9/14/08 Game 1: Brewers (Bush) at Phillies (Blanton): 12:35 PM CDT

[razzzorsharp]

Well, 3 runs wasn't gonna cut it.

[pretendastronaut]

You've gotta hand it to Ryan Howard, he's responding in this series better than the entire Brewers team.

[Brewcrewin07]

Why?? My question is why do you give him anything close to the plate at all right now?? Let him get himself out or let him take the walk. I don't care if there is a runner on first and 0 out or not. I'd much rather take my chances with the rest of the hitters coming up in the inning to try to get out of it, then what happened. Either way, if they score two by everyone else's doing ,or Howard clears the bases ,like he did, it's still two runs. You have a much better chance of getting the DP ball and a fly out to get out of it with no damage then you do getting Howard out right now. And people really wonder why this team is struggling so much right now?? Things like that. Just stupid, stupid baseball.

[Vgmastr]

Gwynn? What is Ned smoking? Even Bill is questioning it.

[senorjerm]

Oh good. Gwynn is again the first guy off the bench.

[Gobias Industries]

That was the last guy on that bench that should have been used there.

 

Ned goes way overboard on those Righty-Lefty matchups. A bad hitter is a bad hitter. I would have rather even seen Hall there, as he at least has a chance to give them the lead. Heck, Bush probably did too.

[ecjimg]

Mota in the 7th. Must mean Gagne in the 8th.

[senorjerm]

Mr. Burns and the Simpsons taught me everything about left/righty matchups

 

"The game is tied, it's the bottom of the ninth, the bases are loaded,

there are two outs, and Strawberry is due to bat. Even though Darryl

has hit nine home runs, Burns sends him to the showers because Strawberry

and the pitcher are both left-handed. (``It's called playing the

percentages.'') He sends Homer, a righty, to the plate instead."

[WV Brew]

Yup. Setting it up for Gagne vs Howard in the 8th.

[ELCABALLO45]

Geez, nice job Mota

[marquettefan13]

Time for some runs Brewers.

[bensheeps]

Mota does his job. Stetter or Shouse in the eighth?

[lukevan]

Please get some runs Brewers. I can't take another loss to the Phillies.

Damn you Ryan Howard.

[Gobias Industries]

Man, Howard is light years ahead of Fielder defensively. And offensively.

[derflotr]

Well, at least they have more than 5 hits. Oh wait...

[BrewerTerp]

I just don't see how this is going to end well.

[ELCABALLO45]

Man, Howard is light years ahead of Fielder defensively. And offensively.

Haha your joking right?

 

Howard OPS at the age of 28 - .855

Fielder OPS at the age of 24 - .845

 

Howard at the age of 23 - In the minors.

Fielder at the age of 23 - 50 homers

 

Plus Howard plays at this joke of a ballpark.

[marquettefan13]

I just don't see how this is going to end well.

I agree unfortunately.

[Vgmastr]

Why is Shouse facing Burrell?

[BrewerTerp]

well that should do it

[Marc Newfield of Dreams]

Pathetic managing. Why does he keep Shouse in against righties?!?

[yfinn6]

Ah crap. Shouse in to face Burrell eh?

[WV Brew]

Why is Shouse facing Burrell?

 

Nedly is the mgr. Nuff said?

[Vgmastr]

Good riddance Ned. One positive to this collapse is that we won't have to watch your idiotic managing.

[marquettefan13]

It's turning into an all-around bad sports day - I'll have to see if I can bring myself to watch tonight's game.