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Nice work by Carlos Onepitch. Is Josh Hader still alive?

More RISP failures .

I'm still a big fan of Broxton and what he can offer when he's on but he's hurting us badly right now . He needs some time in Colorado Springs for the time being .

I have to give credit to Garza . The way things started I thought this was going to be a very ugly day for him . Unfortunately with the way this offense is performing 2 runs might be too much.

I can't wait for the day when they take the strike zone out of the hands of these egomaniacs . And they inevitably will, someday.

Manny Pina is so underrated.

He's essentially untradeable. He's basically a half season player, most likely for the rest of his career. He can still swing the bat well enough -- when healthy enough to play. He's basically Domingo Santana if Santana had no upside, cost $20M a year, and could only play half the time .

Nice to see Phillips swinging the bat well.

Great start Garza, just the start we needed today to snap out of this.

Braun is an absolute china doll. In brighter news, the Cubs finally lost.

He's just another AAAA arm in the mold of Paulo Espino, in my opinion. There are at least 5 minor league arms I'd try out in the pen before turning to Wilkerson.

I'm stunned. Although if it's between Peralta and Scahill, I guess I'll take Peralta. I would guess Scahill DFA yet again and Broxton optioned to AAA.

Don't get hurt jumpin off the bandwagon... He's a Cubs fan, so he was never really on it anyway .

Nor do I. We have scored 2-3 runs in every single game since the AS break, that simply isn't going to cut it. We could have traded for Gray at the break and it would have made no difference in this streak. If we are really going to subscribe to the theory that the lineup magically starts hitting better under the inspiration of a big trade, we need to question our current effort.

Absolutely he is. Cubs have now win 6 straight and have home games coming up. They now have Q. And will be getting Hendricks back soon. It's a completely different team. Very aware of the Cubs' upcoming schedule and injury returns. Refers to Quintana as "Q". Wouldn't be surprised to still the Cubs make a move for him in the offseason once Jake Arrieta walks. This was in the Michael Fulmer thread, more specific opinions on the Cubs, no one was even talking about the Cubs. Yup 2.5. And one other thing to keep in mind is that the Cubs have a more favorable schedule than we do going down the stretch. They've played more games on the road than we have. So honestly, as things look now, I think we can all pretty much acknowledge this isn't looking very good. Cubs could use a setup man for Davis. Create a lethal 8th/9th situation to go along with their top 4 of Q, Lester, Arrieta, Hendricks. They might just be in a position to repeat. More very specific references to the Cubs' schedule and pitching staff. How about red? I guess I'm more confused by the management's lack of moves. I mean I get not wanting to give away the farm but we could make a run here. Refers to Cubs players by name on numerous occasions yet refers to our GM as "the management?" Yeah, okay. Things that do not appear once in his posts: 1) A name of an actual Brewer player, coach, manager, or front office member. Not. Once. So yeah, he's absolutely a Cubs' troll. The generic "Brewers4Ever" username was a cute touch, though.

This. We have our own 10/5 guy in Braun, and he's got like 4 places he's willing to go. What gives us any indication that Verlander wants to give up his 10/5 rights to be a Brewer? Unless he's good with the location and can be sold on the idea that he's the missing piece to a winner, I can't imagine that Milwaukee is atop his list of preferred destinations. Doubt this is anything but the Tigers trying to drive a market .

I certainly haven't been the most optimistic one lately, but pretty much all of your 29 posts are in some way related to how much we suck or how much better the Cubs are than us. We get it. Why not try addressing a few of my points rather than an ad hominem attack? Its not an attack, it's true . I don't totally disagree with all of your points but when you constantly proclaim the worst it gets a bit tough to take seriously. To address them, first off, we don't have to beat the Cubs . We just need to be one of the 5 best teams in the NL, then it's a new season, true of any season. Yes, the Cubs have a lot of money coming off the payroll after this year, but as the Giants, Tigers and others will tell you, this doesn't guarantee success, nor is free agency any guarantee, especially down the road . They've already made a pretty bad investment with Heyward. Their system is pretty void of any talent, so they'll need to plug holes with free agency going forward, and 20M these days basically buys you a decent player. They should be fine for a couple years, but down the road their lack of farm talent will hurt. They are in a pretty good situation of control with Rizzo and Bryant through 2021 but they'll need to budget wisely even with their payroll because it'll take a huge investment to keep both. Darvish will be 32 next year, if they want to go all in for 30M plus and 6 years, I think that would be fantastic. Bottom line, I do think the Cubs are in a pretty good situation through 2021, but that doesn't guarantee they win the division every year, and while I think they're still really good they have showed some signs this year of perhaps being vulnerable sooner than expected . The more they choose to sacrifice for the next 2-3 years, the better it is for us in the long run, not worse .

I certainly haven't been the most optimistic one lately, but pretty much all of your 29 posts are in some way related to how much we suck or how much better the Cubs are than us. We get it.

Well, they're halfway there.

#1 - The Yankees have Jorge Mateo in AA, who is a pretty elite prospect . #2 - You draw that conclusion, that it will be a light return, from a report that the A"s are scouting the Yankees AA affiliate? Really?

2-3 runs in every single game since the first game back from the break. But, darn that bullpen and darn Stearns for not getting Quintana.

Good hopefully they get him and we can close this thread. I agree . Sonny Gray isn't going to be the savior that will hold off the Cubs .

This series is going to be seen in retrospect as the turning point of our season. What a huge swing and a huge disappointment.

Way to go Brett!

Trailing 1-0 in the 3rd and this already feels like a 4 game sweep.