2010-04-27 Pirates (Karstens) at Brewers (Wolf), 7:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 7-3]

[Schlitz001]

594 is still a great number.

[Mr QL]

Hoffman needs to retire.

[mls4]

This is absolutely unbelievable. This is the Pirates, right?

 

What is up with Hoffman? When does he get replaced?

[hurricanecrush]

Good to see Suppan getting closing tips from Hoffman out there in the 'pen.

It looks like Hoffman was taking advice from Soup...

[Buckylovesbeer]

Damn.....just got home from coaching, feeling good, saw the Prince bomb. All I can say is Damn....

[pebadger]

What they didn't say about Rodgers and Tauscher going deep in their HR Derby earlier is that Hoffman was pitching then, too.

[endaround]

Hoffman pitched 3 changeups in that inning. What is going on?

[WisconsinSportsRule]

Good thing nobody saw this coming.

[dlk9s]

The good news is that we'll win it in the bottom of the 9th, which is always fun.

I would like to reiterate this.

[moofnelson]

The Crew gives up 7 runs in nearly 5 games against the Pirates. Hoffman gives up 5 in a 1/3 of an inning.

[owbc]

Has anyone in the Milwaukee media asked Trevor why he stopped throwing changeups? He threw all fastballs in his last outing and only a few changeups tonight.

 

I refuse to believe that this game is over. Rally time.

[Rhett16]

Maybe not we can stop seeing that goofy looking banner, it sure isn't hitting 600 anytime soon, if ever. This is just pathetic.

[Mr QL]

The good news is that we'll win it in the bottom of the 9th, which is always fun.

I would like to reiterate this.

well it IS the Pirates so anything is possible

[Gobias Industries]

weeks swings right through a 71 mph pitch. and he got 4 strikes that at bat. just terrible.

[Teatoe993]

Can we give McClung a call or is he mowing them down in Japan?

[wibadgers23]

Maybe its time to let the Zach Braddock era begin?

[Mr QL]

Can we give McClung a call or is he mowing them down in Japan?

I'd be down for that. I love Big Red.

[ELCABALLO45]

Its still in April and this is like the 3rd or 4th kick to the gut kind of game already.

[Mr QL]

And we go quietly. Not even a fake rally.

[PeaveyFury]

Its still in April and this is like the 3rd or 4th kick to the gut kind of game already.

 

Yeah. These are getting really old, and it's still April.

[ilovebeer]

I bet they are partying in the streets in Pittsburgh, now that they have finally won here.

[SeriesFinale]

These kinds of losses wouldn't bother me as much if I didn't think our window is so small this season (and these few years while we have Braun and Prince together in general).

 

Said before, but this team cannot afford 3 blown saves at this juncture. That this one was against a team we've absolutely owned the last few years is actually kinda irrelevant to that.

[pebadger]

Its still in April and this is like the 3rd or 4th kick to the gut kind of game already.

 

It's actually 5. A full 25% f games to date. If not for Casey stealing one back from the Cards, it would have been a full quarter of the season to date just plain blown. Not "blown by the bullpen" as the media has stated on numerous occasions, but blown by two guys in particular.

[owbc]

Uggh, that one hurt more than any other loss this year.

 

Unfortunately, pulling Trevor is not a simple decision. I think he should get a few more chances. Hopefully he can pitch in some blowouts before he has to go into a 1-run save situation again.

[dlk9s]

weeks swings right through a 71 mph pitch. and he got 4 strikes that at bat. just terrible.

Take it easy. It's not like it was a 71 MPH fastball from a pitching machine. It was a 71 MPH curve after 91, 91, 76, and 91. And based on what I'm looking at, the ump called everything fine in that AB. Sometimes pitchers do a good job pitching.