2011-04-15 Brewers (Narveson) at Nationals (Gorzelanny) - 6:05 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 4-3, 10 innings]

[pretendastronaut]

April 15 - 6:05 P.M.

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7-5

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Pitching Matchup

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Chris Narveson

1-0 | 0.00

Nationals vs. Narveson
Narveson Game Log

Tom Gorzelanny

0-1 | 8.44

Brewers vs. Gorzelanny
Gorzelanny Game Log

Starting Lineups

1. 2B Weeks
2. CF Gomez
3. LF Braun
4. 1B Fielder
5. 3B McGehee
6. SS Betancourt
7. RF Almonte
8. C Nieves
9. LHP Narveson

1. 2B Espinosa
2. CF Ankiel
3. RF Werth
4. 1B LaRoche
5. C Ramos
6. LF Morse
7. SS Desmond
8. 3B Hairston
9. LHP Gorzelanny

Media Coverage

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[bylo tesi me]

Lineup: (per JS online)

 

Weeks 2B

Gomez CF

Braun LF

Fielder 1B

McGehee 3B

Betancourt SS

Almonte RF

Nieves C

Narveson P

 

 

 

Guess this pretty much tells us who Roenicke considers the backup catcher. Looks like it will be Nieves.

[Menotti80]

or because they are facing a lefty...

[topper09er]

Id start Plush even against the lefty so he can show the Nats they made a mistake (and because he is better than any other option).

[crewcrazy]

Considering Morgan is hitting .201/.293/.276 for his career against lefties, I wouldn't say he's better than any other option. He'll be in the game by the 7th inning, anyway. I wouldn't count on Almonte getting more than a couple ABs.

[Invader3K]

My guess is Morgan shows up in the 6th inning as a pinch hitter/defensive replacement.

[fondybrewfan]

That Nationals lineup is just not very good. I am pretty optimistic about this game. Amazing to think we could be tied for 1st after today.

 

Part of me just thinks that RR is giving Carlos Gomez enough ooporuntiies early in the year so that if he sucks he will have no problems just plugging in PLush when Hart comes back. I think he knows what he has in PLush and if Gomez doesn't show anything in the next two weeks he becomes the 4th outfielder.

[umphrey]

Part of me just thinks that RR is giving Carlos Gomez enough ooporuntiies early in the year so that if he sucks he will have no problems just plugging in PLush when Hart comes back. I think he knows what he has in PLush and if Gomez doesn't show anything in the next two weeks he becomes the 4th outfielder.

That is my thought too. I think he just decided to bat him there until Hart gets back so he can look back on that sample size the rest of the year to gauge what to do with Gomez.

 

Does Roenicke like reserving Morgan for the role of defensive replacement in the 6th inning? I'm wondering if he's going to regularly save him for that instead of starting him. It makes some sense because you can pinch hit with him and maneuver your outfield accordingly halfway through the game, even though I don't necessarily agree with it.

[Mays Hayes]

Considering Morgan is hitting .201/.293/.276 for his career against lefties, I wouldn't say he's better than any other option. He'll be in the game by the 7th inning, anyway. I wouldn't count on Almonte getting more than a couple ABs.

 

Gomez' splits against LHP the last 3 years are .231/.289/.357, and last year he was .196/.271/.309, nothing to get excited about either . I say.. Morgan is HOT, Gomez is NOT. Couple that with the motivation of playing against the team that just traded him for next to nothing.... and I'd say Morgan is still the better option for tonight.

[prophet]

Braun destroys Gorzelanny. Surprised that Weeks struggles so much against him though.

[chickinbrickin]

That Nationals lineup is just not very good. I am pretty optimistic about this game. Amazing to think we could be tied for 1st after today.

 

Part of me just thinks that RR is giving Carlos Gomez enough ooporuntiies early in the year so that if he sucks he will have no problems just plugging in PLush when Hart comes back. I think he knows what he has in PLush and if Gomez doesn't show anything in the next two weeks he becomes the 4th outfielder.

I agree, I think RR just decided to go with Gomez in the 2 hole until Hart gets back. If he finally puts it together awesome. If he does what he has been doing so far this year he has all the ammo he needs to put him on the pine as the 4th outfielder or push Melvin to trade him. Plush hasn't done anything other than prove he should be starting; so I have to imagine that is RR thinking.

 

 

[OldSchoolSnapper]

bylo tesi me wrote:

 

 

Guess this pretty much tells us who Roenicke considers the backup catcher. Looks like it will be Nieves.

Nah. Roenicke said Nieves would catch for Narveson as long as he was pitching so well. He didn't want to tinker with that. Doesn't mean anything as far as Kottaras goes.

[zzzmanwitz]

Nah. Roenicke said Nieves would catch for Narveson as long as he was pitching so well. He didn't want to tinker with that. Doesn't mean anything as far as Kottaras goes.

 

Or that we are facing a LHP.

[bylo tesi me]

or because they are facing a lefty...

Fair enough. I guess that would make lots of sense.

[DocBrewPack]

Yea were vs LHP, thats also why its Nieves, I really hope they keep Kottaras over Nieves.

[ilovebeer]

Haven't the Brewers done well againt this pitcher?

[ilovebeer]

I am starting to get sick of Gomez.

[hurricanecrush]

I didn't think I'd ever say this... but I'm pumped to watch Narveson pitch tonight.

[bucksman4]

Narvy is dealin'!

 

He's the best pitcher on the staff this year....so far.

[ilovebeer]

That was really a nice inning for Narvason.

[ilovebeer]

From what I have heard, we should all thank Jason Werth for us getting Morgan.

[bylo tesi me]

Almonte nearly took out Telly Hughes with that foul ball

[ilovebeer]

Brewers please take some pitches, thank you.

[jason21nl]

the bottom of our order is atrocious

[Schlitz001]

From what I have heard, we should all thank Jason Werth for us getting Morgan.

I hadn't heard that and decided to google it. Here is a link to the story of the Werth and Morgan argument. I don't know what to think, but I never had a very positive view of Werth.