Jump to content
Brewer Fanatic

2013-04-19 Cubs (Samardzija) at Brewers (Estrada), 7:10 PM CDT


MLB Network just gave a live look-in during the last two AB's against Axford. Dan Plesac called the final two pitches to Castro right on the nose. The mental exercises he went through were exactly why I loved pitching.

 

He said Axford has been having trouble getting the curve over for strikes. When it was 2-0 on Castro, Plesac was saying what a horrible feeling that is when you know you are a one-pitch pitcher at the moment. He said Axford knew the fastball was the only thing he could get over and of course, Castro knew that, too, and would be teeing off. Got a fastball on 2-0 and Castro just missed, fouling it back. On 2-1, Plesac went all next-level thinking and said Axford should try the curve again, figuring Castro would be sitting dead red and maybe Axford could take advantage of his aggressiveness and get him to hack at one. Sure enough, Castro misses a curve in the dirt. Final pitch, Plesac said he should now go back to the fastball and elevate it. Bam.

 

Hit 95 MPH on that last one, btw.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Replies 213
  • Created
  • Last Reply
Going back to the Cubs half of the 7th, is it weird that if I were the Cubs, I would've risked trying to get a SB from Barney on the first pitch with Szmasdyadudsa up? Axford is pretty easy to steal against and Barney is fast. Get him to 2nd and THEN bunt him over to get a guy on 3rd with less than 2 outs.
Link to comment
Share on other sites

At this point in the game it's irrelevant that he's hitting fourth. Even one run here is huge, and the way weeks has swung the bar the last week or two, his best chance to help the team is to bunt IMO.

 

What the....that was the dumbest thing ever. Awesome. Way to totally botch that.

Brewers.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

At this point in the game it's irrelevant that he's hitting fourth. Even one run here is huge, and the way weeks has swung the bar the last week or two, his best chance to help the team is to bunt IMO.

 

What the....that was the dumbest thing ever. Awesome. Way to totally botch that.

Brewers.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

The Twins Daily Caretaker Fund
The Brewer Fanatic Caretaker Fund

You all care about this site. The next step is caring for it. We’re asking you to caretake this site so it can remain the premier Brewers community on the internet. Included with caretaking is ad-free browsing of Brewer Fanatic.

×
×
  • Create New...