[Doubleheader 8/18/25] Brewers (Peralta) vs Cubs (Horton): 1:20pm ; Brewers (Patrick) vs Cubs (Taillon): 7:05pm

[Papa Cub]

54 minutes ago, Derwood said:

It's how they scored every fucking game during that win streak. Just the luckiest breaks 

That’s right! A team on a 14 win streak is “lucky” - not that they have talent and play good baseball. They score runs because they play a better game than the teams they face. 
 

And I am the proverbial “meatball” 

[ILMindState]

Good thing it's supposed to storm tonight 

[Wilson A2000]

I’ll say it: if the Cubs miss the playoffs Counsell is fired

[Hot Sauce]

Just now, Wilson A2000 said:

I’ll say it: if the Cubs miss the playoffs Counsell is fired

I don’t think Yadi wants to take on a managerial job yet but that would be my dream hire.

[BigSlick]

Lmao I had to do a work meeting and they were down 3-0 and now I saw the score

 

Spiritually an 83 team. Nothing more, nothing less

[profisme]

No matter what, Caissie should be in the lineup for the second game.  I would bet money right now though, that he will sit because Craig Counsell will prefer veteran leadership in the lineup over the rookie.

[Derwood]

1 minute ago, Papa Cub said:

That’s right! A team on a 14 win streak is “lucky” - not that they have talent and play good baseball. They score runs because they play a better game than the teams they face. 
 

And I am the proverbial “meatball” 

You are a meatball. If you think that weak ground balls find holes because the Brewers "play the game the right way," you are, in fact, a meatball

[CubinNY]

Here's an idea for us all. You fan your way and let the other guy fan his way. Who cares? If you want to be a whiny cry baby, cry hard. If you want to look on the bright side, keep chasing the rainbows. The game thread would be much better without the complaints about the complaints and the complaints. 

Just let everyone be who they are. There is a block button that I use regularly and it makes my life less frustrating.

And that's all I have to say about that.  

[Derwood]

1 minute ago, Hot Sauce said:

I don’t think Yadi wants to take on a managerial job yet but that would be my dream hire.

[Irrelevant Dude]

1 minute ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

Jed gambled that he had a viable 3B and enough starters to get the job done. Since the deadline Shaw is a top hitter in the league and the rotation has the best ERA. What could he have done to prevent 5 guys going from 850 OPS to 500?

Build a better roster with players who are less likely to fall on their face for weeks/months at a time.  Yes, Kyle Tucker was supposed to be that guy and nobody could have foreseen him turning into a pumpkin, but the rest of the roster is Jed's "core" that has failed year after year.

[PeanutPunch33]

Checked the score, and I've never been so glad to be busy on a Monday

[Papa Cub]

2 minutes ago, Derwood said:

You are a meatball. If you think that weak ground balls find holes because the Brewers "play the game the right way," you are, in fact, a meatball

Because weak ground balls finding holes led to their 14-game win streak? I’m a meatball because I’m engaging with idiots like you in here - that’s  why I’m a meatball. That part I would agree with you 🤷‍♂️

Edited August 18, 2025 by Papa Cub

[champaignchris]

2 for 20 on balls hit into play is something else. 

[Connor McConnor]

6 minutes ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

Our hitters are predictable and have made themselves easy to defend. The 4 seams have dropped dramatically and none of our guys can slug a sweeper or a changeup. 

League probably took a good hard look at what we were doing at the plate in the first 2 months and adjusted accordingly.  

[squally1313]

2 minutes ago, CubinNY said:

Here's an idea for us all. You fan your way and let the other guy fan his way. Who cares? If you want to be a whiny cry baby, cry hard. If you want to look on the bright side, keep chasing the rainbows. The game thread would be much better without the complaints about the complaints and the complaints. 

Just let everyone be who they are. There is a block button that I use regularly and it makes my life less frustrating.

And that's all I have to say about that.  

What sort of interaction do you prefer on a message board, especially in a game where we are lost 7-0. 

[We Got The Whole 9]

This forum has severely underrated the Brewers for 6 years. They still like to throw the 'vaunted' joke around. They toppled our dream team and have owned the division for more than half a decade. They just went on a .750 tear for a 3rd of a season, we cant win 6 games in a row. 

[mul21]

3 minutes ago, Papa Cub said:

That’s right! A team on a 14 win streak is “lucky” - not that they have talent and play good baseball. They score runs because they play a better game than the teams they face. 
 

And I am the proverbial “meatball” 

While I would normally agree with this, a Brewers OF literally kicked a ball over the wall in Cincinnati this weekend that kept a game winning run from scoring, so yeah, they've gotten some really weird luck on top of being a good team.  You don't win 14 in a row without some great bounces your way regardless of how good a team is. 

[Papa Cub]

Just now, mul21 said:

While I would normally agree with this, a Brewers OF literally kicked a ball over the wall in Cincinnati this weekend that kept a game winning run from scoring, so yeah, they've gotten some really weird luck on top of being a good team.  You don't win 14 in a row without some great bounces your way regardless of how good a team is. 

💯 agree with that, but to dismiss the fact that some are doing in this chat that they don’t play good solid baseball is just plain dumb 

[BigSlick]

1 minute ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

This forum has severely underrated the Brewers for 6 years. They still like to throw the 'vaunted' joke around. They toppled our dream team and have owned the division for more than half a decade. They just went on a .750 tear for a 3rd of a season, we cant win 6 games in a row. 

I don’t read “vaunted” as a mocking title, they’re vaunted because they consistently beat us and win division title after division title 

[Papa Cub]

1 minute ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

This forum has severely underrated the Brewers for 6 years. They still like to throw the 'vaunted' joke around. They toppled our dream team and have owned the division for more than half a decade. They just went on a .750 tear for a 3rd of a season, we cant win 6 games in a row. 

Well said 

[Derwood]

3 minutes ago, Papa Cub said:

Because weak ground balls finding holes led to their 14-game win streak? I’m a meatball because I’m engaging with idiots like you in here - that’s  why I’m a meatball. That part I would agree with you 🤷‍♂️

Tell me you didn't watch any Brewers games before today without telling me you didn't watch any Brewers games before today

[Donzo]

[We Got The Whole 9]

Just now, BigSlick said:

I don’t read “vaunted” as a mocking title, they’re vaunted because they consistently beat us and win division title after division title 

Thats how it started though in 2017. They fell apart and we took the division, the moniker took off. 

[UMFan83]

7 minutes ago, Hot Sauce said:

I don’t think Yadi wants to take on a managerial job yet but that would be my dream hire.

ok I need a break from this board

[Connor McConnor]

7 minutes ago, Wilson A2000 said:

I’ll say it: if the Cubs miss the playoffs Counsell is fired

He has a lot of guaranteed $$$ right?  How much would the owners have to eat?  The amount is probably too much given he is only in his 2nd year, but it sure seems like we overpaid.