2011-09-07 Brewers (Greinke) at Cardinals (Carpenter) - [Brewers lose, 2-0]

[chickinbrickin]

Carpenter looking sharp tonight. We may have quite the pitchers duel.

[Bernman23]

Damn, Carpenter is on. He's putting it wherever he wants and that slurve is nasty!

[a3uge]

He's hitting the corners. Dangerous. Green's was a strike on the outside corner, ball moved quick to get the ball straight in the dirt. Fielder had a nice piece of hitting there.

[ilovebeer]

Only phillies pitcher we are going to miss is Roy O. I hope they play a long extra inning game tonight/

[ilovebeer]

That was a nice clean inning there by Zack.

[a3uge]

Does it seem like Cardinals players will always run to first base on a full count, regardless of pitch location? It was a good pitch, but come on, guys look like idiots running to first while getting rung up.

Carpenter flew through the Brewers first time around. Facing the minimum.

[ilovebeer]

Yuni pops out on the first pitch, what a shock.

[ilovebeer]

I think the Brewers are in a hurry to get home.

[Bernman23]

I think the Brewers are in a hurry to get home.

I think they were instructed to offer early in counts because if Carp gets ahead of you it can be all over. I think the Crew did damage against him in the previous game with the same strategy, but he's looked almost unhittable thus far with the high power fastball and slurve on the corners.

[moofnelson]

Carpenter tonight and the 4 of the best pitchers in the NL to follow. This could turn out to be a quiet week for the Brewer's offense. Maybe Ed Sedar should start bringing a book to the ballpark.

[chickinbrickin]

Braun just missed two really good pitches to hit. Doesn't happen often.

 

Prince getting walked?? Why would they do that with Casey behind him.

[Menace II Sobriety]

I am sure I am the only one but every time I see Jon Jay in the game I wish they would cut to a fan wearing a cobjingleheimerschmidt jersey with his number on it.

[Raw Biz]

He's been calling that pitch all night. And McGehee's been taking that pitch all year. Swing the bat already.

[thablingster]

Quickest ejection ever. That ump must have really thin skin. That said, it was a strike.

[jason21nl]

Those were very nice pitches from Carpenter..Casey doesn't have much to argue there

[bucksman4]

That's why you need a #5 hitter that can provide protection to Prince. Rickie can't come back soon enough.

[chickinbrickin]

Wish I could stick up for Casey, but all of those pitches were strikes bro. You will get rung up every time if you take those pitches.

[ELCABALLO45]

Umm Casey, those are strikes.

[Schlitz001]

Quickest ejection ever. That ump must have really thin skin. That said, it was a strike.

His cursing after the first strikeout probably didn't get things started off right.

 

EDIT: It was a little bit outside, but not enough to argue that much about.

[trwi7]

Craig Counsell is now protecting Prince in the lineup. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/frown.gif

[ninja33]

Quickest ejection ever. That ump must have really thin skin. That said, it was a strike.

McGehee complained after his first K too though, which I'm sure factored into that.

Lots of close, borderline pitches to Casey, but the ump has been consistent with that call all night. protect the plate, casey.

[Bernman23]

Eh, I can't really blame Casey for the AB or subsequent argument. The umpire has been giving a few inches off the plate making Carp's slurve virtually unhittable and he has been hitting that spot repeatedly. I guess this means Counsell in the 5-hole now. Ugh.

[PrinceEatMeat]

Just fantastic McGehee. Now Fielder won't see a strike the rest of the game with Counsell behind him. Oh joy.

[ilovebeer]

I wish they could recall Rickie right now.

[brewmann04]

mcghee leg was bothering going in to get it iced now