Now if RRR could learn the Braves technique of batting your good catcher higher but batting your terrible one 8, instead of designating the 8 spot as the catchers spot regardless of the player.
Braddock came in to face Heyward who he walked. Was completely over throwing, fell behind 3-1 to chipper and then had to take some off to throw a 90 mph FB right down the middle. Falls behind Uggla who he walks, then gives up a SF to Freeman on a ball so shallow that I could have thrown it to the plate in the air but Gomez bounces it off the mound.
Now Green is in, my god is RRR trying to give me a heart attack. I cannot remember being so frustrated at the brewers. Maybe we can win the next 3 like last time, at least Yo wont be pitching anymore this series so we will have a chance.
Since April 8, 3 weeks ago: 16 G .297/.314/.359 2 BB, 7 K, 0 HR, 8 RBI In what universe could that be described as "quite good"? That is below average, and especially bad considering this is supposed to be the upside for a guy during a hot streak, meaning he will finish worse than that by the end of the season. That production combined with terrible defense is very bad for a guy who will play 150+ games.
This is why Gomez is hitting 2, because RRR only judged him based on spring training and ignored the past data, that all of us are familiar with, that shows he will suck it up in the 2 hole. Gomez currently has a .284 OBP in front of the 2 best hitters in the league, and that has already cost us games. Yuni is currently doing the same on defense.
Why not? I edited the post with the reason but he pitched yesterday, he didn't have enough pitches to pitch another inning. You really don't want to do that with a 1 inning pitcher. I have a lot of issues with Roenicke's bullpen usage but this isn't one of them.So if Axford took 14 pitches to strike out the first batter in the 9th you would have pulled him then?
RRR is just as bad as every other manager, just does all the standard crap. We are only down by 1, we dont have to give up and let Mitre face 2 good leftys in a row with Braddock in the pen.