4/17/08 Brewers (Parra) at Cardinals (Lohse): 12:15 PM CDT

[mikerollins]

You have a better chance of a big inning with runners on first and second with no outs than with second and third with one out

But you have a better chance of scoring 2 runs to tie the game with runners on 2nd and 3rd and your #3 and #4 hitters coming up.

 

It's just another chance for all the Yost bashers to take unnecessary shots at him.

 

Bunting there was such an easy decision. Down 2 with runners on first and 2nd with your number 2 hitter up who is hitting .180 is a bunting situation in the world series, regular season, college, high school, babe ruth, little league, nintendo, playstation, sega, and even tee-ball.

[GormanHarvey]

Who is to say JJ gets the bunt down. I guess this is a difference in baseball opinion. Mine is right and yours is wrong

Nothing like being arrogant and combative when the move proved out to be right.

Thank you

[BrewCrewForever]

Come on Mota end this inning.

[davemakovec]

I agree with the bunt. JJ Hardy Everybody has had trouble hitting - plus, it worked.

[SeriesFinale]

He gets Washington here and that means Pujols isn't due in the bottom of the 9th

 

Of course, it guarantees a bottom of the 9th!

[TauPentaRei]

I hope Gabriel enjoyed his cup of coffee... er, entire Starbucks franchise as the case may be.

[GoudaBrew]

Yeah anyone besides Hardy, Hall, or Kendall you let them swing away, but I liked the move.

[PrinceFielder28]

time for the bottom of the order to win the game

[Oldcity]

It's just another chance for all the Yost bashers to take unnecessary shots at him.

Isn't this better than only criticizing the move if the outcome doesn't work out? If Hardy popped up the bunt, a lot more people probably would have complained. I criticized it because I think it's the wrong move always, not because of the outcome either way.

 

[SeriesFinale]

Mota's fastball was on fire today

[Blancofan1]

so during the pitching change... what happens when gallardo comes back... i saw three opportunities to make a statement by bush, villa and parra... none really stepped up, did they?

I have a feeling that this means Manny goes back to Nashville. Partly because of his last 2 outings, and mostly because of his options.

[olliegjw]

Excellent job by McClung to keep the Brewers in the game today. Mota too.

[bthurley19]

Nice start by Mike

[PrinceFielder28]

Nice job Mike! It's Counsell time!

[Oldcity]

Iron Mike! Let's steal a win here...

[jflick1215]

Boy, never have I heard Ueck sounding so old. He's messing up names (Seth McClung=Nate McClouth), and on plays where there is a lot of action, he's just so slow on the description. Often times you hear the crowd roaring before he comes in with what happened. And while he's never been perfect on the names, I don't recall him being this bad at actually calling the game. It just seems like he's speaking slower, and really unsure of himself. Hate to see it, but the guy's like 70 plus. It was bound to happen sometime. Anyone else agree?

[GormanHarvey]

Can Kapler pinch run for Rivera here??

[sargennm]

It's just another chance for all the Yost bashers to take unnecessary shots at him.

Isn't this better than only criticizing the move if the outcome doesn't work out? If Hardy popped up the bunt, a lot more people probably would have complained. I criticized it because I think it's the wrong move always, not because of the outcome either way.

 

Yeah, but the problem there is that it's Hardy that messes up not Yost. It's not like he had a terrible bunter laying down the sacrifice there. He was putting his guys in the right situation there.

[Oldcity]

Now is actually just about the only time when a bunt could make sense.

[GormanHarvey]

Boy, never have I heard Ueck sounding so old. He's messing up names (Seth McClung=Nate McClouth), and on plays where there is a lot of action, he's just so slow on the description. Often times you hear the crowd roaring before he comes in with what happened. And while he's never been perfect on the names, I don't recall him being this bad at actually calling the game. It just seems like he's speaking slower, and really unsure of himself. Hate to see it, but the guy's like 70 plus. It was bound to happen sometime. Anyone else agree?

He's getting pretty bad at painting a picture for the listener, but hes still hilarious. I'm torn - I grew up on the guy

[afeter]

Now is actually just about the only time when a bunt could make sense.

 

i agree but probably not with rivera running

[Paulus88]

Can Kapler pinch run for Rivera here??

Or they could save Kapler and have Kendall run

[brwrsfan]

I'm at work...I see Counsell at 2-2...did he not attempt to bunt or did he not get it down on the first 2 strikes?

[Oldcity]

Yeah, I'd still prefer him swinging away. Thought he might work a walk there, shoot.

[GormanHarvey]

Can Kapler pinch run for Rivera here??

Or they could save Kapler and have Kendall run

That works too - even better probably