5/15/08 Dodgers (Billingsley) at Brewers (Sheets): 12:05 PM CDT

[Ennder]

It isn't like Sheets was making good pitches and they were just hitting them. It was bad pitch after bad pitch. I just hate watching Yost run a pitching staff, that was just dumb leaving him out there that long.

[bork]

Will Ted please go slap Yost upside the head?

[brewmann04]

Please next time i get excited about this ball club ,SOMEONE please SMACK me in the Head

[JohnBriggs12]

Sheets has lost it just like that before. Jones hit one eye high. He hung curveballs to Kent and Bennett.

[cheesecup22]

now that it doesnt matter, i wouldnt be surprised if the brewers to finally get a run or two

 

check that: they still suck

[rluzinski]

Ben obviously had nothing left. Shouldn't of kept out there until it was 6-0

 

His velocity was fine and his pitch count was low. He's one of the best pitchers in the league. Even with 2 on and 1 out and the game at 3-0, Sheets just needed to get Gary Bennett and the pitcher out to get out of the frame. I don't think it was unreasonable to let Sheets try and get out of it.

[giffted1]

Gary freaking Bennett. Hopefully Sheets is alright, falling apart with under 90 pitches is uncharacteristic of him.

[JohnBriggs12]

To quote Lou Piniella (2007), I hope nobody got "too giggly" over that 4 out of 5 stretch. Not a great way to head off to a 10 game road trip.

[bklynbrewcrew]

Can we please send Gwynn down to the minors. He is awful.

[joepepsi]

leaving him in after 2 homers and a triple in the first 4 batters is stupid.

[dfourni]

This has been such an terrible season as a fan. It seems like the wins we do have we barely hung on and we have had a bunch of terrible losses.

[pitchleague]

I was going to make a quick post during my lunch break about the Brewers stinking up the joint today, but then I took a better look and saw Sheets pitched 6 shutout innings before falling apart. Was it injury? Just laying fat fastballs up for Gary Bennett (and others) to wallop? Looks like he pitched pretty well until then.

[giffted1]

leaving him in after 2 homers and a triple in the first 4 batters is stupid.

Taking Sheets out at the first sign of trouble or brining in a cold reliever would be stupid.

[TauPentaRei]

Can we please send Gwynn down to the minors. He is awful.

 

posted on here said it best: "swings a wet newspaper for a bat"

 

I am so ready for this experiment to be over.

[bigredrobbo]

Ben obviously had nothing left. Shouldn't of kept out there until it was 6-0

 

His velocity was fine and his pitch count was low. He's one of the best pitchers in the league. Even with 2 on and 1 out and the game at 3-0, Sheets just needed to get Gary Bennett and the pitcher out to get out of the frame. I don't think it was unreasonable to let Sheets try and get out of it.

 

Jeez, Russ, get with the program. Obviously Ned should have anticipated that cruising along for 6 innings mowing them down means you'll implode in the 7th. Everyone knows that!

[mark brouhard is number on]

he had under 90 pitches and the score was three to zero and he's the ace of the darn staff. it was not ridiculous to leave him in so stop with that all ready. power hitting gary bennett and the pitcher were due up. don't make this in to a ned yost kept him in too long thing because its not even close! you yost bashers are getting pretty insane with how you question him now.

[BrewCrewForever]

This day started so good with Braun getting that extension and now a big pile of crap game. How does Gary Freaking Bennett hit a 3 run bomb off of Sheets?

[Mr QL]

I wouldn't call 2 homers and a triple the first sign of trouble. He was getting hit hard and shouldn't of been out there for it to go 6-0.

[mikerollins]

Yea I really would yank Sheets in a 3-0 game with the #8 and #9 hitters due up. If he gets Bennett you yank him after the 7th with a 3-0 defecit. The HR by Bennett was the shocker.

 

Edit: Was so pissed typing that..I forgot to change it to Blue, but that should be pretty obvious.

[cnycerveceros]

The in-game-thread has turned into a lament-thread. What a disappointing day. Every time I think this team has brought me down for the last time (i.e. last night) they go and do it again. Oh, it hurts so bad! (lamenting howl).

[bigredrobbo]

What's the over/under on the first "c'mon Braun, earn your fat paycheck" post? I'm guessing 20 minutes...

[Marc Newfield of Dreams]

OK- Since the game is out of reach let's play "What Injury will Ben Sheets have tomorrow?"

 

I'll go with the Pie special, the twisted testicle. Even with it, he should have gotten Gary Bennett out.

[Mr QL]

c'mon Braun, earn your fat paycheck

[Dmiles23]

For anyone watching the game... what website did Trenni give for Braun's clothing line? I thought she said Affliction.com... but that's nothing. And when I searched Affliction clothing, it comes up with an Ozzy Osborne clothing line. Think that's the same thing?

[BrewCrewForever]

I'm really dreading what could come out of this Boston series starting tomorrow.