2014-09-28 Cubs (Turner) vs Brewers (Fiers) 1:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 5-2]

[1992casey]

Cubs

1. LF Chris Coghlan
   
2. SS Javier Baez
   
3. 1B Anthony Rizzo
   
4. RF Jorge Soler
   
5. 3B Luis Valbuena
   
6. CF Arismendy Alcántara
   
7. 2B Chris Valaika
   
8. C John Baker
   
9. P Jacob Turner

 

Brewers

1. LF Gerardo Parra
   
2. RF Ryan Braun
   
3. 1B Jonathan Lucroy
   
4. 3B Aramis Ramírez
   
5. SS Jean Segura
   
6. C Martín Maldonado
   
7. CF Logan Schafer
   
8. 2B Elian Herrera
   
9. P Mike Fiers

[AZBrewCrew]

Why not play Davis in LF and Parra in RF as well as Reynolds at 3rd. No sense for Braun and Ramirez to be in the game

[LaprilOne]

RR said Davis is still hurting. As far as Braun and Ramirez, it is the end of the year, let em play. No Gomey though, so we can't see what great or dumb thing he could do today.

 

Winter is coming.

[Invader3K]

A bit of a surprise that Weeks isn't starting since it's probably his last game in a Brewers uniform.

[TURBO]

No Clark, No Rogers...

 

*sigh*

 

I hope this is the last line-up that we see coming from RRR.

[TURBO]

Latest on Braun's thumb:

 

Ryan Braun will undergo a cryotherapy procedure on his ailing right thumb on Thursday in Los Angeles.

 

Braun has been playing through pain all season and has seen his hitting suffer. He and the Brewers decided against an operation last offseason, but they believe the cryotherapy procedure won't be too invasive and could fix the issue. The surgery involves the freezing of damaged tissue and has never been performed on a thumb before, but assistant general manager Gord Ash said it's "been successful with other parts of the body." Braun's rehab schedule is unclear given that there's no track record with this kind of procedure, but obviously the Brewers hope he'll be pain-free for spring training if all goes well.

 

Source: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Sep 28 - 12:02 PM

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

No Weeks today? Seriously, goodbye Ron.

[davego]

Rickie will get in I assume. I'd guess that Ryan and Ramirez also sub out. Gives the fans a chance to react.

[trwi7]

Jean Segura - 5 hitter

[TGOTJ]

Jean has certainly hit better the past week. I know, small sample size.

[folly412]

RR said Davis is still hurting. As far as Braun and Ramirez, it is the end of the year, let em play. No Gomey though, so we can't see what great or dumb thing he could do today.

 

Winter is coming.

 

Davis has to be one of the injuries that has been kept pretty quiet but has really been problematic. Had a bad last few weeks, but if he's barely been a platoon player with Parra when he was supposed to be the starter and they're bothering to play Braun every day and Davis hardly at all something just isn't right with him.

[TGOTJ]

Pitch count through 4 innings: Fiers 72. Turner 49. And Turner has an ERA over 6. If Attanasio wants to investigate, there's the first place to start.

[BDHS]

Hey Ron, want to wake up? Herrera just got tagged out by a glove with no ball in it. It shouldn't surprise me that we are futile even in the last game of the year. Why is Herrera going?

 

Anyone else pick it up?

[TGOTJ]

Contact play!!!

[TGOTJ]

Lucroy gets to .300. Fantastic season.

[pebadger]

I flipped over after football. I'm really trying to stick with this to the end, but this is just really subpar baseball, even for a meaningless game in the standings.

[pebadger]

And it comes to a merciful close at 4:20 PM CDT.

 

All I learned from this season is that when it's my time to go, I hope I don't go out like the Brewers, if only for my family.

[trwi7]

Brewers finish almost as close to last place as they do to first.

[Baldkin]

Good Job getting Rickie an AB in his last game as a Brewer, Ron.

[folly412]

http://www.blackdog.net/postcards/images/occasion/ann12.jpg

 

Horray! Nothing like going 1-9-2 in the final 12 series to close out strong.

[DocLuna7]

Good Job getting Rickie an AB in his last game as a Brewer, Ron.

 

For what it's worth, RR was asked about this is the post-game press conference and said that he asked Weeks if he wanted to play today and he said he didn't.

[yfinn6]

Good Job getting Rickie an AB in his last game as a Brewer, Ron.

 

For what it's worth, RR was asked about this is the post-game press conference and said that he asked Weeks if he wanted to play today and he said he didn't.

 

To be fair, no one really wanted to play in the last month+, but RRR at least had to put a team on the field.

[TURBO]

Not sure why Rickie didn't want to play... I've always liked the guy, but this makes me think less of him.

[davego]

I get Rickie begged off. This is where RR puts him in anyway, home crowd shows love and after, Rickie thanks RR 'cause it's the right thing for all.