It must suck going through life defaulting to being negative.
Chacin has been the stopper the last few weeks. Hey need it now more than ever.
I cannot help the sinking feeling that it’s over. They're in a tailspin they won’t recover from. It felt like this series was going to be the breaker or the launcher. And they’re face planting.
But they have 6 the next week + against a terrible Reds team (home and away) and 3 on the road against a stumbling Pirates team and a bad Washington team. 12 games, all winnable. They could go 10-2 and put themselves right back on the board. The Cubs aren’t pulling away, the Brewers have faded.
The Brewers have been fading. This isn’t some new relevation.
Or maybe they are just playing up to their real capability? There’s no question they played great baseball the first 3 months of the season, but things tend to even out over a longer period of time.
What’s frustrating to me is Chicago has proven they aren’t the dominant force they were 2-3 years ago. The Brewers have made improvements but the opportunity to go all in was there at the trade deadline and they didn’t do it. Now we are paying the price especially on the pitching side of things.
The Brewers can always fall back on the “we are ahead of schedule” mantra or “no one expected us to be this competitive this soon” commentary but at some point when it’s there for the taking you have to take your shot. The Brewers don’t have the luxury of having an unlimited budget nor can they be expected to be in contention every year but when they are (like last year and this year) they have to be willing to take some more risks.
This team has made the postseason only a few times in their 50 year history. They’ve had many more seasons where they have shown glimpses of hope but haven’t carried it through. I think the Brewers have become a fun distraction until football starts or the annual fade takes place but they can do so much more and it’s not unreasonable for fans to expect more.
"Nobody feels sorry for us," Kratz said. "Nobody feels sorry for us today; nobody will feel sorry for us tomorrow. It's time to go. It's August and it's time to win ballgames."
Like this Kratz kid...
I guess everyone forgets the $10,000,000 they gave Eric Gagne for his 4-3 record and his 5.44 ERA and 10, count them 10 saves.
Or how about Jeff Suppan and the multi millions they gave him for a losing record and nearly 5 ERA.
Maybe then they should have worked harder at development of younger players and left those losers where they were. We may have had more years of promise and less years of glimpses.
Music City posted:"Nobody feels sorry for us," Kratz said. "Nobody feels sorry for us today; nobody will feel sorry for us tomorrow. It's time to go. It's August and it's time to win ballgames."
Like this Kratz kid...
Talk is cheap, CTFB and gets some hits.
Heard this morning on Wisconsin espn radio that the Brewers have lost the last game of the last 11 series.
If the Brewers are going to turn it around, at minimum a few things need to happen. First, Chacin needs to continue to be really really good..... beginning today.
2nd, they need to fix Chase Anderson, he still shows glimpses of the fine pitcher he was last year and portions of this year, but his consistency from game to game inning to inning has been disappointing. I don't think it's hopeless with him, but they need to figure out how to get him back on track.
Third, they need to get Zach Davies healthy and back on track to take Peralta's spot in the rotation. Peralta's time is coming, but not until he develops some other pitches he can control. That may be a pipedream as Davies just seems like he's been having trouble getting healthy and he's not been effective in his rehab stints.
There's a lot more that needs to be done, but at minimum, the starting pitchers need to pull it together. As their overall performance has declined recently, the team has followed suit.
Another player from the past that I don't think was mentioned is Juan Nieves who had the no hitter I believe the year the Brewers won 10 straight.
Chacin does his part, Jeffress shuts down the 7th. I’m guessing Harder will finish this...
HUGE 9th coming up....
How close was that fly out? Their first Sunday win in seems like forever. They’re all fixed now, right? Right????
I was waiting for a loss from the 6th inning on. Glad to see the pitching hunker down like that.
Shaw has an OPS of .797 with RISP, but it doesn't feel that way.
Music City posted:How close was that fly out? Their first Sunday win in seems like forever. They’re all fixed now, right? Right????
Broxton tracked it perfectly...if he's not there, it would have hit about 2 feet from the top of the wall.
El-Ka-Bong posted:I was waiting for a loss from the 6th inning on. Glad to see the pitching hunker down like that.
Shaw has an OPS of .797 with RISP, but it doesn't feel that way.
Agreed. Shaw pleasantly surprised with that grand slam a week or so ago, but that feels like the exception, not the rule in terms of Shaw coming up big in the clutch.
A sweep of the Reds would be nice, but it feels like it's been some time since we had a true sweep.
I was listening to Tim Allen's postgame show on "The Fan" and they gave some reasons for optimism. The Brewers play more home games than road games the rest of the way. The Brewers have won the season series with every wild card competitor except the Dodgers and Cardinals (tied with Cards). They have a late season series against the lowly Tigers while the Cards and Cubs face eachother.
Now, none of that matters if they continue play subpar baseball, but maybe today's game was a step in righting the ship.
