5/8/08 Brewers (Villanueva) at Marlins (Hendrickson): 6:10 PM CDT

[TeeJayh1980]

why is that a free base??????????????

[rluzinski]

Wow, so all you have to do is put your hand into the strike zone and you can get on base for free? Nice.

[crewcrazy]

Apparently you're allowed to stand on top of home plate and take first on a HBP. There's the solution to the Brewers' offensive woes...just HBP your way around the bases.

[endaround]

Someone want to inform Bill and Brian that Ramirez is a terrible short stop defensively?

[adambr2]

I remember a simpler time not so long ago when Ryan Braun came up against a lefty you could pretty much count on it being either a double or a homerun.

[Lake Geneva Brewer Fan]

Here come's a BIG inning!

[adambr2]

Billy, that was right down main street. Go sit down.

[crewcrazy]

One run in 4.1 IP against a guy who couldn't find the zone all night. Maddening.

[adambr2]

Crap, I really thought we were going to get them in there.

[Lake Geneva Brewer Fan]

So much for that BIG inning!

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

First time in a while that their pitcher left before ours

[BrewCrewForever]

2008 Milwaukee Brewers: Stranding runners, it's the way we play.

[bjkrautk]

Billy, that was right down main street. Go sit down.

 

I wouldn't go that far; he back-doored the fastball. The Catcher did set up off the plate to Hall, but the ball cut towards the hitter and was on the plate. Hall just gave up on the pitch way too soon....and got burned for it. Bad approach at the plate; nothing we haven't seen before.

[crewcrazy]

And that's why it's good to have Cameron in the lineup. Nice play.

[rluzinski]

One run in 4.1 IP against a guy who couldn't find the zone all night. Maddening.

 

Better than getting mowed down by crappy pitchers. At least SOMETHING has been happening.

[adambr2]

Well, our hitting with RISP is dipping, at .268 now before the start of tonight's game, which is actually quite good compared to our total team average of .239.

[SeriesFinale]

Wow, I left the game just as there were two on, no outs, and Uggla coming to the plate: color me pleasantly surprised to come back and see we're still in this

 

I still despise these Marlins announcers

[crewcrazy]

You know things aren't going your way when you give up an infield hit to Luis Gonzalez.

[cnycerveceros]

I still despise these Marlins announcers

I agree. I don't remember them being this bad in previous seasons. Maybe first place is going to their heads.

Maybe the Brewer's season just has me more irritable than normal.

 

[adambr2]

As if the odds aren't stacked enough against us scoring 4 runs today, let alone 5.

[SeriesFinale]

I still despise these Marlins announcers

I agree. I don't remember them being this bad in previous seasons. Maybe first place is going to their heads.

 

I keep expecting the camera to cut to them and see that they're wearing cheerleader outfits.

I also can't stand the way they act as if Helms was actually really good in Milwaukee and the fans there are irrational about his performance.

[adambr2]

I always like to see a homeplate ump not get fooled by a hitters ridiculous "dive" out of the way on a pitch right on the inside corner.

[cnycerveceros]

I still despise these Marlins announcers

I agree. I don't remember them being this bad in previous seasons. Maybe first place is going to their heads.

 

I keep expecting the camera to cut to them and see that they're wearing cheerleader outfits.

I also can't stand the way they act as if Helms was actually really good in Milwaukee and the fans there are irrational about his performance.

And that the only reason the Brewers are below .500 is because they've played the Marlins.

 

[Ennder]

Brewers need to get some of these excuse me hits everyone keeps getting against them. I guess that is BABIP for you. One hard hit ball and suddenly we are down 4 more runs.

[adambr2]

Another day, another Brewer loss. Well, time to go do something productive.