2012-05-14 Brewers (Gallardo) at Mets (Batista), 6:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 3-1]

[markedman5]

Hitting coaches are mostly scapegoats. I doubt having Narron here has much if anything to do with the struggles.

[GormanHarvey]

Hitting coaches are mostly scapegoats. I doubt having Narron here has much if anything to do with the struggles.

 

While this is often true, many of the current players gave Sveum a ton of credit for their success

[Glennron]

How long before Kranitz should start worrying about his performance? Gallardo...underachieving with no sign of breaking out of the funks they are in. Where is the coaching?

 

Gallardo's peripherals are pretty much in line with his '07, '09 and '10 years, it's just those two Cardinals starts are skewing things this year. He'd always been a pretty high walk rate guy until last year. Not sure if you can call it an aberration yet since he just turned 26 but I've always been a little afraid he may never truly become an "ace," whatever that means.

[GormanHarvey]

Anyone know Nyjer's avg this year with RISP off hand? Seems like it must be terrible

[Schlitz001]

Anyone know Nyjer's avg this year with RISP off hand? Seems like it must be terrible

.000

[GormanHarvey]

Anyone know Nyjer's avg this year with RISP off hand? Seems like it must be terrible

.000

Robust

[yfinn6]

Anyone know Nyjer's avg this year with RISP off hand? Seems like it must be terrible

.000

 

Zero..point.. zero.

 

http://gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs3/2017054_o.gif

[markedman5]

wow.....0?

 

the top of the order has just killed us all year.......

[GormanHarvey]

We are going to score in this inning

[yfinn6]

I'm really not sure what these guys are looking at. Both Hart and Braun k looking on very hittable strikes.

[ELCABALLO45]

No idea what Braun and Hart are complaining about.

[markedman5]

How many times does Hart guess with 2 strikes and go down looking?

[Schlitz001]

We are going to score in this inning

OK, now predict that we are going to get shut out for the rest of the game.

[The stache]

Where has our offense gone?

[GormanHarvey]

We will get blanked this inning

[yfinn6]

I have faith in Izturis! (I might be on a delay, so if the inning is already over, disregard this post)

[burnzy24]

I almost would prefer Rickie Weeks with one bad wrist over Brooks Conrad right now.

[markedman5]

This is like watching the Nashville sounds not the Milwaukee brewers.

[burnzy24]

The Crew was able to lower Batista's ERA by a full run today.

[dlk9s]

I'm really not sure what these guys are looking at. Both Hart and Braun k looking on very hittable strikes.

 

Hart yes, Braun no. I do think the pitch to Braun was a strike, but it was not "hittable," except maybe to foul it off. It was a fantastic pitch - low-outside corner. I wish he would've spoiled it, but I don't blame him for taking. Bautista simply won that AB.

[yfinn6]

He had two strikes, it was way too close to take. It wasn't going to be a gapper but taking a hack at it is better than hoping the ump misses a blatant strike.

[GormanHarvey]

This will be ugly

[dlk9s]

And sometimes a pitcher wins. It happens. As I've said before, not every time a Brewer makes an out is some big fail on his part. Sometimes the pitcher just does a great job. Braun thought it was a ball. It wasn't. He wasn't hoping to walk. Good job, Mr. Bautista.

[yfinn6]

And sometimes a pitcher wins. It happens. As I've said before, not every time a Brewer makes an out is some big fail on his part. Sometimes the pitcher just does a great job. Braun thought it was a ball. It wasn't. He wasn't hoping to walk. Good job, Mr. Bautista.

 

If I said "every time a Brewer makes an out it's a big fail on his part" then I apologize.

[Baldkin]

RRR completely out managed there.

 

You PH Rickie first, as soon as the LHP is announced so Rickie gets to hit a LHP. Then you can PH Aoki for Morgan still if you want.