2012-06-17 Brewers (Greinke) at Twins (Blackburn), 1:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 5-4, 15 innings]

[RightFieldCoder]

I'm not upset our 30 year 2B has lost a step in the last 5 years. It was a "tip your hat" play to Plouffe.

[GormanHarvey]

Nice play Rick!

[owbc]

Wow that was an incredible double play!

[GormanHarvey]

Greinke thru 6 at only 71 pitches...CG?!

[AZBrewCrew]

Braun bunting to lead off? Injured again??

[Baldkin]

Seriously gameday? I can't mute your crappy audio ads anymore?

 

Sigh.

[GormanHarvey]

Braun bunting to lead off? Injured again??

 

Yeah that would be about the only explanation. But if that's the case why is he even in the game. Very odd and a waste of an AB.

 

Keep rolling Zackkk, I want to see a CG

[owbc]

Plouffe was way back at 3rd, that's why Braun bunted.

[ecjimg]

Ive never seen a defensive play in the box score, Rock.

[GormanHarvey]

Plouffe was way back at 3rd, that's why Braun bunted.

 

Well then it was a terrible attempt. And still odd.

[RightFieldCoder]

If Morgan hits the cutoff man, we'd be out of this inning up 2.

[AZBrewCrew]

so much for a CG by ZG

[jjgott]

Why did it have to stop raining?

[owbc]

Carroll was watching the ball, he saw the throw was airmailed and kept going.

[markedman5]

Zach giving up hits in bunches. Morgan should have hit the cutoff man but its hard to know if they could have got a force out on the play up the middle.

 

Mauer owns Greinke.

 

Greinke's road splits again this year are much worse then at home.

[FullMetalCardigan]

Three balls absolutely scorched by Green, Weeks and Ransom. Two outs and one baserunner to show for it.

Sometimes I hate this game.

[dlk9s]

Zach giving up hits in bunches. Morgan should have hit the cutoff man but its hard to know if they could have got a force out on the play up the middle.

 

Mauer owns Greinke.

 

Greinke's road splits again this year are much worse then at home.

 

Not like they were hitting him hard that inning.

[Patrick425]

Ummm...why didn't Gomez tag up on that?

[dlk9s]

Good lord, tag up Gomez.

[GormanHarvey]

Ummm...why didn't Gomez tag up on that?

 

So he could score if it drops. No big advantage to tagging up on that ball with already 1 out

[dlk9s]

Ummm...why didn't Gomez tag up on that?

 

So he could score if it drops. No big advantage to tagging up on that ball with already 1 out

 

The big advantage is the ability to score on a wild pitch. Also, that ball wasn't going to drop in front of the outfielder. It was going to go over his head, if anything, so Gomez would've scored easily even when tagging.

[dlk9s]

Sweet. K-Rod in. We're definitely going to extras now!

[dlk9s]

Thanks for not having Span bunt, Twins.

[GormanHarvey]

Ummm...why didn't Gomez tag up on that?

 

So he could score if it drops. No big advantage to tagging up on that ball with already 1 out

 

The big advantage is the ability to score on a wild pitch. Also, that ball wasn't going to drop in front of the outfielder. It was going to go over his head, if anything, so Gomez would've scored easily even when tagging.

 

I never said drop in front. I said drops. Falls. Lands. Whatever. Off the bat the main goal is to score if its a hit. Your initial concern is not to tag to get to 3rd with 2 outs. And it wasn't immediately apparent that the ball was going to be caught. Revere was very deep.

[ninja33]

good lord k-rod is getting a ridiculous strike zone right now.