Reds are terrible, but they have played in a handful of just totally bonkers games this year.
Milwaukee have too - I was at the game Friday where they were held scoreless for 13 innings and still walked it off with a 3-run 15th. using the bottom of their order too
Brewers-Reds games have been nuts this year, though unfortunately the subtext always seems to be "HOW THE HELL COULD YOU LET SCOOTER GENNETT GO??"
― frogbs, Thursday, 30 August 2018 13:20 (five years ago) link
btw I'm glad they won so I don't have to be upset about this anymore
https://deadspin.com/pitchers-hr-after-a-foul-bunt-non-call-was-the-nuttiest-1828705646
― frogbs, Thursday, 30 August 2018 13:25 (five years ago) link
that was definitely b.s.
― na (NA), Thursday, 30 August 2018 14:48 (five years ago) link
speaking of bs, Irvin was out by a mile there
― frogbs, Thursday, 30 August 2018 18:24 (five years ago) link
Yelich 6 for 6! I don't care about the cycle.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 30 August 2018 23:23 (five years ago) link
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/what-christian-yelich-has-changed/
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 31 August 2018 11:43 (five years ago) link
Reds getting Scooter Gennett was pay back for Bill Hall hitting like Rogers Hornsby against the Reds for a few years. I swear one year he hit 11 home runs for the season and like 8 of them were against the Reds.
Jay Bruce used to hit big against the Brewers, don't know if it has continued with the Mets (probably not).
― earlnash, Sunday, 2 September 2018 00:48 (five years ago) link
last 10 ABs vs. Hader: 1H, 9K
― frogbs, Thursday, 13 September 2018 02:53 (five years ago) link
seven consecutive series victories, now only 1 back in division, guys I AM FEELING IT
― frogbs, Thursday, 13 September 2018 03:24 (five years ago) link
Re: Hader, I haven't seen such filthy cheddar since the heyday of roided up closers like Gagne & Rivera.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 18 September 2018 01:26 (five years ago) link
Yelich hit for another cycle today. How many batters have done it twice in a month ?
― frogbs, Tuesday, 18 September 2018 01:56 (five years ago) link
Even better: both cycles were completed with a triple. That's got to be a first in-season.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 18 September 2018 02:03 (five years ago) link
both cycles against the reds also
― na (NA), Tuesday, 18 September 2018 02:50 (five years ago) link
Heard this morning that two times against the same team in the same season is a first. There might be three firsts involved in this.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 18 September 2018 11:19 (five years ago) link
Reds glad to help in the MVP race. I think Yelich is hitting like .500 against the Reds this year.
― earlnash, Tuesday, 18 September 2018 15:02 (five years ago) link
counsell starts dan jennings and pulls him after one batter (matt carpenter). september baseball!
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 25 September 2018 00:33 (five years ago) link
LOOG-y starter then send in a Righty?
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 00:40 (five years ago) link
guess so! carpenter has been slumping for about a month now so i'm not sure it was necessary for today's game, but still pretty interesting to see counsell do something like that in this final week.
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 25 September 2018 00:41 (five years ago) link
Huh, that's a scenario I never thought of before. If a starter comes out after one unretired batter and the 2nd pitcher throws 4.2 innings and comes out with 2 outs in the 5th, is the 2nd pitcher eligible for the win in relief even though he wouldn't have been eligible as a starter?
― WmC, Tuesday, 25 September 2018 00:45 (five years ago) link
It's up to the scorer.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 01:04 (five years ago) link
can't believe Counsell pulled Jennings in the middle of a perfect game
― frogbs, Tuesday, 25 September 2018 02:27 (five years ago) link
wasn't it an UltraOpener move?
anyway, looking good for the Brewers, and i hope they play the Rockies.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 11:28 (five years ago) link
yea given our history of getting knocked out by the Cardinals I'd be happy to not have to face them in a do-or-die game
gotta say I've liked the way Counsell has managed these last few weeks, as though every game is a playoff game. they're 23-10 since 8/20, back when their playoff chances were something like 30-40%.
― frogbs, Tuesday, 25 September 2018 13:03 (five years ago) link
congrats brewers
destroy the cubs
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 27 September 2018 02:37 (five years ago) link
apologies that the pirates are unlikely to pull off a sweep in chicago
― mookieproof, Thursday, 27 September 2018 02:42 (five years ago) link
umm... go Cards !??
― frogbs, Thursday, 27 September 2018 03:10 (five years ago) link
Works for me, but only if simultaneously go nats
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 27 September 2018 03:13 (five years ago) link
apologies that the pirates are unlikely to pull off a sweep in Chicago
don't speak so soon
― frogbs, Thursday, 27 September 2018 03:17 (five years ago) link
Hader seems... tired?
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 29 September 2018 03:56 (five years ago) link
Go Brew crew. I'm game for a Brewers vs. A's or Cleveland World Series.
― earlnash, Saturday, 29 September 2018 04:52 (five years ago) link
Act like you want it, Jeffress.
― Andy K, Sunday, 30 September 2018 02:40 (five years ago) link
Yelich is doing a pretty good '67 Yaz imitation.
― clemenza, Sunday, 30 September 2018 02:49 (five years ago) link
After today:
Yaz '67 (Sept./Oct.) - .417/.504/.760, 9 HR, 26 RBIYelich (Sept.) - .360/.500/.826, 10 HR, 33 RBI
(It was an offhanded comment--didn't realize they were that close.)
― clemenza, Sunday, 30 September 2018 02:59 (five years ago) link
He's two RBI's from a triple crown.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Sunday, 30 September 2018 11:57 (five years ago) link
Christian Yelich's last 14 plate appearances: Three-run homerWalkWalkWalkWalkWalkTwo-run homerWalkWalkStrikeoutWalkTwo-run homerStrikeoutSolo homer— Adam McCalvy (@AdamMcCalvy) September 30, 2018
So he’s just another Mark Reynolds really
― frogbs, Sunday, 30 September 2018 15:29 (five years ago) link
pic.twitter.com/9ZYGLSm75j— kluch53 (@kluch53) October 1, 2018
― mookieproof, Monday, 1 October 2018 20:23 (five years ago) link
except the brewers had the lead for most of the first half but ok
― na (NA), Monday, 1 October 2018 20:26 (five years ago) link
immediate regret for nit-picking a meme
brewers are a good team, congrats to the ilx brewers fans
― na (NA), Monday, 1 October 2018 20:27 (five years ago) link
tbh I wasn't too bullish on this season b/c a lot of players had breakout years in 2017 and I didn't know how repeatable that was. Thames, Santana, and Pina all regressed this year (I thought Shaw did too, but apparently his increased BB% made up for it), while most of last year's starting pitchers were notably worse this year, and our top guy Jimmy Nelson didn't pitch at all. All those offseason moves really worked out.
― frogbs, Monday, 1 October 2018 21:37 (five years ago) link
current mood:
Eric Thames. Boss. pic.twitter.com/mMsWIHKvff— Robert Murray (@ByRobertMurray) October 1, 2018
― frogbs, Monday, 1 October 2018 22:03 (five years ago) link
Since the break, Yelich is hitting .367/.449/.770 in 64 games, and down the stretch he has been nearly impossible to get out.
Over his last 13 games, Yelich is 21-for-43 with six home runs, five doubles and two triples. That’s 13 extra-base hits in just 12 games, and he’s driven in 21 runs while scoring 17 times. He walked 14 times, including all five times last Wednesday to finish off a sweep of the Cardinals, one of eight straight victories the Brewers finished the season with.
https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/10/1/17919174/christian-yelich-triple-crown-red-hot-brewers-mvp-case
Impressive.
― earlnash, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 01:46 (five years ago) link
lol
https://i.redd.it/5aalx0ievmp11.jpg
― frogbs, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 13:23 (five years ago) link
https://cdn.fangraphs.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/yelich-wrc-plus.png
very good time to be streaking
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/lift-off-for-christian-yelich/
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 22:15 (five years ago) link
I don't believe there is a 2019 thread, so I'm placing this here:
Bob Uecker is going OFF pic.twitter.com/i3c9IXyIM6— SI Extra Mustard (@SI_ExtraMustard) September 26, 2019
― John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt, Friday, 27 September 2019 16:47 (four years ago) link
we migrated over here this year:
NL CENTRAL PREDICTATRON 2019
― Sally Jessy (Karl Malone), Friday, 27 September 2019 17:02 (four years ago) link
Oh, that makes sense.
― John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt, Friday, 27 September 2019 17:24 (four years ago) link
I didn't know till today they had a 29-year-old rookie pitcher named Jason Alexander. I wish I were a headline writer for one of the local papers--I'd have one for appearance.
― clemenza, Friday, 17 June 2022 16:43 (one year ago) link
"every appearance"
Maybe we can have a rolling fake headline thread
― Michael F Gill, Friday, 17 June 2022 22:58 (one year ago) link