5/2/07 Cardinals (Reyes) @ Brewers (Capuano): 12:05 PM CDT

[Pittsville Panther Alum]

i know carlos is the better option. i am just surprised ned doesnt go with the battler veteranhttp://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif maybe we will see elmer later if it gets really out of hand

[Team Canada]

Geez Hall is scuffling.

[TeeJayh1980]

Hall sucks. Like I said last night, he needs to start sleeping with his bat or something.... :-)

[jloos19]

I don't feel bad for the Cardinals, they won the World Series last year and have been good for basically the last 10 years.

[JoeH33]

This is sweet! Every time I get a chance to check the score we're further ahead.

[panthernick]

At what point do we see Gwynn getting a lot more AB's in CF?

[Harold Hutchison]

I guess a two-run single will do...

 

Now, if we can just pad the lead some more...

[Team Canada]

At what point do we see Gross getting a lot more AB's in CF?

 

 

There, fixed it. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[Brewers77]

O boy here they come. People now asking for Gwynn to play more in CF. Man, fans are crazy. I guess Billy is going to get the Jenkins and Mench treatment. He just had a couple hits last night. Wake up. He's struggling and will get over it. At least we're winning.

[Harold Hutchison]

I'm still of the opinion he could be the replacement for Menchkins next year.

[bjkrautk]

Between today's game, and the variety of gaffes we've seen during the series....I'm not so sure the Cardinals can turn things around.

 

It might be a carry-over from the Hancock aftermath (particularly with Spezio), but I don't honestly remember a Cardinals team in recent years that has been so bad with the fundamentals. When Kevin Mench steals a base...and comes around to score during the same at-bat, something's just not clicking.

 

What makes it really hard for me to understand is the number of veterans making uncharacteristic errors: Spezio, Kennedy, etc.

[RobDeer45]

I too would like to see TGJ get some more starts. Not cuz of Hall (I love him out there) but I'm curious to see if he could be the lead off/CF combo we've been lacking for awhile. Just don't know where that puts Hall. Of course this won't probably happen this year.

 

Great start so far. Let's keep it going!

[Harold Hutchison]

No kidding. I'll take the W. This one won't be pretty, and we gotta hope Cappy ain't out for too long.

[bucksman4]

I am baffled at Hall's approach lately at the plate. I always go to battle for guys like Estrada who put the ball and not K a lot because it really is an indicator of how one is seeing the ball up there. If Billy Hall was like Estrada, taking the ball the other way and getting good wood on the bat and still making outs, I could live with that. But the fact he is swinging through fastballs and looking sick up there is not sitting well with me.

[wibadgers23]

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At what point do we see Gwynn getting a lot more AB's in CF?

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**Waits for all the Gwynn haters to emerge**

[1992casey]

Billy's overall OBP is close to where it's been the past two years. It's his SLG that's off so far.

[funkyplaidcoat]

At what point do we convert all three OF positions into platoons?

[tyguy20204]

Gwynn can only dream of putting up a .783 OPS.

[1992casey]

I don't see Tony out-performing a mediocre-hitting Bill Hall.

[wibadgers23]

Big inning here for Villy. Let's hope he can get Pujols here.

[panthernick]

Gross or Gwynn would work for me, yet I would really like to see what Gwynn can do with his speed in CF. I'm not saying anything permanent, yet Hall is really scuffling.

[Brewers77]

Well buck, lucky for us brewer fans, it doesn't matter how it sits with you. All players struggle and we would not have corner outfielder hitting over 300 if we listened to constant complainers on this board. Some just always need to complain about something. We are winning and yet we find a player to complain about. It baffles me that some believe in order to play you need to hit every game. Its just not going to happen, When Hall gets hot, someone else will be to blame.

[Team Canada]

Ugh, let's not implode now Carlos.

 

 

edit: ... thank you!

[panthernick]

I'm thrilled with how we are playing as a team, yet sometimes changes need to be made in order to keep the ball rolling.

[1992casey]

An OPS that's 100 or so points off over 27 games isn't a lot to get bent about.