2010-08-29 Pirates (Morton) at Brewers (Bush), 1:10 PM CDT [Brewers win, 8-4]

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43-85

61-68

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Charlie Morton

1-9 | 9.35

Brewers vs. Morton
Morton Game Log

Dave Bush

6-11 | 4.76

Pirates vs. Bush
Bush Game Log

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1. Tabata CF
   
2. Young RF
   
3. Walker 2B
   
4. Jones 1B
   
5. Alvarez 3B
   
6. Doumit C
   
7. Milledge LF
   
8. Cedeno SS
   
9. Morton P
   

1. Weeks 2B
   
2. Inglett RF
   
3. Braun LF
   
4. Fielder 1B
   
5. McGehee 3B
   
6. Dickerson CF
   
7. Escobar SS
   
8. Kottaras C
   
9. Bush P
   

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[PrinceEatMeat]

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Rickie Weeks 2B

Joe Inglett RF

Ryan Braun LF

Prince Fielder 1B

Casey McGehee 3B

Chris Dickerson CF

Alcides Escobar SS

George Kottaras C

Dave Bush RHP

 

Don't know why Inglett is starting over Cain, and Kottaras over Lucroy, but I don't mind the lineup.

[thablingster]

Okay. Brewers. I am looking to go 3 games above .500 on the year. I know you hate day games, but Morton's record is awful. Please win!

[wibadgers23]

"Hey Lorenzo, you won the game for us last night, now have a seat on the bench."

[PrinceEatMeat]

"Hey Lorenzo, you won the game for us last night, now have a seat on the bench."

This is why Macha should be fired. He plays Inglett over Cain.

[RightFieldCoder]

Fyi, they just closed half the roof. It is the shade side. The shade reaches out to home plate already. I wonder if they are going to leave it like this for the cry babies on this team.

[crewcrazy]

There's nothing wrong with giving a guy the day off when you're playing a day game the night after a 4-hour, extra inning game. Telly Hughes just said that's why Kottaras is in for Lucroy, and I wouldn't be surprised that's why Hart and Cain also have off. Every once and awhile you need to give guys time off to recharge their batteries a bit, and a Sunday home game against the Pirates is about the perfect situation to do it.

[pete]

He's a bulldog out there!

[rluzinski]

So the day/night split is the new random split we are obsessing over? I'm glad that Macha is trying to figure out how to fix a coin flip.

[Vgmastr]

Cain and Dickerson doing all they can to push Gomez further down the food chain. I really like our OF situation for next year with those two along with Braun and Hart.

[wibadgers23]

It sure is fun playing the Pirates, isn't it?

[rluzinski]

Anyone who thinks that the Brewers are a terrible team need to watch teams like Pirates more. These guys are just consistently awful.

[dlk9s]

There's nothing wrong with giving a guy the day off when you're playing a day game the night after a 4-hour, extra inning game. Telly Hughes just said that's why Kottaras is in for Lucroy, and I wouldn't be surprised that's why Hart and Cain also have off. Every once and awhile you need to give guys time off to recharge their batteries a bit, and a Sunday home game against the Pirates is about the perfect situation to do it.

This, plus it's good to get the backups some playing time once in a while.

[dlk9s]

I'd like to thank the Pirates for giving us that free out with the bunt with 2 on and nobody out.

[RightFieldCoder]

Alverez hit a foul ball in the 6th. Inglett tossed it into the crowd. I was the one who caught it. My SO is proud of me.

[davego]

2002 'Crew or the 2010 Pirates...which team would you follow if your family's life depended upon it?

[Gobias Industries]

Wow right of Meek's chest. i don't think mike maddux could've fielded that one. Rocket by Braunie. I'd say he's back.

 

Weeks continues to look Gomez-esque. I'm guessing he'll be Ops'ing under .800 by season's end.

[DatHoser]

So is .800 "The Gomez Line" for OPS?

[crewcrazy]

So is .800 "The Gomez Line" for OPS?

Far from it, especially when talking about second basemen. Weeks entered today with an OPS of .841, which is fourth among NL second basemen and 5th among 2B in both leagues. In the NL, Brandon Phillips is #5 at .801 and Jeff Keppinger is #6 at .743.

 

Nice win for the Brewers today. Always nice to see a sweep, even if it is against the Pirates. Too bad this is the last we see of them this year.

[Funketown]

So the day/night split is the new random split we are obsessing over? I'm glad that Macha is trying to figure out how to fix a coin flip.

Maybe he's just a big Persi Diaconus fan.

 

Man oh man are the Pirates brutal. I can't even imagine how much it must suck to be a Pirate fan.

[brewmann04]

it was nice to have a sweep but yes it was pittsburgh but nice to see Hoffman get 599 hopefully Mclendon did not get when hit by the ball.lets hope we can do some damage to cinny.

[BrewCrewForever]

Fun game to be at. But very humid, I think I lost 5 lbs just sitting in the RF bleachers. The CC bobblehead is epic. One of my favorites they have given out.

[thablingster]

Roof shenanigans or non-roof shenanigans, I am glad to see the Brewers were able to handle Morton today. It was nice for Trevor to get 599. I agree that the CC bobble is pretty epic. They can't stop the window shadows, but those usually don't creep in until the late innings anyway. Very hot in the park today, but a win is a win.

[ilovebeer]

braun had a nice game, average is back to .300

[hawing]

Alverez hit a foul ball in the 6th. Inglett tossed it into the crowd. I was the one who caught it. My SO is proud of me.

I saw that toss and knew it was right by your seats. Good for you!

 

Today's game wasn't the hottest we've ever sat through, but it might have been the hottest we sat through in 2010. Bleah. Our section was extra restless, with fans of all ages up and down almost constantly - even more so than the usual for the family section.

However, a relatively easy win (though nothing is truly easy during this season of the facepalm) made the sultry conditions easier to take.

 

Did anyone else see Evan Meek go down and wonder how many beanballs this buys the Brewers in 2011? Before Pirates nation piles on Ryan and the Brewers even more, I hope they keep in mind the nice ovation Meek got from Brewers fans as he left the field. Fortunately, X-rays were negative and Meek appears to be day-to-day.

 

I'd practically forgotten what "Trevor Time" was like. The last time he entered in a save situation when we were in attendance was April 27, before Devil Eye Doumit messed things up. It was nice to see again, though I would have had to take a concourse walk had he faced Doumit in that inning.

 

JV/Sunday lineup vs. the Pirates seemed to work well enough. I'm satisfied for today.