6/24/07 Royals (Perez) @ Brewers (Gallardo): 1:05 PM CDT

[sweepscc]

I don't mind putting T-bow in with a 2+ run lead, it gives us time for damage control but not with a one run lead. I hope Melvin goes after a set up man/2008 closer this year still.

[adambr2]

Atta boy, Brian. Nothing like having a LOOGY who walks the lefties he faces.

[sheetswannabe]

Nice work by Wise!!! Anyone up for a Fielder pinch hit homer??

[Ennder]

Ok Ned, please pinch hit for Mench to lead off the inning.

 

edit: darn he's letting mench hit vs the righties, this is one of the worst hitters in baseball in this situation.

[thablingster]

This is setting up for a walk-off hit for Bill Hall on his own bobblehead day. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

[steve267268]

We score here. That's all there is to it.

[whynotthebrewers]

Bow haters do realize that most teams have worse options that him. There just aren't that many guys out there who are better because all the good ones are closers. And even the best blow games. What will we cry out when an "elite" guy would blow a lead?

 

The only way we get a better guy, which I have no idea who it would be, would be give up a big prospect or something. We have a pretty good bullpen compared to the playoff contending teams. I don't know why we get so worked up when we give up runs. It happens and there has never been a perfect pitcher.

[JohnA17]

Why in the hell do you let Mench hit against a RH down 1 FREAKING RUN??? HIS STELLAR DEFENSE?

[Oldcity]

Why would Yost ever leave Mench in to face the righty. You have Jenkins, Gross, and... oh yeah, PRINCE FIELDER on the bench.

[stoutdude04]

also, estrada can hit with some pop against righties too

[Ennder]

Mench has a.588 OPS against righties this season so it technically could be worse, they could have pinch hit Sheets for him I guess.

[thablingster]

I'm calling the 9th right now:

 

Gabe Gross strikes out, Corey Hart walks, Craig Counsell grounds out, Braun singles, Hall hits a walk-off two run double. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[dpapo]

Yost managed that bottom of the 8th about as well as the Royals been running the bases. Why no Fielder or Jenkins. There's just no excuse. Terrible job of managing there.

[IslandsAC]

What an utterly frustrating game. Here's hoping for the aforementioned Bill Hall 9th

 

EDIT: although if I see Gross in this game before Jenkins or Prince I think I am literally going to be sick.

[sheetswannabe]

9th: Prince walks, Hart singles, Counsell grounds into DP, Braun hits walk off 2 run homer.

[Bernman23]

Yeah, that was a really foolish decision by Yost not to pinch hit for Mench. A righty who can't hit righties and has a low OBP to leadoff the inning. I'm sure he's thinking about a what if scenario for the 10th inning. You have to get there first. Ned just makes me shake my head sometimes.

 

Rickie Weeks continues to be clutch! He'd be an all star if it weren't for those pesky pressure situations.

[adambr2]

Any reason not to pinch hit Jenkins for Mench in the 8th against a righty, Ned?

 

Seriously, I have long been an advocate that Ned is the right manager for this team, but he is a very poor in-game decision manager. I can't figure out what he's thinking sometimes. Is that really smart baseball to "save" Jenkins, Gross, Prince, just ASSUMING that there will be extra innings? Newsflash, Nedly, we need a run first!

[Ennder]

Even if he doesn't want to use Jenkins there is no reason not to pinch hit Gross for him.

[whynotthebrewers]

Here is comes again. When we lose its ned's fault.

[Ennder]

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Here is comes again. When we lose its ned's fault

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Nobody said its Ned's fault if we lose here, but he HAS to pinch hit for Mench against righties. Mench is one of the worst hitters in baseball against righties, there is absolutely no reason not to do it late in the game. This is a mistake he makes over and over and he needs to realize that Mench just cannot hit righties at all.

[steve267268]

bat Fielder here.

[whynotthebrewers]

I agree with that Ender but it just always seems like there are things we should or could have done when we lose.

[IslandsAC]

Oh, I think Yost stayed with Mench because Shrek is currently on TBS.

[adambr2]

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EDIT: although if I see Gross in this game before Jenkins or Prince I think I am literally going to be sick

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Well, there you go.

[SeriesFinale]

Logged on just to say WHAT?