2011-07-16 Brewers (Greinke) at Rockies (Chacin) - [Brewers win, 8-7, on Weeks homer]

[Mase]

This is pathetic. Would have been nice to use one of our two closers there. But instead we have just moved our "eighth inning" guy to our late in the seventh inning guy and we will let him lose it there. Pathetic.

[pastoradub]

Krod warming up an inning too late.

[markedman5]

Someone tell RR that Axford can go 1 and a third if needed.........

[pebadger]

I have no understanding as to why Dillard was brought up if not to be used in that situation.

[jjkoestler]

If only the Brewers had 2 all star relievers in the pen...

[pastoradub]

finally Tulo doesn't make the play to rob a hit up the middle.

[BrewCrewForever]

Someone tell RR that Axford can go 1 and a third if needed.........

That was my thought. If you want to use K-Rod in the 9th, Axford can get you 4 outs. This loss goes to Roenicke. The guy never learns.

 

He is no Bud Black or Joe Maddon.

[azcheesehead]

About the only thing I can figure is that he didn't want to lose Ax or KRod in case the pitcher got up this inning?!?!

[trwi7]

Wasn't the reason for bringing Dillard back up that he is effective against leftys?

 

 

 

Whoa, since when is a side arming righty good against lefties?

[owbc]

Roenicke just refuses to manage his bullpen based on the situation. He doesn't understand the benefit of using 3 relievers in an inning to get the right matchup. He almost never makes a mid-inning pitching change.

 

He should have brought in either K-Rod or Axford and used the other in the 9th.

[endaround]

Dillard shouldn't face LHers either.

[Thhhza]

Not over yet!

[NYChez]

RR has got to recognize his weakness and simply defer all pitching change decisions to someone else. He couldn't be any worse at it if he tried. Maybe Melvin can hire a guy simply for this purpose. In the NFL some head coaches call plays and some defer it to someone else. This needs to happen here.

[markedman5]

Come on offense...overcome our stupid manager

[natronek8780]

Might we have half a short stop now?

[bucksman4]

Betancourt running for McGehee? Uh...why?

[MillerParkSouth]

some good stuff from Keith Law (ESPN) on twitter:

 

So other than typical role nonsense, is there any reason to use Loe here over K-Rod?

#onedownsmanship RT @joe_sheehan: To challenge Tracy for overall incompetence? RT @keithlaw is there any reason to use Loe here over K-Rod

It's like there's one clown suit in Denver and Roenicke and Tracy are fighting over it

[ilovebeer]

when was the last manager we liked?

[owbc]

I have to give Roenicke credit where it is due, he is great at managing position players on the bench. There is still hope here, just need to get a sac fly.

[bucksman4]

I have to give Roenicke credit where it is due, he is great at managing position players on the bench. There is still hope here, just need to get a sac fly.

 

 

And he just blew our whole bench. In a close game, terrible managing.

[owbc]

Thank you Yuni!!!!!! You prove me right!

[thablingster]

Well... that was ugly, but it worked.

[markedman5]

yuni finally has a job he can do......pinch running......

[ilovebeer]

tie game

[pastoradub]

Good job of running by YuBet