2011-06-14 Brewers (Gallardo) at Cubs (Wells) - [Brewers lose, 5-4, ten innings]

[PrinceEatMeat]

Well, I'll take it. Few feet from a DP, few feet from a hit. At least got an RBI.

[PrinceEatMeat]

Yuni, it's your time to shine. I bet he swings at the first pitch.

[jjkoestler]

Need a big hit from Yuni.

 

Sure glad Lucroy isn't batting 7. /blue

[markedman5]

Come on Yuni.......one time.

[umphrey]

Well the Cubs were smart to pitch to McGehee and Betancourt instead of Fielder and Hart, I guess, if loading the bases twice is smart

[ilovebeer]

Yuni stinks

[PrinceEatMeat]

And FAIL. This is why Hart should hit 5th and Lucroy 6th.

[Schlitz001]

Oh Betancourt. You truly are as bad as advertised.

[Vgmastr]

I'd rather have Josh Wilson starting everyday.

[markedman5]

how long do we have to keep watching him fail with runners in scoring position and less then 2 outs before our management gets the message that he isn't good enough?

[owbc]

I'd rather have Ryan Braun at shortstop.

[BrewerTerp]

eek.

[Schlitz001]

Let's bench Betancourt for 2 weeks and give Wilson and Consell some starts. What's the worst that could happen?

[PrinceEatMeat]

This is why the best 6 hitters should hit 1-6. They clearly pitched around Prince because McGehee is behind him, and Hart because Betancourt is behind him. Hart 5th, Lucroy 6th, and problem solved.

[ttsather]

Gah, Yuni. I know you're bad. You're really bad. We knew this coming in. But we didn't think you'd be THIS bad. What's going on?

[ilovebeer]

NO HITTER ALEART.......... Justin Verlander through 7 innings....

[danzig6767]

This is why the best 6 hitters should hit 1-6. They clearly pitched around Prince because McGehee is behind him, and Hart because Betancourt is behind him. Hart 5th, Lucroy 6th, and problem solved.

Even if McGehee is batting before Lucroy, there is zero logic at all in hitting Yuni before Lucroy. Hell, Betancourt should be on the damn bench. My loathing of that guy can't be overstated.

[ttsather]

And thank you Quade. Bunting foul-outs are so satisfying.

[jjkoestler]

Something special happening in DET.

[PrinceEatMeat]

This is why the best 6 hitters should hit 1-6. They clearly pitched around Prince because McGehee is behind him, and Hart because Betancourt is behind him. Hart 5th, Lucroy 6th, and problem solved.

Even if McGehee is batting before Lucroy, there is zero logic at all in hitting Yuni before Lucroy. Hell, Betancourt should be on the damn bench. My loathing of that guy can't be overstated.

I agree. If Lucroy bats even 7th, he gets a sac fly right there. Why? Because he actually knows how to hit.

[derflotr]

This is why the best 6 hitters should hit 1-6. They clearly pitched around Prince because McGehee is behind him, and Hart because Betancourt is behind him. Hart 5th, Lucroy 6th, and problem solved.

Even if McGehee is batting before Lucroy, there is zero logic at all in hitting Yuni before Lucroy. Hell, Betancourt should be on the damn bench. My loathing of that guy can't be overstated.

I agree. If Lucroy bats even 7th, he gets a sac fly right there. Why? Because he actually knows how to hit.

But that really isn't something you can assume

[PrinceEatMeat]

Even if McGehee is batting before Lucroy, there is zero logic at all in hitting Yuni before Lucroy. Hell, Betancourt should be on the damn bench. My loathing of that guy can't be overstated.

I agree. If Lucroy bats even 7th, he gets a sac fly right there. Why? Because he actually knows how to hit.

But that really isn't something you can assume

Well, he flew out to left, so yeah I can. And no he wouldn't be pitched differently, because the bases were loaded in both cases.

[danzig6767]

Even if McGehee is batting before Lucroy, there is zero logic at all in hitting Yuni before Lucroy. Hell, Betancourt should be on the damn bench. My loathing of that guy can't be overstated.

I agree. If Lucroy bats even 7th, he gets a sac fly right there. Why? Because he actually knows how to hit.

But that really isn't something you can assume

One thing we can assume is that when Betancourt comes up in big spots with runners on base, he'll be an inning killer. He of that whopping .176 average and .472 OPS with RISP.

[owbc]

Verlander's no-no just broken up after 7 1/3.

[ilovebeer]

No hitter is gone.