4/1/23 – Brewers (Woodruff) @ Cubs (Steele), 1:20pm on Marquee

[Brock Beauchamp]

2 minutes ago, Bertz said:

Do we know if spin is impacted by weather?  Makes logical sense but never actually seen it mentioned.

His velo being here in this weather has me hopeful he'll get a small bump from where he was last year. 

It’s harder to grip the ball when it’s cold so it makes sense that spin would decrease though I don’t know this for sure.

[UMFan83]

I realize it’s Woodruff but this offense is not fun to watch. And this ump is terrible at being fooled by framing

[UMFan83]

Happ!

[David]

Happ!!!

[Matthew Trueblood]

IAN!!!!

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I can't believe that got out

[Matthew Trueblood]

Only 97 off the bat too. Backspun it.

[champaignchris]

So, will that stand up?

[Bertz]

I was going to mock the fans at the park for getting excited about that ball and somehow it got out?!?  Only hot 97 and in this weather?

[Andy]

That was an unreal AB by Happ

[Tim]

Isn't the wind basically a gale going across the field to right? 

[Hairyducked Idiot]

What an at-bat. He got two *nasty* called strikes to go down 0-2 and from there did amazing.

[UMFan83]

The guy that caught the ball looks like the dad from season 1 of White Lotus lol

[Andy]

1 minute ago, Tim said:

Isn't the wind basically a gale going across the field to right? 

It is, that's how he snuck it out

[Hairyducked Idiot]

good morning, good afternoon and good night.

[Matthew Trueblood]

Not looking forward to the feeling I just got in my stomach every time Nick Madrigal has to field a grounder near the line all year. Ah well.

[UMFan83]

Imagine being 16 innings into the season and still looking for your first run 

[Bertz]

I know none of us take Raisin for granted, but he was on Assad turning into a thing at least a month before anyone else last year.

[Tim]

Let Assad work the 8th?

 

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Credit Hosmer with a glove hit.

I didn't love Assad's locations, he might have gotten away a bit.

[Bertz]

I don't love 3 man booths generally, but Girardi as the 3rd with Boog and JD works well IMO

[Hairyducked Idiot]

zone is expanding a bit as the game goes on.  I don't mind it.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Longest scoreless streak to start the season for the Brewers franchise.

[Matthew Trueblood]

Assad, man. That was beautiful. In addition to the better velo, the re-planed slider and the changeup are both more intense out of the pen. 

https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/player-scroll/game?gamePk=718758&player_id=665871#pitch_movement

[Banedon]

1 minute ago, Hairyducked Idiot said:

Longest scoreless streak to start the season for the Brewers franchise.