We should have known when Winker wasn't released that something like this was in the works. The only thing I can think of is he had good numbers against Kelly and Gallen before he was washed up.
Counsell will never take the bat out of Yelich's hands for a pinch hitter. I'm not saying it's the wrong move, but Counsell will never do it.
Mitchell hasn't been cleared to slide head first so maybe they viewed Perkins as a better option. I don't think Mitchell would have played in the field anyway.
With MLB's extra innings rules in the playoffs going back to normal baseball, maybe Winker can be the guy to hit a pinch-hit walk-off homer??
BTW, changing the rules for playoffs is dumb. Doesn't matter if the ghost runner in the regular season is a good rule or not - things should be the same during playoffs. JMO.
Agree
If the strategy to play for a PH home run was the objective Tellez looks like a better option than Winker. Nobody has seen Winker in months. When he was playing earlier in the season he looked slow, be it bat speed or running. Maybe he has really been working and Counsell sees what we're not privy to.
Iâm wondering if he hasnât t named Peralta in game 2 because if they win tonight, and then try to steal a win with Miley tomorrow, and failing that, your have Peralta for Thursday. Or best case, game one of the divisional round?
And obviously, with a loss tonight youâd throw Freddie tomorrow.
@Blair Kiel posted:Iâm wondering if he hasnât t named Peralta in game 2 because if they win tonight, and then try to steal a win with Miley tomorrow, and failing that, your have Peralta for Thursday. Or best case, game one of the divisional round?
That's what I'm thinking too. To win this series 2-0 without Peralta would be ideal. Then he goes in game 1 vs the Dodgers and Burnes goes in game 2.
@Blair Kiel posted:How do you figure? Burnes/Peralta/ and then either Houser or Miley in game 3. Why the thought on a bullpen game?
I should have said bullpen like game. If there is a game 3 whoever is pitching for the Crew will have very short leash. Give up a couple of runs and have a couple of baserunners in the 1st or 2nd and you will be gone IMHO.
The team of Jon "Boog" Sciambi and Doug Glanville are scheduled to call the wild card games between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Arizona Diamondbacks on ESPN2
Never heard of them. Why would a lousy football coach be doing MLB play by play? Oh, wait......................................
@skully posted:The team of Jon "Boog" Sciambi and Doug Glanville are scheduled to call the wild card games between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Arizona Diamondbacks on ESPN2
Skully, I literally had chosen that avatar, but it wasnât cropped right. Good Karma!
Bob Uecker will throw out the ceremonial first pitch tonight.
Put me in coach, I'm ready to go.
Uecker threw out the first pitch in Milwaukee and the damn dumb national broadcast didn't show it!
Clean first for Burnes, but 20 pitches. Clearly, the D-Backs strategy is to get his pitch count up and try to get to the Brewers middle relievers.
@ammo posted:
Loading up all the above average hitters 1-4.
That goofball who gets on tv with Marlins gear got stuck next to Leather Amy.
D-Backs get the type of 3-1 strike call on Yelich that Burnes didn't get.
Small ball gets them going. Walk, bloop single, ground ball single.
what a staart Santana rbi 1-0 Crew
Your cleanup hitter bunting in the first. Interesting
There is managing and there is playoff managing.
Brewers fail to take more advantage in the first. Fail to make contact and Adames chases a pitch that might have been about 5 feet out of the strike zone. Just a terrible at-bat by Adames.
Contreras was at 2nd trying to tell Adames not to wild ass swing on every pitchâĶhe didnât listen.
Adames shows how to give away an AB. 4,5,and 6 hitters get mowed down.
Burnes is getting squeezed on the strike zone, certainly relative to the D-Backs starter.
@PackerRick posted:Adames shows how to give away an AB. 4,5,and 6 hitters get mowed down.
I think their pitching coach must have come out to the mound to make sure their starter didn't throw a strike to Adames.
It seems like Contreras is really over selling the pitch framing..maybe the ump is squeezing the battery on account of that. He did give Burnes a generous strike just now, though.
The worst part about the Adames AB was that he didn't make the pitcher work. At least make the guy throw as many pitches as possible. In the first game of a series the sooner you get to their bullpen the more worn it gets through the rest of the series. That's why I say he gave away the AB. It's more than just striking out on 3 pitches in the first inning of the opening game.
Tyrone boooooooooooooooomb
Boom
chicks dig the long ball !!!!!
Keeping the train moving!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have the Brewers swung at every first pitch?
And Burnes gives two back.
@MichiganPacker posted:And Burnes gives two back.
3
And it's tied, and the Brewers are in a danger zone with Burnes about to get run here.
