2014-08-05 Giants (Lincecum) at Brewers (Nelson), 7:10 PM CDT [Brewers win, 4-3; Parra's first Brewers hit is a HR]

[DuWayne Steurer]

Hunter Pence must be exhausted at the end of every game.

[Lee16]

Ugh, K-Rod. Looks like I picked the wrong day to quit sniffing glue.

[wildcat83]

I don't know. That's a few years down the road and Parra's defensive numbers in the corner OF spots don't look like they're headed in the right direction. If we're looking at Parra as a starter in the future, I'd prefer to go with Parra in RF and to move Braun to 1st(I think he'd be fine over there and don't think his issues at 3rd translate all that much).

 

I'm thinking Taylor is more likely to take over in CF by the time Gomez leaves.

 

But Parra's looking great tonight either way.

Imo Parra passes the eye test very well in the OF. I don't buy whatever the defensive stats are selling on him. Great instincts, good speed, great glovework, & a great arm.

 

You may be right that Taylor winds up as the big-league CF post-Gomez, but imo it'd be a really nice surprise if he's actually even better defensively (heck, or equal to) than Parra. I think Parra is in the same defensive tier, or just one tier below, the Gomezes of the MLB world.

 

I think the Brewers could potentially extend Parra at a pretty reasonable rate, & obviously he could play any of the 3 OF spots going forward. It'd give the club a lot of flexibility.

 

 

I think he passes the eye test the same way that one girl does in a group of ugly girls. We've watched Khris Davis struggle to play catch without bouncing the ball to Gomez in between innings.

 

Him in CF is an entirely different story. If he was that good defensively, I suspect he'd have been playing CF. Not to mention I thought he took a terrible route on the double that bounced before the wall in during the 3 run rally.

 

I think he's a good defensive LF'er with a very strong arm, but AZ hasn't had great defensive CF'ers and yet he's rarely played in center. You could get by with him, but I think he'd be well below average.

 

What are you talking about? Doesn't he have 2 gold gloves?

[TooLiveBrew]

Was it somebody's sig once upon a time (or still)? -- 'Pence runs like a baby giraffe that got tasered'

 

Or something like that. Awesome sig.

[WinkelsasVsSoriano]

He looks out.

[TooLiveBrew]

Rickie got him. Ballgame!

[HiAndTight]

ANY CHANCE they overturn this call here even though it's obvious it was an out.

 

No way they end the game on a call this close between two division leaders.

[The stache]

He's out.

[DuWayne Steurer]

That angle is so blurry it's going to be tough to overturn.

[The stache]

I think it's clear he's out, which means the guy in New York will call it a hit.

[wildcat83]

They have to have a closer angle than what there showing. They usually can zoom right in on the glove.

[The stache]

I think Rickie double clutched, and that will cost him.

[StearnsFTW]

Nice

[AZBrewCrew]

BALLGAME!

[DuWayne Steurer]

I'm surprised. I thought it was too close to overturn.

[owbc]

Huge win!

[TooLiveBrew]

YESSSSSSSSSS!!!!

[The stache]

Wow!!!!!! Woo hoo!!!!!! Thank you, New York!

[adamb100]

Let's go Boston!

[wildcat83]

Nice win! Now a little help from the Red Sox would be nice.

[Eye Black]

If it was reversed I would be upset with that call since you can't really tell where the runners heal comes down on the replay. As it is for today at least though, long live replay!

[owbc]

In other news, Adam Dunn is pitching for the White Sox right now...

 

That's not a joke.

[wildcat83]

Wow, Kershaw 7 hits and 3 ER through 3 innings... Hope he is that guy in his next start.

[TooLiveBrew]

Great play by Weeks. He had to get past/around the runner & deliver a strong, accurate throw... and he did!

[The stache]

In other news, Adam Dunn is pitching for the White Sox right now...

 

That's not a joke.

 

LOL, you're kidding me.