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

[Vgmastr]

Well, it worked out in the end, but I still don't understand why Shouse or Stetter wasn't in there for Delgado. I thought the point of having two lefties in the pen was to be able to use one for just one batter.

[wibadgers23]

come on Brewers, the Mets bullpen is terrible! lets do this!

Yeah, we're making the Mets bullpen look pretty decent this series. It has to stop now.

[rotoherb]

What is Yost trying to prove by sending Gagne out there in high leverage situations? He's clearly not a very good pitcher. How can you keep sending a guy into close games when every fourth hit he's allowed has been a home run? It's just insane.

[FidoMcCokefiend]

Hopefully Tony Gwynn Jr pinch hits to lead off!

[InBraunWeTrust]

Ha! Had to log in to see what the reaction was to Gagne. Did anyone notice the fans behind the plate give a sarcastic cheer when Gagne threw a pitch in the dirt on the 0-2 pitch to Wright?

 

I think they were probably Mets fans. I was at the game yesterday, and there were a lot of travelling Mets fans there, especially in that lower level seats.

[ELCABALLO45]

Weeks.. WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?!?

[Trowekamp]

Well.. I have to give Gagne one thing.. he has brought me closer to God as I have prayed much more frequently since he became a Brewer.

[trwi7]

He definitely looked out. Don't know what Bill is screaming about.

[InBraunWeTrust]

He was out. More low IQ fun from Weeks.

[TuesdaysWithRillo]

Horrible call. Get the heck out of the way, ump.

[ELCABALLO45]

Even on a day Weeks goes 4-5 he proves that he has the lowest baseball IQ on the team.

[DougJones43]

Rickie Weeks is a moron. He does more stupid things than any player I've ever seen.

[sauveb]

Only Rickie can get 4 hits and still be a goat.

[Bruce Ciskie]

Well, there's more jogging that leads to outs on the basepaths.

 

The fundamentals on this team are so poor that it's amazing they're where they are in the standings. Speaks to the overall talent level and the pitching staff. And the crappy National League.

 

Maybe Rock will watch the full replay, because it was pretty obvious when they cut to Weeks running to second that he wasn't running as hard as he could.

[TeeJayh1980]

Ricky was safe. Where's that silly instant replay in this case? The ump fell, how can he make a competent call?

[Trowekamp]

4 hits for weeks tonight.. his batting average is higher than his weight finally. Nice Job Rickie..

[DougJones43]

Horrible call.

 

You can't be serious. He was clearly out. Don't listen to what Bill says, the tag got him before his hand touched the base.

[ELCABALLO45]

Weeks was out.

 

You would think a guy barley hitting .230 this year would learn to run as hard as he could.

[Patrick425]

I think they were probably Mets fans. I was at the game yesterday, and there were a lot of travelling Mets fans there, especially in that lower level seats.

Actually, no. It was clearly a sarcastic cheer from some Brewer fans, because of the inexplicable 0-2 pitch he decided to make to Delgado yesterday. You could see that they were laughing and yucking it up.

[danzig6767]

Hard to tell on the replay, but it almost looked like Weeks wasn't running super hard at first thinking he had a sure double and then he picked up the pace after he saw it could be close.

[MillerParkSouth]

clean inning for Sol, Braun walk-off HR. book it.

[DougJones43]

Well, there's more jogging that leads to outs on the basepaths.

Yeah, I noticed that too. Pretty pathetic. Of course, instead of pointing that out, the homer announcers just pretend he was safe, or that the LF made a "great play."

[InBraunWeTrust]

Yes. It definitely looks like Weeks let off the gas as soon as he rounded first. He's just an idiot, and I don't think he really will ever learn.

[ELCABALLO45]

Nice catch Braunie!

[SeriesFinale]

Pretty good outfield D from both squads tonight