5/6/07 Pirates (Armas) @ Brewers (Sheets): 1:05 PM CDT

[jloos19]

That's why Suppan is a winner and Sheets isn't. Shouse gets out of the inning in Soup's start in the 6th, while he can't in Sheets' start.

[giffted1]

Nice work getting out of it Villy. Now lets score some runs.

[owbc]

Prince walk-off HR anyone?

[augie46]

Our problem with the 7th inning is that we have Dessens, Spurling, and Wise in our bullpen. They are all mop-up guys. I think that another lefty in the pen would allow us to make moves as well.

[thablingster]

This never would have happened had we brought up Jose Capellan instead of Greg Aquino. Also, you should be able to trust any pitcher with a 4 run lead.

 

Good job to at least get out of it, Villy.

 

Oooh it is John Grabow! Get him Mench.

[moofnelson]

Counsell...yuck.

[Team Canada]

Wow, huge steal of third!

[thablingster]

Nice use of the wheels Rickie!

[adambr2]

Well done, Craig. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/frown.gif

[Ennder]

What a terrible game by Counsell.

[COOOOP]

Nice stolen bag after getting second from a ball trickling through the Doughnut hole. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[MoneyballMan]

Counsell is just horrible. I thought we had a platoon at 3B - where's Graffy??? Who gives a crap if we go to extra innings and he has to play 8 innings?!! ANYONE's better than Counsell in that situation.

[JET15]

So much for Craig's RISP heroism in that situation. Ah, well, JJ to the rescue!

[MoneyballMan]

That just sucks.

[adambr2]

Counsell is abysmal. His one saving grace was that he could come through in the clutch earlier in the season, but he's not even doing that anymore. Braun can't come up soon enough.

[pitchleague]

not sure about the Counsell vs Grabow matchup. I probably would have looked to the bench for Graff. Not sure what the Bucs had in the bullpen, though.

[bobskube]

This feels like Thursday all over again.

[thablingster]

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not sure about the Counsell vs Grabow matchup. I probably would have looked to the bench for Graff. Not sure what the Bucs had in the bullpen, though.

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The only guy they had up was Shawn Chacon, who probably wasn't ready yet.

[moofnelson]

Counsell can't hit. He catches one heckuva pop up, though.

[MoneyballMan]

The Pirates only had righties left in the pen, so GOD FORBID, we pinch hit Graffy, force in a RH pitcher and then he has to face Fielder as well. I'm a big Yost supporter, but that was a bad call to let Counsell bat there.

[MoneyballMan]

How ironic was that picture of Sheets cleaning his bat?

 

Does it really matter? I think he could just leave the pine tar on it or just use a new bat for every AB, couldn't he?

 

Or maybe he was just whittling something for his mom.

[MadisonBrewerBlue]

so capps is warming up with fielder leading off for the brewers in the 8th. could be interesting

[thablingster]

My guess is Capps was up incase the Pirates grabbed the lead. They will probably leave Grabow out there to face Prince.

[MoneyballMan]

I don't like Fielder facing Capps. Overswinging could be a natural tendency there......

 

....unless the ball hits the bat......

[sheethead]

Its almost always a bad idea to let Counsell bat. He should be a defensive replacement player only, and I think we all know who he should be replacing defensively late in games.

 

Didn't Gross start today? I thought I saw him in the lineup, but maybe i fell asleep for his at bats. *sigh* Waste of a roster spot imo.