2011-05-01 Brewers (Narveson) at Astros (Norris) - [Brewers lose, 5-0]

[bucksman4]

So Billy Hall and El Caballo kill us today. Makes this one that much tougher to swallow.

[PrinceEatMeat]

Well, I'm ready to keep Estrada and move Narveson out once Greinke comes back.

If Narveson hadn't started so well, that's probably what would've happened. But he started hot, so they'll probably stick with him.

[Mr QL]

This team is just too frustrating to watch right now.

[Yeti73]

You knew El Caballo was due. It feels like we've given up the majority of our HRs with men on and hit them with bases empty.

[jason21nl]

Narveson always scares me because if he is off even a little he will get hit hard because he doesn't have a fastball that he can throw by guys. Estrada has that fastball where he can.

[brewmann04]

The Brewers start off Friday with a hugh win and then for the last two days they forget how to hit. But after the first month we are a 500 Team Yes i know they had guys injured but it seems like the only two guys who are Hitting are Braun and Prince. The rest of these guys better start stepping up and help the big Two. Fans have to Be also concerned with Yo very slow start and not looking go on the mound.I also thinking that id Naverson continues to struggle i would not mind seeing Estrada taking his spot when Grienke comes back.

[PrinceEatMeat]

Well, too bad Norris didn't have to leave the game there. Hopefully he won't be affective now.

[bucksman4]

McGehee is the epitome of the team's bad plate approaches. He's trying to pull absolutely everything! Can't he take the ball to the opposite field?

[bucksman4]

Bill (on Carlos Lee after injury):

 

"He's in bad shape."

 

Uh huh. Both literally and figuratively.

[Yeti73]

The good news is that they still have Brandon Lyon.

[stalton]

that looked like the groin more than the stomach

[PrinceEatMeat]

Maybe if Lee was faster, he could've easily gotten to that ball and there wouldn't've been a collision. He looks to be in pretty bad pain though. Hope he's ok.

[PrinceEatMeat]

Bill (on Carlos Lee after injury):

 

"He's in bad shape."

 

Uh huh. Both literally and figuratively.

Yep, the fact that he is in bad shape meant that he couldn't get to the ball in time, which left him in bad shape again.

[PrinceEatMeat]

He might've broken some ribs on that. Then you gotta worry about a punctured lung. I know people who have broken ribs and had then puncture a lung before. That's scary stuff. Although is that happened here, they would likely be trying to rush him off the field. Not sure though.

[Hammer]

What the hell was the Fielder? Terrible "attempt" at a pick there...

[GormanHarvey]

What an awful game for McG

[wOOgiE22]

Casey McGehee is brutal defensively!

[Yeti73]

Really would like to see Prince pick up some of those. His range while on the bag is among the worst in the league. When you add on top of that that he rarely leaves the bag to get balls, it doesn't go well.

[jason21nl]

You see a lot of players skip the ball over but that was a tough hop for Prince

[Hammer]

Honestly, get that greedy, lazy, no glove pile off of the field. He absolutely is killing this defense.

[jason21nl]

Prince has to start to scoop these!

 

Where is that good D now Bill? The defense has always been terrible just now its starting to show up in the E column

[Hammer]

Counsell just put all of the thunder he had in his bat into that foul ball and it didn't even make it to the outfielder. I wonder if he will voluntarily retire at some point this year?

[PrinceEatMeat]

And Norris is finally gone. Hopefully Braun and Fielder take it to Fulchino here.

[chuckcrim]

Why is that every time a Milwaukee pitcher makes a mistake, the ball seems to be deposited into the bleachers while every time an opposing pitcher makes a mistake, the Brewers seem to "just miss it." I don't care how good their pitching is. If they don't start waiting back on off speed pitches, this is going to be a long season. If I'm a pitching coach on an opposing team, I would tell my guys to throw 90% off speed on the outer half in order to completely baffle Brewer hitters. So frustrating watching these guys hit right now.

[NievesNoNO]

Tough day today. Norris just dominated, nothing else much to say. Poor defense again doesn't help, but if you don't score any runs it doesn't really matter much. Narveson pitched OK, but the top of our lineup doesn't have any hits. Good to get out of Houston.