2009-06-04 Brewers (Bush) at Marlins (Johnson): 6:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 4-3]

[hawing]

That's kind of a start, Corey. Let's steal one!

[PrinceEatMeat]

I can see Hart running here. And justice has been served! Macha actually pinch-hit for Hall!

[Mr QL]

So Gerut. He better not bunt.

[PrinceEatMeat]

Crap, Hall coulda done that. Why wouldn't we bunt there? Or have Hart steal?

[brains and braun]

Ugh.

[hawing]

Hmm, that was deflating. Not as much as the pitcher's home run, but still.

[Mr QL]

Gerut isn't any better than TGJ honestly

 

he probably should of bunted actually my mistake

[sheethead]

I see no body really posts or reads much here anymore, but Jody Gerut is the prize for all the haters of TGJ (and I know there are a bunch of them here). What a wonderful prize.

[hawing]

OK, well, I say it's time to flee Land Shark Stadium.

[crewcrazy]

Florida's gun must be fast...no way Matt Lindstrom throws 99 mph.

 

Oh well...at least they're done with the Marlins this year. Hopefully the Cubs and Braves actually try to play tonight and they end up getting done at 1 AM Eastern... http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

[PrinceEatMeat]

Well, we sure didn't execute well that inning. I would've bunted. Then at least we'd have two chances at getting a hit to tie the game.

[JCREW]

I don't see why Macha doesn't have Gerut bunt.

 

This is the second time in a few weeks that we've blown a chance to come back in the 9th.

[PrinceEatMeat]

And I gotta say, Gerut hasn't looked any different than TGJ. Just a ton of weak grounders to second.

[brains and braun]

Pretty early to jump to that conclusion, isn't it?

[wibadgers23]

Well, if it wasn't for Braun and Prince, this game would have been a real snoozer. At least they made it interesting.

[cheesecup22]

man that double play really is irritating. I dont understand why Macha doesnt want to bunt in those situations.

[pebadger]

Brewers biggest problem right now is that they can't hit mistakes and the other teams are hitting them.

[Mr QL]

eh i don't like bunting in the 9th. Just a free out. That is, when you actually have guys that can hit coming up. Jody Gerut is not one of those guys I guess. I don't think he's that much better if at all than Duffy or Gwynn. At least those two take pitches sometimes.

[crewcrazy]

I think Macha would've played it differently if the Brewers were at home. Since you're on the road, you want to try to get as many runs that inning as possible, so you resist the temptation to bunt. With Gamel already being used as a PH earlier, even after a sac bunt after Rivera you likely would've had to send McGehee up there to pinch hit, which isn't exactly enticing either.

 

Stinks that they basically lost because of one bad pitch resulting in a pitcher hitting a 3-run homer, but those are the breaks. The wins will come when the starters can get back to going 6 innings, I'm sure.

[wibadgers23]

Reporter: "Gerut isn't helping you much off the bench, is he?"

Macha: "That's a correct statement."

[bucks2281]

I just have a problem with giving away outs, especially in the 9th. It's not like a bunt is always executed perfectly, anyways.

[brewmann04]

Do we Have Any other Options besides Gerut? and Hart play has really been bad don't know what up with him.

[SeriesFinale]

Man, I thought Brad Nelson was given a short stick around here. Gerut's been a Brewer for what, 11 games?

[BrewCrewForever]

Reporter: "Gerut isn't helping you much off the bench, is he?"

Macha: "That's a correct statement."

Did that really happen? Haha.

 

I dunno, I could care less we got rid of Gwynn. But Gerut so far has not been any better then him. I think I would have hit Catalanotto there instead. And I would have started Gamel over Hall. Of course.

[SeriesFinale]

Gerut has performed better than TGJ over the long haul, and at the least has done better than Nelson did in his time here this year (I'd hope). I'm comfortable he'll adjust to coming off the bench and will return to mean.