Unless Braun is injured and that could be the Brewers are so secretive about injuries who knows but if he is not why sit him after a day off against a huge divisional rival.

It only the 13 game the kid cannot need a rest already

It could be a nagging injury, or it could be like Yost benching JJ for a game when he was in his slump earlier this season. He probably should have reordered the line up though.

My guess is that Kapler’s numbers aren’t very good tonight without Braun/Fielder behind him

Is this a split squad game? Or does Ned figure with Bush going it’s gonna be a loss anyway so he might as well throw Dillon in there too? And why not slide Hart, Kendall or even Hardy into the #3 spot for a night if you’re resting Braun?

If I were in the Cards dugout I would have chuckled a little bit after seeing that lineup card.

and says, “Are you F&$*! me?!?”

it seems like when he gives someone a day off he keeps the sub in the same spot the normal starter would have batted. I guess he thinks the other starters don’t deal well with change. The sad thing is, this isn’t a terrible lineup with how hot Kapler and Kendall have been.

It comes down to order, and I was angry at the beginning of the season when Kapler was playing after Gywnn had a few hot games, so I can’t be mad that Kapler is in there, and he has played up to batting #2…

But if Dillon strikes fear into any Cardinal hitters I would be shocked… I would say with the way Bill Hall is hitting the deep ball, but him in the 3 spot and move Dillon further down… no problem with calming Braun down, just don’t put a guy with 1 career HR and 11 career RBI in the 3 hole.