2010-04-29 Brewers (Davis) at Padres (LeBlanc), 9:05 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 9-0]

[ilovebeer]

The way I look at it, if they keep playing this way, Macha will be gone soon.

[Buckylovesbeer]

Did you see who is warming up? This game is going down, down, down.

[bucksman4]

The fact that Suppan is still on this team because of money is going to kill us this season. Instead of having a guy like Braddock in the bullpen that could instill some worry in the other team's manager, they have a guy like Suppan who instills fear in no one but Brewers fans.

[Ennder]

It's a good thing they improved that pitching staff this offseason.

This game is an extremely good example why ERA is such a useless stat over a small sample. Davis has given up a bunch of groundballs and flares that found holes and could just as easily have a 0-0 game here as 4-0. He hasn't done anything wrong at all but every ball that has been put in play found a hole. Meanwhile some other pitcher in baseball probably got completely tattooed all night but they were right at guys and ended up with a 'good game'.

[ilovebeer]

Counsell better make up for the 2 errors he has tonight

[benji]

That was an unlucky inning.

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

The only hard hit ball that whole inning was the error. DD has really had some bad luck so far this year.

[rluzinski]

Get one more inning out of an averagish pitcher when down by 4 and 2 on? It's the book to let him bat but it's wrong.

[Schlitz001]

DD has a pitch count of 99. Why is he hitting here?

[rluzinski]

DD has a pitch count of 99. Why is he hitting here?

Sickening.

[Buckylovesbeer]

Ken freaking Macha. Thats why he is hitting.......and perhaps because he at 99 pitches is still as good of an option as Suppan. ? Who knows

[Gobias Industries]

Why is he hitting? And why was he bunting? What the heck is going on here.

[Schlitz001]

I guess, but I'd rather get the run and go to Suppan than get 1 more inning of DD.

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

Down by 4 with an elevated pitch count...guess we're worried about the gassed bullpen.

[rluzinski]

And we can call for Macha's head for stuff like that but his replacement would do the same thing because they are all Lemmings.

[davemakovec]

Catching it on the radio, it wasn't much of an error - Davey Nelson actually had a pretty good quip after Cory called it a horrible score-keeping decision: "that score-keeper obviously never played third base!" http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[Vgmastr]

Rickie just looks lost. Second time tonight he struck out swinging at ball four. He was laying off those pitches the first three weeks.

[Buckylovesbeer]

I like the Lemming comment and agree.......It would take a complete overhall to get a real change, and thats not going to happen.

 

Weeks could strike out 5 times tonight

[tigerbrew]

Yikes, Rickie swung at Ball 4.

[benji]

Rickie needs a day off.

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

They may also be worried about a short bench with Casey gone and Diego hurting...not saying I agree, just trying to predict the excuses in the post-game presser.

[Schlitz001]

As bad as Weeks has looked, he still had the 2nd highest OBP on the team coming into this game.

 

Ugh, Macha is probably going to let DD suffer a while in hopes to make his decision look good.

[Gobias Industries]

Rickie needs a day off.

Don't expect it. Macha said he wants to start all 162, and he'll probably let him.

[WisconsinSportsRule]

Did Weeks go into this funk once Macha started CC to "keep him sharp" or was it before this?

 

This team is so damn frustrating to watch.

[Buckylovesbeer]

Jesus....run DD back out only to give up two hits and pull him. Guess that idea was a failure. Damn.......the crew needs just one thing to go their way tonight