10/01/08 Brewers (Gallardo) at Phillies (Hamels): 2:00 PM CDT

[phxMILWfan]

well his pitch count is up a little bit now... trying to be positive.

[yount19.u]

Can someone please tell the Brewers how to hit a change-up?

What do you mean? Skaalen is telling them to swing when it's almost in the dirt and take when it's across the plate.

[cnycerveceros]

what bothers me also, is that if the Brewers play badly it makes me want to avoid the other games, and I like watching the playoffs.

[jhgill]

"so you're saying there's a chance?"......... Cmon crew...only really have the seventh and eighth now.

[Ennder]

Hamels is better vs righties than lefties. Maybe in the next game they should play Counsell at 3B instead of Hall.

[phxMILWfan]

insightful fact alert, Hamels pitches with a left handed motion!

[phxMILWfan]

Hamels is better vs righties than lefties. Maybe in the next game they should play Counsell at 3B instead of Hall.

 

I always feel like this is a bad stat when they compare the BAA for a pitcher. The reason lefties hit Hamels better than righties is that only the best of the best lefties even get to play against him. I still start the right handed bat over the left handed bat against him.

[cnycerveceros]

If it wasn't for that 3rd inning.

[jhgill]

Why are they still talking about Cole Hamels when he's not even pitching right now?

[ReverendBrewmeister]

Another positive: Good bullpen work today, so far.

[Irish Brewer]

Alright lets rally here. Three runs can be managed. Come on boys!

[jhgill]

cnycerveros - who is that picture by your name? It looks really, really familiar....or maybe it doesn't.

[brewmann04]

i agree let get Ray and Craig in there to start the next game we need to play the Vets.

It wierd but the Brewers approach at the plate has not changed from April.

[yount19.u]

They just mentioned the wiff rate for Hamels as being better than 50% (the amount of times a hitter swings and misses). Anyone have the wiff rate for Brewers hitters this year? I would have to assume it's the worst in the NL.

[cnycerveceros]

<---- Billy Jo Robideaux. Who? Robideaux

[Chio151]

Could some one lobotomize the part of my brain that feels pain.

[naivin]

This really sucks!

[Ennder]

Hamels is better vs righties than lefties. Maybe in the next game they should play Counsell at 3B instead of Hall.

 

I always feel like this is a bad stat when they compare the BAA for a pitcher. The reason lefties hit Hamels better than righties is that only the best of the best lefties even get to play against him. I still start the right handed bat over the left handed bat against him.

Probably some truth in that but heavy change up lefties almost always do well against righties.

[jhgill]

"How about that pickup by Ryan Howard" ... huh? An easy ground ball.....much like an earlier guy who's listening to the Doors, I think it's time for Dark Side of the Moon.

[yfinn6]

Why are they still talking about Cole Hamels when he's not even pitching right now?

Because he's dominating.

 

And thanks Prince for swinging at the first pitch. It looks like a complete game shutout.

[Schlitz001]

I'm just happy to be in the playoffs, but I would also be just happy with a run or a win.

[Irish Brewer]

Five pitch inning...perfect. Way to be patient guys.

[bigredrobbo]

I think the Phillies plan on starting Hamels tomorrow, too.

 

It's not like he's being tested much here...

[yount19.u]

5 pitch inning.

[40 oz to Freedom]

So far (at 3-0), it's not the Phillies doing something to win the game, but the Brewers doing everything to lose the game. Erase the defensive errors, and this is a 0-0 game. This is what frustrates me about the Brewers - It's continually not the other team doing things to win, but the Brewers actively doing things to lose.