8/11/08 Nationals (Mock) at Brewers (Bush): 1:05 PM CDT

[trwi7]

For those wondering Brewers Squeeze Play will be on at 7 tonight, 1:30 tonight, 6:30 tomorrow morning and at noon tomorrow.

[sheethead]

Weeks has put up a line of .284/.395/.433/.828 since the all star break so I'm still confused as to why people complain when he is starting at this point.

I won't complain today, but some people might point to Rickie's consistant ability to botch routine double plays.

[logan82]

So now that Weeks is playing as well as we expected him to, people think that is an aberration and he will start playing poorly again? I would be more inclined to think that Durham starts to drop off since I think he played over his head for the first part of the season and Weeks starts to play better since he way underplayed compared to expectations the first part of the season.

[jhart05]

For those wondering Brewers Squeeze Play will be on at 7 tonight, 1:30 tonight, 6:30 tomorrow morning and at noon tomorrow.

 

 

 

Yeah, thanks Direct-suck-TV, for continuing to tell me that besides live sporting events, FSN-WI is no different than FSN-North.

[sheethead]

So now that Weeks is playing as well as we expected him to, people think that is an aberration and he will start playing poorly again? I would be more inclined to think that Durham starts to drop off since I think he played over his head for the first part of the season and Weeks starts to play better since he way underplayed compared to expectations the first part of the season.

This is a valid opinion.

 

Rickie turns the DP!! Baby steps.

[trwi7]

RICKIE'S FIRST HOMER AT THE KEG THIS YEAR!!!!!!!!!

[jhart05]

RICKIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Fear The Chorizo]

Rickie Weeks sucks - it's obvious...all he does it hit home runs once it gets into mid-August

[sargennm]

And then hits a leadoff HR. Good Rickie, please stay for a long, long time.

[sheethead]

Rickie Weeks, you are awesome. :P

[crewcrazy]

RICKIE BOMB! First Miller Park homer this year after turning an inning-ending double play.

 

Nice to tie the game back up early.

[tristarscoop]

Let's hope this is a "Welcome Back, Rickie" sort of game.

[afeter]

i can't stand these lineups. Counsell continues to hit out of the six hole. This is like a bad dream, recurring over and over again. I honestly thought ned was going to rivera another shot today as well. All logic goes out the window with neds nine.

 

Seriously you'd think that with braun out he'd consider replacing the power with branyan or even hall. How he continues to start counsell is just mind-blowing.

 

I guess that is an IGT vent and we are trying to avoid them, so my bad. I just needed to post my thoughts on this stupid line up.

[crewcrazy]

A video of Rickie's leadoff homer is now on Gameday...he definitely got all of that one, hitting it off the batter's eye in center.

[tristarscoop]

Rickie's always been like that, though. When he does get all of it, they fly. It's crazy the power you see in his homers when it's not at all apparent elsewhere in his hitting.

[sheethead]

Wow is this National lineup one of the worst assembled, ever. Belliard the OPS leader at a robust .810.

[Fear The Chorizo]

heckuva at bat, Counsell

[trwi7]

So after that strikeout is Ned going to say he wanted a contact hitter at 3rd base? http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[Fear The Chorizo]

Counsell

Cameron

Kendall

P

 

...bottom 4 in this lineup is very nationals-like

[davemakovec]

He just punched out on three pitches.

 

Where is Russell Branyan? Where is Bill Hall?

[crewcrazy]

Yeah, Rickie does have tremendous power. A couple years ago I watched the team take batting practice through the outfield panels (they weren't letting fans in yet), and saw Rickie hit some ridiculous bombs off the scoreboard. I swear he has just as much raw power as anyone on the team, Braun and Fielder included. It's just a matter of him making solid contact...that's why it's so frustrating to see him struggle.

[sargennm]

Just read that the Dbacks got Adam Dunn from the Reds.

 

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2008/08/dunn-traded-to.html

[Hate those Rodents]

Anybody with Dish Network able to get the game or know of a sports bar in madison where it might come in?

[Marc Newfield of Dreams]

Rickie's always been like that, though. When he does get all of it, they fly. It's crazy the power you see in his homers when it's not at all apparent elsewhere in his hitting.

If you watch the side angle of his HR, he kept his hands nice and quiet (finally). Smooth, effortless swing, not the choppy wrists that cause him to pop up a lot.

 

Hopefully this continues, his bat speed his fine, he doesn't need to speed up his hands.

[jakesdaddio]

Why not bat Prince 3rd? Then, do NOT put Counsell in today. Hardy would get better pitches to hit. With Braun out, you need your next best player batting third.