2011-05-17 Brewers (Wolf) at Dodgers (Kuroda) - 9:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 3-0]

[rluzinski]

Kuroda's pitch movement this year:

http://pitchfx.texasleaguers.com/charts/gen/4931332011050120110516AAAAAgravity.png

He's thrown the sinker 44% of the time, slider 20%. Sick:

http://pitchfx.texasleaguers.com/pitcher/493133/

[brwrsfan]

Yeah, let's hear it. Pitcher doubles, one of your better hitters is up in a 2 run game and you have him drop down a bunt....in the third inning? Why are we playing for ONE run at this point. It's the top of the order for crying out loud....

 

Especially when you consider how miserable we are with a man on third and one out. I'm stunned when we score from this spot sadly.

[Gobias Industries]

Ok, everyone, let's hear it about bunting there.

I'd be shocked if Weeks did it on his own. I don't think he's even attempted one since 2008.

[brewers19]

The ump sucks.

 

http://i.imgur.com/j6Djy.gif

[umphrey]

I'm listening not watching but why the hell did Rickie bunt when there isn't even a DP possibility? I am so sick of giving away at bats and outs from good hitters. It's been killing crooked innings all year.

[Oxy]

Nice AB by Hart, laying off the low and away stuff.

[dlk9s]

Nice job by Corey laying off those low breaking balls.

[UeckerAddict]

2 slot OBP today= 1.000

[rluzinski]

Ok, everyone, let's hear it about bunting there.

He was trying to bunt for a hit, so that makes it a lot more forgivable. It's the straight sacrifice (where the corners get to crash in on) that are so bad.

[BuckyBrewer61]

I'm listening not watching but why the hell did Rickie bunt when there isn't even a DP possibility? I am so sick of giving away at bats and outs from good hitters. It's been killing crooked innings all year.

How many times have our good hitters bunted this year? Or even our bad hitters?

[Yeti73]

Those were some filthy pitches to Braun. He didn't seem too comfortable there.

[WisconsinSportsRule]

Horrible at bat by Braun. Two defensive swings and a whiff.

[Raw Biz]

Horrible at bat by Braun. Two defensive swings and a whiff.

Kuroda has some pretty filthy stuff.

[brwrsfan]

Like I said, absolutely terrible with a man on third and one out. Because it's hard to hit the ball...at all.

 

Leadoff double by the pitcher and a walk in the inning and we can't score a run. It's so infuriating. 18 men left on in 12 innings, 2 total runs scored. AWESOME.

[ELCABALLO45]

Lead off double wasted.

 

Runners on 1st and 3rd with Braun and Fielder up wasted.

[Yeti73]

16 LOB in 12 innings. Pretty impressive.

[Gobias Industries]

And that's why you don't want your 3rd best hitter bunting in that spot.

 

I don't care who called it....it's not a smart play.

[dlk9s]

On the bright side, we're getting guys on. Hopefully we can keep doing so. When Kuroda has gotten behind hitters, he has looked very pedestrian. When he's gotten ahead, well...that's when the filth comes out.

[bucksman4]

It's amazing how many guys are left on base. When you look at STL's box scores you always see Berkman, Pujols and Holliday picking up RBI's. Our guys never seem to come thru.

[rluzinski]

Like I said, absolutely terrible with a man on third and one out. Because it's hard to hit the ball...at all.

 

Leadoff double by the pitcher and a walk in the inning and we can't score a run. It's so infuriating. 18 men left on in 12 innings, 2 total runs scored. AWESOME.

I get a lot more upset when there are no base runners at all. At least there is some action. This is a good pitcher in a pitcher's park, so this is what you get. Still a lot of time left.

[COBrewerfan]

The middle of the order usually decides most of our games. Seems like tonight will be no different and so far they have come up empty.

[dlk9s]

It's amazing how many guys are left on base. When you look at STL's box scores you always see Berkman, Pujols and Holliday picking up RBI's. Our guys never seem to come thru.

They had 13 hits tonight and scored 2 runs.

[Yeti73]

Berkman double to walkoff sweep of the Phils. That guy...

[brwrsfan]

Like I said, absolutely terrible with a man on third and one out. Because it's hard to hit the ball...at all.

 

Leadoff double by the pitcher and a walk in the inning and we can't score a run. It's so infuriating. 18 men left on in 12 innings, 2 total runs scored. AWESOME.

I get a lot more upset when there are no base runners at all. At least there is some action. This is a good pitcher in a pitcher's park, so this is what you get. Still a lot of time left.

 

Pitchers park may have cost us in the first inning, but not in the third. Pitchers parks have no bearing on getting a single or putting the ball in play with a man on third and driving the run in. It seems that every time we get guys on base, we get over anxious, swing for 3 run home runs and lose all semblence of basic, fundamental baseball. I understand we're going to fail in that spot, but we fail way, way more than we succeed, it sure seems so at least.

 

Someone brought up the Cardinals middle always picking up RBI's and they do. Good teams find ways to score a run here or there, manufacture runs. Not find ways to not score like we do.

 

And I don't care what the argument is, unless that's the GW run on second, you don't have your third best hitter in Weeks bunt with a man on second and no outs. It's just a waste.

[steve267268]

It's amazing how many guys are left on base. When you look at STL's box scores you always see Berkman, Pujols and Holliday picking up RBI's. Our guys never seem to come thru.

It's easy to draw that conclusion when your team is doing nothing to drive in runs but every team has these issues. When things are going really well, not so much, but not many teams do this at an extremely high level all year.