2009-06-14 White Sox (Buehrle) at Brewers (Looper): 1:05 PM CT [Brewers lose, 5-4]

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[pretendastronaut]

I missed yesterday due to food poisoning. Let's hope not vomiting, along with the game thread, can salvage the series.

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

BREWERS

2B Casey McGehee

SS JJ Hardy

LF Ryan Braun

1B Prince Fielder

CF Mike Cameron

RF Corey Hart

3B Bill Hall

C Jason Kendall

RHP Braden Looper

 

Hope you feel better astronaut. Here's the lineup from TH. Seems Macha has figured out his two lineup cards.

[hawing]

Seconded on pretendastronaut feeling better. The Manny meltdown couldn't have helped you.

 

Come on, Brewers, give me a reason to smile today - a real smile, not one of those wry bittersweet ones.

[sauveb]

It looks to me like JJ has lost his confidence.

[Marc Newfield of Dreams]

Not how hard you hit em, right?

[uwmbrewers]

Nice, this game is on teleWI. Hopefully it doesn't turn out like yesterday.

[rudimen19]

Is gameday off or does this ump have a very low (and inconsistent) strike zone? The first two pitches to Brian Anderson appeared to be strange calls.

[Mr QL]

That is pathetic. Mark Buehrle? Seriously? Seems like every other start the opposing pitcher is knocking one out.

[brewmann04]

This is unreal how bad this pitching staff is aganist the other team pitchers. There is no excuse for our Pitchers to be doing this.

Also it seems like the Sox have more fans than the crew this series...... The brewers are not going anywhere unless this staff gets it act together

[uwmbrewers]

I will take that odd homerun if it's the only one he gives up.

[saget]

I think that would be equivalent to giving up a HR to Ben Sheets.

[thablingster]

Well, at least someone in this lineup is hot. Keep it up, McGehee!

[Mr QL]

McGehee is unstoppable right now

[thablingster]

JJ Hardy would settle for a 45 foot swinging bunt single at this point, considering he has hit 5 or 6 screamers on this homestand that have been caught.

[razzzorsharp]

Buerhle now has more HRs this season than Kendall.

[thablingster]

I'm glad we don't face Brian Anderson very often because if we did his defensive prowess would become old hat quickly.

[razzzorsharp]

Casey McGee is a guy who is stepping up quite a bit it seems. Nice to know we don't have an automatic out at the top.

[crewcrazy]

Looking at the fan sites listed in the first post, it seems as though White Sox fans are sick of seeing Brian Anderson, too...but their frustration is more tied to the little offense he can bring. You should've seen the stink they made when Anderson was hitting 5th in the series opener.

 

The HR given up to Buerhle was frustrating, but when you throw the pitch Looper did, just about anyone can hit it out if they make contact. For whatever reason it seems like the Brewers' pitchers are assuming that the opposing pitcher is just an automatic out, and they're grooving pitches down the middle. I'm not a big advocate of wasting a lot of pitches trying to get the pitcher out, but it'd be nice if they could get the pitchers out on a low pitch or two instead of trying to blow it past them with high heat.

[Mr QL]

Is this a White Sox home game?

[trwi7]

Well, it's nice that Looper is giving the lead back and then some.

 

Anybody else think Brian and Bill were taking veiled shots at Happy Youngster after Telly was done interviewing the guy who caught McGehee's homer?

[brewmann04]

i gree Mr Ql seems like the Brewer fans gave up their Tickets tthis weekend. But i tell you these brewer Pitchers can't seem to get through the lower part of the order which is inexcuseable

[brewmann04]

well when will Looper realize that you can pitch from a 3-1 count in the Majors. Can they hold the Plane to Nashville for Looper because he also stinks

[trwi7]

Hey Corey! A hot streak from him would be awfully nice right now.

[razzzorsharp]

So Brewman, who would you like to replace a very servicable Looper with in our already depleted rotation?