7/11/08 Reds (Fogg) at Brewers (Parra): 7:05 CDT

[crewcrazy]

Yeah, I was fine with using Torres in the high-leverage situation, but I don't like sending him back out there for the 9th. Gagne or Stetter are just as good as a tired Torres, and I'd prefer to have him available tomorrow.

[cnycerveceros]

the defense really killed us today. everyone pitched decently, but those errors killed.

It's not over til it's over.

 

[Brewcrewin07]

What will make this loss extremely tough(if it happens), is you have to face Volquez tomorrow. That's not good. Who would've thought that in what was perhaps on paper your best shot(though unrealistic it may have been), to go 10-0 on a home stand and you are looking at 5-3 after tonight and staring 5-4 right in the face.....absolutely brutal and inexcusable especially given the Pitchers they faced on this home stand.

[Fear The Chorizo]

As much as we'd like to hope, the Brewers aren't going undefeated the rest of the season - while it always sucks to lose, I'm still happy that the Brewers will still have the best record in baseball since May 20th, even if they lose tonight.

 

Still have one more shot here - let's make it interesting

[chadomac]

hall and cameron are hitting to the other side of the field lately... that's always a good sign.

 

come on crew. stick a blown save on cordero.

[crewcrazy]

What will make this loss extremely tough(if it happens), is you have to face Volquez tomorrow. That's not good. Who would've thought that in what was perhaps on paper your best shot(though unrealistic it may have been), to go 10-0 on a home stand and you are looking at 5-3 after tonight and staring 5-4 right in the face.....absolutely brutal and inexcusable especially given the Pitchers they faced on this home stand.

Baseball's a funny game -- starting pitching match-ups are only a part of it. They've played pretty bad defense for most of the homestand and have struggled to do much hitting at all. Add in a bullpen blow-up here and there and it's not hard to see why they're in this situation. Still, considering how bad this team limped into the All-Star break last year, I'd be pretty happy with a winning homestand. I wouldn't even count on the best team in baseball history going 10-0 on a homestand -- it takes a ton of good fortune to do that.

[cnycerveceros]

Yeah, asking for 10-0 is too much, but 7-3 would be quite good. So, as I'm trying to change my negative attitude, tomorrow is another day and this one isn't even over yet!

[chadomac]

after watching this team for the past two years I actually like our chances better against a #1 or #2 starter than some no-name guy. but I know what you mean. on paper the match-up tomorrow does not look favorable.

 

anyone else think this ump has called multiple strikes that were definitely too low?

[pebadger]

Wow. A first baseman can still catch the ball after it's in the dirt? And that can lead to an out?

[Brewcrewin07]

You've got to steal....I have a feeling about kendall here.

[crewcrazy]

Cameron walks...let's get some late inning magic going. Hopefully Kendall can get Cameron to 2nd.

[Ranier]

This team is so frustrating...The Cards and the Cubs beat teams they should....we face Josh Freakin Fogg and lose

[cnycerveceros]

Hey chadomac, The Saltshakers sound pretty cool.

[Fear The Chorizo]

what is kendall thinking

[pebadger]

I just hope Weeks has both feet on the ground when he swings at one of these pitches.

[bbaehman]

Kendall didn't give him the chance to steal

[chadomac]

thank you cerveceros!

 

cordero looks like he's been indulging in a lot of skyline chili over in the nasty 'nati

[cnycerveceros]

So, the Brewers played bad enough to lose, but that wasn't a strike to end the game.

[chadomac]

i'm telling you... many low pitches being called strikes tonight. but either way we probably didn't deserve to win.

 

oh well, time to go to the bar. let's try and get 2 out of 3 starting tomorrow. i'm going to both of those games, should be fun.

[Ranier]

Bad call or not at the end, that was just a flat-out pathetic game tonight

[pebadger]

It didn't work.

 

Have to get more than 1 hit off Josh Fogg.

 

And that was not strike 3.

[brewers19]

According to Gameday, the only pitch that was in the strike zone was the one that Kapler fouled off.

[splitterpfj]

That last one was not a strike.

 

Every time I think this team has improved defensively, they play a week's worth of garbage defense. Every team will lose its share of games, but if you're going to lose - LOSE - don't give games away.

[Brian the Automator]

Credit to the Reds for capitalizing on EVERY mistake the Brewers made. Even though the ump seemed to want to get out of there quickly, the Brewers deserved to lose this one. Let's go get the next two.

[mastershake76]

So, yeah... Prince Fielder... not looking like he's going to hurt us so bad in arbitration after all.