7/28/05 Giants (Hennessey) @ Crew (Santos) 7:05 CST

[rluzinski]

Bill is talking about how .500 won't even be close to winning the wildcard. Really Bill? Thanks.

 

If Hardy is incapable of hitting the ball on the ground to the right side, can he really be considered a future #2 hitter?

 

With the pitcher after him I'll bet ya he was more concerned with just getting a hit. Would be silly to sacrifice the runner over so Santos can NOT hit the ball out of the infield.

[Monty]

This team has horrible baserunning.

[bsglorydays]

That's a run, Branyan.

[adambr2]

Now it "should be" 1-0, and it's 0-0, another one of those nights.

[RoseBowlMtg]

Experiment gone bad so far with Damian at 2. Would have loved to see bases jammed with O.

[dogs with bees in their mo]

I just noticed that Damian Miller is hitting in the #2 spot tonight. I'm pretening that I thought it was a bad move before he started off 0-2.

[endaround]

Hey sure Branyan made a base running error, but he was being aggresive. Aggressive failure is a Yostian trademark.

[adambr2]

God, you'd think a team like the Brewers that NEEDS every extra win that they can get wouldn't be so putrid at fundamentals. You'd think they would have figured that stuff out FIRST.

 

Damian Miller should not be batting in the 2-spot today. He's decent for a catcher, but he's slow and the farthest thing from 2-spot material in the lineup.

[batman]

I wonder if we would snag a couple of extra games each year if our pitchers batted above .100.

 

That's an interesting question, H0ffy. The batting line for National League pitchers is .135/.163/.172 while the Brewers are hitting .094/.112/.115 in 192 at-bats.

 

So using a really simple Runs Created formula (OXS), Brewers pitchers have contributed (.094 x .112 x 192) 2.02 runs. If they had been league average, they would have contributed (.135 x .163 x 192) 4.22 runs, or an increase of 2.20 runs.

 

That's probably not even a win by itself, as most high-leverage offensive situations result in pinch-hitters taking at-bats away from the pitching staff. A few well-placed hits could obviously have swung the win-loss outcomes of a handful of games, but you can say that about any team and any position.

 

I thought it would be a bigger difference but it doesn't seem to be a big deal. More important would be the team's pitchers' abilities to get bunts down and make productive outs, probably, but again I'm not sure if that really has a whole lot of impact on the team's record.

 

~Bill

[bsglorydays]

Would be silly to sacrifice the runner over so Santos can NOT hit the ball out of the infield.

 

The ball doesn't have to leave the infield to score from third. In fact, Vic's weak hitting could actually be a benefit - a weakly hit ball could easily score the runner.

 

I see your point, but trying to go the opposite way can do absolutely no harm. It takes a base hit to the left side to advance the runner, but any ball on the ground to the right at least moves the runner and a hit scores him.

[ja002h]

nothing through 4, thanks to Brady.

[JoeH33]

Vic's got a no-no going through 4 innings even though he seems to be 3-0/3-1 on every hitter!http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/eek.gif

[MadisonBrewerBlue]

Brady makes one heck of a catch there

[rluzinski]

Clark always looks nice laterally. He doesn't go back or up well.

[endaround]

If you saw Hardy the begining of the year you'd see why trying to hit the other way does actually hinder some players (pace Bill Schroeder).

[jackellberry]

The ball doesn't have to leave the infield to score from third. In fact, Vic's weak hitting could actually be a benefit - a weakly hit ball could easily score the runner.

 

or the giants could pull the infield in because they know Vic cant hit

[bsglorydays]

3-4-5 coming up. At least one run this inning... and that's not just the beer talking.

[bsglorydays]

If you saw Hardy the begining of the year you'd see why trying to hit the other way does actually hinder some players

 

Whether you are good at it or not, there are times you have to try to go to the right side. Runner on 2nd and nobody out is one of those times.

[Brian the Automator]

[ Clark always looks nice laterally. He doesn't go back or up well. ]

 

Maybe his ready position should be looking at the left-field wall. Carlos can tell him which way to run.

[endaround]

I'd rather have hitter try to get hits than try to "put the ball in play" and make productive outs.

[jackellberry]

Maybe his ready position should be looking at the left-field wall. Carlos can tell him which way to run.

 

he'd still have trouble on balls in the gaphttp://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/happy.gif

[cruiserx43]

I am sensing disaster soon...brewers strand runs, other teams put them on the board.

 

"grab a brew, don't cost nuthin"

[MadisonBrewerBlue]

you got to be kidding me

[bsglorydays]

Nothing like a double on a wild pitch... great job by Vic and Russ helping out.

[MadisonBrewerBlue]

i hope this run scores