2009-08-09 Brewers (Gallardo) at Astros (Rodriguez) : 1:05 PM CT [Brewers lose, 2-0]

[yogallardo43]

Fulchino in the 8th. Hes been pretty solid this year.

[Yeti73]

ARGH...Bourn is so annoying...Come on Cat!

[yogallardo43]

Why do you pinch hit for Hardy there? Please tell me he is going to not let Kendall lead off the ninth.

[thablingster]

Kendall, Gerut, and Lopez. This reminds me of the home opener when the best we could throw out there was Kendall, Duffy, and Weeks in the 9th. That said, we won that game. Maybe we can win this one too. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[Yeti73]

Is it me or is Kendall ALWAYS up in the 9th on close games? I'm praying he gets walked/hit.

[dlk9s]

Is it just me, or does Cameron seem to strike out looking A LOT? That said, according to ESPN's gamecast, the final strike was in the exact same spot as the first ball.

[jjfanec]

Gameday made that one look well outside. Did Braun argue the call?

[brewdude15]

HOW WAS THAT EVEN CLOSE!?!?!? Crew just got screwed big time on that call. What a surprise....

[thablingster]

Way to take the bat right out of his hands, ump. Somewhere, Corey Hart cringes remembering the events of Chicago a few years ago when he was called out on a similar bogus strike.

 

Strike three to Cameron was a strike, that one was nowhere close.

[logan82]

Both third strikes looked off the plate. The one to Cam was close enough that I am not to upset, but the one to Braun looked almost in the next batter's box.

[trwi7]

I wonder where Larry Vanover had to be? Judging by those called strike threes it's pretty obvious he was in a hurry to get out of Houston.

[TabbertBB]

So now Baseball is as bad as the NBA and their refs.

That was not even close to Braun--- this needs to be investigated.

[cnycerveceros]

Even the Astros announcers laughed at strike 3 to Braun. Not even close.

[yogallardo43]

That was just bad. The one to Cam was questionable, but I'll live with it. Braun's was way outside. Schroeder with his patented "too close to take" breakdown.

[brewmann04]

Is it me or do these Brewers seem like a lifeless team who are no better than a 500 ball club at best

[yogallardo43]

Is it me or do these Brewers seem like a lifeless team who are no better than a 500 ball club at best

 

At the moment yes, but this team is capable of going on a run. Lets just see what happens when Bush comes back. I'm not saying were playoff bound, but this team could make a run at it.

[TabbertBB]

Schroeder said that Camron was too close to take, which it was. He made no mention of that for Braun. The one to Braun was a JOKE.

[yogallardo43]

He said, "again that's too close to take" about Braun's. I just rewinded the DVR.

[TabbertBB]

I don't have a DVR for proof-- but if he did, then he is blind too.

[brewmann04]

this team has showed no signs of any type of Run for the Better part of Two Months. Getting Back a 500 Pitcher like Bush is not like Getting King Felix . This team is going to make a strong Run # 500 at the Very Best. PS everyone said our Schedules was Favorable going into Sept. I don't See the Brewers Taking Advantage of that and then we hit the Brutal Sept Schedule

[RightFieldCoder]

I know I'm just a punk nerd living in his parent's basement (or a 30yo STH who owns a house and car), but I can't wait for The Machines to become umpires.

[thablingster]

The call really just smacks of an umpire getting caught up in the moment with the crowd going crazy. Even if it is unlikely Braun ties the game or puts the Brewers ahead, it is just frustrating to have the bat taken out of his hands on a terrible, terrible call. It isn't like he was giving that call all day, either, so that's not an excuse.

[BrewCrewForever]

Umpiring all season has just been one big joke. They are all a bunch of hacks as far as I'm concerned.