10/02/08 Brewers (Sabathia) at Phillies (Myers): 5:00 PM CDT

[Ennder]

yep, CC was majorly pinched and it probably ends our season. Reason 10,000 I wish we went to a computerized strike zone.

[wisconsinfan47]

He had the pitcher down 0-2.

[TuesdaysWithRillo]

there's just no excuse in walking the pitcher. Throw him a meatball for cripes sake.

[adamb100]

Starting to wonder if the Ump is a Phillies fan at this point.

[senorjerm]

He struck out Myers two different times. Should never have gotten to this point.

[Bruce Ciskie]

One of the pitches to Rollins was barely a strike, the fourth ball was outside. Blame Sabathia, not the ump.

 

Well two of the called balls to Myers were absolutely strikes. Is that Sabathia's fault, too? He should have been out of the inning before Rollins even trotted into the batters box.

[Bernman23]

He is a playoff choker I guess.

I bet it felt good for you to say that.

Why? I'm one of the people who asserted it was just a small sample and not necessarily indicative of the truth. But now it's 2 different postseason implosions.

 

I guess it felt good for YOU to displace your frustration.

[TSack27]

I'm going to predict a grand slam to basically end our season...and I pray I'm wrong.

Care to predict one in the top of this inning, too... and pray that you are right?

[JET15]

bbaehman wrote:

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The ump got caught up in the crowd roaring at the Myers at-bat and that screwed us

[Glennron]

One of the pitches to Rollins was barely a strike, the fourth ball was outside. Blame Sabathia, not the ump.

 

Well two of the called balls to Myers were absolutely strikes. Is that Sabathia's fault, too? He should have been out of the inning before Rollins even trotted into the batters box.

I remember one close one, but they didn't show the K zone or whatever they call it so who knows. Walking a pitcher is inexcusable, whether or not the ump made a bad call on one pitch.

[dlk9s]

I'm not going to complement anyone ever again. I complemented our fielding early in the game and then we screwed up and I complemented the ump in the first inning tonight.

[bucksman4]

Unreal. Well this will be the last time we see CC in a Brewers uniform. Enjoy the time you have of seeing him in Brewer blue.

[RoseBowlMtg]

We had a bases loaded situation and so did Philly! Thanks Corey!

[dlk9s]

He is a playoff choker I guess.

I bet it felt good for you to say that.

Why? I'm one of the people who asserted it was just a small sample and not necessarily indicative of the truth. But now it's 2 different postseason implosions.

 

I guess it felt good for YOU to displace your frustration.

Poor performance != Choking

[TuesdaysWithRillo]

and NOW THAT IS A STRIKE? Give me a break.

[bbaehman]

now two high strikes to Ray...c'mon it's called CONSISTENCY

[GoIrish]

What most frustrates me is that the exact same pitch which was a strike in the first inning was not a strike in the second inning.

[afeter]

cam swings at ball four and myers gets balled out twice.

 

i am hotter than a school girl watchig braun untuck his shirt right now.

[bjkrautk]

and NOW THAT IS A STRIKE? Give me a break.

Read my mind. Interestingly, TBS didn't show us the tracking on that one.

[Bruce Ciskie]

I remember one close one, but they didn't show the K zone or whatever they call it so who knows. Walking a pitcher is inexcusable, whether or not the ump made a bad call on one pitch.

 

Ball one and ball four were strikes, especially ball one (or two...I guess I can't keep track in my head).

 

I'd normally agree with you, but when someone throws six strikes in one at-bat, and only two pitches are hit foul, they should probably get credit for a strikeout at some point.

 

Ultimately, the complete uselessness of Corey Hart and whoever the moron is that keeps putting him in the lineup can take some blame for this, too. But Mark Wegner is a piece of trash.

[kiwi brewer]

is smoltz in the booth AND behind the plate? dink.

[brains and braun]

and NOW THAT IS A STRIKE? Give me a break.

Read my mind. Interestingly, TBS didn't show us the tracking on that one.

 

That's cuz it was off the screen

[TSack27]

now two high strikes to Ray...c'mon it's called CONSISTENCY

 

And why again aren't managers allowed to question umpire's ball & strike calls? The integrity of the game has to come into question when evidence like this exists.

[yount19.u]

The walk to the pitcher took CC out of his game. I know it's not much of an excuse as he needs to forget about it and throw strikes, but the ump completely blew that call on strike 3 to the pitcher. Even the announcers could be heard in the background making a noise like "huh?" after that ball was called. The crowd got into it and CC was rattled. The ump and Hart's turd have handed all the momentum to the Phillies. Thanks you two!

[bbaehman]

What the heck is going on? Why is that a strike to Braun? This is really pitiful umpiring