2009-04-11 Cubs (Zambrano) at Brewers (Bush): 6:05PM CDT [Brewers Lose 6-5]

[pebadger]

He was out. Missed call.

[TSack27]

He was out. Missed call.

Yup, I'm stuck watching the Cubs feed, and even their announcers admitted Rivera's throw beat Theriot to the bag.

[uwmbrewers]

Glad nothing happened off that horrible call at second.

[fondybrewfan]

Damn if Bush can even closely replicate this game over the course of the entire year, our rotation will be much better than everyone anticipated. A Sub 4 ERA out Bush would make me a happy man.

[Ennder]

This game is bugging me, we should have more than 3 runs and those kind of games always seem to come back to haunt you.

 

On the plus side Zambrano is at 104 pitches through 5.

[trwi7]

I'm wondering if he realizes how many people are saying that it's put up or shut up time for him

I believe the correct term is "Big Boy Time."

[uwmbrewers]

Anyone watching this on wmlw, did they forget to cut out to commercial or was that just me?

[GamelToe]

Agh! I hope we don't have a Dave Bush 6 inning implosion.

[trwi7]

Anyone watching this on wmlw, did they forget to cut out to commercial or was that just me?

Yeah, they definitely forgot to go to commercial.

 

Awful defense by Braun, have to keep the running at first. Only do that slide if you're sure you can get it.

[adamb100]

Brewers defense please wake up.

[Bruce Ciskie]

Until the players decide to stop playing stupid baseball, we're going to give runs away and lose games.

 

It's not even a matter of guys making dumb physical errors. Overthrows and drops and bobbles happen to even the best defensive players. Instead, they're ignoring basic fundamentals that they're taught when they're ten years old. Drives me nuts.

 

Luckily, this staff has 157 games to get them going the right way. With Macha's history of his teams being better in the fall than they are in the spring, I'm not worried very much. Just aggravated when I see a guy take his eye off a simple throw from the outfield.

[jeffy]

Only do that slide if you're sure you can get it.

and that you will actually slide, not stick...

[Ennder]

Brewers defense please wake up.

Looks like they were listening~

[Oldcity]

Refreshing to see the "contact play" hurt a different team for once.

[uwmbrewers]

That was awesome. I thought for sure we had a tie game. Good job bush

[trwi7]

Great job by Dave! Lineout by Lee, Ground out by Bradley, runner out at home and fly out by Ramirez!

 

Let's get some runs!

[pebadger]

Huge to get outta that. Wouldn't hurt to add acouple here.

[hurricanecrush]

Zambrano is back out there? Is Dusty back in the dugout?

[trwi7]

Zambrano coming back out. Wow.

[adamb100]

Guess Lou is pulling a Dusty Baker.

[uwmbrewers]

That's fine. Tire him out early in the season sounds good to me.

[Oldcity]

Yeah wow, very surprised to see Zambrano back out. I don't think I mind it.

[Ennder]

Zambrano with a 'quality start'.

 

4 IP, 4 singles, 2 doubles, HR, 2 BB and we score 3 runs off him and then choke for 2 innings. If we lose this it is going to be the lack of the big hit that does it.

[Oldcity]

Well so much for that. Facing the bottom of the order helped I guess. Marmol should be alright to go again today, so we'll probably see him soon.

[Oldcity]

I like to see DiFelice warming in a close game. Much rather see him than someone like McClung or Julio.