2010-04-17 Brewers (Wolf) at Nationals (Hernandez), 12:05 PM CDT; [Brewers lose, 8-0]

[The Truth]

I think we might need to accept that Melvin is/was great at rebuilding a team from the worst team in baseball to a wildcard team, but perhaps we really need a different GM to take us to the next level. Selling low on Hardy and Hall really hamstrung this team a little. The same could be said of Hart and Parra. Are we going to wait till the trade value of those 2 gets to Bill Hall '09 level before we deal them?

 

I know hindsight is 20/20 but with a small market team, shrewd trades of players on the upswing with a few years left on contracts can really help keep the talent stock high

[BrewCrewForever]

I;m not down on Melvin nearly as much as I am on Macha. Although Melvin did hire Macha, which says something about him. I still think Frank Kremblas was the guy to lead this team after Yost was fired. But they fired Krembals as well.

[BrewCrewForever]

Wow, Corey Hart might be the worst defensive RF in all of MLB. He has been brutal thus far.

[wOOgiE22]

Seriously Corey get your head out of your butt, I would have sat him on the pine after that one

[valpocrewsader]

Just when you think we've met our quota of defensive gaffes for the day, there's good ol' Corey Hart with an inability to field a ball on a slow hop.

 

This team's pitching and defense is despicable. What a crappy year we're being treated to so far....

[The Truth]

Melvin did hire Macha, which says something about him.

Yes, it really does.

 

Meanwhile: There are going to be games the Crew loses 8-0. It happens. But the sloppy play today is really disturbing

 

 

[jjkoestler]

Did they change the scoring on the error charged to Edmonds?

[moofnelson]

Why did the Brewers show up to the stadium drunk? At least that's how it appears.

[BrewCrewForever]

Maybe Fielder needs to shove Hart in the dugout after that idiotic play in RF.

[MilwaukeeCounsell]

Can we just forfeit and move on to tomorrow?

[wOOgiE22]

How to did Corey ever win that arbitration hearing. He is not even worth what the Brewers offered him

[SeriesFinale]

Can we just forfeit and move on to tomorrow?

Thankfully we don't have to watch if we don't want to. Uff da.

[carniesandrubes]

Any chance they'll offer refunds for season tickets? Don't know if I want to waste my summer weekends watching these guys anymore...

[Hammer]

This is the first game that I have been able to watch this entire year. I cannot watch this garbage any more. firekenmacha.com anyone? It really looks like he has lost this team with this "effort".

[The Truth]

I don't know if Macha has indeed "lost the team", but if this type of uninspired play continues, we can look to this game as the "beginning of the end".

 

Silver lining moment: if that is the case, this might be my favorite Brewers game of the year. The faster we get rid of Ken Macha, the better as far as I'm concerned

[valpocrewsader]

Gerut with a grounder to 2B? Who woulda guessed!

[wOOgiE22]

Milwaukee has now tied the Pittsburgh Pirates for giving up the most runs in the entire MLB this year

[Schlitz001]

Good thing losing 8-0 to the Nationals still only counts as 1 loss.

[MilwaukeeCounsell]

I think people place too much blame on the manager. Yes, Macha made some decisions I don't agree with, but what manager doesn't? Replace Macha and everyone will still complain about the next guy when he makes a decision and it doesn't work out.

[benji]

Whenever a bullpen fails, it makes the manager look bad.

[MilwaukeeCounsell]

I agree, but when the whole pitching staff fails, it's beyond him, in my opinion.

[pebadger]

The Brewers and Subway should enter a promo agreement by which any time the Brewers give up 5 or fewer runs 5 Dollar Footlongs are buy one, get one the next day. (Sort of an inverse Webb's promotion) You'd have to think Subway's exposure on this would be minimal.

[wOOgiE22]

At least this pathetic display of baseball is almost over, now I can go enjoy my afternoon

[MilwaukeeCounsell]

Wow, what a play by Zimmerman

[wOOgiE22]

One of the most uninspired baseball games that i have ever watched. This team needs a swift kick in the you know what, unacceptable!