8/9/08 Nationals (Redding) at Brewers (Sheets): 6:05 PM CDT

[razzzorsharp]

wow, great job getting out of it. 102 pitches through 8.

[B2k1121]

Yost is going to let Sheets finish the game?

[crewcrazy]

Why not just take Ben out after 8 innings and 102 pitches? If Ned keeps letting Ben and CC throw 120 pitches a night, they'll have nothing left by the end of September. Let David Riske throw...the poor guy hasn't seen a baseball for like 3 weeks.

[B2k1121]

What do you gain by letting Sheets finish? Besides an RBI single, all you do is risk injury.

[razzzorsharp]

I also don't agree with this, give the pen a bone here.

[crewcrazy]

I really wish Ned didn't care about pointless things like complete game shutouts...they're nice when you need to give your bullpen a day off, but a lot of those guys haven't pitched for more than a week.

[razzzorsharp]

Atleast the Nats hacked in the 9th and kept his PC lower.

[brewtank34]

I'm ok with letting Benny finish it...it's a huge confidence builder for him. I hate Yost with a passion (I will no longer wish good will towards Yost after his comments last week regarding Fielder/Parra fight), but I'm pretty sure they know what the limits of Benny and CC are.

 

Keep it up Crew!

[razzzorsharp]

15 games over 500, highpoint thus far?

[wibadgers23]

With Parra's inability to finish games and Bush and Suppan after him, the bullpen will surely be getting some work in the next few games.

[And That]

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[razzzorsharp]

In the Sheets interview after the game he corrected Trenni about his RBI count for the season and was pretty funny about it. Good to see.

[razzzorsharp]

Braun hopinh to play tomorrow.

[crewcrazy]

That's 5 hits for Ben this year, isn't it? That's got to be a career high...

[trwi7]

15 games over 500, highpoint thus far?

 

Nope. They were 16 games over .500 after they swept the Cardinals and again after they beat Houston.

 

That's 5 hits for Ben this year, isn't it? That's got to be a career high...

 

It's actually only a tie for third. He had 5 hits in 2003, 6 in 2002 and 9 in 2004.

[mls4]

FYI- Durham is the 273rd player to HR for the Brewers franchise.

[datrain711]

wow only a 4 page game thread for a complete game shut out!

 

I guess everyone was either at the game or taking advantage of the nice weather. It was good to see Sheets bounce back, and it sort of feels like we have some nice momentum going