8/4/2004: Brewers (Davis) vs. Mets (Trachsel)

[ja002h]

Brewers face the Human Rain Delay tonight, once again playing the "will any offense show up today" game. Mr Sharpie looks to get win #11...

 

Lineups:

 NY METS MILWAUKEE AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Jose Reyes SS .267 2 12 Scott Podsednik CF .253 10 29 Todd Zeile 1B .237 6 23 Bill Hall 2B .254 7 37 Mike Piazza C .278 17 44 Geoff Jenkins LF .254 17 57 Richard Hidalgo RF .266 17 59 Russell Branyan 3B .143 1 1 Cliff Floyd LF .274 14 51 Lyle Overbay 1B .326 11 67 Mike Cameron CF .235 22 51 Ben Grieve RF .271 6 25 David Wright 3B .239 2 4 Chad Moeller C .230 4 23 Joe Mcewing 2B .253 1 13 Craig Counsell SS .263 2 17 Steve Trachsel RHP .214 0 4 Doug Davis LHP .023 0 0 (9-8, 3.63) (10-9, 3.79) 

[ja002h]

What a brilliant lineup. Hall, Jenks, Branyan 2-3-4, while those silly Overbay and Grieve guys in 5-6 where they belong.

 

edit: I forgot, as Ned says, #5 is basically a second leadoff man, so that's perfect. Oh wait, who drives them in again?

[Vgmastr]

At least we have our 8 best guys out there. No Helms, Clark, Bennett, or Durrington? Fine by me.

[ja002h]

You got me there, Vgmastr

[BrewCrewForever]

If Clark was in there over Grieve that would be my current favorite Brewer lineup. But yeah at least no Wes Helms in the lineup, Branyan at least makes me feel like he could hit a homerun in every at bat. Helms just makes me think he is gonna make a out.

[batboy37]

Will be Branyan/Helms batting 4th rest of the season?

[1992casey]

FYI, Davey Nelson is miked tonight.

[Vgmastr]

Wow, even Daron seemed disgusted with Scotty's AB.

[Vgmastr]

What an awesome play by Branyan. There's no reason he shouldn't be starting everyday at third.

[DevilDog1775]

did russell just steal a base? woah. cool.

[ja002h]

Davis is the anti-Jenkins -- he gets a new contract and doesn't immediately suck.

[BrewCrewForever]

Branyan is doing great at third base! No way Helms makes some of the plays Russell is making, alos got a solid base hit tonight. I hope Russell is in the lineup a lot more then Helms, I feel we have a chance when Branyan bats, not Helms he makes me feel like I wanna puke.

[BrewCrewForever]

Damnit Scotty Po! Twice tonight he just didn't get it done with ducks on the pond. I just wish Scotty would be clutch like he was last season, but I won't give up on him.

[ja002h]

I hope we can bring Counsell back next year.

[burniebrewer]

Bet Trachsel gets a hit now.

[ja002h]

You know, if we could stop giving up the homers to the .235 hitters (and worse) in this league that'd be great...

 

I'm on Gameday, but would Clark have caught that?

[burniebrewer]

Grieve took a bad route, it almost hit his glove.

[ja002h]

Wait we have a lead??? What's that?

 

Wes who?

Seriously, Helms better NEVER see the light of day AGAIN.

 

Thataway Lyle!

[1992casey]

Branyan has raised his Brewer OPS to .938.

 

Watch Ned find a reason to have Helms pinch hit for him later on.

[burniebrewer]

Have the natives given up on the Crew? This board is bare tonight.

[DuWayne Steurer]

hey gang! (all three of ya!)

 

My thoughts on this game

 

Russ Branyan is better than Wes Helms

 

Bill Hall is beginning to put it together.

 

Doug Davis can pitch a little bit.

 

And Ben Grieve isn't really a very good fielder.

 

Oh, and that last pitch to Branyan was 6 inches off the outside corner.

[1992casey]

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And Ben Grieve isn't really a very good fielder.

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Dave Nelson agreed that Ben should have caught the ball.

[ja002h]

Is there some way we can make Ned take someone out before they get 2 or 3 people on???

 

Really, you CAN take someone out at the end of an inning!!!

 

Does this not happen EVERY TIME lately?

[ja002h]

Your Milwaukee Brewers. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory since 1993.

[DuWayne Steurer]

Sickening. This is becoming a nightly thing watching a pitcher melt down while Ned stands idly by.