2012-04-25 Astros (Happ) at Brewers (Marcum), 12:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 7-5]

[PrinceEatMeat]

Well, that's a shame. Neither base hit was a bad pitch. Both low-outside that the batter was able to fight off the opposite way.

 

Yeah, can't blame Veras for that one. He was fine today. Monday he was awful.

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

Joe West strikes again.

[brwrsfan]

Joe West strikes again.

 

Sure seemed that way on Gamecast, that he was definitely struck out once for sure, if not twice. Was it that bad live?

[brwrsfan]

Did Altuve just take a pitch up and in on 0-2 and hit a double to right? Seriously?

[ninja33]

Did Altuve just take a pitch up and in on 0-2 and hit a double to right? Seriously?

 

yep.

 

probably a high strike to most hitters, but it was up around Altuve's chin

[fondybrewfan]

RR really wishes he hadn't used Krod yesterday now. McClendon has decided to not show up today

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

I guess this is the first fallout from the Narveson injury. Estrada would still be out there.

[cnycerveceros]

Currently, the bullpen is depressing.

[markedman5]

Starting Estrada really weakens the pen...and it wasn't good to begin with.

 

I'm about ready to give up on Parra.....just don't think he is ever going to be reliable.

[brwrsfan]

We have options. Send McClendon or Dillard down and bring up another starter....like Peralta and leave Estrada in long relief. RR should have skipped him and used Estrada today when Marcum sucked. The bullpen was destroyed as it was before today.

[PrinceEatMeat]

Really? Izturis here? Ishikawa isn't great against LHP, but he hit a HR off one earlier this game. Izturis sucks.

[markedman5]

Izturas pinch hitting........

[ninja33]

Starting Estrada really weakens the pen...and it wasn't good to begin with.

 

I'm about ready to give up on Parra.....just don't think he is ever going to be reliable.

 

piling on manny even when he doesn't pitch....?

[trwi7]

Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Cesar Izturis replaces Travis Ishikawa.

 

That's just sad. And a fireable offense.

[brwrsfan]

Izturis. Nice move Ron. Nice move. I don't care if it would have worked (which stunningly, it didn't), but that was arguably the WORST move he could have made. Ishikawa isn't great against lefties, but he's got to be better than Izturis would have been. Not to mention that Izturis has zero power and we were down 2 with 2 outs already.

 

And on top of that, we have 2 other lefties on the bench that can hit lefties pretty well in Aoki and Gamel. If you insist on PH use one of them, don't put in one of the worst offensive players in all of baseball.

Edited April 25, 2012 by brwrsfan

[Schlitz001]

Nice catch Bougesevic.

[Marc Newfield of Dreams]

Unbefreakinglievable.

 

He should be fired on the spot for pinch-hitting Izturis.

[markedman5]

Not pilling on...it was just a comment in context of the pen as a whole not being good enough.

 

I've always liked Manny but sometimes you have to let it go......I've reached that point.

[Schlitz001]

Izturis has a career .300 OBP against LHP, Ishikawa has a career .288 OBP against LHP. They both suck.

[Marc Newfield of Dreams]

Izturis has a career .300 OBP against LHP, Ishikawa has a career .288 OBP against LHP. They both suck.

 

Exactly. But Ishikawa has two homers in two nights, including one off of a lefty. Stick with the hot bat.

[gbpdc]

That is like Mike Sherman trading up in the draft to select a punter, or starting Kotsay in CF in the playoffs, unforgivable offense.

I hate having Izturis on this team because these thoughts seem to creep in RRR's head at the worst times. If we are going to have a no-hit decent defense SS I wish they would have just squeezed another year of Counsell

[fondybrewfan]

Well isn't this like the 2nrd or 3rd time all season that Izturiz has pinch hit? Granted this is obviously the perfect situation for an actual legitimate RH pinch hitter; but its splitting hairs trying to decide between Ishikawa and Izturis. I would have stuck with Ishikawa though.

[GormanHarvey]

GoGo! Let's go Braun!

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

Carlos is even hitting Righties...unreal. Nice controlled stroke to take it the opposite way too.

[jjgott]

Braun must've had to go to the bathroom. Oh well, can't win 'em all.