8/14/08 Brewers (Sheets) at Padres (Peavy): 2:35 PM CDT

[yount19.u]

Hey Cameron, green light means swing at a good pitch, not anything!

[wibadgers23]

Why on god's green earth are you swinging at a 3-0 pitch? Just stupid.

[endaround]

Because swinging at what you know is going to be a fastball from Peavy , one of the best pitchers in the game, is better just guessing after 3-1

[Bernman23]

Inexcusable, especially against a tough picture when you need to manufacture runs. Cameron reaches third with Kendall up next and probabilities are we score a run.

[sargennm]

Ueker said, "Got let hm go on 3-0 against Peavy." Is the think there because he's such a good pitcher that will be the only fastball down the middle of the plate you'll see against him? I don't get it.

[fondybrewfan]

Well I don't care if he swings at 3-0 pitch, just don't pop out to the freakin catcher. Jeez.

[markedman5]

Especially when its 1st and 2nd and 1 out. Take the walk if you can and get the lead run to third so you can score a run without a hit.

 

If he throws a strike you still are in a favorable count situation on the next pitch.

[rluzinski]

Yes, batters should never swing 3-0, so pitchers can always throw an 85 MPH fastball for a strike. Makes a lot of sense.

 

Cam got his fastball and missed it. It happens.

[GormanHarvey]

Wow... Sheets is bringing the heat in the 1st inning. Reminds me of his 2nd game of the year when he got his first CG shutout of the year against the Giants, when he was 94-95 mph in the 1st and stayed sharp the whole game (instead of taking a few innings to warm up).

I think the gun at Petco may be cranked up a bit. Last night it had one of Riske's pitches at 94 and one of Mota's at 99

[yount19.u]

The fastball was up and in and looked like a ball. If it was over the plate I wouldn't take issue with it.

[olliegjw]

Nobody was complaining when Hart hit a homer on a 3-0 pitch.

[sheethead]

Remarkable how afraid of Craig Counsell the Padres have been this series. Five walks, wow.

[sheethead]

At least Peavy is throwing a bunch of pitches early.

[fondybrewfan]

Well we are getting his pitch count up, With 56 pitches through 3 innings I can't see him going anymore than 7 so long as we don't start hacking at the first pitch

[dfourni]

It was funny listening to Bill defending Yost's lineup. It makes sense to have the LF bat 3rd

[TauPentaRei]

Remarkable how afraid of Craig Counsell the Padres have been this series. Five walks, wow.

I guess a back handed compliment is still a compliment.

[Crew2323]

Tracking on ESPN Gamecast, it appears that this strike zone is really inconsistent. How does it look on TV?

[Ranier]

He's really squeezing them today.

[TerraceReserved]

This umps strike zone is ridiculous. Probably the worst I've seen all year.

[yount19.u]

Tracking on ESPN Gamecast, it appears that this strike zone is really inconsistent. How does it look on TV?

 

The second strike to Durham in his first at bat was clearly ball four. The last two pitches Sheets threw to Peavy were clearly strikes. Peavy has also been squeezed on a few.

[razzzorsharp]

The zone depends on the umps whim today. Horrible for both sides.

[sheethead]

Gameday made that last pitch to Hall look very outside.

[yount19.u]

Wow, now he's giving the outside and low end of the strike zone to Peavy. I am so sick of these umps changing the strike zone as the game goes on. They obviously want to loose their jobs to that automated system that's in the works.

[yfinn6]

It looked outside to me, this umps zone is pretty shoddy.

[Fear The Chorizo]

Must be getaway day for the umps, too