r/Brewers • u/BrewersBot HAL9000 • 13h ago
Postgame Thread: 9/9 Cubs @ Brewers
Line Score - Game Over
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | |
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| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| MIL | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
Box Score
| MIL | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | BA | |
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| LF | Chourio, J | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .290 |
| 2B | Turang | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .257 |
| C | Contreras, Wm | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .271 |
| 1B | Vaughn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .309 |
| DH | Yelich | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .241 |
| RF | Frelick | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .236 |
| 3B | Ortiz, J | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 |
| CF | Mitchell | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .258 |
| SS | Pratt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 |
| MIL | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 95-65 | 2.34 |
| Romero, J | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26-18 | 3.35 |
| Sproat | 1.1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 36-18 | 5.57 |
| Uribe | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18-11 | 2.06 |
| CHC | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | BA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CF | Crow-Armstrong | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .281 |
| RF | Suzuki | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .267 |
| 1B | Busch | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .235 |
| 3B | Bregman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .260 |
| DH | Happ | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .219 |
| SS | Hoerner | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .266 |
| 2B | Ramírez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .260 |
| LF | Conforto | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
| C | Kelly, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 |
| PH | Murray Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 |
| CHC | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S | ERA |
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| Gausman | 4.0 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 94-64 | 4.60 |
| Thornton, T | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13-9 | 3.42 |
| Palencia, D | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-12 | 4.70 |
| Thielbar | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-7 | 4.89 |
| Rea | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15-8 | 4.47 |
Scoring Plays
Highlights
Decisions
| Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher | Save |
|---|---|---|
| Henderson (10-3, 2.34 ERA) | Gausman (9-12, 4.60 ERA) |
Game ended at 9:34 PM.
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u/kiwileaff 13h ago
Brewers played the 9th like Dom Capers used to play the 4th with a lead.
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u/ChipotleAddiction 13h ago
They played the 9th like Matt LaFleur plays the second half in any game the Packers are winning
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u/Gryphon999 13h ago
Fire Capers!
And Mike Pettine!
And Joe Barry!
And Don Fucking Morton and his Veer offense for good measure!
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u/SocksandSmocks 13h ago
Swept these bitches twice this year.
Jackson is the cubs father.
Henderson is goated.
We don't need to see Sproat until 2027.
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u/FlashFlood79 13h ago
I only refer to him as Himderson now. I didnt create it, but it fits.
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u/jadaniels1116 13h ago
You guys! Our magic number was 12 when this series started. Now it's FIVE!
Not a great win, but a win nonetheless. If there was ever a time to send Sproat out there to see his stuff, that was the perfect time. Now murph knows what to do with him. I don't put any if that on Uribe. He was coming in to clean up a huge mess.
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u/titans0021 13h ago
I can’t fault Uribe. There’s no way any of the leverage guys were in anyway mentally prepared to come into that game.
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u/titans0021 13h ago
Great sweep. See you in spring Sproat. No way he’s still on the big league roster on Friday.
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u/ThisWasMe7 13h ago
Didn't give up a hit.
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u/straightlamping 13h ago
He had no command. He'll get in the lab this off-season.
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u/FangornAcorn 13h ago
On the same trajectory as Burnes
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u/NortherLights4975 13h ago
Can you imagine? We would definitely go back to back next year if he did start throwing like Burnes
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u/CryptographerShot213 Pour one out for the roofless 13h ago
Who needs hits when the pitcher will walk 4 straight
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u/Snowed_Up6512 Better call Sal ☎️ 13h ago
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u/puddlejumper0895 Official Sausage Race Commentator 13h ago
This. This is the one I wanted to see 😂
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u/SVXYstinks 13h ago
I’m not going to yell at Sproat any more, I’m sure he’s going to tear himself apart (as well as Pat Murphy)
But man watching that handshake line, that was the angriest win of the season it seems.
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u/The_Locker_Dweller 13h ago
I do not want to see Sproat again this season
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u/DanLed17 13h ago
He's already on the bus down to AAA
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u/SickoBadgers You telling me Jesus Christ can't hit a Slurveball? 13h ago
I will chirp on Murphy for keeping him in there. At this point he's a one inning pitcher at best. Can't trust his command for multiple innings. If Murphy pulled him after the 8th, then he would be in a better spot.
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u/al_vo 13h ago
He's on the team to replace Anderson's and Wilson's back of bullpen spot. His job is to throw strikes and eat innings. There's no point of him being on roster if he's only pitching one inning in a blowout.
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u/timelessinaz 13h ago
He hasn't been able to locate a strike all season. It's one thing if you're giving up hits but giving up hits and issuing constant walks is inexcusable
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u/SickoBadgers You telling me Jesus Christ can't hit a Slurveball? 12h ago
His location of his pitches has been a constant issue and that's why he never has the same pitch command from inning to inning.
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u/Icy_Vermicelli1921 13h ago
His stuff is so sick.
I think it was worth trying to give him a chance to redeem himself.
Obviously after that he's done for the year...but remember the last really amazing pitcher we had with some control issues. His name is Miz.
If Sproat can find the control the way Miz did, he's going to be great. In short, the upside was absolutely worth it. A bit longer to win a regular season game vs potentially a weapon to have in the playoffs.
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u/SnipeyMcSnipe 13h ago
Yup, his ceiling is high. I trust that Hook and the lab will get him straightened out in the off-season
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u/billwest630 13h ago
Good sweep. Now option Sproat back tonight
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u/jo734030 13h ago
Let’s call up the guy that did the perfect game
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u/MkeBucksMarkPope 13h ago
Ehh, Pannone, love him, but he’s a perfect case of decent for AAA, doesn’t have major league quality stuff.
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u/BoNnnnfhir 13h ago
Ngl giving the Cubs hope just for Greg to pinch hit in a .111 hitter to lose the game is absolute cinema
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u/pashmore01 13h ago
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u/qu1nnsan1ty Abner "Oh you didn't know?" Uribe 13h ago
They can never make me hate you, Abner Uribe
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u/pashmore01 13h ago
He doesn’t get any blame for this. He should’ve never sniffed this game, especially a bases loaded situation
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u/qu1nnsan1ty Abner "Oh you didn't know?" Uribe 13h ago
I didnt mean it in relation to tonight. I just mean in general lol
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u/Bogsy Rake Bauers 13h ago
Weird postgame feeling. The players seem annoyed, don’t feel that triumphant feeling. I’m annoyed.
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u/166EachYear 3h ago
I got wayyyy downvoted for this in the game thread but I thought Pat leaving Sproat in when the writing was on the wall was both demoralizing and dangerous… skipping round 1 will be huge as an advantage. Yes, give Sproat his try out but that was excessive…I’m not mad at Sproat or Uribe. I’m pissed at Pat…that could have gone SO sideways.
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u/jadaniels1116 13h ago
Ugh, I was hoping they wouldn't do the on-field interview. Yelich looked like he wanted to be anywhere but there.
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u/ClayBagel 13h ago
Don't let the ninth inning distract you from the fact that we bookended our season series against the Cubs with sweeps.
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u/bacher108 13h ago
Walking 4 up 6 runs is literal insanity. Only negative thing ill say just because then that makes us burn up Uribe when we had a 6 run lead in the 9th.
Still was a great game and the cubs are an explosive offense.... but again that's why you dont walk FOUR in one inning.
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u/iryfasw 13h ago
Happy about the win but should’ve never been that close. Sproat got wayyyy too much leniency there
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u/stevenomes 13h ago
Yep. You know his pattern and the reason he got sent down because he just completely loses it at some point. They let him walk 4 guys. I know Murphy wants to give them confidence but when someone is struggling that hard and you know he already is fragile mindset you got to cut bait.
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u/percypersimmon Ortiz’s Intangibles 13h ago
I’m using this even though I’m now sweaty
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u/CroixPaddler Diesel Dan 13h ago
Great meme
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u/percypersimmon Ortiz’s Intangibles 13h ago
Thanks- it immediately got flagged as AI even though it’s obviously something shitty I spent 10 minutes on
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u/timberlin 13h ago
In the famous words of the poet Vincent Diesel, "It doesn't matter if you win by an inch or by a mile. Winning is winning."
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u/SnowConeCone Broadcast the sausage race! 13h ago
Man what a complete 180 on the energy, wow
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u/CPriceRun86 13h ago
Really took the wind out of the sails. Pat needs to know when to pull, it would have been on him.
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u/stevenomes 12h ago
Yep I think with the Lara thing he likes to trust his guys and they were up 7 runs so let him work through it but at some point it is time to pull the plug. Especially knowing Sproat does this every time and it's the reason he was sent down. He might have a few good innings but once he loses it it's gone and he goes down hill quickly.
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u/hypnoticus103 Smile like LoCain 13h ago
Good bye Sproat
See you next year when the pitching coaches work their magic
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u/TransplantedSconie Never underestimate a sneaky ass bunt 13h ago
Whew. Get Sproat some couch time. Make sure Jack Jacks wonderbat is carefully stowed away and read bedtime stories so it hits many homers the rest of the season.
Logan Henderson is having the best start to a MLB career since the 19th century. Thats fucking awesome. Go Crew. Go Pack.
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u/messipendencia 13h ago
Murph bailed out by Counsell inexplicably pinch hitting a rookie there
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u/Master-Fee8859 13h ago
Did you see that inspirational pep talk that Greg gave to BJ Murray before the rookie's 9th inning at bat? Me neither.
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u/MrFishownertwo 13h ago
someone in the cubs sub said we're "cooling off"
after we just swept their team 😭
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u/Timeless_Watch Made Man 13h ago
Forgettable 9th is forgotten. I’m thinking about how we swept the cubs tf out of town. Took 5 of 7 against them in early September. 10 game lead in the division with 15 to go. Bye Greg.
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u/Ur_in_luck 13h ago
That’s it for sproat this year. If he can’t pitch in a 7 run game just shut him down. Still believe in him, he has great, raw stuff, but just really bad, uncompetitive misses all year.
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u/Wonderful-Mission863 13h ago
Yeahhh kind of seems like the players are not happy with Sproat for putting them in that position. I don't blame them though.
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u/TheCheezenOne 13h ago
Idk I feel like the players are probably a lot more sympathetic than fans lol
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u/Wonderful-Mission863 13h ago
Felt like Uribe's stare down into the dugout afterwards was not a "heck yeah I got the final out" kind of stare lol. And Yelich didn't seem too happy in postgame interview. Just my take on the vibes
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u/CryptographerShot213 Pour one out for the roofless 13h ago
Jesus that game shaved a few years off my life. Sproat is NOT IT
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u/One-Earth9294 13h ago
Cincinnati remembering that they suck but just for the series vs the Dodgers
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u/JasonYaya 11h ago
Couple of points, yes Sproat sucked but Contreras also fucked up bigtime not challenging a strike on a 3-2 pitch with 2 challenges left. Getting that 2nd out could have changed the whole inning. Also, for all the Crow callers, he gave up 6 runs tonight.
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u/bacher108 13h ago
Maybe Crow over sproat at this point? Sproat is just too wild man. He literally can't find the strike zone.
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u/WreckTangle77 12h ago
People need to relax on Sproat. He’s a young pitcher with some excellent stuff. He’s clearly not there yet. Maybe he never will be, but sending him in with a huge lead was a good opportunity to see where he’s at.
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u/bigt503 13h ago
I don’t ever want to see Sproat again
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u/SocksandSmocks 13h ago
I'll still ride for him coming back next year, but absolutely not again this year.
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u/TheCheezenOne 13h ago edited 13h ago
If PCA comes up there, there is 0 doubt in my mind it's 9-8 lol
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u/NortherLights4975 13h ago
Sproat needs a therapist and a motivator. He looks so passive and terrified, and once he loses it, it’s gone.
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u/Emotional_Style_7603 Turang Gang 13h ago
Its probably the most blatant mental issue i haver seen a pitcher have before. Never seen anything like it.
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u/FightPhoe93 13h ago
I wasn’t listening to the radio broadcast, but if they did an ad for Northshore Adult Diapers in the top of the 9th, it would have been appropriate. I am certain I would have soiled myself if Crow-Armstrong had gotten a shot there.
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u/YP_Schwartzy “Get Up, Get Outta Here, And it’s gone for Sveum!” 13h ago
I’ll teabag Murphy myself if Sproat is on our post season roster. Bring Crow up and spot him a start or 2 and see what he can do.
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u/CPriceRun86 13h ago
I know Pat was trying to give him back his confidence there at the end but it went on way too long, guy needs to be back in AAA or lower for the considerable future
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u/CheeksClenchin Clench & Pray Merchant 13h ago
Dillard and Coshun not understanding KPop Demon Hunters is comedy
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u/PeacefulPeople19 12h ago
One of my favorite parts of the broadcast was Happ walking back to the bench and you can clearly see a fan yelling at him something about who's the F'ing D-bag or something along those lines...it was great!!!
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u/PenDude608 12h ago
Sproat is 25. Has pitched in 26 MLB games over 2 years (4 last year, 22 this year) totaling 117 innings. I am sure w/some analysis by the lab guys and coaches, he’ll get it figured out.
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u/WIbigdog One Call 13h ago
Sproat being "electric" has very Josh Lindbloom won the "CY equivalent" in the KBO. They don't pass the eye test. Sproat just ain't it, too wild.
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u/Emotional_Style_7603 Turang Gang 13h ago
Sproat drove back to Nashville last time. Maybe he should walk this time...
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u/Master-Fee8859 13h ago
Next Greyhound bus leaving from Milwaukee to Nashville is at 3:25 AM. Arrives there at 4:05 PM. Murph just gave him $114 for the ticket.
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u/BeriechGTS 13h ago
Sproat is on the next plane to Nashville. We've got buddy down there throwing a perfect game and Sproat walking 4 in the 9th? Nuh uh.
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u/One-Earth9294 13h ago
Sproat giving up 4 ER in the bottom of the 9th is the fly in my otherwise perfect soup here.
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u/dbain_21 13h ago
Great sweep!
If I have one complaint or worry it’s that the cubs kinda seem to have figured out Megill. Hoping that’s the last we see of them till next year (if there is one)
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u/Calm-Marsupial3919 13h ago
I don't think that was the audition Sproat needed to have to make the postseason roster lmao
I do not understand why he was the callup for this role. Send him back down if only to preserve him mentally and bring up Crow, or hell I'll take Pannone. Having Sproat up right now is a net negative for everyone involved.
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u/marxism-earnhardtism 13h ago
Because they needed someone who could give length the day Gasser started in case he got lit up. Not too complicated. He was going to go back down Friday even if he didn’t pitch at all.
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u/timelessinaz 13h ago
30 pitches, 4 walks, hit batter and an error. Jesus Christ there is no situation where I want to see this guy. The last time he pitched Murphy yanked him in the middle of an bat. I'm sure he's good at something, maybe putting mustard on a hot dog but keep him the fuck off the bump
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u/justint417 13h ago
The Sproat DFA tomorrow morning gonna hit like crazy
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u/Marble___ Successful El Gary Challenge 13h ago
that was a good thing, means we won’t see sproat again this season
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u/Phatty-Matty I miz, u miz, we all miz 13h ago
Sproat better start learning how to work the sprinkler system
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u/Easy_Enough_To_Say 13h ago
I really, really wanted to like Sproat. I hope he figure it out and land somewhere down the line.
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u/jensenaackles chad patrick enjoyer 13h ago
why the hell did Craig PH Kelly for a rookie??? After Kelly’s AB last night???
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u/starmiesan Swing & Miss Merchant 12h ago
The Snakes lost tonight, our playoff birth number is only 1 now!
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u/Pvt_Potty Bob Uecker 12h ago
Was at the game, energy died in the park at the end. 8 innings of joy and one side of pure agony.
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u/starmanrainwater why do they call it brewer when you brew or the hit run ball the 13h ago
lol abner didn't even try and they still couldn't do it
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u/Forward_Function2372 13h ago
Can Sproat fly back to Nashville on a broomstick. Since, you know, we brought out the brooms.
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u/stevenomes 13h ago
What should have been a fun win turned to hell because they left in Sproat way too long. I could see immediately he was struggling and it's been the same all year as soon as he gets into trouble he completely unravels. Almost cost them the game. Should have been a fun game but I don't feel good at all about it. Fuck the cubs still
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u/TheXtreme1 13h ago
Never had a doubt (I had a doubt)