Brewers (0) @ Reds (4) 7/17 -- Tastes Great, Less Filling
Tastes Great:
Jeff Suppan--He wasn't great, but he was solid, and deserved a better fate. He's pitched better the last couple weeks, which hopefully can continue into the second half.
Mitch Stetter--Could he be the best lefty reliever in the league? If he's not there now, he's on his way.
Less Filling:
Brewers bats--The fifth shutout of the year, and the third already this month. This offense is so inconsistent it is ridiculous. Good thing we brought Sveum in and he was going to change things; oh wait... Of course it wouldn't have been a shutout if not for...
Kevin Causey--Who as a minor league call-up ump decided to take the game into his hands and out of the players. Cameron did start his slide before the bag, and Phillips was not going to even look at turning it at first. When it is close like that in terms of being interference or not, give the edge to the players. And since Phillips wasn't even going to attempt a play, that should be a no-call.
Mike Cameron--He probably shouldn't have slid like that, not wanting to give the umps any reason to make up a bullcrap call like that. But he ends up here for his Little League attempt at fielding a liner, as he jumped and let it go right between his legs, allowing an unearned run to score. For as good of a fielder as Cameron is, he sure makes some boneheaded moves sometimes.
Jeff Suppan--He wasn't great, but he was solid, and deserved a better fate. He's pitched better the last couple weeks, which hopefully can continue into the second half.
Mitch Stetter--Could he be the best lefty reliever in the league? If he's not there now, he's on his way.
Less Filling:
Brewers bats--The fifth shutout of the year, and the third already this month. This offense is so inconsistent it is ridiculous. Good thing we brought Sveum in and he was going to change things; oh wait... Of course it wouldn't have been a shutout if not for...
Kevin Causey--Who as a minor league call-up ump decided to take the game into his hands and out of the players. Cameron did start his slide before the bag, and Phillips was not going to even look at turning it at first. When it is close like that in terms of being interference or not, give the edge to the players. And since Phillips wasn't even going to attempt a play, that should be a no-call.
Mike Cameron--He probably shouldn't have slid like that, not wanting to give the umps any reason to make up a bullcrap call like that. But he ends up here for his Little League attempt at fielding a liner, as he jumped and let it go right between his legs, allowing an unearned run to score. For as good of a fielder as Cameron is, he sure makes some boneheaded moves sometimes.
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