8/6/2004: Brewers (Sheets) @ Marlins (Burnett)

[H0FFY]

Well, this is the stuff that makes is painful to follow the Brewers. Compare the last two half innings. See what we do and manage to score a whooping ONE run. See what the Marlins do (and we do to HELP) and they score TWO.

 

All things being equal, you gotta match the other team. But we manage to get less from more.

[DuWayne Steurer]

"Your 2004 Milwaukee Brewers....snatching defeat from the jaws of victory!"

[DuWayne Steurer]

Someone should let Helms know that he is NOT Ozzie Smith.

[panthernick]

I refuse to speak on this webpage until Branyan is playing everyday. I am now on strike.

[H0FFY]

thanks deswan

 

seems the no hitter still alive through 6 inns according to

 

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[batman]

LOL, what the heck was that, Wes? Good effort, but not so good on the "pretty" scale. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

 

~Bill

[Vgmastr]

My god Wes, you think you could make one frickin' play tonight?

[DuWayne Steurer]

_)*&$%)*+& HELMS YOU MOTHER*_&@$#_(%*@ HOLY @($#&^(^@ GOD (&$@#%(_*&@$#!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

Cut the guy, eat his salary, for christ's sweet sake, the guy sucks at every single aspect of the game.

[ja002h]

Release Helms. For the love of God.

[ja002h]

Hey Roco, I demand credit for saying that yesterday. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/tongue.gif

 

Man this team has gotten ugly.

[H0FFY]

do we actually have to put a player in every postion? maybe we can go with a 6 or 7 man lineup

[batman]

Jesus. Helms is playing in at third, and a ball hit like six inches to his right gets by because his reaction time plus range is worse than Grieve's.

 

Ben Sheets should throw a 95mph fastball at Caveman's head. It's way too hot in Miami for our franchise pitcher to be laboring like this for no reason other than our third-baseman's incompetence.

 

~Bill

[ja002h]

Errors, etc., yada yada yada, but what's up with Sheets?

[DuWayne Steurer]

Ok, I know Branyan is hurt right now, but I'd be willing to (gulp) put up with Durrington at 3rd til Branyan (or Ginter) can get back on the field.

 

Helms is nothing short of an embarrassment right now.

[DuWayne Steurer]

Errors, etc., yada yada yada, but what's up with Sheets?

 

He's getting plenty of ground balls, it's just that they're hitting them all at Helms.

[batman]

Errors, etc., yada yada yada, but what's up with Sheets?

 

They're not really putting many good swings together against him, so I don't think there's anything wrong. The fact that he's wearing a sweatshirt under his jersey and it's like 300 degrees with 100% humidity has me worried about him, though...

 

I might just take him out right now if I was his manager. I mean, this is the kind of inning/environment that causes injuries. How many pitches has he thrown this inning?

 

~Bill

[H0FFY]

a couple of infield singles and couple of seeing eye singles to the outfield.... equal 4 runs and no win

 

This is Major League! Wendy has corrupted some of our players to throw the games... not to move the Brewers, but to lower how much money Ben will get in arby.

 

If a guy is 9 - 14 on the year with a 2.25 era how much money will he get?

[BrewCrewForever]

God I hope Russell Branyan's wrist heals up real fast. Sure Helms has a couple hits tonight but if you play D like that you should not be out there.

[batman]

To answer my own questions, I think Sheets threw 29 pitches that inning. He's up to 81 total... that's worrisome given the weather and the number of high-leverage pitches he threw last inning.

 

I hope Nedley takes him out early tonight... one more inning is more than enough.

 

~Bill

[ja002h]

Wow, none of those runs ARE earned are they? Sheets is either gonna shoot himself, his teammates, or demand a trade soon. (there's a crude "Helms joke" for ya: would you take option 2?)

[brettac1]

All I can say is why in the hell do you play the infield in in the fourth f'n inning? You can blame Helms for the first two, but the last one is on Dauer/Yost for playing him in. That makes no sense. They've been getting to Burnett and they have their best pitcher on the mound, yet they find another new and creative way to screw up a game.

[brewblue1]

How about that 8 pitch inning for Burnett in the 4th.

 

One hell of a trip through the "heart" of our order.

 

Nice work boys!!

[DuWayne Steurer]

Even playing in, Helms should have made that play. The guy has *no* ability to play defense laterally. It was SIX inches to his side, and he didn't have to move to get it.

[Vgmastr]

There's a way not to give up unearned runs. Don't let the other team hit the ball. Nice inning by Ben.

[pitchleague]

Good job by Sheets that inning. Taking it into his own hands and not letting Helms screw it up.