2009-07-22 Brewers (Suppan) at Pittsburgh (Maholm) : 11:35 AM CT [Brewers lose, 8-7]

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

this team has to be one of the More Frustrating Brewer teams in a while.

 

It's always tougher when you actually expect something.

[SeriesFinale]

this team has to be one of the More Frustrating Brewer teams in a while.

I say this every year. And no Brewers team will ever, ever frustrate me the way the 2007 team did, that team tore my heart right out of my chest and stomped on it. But yeah, they're up there, although the writing was on the wall with this pitching staff at the beginning of the year. I'm more frustrated when our bats have gone cold.

 

That said, call me crazy, but I think we can make up a three-run deficit. No guarantees, but I don't think this one's oevr quite yet.

[lloydbraun]

WOW...that was brutal. 4 homers in 2 1/3, REALLY? There you go Soup! Putting that $42 million dollar arm to work! Yet another 4 inning game for the Brewers bullpen...The offense is just gonna have to pick it up!

[lloydbraun]

Hey anybody remember what happened last time Maholm pitched against us?? We are definitely still in it!

[SeriesFinale]

I think what some of us are saying is that Roy Halladay is not enough to bring this team to the playoffs. Our starting pitching is in absolute shambles.

Obviously the pros and cons of a Halladay deal are up for a 25+ page debate, I just think it's funny that yet another crummy performance by our starter is prompting these comments.

 

"Why should we trade for a starter? Our starters stink!"

[pretendastronaut]

although the writing was on the wall with this pitching staff at the beginning of the year. I'm more frustrated when our bats have gone cold.

 

Ya, the pitching is what it is, we knew what we had when the season started. But the offense has been far too streaky and completely vacant, even for an offense we know is streaky when the season started.

[TheCrew]

WOW...that was brutal. 4 homers in 2 1/3, REALLY? There you go Soup! Putting that $42 million dollar arm to work!

Why do people rip the player for the GM's mistake of overpaying. I mean, if your mediocre at your job and someone comes in and offers to overpay you......... I'm guessing you'll accept.

[topper09er]

Bill Hall has an OPS of 3.000 today so far...

[bklynbrewcrew]

Obviously this team could use Halladay (what team couldnt) but we are more than one pitcher away from being a championship level team.

[chadomac]

"Obviously the pros and cons of a Halladay deal are up for a 25+ page debate, I just think it's funny that yet another crummy performance by our starter is prompting these comments.

 

"Why should we trade for a starter? Our starters stink!"

 

I understand what you mean. If Doug could find a way to get us Halladay AND Lee or Halladay AND Haren and then I might be more willing to risk the future. I just don't think 1 guy is going to be enough to make a difference right now, so why risk it. Suppan's had a couple of decent starts lately... very frustrating to listen to today.

[brewmann04]

Espn stats have Hardy batting 156 aganist LHP is that true?

[nate82]

Hardy for a bag of balls and some nachos sounds good right about now. I say bring up Escobar Hardy looks done.

[sargennm]

Hopes for Today= Officially Dashed. I'm going to go let my puppy out so she can take a Suppan. Hopefully things will turned around by the time I get back to the office.

[TheCrew]

Espn stats have Hardy batting 156 aganist LHP is that true?

Wow - odd considering he hit .300+ in his career prior to this against lefties

[markedman5]

I have a hard time getting excited about being in a "pennant race" as Brian Anderson loves to say when we are basically a .500 team.

 

Our division stinks so we are not buried but that doesn't make us a good team.

 

Even if we get Halladay we are still going to have to run Soup, Looper, and somebody else out there 3 out of every 5 days since Parra will probably be in the deal.

 

That rotation still isn't good enough and it certainly isn't good enough to mortage the future by trading Escabar and Gamal along with Parra for a year and 2 months of RH.

[sheethead]

Hopes for Today= Officially Dashed. I'm going to go let my puppy out so she can take a Suppan.

 

Don't forget to use the Suppaner scooper if the pup Suppans in the neighbors yard.

[topper09er]

I just had some left over General Tso for lunch and Im definetly going to have to take a mean Suppan soon

[wibadgers23]

I didn't know teams could take batting practice in the middle of games.

[bklynbrewcrew]

Suppan followed by McClung is not exactly a recipe for success.

[brewmann04]

Hardy and Suppan removed from the game maybe the baseball gods have them being moved in a trade?

[wibadgers23]

Why is Counsell in for Hardy?

[pretendastronaut]

I'm not sure why Macha brings in McClung during a home run derby with the way he's pitched lately.

[pretendastronaut]

Why is Counsell in for Hardy?

 

Because the pitchers spot is up next inning and Macha loves the double switch when the pitcher is coming up.

[lloydbraun]

WOW...that was brutal. 4 homers in 2 1/3, REALLY? There you go Soup! Putting that $42 million dollar arm to work!

Why do people rip the player for the GM's mistake of overpaying. I mean, if your mediocre at your job and someone comes in and offers to overpay you......... I'm guessing you'll accept.

But when you accept a ridiculous amount of money, you must also realize that you are in the limelight and are expected to perform. Yeah, it was management's fault for overpaying in the first place, but it's Soup who's out there throwing the ball, not the GM. Thus, Soup will be the one to face more scrutiny. Maybe I'm childish, I don't know, but I do know that he is paid a lot of money and what is there to show for it? But then again, I'm getting paid to a job right now and I'm not. I'm posting in this forum, so I really have no room to talk

[nate82]

Hopefully Hardy gets benched for awhile he stinks right now and is close to being the worst everyday starter on the team. I'm hoping Hardy gets traded near the deadline and Escobar is given a chance. I would take Counsell every day over Hardy right about now.