08/01/2004 - Brewers (Sheets) vs. Pirates (Wells)

[Vgmastr]

In three PA, Branyan has gone 1-1 with 2 BB and seen 19 pitches so far. The guy may strike out a lot, but he can also take a walk and make the pitcher work.

[batman]

Russell the Muscle has been very impressive today. Two walks and a double, and he's seen like 300 pitches in three plate appearances.

 

Ok I lied, but here's his game log:

 

Fifth inning:

Pitch 1 - Foul

Pitch 2 - Ball

Pitch 3 - Ball

Pitch 4 - Foul

Pitch 5 - Foul

Pitch 6 - Ball

Pitch 7 - Foul

Pitch 8 - Ball

Russell Branyan walks.

 

Fourth inning:

Pitch 1 - Foul Tip

Pitch 2 - Ball

Pitch 3 - Ball

Pitch 4 - Ball

Pitch 5 - In play, no out recorded

Russell Branyan hits a ground-rule double (1) on a line drive to right field.

 

First inning:

Pitch 1 - Ball

Pitch 2 - Swinging Strike

Pitch 3 - Foul

Pitch 4 - Blocked Ball in Dirt

Pitch 5 - Ball

Pitch 6 - Ball

Russell Branyan walks. Brady Clark to 3rd. Geoff Jenkins to 2nd.

 

Not bad.

 

~Bill

[packfan79]

It's about time Geoff starts heating up!!

[panthernick]

Everytime I see Branyan walk it puts a smile on my face. Better than watching "the Caveman" groundout to short.

[rluzinski]

Why doesn't Grieve and Branyan start? When will Melvin take this team over?

 

It's just scary that our manager could find the Brewer's second best hitter (Grieve) not good enough to start on a team with the 15th ranked offense in the national league. It's insane.

[brettac1]

Now that's a dandy Scotty. Why doesn't Brady start at CF?

[bryan]

Anybody watching the game, how terrible did that last play by Pods look?

[rluzinski]

Great, now Sheets will get the lost because Pods is a joke in CF. What friggin pisses me off is, since he's white and fast, Yost will love him no matter what.

 

O yeh, but he's SOOO clutch.

[endaround]

At what point does Podsednik sit? Isn't it time for Clark to replace him instead of Grieve?

[tomwopat]

yay, two un-unearned runs.

[rluzinski]

Pirates pick up two huge runs because Pods and Hall are %^ jokes as defenders. Too bad Hall had a couple game winning hits, now everyone thinks he's good. Ditto with Pod's fluke year last year.

[Fike85]

Down 5-3, why do I feel that the game is over? Kudos to the crew for fighting back , but I just do not have a good feeling about this game.

 

Anyway, it is time for Pods to ride the pine. Put Clark in center, Greive in right, and start Branyon.

[rluzinski]

Unearned??? Come on, you know that errors are the biggest joke of any stat in baseball. Since Pod's was SO aweful at trying to run down that ball, he couldn't even get a glove on it. As a result it's obviously not an error.

 

It's Sheet's fault for the 2 runs. Sheets gets no run support AND aweful defense!! Yipee for him.

[rluzinski]

Grieve with another pinch hit. Now Yost will tell us how valuable he is off the bench.

[endaround]

Want to guess that Yost will hit for Branyan and not Jenkins?

[brettac1]

Well, here we go. It's mini-rally time!!!

[Fike85]

Get the rally caps on. But who do I feel a GIDP coming on?

[brettac1]

Well, there's one more hitter before we get to Jenkins, and Clark'll bunt. So, they'll have to find yet another new and creative way to make outs.

[wisconsinbadgers]

lets see how we get out of this inning with no runs.....las vegas has 1/10 odds that a strikeout and a dp will happen

[rluzinski]

I hope Clark is just pretending that he's going to bunt, down by 2 with no out.

 

EDIT: Well, I'll take a bunt for a single http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

 

Bases laoded, no out, let's GO!

[brettac1]

Bases juiced for a possibly HOT Jenks - lets get some runs!!

[Fike85]

Bases Loaded, no Outs. If we got NO runs I am finished with this team.

[rluzinski]

Jenks sporting the Russell tinted glasses... will he K like him too?

 

RBI groundout... not bad.

[panthernick]

HELMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JESUS CHRIST

[endaround]

Yep. Bat for Branyan and not Jenkins.