2010-04-01 Diamondbacks SS (Kennedy) at Brewers (Wolf), 3:05 PM CDT; [Brewers lose, 12-3]

[Jim Goulart]

CHAT ROOM, CHAT ROOM, CHAT ROOM

 

Box score here

 

WTMJ game, audio subscribers listen via MLB.com here

Gameday can be found here.

 

MINOR DETAILS: In uniform from minor-league camp is OF Chuckie Caufield (#96), INF/OF Peter Fatse (#97), INF Anderson Machado (#91), INF Juan Sanchez (#90), C Austin Stockfisch (#94), LHP Lucas Luetge (#98) and LHP Brandon Ritchie (#99).

[WisconsinSportsRule]

Since when did Wolf turn into Braden Looper? http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

 

4 HR's already.

 

Yikes

[Invader3K]

It sounds like the wind is carrying out pretty hard today, so that could have a lot to do with it. Counsell hit one as well, so that seems like it may be the case.

[TheCrew07]

It sounds like the wind is carrying out pretty hard today, so that could have a lot to do with it. Counsell hit one as well, so that seems like it may be the case.

So then none of the HRs were legit?

[trwi7]

According to gameday the wind is blowing at 10 mph. If we have to make excuses on HR's by our pitchers when the wind is blowing at 10 mph, we should probably just forfeit the season.

[RyDogg66]

Jeff Cirillo was on the D List today and this was before the game was on. He said that when he used to come to the field in spring training and he would see the flags blowing at all that it would be a field day for the hitters. Im not too worried.

[Schlitz001]

It's the last day in Arizona and Randy Wolf has been pretty sharp this spring. I wouldn't put this next to Suppan's 4 HR day where he was supposed to be pitching for a rotation spot.

[TheCrew07]

Stetter's 13ish ERA has me concerned, and yes I know I'm predisposed to prejudice against LOOGYs. It's a little bit unnerving when McClendon and Luetge can come up from minor league camp and manage to not give up any runs at the backend of a ST game but Stetter continues to get bombed.

[endaround]

I still don't get why they screwed around with Stetter's delivery. He's a LOOGY.

[Invader3K]

So then none of the HRs were legit?

Definitely some were, but the broadcasters made it sound like the wind was helping.

 

I'm not that worried about Wolf's performance in the last ST game. I'd rather have him hold back a bit than wear himself out before next week.

 

As far as Stetter, at least if he falters, we have Axford waiting in the wings.

[logan82]

I thought Axford was a righty.

[Invader3K]

Whoops, you're right. I must be thinking of someone else, but not sure off hand. I thought we had another LOOGY type in AAA right now.

[MJLiverock]

Maybe thinking of Braddock?

 

I second or third the question of tinkering with Stetter's delivery, why mess with it for a LOOGY, especially one that seems to help make him harder to hit. Maybe they thought he wasn't throwing enough strikes? IIRC, he seemed to get behind in the count late last year when hitters took pitches but I could be totally wrong.