9/2/08 Mets (Niese) at Brewers (Parra): 7:05 PM CDT

[trwi7]

Hart's plate discipline is horrid.

[trwi7]

What a horribly disappointing inning.

[Schlitz001]

A 30 pitch first inning from Niese bodes well for the Brewers chances of seeing that crappy Mets bullpen.

[moofnelson]

30 pitches and one run. sheesh.

[Trowekamp]

So is the a popular theory on why the IGT an Chat room are noticeably empty lately compared to the beginning of the season. I noticed this in previous year's but chalked it up to that fact that Brewers were out of it by now. My top 5 theories:

 

- More BF.Neters at the games

- Migration of BF.net members to Jsonline blog because they can yell at people irrationally and swear

- Weariness of 162 games

- Recession : )

 

Any other thoughts.

[wibadgers23]

Hart's plate discipline is horrid.

Most of the team's plate discipline is horrid. And now the Mets are threatening. Just great.

[dlk9s]

That a boy Rickie!

 

 

I'm listening to Ueck and Jim with Gameday up and running and somehow that's ahead of the radio. Weird.

If you're listening to the radio online, Gameday is always about a pitch ahead of the radio. If you're listening to the radio on a radio, then yeah, that's weird.

[crewcrazy]

Leadoff walks really suck. Hopefully Manny can get out of this inning with the score still tied.

[dlk9s]

Leadoff walks really suck. Hopefully Manny can get out of this inning with the score still tied.

With runners on 2nd and 3rd and no outs, I'm hoping he gets out of it 2-1.

[InBraunWeTrust]

Our inability to bat runs in is maddening. When is Fielder going to get his head into gear and DO SOMETHING?

[crewcrazy]

At least Fielder moved the runners over in his at-bat. He hit it hard, but right at Delgado. Hart's AB was a lot worse.

[dlk9s]

There's no way that second strike called to Hart was a strike.

I just went back and looked at his AB on Gameday. The second strike was way inside. Not even "well, I could see it being borderline if the ump is calling them inside" inside. I mean significantly in the batter's box inside.

 

I'm not watching the game, but did see that Hart's last strike was a big curveball. Is there a chance that it was simply a good pitch by the pitcher? I mean, not every swing and miss at a ball outside the strikezone is because of bad plate discipline. Sometimes the pitcher fools the batter. That said, I do agree that Hart tends to be a bit of a "free swinger." http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[Gobias Industries]

dlk9s wrote:

If you're listening to the radio online, Gameday is always about a pitch ahead of the radio. If you're listening to the radio on a radio, then yeah, that's weird.

I'm listening to 1150 AM on the radio, so yeah it's pretty strange. Really killed the suspense Ueck delivers in his homerun calls.

[InBraunWeTrust]

Man, Billy JUST missed that. In the air, it looked like a no-doubter.

[InBraunWeTrust]

Some more of that wonderful Fielder defense...

[trwi7]

Prince has to make that play. Ugh, he held his glove the wrong way.

[trwi7]

At least Fielder moved the runners over in his at-bat. He hit it hard, but right at Delgado. Hart's AB was a lot worse.

He didn't hit it hard at all.

 

Nice defense Kendall. Get your ass in front of it.

[FidoMcCokefiend]

Well, September has started off beautifully.

[sauveb]

Nice job Manny. Just when we needed you.

[moofnelson]

Can we play the Pirates some more? We look good against them.

[crewcrazy]

I think I changed my mind about wanting to play the Mets in the playoffs.

[pebadger]

Beautiful. This team stinks against good teams not named Cardinals. Thank God for the Pirates.

[ELCABALLO45]

Not a good way to start september.

[DHonks]

wow. How does Beltran's popup get out of the park, while Hall crushes it and it doesn't? Also, come on Prince, most beer league softball 1st basemen would have gotten that long hop. Completely mis-played by Prince.

[Schlitz001]

7 innings left, with a rookie on the mound who's already thrown 47 pitches through 2. It'll be a high scoring affair.