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Summary of the game thread This team sucks………everybody should be benched……..yada yada yada….. WILD BILL! ps Brewers now 25 games over 500 again…..tying the high water mark for the season…..best start to a season in Brewers history pps…..I thought Perez was unbelievable today…..never fun to be dominated but man his stuff is ridiculous.

Murphs love for Perk didn’t stop him from being the last guy on the bench for the last few weeks and then being sent down in favor of Lara. I’m not saying he will never play since the Brewers use everybody but Mitchell has broken out and is now pretty much an every day player and Lara is a switch hitter. Circumstances have changed

He said as much in his interview…….been dealing with this for a few months

They wanted a better defender and a right handed hitter I suspect. Lara is going to get almost all the playing time anyway.

The beat goes on……make it stop

Contreras is a tough dude…….just wish he could find his bat again

As I speculated……he is not retiring

My guess would be he will announce he is done for the season……..I doubt he announces he is retiring……at least not now.

One somewhat surprising move led to another somewhat surprising move. The Milwaukee Brewers on Friday activated right-handed starter Lance McCullers Jr., who was on the 15-day injured list at the time he was acquired Wednesday from the Houston Astros, and optioned veteran left-handed reliever Jared Koenig to Triple-A Nashville. McCullers had been on the IL since May 19 due to right shoulder inflammation. He had been due to make another rehab start Friday for the Astros' Double-A affiliate before the trade went down. McCullers is not scheduled to start any of the three games this weekend at home against the Miami Marlins. It is possible that he goes in one of the three games against the New York Mets to begin next week. A bullpen role feels unlikely as McCullers has made just three relief appearances since the 2020 season, with all three coming last year. A few days before his first Brewers appearance allows pitching coach Chris Hook to do a little work with McCullers. McCullers made eight starts this year before his IL stint, posting a 5.06 FIP (6.86 ERA) with a poor 12.8% walk rate and just-below-average 25% strikeout rate. Koenig has appeared in six games since returning from the 15-day IL with a sprained left elbow. While his first two outings went as expected, with a scoreless inning each, the final four have not. Koenig has allowed seven runs in 2⅔ innings on seven hits and five walk with two strikeouts. Five of those runs and five of those hits came in his last appearance Sunday in a 14-5 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates in which he did not record an out. Also, infielder-outfielder Greg Jones, who was designated for assignment Sunday and went unclaimed, was outrighted to Triple-A, but chose to become a free agent instead. Players can be outrighted once in their career before having the choice to become a free agent. View full rumor

Might depend on the next CBA……..as things stand they will likely be able to reload on the fly for many years to come since they will pay at the top of the market…..have an excellent farm system and front office ……not to mention that every good player will give them strong consideration if they come calling.

The Athletic had a question and answer with McCullers after the trade……one of the things he said was after they told him it was the Brewers who wanted him……he talked to a number of people who he knew who played there( including Josh Hader) and they all said it was amazing. pretty cool to hear https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7448455/2026/07/15/lance-mccullers-jr-astros-trade-legacy/?unlocked_article_code=1.yFA.9Cnj.QQUbsGi35PhV&source=user_shared_article&smid=ta-ios-share

Brewers did receive cash in the deal

Appreciate the effort last night Jake

Ebel……lol