2011-04-27 Reds at Brewers - [Brewers lose, 7-6, 10 innings; pre- and post-game audio at tail end of thread]

[topper09er]

RRR is just as bad as every other manager, just does all the standard crap. We are only down by 1, we dont have to give up and let Mitre face 2 good leftys in a row with Braddock in the pen.

[endaround]

Remember the Brewers don't make errors!

[BuckyBrewer61]

This pattern is starting to get very old. Our stars (minus Gallardo I suppose) are all playing extremely well, and our AAA reserves (see: Green, Mitre, Nieves, Almonte, Betancourt - defensively) consistently lose us games. So frustrating.

[Ennder]

There is no way you leave Axford in there. Pitching back to back days when he is used to going 20ish pitches you don't leave him in.

[PrinceEatMeat]

I'm not blaming Mitre here. RRR said himself he was rusty last night so why would you run him out there today in a tie game in the 10th. I see absolutely no reason why Ax could not have stayed in the game. If we go on to lose, for me its on Roenicke.

Agreed. He has to learn to manage this bullpen better.

[fondybrewfan]

Axford did pitch yesterday; I don't have a problem taking him out there

[GormanHarvey]

There is no way you leave Axford in there.

 

Why not?

[mls4]

Yes I don't get the hesitiation to use pitchers for a 2nd inning when they have a clean, quick one. Hawkins went 9 pitches, Loe went 12, Axford 14. You'd think any of them could have gone another, especially with a day off tomorrow.

[bucksman4]

This has the making of a 3-run inning giving us no chance of a comeback.

[Ennder]

There is no way you leave Axford in there.

 

Why not?

I edited the post with the reason but he pitched yesterday, he didn't have enough pitches to pitch another inning. You really don't want to do that with a 1 inning pitcher. I have a lot of issues with Roenicke's bullpen usage but this isn't one of them.

[GormanHarvey]

Axford was not taxed today, nor was he yesterday. I would bet money that Ax would have said he was fine to go another if/when he was asked.

[topper09er]

How could you let Rotten Meat Tray face Bruce and Votto, now this will get out of hand just like Saturday.

[GoudaBrew]

I'm oddly optimistic still. I'm feeling a Lucroy double followed by a walk-off Boggs HR.

[topper09er]

There is no way you leave Axford in there.

 

Why not?

I edited the post with the reason but he pitched yesterday, he didn't have enough pitches to pitch another inning. You really don't want to do that with a 1 inning pitcher. I have a lot of issues with Roenicke's bullpen usage but this isn't one of them.

So if Axford took 14 pitches to strike out the first batter in the 9th you would have pulled him then?

[Mr QL]

so who do we have up? Betancourt, Lucroy, Nieves?

 

 

may as well not even bother

[cnycerveceros]

If they lose, I'm going to put most of the blame on Gallardo giving up 4 in the first and going only 5+. Anything RRR did today is what most managers would have done. I think it's reasonable to question that school of managing, but I don't think there is anything that makes this an 'RRR' stamped loss.

 

Edit: I am aware that Dusty didn't follow that general rule in this game, but that's just Dusty being Dusty.

[derflotr]

I'd really like to be rewarded for sitting here watching this for 4 hours.

[strawbossisevil]

Well, hopefully Cordero has a blown save in his near future...not sure if I'm seeing it happening though with the bottom of the order batting this inning.

[endaround]

When did Axford become a 1 inning guy? He wasn't last year.

[GormanHarvey]

It really stinks that Mitre had to get smoked in the arm with that liner, eventhough it resulted in a sweet double play. He had been fanstastic before this lay off due to his arm being sore. Time to walk it off boys! We can do it

[brewmann04]

Wait till we get everyone back in there roles at least we know who to ship out.

[BuckyBrewer61]

Hart's baserunning blunder looming larger now that Rickie isn't guaranteed an AB in the 10th. Betancourt - Lucroy - Boggs is much less encouraging than Lucroy - Boggs - Weeks.

[Cyanogen5]

Baker didn't have a problem leaving Chapman in for another inning...now he has Cordero left to close tithe game out. There is no reason why Loe or Axford couldn't have pitched a second inning. Hawkins gets a pass since he just came off of the DL.

[topper09er]

Maybe they will have to pay for the horrible decision to pull Chapman, who had thrown 19 pitches for 17 strikes and was dominant.

[pretendastronaut]

Well, hopefully Cordero has a blown save in his near future...not sure if I'm seeing it happening though with the bottom of the order batting this inning.

 

 

I've been waiting for us to hang one on Cordero for 3 years.