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

[logan82]

it is nice to see our 3 best hitters in the 3-4-5

 

Why? This gives our best hitter one fewer AB than the top guys. I don't like this lineup. Looks like panic to me.

Not sure why Rickie protecting Prince and getting more RBI opportunities is a bad thing.

It gives fewer PA for Fielder and Braun with hitters on base.

 

Protection is also a myth. Walking Fielder is not a bad thing for us. It puts more guys on base. You obviously don't believe that but have been around here long enough

to have read a few threads about it so I am not going to bother wasting

my time trying to change your mind.

 

I'd rather have Rickie 1, followed by Ryan, Prince and Corey 4th...but that's just me.

This. It is never going to happen though. More OBP at the top of the order. I would argue against Fielder 3rd but batting our 5th best hitter leadoff(Morgan is better than Hart against a RHP) makes no sense. I know it is only one game but if people are going to talk up this lineup then I will point out the flaws.

[markedman5]

Rock is on vacation.

[pebadger]

I hate road games because the Brewers actually need to improve just to finish 30-51 on the road for the season.

[MillerBombers]

If I don't see Green get an opportunity soon, Melvin and RR will owe me a new television. This has pissed me off more regarding this team than anything I can think of in the past ten years. Should be interesting with Rickie in the 5 hole. Hopefully he will provide some protection.

 

 

[fondybrewfan]

I fail to see how walking Prince is a good thing for us when our 5 spot has a combined OPS under 600.

[markedman5]

Now I will say that is what I call bad luck. Umpire not only misses ball 4 on Morgan but also ball 4 on Braun. Should have had 1st and 2nd 1 out and Prince up.

 

 

Instead its 123......

[markedman5]

nice inning by Zack

[ilovebeer]

All I want for my 25th birthday is a Brewer win.

[logan82]

I fail to see how walking Prince is a good thing for us when our 5 spot has a combined OPS under 600.

That's on DPR. Move up Lucroy and he will knock the runs in.

[jhart05]

I'm not a fan of moving one of your best hitters 4 spots down in the lineup either. All that was really done was flipping Hart and Weeks. Why?

 

Weeks takes more pitches and walks more. Hart doesn't. I'd rather have the guy that is going to take a walk in front of Morgan and Braun, than McGehee and whoever bats 7th. I suppose you could say that's because Weeks has been leading off. Hart still has times where he reverts back to not being able to lay off that low outside slider.

 

I don't know, whatever. I wouldn't expect much tonight anyway. Rockies have their best pitcher this year on the mound.

 

 

Also, I think part of the reason for not putting Morgan first is because you have a R - L - R - L - R lineup with the way it is.

[jhart05]

I like this umps strike zone. He's calling the high strike as it should be called. And he's calling it both ways.

[ilovebeer]

It looks like the offense is taking the night off.

[MillerBombers]

It looks like the offense is taking the night off.

Same with the defense.

[Mr QL]

Lucroy is so terrible defensively

[BuckyBrewer61]

It looks like the offense is taking the night off.

And the defense. As much as I love Prince, I will not miss his fielding.

[markedman5]

one constant with this team.....bad defense.

 

Bad throw by Lucroy but still should have been handled by Fielder.

[pebadger]

It's easier to laugh than cry. And it's more fun, too. Sometimes you just have to call a spade a spade.

[ilovebeer]

right now i am not even sure we can score a run.

[jwill535]

and yet another sloppy play leads to an unnecessary run.

[markedman5]

and as usual when we make a mistake our pitcher can't limit the damage........the beat goes on.

[panthernick]

Well time to see what else is on. On the road I have zero faith in this team coming back.

[owbc]

Greinke really seems to get rattled by bad defense.

 

Edit: another run given up by the slow left side of the infield.

[bucksman4]

So does Greinke have to put in a whole season of mediocre pitching before Brewers homers realize he's vastly overrated?

[adamb100]

This inning should have been over. These 3 runs are a result of defense.

[BuckyBrewer61]

I dislike this team more and more everyday. Terrible defense, poor situational hitting, 2 of the worst batters in major league baseball. For the first time in my life I wish I were a Pirates fan...