Game Thread #61: Matt LaPorta isn't DHing

by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 8, 2007 7:05 PM CDT in Game Threads

...but Gabe Gross is. Bill Hall is all the way down to 8th, though that's really more like 7th, since he's batting ahead of Counsell.

The pitching matchup is Capuano vs. Robinson Tejeda. I don't know whether I said this publicly anywhere, but I was pretty bullish on Tejeda going into the season: he's only 25, and he's already got a couple of solid campaigns under his belt. But right now, his ERA is 6.28, so I'm not looking too smart about that.

I'm proud of Ned for choosing Gross over Mench to DH. It's an obvious call--Tejeda is allowing an OPS of 1.024 against lefties this year compared to .653 from righties--but one I wasn't at all confident he was going to make.

Go Brewers!

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Not a great review..

check out the section that starts out "Cubs Rumblings" about half way down the page of Jayson Stark's column. Ouch. At least Coco gets some good pub.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&id=2896288

by molitorfan on Jun 8, 2007 8:14 PM CDT reply actions

Holy crap

I was watching Homer Bailey and didn't realize that Soriano has 3 HR's in 5 innings. Wow.

by molitorfan on Jun 8, 2007 8:20 PM CDT reply actions

Cappy

Yikes ... The Brewers will be lucky to return to Milwaukee above .500 at this rate.

by HobokenCrew on Jun 8, 2007 8:52 PM CDT reply actions

By the way

I hate this team right now. F them if they can't even play a competitive game against the Rangers.

by molitorfan on Jun 8, 2007 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions

Yea I hear ya

This proglonged losing is starting to unsettle me. As I write this, Hart homers, 7-4

by tommyhawk on Jun 8, 2007 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions

and

I love them again. I am Tina Turner to their Ike. Nice shot by Braun.

by molitorfan on Jun 8, 2007 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions

Again!!!

...and two batters later, Braun homers, Interesting. I better keep posting.

by tommyhawk on Jun 8, 2007 9:46 PM CDT reply actions

what was so frustrating

is that I have great seats at this game. I was litterally behind home plate, and Cappy throws out that piece of crap... and we get Yosted when Nedly doesn't pull him. Then we get Yosted again when he let Villanueva let the game get away... I hate ned

That's not the Chirizo, It's Enrico Polazzo!

by hyattff2003 on Jun 9, 2007 10:25 AM CDT reply actions

this site has DIED!!!

We used to get 100+ replies to game threads, now 8??? Granted we got blown up, but still seems like the bandwagon has fallen apart.... I was internet less for the last 2 weeks only to come back to this... Hopefully the Brew Crew can turn it around... QUICK!!!

by Burt Doyle on Jun 9, 2007 12:23 PM CDT reply actions

Everyone was out

celebrating my birthday. I'm sure it will pick up again a little today, and then after the weekend festivities have concluded.

"C'mon, boys, let's get 'em some RUNS!" --- Daron Sutton, pretty much every game of the 2005 season.

by roguejim on Jun 9, 2007 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions

I was gone all week

But I will be back and ready for the game tonight.

by dixieflatline on Jun 9, 2007 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions

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