2010-06-05 Brewers (Narveson) at Cardinals (Ottavino), 3:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 5-4, 11 innings]

[Tailgat0r76]

Does anyone else think Millar is just obnoxious like I do? He can't stop talking about his own career, and is constantly making errors. He keeps calling La Russa "Lasorda"

[BrewCrewForever]

Villa is pretty darn good when he isn't overworked.

[ilovebeer]

another nice inning for Carlos.

[pebadger]

Is the lack of commenting indicative of a reluctance to jinx this thing? Sorry if this is the one that does it. Certainly one of the top 4 or 5 games of the year so far.

[BrewCrewForever]

Does anyone else think Millar is just obnoxious like I do? He can't stop talking about his own career, and is constantly making errors. He keeps calling La Russa "Lasorda"

I prefer him to McCarver at least.

[Funketown]

Does anyone else think Millar is just obnoxious like I do? He can't stop talking about his own career, and is constantly making errors. He keeps calling La Russa "Lasorda"

Not to mention saying the Cardinals should do a suicide squeeze with two outs.

 

That second strike to Braun was at least 3" low.

[TheCrew07]

Well that half inning was less than fantastic, let's get to the 11th so the bottom of the order can get it done.

[thablingster]

That was quite a classy double play. Nice job, Ax.

[hawing]

That was an excellent way for John Axford to break an unwritten rule of baseball. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[Tailgat0r76]

That second strike to Braun was at least 3" low.

It sure was; but "as a pitcher, you need that pitch" http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/eyes.gif

[adambr2]

Mark and Doug, please sell. Please don't live in a fantasy world that this team is somehow a contender.

Amen to that. Sell, sell, sell! Everything must go! (unless named: Braun, Gomez, Weeks, Escobar, McGehee, Lucroy, Gallardo, Axford and Braddock)

Really I'm probably okay with selling Weeks and McGehee for the right offer. I'm on the fence with those two.

[adambr2]

Ahh it's nice watching Albert ground into a double play to end the 10th.

 

I'm not a Macha fan, but he earned some points with me by using his closer there in the 10th. Yost would have probably blown the game in the 10th with Suppan, thrown up his hands in dismay and asked, "Who would I have had close the game if I had used Axford??!"

 

Course, Axford isn't exactly his permanent closer, I'm not sure if he would have done the same with Trevor Hoffman mid-season last year.

[thablingster]

That's a harsh error. Also, we fail at fundamental baseball. Again.

[TheCrew07]

Esky come on dude, get the bunt down at least.

[adambr2]

We should never bunt/sacrifice, anything. I'm sure it's the right call, but not for us. If you suck at smallball as bad as we do, just forget about it.

[trwi7]

Gomez threw the bat further than he hit the ball.

[brewmann04]

Maybe Macha was right when he said he didn"t perfer to Bunt. Man team Excution is terrible

[valpocrewsader]

The justification for the sac bunt is that Edmonds really can't score from second on a base hit. Getting him to third was essential there, it's astonishing that we continue to fail at executing such basic fundamentals.

[pebadger]

What's more frustrating? Popping up a bunt for an out, or successfully bunting the guy over, then failing to get the runner in? It seems like those are the only two paths on the Brewers flow chart. If anything, this knowledge renders the bunt failure is less infuriating.

[thablingster]

Poor execution is more frustrating. Even good hitters make an out 7 of 10 times. To bunt a guy over you're just being asked to make a productive out.

[valpocrewsader]

Great 2-2 pitch from Axford and Yadier still comes through. Sigh.

[hawing]

I hate the Molinas. That includes the day (someday) when the Brewers sign one who's well past his prime.

[Schlitz001]

It just felt like the Brewers were destined to lose this game.

[nate82]

Sigh. I hate bunting I don't know why Escobar was even asked to bunt. I wish managers would just abandon the bunt unless it is the pitcher hitting.

[thablingster]

That's a gut punch. Tomorrow is an ESPN game with it being a bullpen day featuring Manny Parra. I've run out of things to say. lol