4/29/08 Brewers (Sheets) at Cubs (Marquis): 7:05 PM CDT

[And That]

Career high number of walks?

[SeriesFinale]

Well, this doesn't bode well for the near nor medium nor distant future

 

Big Ben does not look good.

[HighLifeandPeanuts]

that was a great pitch for ball 3

[adambr2]

Great, Ben, just great.

 

Not that he's been helped this inning.

[HighLifeandPeanuts]

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I hate this rule...

[RyGuy671]

Good thing our offense woke up, looks like we're going to need it. But our poor, poor bullpen!

[And That]

There's only one answer for this. McClung!

[SeriesFinale]

Well, back to the drawing board

 

Let's keep the damage at that

[HighLifeandPeanuts]

we're even again.

[trwi7]

This is why I hated Bush getting sent down. Who is the long man if someone only goes 1, 2 or 3 innings? McClung?

[LaprilOne]

SeriesFinale[/b]]Well, this doesn't bode well for the near nor medium nor distant future

 

Big Ben does not look good.

 

Tough to ask a guy to get five outs in an inning - on a very cold night.

[SeriesFinale]

SeriesFinale[/b]]Well, this doesn't bode well for the near nor medium nor distant future

 

Big Ben does not look good.

Tough to ask a guy to get five outs in an inning - on a very cold night.

 

Agreed, but six walks in three innings do not help, either

 

Nor do meatballs down the middle

[bucksbeat]

That could've been so much worse.

[adambr2]

Yeah, I like having a guy in the bullpen who can give starter innings like we had with Villanueva last year. I'm not real comfortable with McClung being the only long option. I really wish we would get over our fascination with this guy.

[mastershake76]

WOW, 7 hits in 3 innings, I think our bats have awoken!

 

Too bad it happened the one time in the past 7 games that we can't get a decent game out of our starting pitcher.

[hurricanecrush]

The two errors caused Ben to throw 12 extra pitches. He's currently at 72 pitches so I'm guessing the 4th will be his last unless he gets out of it very easily.

[HighLifeandPeanuts]

nobody comes in... but wouldn't it be nice to have Bush in this situation.

[HighLifeandPeanuts]

you all beat me to my Bush comment... but that was the plan in my head all year - whomever gets out of the starting 5 ends up as the long reliever - it just made sense.

[mikerollins]

Tough outcome for Sheeter so far but good to see the velocity and curve ball are both as good as ever.

 

a little wildness was to be expected after 10 days off.

[adambr2]

Sheets should still be able to go 5, provided the next inning isn't particularly rocky for him.

[endaround]

I wish I was seeing the game Schroeder is calling . In that game Sheets has great control over his curve ball

[HighLifeandPeanuts]

let's hope for a quick and easy bottom of the fourth

[mastershake76]

That was a pretty anemic inning. From the look of this game so far, we're not going to be able to post too many 1-2-3 innings in this game before we get down by a bundle.

[Blancofan1]

In fairness to Bill, some of Sheets curveballs have looked really good only to be called balls by the umps.

[adambr2]

Is this ump lost in the clouds? Since when is a pitch that crosses at the thighs low?