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

[sdcheezhd]

Corey telling a nice story about Pujols giving a bat to a kid who was hurt and Ueck says "he probably gave him his bat; he doesn't have a hit all series." After Pujols flies out "he'll give that bat away too."

[YoGasKpose]

Now I hate it even more. 4-run lead. Let Wolf try and finish it.

 

The only possible reason I can see for doing it, is getting him out of there while he's still healthy to play it safe. (Considering they just lost Narvy and all.)

We also have no idea the conversation in the dugout. Wolf looked like he was cruising but maybe he ok'd the move to the pen?? Unless someone says otherwise Roenicke pulls some strings and it netted some runs.

Fair enough. I hesitate to make a change when the starter really has the offense off balance (it's one thing if he's been laboring), but it did work out so no harm done. I wouldn't have played it that way, but I'm not in uniform.

K-Rod with two quick ones. Finish it!

 

[AdvantageSchneider]

I don't care at all about the CG. Get the win. Get the extra runs.

 

Only nit to pick would be why even begin to warm up axford if you aren't going to use him. If K-rod was warm and ready to go, just use him. He knows how to close out games too. Keep axford fresh as can be for tomorrow.

[Glennron]

I want Yadi called out on an inside strike 3 to end it.

[natronek8780]

Ok, you didn't have to make it interesting like usual K-Rod. Don't let Berkman bat please.

[Raw Biz]

that clause was waived? Didn't know that.

Cue the Aflac living under a rock commercial.

[liveforoctober]

well done fellas! 5 up!

[AdvantageSchneider]

K-rod can't close out games we need to get axford up just b/c a couple of runs get on with two outs?

 

BP is gonna run out of gas mid-september. Remember this game and others.

 

Well at least we won.

[Mr QL]

Big win(aren't they all)

 

lets get greedy tomorrow

[markedman5]

what a road trip is right!

 

Cards really need tomorrows game now........

[davemakovec]

More stress than needed, but they got the W. Go for the sweep tomorrow, and twist the knife.

[YoGasKpose]

K-rod can't close out games we need to get axford up just b/c a couple of runs get on with two outs?

 

BP is gonna run out of gas mid-september. Remember this game and others.

 

Well at least we won.

Axford throws every day. He's a pitcher. I understand the apprehension, but it's not like 25 warmup pitches is going to really tire him out.

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[markedman5]

Yo goes for the sweep tomorrow!!!!

[owbc]

Never in my 16 years of watching the Brewers have I seen them go through such a stretch of dominating baseball. I have seen plenty of hot streaks, but usually there is more luck involved than this.

 

Who would have thought they would go 13-1 without Rickie Weeks?

[YoGasKpose]

What an awesome trip so far. A win tomorrow puts the Crew in first by a week. Man I would love that.

[bucksman4]

Never in my 16 years of watching the Brewers have I seen them go through such a stretch of dominating baseball. I have seen plenty of hot streaks, but usually there is more luck involved than this.

 

Who would have thought they would go 13-1 without Rickie Weeks?

 

 

Stay away Rickie. I think I should put it in blue, but don't want to.

[fondybrewfan]

K-rod can't close out games we need to get axford up just b/c a couple of runs get on with two outs?

 

BP is gonna run out of gas mid-september. Remember this game and others.

 

Well at least we won.

 

I think you are being a little over dramatic here. The bullpen has been in great shape for a long time now. Both Ax and Krod can go 3 days in a row and 70% effort bullpen tosses don't affect Axford's availability at all

[SoCalBrewfan]

Nice.

 

If you follow the baseball prospectus playoff odds (http://www.baseballprospectus.com/odds/), it's fun to see what they do day-to-day....I don't take them too seriously but they are interesting to watch. After game 1 of this series the Brewers' odds were bumped from 75% to almost 82%, and St Louis had theirs drop almost 10%. Very interested to see tomorrow's report...that's one less chance for St Louis to make up ground.

[Funketown]

What a great win. They beat the Cardinals and the game finished by 10:40 ET.

 

Gateway Redbirds is pretty entertaining right now.

[bucks2281]

Dear Brewers,

 

Please don't collapse again this September. This is way too much fun.

[hawing]

A friend of mine is a distant relative of Jake Westbrook, so I have maybe .01% sympathy for Jake. But that's all. Keep going, Brewers.

[GoudaBrew]

A friend of mine is a distant relative of Jake Westbrook, so I have maybe .01% sympathy for Jake. But that's all. Keep going, Brewers.

Your friends with Brian Westbrook?!?!

[AdvantageSchneider]

K-rod can't close out games we need to get axford up just b/c a couple of runs get on with two outs?

 

BP is gonna run out of gas mid-september. Remember this game and others.

 

I think you are being a little over dramatic here. The bullpen has been in great shape for a long time now. Both Ax and Krod can go 3 days in a row and 70% effort bullpen tosses don't affect Axford's availability at all

I don't know. There have been quite a few games this season where RR gets the entire BP up.

Is throwing a few pitches in the BP tonight going to impact Ax tomorrow. Probably not. But I gotta think having our BP warm up too much is going to cost us at some point. If it didn't why wouldn't every team have a pitcher warming up from the 6th inning on just in case.

 

[hawing]

A friend of mine is a distant relative of Jake Westbrook, so I have maybe .01% sympathy for Jake. But that's all. Keep going, Brewers.

Your friends with Brian Westbrook?!?!

I do not know Brian Westbrook. I know someone whose mother's maiden name is Westbrook, and who told him he's distantly related to Jake. Probably too distant for them to have ever met. And my friend is a Brewers fan, so he's not going to let a little thing like blood send him to the dark side.