This guy is average at best. On a team with high expectations, you need a more dominating #2...not a soft tossing finesse pitcher. On a winning team he is a #4 at best. Davis had 206 strikeouts last year and 166 in 2004. He'd sure make an awesome # 4. Not easy to find 3 better pitchers.
Looks like Bill Hall is in at SS tonight and batting 2nd in Hardy's place. At least according to usa today, though they were mistaken last night. Once again I apologise for that. Looks like Houston is sticking with the same line-up against the left hander Davis as they did for the right hander Bush. Should be a great pitching matchup tonite, have a feeling this will be decided in the 8th.
From USA Today: CF Clark SS Hardy RF Jenkins LF Lee 3B Koskie 2B Weeks 1B Feilder C Moeller P Bush 2B Biggio CF Taveras 1B Berkman 3B Ensberg LF Wilson RF Lane C Ausmus SS Everett P Buchholz
One things for sure, my youngest Daughter loves her Kazoo and would be totally into that promotion. She'll drive not only opposing hitters, but everyone in the next 2 sections nuts by the 3rd inning!
Well, the Brewers have to score more than 4 run a game eventually, right? If history accounts for anything, we know the Brewers won't provide more that 3 runs of support for Sheets tomorrow. So today has to be the day.
New York is getting hit with the same storm that hit Wisconsin last night. It would be pretty scarey if at some point during the game the skies open up and start pelting the field with baseball-size Hail !
Good job by the pen today. They don't get alot of credit, but it's frightening to think where the Brewers would be without the excellent work from the pen.
Line-ups are posted on USA Today: CF Clark 2B Cirillo RF Jenkins LF Lee 3B Koskie SS Hall 1B Feilder C Moeller P Davis SS Eckstein RF Encarnacion 1B Pujols 3B Rolen CF Edmonds LF Taguchi 2B Luna C Bennett P Suppan Hardy, Weeks, and Miller with a day off today. Cards starting Gary Bennett at catcher.
Jenkins could have set up a lawn chair in right field and sipped pina coladas, because not a single ball was hit his direction Which is amazing concidering the Dimondbacks started 7 left-handed hitters in their line-up tonite. Excellent job by Bush and the pen of not giving them anything to pull !
Brewers win! Have to start swinging the bats, but... It's fun to win games with pitching and defense ! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
Interesting that Rottino is still getting starts this late in ST. Yesterday in LF and today at 3rd. I realise that Weeks' injury and Yost's desire to give Hall some time in CF have a little to do with it. Still, coupled with Melvin's comments on Rottino in his chat yesterday it has to be encouraging for Rottino. Edit: Beat me to the comment.