MLB 2018 Season

[TSmith34, Inc.]

Braun has gone after that same out-of-the-zone pitch in all three at-bats.

[CreightonWarrior]

So many bad swings early in the count.

[CreightonWarrior]

Soria with some absolutely MONSTER outings lately.

[Dish]

Oberg and Soria with some serious pitching there in the 7th.

[MUBBau]

Moose

[MUBBau]

Kratzzzzzz

[CreightonWarrior]

9 to go!

[MUBBau]

Wooooooooooooo

[MU82]

Go Crew!

[jsglow]

9 to go!

I like your thinking.  The Crew has won 10 straight in crunch time. 9 more in total? Why not?

Seriously, this team is absolutely capable of winning a world championship. 

Pitching you say? In 3 playoff games they have an ERA under 1.0. And that's against two top hitting teams.

[Benny B]

I like your thinking.  The Crew has won 10 straight in crunch time. 9 more in total? Why not?

Seriously, this team is absolutely capable of winning a world championship. 

Pitching you say? In 3 playoff games they have an ERA under 1.0. And that's against two top hitting teams.

But they need a starter. 

[HouWarrior]

I like your thinking.  The Crew has won 10 straight in crunch time. 9 more in total? Why not?

Seriously, this team is absolutely capable of winning a world championship. 

Pitching you say? In 3 playoff games they have an ERA under 1.0. And that's against two top hitting teams.

A 2-0 lead in the playoffs should allow for some hyperbole...that is why "fan" is short for fanatic....but are you really punching the "we win the WS",...and "two TOP hitting teams" buttons?

The Cubs had many run drought games ...the Rockies slumped to a .100 something average and havent put more than 2 across in the last 4 games. I saw all 3 Brew crew games....Both opponent teams had many players who showed playoff nerves, expanding their zones and reaching for pitches. Poor hitting approaches.

The LCS and WS are much greater challenges. I too would enjoy seeing the Brewers advance, but IMHO they are not better than the homefield Astros,  Red Sox or Yankees.

[Otule's Glass Eye]

Brewers are unstoppable right now. The Rockies never scared me but the Dodgers do. I could see that series going to 7 games if both teams are able to close out their series which it looks like they will. Beyond that Houston or Boston will be quite the challenge. They would be big underdogs for sure.

[GB Warrior]

I'm all for ebthusiasm...I mean, 10 straight wins that were essentially must wins. But 3 of those were against the Tigers. Good teams find a way to win those as the Crew did, and as they did with two imperfect offensive games against Colorado. But they're going to need to start converting RISP if they're going to have any chance with the Dodgers

[Benny B]

I don't get why Boston and Houston are being viewed as some behemoth.  Because they won 100 games? 

Give me a break... if the NL Central had teams like the Orioles and Bleu Ehs?, the Cubs and Brewers would have won 100 games, too.

Brewers have a 13-7 record against AL... granted that's mostly against the weakened AL East, but Boston's 16-4 did come against the almost-as-weak NL East.

Frankly, I don't see anything of a chasm between the Brewers or Dodgers and the Astros or Red Sox.  If anything, houw might be right in qualifying the better AL team(s) as being the home team.

[wadesworld]

I think the Dodgers win the WS.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

The Dodgers have always been the team that scares me the most in the NL. Even when the Cubs were still alive.

[buckchuckler]

I think the Dodgers win the WS.

.611 winning % with Justin Turner.

And I still think the Brewers would be much better off with another decent starter.  They have a great pen, but eventually they'll need starters to give them 5 or more innings.  Even with more days off built in,  I think they will wear down.

[GGGG]

.611 winning % with Justin Turner.

And I still think the Brewers would be much better off with another decent starter.  They have a great pen, but eventually they'll need starters to give them 5 or more innings.  Even with more days off built in,  I think they will wear down.

I think you are correct.  I was hoping that Gonzales would provide that.

[buckchuckler]

Want to see something horrifying? 

Scroll to the bottom-ish, find opponents and check out Price's splits vs. the Yanks this year.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=priceda01&year=2018&t=p

Some highlights if you are too lazy

The Yanks are OPSing 1.162 off Price, Trout led the MLB with an OPS of 1.088.  So every hitter is on the Yanks is essentially hitting better than Trout. 

20 Runs, on 21 hits, 9 home runs in 15.2 IP (does not include yesterday).

A WHIP of over 1.9

9BB / 11 K.

Yikes.

[MU82]

Want to see something horrifying? 

Scroll to the bottom-ish, find opponents and check out Price's splits vs. the Yanks this year.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=priceda01&year=2018&t=p

Some highlights if you are too lazy

The Yanks are OPSing 1.162 off Price, Trout led the MLB with an OPS of 1.088.  So every hitter is on the Yanks is essentially hitting better than Trout. 

20 Runs, on 21 hits, 9 home runs in 15.2 IP (does not include yesterday).

A WHIP of over 1.9

9BB / 11 K.

Yikes.

It's only "horrifying" if one is a Yankee hater.

What it should be is "educational" for Cora, who will have the choice if there is a Game 5 to skip Price.

Some managers are quite stubborn with this kind of stuff, though. For all their belief in stats, sometimes they refuse to give in. We'll see if Cora goes with somebody else or if he says, "Dammit, Price is due, and he's our man!"

[buckchuckler]

It's only "horrifying" if one is a Yankee hater.

What it should be is "educational" for Cora, who will have the choice if there is a Game 5 to skip Price.

Some managers are quite stubborn with this kind of stuff, though. For all their belief in stats, sometimes they refuse to give in. We'll see if Cora goes with somebody else or if he says, "Dammit, Price is due, and he's our man!"

Maybe horrifying is the wrong word.  Grotesque? 

[GGGG]

Bob Costas and Jim Kaat?  Have I returned to 1994 or something?

[CreightonWarrior]

Cain still looks way off his game. Wonder if that injury is still lingering because I don't remember any solid contact for him this series.

Good to see Brewers actually make contact with a guy at 3rd, <2 outs. Close it out today, boys

[GB Warrior]

Bob Costas and Jim Kaat?  Have I returned to 1994 or something?

*Looks at MLB Network graphics* yes.