2018 MLB - Cubs/Brewers/Cardinals Pissing Match

[ZiggysFryBoy]

piss away boys, see who can do the best Long Shot Larry.

Just keep it out of the regular baseball thread.

[4everwarriors]

Crean sucks

[real chili 83]

Cardinals suck

[GB Warrior]

Can a cardinals fan help me articulate the unwritten rules for this thread?

[wadesworld]

Can a cardinals fan help me articulate the unwritten rules for this thread?

Depends who's playing.

[4everwarriors]

Rules no matta, hey?

[Dr. Blackheart]

Depends who's playing.

Cards aren't smart enough to cheat and not get away with it.

[dgies9156]

Cards aren't smart enough to cheat and not get away with it.

No they're just smart enough to have 12 World Championships.

Devilbird Magic

[Dr. Blackheart]

No they're just smart enough to have 12 World Championships.

Devilbird Magic

Sounds like the Russian Defense tactic...

[#UnleashSean]

https://gfycat.com/EnchantingNaturalElephantseal

[#UnleashSean]

Damn that 1 run the Brewers scored all series.

[drewm88]

Damn that 1 run the Brewers scored all series.

Show some respect. It was 2.

[#UnleashSean]

Show some respect. It was 2.

Oh it was 2 to 3 wasn't it. Honestly my bad. My brain did 2 to 1

[MarquetteFan94]

Oh it was 2 to 3 wasn't it. Honestly my bad. My brain did 2 to 1

They had 13 hits the entire series...at least their runs scored (2) outnumbered their errors committed (1) this time around.

At some point they’ll have to beat a team not in last place....or not.

Brewtal...

[MarquetteFan94]

Another fun stat from the series....

Cubs starting pitching:  27IP, 0.00 ERA

The offensive futility by the Brewers had to come close to setting some records.

[MU82]

nm

[4everwarriors]

Cubs maybe coatin' da ball wit vasoline of throwin' spitters, hey?

[Anti-Dentite]

Brew crew back in 1st...I fahrrrt in your general direction silly bird and cuddly baby bear fans.

[MerrittsMustache]

Brew crew back in 1st...I fahrrrt in your general direction silly bird and cuddly baby bear fans.

This is the Brewers' time of year!

Also...14 wins against teams with a combined winning % of .301 and a 5-12 record against teams over .500. It's a long season. It'll even out.

[cheebs09]

This is the Brewers' time of year!

Also...14 wins against teams with a combined winning % of .301 and a 5-12 record against teams over .500. It's a long season. It'll even out.

To be fair, part of the reason those teams’ records are bad is because the Brewers have performed well against them. If the Brewers split with the Cubs, then that stat looks wildly different. It’s too early in the year to draw any conclusions based on those type of stats.

Granted, many of those teams were projected to be pretty bad to start the year, so your general point still holds. May is quite a bit tougher for the Crew, so we should learn a lot about them this month.

[Schmidtyfactor]

I fear the Crew can beat anyone any given day except the Damn Cubs and Cards. They seem to forget how to tie their shoes when they go up against these two. Gotta go at least 50/50 with these guys to have a chance to come out on top at the end.

[MU82]

If the Brewers split with the Cubs, then that stat looks wildly different.

And if you had quills you'd be a porcupine ... but you don't.

You don't, right?

[MerrittsMustache]

To be fair, part of the reason those teams’ records are bad is because the Brewers have performed well against them. If the Brewers split with the Cubs, then that stat looks wildly different. It’s too early in the year to draw any conclusions based on those type of stats.

Granted, many of those teams were projected to be pretty bad to start the year, so your general point still holds. May is quite a bit tougher for the Crew, so we should learn a lot about them this month.

Against teams that aren't the Brewers, those awful teams' combined winning percentage improves to .333. They're not exactly world-beaters.

End of the day, the Brewers are doing what they need to do against awful teams. However, that doesn't necessarily mean the Brewers are a good team.

[buckchuckler]

Against teams that aren't the Brewers, those awful teams' combined winning percentage improves to .333. They're not exactly world-beaters.

End of the day, the Brewers are doing what they need to do against awful teams. However, that doesn't necessarily mean the Brewers are a good team.

Before getting too high and mighty here, the Cubs have won what, 1 series not against the Brewers?

[MerrittsMustache]

Before getting too high and mighty here, the Cubs have won what, 1 series not against the Brewers?

True, but I'm not the one on these boards boasting about my team in May. I'm simply pointing out that the Brewers have beat up on a some of the worst teams in MLB.

[Anti-Dentite]

Stop with the analysis, this is a pissing match thread.

[BrewCity83]

The Brewers, at 19-13 (a .594 winning percentage), are on pace to win 96 games.  Their remaining 130 games will consist of a mix of good teams and crappy teams.  If they continue to sweep through the crappy teams, they won't have to win so many against the good teams to maintain this pace.

[wadesworld]

I'd rather feast on the 3, 4, and 5 place teams and struggle against the 1 place teams in divisions.  Mathematically there are a lot more 3, 4, and 5 place teams in the MLB than 1 place teams.

Also, the Brewers offense has been bad when it's been cold and good when it's been hot since I was born.  The fact that the Brewers are 19-13 through a "cold" month is a good sign.  The pitching has been good, the offense has been the issue.  The offense will heat up and if the pitching can stay close to where it is the Brewers will be in good shape.

If the Brewers can hang around and Nelson comes back close to what he was last year, that's adding a huge piece without giving anything up.  If that happens I can see Stearns making a move for a number 1 or 2 starter midseason.  Nelson, Anderson, pitcher in trade, Davies, and Woodruff/Suter/Miley should be a good enough rotation with the bullpen and offense.  Could also be adding Thames back to the lineup late season for nothing.

[MerrittsMustache]

The Brewers, at 19-13 (a .594 winning percentage), are on pace to win 96 games.  Their remaining 130 games will consist of a mix of good teams and crappy teams.  If they continue to sweep through the crappy teams, they won't have to win so many against the good teams to maintain this pace.

The Brewers won't win 86 games, let alone 96.

[cheebs09]

And if you had quills you'd be a porcupine ... but you don't.

You don't, right?

I just said that to show how it’s a small sample size. If 3 games go a different way, the stat looks very different.

I think the Cubs are better than the Brewers and will show it over the course of the season. They’ve certainly shown that in the two series they've played. The Brewers offense needs to be more consistent and they have to limit the boneheaded defensive plays if they want to be anything more than a .500 team.

[BrewCity83]

The Brewers won't win 86 games, let alone 96.

They won 86 last year and their roster is better this year.

[MerrittsMustache]

They won 86 last year and their roster is better this year.

True, but they overachieved last year.

Up-to-date projections...

FanGraphs: 82-80
Five Thiry-Eight: 86-76
Baseball Prospectus: 87-75

Not making it to 86 wins doesn't seem ridiculous. The Brewers are an above-average team.