Tag: Milwaukee Brewers

The Braves managed to rob themselves of a run thanks to an unthinkably awful base-running blunder

What in the world …

With the Braves and Brewers both having stacked rotations — particularly at the top end — runs have been difficult to come by in the NLDS. The two teams went into Monday’s Game 3 with six total runs scored between them in the series.

So, yeah, every opportunity to score a run could be a make-or-break moment in the series. And if the Braves don’t come away with a win in Game 3, it’ll be impossible to overlook what Adam Duvall did on the base path.

The Braves were threatening in the second inning against Freddy Peralta with one out and runners on first and third. All they needed was a deep fly ball from Travis d’Arnaud to bring home Austin Riley and give Ian Anderson a much-needed early lead. And guess what!? They got that fly ball from d’Arnaud and still managed to end the inning without scoring.

Only the Braves could do that.

d’Arnaud pulled a fly ball to Christian Yelich in left field with more than enough distance for Riley to tag from third and score. But in a complete lapse of awareness, Duvall tagged from first on the throw and was thrown out at second. Because Duvall was called out before Riley crossed home plate, the run didn’t count, and the inning ended.

It was a brutal turn of events for the Braves — a totally unnecessary mistake too. Duvall had to know that Yelich wasn’t going home with the throw, and there was no reason to even try to tag from first. If he stays put, the Braves get a run and continue the inning.

Good teams can’t make mistakes like that. Leave the errors to Chipper Jones in the stands. 

Everyone roasted Chipper Jones after he dropped an easy pop fly in the stands at Game 3

Gotta have that!

Chipper Jones spent his entire Hall of Fame career in Atlanta. He won a World Series there in 1995 and an MVP in 1999. He also has an advisory role with the current team, so he’s no stranger around that clubhouse.

It’s safe to say that he’ll be hearing about this dropped pop fly for quite a while.

During the second inning of Monday’s NLDS Game 3, Luis Urias popped an 0-1 pitch up foul and out of play into the stands. It would have been a totally forgettable moment in a three-plus-hour game … if not for who failed to catch that pop up.

It was Chipper, of course.

The Braves’ Orlando Arcia shared a funny moment with Luis Urias after trying to scare him on a pop fly

They’re old teammates!

One of the great aspects of postseason baseball is the intensity. The stakes are high — particularly in a five-game series. Every pitch matters, and that intensity often plays out in the demeanor of everyone on the field.

But sometimes you get a reminder that baseball is just a game, and there’s always an opportunity to have fun. That happened during Saturday’s NLDS Game 2 between the Braves and Brewers.

With the Braves threatening in the eighth and Eddie Rosario at the plate with two outs, the Braves outfielder popped up a foul ball in play near the Atlanta dugout. As the Brewers’ Luis Urias went towards the dugout to make the catch, you could see an Atlanta player shout at him. It was Orlando Arcia.

Giannis Antetokounmpo just bought a minority stake in the Brewers but he still needs to work on his swing

Giannis Antetokounmpo just bought stake in the Brewers. Now, hopefully, someone can help with is swing

Giannis Antetokoumpo is never leaving Milwaukee now. First, he wins a championship. Then, he gets free food at Culvers’ for life. Now, he owns part of the baseball team.

Antetokounmpo purchased a minority stake in the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday.

The Bucks superstar took the Patrick Mahomes route of winning a championship and then buying stake in the local baseball team. Must be something going around these days.

He’s just 26 years old and is already on an ownership team in pro sports. That’s impressive, though he’s not younger than Mahomes nor is he younger than Olympia Williams, who owns part of Angel City FC.

He announced his new purchase on Friday at a press conference in his very own #34 Brewers jersey. It was pretty cool to see.

As cool as it looks, though, keep Giannis off of the baseball diamond. Buddy needs to work on that swing. Badly.

Still, this is pretty cool. Shoutout to Giannis in his new venture. Maybe somebody can give him some pointers.

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WATCH: Milwaukee Brewers vs. St. Louis Cardinals, 8/17

ThePostGame takes a look at odds, trends and leaders ahead of Tuesday’s Milwaukee Brewers – St. Louis Cardinals matchup.

NL Central opponents Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals face off in St. Louis on Tuesday, Aug. 17Tuesday. The Brewers lead the division, with the Cardinals at No. 3 behind Milwaukee and the Cincinnati Reds. St. Louis is 10 games back as the two teams kick off their last series in August.

They meet again for 10 games in September across three series to close out their 2021 regular season head-to-head schedule. The Brewers and Cardinals are tied in the head-to-head matchup so far this season, each with three wins and three losses. Consider these trends for the series opener and go to Tipico Sportsbook for the most updated odds:

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MLB fans rightfully crushed the ump in Braves-Brewers over this awful called strike

This was juuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuust a bit outside.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – it’s been another brutal season for MLB umpires.

They’ve struggled time and again to make the right calls, sometimes even after watching them on replays, which makes things incredibly frustrating for fans but even more so for the players and managers in the games.

We had another brutal call in Sunday’s Braves-Brewers game that didn’t have an affect on the outcome but it was just such a laughably bad call that we need to share it with the world.

Check out how far outside this pitch was and how Roberto Ortiz had no problem calling it a strike:

I mean, come on! The ump was set up directly over home plate and that ball was well outside of home plate – heck, it was even in the other batters’ box – but he still called it a strike.

Just terrible, though the announcers were pretty great.

Twitter had reactions:

Christian Yelich got ejected after one of the most baffling calls by an ump

Was this the right call?

Major League Baseball has had a big problem with its umpires for the past few years, but especially this year. We’ve seen way too many mind-boggling calls made by umpires who should be a lot better at their jobs than they are. We’re looking at you, Angel Hernandez.

On Saturday we had another controversial call when Brewers star Christian Yelich was called out after running safely through first base on a bunt.

That’s when things got weird. The throw to first was a wild one and once the ball was collected Yelich was tagged and was quickly called out by the ump, who thought Yelich made a move to go to second.

Check out this video:

Did he make a move to second? I mean, he kind of did a little hip move but it didn’t seem to me like he had any real ideas of going to second. The ump sure did, though, as he seemed to love calling him out and then throwing him out of the game.

I think it was a lame call that maybe could have gone either way but really should have been ignored by the ump.

Twitter had mixed reactions:

Jackie Bradley Jr. turns double play against Pirates with smooth home run fake out

Jackie Bradley Jr. pulled out the deception of a lifetime.

It’s not often that you see a player get fooled as badly as Jacob Stallings did on this play.

In the second inning of Thursday’s game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, Gen Gamel appeared to hit a home run for the home team, a shot that would have tied the game with Stallings on first. At least, that’s what it looked like, as Jackie Bradley Jr. masterfully played everyone into thinking Gamel’s shot was a home run.

Instead, Bradley caught the ball on the warning track and tossed a moon shot back down to first, which was able to get Stallings out to complete the double play as the baserunner was scrambling to get back.

Talk about incredible deception from Bradley, as he really sells that the ball is going yard with the way he looks towards the stands and slows his momentum in a way you often see with outfielders and home runs. His catch also has to be admired here, as Bradley takes it from his back shoulder away from Stallings, putting the final touch on the fake out.

Bradley is an award-winning outfielder for a reason and he showed his stuff on this stellar play.

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WATCH: Wisconsin TE Jake Ferguson throws first pitch at the Brewers game alongside Barry Alvarez

Cy Young Jake Ferguson?

In case you hadn’t heard before, Wisconsin tight end Jake Ferguson is the grandson of now-former Wisconsin athletic director and head football coach Barry Alvarez.

I say that jokingly, as every television broadcast makes a point to relay that information nearly every time Ferguson touches the football. And yes, he touches the football a lot.

Well, Alvarez has now entered retirement with Chris McIntosh the school’s new athletic director.

The last stop for the Wisconsin legend on his final day before retirement? The Milwaukee Brewers’ series finale against the Chicago Cubs. And throwing out the first pitch: potential All-Big Ten tight end Jake Ferguson:

We make a lot of Ferguson’s talent on the football field and NFL-caliber potential, rightfully so. But that’s a pretty solid first pitch without any warmup or preparation.

The Brewers ended up sending an ode to Alvarez’s career during the game itself with a 14-0 run, equivalent to two football touchdowns though far different in magnitude, after allowing the Cubs to get out to an early 7-0 lead.

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