Skin the Snakes Thread

DurangoDougMember

Brewers start a 4 game series at home vs AZ. Game starts at 6:15 and should be on Fox.

Wondering how they will handle the remaining games after already winning their Division? But, my guess is they keep trying to win and try to get to the number 2 seed and earn a first round bye.

Curious how they will play today after all the celebrating yesterday evening? Anyway Tobias on the mound for the Crew and Gamecast gives us a 60.4% chance of winning:

Player	W-L	ERA	WHIP	IP	H	K	BB	HR
B. Pfaadt	9-9	4.81	1.27	166.2	172	160	39	21
T. Myers	8-5	3.07	1.17	126.0	115	115	33	18

9/19/2410:29 AM

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MichiganPacker2Member

I think an equally interesting dynamic will be how Arizona, Atlanta, and the Mets handle the situation down the stretch.

The seeds are going to be as follows:

1. Philly/LAD

2. Philly/LAD

3. Milwaukee

4. San Diego

5-7. Arizona, NY Mets, and Atlanta

Right now the Braves are two back of the Dbacks and Mets with 10 to play. If the Braves fall farther back and the Dbacks and Mets clinch wild cards with a few games to play, they would likely rather play the Brewers rather than the Padres in a 3 game playoff series. The Padres would roll out Darvish, Blake Snell, and Musgrave as their 3 starters and the Brewers would likely have Peralta, Myers, and Montas.

The Brewers and Mets play 3 games to end the season. If you are the Mets and have a playoff series clinched, do you go all out to win the 3 games to make it more likely you'll play the Padres, or do you hold back a bit and make it more likely to play the Brewers the following week?

These teams won't admit it, but if I'm the Dbacks or the Mets, I would chose the Brewers 100 times out of 100.

9/19/2412:22 PM

CheezersMember

Yeah the Mets could be in Milwaukee for 6 games in a row depending on how things shake out.

9/19/2412:43 PM

skullyMember

Brewers' Willy Adames: Getting first day off
Rotowire 36 mins ago
Adames isn't in the Brewers' lineup for Thursday's game against the Diamondbacks, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
After clinching the NL Central on Wednesday, the Brewers will now give Adames his first off day of the season. Joey Ortiz will fill in as Milwaukee's shortstop while Andruw Monasterio starts at third base and bats ninth.

9/19/243:59 PM

DurangoDougMember

Yep, here's the line up:

hitters	H-AB	HR	RBI	SB	AVG
B. Turang2B	135-524	7	54	45	.258
J. ChourioLF	134-491	21	77	20	.273
W. ContrerasC	160-569	22	90	7	.281
G. MitchellDH	44-173	6	18	8	.254
B. PerkinsCF	88-357	6	41	22	.246
J. Bauers1B	56-285	11	41	12	.196
J. OrtizSS	97-407	10	51	9	.238
S. FrelickRF	116-451	2	29	17	.257
A. Monasterio3B	25-116	1	14	6	.216

9/19/244:28 PM

ammoCheese Master

Just saw an interview with Bob Eucker where he said they figured out between playing and broadcasting he has been involved with over 11,000 baseball games. That is an incredible number. Win the whole thing for Bob boys. Maybe the Baseball Gods will line up that way. angel

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9/19/244:32 PM

ammoCheese Master

Another interesting fact. The Brewers have the best record in baseball this season when they don't hit a homer in a game, 23 - 26. Next best is the Giants, 24 - 29.

9/19/245:51 PM

H5Keyboard Warrior, troll hunter

Chicks dig the long ball.

9/19/246:32 PM

ammoCheese Master

They dig a long something.

9/19/246:57 PM

DurangoDougMember

0-0 after 4, 3 hits for the snakes 1 hit for the Crew.

9/19/247:21 PM

DurangoDougMember

Tobias in trouble in the 5th, guys on 1st and second, no outs. And he's already at like 89 pitches.

9/19/247:29 PM

DurangoDougMember

Snakes now lead 2-0, get Tobias out of there, they are still batting in the 5th. Two on, no outs

Ashby now in for the Crew

9/19/247:34 PM

DurangoDougMember

Now 3-0 snakes going into bottom of the 5th

9/19/247:40 PM

mrtundraMember

WHAT A GREAT CATCH AND THROW BY TURANG, TO GET PERDOMO, AT 1ST!!

9/19/248:08 PM

ammoCheese Master

Mitchell homer! 3 - 1 D backs

9/19/248:17 PM

mrtundraMember

12 Ks for Pfaadt, to end the 7th.

9/19/248:19 PM

mrtundraMember

Ross pitching the 8th for the Brewers. Haase in for Contreras.

9/19/248:22 PM

MichiganPacker2Member

They are still in this, but they seem to have come out flat. I don' t like the optics of sitting Adames. To me, the message is that they were satisified with the #3 seed. Realistically, they may not really have much of a chance to catch the Dodgers or Phillies, but it would be nice to have gone all out by playing Adames.

9/19/248:23 PM

MichiganPacker2Member

Now 5-1 with Contreras and Adames both out. This one is over.

9/19/248:24 PM

mrtundraMember

Smith hits a 2 run HR to make it 5-1, Arizona.

9/19/248:25 PM

MichiganPacker2Member

Brewers lose. Dodgers and Phils both have magic numbers of 6 to lock the Brewers into the 3 seed.

9/19/248:56 PM

lambeausouthMember

What a piss poor performance by the offense. 1 run on 2 hits, 15 strikeouts and not a single walk.

9/19/249:03 PM

D JMember

Marlins pitchers tossing Ohtani mediocre pitches was an embarrassment, then allowing a position player to pitch to him made it only worse.

9/19/249:06 PM

MichiganPacker2Member

@D J posted:
Marlins pitchers tossing Ohtani mediocre pitches was an embarrassment, then allowing a position player to pitch to him made it only worse.

You could argue that the Dodgers leaving Ohtani in to hit in the 9th inning with a 17-4 lead was highly questionable. Especially after he'd already hit his 50th home run of the year earlier in the evening.

9/19/249:35 PM

ammoCheese Master

And now you why I have an extreme dislike of Dave Roberts. I hope someone sweeps them at some point this off season.

9/20/247:06 AM

DurangoDougMember

@lambeausouth posted:
What a piss poor performance by the offense. 1 run on 2 hits, 15 strikeouts and not a single walk.

I expected them to come out flat, and lose, after all the celebrating for winning the Division the night before. Just call it a hangover game.

9/20/2411:34 AM

DurangoDougMember

Friday's game starts at 7:10 CT, ESPN indicates no national TV coverage.

Lets hope they rebound from yesterday and get their mojo back.

Gamecast, though gives the Crew a 48.3% chance of winning.

Colin Rea on the mound for Milwaukee:

Player	W-L	ERA	WHIP	IP	H	K	BB	HR
Z. Gallen	12-6	3.61	1.28	137.0	124	140	51	10
C. Rea	12-5	4.14	1.22	156.2	152	124	39	27

9/20/2411:38 AM

DurangoDougMember

Tonight's line up. Adames back after a day off.

hitters	H-AB	HR	RBI	SB	AVG
B. Turang2B	136-528	7	54	45	.258
J. ChourioLF	134-495	21	77	20	.271
W. ContrerasC	160-572	22	90	7	.280
G. MitchellCF	45-176	7	19	8	.256
W. AdamesSS	143-577	32	109	18	.248
R. Hoskins1B	90-425	25	74	3	.212
S. FrelickRF	116-453	2	29	17	.256
G. SanchezDH	50-223	10	36	0	.224
J. Ortiz3B	97-410	10	51	9	.237

9/20/244:15 PM

ammoCheese Master

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9/20/244:48 PM

DurangoDougMember

Crew down 1-0 after 1, they strand 3 in their half of the first. doh

9/20/247:33 PM

ammoCheese Master

Rea pitched good in relief the other night but is struggling again as a starter. Is he just not warmed up properly is he running out of gas?

9/20/247:41 PM

DurangoDougMember

Rea having a meltdown, now snakes lead 2-0, 1 out bases loaded doh

Make that 3-0

9/20/247:46 PM

CheezersMember

Rae pitching himself out of the rotation for the 3 game series.

9/20/247:52 PM

lambeausouthMember

Rea has been an unmitigated disaster for the last month. Since August 13th, he’s had a 6.82 ERA, giving up 11 home runs in 34 innings. And more of the same tonight.

9/20/248:03 PM