2011-06-20 Rays (Niemann) at Brewers (Narveson) - [Brewers lose, 8-4]

[BuckyBrewer61]

Now BA and Rock are pulling out the nuckleballer hangover excuse? Good grief.....

Not sure why so many posters paint Bill and BA as such homers. Obviously they are going to be more partial than unbiased announcers, but if you pay close attention they say plenty of critical things about the Brewers. They are also not idiots and know who signs their paychecks, so it's usually something like "and Yuni swings away at the first pitch...and it's 0-1" or "Pena has had struggles against LHP this season...no activity in the Brewers bullpen, it looks like it's Loe's inning." instead of "of course Yuni would swing at that garbage" or "Loe gets killed by lefties and we have no major league LHP in our bullpen" like many here, myself included, may be thinking. If you pay close enough attention, they get frustrated and critical just like the rest of us, they just have to be judicial and professional about it.

[Oldcity]

Oof DiFelice

[Raw Biz]

Roenicke must be managing from the clubhouse.

[pebadger]

Welcome to life in the AL East, Milwaukee.

[markedman5]

I'm now willing to give the other team credit......they are pounding us.

 

3 out of 4 to the cubs....blown out twice by the Red Sox in 3 games and now blown out by the Rays at home.

 

Seems like lots of teams of varying abilities are making us look bad lately........

[bucksman4]

We sure seem to be giving up tons of runs lately. 12 to the Cubs, 10 and 12 to the Sox and then 8 so far tonight. Bye bye 1st place.

[pebadger]

Absent a miracle tonight, or a 2-game winning streak, the Brewers will have lost 5 of their last 7 series, with a trip to Yankee Stadium and two series against the suddenly hot Twins staring them in the face.

[trwi7]

Maybe that's why AL games take longer. Idiots like Joe Maddon don't have pitchers warmed up.

[bucksman4]

And to make matters worse, I have 0 confidence in Greinke to bail us out of this funk with the way he has been pitching...

[Marc Newfield of Dreams]

I can't help but think we're seeing an 80-85 win team regressing back to where they should be. Too many holes.

[brewmann04]

well i guess we know how the brewers will handle playing the AL east in interleague play.

[markedman5]

Time for a brewer pitcher to knock somebody down in the 9th.

[brewmann04]

defelice is a career minor league pitcher at best.

[trwi7]

And to make matters worse, I have 0 confidence in Greinke to bail us out of this funk with the way he has been pitching...

 

I'm even less confident in the offense scoring off Hellickson and Price.

[bucksman4]

Hey the "heart" of the order is coming up with bases loaded and no outs! Go Kotsay and Yuni.

[brewmann04]

the brewers pitching is pitching terrible and they have to many holes in the lineup and their defense is shaky i agree we seeing a 500 team.

[Oldcity]

LaTroy Hawkins: Garbage time reliever

[markedman5]

90 miles an hour right by him................

[Oldcity]

 

I'm even less confident in the offense scoring off Hellickson and Price.

Hellickson has been mediocre.

[trwi7]

Kotsay just isn't a major league hitter anymore. He was way behind two 90 mph fastballs.

[ReverendBrewmeister]

Heaven help Betancourt if he doesn't produce a run here.

[mastershake76]

Yuni should be good for a chuckle here

[Raw Biz]

Melvin really needs to just cut ties with Kotsay. He brings nothing and there's Boggs in AAA. I could understand not wanting to cut Yuni because he's making more and there is no definitive upgrade in the minors. Sadly, I don't see him wanting to lose that "veteran presence" Kotsay brings.

[brewmann04]

I am really sick seeing these bums on the bench and poor excuse of backup outfielders.

Epic Fail

[markedman5]

Nice hit Yuni.