2014-05-19 Brewers (Peralta) at Braves (Minor) 6:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 9-3]

[yfinn6]

What is Kranitz going to say? Wang doesn't speak any English. Even if Wang could be a great MLB pitcher, his confidence has to be down the toilet.

[Fear The Chorizo]

when's gorzelanny going to be back healthy? got to think when he's ready to come back the Wang experiment might be done...injuries and poor approach have really turned this offense into a below average lot, and the pitching honestly isn't good enough to keep them winning without more run support - pitching's going to burn out at this rate. If Wang can't even get himself out of an inning he blows up because he throws too many pitches, he's not worth killing the rest of the pen because he's simply too far away from being a MLB pitcher

[FullMetalCardigan]

Did Will Smith and Tyler Thornburg pass away in a freak gasoline fight accident?

 

Why on God's earth to you trot out Wang only down by 1?

[jjkoestler]

Lyle takes the mound.

[AZBrewCrew]

Why RRR? WHY?? might as well leave him in now instead of burning the pen some more.

[Baldkin]

Brewers now have taken the 2nd fewest walks in the NL and have the 4th worst BB% in MLB. Go figure their offense is struggling.

[yfinn6]

Another positional player pitching for the Brewers. Hell, Overbay (or Maldonado) might have been more effective than Wang from the start of the inning if RR was so worried about Smith and Thornburg.

[wildcat83]

Why not Overbay to first, Luc behind the plate, and Maldy pitch?

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

Smart of RR to go to the lefty here.

[The stache]

LOL, LYLE OVERBAY is coming out to pitch. This is the ultimate embarrassment.

 

The next time I see somebody discussion "when is it time for Ron Roenicke to get his due?", I'm going to vomit.

 

I'm sorry, I'm trying so hard to remain positive, but this display of incompetence has my blood boiling. I could literally do a better job than Roenicke, and I have zero Major League management experience. None.

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

Dear Gameday

 

Those aren't change ups.

 

SoCal

[yfinn6]

Smart of RR to go to the lefty here.

 

 

Well done.

[adamb100]

Even Lyle Overbay is better than Wang.

[The stache]

The only thing that could possibly make this worse is if Overbay gets hit by a line drive, and we don't have anybody to play first base.

[BuckyBrewer61]

Is it just me or does Ryan Doumit's eyes look black? I always thought he looked like he has no soul

[TooLiveBrew]

Did Will Smith and Tyler Thornburg pass away in a freak gasoline fight accident?

 

Why on God's earth to you trot out Wang only down by 1?

Smith was so burned out from pitching on the 10th, 11th, 13th, 14th & 16th that he isn't even good to go on two full days' rest.

 

The news can't be great on Thornburg at this point... only pitched twice since the 10th.

[Fear The Chorizo]

I get that Thornburg and Smith need some time off so they don't end up on the DL, but I hope every single question directed at RR in the postgame is about why Wang is on this roster, why he got in this game, and what if anything Wang has shown that gives anyone the idea that he will someday be an effective MLB pitcher. Press has to start holding Brewer management's feet to the fire so they have to defend why Wang's on this roster.

 

yes, he was only available via Rule V for a weird circumstance due to a prior injury, but he's just too far away when you have to end up bringing in your <.600 OPS 1B in to finish off an inning he started.

[AZBrewCrew]

Who's gonna pitch the 9th? Logic says Overbay or perhaps Bianchi will toss some balls but knowing RRR he'll send out K Rod

[adamb100]

Who's gonna pitch the 9th? Logic says Overbay or perhaps Bianchi will toss some balls but knowing RRR he'll send out K Rod

No one?

[jjkoestler]

Brewers need to score a TD so Lyle can get the W.

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

Who's gonna pitch the 9th? Logic says Overbay or perhaps Bianchi will toss some balls but knowing RRR he'll send out K Rod

If they get 10 it won't be a save situation so it would probably be Bianchi...otherwise gotta get K Rod up.

[markedman5]

Who's gonna pitch the 9th? Logic says Overbay or perhaps Bianchi will toss some balls but knowing RRR he'll send out K Rod

Nobody has to pitch the 9th........

[The stache]

Is it just me or does Ryan Doumit's eyes look black? I always thought he looked like he has no soul

 

You know the thing about a Doumit's eyes, he's got... lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll's eye. When he comes at ya, doesn't seem to be livin'. Until he bites ya and those black eyes roll over white.

[TooLiveBrew]

Is it just me or does Ryan Doumit's eyes look black? I always thought he looked like he has no soul

 

You know the thing about a Doumit's eyes, he's got... lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll's eye. When he comes at ya, doesn't seem to be livin'. Until he bites ya and those black eyes roll over white.

Welp, at least there was one redeeming thing in this IGT

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

Fangraphs needs to do a Wang adjusted pythag record for the NL.