to be actively trying to make your team lose a game, a day when the ump calls a strike three that will probably one of the top worst calls to end a game this season, I long for the day that a Counsell would get of his ass and show a little emotion and fire in front of his guys when they seem to be a bit listless. That is all. You are free to disagree and point out his other many and varied great qualities. Taking a shot at someone for being like Stephen Smith after they have actually watched every game this season and forgot more about sports than that attention seeking charlatan will ever know, is a fragile and low brow way to show disagreement.