2012-06-23 Brewers (Wolf) at White Sox (Axelrod), 6:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 8-6]

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[igt-2012][game-setup][logo]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2012/logos/brewers.png[/logo][game-info][h1]June 23 | 6:10 P.M.[/h1][h2]Brewers (33-37) | White Sox (36-34)[/h2][h3]FOX | WTMJ 620[/h3][/game-info][logo]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2012/logos/whitesox.png[/logo][/game-setup][pitching-photos]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2012/pitchers/brewers/wolf-15.jpghttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2012/pitchers/whitesox/axelrod-01.jpg[/pitching-photos][game-matchup][divclass=away][h2]2-5, 5.11 ERA, 1.57 WHIP[/h2][h3]Versus White Sox | Game Log[/h3][h3]Wolf is pitching well with nothing to show for it. Relievers have blown saves in each of his last three starts and four of his last five. "I feel terrible about it," Kameron Loe said after the latest letdown.[/h3][/divclass][divclass=home][h2]0-1, 3.52 ERA, 1.57 WHIP[/h2][h3]Versus Brewers | Game Log[/h3][h3]With Philip Humber moving to the disabled list because of a right elbow flexor strain, Axelrod gets the chance to temporarily step into his rotation spot. Axelrod makes his second start this season and fifth overall.[/h3][/divclass][starting-lineup][divclass=away]

1. LF Norichika Aoki
   
2. RF Nyjer Morgan
   
3. DH Ryan Braun
   
4. 3B Aramis Ramirez
   
5. 1B Corey Hart
   
6. 2B Rickie Weeks
   
7. C George Kottaras
   
8. SS Cody Ransom
   
9. CF Carlos Gomez

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1. CF Brent Lillibridge
   
2. 2B Gordon Beckham
   
3. DH Adam Dunn
   
4. 1B Paul Konerko
   
5. RF Alex Rios
   
6. C A.J. Pierzynski
   
7. LF Dayan Viciedo
   
8. SS Alexei Ramirez
   
9. 3B Orlando Hudson

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[AZBrewCrew]

Thanks FOX. I get the Dodgers and Angels (with no Vin Scully) today. I guess its a Uecker kinda day.

[TURBO]

I sure hope we get the GOOD "Wolfie" today, and not the one that is painful to watch... The last two times he has pitched, I have had it on in the background but didn't pay a lot of attention to it on purpose. Just hate to watch his games. I think I will stick with that plan.

[ninja33]

Thanks FOX. I get the Dodgers and Angels (with no Vin Scully) today. I guess its a Uecker kinda day.

 

6 "national" games tonight. What a joke. I usually only use it to watch the Brewers, but the fact that 40% of today's games will be blacked out on mlb.tv is ridiculous (I guess that's what it's like to live in Iowa). I cannot believe that rule hasn't been changed. FOX and MLB are the worst.

[Dragonbait]

Wow, didnt realize we lead the league in K's (the good kind)

[logan82]

What is the manager's logic here? Finally Gomez goes to the bottom of the order. Not that I think he should be starting but at least he is way down the order.

[tstads20]

If they're going to start Gomez vs. a RHP, he should be down in the order.

 

vs. a LHP, no problem with him batting higher.

[logan82]

He stinks as a hitter. He should never be near the top of the order.

[razzzorsharp]

Hart looks like a gold glover.

[tstads20]

DE-FENSE! DE-FENSE!

[razzzorsharp]

I was thinking that last night's defense could have been the best that the Brewers have put out in many years. Only Aramis (and maybe Braun) seem to be below average.

[TURBO]

He stinks as a hitter. He should never be near the top of the order.

 

^this

 

I am finding myself growing more and more irritated with his hot dog antics too. Making that catch tonight, then turning around as fast as he could and side arming the ball back to the infield with no one on base just looks stupid. (Odds are, he didn't know the bases were clear )

 

All his antics on the basepaths are wearing on me too.

 

If he was even an average hitter, I could see past this stuff, but he is a horrible hitter and base runner. Defense is the only thing keeping this guy on a MLB roster. He should only be entering games as a pinch runner (for speed purposes, not because he is a good base runner) or a late inning defensive replacement in my opinion.

[owbc]

Brooks Conrad was just trending on Twitter, that is all.

[razzzorsharp]

I am not sure he wasn't on the bag. I don't know about that call, you got to be 100% on that sort of call.

[TooLiveBrew]

He dragged his foot as he went by & might have even clipped it then. I guess it's karma from last night's game-ending double-play call with Ransom possibly being off the bag... ?

[razzzorsharp]

I am not sure he wasn't on the bag. I don't know about that call, you got to be 100% on that sort of call.

 

From that angle, I was wrong and the ump was right.

[pebadger]

I'm OK with the Brewers not getting that call, so long as it's called that way 100% of the time in every other MLB game this season.

 

I'm completely sure that will be the case going forward.

[adamb100]

Am I crazy or is Rock doing color for a national TV game.

[TooLiveBrew]

Am I crazy or is Rock doing color for a national TV game.

He did at least one other national game earlier this season, too

[TURBO]

MVP!

 

MVP!!

 

MVP!!!

[AZBrewCrew]

Ryan Braun is still good at baseball.

[razzzorsharp]

It seems like Bill is pro-White Sox tonight just so he doesn't give off the Brewer-homer vibe.

[TURBO]

Bill is a company man, who ever pays the bills, he is kissing their behind...

[markedman5]

Nobody hangs a curveball quite like Wolf

[AZBrewCrew]

Was Gomez's hit close or did Ueck totally misjudge that one?