8/5/08 Brewers (Bush) at Reds (Volquez): 6:10 PM CDT

[wibadgers23]

Dave Bush (5-9, 4.69 ERA, 74 SO)

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Previous Starts:

DATE	OPP	RESULT	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GB	FB	TBF	#Pit	Dec.	Rel.	ERA
7/31	CHC	L 4-11	7.1	5	7	6	3	1	3	8	12	29	106	L(5-9)	--	4.69
7/26	HOU	W 6-4	5.0	9	4	4	2	0	5	7	4	22	94	--	--	4.51
7/10	COL	W 11-1	8.0	3	1	0	0	0	13	7	6	28	124	W(5-8)	--	4.39
7/5	PIT	W 2-1	8.0	4	1	1	0	0	7	8	11	28	100	--	--	4.74
6/30	@ARI	L 3-6	5.0	9	5	4	0	2	1	6	9	25	76	L(4-8)	--	5.06
6/24	@ATL	W 4-3	7.0	4	1	1	0	1	5	10	7	26	98	W(4-7)	--	4.94
6/19	TOR	W 8-7	8.0	2	1	1	0	1	2	11	12	28	106	W(3-7)	--	5.26
6/13	MIN	L 2-10	6.0	10	4	3	0	1	3	10	6	30	88	L(2-7)	--	5.73
6/7	@COL	L 2-7	4.0	5	5	5	2	2	3	4	5	18	69	L(2-6)	--	5.85
6/1	HOU	W 10-1	7.0	4	1	1	1	0	5	11	6	25	103	W(2-5)	--	5.49

Versus

 

Edinson Volquez (13-4, 2.71 ERA, 139 SO)

http://www.baseballmusings.com/archives/EdinsonVolquez12076538_reds_v_giants.JPG

Previous Starts:

DATE	OPP	RESULT	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	GB	FB	TBF	#Pit	Dec.	Rel.	ERA
7/30	@HOU	W 9-5	6.1	6	5	1	2	1	5	11	7	27	109	W(13-4)	--	2.71
7/25	COL	L 2-7	4.0	7	5	5	2	2	5	5	5	22	100	L(12-4)	--	2.77
7/20	NYM	L 5-7	5.0	8	4	4	1	3	3	6	6	26	110	--	--	2.49
7/12	@MIL	W 8-2	7.0	6	2	1	1	2	10	14	2	29	114	W(12-3)	--	2.29
7/6	WAS	W 6-5	6.0	5	3	3	0	3	3	11	4	26	89	W(11-3)	--	2.36
7/1	PIT	L 5-6	5.1	7	3	3	0	3	3	7	8	24	96	--	--	2.24
6/26	@TOR	L 1-7	4.1	6	7	5	1	3	0	9	7	24	90	L(10-3)	--	2.08
6/20	@NYY	W 4-2	7.0	7	2	2	0	1	5	9	6	26	103	W(10-2)	--	1.71
6/14	BOS	L 4-6	7.0	7	3	2	0	1	9	8	6	29	113	--	--	1.64

N.L. Central Standings:

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road	East	Cent.	West	L10	Strk
Chi. Cubs	67	46	.593	-	41-16	26-30	9-6	29-21	23-10	7-3	L 1
Milwaukee (45)	62	51	.549	5	32-23	30-28	12-12	28-23	15-8	3-7	L 2
St. Louis (44)	62	52	.544	5½	31-27	31-25	15-11	25-24	15-9	5-5	L 2
Houston (39)	54	57	.486	12	29-26	25-31	13-9	22-26	12-11	8-2	W 4
Cincinnati (35)	52	61	.460	15	31-25	21-36	18-17	16-23	9-15	2-8	W 1
Pittsburgh (35)	51	61	.455	15½	32-26	19-35	12-12	24-27	9-13	3-7	L 3

Wild Card Race:

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Milwaukee	62	51	.549	-
St. Louis	62	52	.544	½
Florida	59	53	.527	2½
N.Y. Mets	58	53	.523	3
L.A. Dodgers	56	55	.505	5
Houston	54	57	.486	7
Cincinnati	52	61	.460	10
Atlanta	51	61	.455	10½
Pittsburgh	51	61	.455	10½
Colorado	51	63	.447	11½
San Francisco	47	64	.423	14
San Diego	43	69	.384	18½
Washington	42	70	.375	19½

[trwi7]

Volquez is due to have a bad game, right?

 

*grasping at straws*

[thablingster]

Dave, I would appreciate you not replicating your last outing at GABP.

 

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[hawing]

C'mon, Brewers...

 

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[LUKE232323]

Volquez is just the guy I want the Brewers to see when they are mired in a terrible offensive slump.

[sgtcluels]

I wouldn't mess with Dave "Bulldog" Bush, he chops wood in the off season. He'd be one crazy dude to push around.

[sargennm]

If the Brewers show more intensity on the field than in the dugout tonight, I will consider it a step in the right direction.

[Irish Brewer]

Please dear God have the good Dave Bush show up, if not, this could get ugly.

[RightFieldCoder]

Dave Bush will not win

Brewers are slumping badly

Robin 19 sad

[razzzorsharp]

Advantage Brewers! I like our chances.

[yount19.u]

Dave Bush will not win

Brewers are slumping badly

Robin 19 sad

 

Nice Haiku. I hope it's false.

[owbc]

Time to get the slumping players out of the lineup (Hardy, Cameron, Kendall).

[GormanHarvey]

Please Ned, please give Jason the day off. This is getting ridiculous. Rivera is going to forget how to put on his gear

[sargennm]

Fielder in, Weeks out.

 

2B Ray Durham

SS J.J. Hardy

LF Ryan Braun

1B Prince Fielder

RF Corey Hart

3B Craig Counsell

CF Mike Cameron

C Jason Kendall

RHP Dave Bush

[GormanHarvey]

I seriously cannot believe that Kendall is starting again

[Glennron]

I seriously cannot believe that Kendall is starting again

I seriously cannot believe that Counsell is starting (at 3B) again.

In 18.1 IP at Great American Ballpark, Dave Bush has a 14.24 ERA, yowza.

 

[T B0NE 10]

What is the deal with Counsell playing so much? Thats getting ridiculous. I'll take slumping Bill Hall or Branyan just about anyday over Counsell.

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

It doesn't bother me as much that Counsell is starting, it just cracks me up that Counsell's place in the batting order is completely determined by what position he is playing...2B = leadoff, SS = 2 hole and at 3B = Counsell instantly becomes a power hitter and protects Hart from the 6 spot. Brilliant.

[crewcrazy]

Until the top two spots in the order start getting on base, the RISP problem won't get better. With nobody to hit in, guys like Braun and Fielder are left sitting on the basepaths when they're depending on guys like Craig Counsell and Jason Kendall to hit them in, and it's pretty frustrating to watch. Here's to hoping Durham and Hardy can actually get on base tonight, and Prince envisions the baseball as Manny Parra's head and hits a few out.

[uecker9]

I'll take slumping Bill Hall

I'd like to see Hall continue his "slump" like he did in July - .288/.350/.548.

I don't mind Counsell either, but enough is enough. I'm sure Branyan will be pinch-hitting with no one on and 2-out in the 6th or 7th tho, yeah.

[And That]

I want to see Counsell spot start for Fielder one day, just to see if Yost bats Craiggers 4th. I really do.

[GormanHarvey]

I seriously cannot believe that Kendall is starting again

I seriously cannot believe that Counsell is starting (at 3B) again.

 

 

That too! And I agree that it is hilarious that Ned determines Counsell's spot in the order by what position he is playing. Maybe it shows just how simple Ned really is.

[bucksman4]

What infuriates me is Prince playing today. We all knew Ned was a "player's manager" but I now know that he lets the players manage him. To have not suspended him at least 1 game sets a prescedent to the team that no matter what you do as a detriment to the team, you'll receive from your manager 100% support in his post-game press conference and can expect to hit right back where you were the day before in that night's lineup. This is the type of stuff that makes me believe Ned will not manage this team in 2009. If we miss the playoffs after yet another second half collapse and acquiring CC, Attanasio will be cleaning house and Ned & all of his cronies will be shown the door.

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

I want to see Counsell spot start for Fielder one day, just to see if Yost bats Craiggers 4th. I really do.

 

Hilarious...I was thinking the same thing. How about this for tomorrow's jv lineup game =

 

2B - Hall

SS - Counsell

LF - Kapler

1B - Rivera

RF - Hart

3B - Branyan

CF - Cameron

C - Hamel (just kidding - you know Kendall will be in here)

P - Soup

[crewcrazy]

What infuriates me is Prince playing today. We all knew Ned was a "player's manager" but I now know that he lets the players manage him. To have not suspended him at least 1 game sets a prescedent to the team that no matter what you do as a detriment to the team, you'll receive from your manager 100% support in his post-game press conference and can expect to hit right back where you were the day before in that night's lineup.

How do we know that Ned didn't tear into Prince and the other players behind closed doors last night? According to TH, the media wasn't allowed in the locker room immediately after the game like they usually are -- it wouldn't surprise me if Yost lectured both Prince and Manny after last night's incident.

Ned's only responsibility is to win baseball games. Sitting Prince tonight would likely cost the Brewers the game, and then he'd be getting blasted by the media for putting his own personal agenda ahead of winning games while they're trying to win the wildcard.