8/26/08 Brewers (Sheets) at Cardinals (Wellemeyer): 7:15 PM CDT

[trwi7]

Good job Benny!

[wibadgers23]

Good job Benny! Let's tack on another run here.

[moofnelson]

Whew! Seems like Sheets is getting out of jams by the skin of his teeth.

[rluzinski]

How many 10 hit ABs that end in an out does it take to equal the value of a single?

[trwi7]

How many 10 hit ABs that end in an out does it take to equal the value of a single?

My math sucks so I could be wrong but my guess is .1. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

[pebadger]

All hail the genius of LaRussa. Board in ful meltdown mode if Ned made the same decision on the Wellemeyer AB.

[Yeti73]

This is going to be a long and stressful game...It is just setting up to be a seesaw. I feel like the players are expecting something to happen after the 7th so they are going through the motions right now.

[Vgmastr]

Sheets is doing is best Claudio Vargas impression tonight.

[rluzinski]

I bet Cardinal fans are just SCREAMING about how their Redbirds always seem to leave a bunch of men on base. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[trwi7]

As much as I get on Braun for his plate discipline, I have to give him props here. That was a nice at bat.

[trwi7]

Not so much for Prince.

[pebadger]

Prince looked horrible that AB.

[trwi7]

Wow, what was Pujols thinking? Just gave us a run.

[pebadger]

Pujols thought there was only 1 out. ONly explanation.

[Yeti73]

Sheets is doing is best Claudio Vargas impression tonight.

Yep. I imagine he'll be done after 5 then. Vargas killed out pen. So glad that we cut him. Just wish we could've traded him to the Mets for Nelson Figeroua so we wouldn't have to have been embarassed by him.

[Yeti73]

Thanks A-Poo! I think we should definitely walk him this next AB. He'll want revenge.

 

Let's keep it going Sheets.

[Bernman23]

Damn, this ballpark is playing like Wrigley on a blustery day in April.

 

Benny, all we need you to do is pitch 4 more innings and not allow more than 2 runs. Not too much to ask at this point, IMO.

[trwi7]

Tip to Jim Wolf: Just because the Cardinal batters turn their front shoulders in doesn't mean the pitch is off the plate.

[TauPentaRei]

How many 10 hit ABs that end in an out does it take to equal the value of a single?

a valid question, but does it have to be tied to the single to have value?

 

one needs to factor in how many / what type pitchers, too.

 

if it's against a starter, i would say 9... (pitch count through 3, ideally, = 90): bunch of "grit" gets into the underbelly.

 

if it's against a reliever, i would need to know how the opponent's bullpen was used over the past 4 days.

 

i suppose what game in the series it is also matters. if a bunch of 10 pitch at-bats chase the starters and the under belly is weak - then by game 3 those ABs are relatively more valuable

[markedman5]

Albert doing his Prince imitation.......=)

[Thwarted By the Thracians]

Okay, please explain what happened w/Pujols and the Brewers scoring for those of us who aren't following on TV or radio. Thanks.

[trwi7]

Nice job by Hardy getting to that ball and nice job by Prince digging it out of the dirt.

[JohnA17]

Maybe not an comment for the in game but Prince is really having a disappointing season. I don't feel confident at all when he comes up with RISP even against RH. Just too easy to pitch to, a sucker for breaking stuff outside and high fast stuff. I know his numbers are still good but I wouldn't cry if the traded him for a good return.

[bigredrobbo]

Nice play JJ!

 

And does it annoy anyone else the way Pujols does that "tongue-out" thing he does?

[trwi7]

Okay, please explain what happened w/Pujols and the Brewers scoring for those of us who aren't following on TV or radio. Thanks.

Hart hit an easy grounder to Pujols who must've thought there was only one out, instead of throwing to Wellemeyer covering first, he went to second where Miles couldn't handle the throw, it got away from him and allowed Durham to score.