4/10/06 Brewers (Ohka) @ Cardinals (Mulder) 3:10 CST

[Raw Biz]

Scott "The Spanish Cobra" Rolen is just too good.

[Riebes24]

See bullet, dodge bullet!

[strawbossisevil]

Crap.http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/frown.gif

[LUKE232323]

Not a good showing for Ohka.

[valpocrewsader]

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The difference between the Cards and the Crew...runner on 3rd, Cards put the ball in play (sac fly) and score a run. Crew, two strikeouts.

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More of that difference right there. We can't do anything with bases loaded and two outs.

[brettac1]

Or doe the "sample size" not justify it yet.

 

I say you play Weeks unless he's tired. Seven games into the season, I doubt that'll be the case.

[davemakovec]

That's a timely K.

 

Then Rolen doubles. I think Ohka's done after this inning. They're killing him out there.

[SeriesFinale]

Could've been worse.

[KCBrewerfan34]

That's why u don't walk the pitcher to lead-off an inning. God, I very much dislike Ohka!!

[brettac1]

More of that difference right there. We can't do anything with bases loaded and two outs.

 

No, I think that's more of the Mulder/Ohka thing. And Scott Rolen might be a Hall of Famer in a couple years.

[jloos19]

Do you pinch hit for Ohka? I do.

[strawbossisevil]

Good news, we're playing from behind again. Put a W in the win column.

[Invader3K]

I'd like to see Yost get slightly more aggressive with taking guys out of games when they're not performing. That goes with the offense too, not just the pitching. If one guy is pitching badly over three or four innings, give the bullpen the chance. That's why they're there. If one guy strikes out three times in one game, let someone else play his position.

[brettac1]

Do you pinch hit for Ohka? I do.

 

Obviously. It'd be a nice time for Hart to get an AB.

[adambr2]

Cardinals converted 2nd and 3rd, 1 out, we didn't. That's a 4 run swing.

 

Right now, that's one of the big differences between us and the Cardinals. They come through, we, more often than not, let opporunities slip away. I understand we have a young team and these things will happen, but that's really something that we're going to have to improve on this year, or these close games will start going the other way.

[flosses like fossas]

finally, we can stop hearing about corey hart not getting at bats...

[Oldcity]

Sweet! A Hart sighting! Come on Corey!

[mikerollins]

I think Helling comes in and slams the door for the next 2 innings and we creep back into it and get to Kolb, Wise, T-Bow for a 5-4 win. Here's to being right.

 

Come on Crew.

[brettac1]

Right now, that's one of the big differences between us and the Cardinals.

 

Again. They have Mark Mulder, who is a very good pitcher. The Brewers have a solid lineup, but they don't have three Hall of Famers in the middle of it and they're not facing a fifth starter.

[Oldcity]

Yeah but Mulder hasn't been great today. They should probably have more than two runs right now.

[JoeH33]

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The Brewers have a solid lineup, but they don't have three Hall of Famers in the middle of it and they're not facing a fifth starter.

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You think Rolen's a HOF'er??

[brettac1]

Sure, and they'll probably get more. All I'm saying is that the Brewers aren't as good as the Cardinals, either lineup-wise or on the mound today. Some seem to think the Cardinals score every time they have runners in scoring position, but they don't. No one does.

[brettac1]

You think Rolen's a HOF'er??

 

A couple years and he's a lock. Possibly the greatest all-around 3B of all time, certainly for his era (I count A-Rod as a SS).

[FVBrewerFan]

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I'd like to see Yost get slightly more aggressive with taking guys out of games when they're not performing. That goes with the offense too, not just the pitching.

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Well, offensively nobody is performing other than Lee the last few games. Not enough bodies to replace everyone.

[davemakovec]

Rick Helling pitching for Tomo Ohka - this is a good time for a reliever to warm up - he's facing the bottom three of the Cardinals' order, and hopefully he doesn't walk the pitcher to extend the inning.

 

Then, we need to get our bats going.

 

Edit: Helling sits down 7-8 with three, count 'em, three pitches, then proceeds to give up a five-pitch double to the pitcher. I'm glad words aren't physical things because I'd be eating them, and I'm not hungry.

 

I think I'm done posting for the game - every time I do something bad happens.