2008-04-19 Brewers (Suppan) at Mets (Figueroa): 12:10 PM CDT... Hart and Hardy dye their hair jet black [Brewers win, 4-2]

[owbc]

Can we clone Todd Coffey? We could use a few more of him in our bullpen.

[LaprilOne]

I can't help but think this ends up as a grand slam or 3 run double. Coffey has been terrific this year so far but I still really worry when he is facing good lefties.

Nope. Sorry.

[DougJones43]

Awesome.

 

Anybody who claims the Brewers aren't getting any lucky breaks aren't watching the same Brewers I am...

[Sopranos62]

Coffey is the team MVP thus far...the guy is clutch!

[T B0NE 10]

Wow, good job by Coffey

 

I thought he was going to bobble that and barely get anybody at first, nice

[Marc Newfield of Dreams]

Sums it up for me right now-

 

http://www.reallynatural.com/archives/Coffee%20Lover.jpg

 

 

[jeffy]

I know Macha wanted to save Coffey for a save situation, but I guess I give him some credit for using him now.

There is no way Yost would have made that move in the 7th...and maybe it saves the game, even though it is not a "save".

[trwi7]

Did Sheffield's homer get in Stetter's head?

He struck out Church, got Reyes to hit a ground ball and Murphy hit a bloop single. Stetter pitched fine.

[brewmann04]

Coffey has to be Trevor set up man once he Returns

[Brewer Fever]

Wow.

 

I wanted to keep it a one word post, since "Wow" kinda says it all. But since that's frowned upon I'll add that ESPN MLB Gameday swung our odds of winning from 43% to 74% with that DP. Nice job Coffey.

 

And props to Macha for using his best reliever in the most important spot regardless of inning.

[rluzinski]

I bet Mets fans are really mad that they didn't get any more runs after having the bases loaded and only 1 out.

[Bruce Ciskie]

Macha looks straight up frustrated.

 

My $100-per-walk idea from last weekend is starting to look pretty brilliant.

 

I'd be willing to up it to $200 for unintentional four-pitch walks like DiFelice's gem.

[liveforoctober]

and the fact that we now have 5-6-7 to face in the 8th is a positive... that was beyond huge for Coffey...

[Ennder]

I bet Mets fans are really mad that they didn't get any more runs after having the bases loaded and only 1 out.

 

True, good teams score runs there.

[GormanHarvey]

Move over, Claudio Vargas. Todd Coffey is apparently the new Houdini!

 

If only we could clone him and we'd have more quality relievers, lol.

Claudio usually created his own messes. Coffey comes in and mops up others messes

[jeffy]

I wonder if FSN has a shortage of advertisers, they are not going to commercials for pitching changes.

[Gobias Industries]

Hopefully Bill Schroeder just had a startling revelation. I think he said something like "Who says you have to save a game in the ninth when you can do it in the seventh?"

 

Yes Bill, that's why your best relievers should be used in high leverage innings, and not just limited to the ninth.

[Brewer Fever]

I bet Mets fans are really mad that they didn't get any more runs after having the bases loaded and only 1 out.

 

True, good teams score runs there.

Is this not true? And wouldn't it be normal for Mets fans to be let down in that situation. Am I missing something here? You two got some inside running joke about the content of others comments? Maybe we should lock these game threads to all but the very insightful Ennder and rluzinski.

[pebadger]

Braun and Fielder are currently a combined 470+ points below their career OPS numbers on the season (both contributing about equally to the deficit).

[Ennder]

Is this not true? And wouldn't it be normal for Mets fans to be let down in that situation. Am I missing something here?

 

Good teams aren't perfect is pretty much what is missing here and I wasn't directing my post at anyone in particular. Good teams do this and that just gets thrown around a lot whenever anything goes wrong.

 

So if we manage to get through this inning with the lead do you think CV is 'closer' tonight? I sure hope it isn't Julio.

[Brewer Fever]

Is this not true? And wouldn't it be normal for Mets fans to be let down in that situation. Am I missing something here?

 

Good teams aren't perfect is pretty much what is missing here and I wasn't directing my post at anyone in particular. Good teams do this and that just gets thrown around a lot whenever anything goes wrong.

 

Obviously no team comes through in that situation 100% of the time. Would you not say the Brewers rank below average though? I'd venture to guess that the Mets rank higher than the Brewers in terms of producing runs with runners in scoring position and less than two outs.

 

I'd sure like to see this current crop of Brewers players improve in that area sometime before they hit free agency.

[Marc Newfield of Dreams]

Where'd that 3-2 pitch miss?!

[owbc]

I wonder if FSN has a shortage of advertisers, they are not going to commercials for pitching changes.

Considering their contract with the Brewers, FSN probably made so much money last year that they could survive without any commercials at all this year.

[liveforoctober]

When is that TV contract up?

[BuckyBrewer61]

How was Tatis not bunting there?