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  1. Sugarrayray
    Like I said earlier, pointing out negative things during a win is excessively negative. During a loss in which the manager is largely a culprit is more appropriate. I know the easy consensus is to say the Brewers are outperforming their talent, probably because they don’t spend much money. But the reality is, for years almost every single position player has performed to almost the least of their ability offensively. Multiple GMs and hitting coaches have been here during that time. I think the Brewers are a very talented team. If Adames, Yelich, Tellez, even Taylor and several more actually played somewhere close to their talent level, the Brewers would be a downright fantastic team. It’s the coaches job to squeeze every bit of excellence out of his players. Lastly, as I said earlier, the “coasting” references I made were mostly due to the fact that in a game where the home plate ump actually seems like he’s enjoying screwing your team, crickets from Craig. He’s never been a huge, gesticulating argue with the ump kind of guy, and that’s fine. But in times past he would definitely give the ump a piece of his mind, especially on that laughable final call. Coupling that with the fact that he hasn’t re-upped his contract makes me think his mind is elsewhere compared to former years. I hope he’s back next year. Sincerely. But I just don’t understand why everyone else can be criticized but him.
  2. Sugarrayray
    Ahhh. Now I get it. This is a no criticize Craig zone. Thanks for the heads up.
  3. Sugarrayray
    Let’s put it this way. If many brewers fans knew putting Elvis in today was a terrible idea since he really struggles own no rest, why didn’t Craig? If Rowdy is the slowest guy in the league and the sure thing you can not do in that situation is hit in to a double play, why put him in for a fast guy? If Rowdy was having a solid year, it may be worth the risk. It wasn’t. That’s Craig’s job to know. If Craig can’t see putting rookie in the 4th spot of a slumping lineup isn’t a great play, that’s tough. He’s still on balance a top five manager in the league in my eyes. But these are SIMPLE things.
  4. Sugarrayray
    Seriously? I point out frustration with a manager and I might be a CUBS fan!?! Wow. I pointed out his foibles earlier in the chat. Multiple just today. Not providing significant proofs when one has limited time to type means someone might be a fan of a rival team??? Hmmm maybe this wasn’t the right place to post.
  5. Sugarrayray
    Huh. I said he’s an idiot? Hmm, don’t remember doing that. In fact, I do remember saying I’m pleased with him as a coach more often than not and think his greatness is one reason his follies get overlooked. But as today, several of his decisions led directly to a loss. He was found coasting again on the last game of the Phillies series. Course that’s on the players but it’s on him too. By no means am I saying he’s a poor coach, definitely not an idiot! I am stating that although he has many and unique talents as a coach, there are some basic things he has overlooked for years that could be remedied if he wasn’t so stubborn. Every coach has pluses and weaknesses. He has far more pluses. His weaknesses however are very predictable and not learned from or adjusted. I am wishing that those things could be fixed. Wishes are for fools and children. But it’s still fine to state that a much loved and respected home town coach could improve on things that would help the team. His minuses as a manager we’re on stark display today.
  6. Sugarrayray
    I actually was physically saying it aloud then, but it’s foul to just write a bunch of negative stuff on a site when the team is winning a lot. That’s just being negative for the sake of being negative. But yeah, throughout the game I am constantly miffed. More often I’m pleased by him than not, but frequently he does things terribly that oft get overlooked because of how good a manager he is. Kinda like Big Mike McCarthy the first 5 or so years he coached in Green Bay. Now I’m not comparing the two, I think Craigary is infinitely better, but the point still stands about bad decisions being chronically over looked when the team keeps winning just enough.
  7. Sugarrayray
    That is true 15 games above 500 is still nice. And privately I think the Cubs are reaching their zenith just a bit too soon :)
  8. Sugarrayray
    Yep those were all the major inflection points.
  9. Sugarrayray
    True, but those things are not mutually exclusive.
  10. Sugarrayray
    That is exactly the point I’m making. I’m not saying he has to act like Sweet Lou, but quickly packing it in meakly seems like exactly the type of energy the team doesn’t need right now…
  11. Sugarrayray
    You really don’t think they have anyone looking at the same live pitch tracking we do? Ok…I’ve seen hundred of times managers jump out of the dugout when the game ends….? Dude was bad all game with half his calls too.
  12. Sugarrayray
    Every job I’ve ever worked in my life, when someone plans on not coming back at a certain time in the future, they start to coast and mail in their performance. That has to be what Counsell is doing. You don’t have a heartbeat if you just turn around and walk in the dugout after that call. All his bad managing lately plus todays game really convinces me he’s not gonna sign a new contract.
  13. Sugarrayray
    Craig didn’t even leave the dugout
  14. Sugarrayray
    How does Craig not even go get in Buckners face!?!?!?!?!?
  15. Sugarrayray
    Huh. Hmmm. Now, I wonder if Uribe would have pitched the seventh, on place of a Peguero pitching back to back after hurriedly getting warmed up last night, where this game would be…No matter, Craig had his plan.
  16. Sugarrayray
    I agree. Turang’s bat is pathetic. But at least the chance of double play goes down exponentially. A grounder fielders choice that he beats out ties the game, as weak as it is.
  17. Sugarrayray
    Craigary the genius!
  18. Sugarrayray
    In a situation where Santana should be trying to get on base, a grounder to first when the count is 2-0 is so foul.
  19. Sugarrayray
    Also Craig’s decision to constantly put Frelick on the middle of the order doesn’t seem to be paying off. Canha would be a much better option, RBI situations are a lot to put on a guy who is just figuring out league pitching. Especially less than two outs, guy on third situations.
  20. Sugarrayray
    Craig has a long habit of pitching guys arms off, but only a certain type. Relievers he likes but whom aren’t too valuable.
  21. Sugarrayray
    Yeah, that’s a good call, it does seem to happen more frequently in those types of circumstances.
  22. Sugarrayray
    I don’t like to harp on negative stuff, but I’m surprised more people aren’t commenting on a pitifully coached game by Craig. Obviously his pitching/bullpen decisions were poor, but he may not wanted to use Bryse for more than an inning or so today after his long outing, maybe there are some other things we don’t know that changed the calculus. But any game where where Turang, Weimer, and Monasterio get a full games worth of at bats, And Frelick doesn’t bat is very poor especially when you need offense. If he was sacrificing so many at bats today for those players due to the all defining splits, then he should have coached the pitching staff a hell of a lot more seriously. Crew can’t score on lefties, then you can’t have that 7th inning rookie coaching stuff. Standings often come down to 1 game sometimes at the end of the year, it’s almost like he was just forfeiting this one :(
  23. Sugarrayray
    Does anyone know what Joseph Hernandez is on the IL for and how long? Thanks everyone.
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