Brewers/Pirates Series

blazza18 · Post #41 » by **blazza18** » Sun Sep 7, 2025 1:04 am

MD after the poor baserunning

coolhandluke121 · Post #42 » by **coolhandluke121** » Sun Sep 7, 2025 1:40 am

23 games in 23 days.
TWO of those games against a team that currently has a run differential worse than +24 (Giants, D-backs leading in their games).
TWO of those games against a team that currently has a losing record (Reds won, D-backs ~85% win probability).
ZERO of those games against a team with a bottom-8 run differential (Pirates aren't that bad).
ONE more Pirates game before the Rangers (+91 run differential) series makes 27 games in 27 days.
12-11 record in the last 23 games.
I literally would not expect the '98 Yankees to do any better with all the injuries and other absences the Brewers have had.

Post #43 » by **MickeyDavis** » Sun Sep 7, 2025 1:46 am

6.5 up on Cubs
4.5 up on Phillies
8.5 up on Dodgers

19 to play.

Right now NL wildcard is:

Dodgers/Mets
Cubs/Padres

All big spenders (along with the Phillies)

Post #44 » by **MickeyDavis** » Sun Sep 7, 2025 2:22 am

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VooDoo7 · Post #45 » by **VooDoo7** » Sun Sep 7, 2025 4:21 am

MickeyDavis wrote:6.5 up on Cubs

19 to play.

It'll take an epic collapse for the Cubs to catch us now.

livestrong4ever · Post #46 » by **livestrong4ever** » Sun Sep 7, 2025 10:40 am

It was nice to see Woody get back on track today, even though it was vs Pit. Nice tune up game!

Post #47 » by **MickeyDavis** » Sun Sep 7, 2025 3:59 pm

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VooDoo7 · Post #48 » by **VooDoo7** » Sun Sep 7, 2025 4:28 pm

No Yeli, Sal or Jackson. Be nice to see Perkins and Ortiz do something today.

VooDoo7 · Post #49 » by **VooDoo7** » Sun Sep 7, 2025 5:44 pm

Bases loaded, no outs. Come on guys, get some runs here.

VooDoo7 · Post #50 » by **VooDoo7** » Sun Sep 7, 2025 5:45 pm

Bauers on a heater the past 3 games!

Post #51 » by **ReasonablySober** » Sun Sep 7, 2025 5:47 pm

Hell of a nice start.

Chad34 · Post #52 » by **Chad34** » Sun Sep 7, 2025 5:55 pm

Don’t know what to think about the current version of the miz

VooDoo7 · Post #53 » by **VooDoo7** » Sun Sep 7, 2025 5:57 pm

Miz walks first 2 batters.

Turk Nowitzki · Post #54 » by **Turk Nowitzki** » Sun Sep 7, 2025 5:57 pm

Being staked to a 4 run lead and immediately walking the first two guys you face is some inexcusable stuff.

Chad34 · Post #55 » by **Chad34** » Sun Sep 7, 2025 5:58 pm

This guy is not trustworthy or ready to pitch for a contender

Turk Nowitzki · Post #56 » by **Turk Nowitzki** » Sun Sep 7, 2025 6:00 pm

At the same these hitters consistently seem to be able to foul off his pitches until he throws enough out of the zone. It's been really frustrating to watch.

Turk Nowitzki · Post #57 » by **Turk Nowitzki** » Sun Sep 7, 2025 6:02 pm

Way to get out of it. Important because I feel like a lot of times things have snowballed on him instead of him being able to buckle down.

Chad34 · Post #58 » by **Chad34** » Sun Sep 7, 2025 6:14 pm

This umpires zone off the corners is hilarious

coolhandluke121 · Post #59 » by **coolhandluke121** » Sun Sep 7, 2025 7:01 pm

I know I've harped a lot on how difficult this stretch of the schedule has been, but this really shows what I was talking about. You FINALLY face a below average team and you've now outscored them 18-4 in 3 games, in spite of a slew of injuries. This is still the best team in baseball and, when healthy, probably one of the ~10 best regular-season teams of this century. Playing .500 ball for 3 weeks before this series is completely normal under the circumstances, even for a truly great team.

MikeIsGood · Post #60 » by **MikeIsGood** » Sun Sep 7, 2025 7:10 pm

Although I'd still call them below average, certainly, it's noteworthy that this Pitsburgh team was playing abve-500 ball since the AS break and has series wins in the past month over the Dodgers, Red Sox, and Jays. This is a super solid series win, and hopefully series sweep.