08/31/2007: Pirates (Armas) at Brewers (Gallardo), 7:05 PM

[SoCalBrewfan]

Part of the argument with Gallardo is that not all innings are created equal. Thus a 7th inning in the hottest part of August, with runners on and the team needing a win, is likely to be more stressful than an inning in mid-May. It seems like the 'marginal stress' of those last two batters are more than one might guess from a simple uptick of .2 in the IP. And, not to speak for anyone, but so many Brewers fans see ghosts of Neugie, Nieves, Eldred and Hill whenever a promising young pitcher appears. And JM Gold. And Mike Jones. Etcetera. It'd be nice to keep this guy for a while.

 

Still, nice pitching in a pinch by Yo.

[DougJones43]

Nice pitching by Gallardo. I really hope we don't end up paying a big price for using him as much as we are this year.

They are not. His innings are still in the safe zone.

 

 

There are no real plans to remove him from the rotation though, I don't think. With Cappy in the pen and Vargas injured (and awful), Gallardo will probably continue to start. If that is the case, they really might want to consider monitoring him a little more closely. I don't know if he should be going 7 IP, 100 pitches much more. He's had some rough starts lately, and innings like the one he just pitched are going to be especially tough on a young pitcher. He really had to bear down for pitches 80-96. I'm probably a little over-protective of our young pitchers, but stuff like that gets me concerned.

[trwi7]

Oh snap that looked like it hurt...bad.

[trwi7]

Perfect game by Baker gone. Walked Buck to start the 9th.

[brewcrewnation]

who is hurt?

[trwi7]

who is hurt?

 

Estrada got smacked with a foul ball. Stayed in though.

[Blancofan1]

estrada took a foul tip to the mask, but he is still in there

[TabbertBB]

No hitter gone.

[trwi7]

There goes the no hitter.

[trwi7]

WOOT TURNBOW!

[brewcrewnation]

YESSSSSSSSS the good turbow showd up tonight.

[uecker9]

How 'bout some runs- even a solo shot or 2 will do.

[TwinsBrewersWorldSeries]

Bummer........ thought I was seeing history.... oh well... Scott Baker is going to be a helleva pitcher someday.......

 

Bow mows em down....... we need this! http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/eek.gif

[DougJones43]

Alright Hart. Keep it going guys. Get some more runs. That will help you to win the baseball game, and winning is more fun than losing. You might not believe me, but it's true! Give it a try...

[pebadger]

If only I could use that power for good, like somehow freeing Cappy from his role as this team's Jonah.

[trwi7]

I must say that I love this quick reply feature. Yeesh Hart picked off. Oh well Johnny was down 0-2 and would've gotten out anyways.

[brewcrewnation]

I hope we have the good Coco tonight!

[trwi7]

Come on Coco finish it!

[DougJones43]

Yay!

[brewcrewnation]

BREWERS WIN BREWERS WIN. -1.5 GAMES BACK.................

[trwi7]

BALL GAME!!!!!!!!!!

[DougJones43]

OMG!!! Where can I purchase my playoff tickets???!!!

[rluzinski]

Dear Brewers,

 

I go to Sunday and Monday's game. I would really appreciate if you guys win tomorrow and also somehow make sure the Cubs lose. It might set up some spectacular games for me and I promise to take back all the bad things I've said about you this year if you do.

 

Thanks,

 

rluzinski

[phatmatt1215]

YES!!!!!! A GREAT win for the Crew with the Cubbies losing tonight. 1 1/2 games back. I can live with that.

[sgtcluels]

Nicely done. Nothing to complain about for a change. Yay! Perhaps Ned read my FNY.com post. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

 

Come on The Beard, bring us another W.