2012-05-07 Reds (Arroyo) at Brewers (Estrada), 7:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 6-1]

[milwaukeesportsfan]

This is terribly pathetic to watch.

[GormanHarvey]

Roenicke, get a damn clue and sit Rickie down!!

[TwinsBrewersWorldSeries]

man this team is demoralized...

[markedman5]

That strike 3 pitch to Aoki was either right on the corner or damn close to it. If a Brewer pitchewr had thrown it I would have expected it to be called a strike by a good umpire.

 

Ump has been bad but no need to complain about every call Rock.

[markedman5]

this team is just boring.......bad pitching ..bad hitting.....Braun can't do it all.

 

Time to give Green a start or 2 at 2nd....Rickie is as lost as I have ever seen him for this long of period of time.

[GormanHarvey]

Maybe that'll knock some sense into Iassogna

[Raw Biz]

Maybe that will wake up the ump and he'll start actually calling a good game.

[cnycerveceros]

Well, if not for the 5 run inning...

[yfinn6]

That call, or that type of pitch to a right handed hitter has been called a ball. Same spot of the plate, just on the other side. If it's a strike, call it both sides of the plate all night long. I don't mind big zones, but just keep the calls consistent.

[GormanHarvey]

The sad part is Arroyo looks very hittable tonight. Even more hittable than usual.

[cnycerveceros]

For no reason at all, I expected they'd play better tonight. This is harder to take than the road trip losses. They look like they see no way out.

 

But, 3 more at bats.

[TURBO]

Roenicke, get a damn clue and sit Rickie down!!

 

I have been struggling with whether or not to cut him form my fantasy teams... He just sits there on my bench and takes up a roster space.

[pebadger]

Continue to be amused by my 9th grade daughter. She wasn't watching the game, but she just walked through when BA announced Manny Parra was warming in the pen.

 

She paused for just a beat and said "Oh yay. Manny Parra" about as deadpan as possible. She then went about her business.

 

She may be too much of a cynic. Either that or she needs a front office job.

 

End of regulation in the Rangers/Caps game was nice, if you're a Rangers fan. Yes, I'm having a tough time staying focused here.

[Brewcrew]

Roenicke, get a damn clue and sit Rickie down!!

 

I have been struggling with whether or not to cut him form my fantasy teams... He just sits there on my bench and takes up a roster space.

 

I can't do it. Not only do I start him every game, but I can't bench him for fear he'll get hot. Fortunately one of my leagues measures OPS so he's not totally killing me. But in my other league they measure OBP and errors so.....I'm lucky I have a good pitching staff, LOL.

[GormanHarvey]

Lucroy making Arroyo look unhittable tonight

[Raw Biz]

Maybe Ish should stay at 1B and Green should take over for Rickie. At least for a game.

[GormanHarvey]

Ishikawa on the other hand is treating Arroyo appropriately

[markedman5]

14 k's yesterday and 9 more today against this junkballer.......somethings got to change

[GormanHarvey]

George says, "too easy."

[GormanHarvey]

Aoki hasn't really impressed either thus far. Usually puts up tough at bats, but there not so much. Why do I keep watching?

[Raw Biz]

Aoki hasn't really impressed either thus far. Usually puts up tough at bats, but there not so much. Why do I keep watching?

 

I think he needs some consistent at-bats to really get going. He was an everyday starter for years in Japan and now his playing time is sporadic. I'd really like to see him get the bulk of starts in CF while Gomez is out to see what he can actually do with some consistent playing time.

[pebadger]

Going without the Brewers on TV for two days in a row on Wed and Thurs is not generating the same feelings it did a year ago.

[markedman5]

How can a whole team go into a prolonged slump at the same time?

 

I mean outside of Braun and the catcher position it has been mediocre to brutal for most of the season in CF, 2nd, 3rd, 1st, and SS. Even Hart is in one of his cold streaks at the wrong time.

[Ennder]

Roenicke, get a damn clue and sit Rickie down!!

 

I have been struggling with whether or not to cut him form my fantasy teams... He just sits there on my bench and takes up a roster space.

 

Cutting Weeks is what a bad fantasy manager does at this point in the season, don't be a bad fantasy manager. It is still extremely early, about 50% of the guys people are worried about will have completely normal seasons or even good seasons at this point.

[GormanHarvey]

I don't think the heart of our order scares anyone right now. I hate how much it feels like I'm watching them just go through the motions out there when they're scuffling, even though I know (or at least hope) that isn't the case. The fan in me would like to see someone blow up over a bad call and get run, just so I know they still care. Cheap thrills I guess, if nothing else.