2011-08-10 Brewers (Wolf) at Cardinals (Westbrook) - [Brewers win, 5-1]

[markedman5]

How bizzare is this? Wolf has to be done

[YoGasKpose]

So, I guess no Wolf?

 

Did George take a foul ball off the face or something? I don't get it.

[jjfanec]

Unless they are bunting Wilson and George cant bunt...only thing i can think of

[theavrock]

Assuming Ron is going to take out both George and Randy? Why else would you be bunting with the pitcher coming up.

[Mr QL]

Why is Wilson pinch hitting?

I imagine its some sort of "everybody gets to play" type thing like in kindergarten

 

at least he gets on lol

[liveforoctober]

uh oh. la russa has more ammo.

[Vgmastr]

Brewers get a huge break there. Horrible call. Now you can send Wolf up to bunt.

[SoCalBrewfan]

Pitcher spot will bat so you bat Lucroy there, maybe with a RISP, and then swap out Yuni in the bottom of the ninth. A fella can hope so anyway.

Edit: or maybe not. Wierd.

[markedman5]

Another break...lol......when your going good your going good

[theavrock]

Wow. Horrible call. He was out.

 

On another note someone needs to take Wilson to task for not running that bunt out. He would have been easily safe if he was busting it down the line.

[Mr QL]

peace out La Russa lol

[natronek8780]

Great game Randy! Let's pay this inning off with a run or two please.

[jjfanec]

What was the bad call?

[owbc]

It's a shame that Wolf can't complete the game, but I understand the situation. Especially since he would have had to sit for 20 minutes while LaRussa argues. No sympathy by the way.

[ttsather]

Hahaha, what a bad call. Oh man.

The play: Albert gets pulled off the bag by the throw to first, but with plenty of time - he reaches back with the tip of his toe and hits the back edge of the bag (but clearly on it, not even against it), a step later J. Wilson is called safe.

[Funketown]

Cardinals don't boo.

 

See you later, TLR.

 

Ueck seemed to think it was the right call. Can anyone second him?

[liveforoctober]

ahh... letting lucroy bat with a runner at 2nd. Actually a good move.

[Glennron]

Seems like a weird way to burn an extra player? Or am I missing something here.

[davemakovec]

Hey, it worked! I'm really kind of surprised that RRR PH with Wilson, then asked him to bunt, especially with Wolf on deck.

 

Scratch that: Lucroy on deck. I want to see some Badger Mutual Insurance Runs here.

[dlk9s]

I wonder if the ump can become drunk just by arguing so close to TLR.

[The Ignitor]

Ueck seemed to think it was the right call. Can anyone second him?

He was out by a quarter to a half step on the replay.

[markedman5]

It was a bad call. the throw pulled Pujols off the bag but he got hos toe on the bag before Wilson got there and the ump said he missed the bag.

[liveforoctober]

The move makes sense now ... he was intending on pulling Wolf the entire time so he pinch hits a guy who can get the bunt down and the best PH option then will bat with a runner in scoring position... had to use an extra guy to get it done but nice chess work by Roenicke. I like it.

[natronek8780]

I wonder if the ump can become drunk just by arguing so close to TLR.

+1

[YoGasKpose]

So, basically, RRR was setting up that inning to give Luc and Hart AB's with a runner at second.

 

I guess I see it, but I still think it was worth letting Wolf at least open the ninth.