06/01/08 Astros (Chacon) at Brewers (Bush): 1:05 PM CDT

[SlideBernieSlide]

Game starts in 20 minutes, guess I'll get this up

 

 

Here's the Brewers' lineup via TH:

2B Joe Dillon

CF Gabe Kapler

LF Ryan Braun

1B Prince Fielder

RF Corey Hart

3B Russell Branyan

C Mike Rivera

SS Craig Counsell

RP Dave Bush

[razzzorsharp]

Yikes, tough lineup but on the flipside, solid bench.

[trwi7]

Giving guys days off is fine. Giving 3 or 4 players off at the same time is stupid. One of the things that pisses me off the most about Ned.

[T B0NE 10]

I think this is as obvious as ever how the team feels safe after taking the first two of the series. Ned put the "B" team out there today. How many other teams do this? I can see giving JJ, Rickie, Kendall, or Cameron a day off once in a while. But why all at once?! And with that Dave Bush is pitching! Chances are we are gonna need to get all the support we can get! If Bush has a solid outing and gives up around 3 runs, and we score less. I would 100% blame the loss on Yost.

[PeaveyFury]

Are JJ, Weeks, or Cameron really performing so well right now that having all three of them out of the lineup is actually going to hurt us that much?

[trwi7]

Are JJ, Weeks, or Cameron really performing so well right now that having all three of them out of the lineup is actually going to hurt us that much?

 

Weeks did have two hits yesterday and Hardy had a couple of hits the day before. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[GoudaBrew]

This is one of those lineups that will either surprise the hell out of me and score ~12 runs, or it will be stifled and get ~2-3 hits.

 

As for Bush, he reminds me of Tomo Ohka. He can look dominate 1 start and then look like he doesn't even belong in the majors the next. Maybe that's typical for a #5 starter though.

[SlideBernieSlide]

I don't know. I'm 50/50 on it. This line-up makes some sense. The meat of Braun-Fielder-Hart-3T0 is intact. At least, he's not hitting Dillon third. Yost has done that from time to time.

 

Kendall cant catch every game, although he's trying. So Rivera, who's hitting decently, is fine with me. We lose a lot defensively between the two...so that gives me pause. But Kendall has also been slumping at the plate, so maybe this makes sense.

 

Cam was swinging at everything last night and has struck out like 9 times in his last 12 ABs, so I have no problem giving him a day off. He needs it.

 

I do have a problem sitting Weeks. He's seemed to get things together decently on the homestand...getting on base, scoring runs. Doing a nice job in the clutch.

 

Same with Hardy...he's had a nice week. Getting hot...hitting doubles...going to the opposite field etc. So not sure I'd take his hot bat out of the order either.

 

The Crew has two off days in the next week so it's an issue of giving guys a break. I guess its more an issue of giving the bench some abs.

[rluzinski]

Bush getting the solo shots out of the way early?

 

Are JJ, Weeks, or Cameron really performing so well right now that having all three of them out of the lineup is actually going to hurt us that much?

 

Braun, Fielder and Hart are the the only batters who's replacements are significantly worse, I think.

[trwi7]

Not good Bush.

[SlideBernieSlide]

Bush is just following the same pattern as his last start...solo shots in the 1st and 2nd then its operation shutdown.

[endaround]

Loretta's ball wasn't hit all that well it just kept on carrying which is why Braun ran into the wall. As to the lineup, its more playing Dillon at 2B when you have three other options that really makes little sense to me.

[endaround]

Somebody want to tell Brian that this new fangled quality start stat is like 25 years old?

[trwi7]

HART AND BRAUN AWESOME!!!!!!

[yfinn6]

Somebody is going to get tossed for this one.

[pebadger]

Were those BOOs or COOPs?

[rluzinski]

Hart looked like he might have been out but really, you could call that either way. I don't like that those "either way" plays always goes to the defense, anyway.

[PrimeTime955]

Were those BOOs or COOPs?

They weren't saying booooo, they were saying moooovers.

 

[thunderbat30]

Great hustle by Braun! Got to love how he plays.

[rluzinski]

Wow. 37 pitches and counting for Chacon this inning.

[trwi7]

HOLY COW COUNSELL!!!!!!

[HurricaneBraun]

Why cant all innings be like this!

[marquettefan13]

I think Hart was out but it's nice to see the Brewers take advantage of this break. 4-1 lead and the pitcher getting up to bat in the 1st inning - nice start.

[thunderbat30]

The call at first is killing the Astros.

[pebadger]

Bush needed to work that count better.