4/20/08 Brewers (Gallardo) at Reds (Harang): 12:15 PM CDT

[JJHardy7]

19 on Friday and 11 yesterday

 

I guess I don't have too much of a problem with it. It was a risk and the only thing I would've liked to see was a guy warming up sooner. Is anyone warming up in the pen yet?

[giffted1]

It would be nice if our closer was waterproof.

[EinhornIsFinkle]

Closer is the easiest job in baseball which is why it was just plain silly to give Gagne 10 million. I bet anyone in the bullpen would have a 67 percent success rate.

[tristarscoop]

4 straight games for Gagne, when there are 4 other arms in the pen with closing experience...get a clue Yost!

Um, it was a save situation. Gagne is the closer. Ned had NO choice. Even if Gagne's arm had fallen off, and he had to go up there and pitch with his foot, he'd have to go in there to get that 2-run lead save.

I sure hope that post should have been in blue.

[endaround]

19 on Friday and 11 yesterday

 

I guess I don't have too much of a problem with it. It was a risk and the only thing I would've liked to see was a guy warming up sooner. Is anyone warming up in the pen yet?

But it was also 20 on Thursday

 

[And That]

Um, it was a save situation. Gagne is the closer. Ned had NO choice.

Actually he had about 6 other choices.

 

[jjfanec]

There actually is no rule that you have to pitch your closer in a save situation, especially when he has pitched 3 days in a row. We have a good pen this year and there were capable guys to close it down. I really dont think any of us would have complained if Riske would have blown this save, because that move would have made logically sense

[lcbj68c]

Any situation can succeed, any can fail. Turnbow gives up two walks and a dinger and we are yosted this and yosted that.

[JJHardy7]

But it was also 20 on Thursday

 

I still don't think it's asking that much. Giving up back to back jacks is pretty bad, but maybe Gagne just can't pitch 4 days in a row. I swear Coco did 6 last year and pitched pretty well in most of them. I have no problem with Gagne in the 4th day based on those pitch counts, but after the first HR someone should've been warming up.

[mikerollins]

Bringing in Gagne was an easy decision. Closers throw 3, 4, 5, even 6 days in a row all the time. When the Brewers have a lead in the 9th inning or behind Gagne is the guy and should be the guy. That shouldn't change.

 

As for jumping all over Gagne. Between Fukodome's HR and the 2 HR's today, Gagne has given up a total of TWO BASERUNNERS (one was the solo HR to Patterson in Milwaukee) over 6 outings. Get off his back. He'll be fine.

[iluvlamp]

I wouldn't say closer is easy at all but I agree with the rest Finkle

[tristarscoop]

Phillips is having a Ricky Weeks AB.

[WV Brew]

Riske has been in half the games already. If he has 80 appearances, he won't be effective much longer either.

[And That]

Torres is on pace to pitch about 130 innings this year.

[Mike Felder]

Post game press conference, April 20th:

 

Reporter: So, the club currently with a pretty unprecedented pitching staff, 14 pitchers, yet you went with Gagne for the 4th straight day. Why?

Do you think someone will even ask him that question? I mean, I hope so, but that's usually the type of "hard-hitting journalism" the J/S stays away from.

 

[ClosetBrewerFan]

It would be nice if our closer was waterproof.

Priceless.

 

Com'on Torres!

[dlk9s]

Methinks DougJones' post was sarcasm, although I was wrong on another post earlier.

[DougJones43]

4 straight games for Gagne' date=' when there are 4 other arms in the pen with closing experience...get a clue Yost![/quote']

Um, it was a save situation. Gagne is the closer. Ned had NO choice. Even if Gagne's arm had fallen off, and he had to go up there and pitch with his foot, he'd have to go in there to get that 2-run lead save.

 

I sure hope that post should have been in blue.

It was definitely meant to be sarcastic.

[Schlitz001]

I'm not sure Mota is available, but Riske seemed like the obvious choice. And is Turnbow still alive, or?

Turnbow hasn't pitched since the first Cardinal game, right? He should be ready?

[steve267268]

Could we keep that graph updated? That things neat.

[iluvlamp]

It looks as if we are destined to lose this game.

[JJHardy7]

As for jumping all over Gagne. Between Fukodome's HR and the 2 HR's today, Gagne has given up a total of TWO BASERUNNERS (one was the solo HR to Patterson in Milwaukee) over 6 outings. Get off his back. He'll be fine.

 

To me, the problem is the home run balls he's giving up. That's not good for a closer to be doing in tight situations, but I don't think he's been awful. It's just that any batter with any power will have a shot to hit one out on him it looks like. I'm not ripping on him it's just not a good thing so far with the long ball.

[And That]

Is Shouse not available now?

[tristarscoop]

I love that Bill is concerned about the overuse of Shouse, but said no such thing about Gagne.

[adamb100]

Yosted.