06/12/06 Brewers (Jackson) @ Reds (Harang) 6:10pm CST

[xisxisxis]

Jenkins is obviously struggling but do we need 10 posts about how much he SUXS every time he Ks?

 

Ten? No. One might be nice, 2 would be good if you missed the first, 3 would be funny and 4 would just be repetitive. I think 3 times.

[TauPentaRei]

warm up kolb

[rluzinski]

Yeah, those numbers were interesting but I'd love to see the really high-tech stuff they're doing with cameras and radar guns and stuff that measures the trajectory of the ball, the jump a fielder gets, and his speed tracking the ball.

 

I don't think a lot of teams have that stuff yet http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[adambr2]

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The point is to criticize Jenkins for the right things. Jenkins had a great year last year and still struck out 138 times. Adam Dunn leads the league in Ks and he's a great player.

 

Jenkins is obviously struggling but do we need 10 posts about how much he SUXS every time he Ks

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First of all, Dunn has less K's than Jenkins, so I'm not sure how he leads the league.

 

Secondly, then how about criticizing Jenks for having the lowest BA in our order? For being almost completely non-productive in a big RBI spot in the lineup? For being almost useless against any given left-handed pitcher? Or for doing this all while being the 3rd highest paid player on our team, with obviously high expectations of him?

 

These all seem like valid criticisms to me.

[AdvantageSchneider]

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warm up kolb

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T-bow's our closer and Kolb threw 2 innings yesterday. Other than that, great idea.

[JoeH33]

Sit down Ross!

[TauPentaRei]

very coherent adam, nice

 

forget about the runner DT

[PeaveyFury]

T-bow's our closer and Kolb threw 2 innings yesterday. Other than that, great idea.

 

Heh. No kidding.

[AdvantageSchneider]

Give em the heater ricky.

 

He's gonna hang a breaker.

[batman]

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I don't think a lot of teams have that stuff yet http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

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I don't know how many teams are doing it, but there are at least a handful and MLB Advanced Media is actually doing it, too. Last I heard, the plan was to start making some of the data available next season and then go from there. Alan Schwartz discussed this a bit in his book The Numbers Game and there have been a few newspaper/journal articles on the subject.

 

C'mon, Derrick!

 

~Bill

[undertow67]

Brewers win!

 

 

Congratulations to Zach Jackson for his first career victory. He earned it here in this ballpark against the Reds. No walks for Jackson.

 

Good job Shouse and Turnbow, also. Nice to see our Pen starting to settle down a bit.

[rluzinski]

T-Bow has to make it interesting http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

 

Nice win.

 

Brewers are now 2-11 with their replacement pitchers!

[AJAY]

BREWERS WIN !!!!

 

Congartulations Zach Jackson !!

[JoeH33]

Ballgame

 

As usual Turnbow had to make us sweat it out.

[adambr2]

Whew!!! Good win!!

[steve267268]

Well, at least he keeps things entertaining.

[COOOOP]

Brewers Win!!!

 

 

I had the weirdest thought pop into my noggin while watching Turnbow earn that save. Wouldn't an Eeephus pitch in T-Bow's repertoire be disturbing?

[mastershake76]

Fewsh...I get the feeling we escaped there. Sure would like to see Turnbow get through an inning in less than 20 pitches someday. If I'm Nedley, I'm thinking about giving Kolb a look in the closer role the next time Turnbow blows a save and costs us a game.

[hawing]

Huzzah for Zach Jack. Way to battle back, guys.

[pitchleague]

Anyone else get nervous when they showed Winklesas warming up in the pen in the 9th? THey showed him in the Reds broadcast and I just about spit up my beer to yell in disgust.

[steve267268]

When you get up by as much as 1, or 2, it may be easy to get comfortable and just assume victory. Not with Turnbow. It's amazing that he comes through almost every time, yet each time feels like a new experience.

[NYChez]

My kid says: "Good job."

[PeaveyFury]

If I'm Nedley, I'm thinking about giving Kolb a look in the closer role the next time Turnbow blows a save and costs us a game.

 

If I'm Ned, I'm thinking nothing of the kind.

[NastyTwig]

Youknowyouknowyouknow?

[rluzinski]

For being almost completely non-productive in a big RBI spot in the lineup?

 

Jenkins has done just fine w/RISP position this year. Of course, that fact doesn't fit into the pitch fork mentality of some people on these boards so it get's ignored. Jenkins is obviously struggling right now. I just don't see the point in frothing at the mouth and making a million posts about it every time he makes an out.

 

Time to take a step back and get some perspective.