4/10/06 Brewers (Ohka) @ Cardinals (Mulder) 3:10 CST

[jloos19]

Ahh Rick Helling... a lot more comfortable.

 

Edit: I take that back.

[strawbossisevil]

I don't know if the Cards are better lineup wise. They have the big three in the middle of the order, but the rest of the order is very unimpressive IMO. Whereas, while we have no players who are as good as their big three, but we are more solid 1-8.

[Oldcity]

Mark Mulder 1.000 OBP today.

[adambr2]

I understand, but I am talking more about a general trend rather than just the occurences tonight.

 

And regardless of who you are facing, if you have runners at 2nd and 3rd and 1 out, you need to be able to get at least one run in, more times than not. A flyball will do. A slow hit ground ball will do. You have to be able to execute and at least put the ball in play. If they can't find a way to do that, they're going to be on the short end of a lot of 4-3 games.

[strawbossisevil]

Yet, Mulder is the real hitter to be feared, good gravy. He's been on twice!

[brettac1]

Whereas, while we have no players who are as good as their big three, but we are more solid 1-8.

 

This is exactly what whoever posted in that thread the other day said that the Brewers weakness was an elite hitter. The Cardinals have three of them, and it's tough to navigate them with guys on base. It really doesn't matter who else is in that lineup with those three. They're going to run away with the division with a Miles/Eckstein DP combo.

[JoeH33]

When are we going to start pitching around Mulder http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/eyes.gif

[BillScottCanRake]

I am pretty sure Weeks wasn't trying to strike out. I don't know how benching him is going to improve his performance.

 

Like Brett said, unless he's tired, he's only going to get better by seeing more pitches and playing.

[strawbossisevil]

We have three innings to get some runs before Isringhausen. Come on guys, earn your paychecks!

[davego]

Are the Cards that much better than us? Dang.

[mikerollins]

Good rip Geoff! This is our inning.

 

Guy on for Carlos, Billy, Rickie, Prince.

 

Get Rick some runs!

[strawbossisevil]

This is definitely the inning to do it in. Get back in the game before it gets too late.

[brettac1]

That's the difference. Mulder is a GB machine.

[JoeH33]

Sweet a DP!

[mikerollins]

Quote:

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We have three innings to get some runs before Isringhausen. Come on guys, earn your paychecks!

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The same Isringhausen who gave up a grand salami to Michael Barrett yesterday? We can score on him. He's not unhittable.

[elabysmal]

interesting tid-bit (or maybe not)...on the espn gamecast thing i clicked on the milwaukee outs and only one out came to the left side of second base so far and that was a ground out to eckstein

 

as a side note, i don't know if i have seen anything with as many bells and whistles as that gamecast...the thing shows stats like hitting percentage after the first pitch as well as a hitters percentage versus a team and a specific pitcher.

[strawbossisevil]

(shakes head in disbelief) Unbelievable. Can't buy a break today.

[jloos19]

When we have nobody on and two out, we always seem to strikeout.

[davemakovec]

and when we have one on and no out we hit ground balls...

 

Mulder's really pitching a good game today. We're having a lot of trouble against him.

[brettac1]

They could buy a break if they'd work the count today. They're not going to get anything more if they don't make Mulder elevate it. Groundballers get better as a game goes on for the most part.

[Invader3K]

Maybe they should stop sucking. That could be a good game winning strategy right there.

[Raw Biz]

drink for the out-into-out comment. and drink for the brady clark says {insert quote} comment.

[adambr2]

Yeah, benching Rickie is not the answer. This guy has all the potential in the world, it would be a bad idea to crush his confidence, and we already know he can be dangerous. Seven games into the season, it's not even an option. The only downside is that I wish they could find a way for Hall to be an everyday starter, but not at Rickie's expense.

[adambr2]

And no, Rickie certainly wasn't trying to strike out, but that was an UGLY swing at that third strike. You could tell when the pitch was halfway to the plate that it was going to be outside in the dirt.

[adambr2]

And so far, the turning point of this game was when we had runners at 2nd and 3rd and failed to execute and get even 1 in. Weeks or Prince comes through there, it's an even ballgame right now.