Brewers (3) @ Reds (5) 7/19 -- Tastes Great, Less Filling
Tastes Great:
Prince Fielder--It's fun watching this guy hit when he's right, because he has become a very good all-around hitter, that also happens to crush the ball. He's doing everything he can to get this offense and team going. He's also making himself more and more money in free agency with every bomb. A motivated power hitter is an indispensable asset.
Less Filling:
Yovanni Gallardo--His outing today was better than some recent ones, but his pitch count and walks are just way too high. He's had 3 or more walks in 8 of his last 9 outings, and hasn't had a 1 or less walk outing since April 29. He seems to be tiring, as the control is the first thing to go. Oftentimes the next thing is the arm, which God forbid if that happens. If it does though, we'll know who to blame....
Doug Melvin/Ken Macha--They should have gone into this year looking to limit Gallardo's innings as much as possible and whenever possible. 185 innings and 30 starts. Skip his start once in the first half, push him back after the break, and skip another one in the second half. Instead he's on pace for 211 innings and 33 starts. That is a recipe for an over-worked, tiring, and high probability of injured young ace.
Seth McClung--He was terrible in the rotation, but seemed to settle down in the pen. Not so much lately. Maybe he's just a bad matchup with the Reds, I don't know. But he went 2 1/3 innings this series, and gave up 4 hits, 3 walks, and 5 runs.
Kevin Causey--Congratulations ya fill-in loser, you've made a Who's In Right Field? first......first ump to be included in Less Filling twice in one series. After a terrible call in Friday's game to take the Brewers out of it, he apparently was equally as bad today. And at least someone on the Brewers crew gave him an earfull (Sveum), cuz the manager wouldn't yet again.
Prince Fielder--It's fun watching this guy hit when he's right, because he has become a very good all-around hitter, that also happens to crush the ball. He's doing everything he can to get this offense and team going. He's also making himself more and more money in free agency with every bomb. A motivated power hitter is an indispensable asset.
Less Filling:
Yovanni Gallardo--His outing today was better than some recent ones, but his pitch count and walks are just way too high. He's had 3 or more walks in 8 of his last 9 outings, and hasn't had a 1 or less walk outing since April 29. He seems to be tiring, as the control is the first thing to go. Oftentimes the next thing is the arm, which God forbid if that happens. If it does though, we'll know who to blame....
Doug Melvin/Ken Macha--They should have gone into this year looking to limit Gallardo's innings as much as possible and whenever possible. 185 innings and 30 starts. Skip his start once in the first half, push him back after the break, and skip another one in the second half. Instead he's on pace for 211 innings and 33 starts. That is a recipe for an over-worked, tiring, and high probability of injured young ace.
Seth McClung--He was terrible in the rotation, but seemed to settle down in the pen. Not so much lately. Maybe he's just a bad matchup with the Reds, I don't know. But he went 2 1/3 innings this series, and gave up 4 hits, 3 walks, and 5 runs.
Kevin Causey--Congratulations ya fill-in loser, you've made a Who's In Right Field? first......first ump to be included in Less Filling twice in one series. After a terrible call in Friday's game to take the Brewers out of it, he apparently was equally as bad today. And at least someone on the Brewers crew gave him an earfull (Sveum), cuz the manager wouldn't yet again.
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