2013-04-07 Diamondbacks (Kennedy) at Brewers (Gallardo), 1:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 8-7, 11 innings]

[valpocrewsader]

(Double post)

[rluzinski]

Hate the bunt attempts once Aoki was already at second. Would much rather have three hitters go up there looking for singles than waste a batter on a sac and have the next hitter up there thinking sac fly.

 

Agreed. It's one thing to call for a bunt with a runner at first and the defense possibly not ready for it. After Aoki was at 2B and the defense knew what was up, seemed silly.

 

So what if they knew? There are lots of instances where the defense knows, but you can still execute. Gomez just did a horrible job. Square around and bunt...don't try to get a "head start" out of the box.

 

Without the real possibility of a bunt for a hit, it's stupid call.

[Eye Black]

This is as disheartened as I can remember being about baseball in April. Sigh.

[prophet]

He is quite possible the stupidest manager in the history of managers. Really? Braun can't move his neck enough to at least swing the bat?

[markedman5]

So Weeks has to know that Braun won't be hitting behind him and he still takes a borderline pitch with the tying run on 3rd......wow

[Mr QL]

loss for words

[pogokat]

what can you say...that was pathetic, ridiculous, absurd, and awful

[pebadger]

Rickie had two disappointing ABs at the worst possible times today.

[rluzinski]

Is it only the fans that can see what is going to happen next?

 

The fans have DFA's the majority of our team years ago.

[sdcheezhd]

So Weeks comes up with 1 out and a guy on 3d down a run, knows a pitcher will be batting behind him and looks at 4 straight pitches, 3 of which are strikes. Words fail.

[markedman5]

Nothing like a 1-5 homestand against the Rockies and Dbacks to start the season on a good note.....

[Schlitz001]

Maldanado is the 1st baseman, Axford pitches 2 clutch innings, Lohse is our best hitter off the bench in a clutch situation. What is going on here?

[RockCoCougars]

An early nominee for worst at bat of the year from Weeks. Didn't take the bat off his shoulder knowing an automatic out was coming up next. Pathetic.

[ELCABALLO45]

Love Heath Bell getting jacked after striking out Lohse. That a guy.

 

Also, What in the world is Weeks doing knowing when he had Lohse up after him?

[valpocrewsader]

Rubbish. We haven't played a good team yet and haven't gone on the road yet, and we're 1-5 and a hair from being 0-6 ... we are terrible right now.

 

It's not a good sign that Braun can't even hit well enough to be a better option than pitcher. Just put him on the 15 day.

[Gobias Industries]

Can Axford be sent down? He has no business being on a major league roster right now.

 

I do not like Rickie Weeks. I'll just leave it at that.

[ELCABALLO45]

What are the odds we put Braun on the 15 day DL and we call up another shortstop?

[trwi7]

Roenicke said "Axford had his first good inning."

 

What the hell was he watching? Two flyouts to the wall is not a good inning.

[markedman5]

RRR translation....."He gave up no runs so therefore he must have pitched good"

He also said I didn't want to send AX out there for another inning but our bullpen is fried so I had to..... or something like that......13 pitchers and our pen is fried in the 6th game? When they had a day off on thursday? Really?

 

Roenicke said "Axford had his first good inning."

 

What the hell was he watching? Two flyouts to the wall is not a good inning.

[Baldkin]

I couldn't watch the post game presser, but I would've asked Ron one question: Did Rickie know Braun wasn't going to hit there? Was he told before he went up to the plate?

[H4P]

I couldn't watch the post game presser, but I would've asked Ron one question: Did Rickie know Braun wasn't going to hit there? Was he told before he went up to the plate?

 

That AB was equally horrible if he knew it or not. Can't stand still in that situation.

[Baldkin]

Two questionable called strikes, and then a perfect down and in pitch for strike 3. I can't fault him for not swinging at a pitchers pitch if he thinks the MVP is coming up next.

[Gobias Industries]

Haven't visited Rambling Al's site in months, so I figured I'd log on to it to see what that brilliant mind thought of the game.

 

Did not disappoint.

 

We'll never know if it mattered, but you'll never see a worse call than the strike three on Weeks. It's truly astounding how pathetic an effort we're seeing already, and that called reeked of just wanting the game over with to get onto the next city. I realize, there's no punishment for not trying or horrendous calls because unions insist on it, because the umpire union only exist to protect people that can't do the job in the free market, but, how that fella ever puts on the equipment again is an embarrassment to the sport.

 

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[TracyThom]

He is quite possible the stupidest manager in the history of managers. Really? Braun can't move his neck enough to at least swing the bat?

 

C'mon, rip on RRR for all of his other poor decisions but imagine if Braun would have hurt his neck severely during that AB. We as fans have no idea what kind of condition his neck is in.

[packfan79]

From McCalvy on twitter: RRR on if he's having thoughts of a closer change: "No, none at all." Said he wanted to get Axford out after 1 inn. but needed another.

 

I'm not sure how or why you would continue to stick with him.