6/15/07 Brewers (Vargas) @ Twins (Baker): 7:10 PM CDT

[RightFieldCoder]

Scott Baker, Cy Young award winner, is working again today.

[Bruce Ciskie]

I've seen Scott Baker pitch twice since that game in Milwaukee.

 

There's no way he should be allowed to shut us down. Zero. The guy flat-out stinks.

[craigharmann]

Estrada hits the first pitch...better than popping up, at least.

[Bruce Ciskie]

Seriously, guys. He's freaking awful. Stop making him look like Verlander.

[PeaveyFury]

That second strike to Graffy was an absolute joke, especially considering it was 6 inches more down and outside than the pitch that had just been called a ball.

[JET15]

E5... HR in the 3rd for Braun

[PeaveyFury]

Braun needs to let balls like that go, even if it's against his instincts.

 

Still, that's great range.

[Bruce Ciskie]

What was Hunter doing? Better yet, why didn't Morneau at least sneak off the bag to make the Brewers think about that?

 

And even moreso, why did Braun try to make that play? Hardy was in a better position. But, yeah, he's got some range on him.

[EdgarDiazRocks]

now how exactly do you score THAT?

 

e-5 for sure

[tigerbrew]

Come on magicman, do your thing.

[craigharmann]

Only gives up 1....we have to start hitting Baker around.

[1992casey]

Who should have been covering third?

[BrewCrewForever]

I hate it when a pitcher who is not that good, makes us look bad and we make him look like an all-star. Come on guys start knocking him around.

[Bruce Ciskie]

I gotta figure that Hardy should have moved over once Braun screwed the play up, but instead he went back after the baseball.

 

In an ideal world, Braun would have turned around and gone back, instead letting Hardy play the ground ball.

[Bruce Ciskie]

How many 80ish MPH pitches are we going to let this dope throw down the middle of the plate on first pitches before we make him pay for it?

 

If you let any MLB pitcher get ahead in a count, even a marginal one, he's going to be successful.

[1992casey]

I'm thinking it should have been Estrada covering third once Braun was out of position.

[Bruce Ciskie]

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I'm thinking it should have been Estrada covering third once Braun was out of position.

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I'm sure someone in the dugout knows, and maybe we'll find out before the end of the weekend.

 

No matter what, someone didn't do their job. No doubt about that.

 

Hey, look. Another scoreless inning for the worst starting pitcher in the American League.

[BrewCrewForever]

Maybe Baker is a really good pitcher and we need to realize that hes that good.

[Bruce Ciskie]

Even when you put it in blue, it's a ridiculous thing to say. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

[davemakovec]

I hate hate hate seeing second-rate pitchers make us look bad. I'm busy all night so I can't spend my whole time in the vent thread, but we better pick up against this kid.

[And That]

This ump's strike zone is bewildering me.

[whizkid]

I'm thinking it should have been Estrada covering third once Braun was out of position.

 

As slow as Johnny is the runner would have passed him and headed to an uncovered home plate.

[Bruce Ciskie]

Vargas is dealing right now. That's good. We need a long outing from him.

 

As for the strike zone, if someone could draw me a picture of it, that would be great. I'm not sure it's possible.

[Bruce Ciskie]

Um...thanks, Twins outfield.

[Scooter1027]

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This ump's strike zone is bewildering me.

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I couldn't agree more. It is all over the place. I think that Graffanino AB was the biggest example. Ball that looked like a strike, then one several inches wider that was called a strike. Baffling.