2010-05-17 Brewers (Gallardo) at Reds (Cueto), 6:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 6-3]

[AJAY]

Why does Gallardo always turn a 1-2 count into a 3-2 count?

[Marc Newfield of Dreams]

Rickie needs a day off badly. I don't care if he doesn't want to sit. He's stunk all month.

[BrewCrewForever]

Rickie needs a day off badly. I don't care if he doesn't want to sit. He's stunk all month.

Agreed, I'm a big Rickie fan, but he needs a day off BADLY.

[Gobias Industries]

Weeks has been behind nearly every fastball for the past week and a half. I've never seen that from him. He could of used plenty of days off by now.

[BrewCrewForever]

As good as Gallardo is, sometimes he can be as frustrating to watch as Parra.

[TheCrew07]

Why does Gallardo always turn a 1-2 count into a 3-2 count?

We he figures that part out we'll have a pretty studly pitcher on our hands.

[jimmyjeromehardy7]

A note on Chapman he's either been really good or really bad so far in AAA. In his 2 bad starts he's given up 14 ER, in the other 5 starts, 4 ER. He's been easy to follow because every time he starts he's a headline on MiLB.com, just like Strasburg.

Sounds like he would fit in perfect with the Brewers then with their up and downs this season.

 

 

[hawing]

Gulp - it's the sixth inning. Come on, Yo.

[tdeggie]

Gulp - it's the sixth inning. Come on, Yo.

I was thinking the same thing. Please, please get past the sixth inning

[DHonks]

So...it's the 6th inning and Yo's currently at 96 pitches. What's the over/under for pitches that Macha has him throw? I think 118 is about normal for Macha's abuse of Yo.

[badgerfletch]

I think Yo is getting really upset with this strike zone

[trwi7]

A walk and three straight hits to lead off the inning with Yo over 100 pitches. I'm sure this will end well.

[theavrock]

Gallardo needs to start getting into the 7th inning.

I cannot believe how much he nibbles with 2 strikes. Its like watching DD.

[jjkoestler]

I think Yo is getting really upset with this strike zone

 

 

He should be upset. I normally don't complain about the zone but Yo is getting squeezed.

[DHonks]

Interesting that Yo nibbles so much. He used to go right after guys much more before the knee injury. Walks weren't very common with him.

[hawing]

Cory: "one strike away." /winces/

[tdeggie]

come on ump ... ring him up!!!! I'm getting sick of the strike zone this inning it has completely changed

[jjkoestler]

Big punch out for Yo. I think that is the most emotion he's ever shown.

[Marc Newfield of Dreams]

MARBLES.

 

http://www.saruhouse.com/images/ishibashi/marbles4.jpg

[badgerfletch]

It was getting to the point I was hoping Macha would come storming out and get himself thrown out of the game, not like him at all, but I think it would have helped Yo.

[YoGasKpose]

Nice job by Yo to get out of it, though I second (third? fourth?) the frustrations with his nibbling. Part of it certainly him getting squeezed, but it still would be nice to see him throw into the seventh and eighth innings.

 

As for his pitch count, I'm less worried than I might be with others. Yo's mechanics are so sound (and, yes, I'm knocking on wood as I type) that I think he should be able to handle throwing 110, 120 pitches. His release point his nearly perfect every time he throws, and it doesn't look like he puts a lot of unnecessary stress on his arm, Dontrelle Willis style.

[Rhett16]

I was watching one of the "Live Look Ins" on the MLB channel, and even the analysts there could not believe Gallardo did not get a couple of those pitches called for strikes. He was getting squeezed, big time.

[sheethead]

Great emotion from Gallardo, some of the strongest I've seen from this team so far this year. Good to see there is some there.

 

As for blue, he's not calling a fair game. Cueto has gotten calls Yo hasn't.

[AJAY]

Why does Gallardo always turn a 1-2 count into a 3-2 count?

We he figures that part out we'll have a pretty studly pitcher on our hands.

And maybe our bullpen will improve too if Gallardo can be more efficient and eat up more innings. The guys in the pen are really overworked.

[ttsather]

First two pitches to Escobar . . . where were those calls for Gallardo?