2014-04-22 Padres (Kennedy) at Brewers (Gallardo), 7:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 2-1, 12 innings]

[brwrsfan]

Alright, this is simple...Bloop. Blast. Please.

[yfinn6]

Gomez gets on and Scooter bunts. Book it.

[dlk9s]

Well I just dropped a real F bomb on that one. Wow that was literally right down the middle. I can't blame RR too much, the bullpen is just shot and he ended the last inning very well.

 

This game is just going to infuriate me. Wasted so, so many chances to score runs and win this game. Why can't we do anything at home? Not that we can't pull this one out, but our offense at home has been pretty, pretty awful.

 

I can blame Roenicke. You give away an out by having Figaro hit and then leave him in to give up the game-winning HR?

 

I think Melvin is responsible for keeping Wang on the roster, but Roenicke doesn't like him so he's protesting by never using him.

There were two outs and nobody on when Figaro came up. The odds of scoring a run even with Braun up were very, very low. With the bullpen stretched thin, it was very reasonable to leave Figaro hit. And as far as him magically turning into a pumpkin when he takes the mound for a third inning...he did just fine save for one pitch.

[brwrsfan]

That was likely ball 4. Come on Scooter, get on for Braun.

[coolcool]

Well I just dropped a real F bomb on that one. Wow that was literally right down the middle. I can't blame RR too much, the bullpen is just shot and he ended the last inning very well.

 

This game is just going to infuriate me. Wasted so, so many chances to score runs and win this game. Why can't we do anything at home? Not that we can't pull this one out, but our offense at home has been pretty, pretty awful.

 

I can blame Roenicke. You give away an out by having Figaro hit and then leave him in to give up the game-winning HR?

 

 

Hindsightism at its best.

[SoupTown]

Gomez had 5/6ths of a good at bat.

[dlk9s]

come on braun you're not a rookie...

I've said this many times in the past, but sometimes the pitcher just wins the battle. Not every out or even every strikeout is an abject failure or some pathetic effort by the batter. The pitcher made some good pitches. The last one was great. Looked like it was going to be close enough for Braun to protect and then dove out of the zone. The pitcher did his job.

 

Whenever our pitchers strike a guy out, we're all like, "Yeah! Great job! Nasty stuff!" When their guy does it, we're like, "Pathetic."

 

That's all very true, but that last pitch wasn't close. If Braun thought it was a fastball low and away then he's an idiot. There's no need to hack at that anyways. The heat is on the pitcher, not Braun. He should know that patience in that situation is more important than swinging like a maniac.

If there are two strikes and a hitter thinks it's going to be close, he generally swings and tries to foul it off. Sure, there are plenty of times a guy looks at a close pitch and is right, but it's not unreasonable to protect the plate and not chance a called third strike. So Braun whiffed on a pitch in the dirt. Big deal. The pitcher threw a nasty pitch that he located perfectly.

[adambr2]

Two weak grounders to short.

[SoupTown]

Street got them to swing at pitches jusssssst outside the zone. I am going to be sad in minute. Oh, well.

[DoubleSwitch]

http://i.imgur.com/ZLcLoFR.jpg

 

Frustrating. I guess we've stole a couple this year ourselves, only fair.

[yfinn6]

What the hell were you looking at Braun?!

[adambr2]

Speaking of protecting with 2 strikes....

[brwrsfan]

Come on Braun. You get in a 3-1 count, then just stand there. Both of those pitches were definitely strikes and you don't even take the bat off your shoulder. That's irritating to say the least. I'm sure was guessing, but really? Are you looking to walk there with the game on the line? Gomez swings at ball 4 and Braun takes 2 strikes to end the game. The epitome of the whole game I guess. FRUSTRATING.

 

I feel like the Brewers have not only wasted every scoring chance, but that we also missed an absolute ton of hittable pitches. Maybe not, I'm just frustrated when we lose a game that I feel we should have won. Hard to say how the rest of the game goes, but with just simple baseball, we could have easily gotten 2-3 runs early in this game. The whole game is different after that of course so you never know, but we definitely missed our chances.

[dlk9s]

What do you know? A called third strike on the outside corner.

 

 

Well, tip of the proverbial cap to the Padres' pitchers. They had some good stuff going tonight. Lots of movement, excellent location pretty much all night.

[coolcool]

Game. Blouses.

[The stache]

Give Braun a day off.

[azcheesehead]

What the HELL Braun. You get in a 3-1 count, then just stand there. Both of those pitches were definitely strikes and you don't even take the bat off your shoulder. That's irritating to say the least.

 

I feel like the Brewers have not only wasted every scoring chance, but that we also missed an absolute ton of hittable pitches. Maybe not, I'm just frustrated when we lose a game that I feel we should have won. Hard to say how the rest of the game goes, but with just simple baseball, we could have easily gotten 2-3 runs early in this game. The whole game is different after that of course so you never know, but we definitely missed our chances.

 

Yeah, an 83 MPH change up is exactly what a hitter looks for in a 3-1 count. Be realistic.

[dlk9s]

I will say that without looking at any sort of charts, Braun's hitting weaknesses seem to be the low-outside corner and high heat. It seems like he has trouble seeing the low-outside corner (in that he often looks at balls in the strike zone in that location) and is eager to swing at / has trouble hitting high fastballs. For all his abilities, though, I can live with it.

[dlk9s]

Game. Blouses.

I'll make the pancakes!

[brwrsfan]

What the HELL Braun. You get in a 3-1 count, then just stand there. Both of those pitches were definitely strikes and you don't even take the bat off your shoulder. That's irritating to say the least.

 

I feel like the Brewers have not only wasted every scoring chance, but that we also missed an absolute ton of hittable pitches. Maybe not, I'm just frustrated when we lose a game that I feel we should have won. Hard to say how the rest of the game goes, but with just simple baseball, we could have easily gotten 2-3 runs early in this game. The whole game is different after that of course so you never know, but we definitely missed our chances.

 

Yeah, an 83 MPH change up is exactly what a hitter looks for in a 3-1 count. Be realistic.

 

I don't think it's remotely unrealistic to expect someone like Braun to swing at either of those pitches. Look for the fastball, adjust to the changeup. Even after taking the first one, what's his excuse on the 3-2 pitch? Guessing wrong? That pitch had the plate, and even if it was slightly off the edge, it was certainly close enough to not let go by, especially with the game on the line. I know that's easy for me to say sitting on my couch, just frustrated. That said, Braun had two pretty bad AB's in extra innings.

[The stache]

Game. Blouses.

 

This is what the Padre bullpen did to us tonight.

 

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[vegasbrewcrew1993]

That's all very true, but that last pitch wasn't close. If Braun thought it was a fastball low and away then he's an idiot. There's no need to hack at that anyways. The heat is on the pitcher, not Braun. He should know that patience in that situation is more important than swinging like a maniac.

If there are two strikes and a hitter thinks it's going to be close, he generally swings and tries to foul it off. Sure, there are plenty of times a guy looks at a close pitch and is right, but it's not unreasonable to protect the plate and not chance a called third strike. So Braun whiffed on a pitch in the dirt. Big deal. The pitcher threw a nasty pitch that he located perfectly.

 

I agree, most hitters should swing at close pitches on a full count. Just don't swing at stuff that is low and away because most of the time it's junk. Braun should have swung at the pitch that ended the game. That was way too close to take. A lot of these ballplayers aren't good at pitch recognition.

[azcheesehead]

What the HELL Braun. You get in a 3-1 count, then just stand there. Both of those pitches were definitely strikes and you don't even take the bat off your shoulder. That's irritating to say the least.

 

I feel like the Brewers have not only wasted every scoring chance, but that we also missed an absolute ton of hittable pitches. Maybe not, I'm just frustrated when we lose a game that I feel we should have won. Hard to say how the rest of the game goes, but with just simple baseball, we could have easily gotten 2-3 runs early in this game. The whole game is different after that of course so you never know, but we definitely missed our chances.

 

Yeah, an 83 MPH change up is exactly what a hitter looks for in a 3-1 count. Be realistic.

 

I don't think it's remotely unrealistic to expect someone like Braun to swing at either of those pitches. Look for the fastball, adjust to the changeup. Even after taking the first one, what's his excuse on the 3-2 pitch? Guessing wrong? That pitch had the plate, and even if it was slightly off the edge, it was certainly close enough to not let go by.

 

The 3-2 pitch he needs to hit. Protect with 2 is a pretty basic concept. I have zero issue with him sitting on a 3-1 change up. I doubt there are many situations where an MLB hitter sits on a 3-1 change. However, there is no reason for him to go down looking. As someone else posted, I'd be interested to see his zone chart. I agree that it seems he struggles with down and away.

[azcheesehead]

PS- Albert stared at 499 and 500 too long....he obviously needs to be ear holed. Although I can't stand the guy, congrats to him. 500 is impressive.

[brwrsfan]

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I don't think it's remotely unrealistic to expect someone like Braun to swing at either of those pitches. Look for the fastball' date=' adjust to the changeup. Even after taking the first one, what's his excuse on the 3-2 pitch? Guessing wrong? That pitch had the plate, and even if it was slightly off the edge, it was certainly close enough to not let go by.[/quote]

 

The 3-2 pitch he needs to hit. Protect with 2 is a pretty basic concept. I have zero issue with him sitting on a 3-1 change up. I doubt there are many situations where an MLB hitter sits on a 3-1 change. However, there is no reason for him to go down looking. As someone else posted, I'd be interested to see his zone chart. I agree that it seems he struggles with down and away.

 

You're probably right on the changeup, tough pitch I suppose. Though it did have the plate, and if he was looking fastball, I'm surprised he didn't swing and miss it. Not sure what he was looking for...usually if you're looking FB and get changeup, guys usually swing. I just don't know how you stand there and take that last pitch. Fastball on a 3-2 count...pretty standard. Had the plate. Doesn't make any sense.

 

Frustrating night all round. Big game tomorrow...I kinda feel like we've won a lot of games playing poorly and have a bunch of losses coming. I hope not, but this team needs to start hitting, especially at home.