7/21/05 Brewers (Capuano) at Cardinals (Marquis) 1:10 pm CDT

[Ralph Wiggum]

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What are the chances of having 5 people so close in batting average!?! Kind of cool.

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It'd be ever cooler if the averages read ".319, .320, .321, .318"

 

Right now, they are kinda mediocre.

[Weirdos19]

The only thing JJ did wrong was not trying to hit the ball to the right side.

 

You can still fail and move the runners. That is why you let him hit. He doesn't strikeout much, so you let him swing away to move the runners. He just might get a hit. You can still bunt your pitcher after that.

[mikevan1818]

Cubs up 1, but Reds have bases loaded with one out in the 7th.

[dixieflatline]

36 pitches for cappy after 3 innings and no walks. That's not bad at all. With the lineup the cards are putting out there thsi is exactly the way to pitch to them.

[mikevan1818]

are you guys seriously still argueing about that?

[bjamesw22]

He doesn't strikeout much, so you let him swing away to move the runners.

 

Yeah, I know, he just hits a lot of soft grounders which would in this case make a double play.

[YutakaEnatsu]

bjamesw22, by the logic in that last post, you would bunt with the #8 hitter every time a man is on 1st.

 

Think about it this way. If the pitcher has a, say, 90% chance of making an out, and the #8 guy bunts, basically guaranteeing an out, you make two outs anyway.

 

Even Dusty Baker wouldn't bunt in that situation.

[mikevan1818]

JJ "Hot" Hardy

[JoeH33]

Nice JJ! Way to keep bumpin up the average

[markwitx]

JJ WITH A DOUBLEhttp://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/roll.gif

[clancyphile]

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Didn't look like a balk.

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Cappy has a good pickoff move. Opposing teams will complain and claim he's balking...

 

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[razzzorsharp]

Double for JJ

[MadisonBrewerBlue]

Cappy is pist and gets an rbi single scoring JJ

[markwitx]

CAPPY WITH A RBI HIThttp://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/roll.gif http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/happy.gif http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/laugh.gif http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/tongue.gif http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/laugh.gif

[deeswan]

Hey look, Marquis actually gave up an earned run.

[JoeH33]

CAPPY

[bjamesw22]

Nice hit JJ!!

[Weirdos19]

Now we're gonna hear it. LOL

[mikevan1818]

5-0

[razzzorsharp]

5-0 Crew

[bjamesw22]

bjamesw22, by the logic in that last post, you would bunt with the #8 hitter every time a man is on 1st.

 

Not even close. First of all, there were guys on 1st AND second. Secondly, we are playing the division leader with a 2 run lead. The more runs you put across the more pressure you put on that team. You have a much better chance of getting more runners across with guys on 2 and 3 with one out no matter who is up.

[bsglorydays]

JJ staying hot too!

[MadisonBrewerBlue]

JJ Doubles 7-13 in the series..Thanks for the Info JP

[bjamesw22]

Wow, that couldn't have worked out funnier! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/roll.gif

[bsglorydays]

Pouring it on today! (but there is a lot of ballgame left)