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Game #2 of the Brewers and Cubs DH has been postponed.
Raining in Chicago.
Later tonight I’ll be watching the Reds and Angels from Anaheim.
Don’t let the excitement stop!
Have you noticed its been late and close a lot. More than I’d expect.
JJ – Pages is leading them this month. He’s first or tied for first in doubles, home runs, runs, RBIs, batting average, on base percentage, and of course OPS. Trailing Burleson in triples by one though.
Gorman is an error machine at third.
Maybe they should give Jordan Walker a chance there. Can’t be worse. (Sarcasm)Double play and ground out to get out of the inning unscathed.
JJ – I actually think there’s a little bit to that. They’ve had a few more days off lately and Pozo has played just a touch more. I think Pages was a bit tired throughout the hot months of June and July when he was playing 5 or 6 out of every 7. But it’s also just because this is baseball and it’s unpredictable.
Hes not catching 7 or 8 in a row any more. The babip is high (august), sure, but the HR’s are there. His best power half-month.
I’m hoping Gorman can build up his trade value in the remainder of the season. If he becomes a great hitter elsewhere, I’m fine with that as long as we get a good return for him.
Forsch – I agree. I think the team has to trade one of Burleson, Gorman, or Herrera. Three good bats who can only reliably play 1B. I guess they can try to get Herrera into LF over the offseason but I’m not real sure he’ll be any better than Burleson out there and I hate defensive liabilities.
Yeah I agree one of Burl Gorman has to go. I’m not giving up on Herrera at C and you can call me out, but I’m sticking with it. There is a glut of DH type guys and especially the Burly / Gorman overlap of LH batters doesn’t make for a good roster construction. May as well use one of them as a trade chip with some other parts included for a pitcher this offseason.
I haven’t been able to catch a game in a little bit. How has Nathan Church looked in his first 2 games? The box scores don’t look great, but I’m more curious about his approach at the plate and if he looks confident.
Albert – Church looks a bit overmatched by MLB pitching thus far. He’s swinging at quite a few pitches well out of the zone. With his fantastic hit tool, he still is making some contact, but that’s resulted in a lot of mid to weak ground balls. He’s looked fantastic in the field though, which was to be expected. I think it was last night where he made a pretty amazing running catch.
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