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Brewers (0) vs Giants (7) 6/28 — Tastes Great, Less Filling
Tastes Great:
None–Absolutely none when you get beat 7-0 by a jayvee Giants team. That wasn’t even a Triple-A quality lineup the Brewers faced today, yet they gave up 13 hits and 7 runs. F You Brewers! Better put a better performance up tomorrow when I’m at the game.
Less Filling:
Jeff Suppan–Yet another game where the Brewers pitchers give up early runs to put their team behind. It’s becoming an every-game occurence, and is incredibly maddening. And then, he can’t even keep them in line, giving up several more runs, and can’t finish out an inning. Great return on that $42 million investment. I wonder if the Brewers fall out of the race this year if they can find anyone stupid enough to trade for him? Probably not.
The bats–Sadowski, Howry, Sanchez – aka Murderer’s Row of pitching, or so the Brewers would have you believe. A rookie making his first-ever start, a reliever he was run out of town he was so terrible, and a guy that just got kicked to the bullpen shut out the Brewers. What a joke. And it’s not like Sadowski was just pounding the strike zone; he only threw 45 strikes in his 85 pitches. And only threw 11 first-pitch strikes against the 23 batters he faced. So the Brewers were working ahead in the count most of the time.
Brewers (2) vs. Padres (5) 9/4 — Tastes Great, Less Filling
Tastes Great:
Umm……
Less Filling:
Dear Brewers,
I think its time we take a break. It’s not me, its you. You’re just not….exciting to me anymore. All you want to do is be lazy and I just can’t put up with it anymore. You never want to do anything. No running, no hitting (on me), no pitching special gems my way. Suddenly you’re on the phone with someone named Bill Castro all the time looking for “relief”. What does that mean for us? We just can’t get off to a good start when I get home from work. I ask what’s for dinner and all you offer up are doughnuts. And they aren’t doing anything for your figure. It’d be nice to see a few curves in your line.
I just can’t be with you until you get things straightened out. I hope it doesn’t take Weeks for you to recognize my Braun and see me as the Prince I am. Because I love you with all my Hart, especially between the Sheets. Even if sometimes you’re Riske and make me want to Gagne.
So when you’re done with this messing around and laziness let me know. And I’ll happily come back to you and we can be together again. Is tomorrow the day? If so send me an email and make sure to CC it to yourself.
Who knows, maybe you’re just not being good right now because you have a Yost infection.
Brewers (2) vs. Mets (9) 9/3 — Tastes Great, Less Filling
Tastes Great:
F You Brewers. No one gets it. Embarassing.
Less Filling:
Everyone sucked. Everyone. F You Brewers. Way to make a strong showing at home in the middle of a pennant race. Special mention to Dave Bush for allowing 6 runs in the first inning. F You Brewers, F You. I’m done. Beat the Padres and show some heart doing it.
Brewers (5) vs. Mets (6) 0/2 — Tastes Great, Less Filling
Tastes Great:
Rickie Weeks–Really starting to swing the bat pretty well lately. 4 for 6 with a lead-off home run to stake the Brewers to an early lead.
Manny Parra-The Batter–An impressive 2 for 2 with 2 RBI and a run scored.
Less Filling:
Manny Parra-The Pitcher–Another short outing for Parra, only going 5 innings. In those 5 innings he managed to give up 6 hits, 2 walks, and 5 runs (4 earned). Manny hasn’t been able to string together multiple good outings in a row in quite a while.
Rickie Weeks–Made an absolutely atrocious mental and heart mistake in the bottom of the 8th. After hitting a ball down the line that would normally be an easy double, he didn’t hustle all out and Endy Chavez made a great play and throw to get him out at second. Also contributed to…
Brewers defense–Failed to make a couple key plays including J.J. Hardy throwing one in the dirt that Prince couldn’t scoop (surprise) that led to an unearned run. Then in the top of the 10th Jason Kendall fielded a bunt and threw the ball into the baseline a bit and Rickie short-armed it causing it to go off the end of his glove, which allowed a runner to advance to third who then scored on a sac fly.
Brewers offense–Hmm…pitching, defense, offense….this is quite a display of ineptitude by the Brewers. They had 19 baserunners but only managed 5 runs as they left a combined 22 runners on base, made outs on the bases, and grounded into a double play.
Prince Fielder–Speaking of that double play ball from Prince Fielder in the bottom of the 10th…Prince hit a chopper to second with a runner on first. Keep in mind its the last chance for the Brewers in a game in the middle of a pennant race. So what does Fielder do…he puts his head down and walks out of the box. Shows absolutely no hustle at all. While he had basically no chance to beat it out unless there were about three bobbles on the play, it still sets the tone for the team and shows the immaturity of Prince as a “leader”.
Umps–The Brewers have seen some pretty bad umping lately, and I’m not just talking about bad calls. I’m talking about poor handling of arguments, laziness, and being out of position. On Rickie’s ball that he was thrown out on in the 8th he slid into second and actually made contact with the second base umpire. This may have caused Rickie to slow a bit coming into the bag and knocked the umpire down right as the play was being made. Despite being on the ground, being blocked out, and being out of position he still found a way to call Rickie out on a play that looked like he was safe.
Brewers (2) vs. Mets (4) 9/1 — Tastes Great, Less Filling
Tastes Great:
Ryan Braun–Went 3 for 4 and seems to be really heating up again. Look for 2-3 home runs on this homestand.
Less Filling:
Eric Gagne–I defended him for a long time, but no more. He’s been Derrick Turnbow….look good for 4-5 outings and then all of a sudden blow up and allow a crooked number. If he sees crunchtime work again the rest of the year Ned is officially an idiot.
Brewers offense–Oh, the shadows, the shadows. Oh, Santana is so great, he’s unbelievable. Shut up and do your jobs. And your jobs don’t entail 15 strikeouts in a 9 inning game.
Ben Sheets–Nice pulled ****** Ben. His early exit caused a domino effect that led to the air being taken out of the Brewers sails and the bullpen to have to do too much. If this is the only thing to come of this than I guess it’s ok. But if he goes down for weeks during the late part of the season with another strained injury I am forever done with Ben. Get yourself in shape and pitch through some discomfort. Don’t make excuses, get the job done as the leader you’re supposed to be.
Brewers (3) @ Cardinals (5) 8/27 — Tastes Great, Less Filling
Tastes Great:
Manny Parra–After not getting through 6 full innings in his last few starts he managed to make it 6 strong, allowing only one run in that time. You’d still like to see him manage his pitch count a little better to be able to get through 7 innings with 100 pitches.
J.J. Hardy–3 hits today and seems to be putting a full season together unlike when he faded down the stretch last year.
Mike Cameron–Continues his red hot bat with 2 hits today plus a walk. Even stole another base. He’s got a shot at a 20-20 season. Only needs 5 more steals this year.
Jason Kendall–Put together another two hit day. Hopefully Ned can get him some more rest and keep him fresh down the stretch.
Carlos Villanueva–This isn’t for him loading the bases, but more for the way he handled the confrontation with Pujols. After getting a HUGE final out with the bases loaded Villy pumped his fist, let out a little “Yeah”, and started walking to the dugout. The rest will be covered below.
Less Filling:
Albert Pujols–Once again the Cardinals find themselves in the Less Filling column. Pujols took exception to Villy being pumped about getting out of a jam and took it upon himself to be the moral compass of baseball. He started menacingly walking towards Villy while yelling and pointing his bat at Carlos. He continued to jaw with him and make a Poo-hole out of himself.
Phil Cuzzi–During the confrontation he yelled at Villy to get to his dugout despite Pujols being the one to start the whole thing and the one walking towards Villy. And his strike zone left a lot to be desired all day. Cuzzi hates the Brewers and does not hide that fact. He’s the one that ejected Ned earlier this year before Ned even got out of the dugout to argue a call.
Ryan Braun/Prince Fielder–Both went 0′fer and combined to leave 13 men on base. These situations came back to bite the Brewers later in the game.
Brewers (2) vs. Astros (5) 8/19 — Tastes Great, Less Filling
Tastes Great:
Jason Kendall–Seems to be picking it up lately. Got three hits today, and has seen his average climb back up to .250 after today’s game. It’d be huge if he could get that up around .265-.270 by season’s end. Its hard to have a hole in your lineup these days, especially since he doesn’t hit for any power.
J.J. Hardy–Doubled in the Brewers first run and also reached on a walk. Looks like J.J. might be getting hot again after a couple cold spells. Hopefully Yost doesn’t take him out in the middle of a hot streak this time.
Mike Cameron–A couple hits including a run scoring double. Gotta ride this hot streak while it lasts. Just hope he has one more left in him before the season ends.
Bullpen–Threw three innings of scoreless ball to keep the Brewers in the game. Unfortunately bats couldn’t do anything to get back in it.
Less Filling:
Ben Sheets–Only made a couple bad pitches, but those ended up costing him. A two-out triple to Michael Bourn on a hanging curveball and a two out home run by Geoff Blum on a meat fastball did him in. If Ben’s given up runs lately it seems like only a couple pitches have done him in. I’m not sure if he’s trying to be perfect, or not focusing in key spots, or just putting too much pressure on himself after CC’s gems but he needs to get it straightened out.
Gabe Kapler–To be fair to Gabe, he shouldn’t be hitting third. But as it is he struck out twice with the bases loaded and stranded 6 key runners out there.
Brewers offense–The Brewers had hits in only 4 innings of the game, but got all 10 of their hits for the game in those 4 innings. They also had a walk and an error by Houston in those innings, yet were only able to come out of it with 2 runs after making two outs on the bases and leaving 9 men on base in those 4 innings!!
Dale Sveum–I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a guy get thrown out by 50 feet like Cameron did on the hit to right. And there was only 1 out with the meat of your order coming up. No idea what Sveum was thinking there. Absolutely terrible decision-making.
Brewers (5) @ Dodgers (7) 8/17 — Tastes Great, Less Filling
Tastes Great:
Ryan Braun–Came back from injury in a big way. Still doesn’t necessarily look comfortable up there, but he’s putting the bat on the ball. His two run shot to tie it in the 9th was one of the more dramatic moments of the year so far. Too bad the Brewers couldn’t capitalize on it and get the win.
Mike Cameron–On August 6 the Who’s in Right Field? Blog predicted big things for Mike Cameron in the coming days after he put some good at-bats and solid hits the opposite way together. MLB.com even put my quote on their front page. Since that time Cameron has hit .314 with 4 home runs and 6 RBI in 11 games. That included a 2 for 4 day yesterday with a home run. Its almost like I know what I’m talking about or something.
Less Filling:
Jeff Suppan–It wasn’t a terrible start, but anytime you give up 3 home runs its not good. Hopefully that’s as bad as it gets for Sup down the stretch.
Ned Yost–Once again Ned failed to make sound in-game decisions. This time it was a key spot in the 7th inning with a runner on third and one out. The hottest hitter in baseball Manny Ramirez was coming to the plate. The correct decision was to walk him and pitch to James Loney. Then you have a shot at a double play and getting out of the inning without allowing a run. The only thing I can think of why Ned didn’t do it was because Manny is a righty against righty, while Loney would be a lefty against righty. But Manny Ramirez is killing all pitchers. Instead Yost has McClung inexplicably pitch to Manny and it results in Manny ripping the ball to left to score a run. Just terrible decision-making by Ned that even Bill Schroeder was questioning.
Carlos Villanueva–Came in in the bottom of the 9th inning after the Brewers had miraculously tied it up. Gave up two hits including the game winning home run without recording an out. Not a good thing.
Brewers (3) @ Dodgers (5) 8/15 — Tastes Great, Less Filling
Tastes Great:
Gabe Kapler–Delivered a couple hits including a two run home run in the first inning to stake the Brewers to an early lead. Kapler has been very consistent this year despite fairly sporadic playing time.
Less Filling:
Manny Parra–Allowed 10 hits in only 5 2/3 innings and was catching way too much of the plate with his pitches. His stuff didn’t seem too bad, but if you can’t put it at the knees on the corners its going to get hit at the major league level. Also failed to execute a sac bunt and ended up grounding into a double play in that at-bat. Gotta be able to get those bunts down as a National League pitcher.
Who’s in Right Field? Blog–It had been a long week and I fell asleep last night in the fourth inning so wasn’t able to watch the whole game.
Brewers (2) @ Padres (3) 8/14 — Tastes Great, Less Filling
Tastes Great:
Mike Cameron–Accounted for the only two runs on a RBI single in the 7th and a solo home run in the 9th. You absolutely have to ride him while he’s hot. The Brewers are a little more limited in their options with Braun out, so it will make the decision easier for Ned to leave him in………hopefully.
Craig Counsell–He’s taken some abuse lately, including some from me. Coming into today he was hitting .182 for the month and only 1 of his last 21, yet somehow had managed to start 9 games. He stepped up today though. Was on base 3 times. Unfortunately Nix behind him was unable to do anything.
Less Filling:
Ned Yost–This idea of running a lineup out there based on positions instead of individual players is absolutely ridiculous. I’ve never heard of another manager doing this. So this causes guys like Craig Counsell and Lance Nix to be in key positions at the top of the order, and have more opportunities to bat than better hitters like Fielder, Hart, and Cameron (lately). Just asinine in my opinion.
Another thing I’ve harped on several times with Yost is his poor in-game managerial decisions, including his failure to utilize pinch hitters in appropriate positions. Several times lately he’s left Jason Kendall in to hit in late game key situations, despite having much better hitting options on the bench. Kendall has done nothing to deserve the chance to hit in those situations. He’s hitting under .250 on the year with a sub-.650 OPS. You’ve got to put your team in the best position to win games as a manager, and by leaving Kendall in there Yost is not doing that. There’s a good chance it would have made no difference on the outcome, but it certainly would have increased the chance of his team. You can’t afford to give away at-bats and games at any point down the stretch here. Yet Yost manages like its ok to not put your team in the best position to win by not pinch-hitting, using ridiculous lineups, and not managing with a sense of urgency. The Brewers may very well win the Wild Card and make the playoffs, but it won’t be because of Yost. It will be because of their raw natural talent and more in spite of him than anything.
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