2013-08-23 Brewers (Gallardo) at Reds (Bailey), 6:10 PM CDT

[pretendastronaut]

Brewers

 

RF Norichika Aoki

SS Jean Segura

C Jonathan Lucroy

3B Aramis Ramirez

CF Carlos Gomez

LF Khris Davis

1B Juan Francisco

2B Scooter Gennett

P Yovani Gallardo

 

Reds

 

CF Shin-Soo Choo

3B Todd Frazier

1B Joey Votto

2B Brandon Phillips

RF Jay Bruce

LF Ryan Ludwick

SS Zack Cozart

C Ryan Hanigan

P Homer Bailey

[trwi7]

Khrush Davis 2 homers tonight. Now hitting .338/.412/.730.

[TURBO]

...and Scotter goes back to back with Khrush!

 

I am loving these two guys!

 

Davis has to have a starting spot on this team next year, either Braun moves, or he learns 1B. His bat is just way too good to sit on the bench, or rot away in the minors.

[brewmann04]

Davis making a push for 2014 can he play Rf. Scooter going to replace Weeks when he traded this off season.

[TURBO]

Davis doesn't need to play RF, move Braun over, and insert Davis as our starting LF.

[trwi7]

...and Scotter goes back to back with Khrush!

 

I am loving these two guys!

 

Davis has to have a starting spot on this team next year, either Braun moves, or he learns 1B. His bat is just way too good to sit on the bench, or rot away in the minors.

 

Or make Aoki the 4th outfielder or trade him and open up RF for him.

[TURBO]

Yeah, that is what I was getting at, probably wasn't clear.

 

I don't think Davis has the arm to play RF, but Braun does. It seems natural to move Braun to RF, giving Davis the LF job. Aoki becomes expendable.

 

...and with that Scooter makes a darn fine play at 2B...

[brewmann04]

Ok no issue with that switch.

[The stache]

Davis is making Jonathan Mayo look bad. He was only the #16 prospect coming into the season for Milwaukee.

[sdcheezhd]

Davis picking right up again tonight. He was the player of the day in the Washington Post this morning.

[The stache]

I added Krush, er Khris to my fantasy team, and he immediately rewards me with an RBI double. Wee!

[TURBO]

I added Davis to all 4 of my fantasy teams a couple weeks ago, and have been starting him since, so I had the benefit of racking up all those points! lol

 

Axford needs to be shown the door out of Milwaukee. So tired of his act.

[rondoman]

How has Axford managed to stay on the MLB team all year?

[rondoman]

*****.

[TURBO]

why, why, why is this even allowed to happen?

[rondoman]

For a guy who throws 96-97mph Axford sure is a bum.

[The stache]

John Axford coming into the game is something like this...

 

http://williamgregory.net/images/austin.gif

[rondoman]

You wanna lose a lead quick???

 

Call Axford and Gonzalez!

[BarneyStinston]

Axford is absolutely infuriating. Bottom line, his play simply loses us games. Even worse are the statistically-minded defenses of keeping this bum on the team.

[rondoman]

Yea why was Figaro sent down while Ax and Gonzalez stay on the MLB team?

[TURBO]

Yea why was Figaro sent down while Ax and Gonzalez stay on the MLB team?

 

They are vets, vets win games, make the team better, and provide leadership. It has been proven.

[BarneyStinston]

The trio of Axford, Gonzalez, and Badenhop has to be the worst bullpen combination in major league baseball right now. Absolutely putrid.

[The stache]

For one thing, Wily Peralta needs to learn how to do more work on less pitches. He only allowed one run, but at the same time, he only went five innings. Not sure if going a sixth would have made a difference, as the wheels still would have fallen off the clown car whenever Axford came in.

 

It's time for Axford to go. Period. He's never going to get it back.

[The stache]

Welp, there goes a chance for a big inning. Ugh.

[The stache]

I don't want to see John Axford on the mound in a Brewers uniform ever again. Let Thornburg get more work. The Ax man has cometh, and goneth.