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

[DougJones43]

Good thing Ned doesn't know what he's doing, and let's Mench hit against a righty.

 

Just because Mench got lucky, and finally got a hit off a RHP doesn't necessarily make it a smart decision to let him hit against them...

[Ennder]

Mench heard me bad mouth him apparently.

[Team Canada]

Drat. Cmon Rickie, we need this.

[craigharmann]

Well...there's always the 11th

[thablingster]

Yeah, that Hart guy will get to bat in the 11th. I've heard he's pretty good.

[Bernman23]

I don't think betting I'll pee my pants is enough of a risk next time Weeks comes up with a chance at a definitive hit. It's too much of a sure thing that he won't.

[mikerollins]

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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.

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So the double off the righty in the 10th means nothing?

 

I think Ned knows more about his personnel than anyone around here.

 

Just because you would do it...doesnt make it universally correct.

[craigharmann]

Time for a triple play

[DougJones43]

Dear Jose Capellan,

 

Seriously. You suck. Please stop.

[IslandsAC]

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So the double off the righty in the 10th means nothing?

 

I think Ned knows more about his personnel than anyone around here.

 

Just because you would do it...doesnt make it universally correct.

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When you have an option on the bench that is much more consistently successful against right handed pitchers (as well as a defensive improvement) the double means nothing to me. The hindsight of Mench randomly getting a hit (as he's bound to do at some point) against righties doesn't change the fact that over the course of the season, that is a situation that Jenkins is more likely to succeed in.

[DougJones43]

So the double off the righty in the 10th means nothing?

 

Compared to the rest of this season, and his career? Pretty much.

[Team Canada]

See last inning's comment on Capellan.

 

Oh yay, Spurling!

[IslandsAC]

That was one of the worst 3-2 pitches I've ever seen.

 

EDIT: although it was better than Dotel's to Hart I suppose http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[thablingster]

Ugh.

 

Now Spurling? Double ugh.

[sheetswannabe]

Wow, were going from Crappyan to Spewing? Yuck.

[DougJones43]

Jeez. I never thought I'd be longing to see Dessens back in a Brewer uniform. Capellan is garbage.

[craigharmann]

What is Yost saving Villy for?

[stoutdude04]

Keep walking guys around, thanks cappy2.

[Brewer Fever]

And somehow when Capuano comes back both Spurling and Capellan will still be on the team.

[sheetswannabe]

Do you send Crappy down when Cappy comes back? Or send Yo down?

[Bernman23]

Another terrible decision by Yost. Leaving Capellan in for one inning throwing solely high 80's fastballs was enough. 2 innings is just preposterous. So was not pinch hitting Gross to start that inning for Mench. There was a mountain of evidence warning against those decisions. You've got to play the numbers. It doesn't matter what actually resulted and the hindsight. There are right and wrong decisions. The more incorrect decisions as a manager you make obviously the better chance you have of allowing your team to get stung.

[sheetswannabe]

Is this right? We have 1 lefty on the WHOLE team?

[IslandsAC]

I guess I would put myself in the "Yost supporters" camp overall. But his in-game management today has been atrocious, in my uneducated opinion. I try not to look at things with the benefit of hindsight (which can be hard) but I've been scratching my head all day.

 

I have absolutely no doubt that every brewer goes up to the plate or plays the field with an intense desire to win... but in games like today, it seems like Ned is making decisions based more on the desire not to lose, which can be a different attitude, I think. Sometimes you have to go for the throat.

[steve267268]

I can't believe this.. Spurling? Is that it then? Game conceded? Teams like the Royals screw things like this up all the time, but not against pitchers like Spurling.

 

Thanks Ned.

[Team Canada]

Whew. Too bad we didn't get 2 on that liner.