6/29/06 Brewers (Gonzalez) @Cubs (Prior) 1:20 pm CDT

[davemakovec]

It'd be nice to have a DP here. I just don't know how you walk Blanco and hit Juan Pierre with a pitch.

[jloos19]

Question of the day: Do you walk Derrek Lee here? I don't, I don't trust Turnbow with the bases loaded.

[honuswagner21]

Nice to see Yost break the mold and bring Turnbow in during the 8th. Please don't make me eat my words.

[bucksman4]

I love Ned bringing in T-bow here. This is anti-Yost managing style right here and I kinda like it. The way our pen has been, can you blame him for going to the closer in the 8th?

[thablingster]

You don't want D-Bow intentionally throwing balls, he throws enough of them on his own. The way our 'pen is right now, this is the right move to bring in Bow.

[dixieflatline]

I've been critical of Yost and some of these decisions in the past. That said, bringing Turnbow in is absolutely the right thing to do here.

[Riebes24]

Remember at the beginning of the year when our pitching was awesome?

 

Not at all. Unless you are referring to January 1st - I'll give you that.

[bork]

Anyone want to wager that Yost will use this series as an excuse to bring back a 13th pitcher?

[bjkrautk]

If Ned were calling for the IBB, he would have left Shouse in before going to the pen.

[jakesdaddio]

Still a bad feeling. Is there anyone you'd rather NOT face than Lee?

[Team Canada]

I call either K or 3R HR.

 

 

.. yes, the good outcome! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[davemakovec]

Way to go, Nedly. I like the move - you need one out to get into the ninth, and it's their toughest hitter. Bring in your top reliever. I don't care if he's the closer. Call up the man most likely to get the job done.

[adamb100]

So if we magically come out of this inning alive, will Turnbow close the game still in the 9th?

[davego]

That away T-Bow! Great move by Ned either way it works.!

[adamb100]

Hurray, Lee K's.

[wOOgiE22]

DBOW with the K! At least someone in the bullpen can pitch

[sweepscc]

D BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW

[thablingster]

the dugout is to your left, D-Lee.

 

Nice to get out of that one.

[dixieflatline]

Excellent.

[jakesdaddio]

Only 5 pitches! That's great. I just had a flashback to last year in the Metrodome when Turnbow threw 40 pitches, and gave up a walk off homerun to Hunter because Ned left him in too long in the 8th and 9th innings. But, with just 5 pitches, he should be OK. Will sitting in the dugout hurt him?

[bucksman4]

Wow, it seems like the board was totally in agreement with the move Ned made there bringing T-bow in to go at DLee. And look at the outcome....purely magical.

[sheethead]

Turnbow gets it done for now. time to finish off the scrubbies, get a couple of insurance runs!!

[davego]

That away T-bow!!!

 

Question here. To play the other side. Would walking Lee then having T-Bow go after Ramirez had been the better thing to do? The Cubs would have then only gotten one AB by their best two hitter instead of one. Am I off-base here?

[Riebes24]

Good job by Derrick coming into an unfamiliar situation and mowing down the best hitter in the lineup. Here's to you, Mr. unnecessarily long haired closer guy.

[davemakovec]

WHOOOO-HOOOOO!!!

 

Finally - it's nice to see pitchers go after Lee. He's not unbeatable. He still makes outs 2/3 of the time, and since about June of last year, he's been above-average with great power numbers.

 

I was very disappointed that Gonzalez danced around the strike zone against him earlier.