2011-08-27 Cubs (Dempster) at Brewers (Gallardo) - [Brewers win, 6-4]

[ilovebeer]

Brauns ops is 1.000 for the season.

[a3uge]

I replayed it. It was impossible to see where the ball actually was with WMLW, but it looked like Yuni could have ran deeper and kept it in the infield. He was screwed once went too shallow for that ball. There wasn't a chance at an out there, probably for any shortstop, but he could have at least knocked it down.

That was my main complaint. The average shortstop clearly would have dove and kept that on the infield. He's slow and he doesn't try. A shortstop with good range maybe even gives McGehee the confidence to stay at 3rd base for the force.

Whenever a ball gets close to Yuni or McGehee, everyone instantly assumes that an average shortstop would have made a spectacular play on it. It would have taken a great play to knock that down. Once he took the bad angle, he didn't have a shot at a dive and committed way too early to fielding it cleanly. McGehee's defense has been good this half of the season, Yuni's has been about average. Even if he did knock it down, people would probably say the average SS would have turned that into an out. When he makes a great play that gets a web gem (last night) nobody even mentioned it in the thread.

[ilovebeer]

T just missed.

[ilovebeer]

I guess we will see a lot of pictures of Robin in the magic # if the Brewers hang on and win.

[ReverendBrewmeister]

Fielder outdoes Braun there. Big Fly for the Big Guy.

[ilovebeer]

PRINCE!

[a3uge]

"Prince Fielder... how far will it fly???"

...nobody really knows, since you can't see the ball.

Braun really needs to stop aiming at the top of the wall. He should aim a foot or two above it next time.

Go Crew! I think this is the most career ER against Dempster in his career.

[PrinceEatMeat]

Wow, that was a bomb from Prince there.

[stringcheese]

Do we need someone to translate signs for Yuni?

[ramssuperbowl99]

Botched hit and run.

Our manager is doing all he can to screw this up.

[trwi7]

Stop calling for this hit and run garbage when half the time you fail and the other half you botch the sign.

[ilovebeer]

Casey with his 2nd hit tonight, he must be hering Green's steps.

[rluzinski]

Can someone just tie RR up and lock him in the manager's office? This offense would be better.

[ilovebeer]

Casey was stealing 2nd?

[Schlitz001]

Hit and run, stealing bases, aggressive running. Just don't do it with guys like McGehee.

[jjfanec]

Braun was so close and Prince just crushed one. Those who wonder how we can win a World Series with a terrible infield just need to look at how good those two guys are and how good our rotation and bullpen are. A couple weak spots are not enough to keep us from being able to win a Series. The Giants offense was just as suspect as our defense and they won so I feel alright

[markedman5]

Yuni must have missed another sign.

 

RR you can't count on him to get the signs so don't put any plays on ok?

[a3uge]

This team has the most incompetent base running. If I see another %#%!$#!# hit and run....

And shouldn't the batter confirm the sign before running the stupid play?

[ramssuperbowl99]

Hit and run, stealing bases, aggressive running. Just don't do it with guys like McGehee.

I like SB or going 1st to 3rd, etc.

But the hit and run is stupid and will always be stupid.

 

[TheBwaz]

You never get a second chance to make a first impression. Mr. Jungmann, you sound like you don't have much more than a ribeye between your ears.

[markedman5]

Guys the game is on WGN if you want to watch it in HD.

[stringcheese]

It's ironic that our most free swinging player continues to not swing when RR specifically asks him to. It's like bizarro Yuni.

[jjfanec]

You never get a second chance to make a first impression. Mr. Jungmann, you sound like you don't have much more than a ribeye between your ears.

Or maybe he was a little nervous and answering the same generic questions over again is probably tiresome.

[Bernman23]

It's ironic that our most free swinging player continues to not swing when RR specifically asks him to. It's like bizarro Yuni.

Yup, I thought that too. He's an unintentional saboteur.

Edited August 27, 2011 by Bernman23

[markedman5]

What a beautiful play by Hairston.......wow.