ReverendBrewmeister

PRINCE! Time to pop the cork on this offense.

I can somewhat grasp that Roenicke might be more comfortable with the two players (McGehee, Betancourt) who have spent the most time with the club this year over the new acquisitions (Green, Hairston). But must they always bat in sequence? The black hole in the lineup is not just having two particular batters who are terrible: it's that those two particular players are batting #6 and #7 in the lineup, the two highest spots in the order possible for them. Why can't they hit #6 and #8? Or if they must hit back-to-back, why not bat them #7 and #8?

MVP. That is all.

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When's the last time Brewerfan.net was so happy to see the faces of Ronnie Belliard, Marc Newfield, and Dave Krynzel? http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

I consider myself a traditionalist in most areas of baseball but I'm also a realist and pitchers hitting just makes no sense these days. Even good hitters struggle to hit when they don't get to do it on a regular basis, asking a pitcher to hit at the major league level just makes no sense and making the two leagues different is really bad for baseball. The adoption of the Designated Hitter by Minor League Baseball, NCAA, and NFHS didn't happen until after the American League invented it. But what if MLB got rid of the DH? Minor League Baseball would follow suit, and I would expect that the same thing would happen in the lower leagues. One reason why pitchers can't hit is not only lack of opportunities in the majors, starters hitting 1 game out of 5; specialist relievers almost never hitting. But there's also the fact that many haven't hit since their entry into professional or college baseball. Take a pitcher who was drafted by an American League team, played in that system, and then was traded to a National League team: he may not have picked up a bat since his senior year in high school. Uniformity could be achieved either way---DH or no DH---throughout organized baseball; certainly so in the majors and affiliated minor leagues. Unfortunately, the reality with owners and the MLBPA is that killing the DH in the majors is very unlikely. Nate82's original post is much more likely to be true. My preference is for pitchers to bat. But I also support either full interleague play or none and wouldn't have a fit if MLB went to an Eastern Conference/Western Conference set up. So I don't know if that makes me a traditionalist or not.

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All winning streaks start with #1. Time to do some damage to that magical magic number.

Not the easiest inning, but K-Rod got the job done again. Need some insurance runs.

Two 2-out RBIs. Do my eyes deceive me?

Morgan in the clutch again. Should be 2nd RBI.

Hey, Casey, watch another 3rd strike. Love the consistency.

A bit overreactive, but still: Why are the basic things of this game so hard for the Brewers to master?

I expect at least one more sacrifice being called by RRR today.

There is a need to play for two runs, not just one. Don't like the bunt at all.

The blind pig found an acorn there at first base.

Let's go, Taylor. Time for a home run into the lights.

Classies just won again 4-3 over ATL.

Let's just bash our head against the wall again. It didn't hurt the last 80+ times McGehee and Betancourt came up with RISP in a close game.

Will RRR dare to have Green hit for McGehee? Guess not.

Man. Need some of those 2-out RBIs like the Phiilies seem to always get.

Now batting...#23, Rickie Weeks. Welcome back!

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Excellent start from Wolf. Just what the first game of the series needed. Now for some insurance runs and a mop-up appearance from the bullpen.

Tony Tombstone pulls out the Winchester for that homer.