It's hard to bench players when your bench is playing poorly, or when you have very little bench because of injuries or extra guys in the bullpen. The last time the Brewers manager benched a guy for doing something stupid, Ryan Braun got him fired. I'm assuming you mean Macha but I don't know what this is in reference to. http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/02/21/ryan-braun-says-brewers-were-fighting-the-negativity-under-former-manager-ken-macha/