2011-08-07 Brewers (Greinke) at Astros (Norris) - [Brewers win, 7-3]

[logan82]

Well DPR probably wanted to bring Greinke's run support average down a bit.

[The Truth]

Honestly Lucroy should be batting 5th and Greinke should be batting 6th in this lineup

[Bernman23]

It's not as bad as the opening day lineup which included Nieves, Kotsay, Gomez, and Betancourt. But it's pretty bad. McGehee has been vastly superior against righties and Hairston is better than Lopez, Counsell, and Kotsay. Hart should be playing if physically capable. Prince and Braun might have to carry the offense, while Greinke pitches like an ace.

[liveforoctober]

Part way into spring training... I envisioned an August lineup of Weeks, Hart, Braun, Fielder, McGehee, Lucroy, (replacement SS), Gomez.

 

I'm trying to decide what I would have said then if you would have told me on August 7th we were going to play a lineup of Plush, Lopez, Braun, Fielder, Kotsay, Yuni, Counsell, Lucroy.

 

Trust me, I'm not complaining about how this season has gone ... and I think it would help my pre-season self if I also added this same lineup was going to try to put us 15 games above .500 .. I'm just saying.

 

(secretly hoping this reverse jinxes these fellas into 13 hits and 7 runs today.

[logan82]

I'm trying to decide what I would have said then if you would have told me on August 7th we were going to play a lineup of Plush, Lopez, Braun, Fielder, Kotsay, Yuni, Counsell, Lucroy.

 

When does football start?

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

Can I just say that I really can't for the life of me still believe that Corporan made it to the majors. I'm happy for the guy, but I don't think he ever posted an acceptable OPS at any level of baseball.

It's not the majors, it's the Astros. I believe he is the all-time OPS leader in Brewers history. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

You think LaRussa would retaliate for that one?

 

Boy, you weren't kidding about the pick off move.

[Bernman23]

Hey, no bunts! No bunting! We need more than a run here and there from the middle of our order today. Can't give away baserunners in front of them.

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

Yay for first inning sac bunts! I guess if there was ever a day, it'd be this one, but still...

[Funketown]

Really Ron? Your best move with a 2-0 count and Braun and Fielder coming up is a sacrifice bunt? This lineup is too weak today to just give away outs.

[Oldcity]

So glad they sac bunted.

[topper09er]

Obvious IBB here

[Oldcity]

Thanks for pitching to Prince idiots.

How'd he keep that fair? Wow.

[liveforoctober]

Doesn't matter who else is in the lineup apparently.. Prince will take care of it.

[Bernman23]

It's a good thing Lopez bunted Morgan to 2nd so he could score on that home run.

[Funketown]

Prince angry about world. Make ball go far.

[topper09er]

So dumb to pitch to Fielder there, La Russa may be a drunken idiot but he seems to be the only manager in the league who will walk Prince with our scrubs coming up

[The Truth]

Brad Mills should be fired for pitching to Prince with Kotsay protecting him. Wow. Amazing

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

Thank you Bud Norris for pitching to Fielder...they must hate the Cardinals too.

 

I wouldn't do anything but IBB Fielder today...what a gift.

[pebadger]

Of course, if Lopez swings away there is a fair chance Prince never hits that inning.

 

Enjoy the fact that Prince is unreal.

[Mr QL]

Kotsay is like Johnny Estrada slow.

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

Wow...there is actually someone on our team slower than Casey McGehee...and he occasionally plays CF too!

[Point Beer Is Best]

3 pitches, 2 outs. Good pace so far!

[Mr QL]

Zach got some pretty good wheels. Good first inning!

[Bernman23]

Kotsay is like Johnny Estrada slow.

I do think he's even slower than that. He's more like Joey Meyer wearing Spanks.