2012-08-30 Brewers (Marcum) at Cubs (Raley), 1:20 PM CDT [Brewers lose wacky slugfest, 12-11]

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[igt-2012][game-setup][logo]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2012/logos/brewers.png[/logo][game-info][h1]August 30 | 1:20 P.M.[/h1][h2]Brewers (62-67) | Cubs (49-80)[/h2][h3]FSWI | WTMJ 620[/h3][/game-info][logo]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2012/logos/cubs.png[/logo][/game-setup][pitching-photos]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2012/pitchers/brewers/marcum-13.jpghttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2012/pitchers/cubs/raley-01.jpg[/pitching-photos][game-matchup][divclass=away][h2]5-4, 3.19 ERA, 1.17 WHIP[/h2][h3]Versus Cubs | Game Log[/h3][h3]Marcum looked sharp in his return from a two-month stint on the disabled list before coming unraveled after an error in the fifth inning at Pittsburgh. The Brewers would like to trade him before Aug. 31 if they can.[/h3][/divclass][divclass=home][h2]1-2, 6.64 ERA, 1.57 WHIP[/h2][h3]Versus Brewers | Game Log[/h3][h3]This will be Raley's fifth big league start, and the Cubs are going to monitor his innings. Don't expect him to go more than five. In his last start, he gave up two runs on five hits against the Rockies. He has a 4.09 ERA in two home games.[/h3][/divclass][starting-lineup][divclass=away]

1. RF Norichika Aoki
   
2. 2B Rickie Weeks
   
3. LF Ryan Braun
   
4. RF Corey Hart
   
5. C Jonathan Lucroy
   
6. CF Carlos Gomez
   
7. 3B Cody Ransom
   
8. SS Jeff Bianchi
   
9. RHP Shaun Marcum

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1. LF David DeJesus
   
2. 3B Luis Valbuena
   
3. SS Starlin Castro
   
4. 1B Anthony Rizzo
   
5. RF Bryan LaHair
   
6. C Steve Clevenger
   
7. CF Brett Jackson
   
8. 2B Darwin Barney
   
9. LHP Brooks Raley

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[rluzinski]

Another start for ransom at 3B. I really hope it's Green getting those spot starts at 3B very soon.

[phnxcrew]

It would be amazing to get a good start out of marcum and flip him for anything valuable.... I would re sign him but it doesn't seem like doug and Co have the same opinion

[TooLiveBrew]

It would be amazing to get a good start out of marcum and flip him for anything valuable.... I would re sign him but it doesn't seem like doug and Co have the same opinion

This is a critical start for the Brewers wrt Marcum, and how he's able to perform the rest of the way is quite possibly the most important stretch of Marcum's individual career. No pressure.

 

Naturally, the wind is blowing straight out to CF pretty strongly.

[topper09er]

If Marcum can go 6 IP+ without allowing an ER his ERA will be below 3, looks nice for trade bait

[trwi7]

Running ourselves out of runs in the 1st inning.

[topper09er]

Weeks with an IF hit to SS, probably would have been an out at 2 if Akoi wasn't CS? Can anyone confirm. Also Eddy Cedar needs to turn that arm into a windmill with Braun up, pad those RBI stats

[TooLiveBrew]

I already call him Eddie "The Windmill" in my head when watching games. He certainly does seem to like to send guys imo.

[trwi7]

Also Eddy Cedar needs to turn that arm into a windmill with Braun up, pad those RBI stats

 

Weeks would have been out by about 80 feet if Sedar sent him.

[fondybrewfan]

Aoki would have been out by 40 feet yesterday on Braun's double and Sedar was waiving him around.

 

Pretty hard to have 3 straight hits to start a game and not score.

[topper09er]

Also Eddy Cedar needs to turn that arm into a windmill with Braun up, pad those RBI stats

 

Weeks would have been out by about 80 feet if Sedar sent him.

 

OK, not watching.

 

When I see double to LF that usually means Soriano is involved but I see FromChrist is out there today

[trwi7]

Yeah even if Soriano was out there he still would have been out by 80 feet. He had to hold up because the wind held it up so it looked like it could've been caught until the very end when it bounced off the top of the wall. Weeks did a head first slide into 3rd on the play even though it wasn't really needed.

[trwi7]

Braun is so lazy in the field. Casually jog to a ball in the gap, it splits you and Gomez so casually jog to catch it at the wall. Huge windup which easily allows the run to score and Castro to get to 3rd.

[adambr2]

Great start to audition day, Marcum.

[adambr2]

You suck, Marcum.

[TooLiveBrew]

Oh come on. That ball by Rizzo wasn't 'smashed off the CF wall' or however BA said it. That was an easy flyout without the wind blowing out. And like trwi7 said, the RBI on Castro's triple was largely due to Braun not going all-out after the ball in the gap. If he'd shown more hustle there, that's a 2B with the lead runner stopping at third.

 

Marcum's actually not looking bad in terms of his stuff or command to this point. If this is a non-wind-blowing-out game, we're talking 1 run & Marcum out of the inning.

[pacopete4]

Hopefully we brought the bats today. Stupid not to keep playing Aram. You're on a hot streak RR, ride it dangit.

[TooLiveBrew]

I hope so too, TacoPete. Offense shouldn't be a problem for the Brewers today with the wind & facing a LHP with a ERA closer to 7 than 6.

[topper09er]

Wow Castro was an easy out at 3rd on his triple if Weeks is doing his job

[pacopete4]

Why do I have that sense of this game being a frustrating one?

[TooLiveBrew]

Welp, now Marcum's command is looking terrible. So glad I defended him in the 1st.

[pacopete4]

Dodging huge bullets. Marcum has to give us 3-4 shutout innings now.

[Dragonbait]

Why do I have that sense of this game being a frustrating one?

 

Trying to help their friend Dale keep his job?

[pacopete4]

Come on Luc! Big hit!

[pacopete4]

And there it is!!!!!!