2009-06-20 Brewers (Bush) at Tigers (Figaro) : 3:05 PM CT [Brewers lose, 9-5]

[hawing]

I miss the beard.

[Marc Newfield of Dreams]

Would it kill him to get the ball down?

 

Argh.

[UeckerAddict]

Bush said earlier this week, "I'm not at all superstitous. The beard was just too hot." At least that's what he wants others to think.

[crewcrazy]

Looks like Corey lost track of that ball...Gerut saw it and was pointing it out. Still embarrassing to allow a triple to the catcher, though.

[razzzorsharp]

Hooray nationally televised game!

[sargennm]

Everyone is just sitting on his fastball right now. It's last night all over again.

[UeckerAddict]

The Tigers are going for the team cycle this inning.

[bklynbrewcrew]

What a fantastic starting rotation we have.

[UeckerAddict]

Thanks for that gift, Tigers. Bush was getting shelled and they tried to get cute.

[hawing]

Is it a rule now that Brewers starting pitchers have to struggle almost out of the gate? Did we miss a memo?

[UeckerAddict]

Look at the bright side; slugfests are fun to watch. If we had great pitching and no hitting.....well.....this is just my opinion.

[bklynbrewcrew]

Luckily we have Kendall to lead this pitching staff. Without his expertise behind the plate our starters might really struggle.

[UeckerAddict]

10 Game hitting streak for Hart. I miss Jim Powell referring to players as "white hot."

[crewcrazy]

Well, the good news is that the Brewers don't have much of a problem getting guys on base against Figaro. If Bush can rebound from that rough inning and pitch a few scoreless I feel good about getting the lead back.

[Jim Goulart]

Has any LH batter in history popped out to short at a higher ratio that Gerut? Let's just call him F-6.

[southpaw121505]

It'd be nice to see a good AB from Gerut....ever... Take a walk, hit a ball hard, anything

[Eddiehitsthefoulpole]

I think that Gerut's bat is all handle. Every thing he hits seems to be in on the hands.

[sargennm]

Well, the good news is that the Brewers don't have much of a problem getting guys on base against Figaro. If Bush can rebound from that rough inning and pitch a few scoreless I feel good about getting the lead back.

Nope. He doesn't have any control of his pitches except his fastball. This will be another bad game for the Crew.

[sauveb]

What in the world has happened to Dave Bush?

[BadgerFan]

To say our rotation is struggling is a supreme understatement. I'll be thrilled to get out of Detroit with one win.

[davego]

Nice that our starters have turned Comerica to a launching pad.

[razzzorsharp]

I fear Bush going the same route as last year when he needed to be pulled out of the rotation. I think we need to take a hard look outside the organization for help.

[kalle8]

indians scored!

[crewcrazy]

I fear a DL stint is in Dave's future...he just hasn't been the same since getting drilled in the elbow in Florida, and there's definitely something wrong in terms of mechanics if he's even admitting as much. He needs some time to figure things out, but unfortunately the Brewers aren't really in a position to give him that time right now.

[hawing]

If Bush can rebound from that rough inning and pitch a few scoreless I feel good about getting the lead back.

Aye, you're a dreamer.