2010-06-05 Brewers (Narveson) at Cardinals (Ottavino), 3:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 5-4, 11 innings]

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22-33

32-23

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Chris Narveson

4-3 | 5.81

Cardinals vs. Narveson
Narveson Game Log

Adam Ottavino

0-1 | 6.35

Brewers vs. Ottavino
Ottavino Game Log

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1. Weeks 2B
   
2. Counsell SS
   
3. Braun LF
   
4. Fielder 1B
   
5. McGehee 3B
   
6. Edmonds CF
   
7. Hart RF
   
8. Kottaras C
   
9. Narveson P
   

1. Schumaker 2B
   
2. Ludwick RF
   
3. Pujols 1B
   
4. Holliday LF
   
5. Freese 3B
   
6. Molina C
   
7. Rasmus CF
   
8. Ryan SS
   
9. Ottavino P
   

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MLB GameDay 2010 | ESPN GameCast
Sportsline GameCenter | 620 WTMJ Affiliates

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Cards Talk

[crewcrazy]

I'm not sure I get this lineup. Gomez sitting for a second straight game? Escobar sitting? Why, exactly?

 

Oh well. Hopefully they can at least put up a fight on national TV today. This is probably the most winnable game of the series.

[Gobias Industries]

Wowwww. Really weird lineup.

 

Corey Hart behind Edmonds, who maybe has 7/8 at-bats since coming off the DL. He should be hitting 8th today.

 

Escobar benched. The results haven't been there, but he's been stinging the ball this last week. Why not give Weeks a day off instead?

[hawing]

I'm starting a theory that Macha wants out and as such is not averse to trying weird lineups.

 

How is a pitcher with an ERA over 6, who got beaten up by the Cubs, even still on the Classies' roster?

[Funketown]

Kottaras hitting 8th? I guess that can't hurt his absurd BB%. [/blue] Perhaps that's all Macha cares about. [/blue]

[logan82]

Given who is in the lineup, Kottaras batting 8th isn't a bad idea. Macha did the right thing in splitting up all the lefties in the order.

[WisconsinSportsRule]

Macha hates Gomez or he loves Edmonds.

 

Your choice.

[pete]

Something tells me there are other choices.

[wibadgers23]

Lucroy is officialy riding the bench at this point. Time to send him back down to Nashville to play everyday.

[Funketown]

Given who is in the lineup, Kottaras batting 8th isn't a bad idea. Macha did the right thing in splitting up all the lefties in the order.

I'd much rather see Kottaras 2nd and Counsell 8th, but at this point I'm just looking for reasons to pick on Macha.

[logan82]

Kottaras is hitting well now but we really don't have a firm idea what to expect with him as a hitter. Counsell and Edmonds are old and declining so it is possible Kottaras is the best hitter of the three. In any case at least Macha didn't hit any of them back to back.

[BrewCrewForever]

Edmonds over Gomez

 

Counsell over Escobar

 

Lucroy sitting again.

 

I hate this crap. We are 11 games under .500, please let the younger players play. How long will take for the Brewers brass to realize this season is a lost cause?

[crewcrazy]

I'd be all for sending Lucroy back to AAA to play every day, but the problem is there doesn't seem to be another option in the minors that play as well as Lucroy in the backup catcher role. There's still the chance he catches Parra tomorrow, but I can't blame anyone for not getting their hopes up on that.

[wibadgers23]

I hate this crap. We are 11 games under .500, please let the younger players play. How long will take for the Brewers brass to realize this season is a lost cause?

Remember last year? Yeah, I don't think they're going to be playing the young players any time soon.

 

 

[TheCrew07]

I'd be all for sending Lucroy back to AAA to play every day, but the problem is there doesn't seem to be another option in the minors that play as well as Lucroy in the backup catcher role. There's still the chance he catches Parra tomorrow, but I can't blame anyone for not getting their hopes up on that.

Why do we care how much production we get out of the Backup Catcher? So we can win or 1 or 2 more games this season max? What are we competing for where 1 or 2 games is going to matter?

[stalton]

I turned on the game and who do I see but Joe Buck..I think I threw up a little in my mouth

[trwi7]

I turned on the game and who do I see but Joe Buck..I think I threw up a little in my mouth

At least we know he'll call the game fairly as he has no biases for either team.

[packfan79]

Anyone else not getting the feed in HD? No HD and Buck and Kevin Millar announcing this is brutal.

[pete]

Wow, Lucroy should be the starting catcher? What next.

[Invader3K]

Anyone else not getting the feed in HD? No HD and Buck and Kevin Millar announcing this is brutal.

Weird. Getting HD here with Charter.

 

Chat room is on. Come celebrate Rickie's home run with us.

[sveumrules]

Why do we care how much production we get out of the Backup Catcher? So we can win or 1 or 2 more games this season max? What are we competing for where 1 or 2 games is going to matter?

All we're competing for at this point is probably a better draft pick.

[crewcrazy]

After the team wasted his leadoff double last night, Rickie figured he'd just hit one out to start the game this time. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

[BrewCrewForever]

Wow, Lucroy should be the starting catcher? What next.

I'm not saying Lucroy should play everyday over Kottaras. What I am saying is if he is going to be up, he should play at least twice per week. If he is up to ride the pine, that is pointless. He is your top catching prospect, play him everyday at AAA if you won't give him some type of regular playing time.

[TheCrew07]

Wow, Lucroy should be the starting catcher? What next.

Who said that? He should be playing everyday instead of sitting on the bench.

[BrewCrewForever]

And so it begins.....