2012-06-22 Brewers (Greinke) at White Sox (Sale), 7:10 PM CDT [Brewers win, 1-0, 10 innings; Greinke 9 IP]

[Yeti73]

I know it isn't rocket science, but you have to give RR credit for the Morgan switch there...

[razzzorsharp]

Ax getting behind right off the bat. Yikes.

[dlk9s]

Well, this is the classic "managing to the save statistic" scenario. Let's see what happens.

[adamb100]

Well this isnt good.

[owbc]

So, 425 or 450 feet on the upcoming game winning HR?

[adambr2]

The pitch count BS is for the birds. The "you don't want to set him up for a loss" is BS too. You got a guy at 100 pitches, not 130, 100, and hasn't been hit hard all dang game and is a well conditioned pitcher and you take him out? BS! BS! BS!

 

I agree, it's a ridiculous line of thinking. You don't want to set him Greinke for the loss? I'd rather not set up the Milwaukee Brewers for the loss.

[TURBO]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[Bigblast]

f$@#$@#$@#$$#@ Take out the guy whose pitching great and put in the guy that has not control lately. F@#$@k!

[FVBrewerFan]

Is it me, or does this ballpark have the look and feel of being in Beirut?

[PrinceEatMeat]

Ax against the middle of the order over Greinke is a horrible, horrible decision. Not wanting Greinke to blow it is a stupid excuse, because Ax may do it anyway.

[TURBO]

Man, can't you just feel impending disaster here?

 

It really is hard to follow this team...

[owbc]

Got Dunn with a little help from the ump on strike 2. Nice sequence.

[PrinceEatMeat]

Man, can't you just feel impending disaster here?

 

It really is hard to follow this team...

 

This is scaring the crap outta me. Even if he gets out of it, I still hate the decision, because I have to go through this circus act. I would've felt at ease with Greinke out there.

[razzzorsharp]

What a slow looking DP, wow.

[Bigblast]

well he got it done i guess. I say he got lucky

[owbc]

They win! I apologize for the negativity, Ax gets it done :-)

[pebadger]

Whew. I was worried Corey was going to rip his groin in half there.

[PrinceEatMeat]

WHEW!

[GormanHarvey]

Phew...YES!

[razzzorsharp]

2 hour and 20 minute extra inning game.

[TURBO]

whew!

 

It always has to be intersting...

[ELCABALLO45]

And everyone here was worried .

 

BREWERS WIN!

[pacopete4]

-4!!! Get to 40 wins before 40 losses. That's a good goal.

[pebadger]

I would have liked to see ZG out there, too, but at some point this season if the Brewers really are going to try to get back into the thick of the fight, Axford is going to need to get on a positive roll again. So while the decision may not have been great, the outcome for Ax was about as good as can be in both the short term and hopefully in the longer-term.

[dlk9s]

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