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Ned Yost certainly has become a good manager lately hasn't he? If it was his fault when we were bad, is it also safe to assume we are good because of him?

There is no game on Thursday which means we'll only gain a half game on the Cubs! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/mad.gif

Thesse games are getting waaaaay too comfortable. I mean, even at just 3-0, that thing was never in doubt. Who are these guys, and what have they done with the Brewers?

This one very close to getting out of hand.

As strained as the bullpen has been, if he is going to miss even one start, he will probably have to.

While Ned is not exactly a shrinking violet to begin with, he seemed as animated as he ever has tonight. I actually enjoyed watching him - seemed to ratchet up the intensity for the entire team. The public lashing he gave Villenueva in particulr certainly seemed to pay dividends.

So we need a good 7 innings out of Suppan tomorow, huh?

HOW ABOUT THAT ONE FOLKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have a bad feeling about this.

Don't forget Weeks.

Tee Hee. I had the pleasure of reading that just after that ball landed in the basket. Made it even funnier.

Get africken run! As much as they have fought and clawed in this thing, it sure would be nice to win. With Vargas v. Zambrano it screamed loss before it started, and screamed louder when Vargas was bad in the first inning. Stealing this would be huge (even though losing wouldn't be the end of the world).

Man, if CV gets out of this inning...well, that'd be really good.

CV probably on a very short leash in the 11th - assumimng he doesn't give up a homer right away.

Definitely damned if you do, damned if you don't there.

..the guy who was going to bunt 100%...Not to mention Ned explained his removal for Aquino as being for "defensive reasons"... You really fail to see the connection between these two?

I do get the point, and the point is, if you say that Aquino should not have been in there, you need to provide a viable alternative. Would Dessens or Villenuava been better option? Not sure I buy that necessarily. Maybe you keep Wise in. Maybe. (of course if he keeps Wise in and he gets tagged - Yost is an idiot for doing that as well). You gonna put Shouse out there? Turnbow threw about 1000 pitches the day prior (and didn't throw most of them that well), so I don't see that one. Yost said he chose not to use Cordero because Houston had the bottom of the order coming up, thought Aquino could get the job done and they'd have Cordero for the top/heart of the order in the 10th. Certainly seems logical even if it didn't work out. See, that's the thing...not only does he not have the luxury of time and hindsight that the genuses on this board do, he has to look past the next couple of AB's when making decisions, and generally has to do it immediately. Most here also like to act as if he makes these decisions without any input from guys like Mike Maddux, Dale Sveum, etc. Ultimately the decision is his, but by no means is he making them in a vacum, as those who are criticizing more or less are. All of that being said, here we are witha real problem. Aquinoo cannot be used in a close games. Capellan can't be brought up and rewarded for acting like a dope, so the bull pen is thin right now as far as protecting a small lead prior to the 8th or 9th. We all better hope that the starters work deep and we get some big leads so they don't need as many pitchers and so they can get Aquino out there in safe opportunities to try to get some confidence back.

You're right, making a blanket definitive statement based on one outing is nonsense.

Is Boston a contender? Dice-K walked in the winning run last night. So I guess next time he's in a bases loaded situation Francona will automatically pull him, huh?

Some people just won't be happy until the Brewers lose a game like that with a different manager. Then again, with someone else managing, the starting pitchers would work 6-7 innings every night, and the well rested bullpen would never fail to get the job done. If Doug Melvin would just make a change today, 156-6 is still in reach.

I don't get it.

I believe he is the all time ERA leader at Miller Park (at least he was before Easter Sunday).

Wade Miller is brutal.

Unfortunately they have these things called contracts that require them to show the Bucks' game.

Melvin seems pretty clear he wants a Major Leaguer in return if he can find a fit... Pretty obviously not going to trade him just to trade him. Unless you get good value in return, there is definite value in having something very few teams have...pitching depth.