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  1. squally1313
    But he was the missing link
  2. squally1313
    https://blogs.fangraphs.com/kyle-tucker-needs-a-break/ Couple parts that I liked: This makes sense for three reasons. First, the Cubs are all but locked into a wild card spot. After Monday’s games, they had a 92.5% chance of being a wild card team, a 4.2% chance of winning the division, and a 3.3% chance of missing the playoffs altogether. There is very little to gain by sprinting to the finish over the last six weeks of the season, and equally little to lose by giving a struggling player a chance to catch his breath. .... Tucker also has a 58.5% pull rate in August, which is the highest single-month mark of his entire career. This despite the declining bat speed. My hypothesis is that he can sense that he’s down a tick of power and/or bat speed and is trying to get out in front of the ball to compensate. The result is a 2.10 GB/FB ratio for one of the most fly ball-happy hitters in the league. (This part especially made sense to my dumb, lefty, played baseball growing up mind) ... Tucker could’ve been leaping tall buildings in a single bound for the past two months and Milwaukee would still have the NL Central locked up.
  3. squally1313
    and here I thought we were anti-coddling in the game threads
  4. squally1313
    While yesterday objectively rocked, the Brewers did a pretty good job of minimizing bullpen damage, using just three relief arms over the two games. Would assume that means Ashby and Myers are unavailable today, and potentially whoever Grant Anderson is, but otherwise they should have all of their leverage arms ready to go. Meanwhile the Cubs had everyone except Brown throw yesterday. Would assume he's available, though just two days off after 54 pitches Sunday is a bit odd for his starter background. Rogers has pitched the last three days, Kittredge four of the last five, Thielbar two of the last three, Pomeranz the last two. Palencia and Keller seem fine, as does Brasier, but need some innings from Rea (and then Shota tomorrow).
  5. squally1313
    The freefalling Milwaukee Brewers, with just an 88 team wRC since Sunday, had a good run earlier in the season, but are showing us who they truly are.
  6. squally1313
    Can't take credit for it, can't remember who said it, but I'm not sure why they didn't just go Castro for Caissie straight up. Castro has been good against LHPs this year, and that way you save Turner for either Busch/PCA vs a LHP or just an emergency in general. I guess after Ashby they were just left with Koenig as a lefty option in the pen, but still seemed an unnecessary early churn given that we were effectively down one bench spot in Tucker anyways.
  7. squally1313
    The lanky dork tomorrow who got roughed up by the reds in his first start after an IL visit and then Shota to get to five games back where we have the tiebreaker?
  8. squally1313
    lol imaging the thoughts running through Kyle tuckers head right now.
  9. squally1313
    Nico Hoerner lifetime contract please and thanks
  10. squally1313
    Poor brewers huh
  11. squally1313
    Does…wicks close?
  12. squally1313
    I think they were weirdly showing Ortiz leaving first there mid throw.
  13. squally1313
    Was celebrating that throw and about threw my back out double taking at ‘this buds for you…digger!’
  14. squally1313
    Holy horsefeathers that throw
  15. squally1313
    I assume the brewers shortstop situation is pretty dire because they’ve been rolling out Joey Ortiz and his 60something wRC every day. Though presumably they’d just sign like, alexei Ramirez to replace him and be fine.
  16. squally1313
    lol come the horsefeathers on
  17. squally1313
    Hey Taylor Rogers it’s the bottom of the order don’t be a dick and figure this out Ok good start
  18. squally1313
    The Never Fail Contact Play!
  19. squally1313
    The Hot Hand Owen Caissie has a .285 OBP since his call up 5 days ago. Basing strategy decisions on single digits worth of ABs is bad strategy.
  20. squally1313
    Good call
  21. squally1313
    This is the right call but I very much understand the frustration
  22. squally1313
    I don’t think Nico strikes out enough guys
  23. squally1313
    I think he's almost assuredly getting tonight off, and probably tomorrow too. Caissie doing what he did certainly helps.
  24. squally1313
    well I'm ready for like three days off after that, what's next on the schedule
  25. squally1313
    i mean, come on
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