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Lorenzo Cain called out management for disrespecting him for years
Josh Hader called out management for not focusing on winning a World Series
Corbin Burnes called out management for blaming him for not making the playoffs
There's a problem. Brewers need to look in the mirror
"Chances are that's his last regular season game in a Brewer uniform and everybody knows that. I wanted him to feel that, feel the appreciation and I wanted the fans to get a chance to do that"
Pat Murphy on Willy Adames' standing ovation in the 7th
If this is indeed Brandon Woodruff's last day with the Brewers, either by trade or non-tender, let's take a moment to relive one of the greatest moments in Brewers history...
Notice Counsell going straight to the phone before even celebrating to change the bullpen arm getting loose.
He ain't the best manager in the league for nothing
"We got a secret plan to hit homers with the bases loaded. We bought it. It was a recipe online"
Pat Murphy explaining the Brewers grand slam barrage in typical Murph fashion
Dude ran onto the field, gave Jansen a thumbs down, and literally started a rally that lead to a Brewers win. Convince me the Brewers org didn’t do this on purpose😂
Robin Yount speaks on his near-decision to leave Milwaukee for the Angels in '89 and what made him stay
Don't say 2nd grade letter writing projects never work 👇
"Once I knew it was gone, after that it was black out"
Garrett Mitchell on what was going through his head as he was rounding the bases on his go ahead 2 run homer
JJ Hardy tells a great Braun story:
"And I remember Brauny watching video before a game and stops the video walks out and says guarantee I'm gonna hit two homers today. I go, 'Oh he's gonna get humbled.'
"First two at bats, two homers"
"He did that like 5 times" he said
"This is the closest team I've ever played with. That's what makes it that much more disappointing. Everyone did their job except for me"
Devin Williams
"I'm yelling at the fans come and see us. This team deserves you. It's 2024. It's different than the other teams that went to the playoffs the last six years. These guys weren't supposed to be there."
Pat Murphy after the comeback 10-9 win
Here are Robert Gasser's stats through his first 4 starts:
23 innings
0 home runs allowed
1 walk
13 strikeouts
1.96 ERA
Seems to me Gasser should be in this same conversation
Four starts into his time with the Pirates, here are Paul Skenes’ numbers:
22 innings
15 hits
2 home runs
5 walks
30 strikeouts
2.45 ERA
It may be just the beginning of Skenes’ career, but he’s already establishing himself as one of the best pitchers in Major League Baseball.
So, let me get this straight, Jonathan Lucroy brings home Orlando Arcia after Keston Hiura made a bad throw at 2nd base? In a Triple-A game in 2021?
What alternate universe are we living in?
The Cubs have decided to be sellers at the Deadline while sitting 9.5 GB of the
#Brewers
.
What does this mean for the NL Central as these two "rivals" head in opposite directions?
#ThisIsMyCrew
The Brewers’ offense ranks 26th in runs per game, but rookie Sal Frelick is providing a spark.
The next step is for GM Matt Arnold to supply reinforcements, starting with a first base/DH type, writes
@Ken_Rosenthal
.
Today's edition of The Windup:
2024 Brice Turang vs LH starter:
.385 BA (5 for 13), 2B, .500 OBP, .962 OPS
2024 Sal Frelick vs LH starter:
.417 BA (5 for 12), 2B, HR, .462 OBP, 1.017 OPS
Neither started a single game against Miami's LHPs this series
Sort of frustrated that Frelick isn't allowed in the lineup vs LHPs
He's doing things only Paul Molitor has done in franchise history and is clearly one of the best hitters and hottest hitters on this team.
Play. Frelick. Every. Day.
Pat Murphy on lineup construction and William Contreras batting cleanup more often:
"My nine year old in the backyard playing whiffle ball always puts William fourth, so I started doing it"
If Jesse Winker finds himself in a starting lineup in the postseason, pretty sure that lineup graphic will replace this Ryon Healy one in Brewers Twitter lore
Tobias Myers is going to get some postseason innings and he's ready for any role
"Starting, first inning, second inning, opening, closing, whatever, doesn't matter to me....probably not closing, because we got one of the best in the game"
"Hitting homers is one of my favorite things to do"
Jackson Chourio, through interpreter Daniel De Mondesert, after his 443 foot home run earlier today
Doug Melvin with the quote of the day so far:
I'm retired now and live in Florida. And there's some evenings I'll go and grab a whiskey. Sit out on the patio, pull up (Braun's) YouTube highlights and there's lot of highlights. I'm drunk at the end of the night"
"We're having quality at bats. Trying to hit the ball hard. We caught a couple and hit some grand slams. It's fun"
Brice Turang on his latest addition to the grand slam barrage 👇
MLB is taking over the broadcasts of three more teams: Cleveland, Milwaukee, Minnesota. MLB last season handled broadcasts of Arizona, Colorado and San Diego.
Brewers GM Matt Arnold on Jacob Misiorowski
"Kind of want to put bubble wrap around that guy, he's been awesome. So excited to see what he can do. Certainly a factor that we'll talk about here potentially in the second half"
Willy Adames on this offensive outburst:
"When that starts happening now, in August. That's when teams get hot to go to the postseason, and that's what we want. We're going in the right direction now and just have to hold that"
Craig Counsell says there is a “big gap” between his team and the Brewers.
“We’ve got room to make up. Frankly that makes it daunting…they’ve been good.”
Tobias Myers now has three starts of at least seven shutout innings in his rookie season.
8.0 IP vs DET (June 7th)
8.0 IP vs PIT (July 10th)
7.1 IP vs CIN (August 10th)
His ERA is down to 2.79.
#Brewers
One name I'd love to see the Brewers go after today as a veteran bat:
Joc Pederson
Lefty masher, can hit in the 3 hole against righties, postseason experience, rental
The
#Brewers
have promoted 18 year old OF Luis Lara to the High-A
@TimberRattlers
!
Lara had a .285 average, .379 OBP, 22 stolen bases, and a 39:46 BB/K ratio in Low-A
@CarolinaMudcats
BREAKING: Connecticut’s Dan Hurley has turned down the Los Angeles Lakers’ six-year, $70 million offer and will return to chase a third straight national title, sources tell ESPN. LA would’ve made him one of NBA’s six highest paid coaches.
After the bullpen had to cover a lot of innings in Game 1, DL Hall has delivered the length the Brewers needed in Game 2
Seven shutout for Hall in arguably his best start of the year