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What the hell does Gomez have on his feet?

Gomez looked at 3 straight pitches with the bases loaded?!?!?!? Edit: and ball 4 was just called a strike. Too bad... he actually had a good approach there.

I'd sit Gomez for a week. He'll be swinging for the fences on everything now.

I love Gallardo!

He didn't make an error though.

That was a laser beam! I didn't think it was high enough to get out.

LOL I actually "heard" the voices as I read that.

I, for one, am pretty happy that this game didn't get rained out.

Our baseball IQ is so bad.

That might have been a triple play if there had been nobody out. Couldn't tell for sure if the runner from first held up.

I thought we were the only idiots that did the wave in a one-run game.

I think the funniest thing about that comment is that you didn't even mention that the pitcher got a a hit.

or not...

Weeks is going to hit a slam here...

Nyjer is hurting and is only available for PH duties. http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/120002809.html

Nyjer Morgan with a thigh bruise. http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/120002809.html

4.) There's the camp of people who despite his large body of work that suggests he sucks, thought we should give him some time to show that he can improve or that he isn't as bad as advertised. But after watching him for 11 games, have determined his range is and effort is pathetic. It's actually worse than anyone could have described. His defense and effort makes Ronnie Belliard look like the second coming of Ozzie Smith. I will admit that I'm a homer and give my teams, GM's and managers a very long rope. I assume that they have more knowledge than I do, since they have spent their whole life dedicated to their craft, see the players every day, have access to film and scouting reports that I don't have access to... and I'm just a die hard fan that gets his info from the internet. I don't think stats are the be all and end all, I believe there are intangibles that can contribute to a players value. But WOW... Betancourt SUCKS on defense and I have no idea what Melvin was thinking. I don't care what the defensive stats say this year, I can watch games and see that he has no athleticism and his effort is terrible. I can think of two two specific plays that jump out at me. One was the home opener on a roller to the SS side of 2nd base. The defense was playing straight up and Weeks almost got to the ball and Yuni never even took a step. Another was a game that Wolf was pitching. There was a chopper back through the box with a runner on first... a seemingly tailor made DP ball. Wolf reached up to make a stab at the ball but pulled his glove down, so he wouldn't screw up the double play. The only problem is that Yuni didn't even get close to the ball and it bounced into center for a single. It seems like once every game that I see a ball hit back up through the middle that I'd expect the SS to make a play on or at least get close... and he never even makes it in the picture. He's just not a major league player. He could maybe play third but his bat isn't good enough. And even then, he'd only be an average defensive 3rd baseman, not something you should say about any shortstop. Give me a defensive whiz AA player with no bat and we would be better off.

If Fielder catches the ball and Werth is safe, as people are saying, he still would have been on first base, not second. That potentially changes the whole inning. As others have said, it's one crappy loss. We'll have some crappy wins too, it's what happens in a 162 game season.

I didn't think I'd ever say this... but I'm pumped to watch Narveson pitch tonight.

I was at the home opener and there was a ball that was hit to the shortstop side of second that Weeks almost got to and Betancourt never even moved on. The ball was a roller, as opposed to a line drive or a one or two hopper, and Weeks had a longer way to go to get to it than Betancourt did. I'm not sure if he was lazy on the play or just didn't read the ball off the bat... but neither option is good.

I'm hoping he can start on the 26th or 27th, since those are home games and I want to go.

According to the Brewers page on FB, the roof is supposed to be open. I live in the 3rd ward on the 4th floor but I can't see MP from here to see if it's open. I have a friend on the 6th floor... I think he can see it but I haven't heard back from him yet. BTW, I'm going to the game today and I'm excited to break out the shorts.

Wow... he's on fire and he can really fly. And Melvin with the Tony Plush reference... and that.

Technically, he's already missed two starts; he would have started the Gallardo games. The dates you are talking about are days they will have to use their fifth starter. Even if he only pitched every fifth game (as opposed to every fifth day) he'll miss 6 starts if he doesn't pitch in April.

The number of walks in ST don't mean much if the televised game the other day is any indication. I watched two innings and saw two Brewers swing at 3-0 pitches. I'm guessing they want guys to swing the bat.