2011-10-13 Brewers (Wolf) at Cardinals (Lohse) - 7:05 PM CDT [Brewers win, 4-2; NLCS Tied 2-2]

[brewerjamie15]

Rickie still taking lots of mad cuts at the ball in the post season. Why has he not calmed down and taken a pitch or two to start the at bat?

[paul253]

You're not going to pull that pitch Rickie. Quit swinging like that and go the other way.

[jjkoestler]

Is Pujols actually a Gold Glover?

Yes he is and he is very deserving of it.

Wasn't sure. I've never actually paid attention to his defense. I thought it might be a "Jeter Gold Glove."

[a3uge]

Ugh Dotel threw about ten 82mph meatballs down the middle that inning.

[ELCABALLO45]

Geez Rickie, stop trying so hard.

[jason21nl]

still can't believe Weeks K's as much as he does

[Beast Light]

Wow, 4 strikes against Rickie in that at bat.

[ReverendBrewmeister]

Made Weeks look worse on the second chance.

[jjfanec]

No reason for a pitcher to pitch one near the inside part of the plate to Weeks. He is flailing at outside stuff as he tries to pull it

[pebadger]

When Rickie's torso moves toward the plate on a swing and his backside moves away you know he's going bad.

[Weeks4MVP]

Not bad - struck out twice in one ab.

[Ennder]

The 1B ump called time even if the home plate didn't.

[FidoMcCokefiend]

Dotel should have been hammered that inning.

[danzig6767]

Weeks for the most part has looked awful at the plate since coming off the DL.

[Trowekamp]

I'll go out on a limb and say I think Wolf should go back out there for the 7th. He's on his game, and the fewer looks the Cardinals get of our bullpen the better. Much the way I think the Brewers will eventually start pounding the St. Louis bullpen if given the chance.

The fewer looks they get at Wolf the better.. when you are up $1000 in Vegas you don't push it all in on one last hand.. take the house money and run.. it still may work out but I prefer to play the odds...

 

 

[Bernman23]

I can't believe how bad he is at driving in runs when the game is reasonably in doubt.

[endaround]

He swung at three strikes, not sure what you people are talking about. He was late on the two outside corner and then out in front of the curve.

[a3uge]

They should really get Hariston up to the 5th spot. Weeks looks like Bill Hall.

[xisxisxis]

ok. question for the roenicke huggers who think rickie is still damaged goods from his injury: why is he still hitting in the !+#*@@$ 5 hole?

[theavrock]

Dotel should have been hammered that inning.

Especially with 3-4-5 coming up

[fondybrewfan]

Come one just get 9 more outs here. I have confidence in Saito; but I want as big of a cushion as possible goin into the 8th with Krod.

 

Getting this game would be huge; losing would be devastating

[brewerjamie15]

Saito time. Let's get this thing taken care of.

Pull Kotsay, move Morgan to RF, bring Gomez to CF and you have improved your defense and avoided another look at wolf from hitters.

[owbc]

And now Gomez is in. Incredible.

[brewerjamie15]

Counsell is a surprise.

 

Wolf is not a big surprise.

[chadomac]

a ton of strikes down the middle taken in this game. Lohse was throwing an easy fastball down the middle for the first few innings before anyone thought to start swinging early. i admire their effort to be patient for a change, but once the pitcher knows he has an easy way of getting ahead, some of the guys should be switching things up and swinging on that first pitch.