9/6/05- Brewers (Helling) @ Reds (Harang) 6:10 CST

[Member]

Maddux: "Where'd it hit you?"

DLR: "I can't tell you, it'd be bleeped out."

[Member]

Rickie is developing Jake Dorn Disease. "Ole, Ole..."

[Jacob008]

weeks has to come up with that one

[ja002h]

Well that SUCKED.

[Member]

aaaaannnnnnnd there's your ballgame. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/frown.gif

[bucksman4]

Way to hit in the clutch tonight....clean house with this lineup...these are not "playoff" caliber players. Pathetic.

[LUKE232323]

pathetic loss. Had so many chances to just get one run across this game, but blew it.

 

These are the kind of games that .500+ teams win. 3 games under is a lot worse than one.

 

Ugh, makes me ill.

 

edit: no fake cussing

[RoseBowlMtg]

Weeks ole' these are the growing pains waiting ahead for us. Make that play!

[H0FFY]

Thank goodness for the loss. We almost got close to .500. We need to walk before we can crawl. This year the plan is to improve a couple games on last year. We can do that for the next five years and peak at a .499 winnin percentage. Which will satisfy us bs.net regulars.

 

Then all our good players will go. We will not be able to afford them. They will have good stats so get good salaries, but never win any games.

 

Then we will need to bottom out back at about .350 winning percentage, then climb that long mountain over 5 years back to .499.

 

Then I will be dead and I will not care anymore.

[JET15]

HOFFY: What a post! Cmon, man, get a grip http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

 

Wow, that was depressing enough losing that game, then I read your post... yikes

[endaround]

If only the Brewers had like the best offense in the NL! Then they would never have problems with men in scoring position. Just like the Reds!

[JET15]

3TO with 3 Ks

 

So much for that 279 average vs rightys. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/eek.gif

[burrolover]

de la Donkey

[Brian the Automator]

A sure-fire way to improve your life is to not take Brewer wins and losses so seriously. I'm not kidding. It starts to permeate other parts of your life, and makes it uncomfortable for everyone around you. Bad stuff.

[brewers19]

princeginterhallhelms04: ps. watch it be a 2-1 reds win!

 

Creepy.

[Member]

If that were only the case, Brian.

 

It gets frustrating when you root for a team that hasn't seen the sunny side of .500 since before you were old enough to drink.

[princeginterhallhelms04]

I still can't belive that we lost. But also that i was right on the score.. Should have put some money down. But who bets aganst the home team!

[H0FFY]

But who bets aganst the home team!

 

A rich Brewers fan.

[hermanator34]

It gets frustrating when you root for a team that hasn't seen the sunny side of .500 since before you were old enough to drink.

 

Well, that's bad enough, but it's even worse when the last time the Crew was above 500 was when you were 11 years old.

 

But I think we're finally going in the right direction. Tonight was very irritating however.

[mikerollins]

Branyan had a nice night at the plate. It was good to see him get those 3 AB's instead of the red-hot JJ Hardy.

[brewmann04]

Why Is anyone shocked about the Lack of Clutch hitting it a problem from the start of the Season and has Never been Corrected or have went Away.

 

Mu problem is why Not Start Hall at 3rd and Leave Hardy and Weeks at ss and 2nd. And Please Start Prince at 1st

[JohnBriggs12]

Russell Branyan swung the bat 9 times in this game.

 

He missed the ball 8 times. He just got a tiny piece of the one that nicked his bat.

 

I think just about every poster here could do that.

 

There is no justifiable reason for Branyan to be in the lineup. Bill Hall has put together a solid season, offensively and defensively and with Hardy swinging the bat well, Hall should be the everyday third baseman with Helms and Cirillo backing up.

[BrewCrewForever]

I totally agree with you yes many posters here love 3TO, and yes Branyan can hit the long ball. But bottom line he strikes out way to much and in key situations. Hall at 3B and Hardy at SS is the way to go. Sorry 3TO.

[Brian the Automator]

I think some people here think the posters are serious with their love for the concept of 3TO. In reality, it's just a cult-type thing because it's a fun statistic. I don't think anyone believes strikeouts in the grand scheme of things are better than "productive outs".

[scoop53714]

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I don't think anyone believes strikeouts in the grand scheme of things are better than "productive outs".

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No, but there are plenty of people who believe k's arent any worse than a flyball that Torri Hunter robs 3 feet over the center field fence. This whole argument about k's not sucking is stupid. If the stats say they arent more damaging to a team then let me say this. The stats are wrong and misleading. Show me a stat that explains how someone who goes 0-4 with 3 k's takes away any confidence for the next game. Show me how completly missing the ball displays skill and gives any hope that the player has any reason to believe next time will be different. I could go on and on about this but its pointless. The stats say that k's dont hurt any more than balls put in play that are recorded as outs. If the stats say so, many people will buy into it but its wrong. If k's don't matter why are strikeout pitchers so highly sought after buy every team in baseball? Its just a ridiculous notion that k's dont matter.