2009-07-21 Brewers (Looper) at Pittsburgh (Vasquez) : 6:05 PM CT [Brewers win, 2-0]

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[pretendastronaut]

Per TH:

 

BREWERS

2B Felipe Lopez

3B Craig Counsell

LF Ryan Braun

1B Prince Fielder

CF Mike Cameron

RF Corey Hart

SS JJ Hardy

C Jason Kendall

P Braden Looper

[sargennm]

Still a fan of this lineup. Let's hope the Brewers finally hit rock bottom last night and today is the dawn of a new winning streak.

[PrinceEatMeat]

It's about time we actually have a consistent lineup. I think McGehee's knee is bad enough that he can't even start in consecutive games anymore. I would assume he isn't starting tonight because he will be tomorrow against the lefty.

[RU Rah Rah]

Time to start playing solid baseball again. (Tied with the Astros now in the Central, and there is much traffic in the Wild Card race.)

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

Is Dave Kerwin playing tonight for the Buccos?

[sauveb]

8 pitch first inning. That should help get Looper deeper into the game.

[Invader3K]

Chat is on like Donkey Kong.

[jeffy]

Is Dave Kerwin playing tonight for the Buccos?

 

Isn't he the pitching coach? http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

 

 

[derflotr]

Another chance for Braun with runners on.

[brewdude15]

Congrats to Craig for just hitting his 200th career double. That's, like, equal to 100 HR's, right?

[dlk9s]

Gotta love the "go on contact."

[jvrocksaz]

C'mon Lopez... Go in HARD or get in a run down at least!!!

[brewdude15]

Yeah, no kidding. Now instead of 2-0 with two RBI's for Prince, it's only 1-0. This looks kinda familiar to last night...

[derflotr]

1 run on 7 hits.

[dlk9s]

C'mon Lopez... Go in HARD or get in a run down at least!!!

He's not going to go in hard when he zero chance to score - that would be pointless. Counsell did get to third on the play, so rundown wasn't necessary.

[jvrocksaz]

C'mon Lopez... Go in HARD or get in a run down at least!!!

He's not going to go in hard when he zero chance to score - that would be pointless. Counsell did get to third on the play, so rundown wasn't necessary.

Except it could have got Braun to second... Although I am sure they would have walked Prince...

[bucks2281]

Yeah, no kidding. Now instead of 2-0 with two RBI's for Prince, it's only 1-0. This looks kinda familiar to last night...

I don't think you can look at it that way. If Lopez stays on third, you can't assume that the same result occurs.

[brewdude15]

Wow...wind must be really blowing in...that's the second or third lazy fly out that looked like it should've been out.

[Jofis11ep]

C'mon Lopez... Go in HARD or get in a run down at least!!!

He's not going to go in hard when he zero chance to score - that would be pointless. Counsell did get to third on the play, so rundown wasn't necessary.

Except it could have got Braun to second... Although I am sure they would have walked Prince...

At the same time, it may not have gotten Counsell to third. He may have had to stay at second... you can't really blame anyone there. He was obviously going on contact and it was hit in just an awful place.

[brewdude15]

Yeah, no kidding. Now instead of 2-0 with two RBI's for Prince, it's only 1-0. This looks kinda familiar to last night...

I don't think you can look at it that way. If Lopez stays on third, you can't assume that the same result occurs.

I was basing it off the fact that if Lopez stayed at 3rd, and Counsell at 2nd, then Braun would've made the second out at first and not Lopez at home. Therefore, Prince would've had guys on 2nd and 3rd instead of 1st and 3rd. Seeing as he got a base hit (it's a pretty safe bet to assume he gets one anyway, considering his RBI total and batting average) it could've been 2-0.

[jeffy]

Wind is only 3 mph (from N), according to gameday.

[jeffy]

Therefore, Prince would've had guys on 2nd and 3rd instead of 1st and 3rd. Seeing as he got a base hit (it's a pretty safe bet to assume he gets one anyway, considering his RBI total and batting average) it could've been 2-0.

 

Except they may have walked Fielder if he came up with runners on 2nd and 3rd.

[Jofis11ep]

what is with the Brewers swinging straight through all of these 84-86 mph pitches with no movement??...

[bucks2281]

Exactly. Or maybe Vasquez pitches around Prince. There's no way to know if he gives Prince something to hit...kind of like the butterfly effect.