Phillies 11, Brewers 4
by Kyle Lobner on Apr 21, 2009 10:27 PM CDT
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L: Manny Parra (0-3)
HR: Ryan Braun 2 (3), Pedro Feliz (1)
MVP: Ryan Braun (+.230)
LVP: Manny Parra (-.317)
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The weather in Philadelphia was almost as miserable as the Brewers' performance tonight. Ryan Braun gave the Brewers a 1-0 lead in the top of the first with his second home run of the season, but Manny Parra allowed four runs in the bottom half on four hits and two walks, effectively removing the Brewers from the game.
The Crew was briefly back in the game in the top of the fifth when Ryan Braun's second home run of the game brought the Brewers back within two at 5-3, but Jorge Julio emptied a gas can onto the fire, allowing four earned runs on two hits and three walks in two thirds of an inning.
In other news, Rickie Weeks left the game in the second inning after colliding with J.J. Hardy when both were in pursuit of a ground ball. Weeks was complaining of dizziness, and will likely be re-examined tomorrow.
In good news, Ryan Braun's two home runs were part of a 5-for-5 day for the left fielder, setting a career high in hits. It was just his second multi-hit game in the Brewers' last eleven contests.
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We are doing it wrong.
Hoping this is the low before we rattle off some wins. Otherwise this will be a long long year.
Julio or Swindle
Is my guess.. Villy has had a bad start but his track record off sets it. Julio looked fairly bad.
Not entirely true. Our best reliever should be used in the highest leverage spot. Hoffman does’t have to always pitch in the 9th with a lead. In the 7th with bases loaded and no outs up by 1 is a better usage of him then waiting for a 2 run lead in the 9th.
Right.
But what are the odds that will happen? Hoffman’s been a ninth-inning only guy for over a decade now. It’s one thing to screw around with bullpen roles when you’ve got young guys out there or a bunch of interchangeable veterans, it’d be a wholly different can of worms to do something like that with The All Time Saves Leader.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
my response exactly
I agree that our best reliever should be used in the most critical spot of the game, but Macha has said that the closer will be the closer.
yeah
i don’t see him getting much use. other than trotting him out every few games, lead or not, in the 9th to knock off the rust.
by PagsBrewCrew on Apr 22, 2009 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions
You're assuming Hoffman is the best reliever
Right now, that position looks like it belongs to Todd Coffey.
by morineko on Apr 22, 2009 10:08 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
When does Bill Castro start to take some heat for every pitcher on the staff inability to throw strikes?
Who has struggled that hasn't before?
Bush struggled in the first inning VS the Mets, and I know I’ve seen Bush do that in the first inning many times before Castro took over.
McClung has struggled with location, and that’s happened often before Castro took over.
Suppan has been ineffective and inconsistant, and that’s happened before Castro took over.
Stetter can’t throw a strike (God I hate Stetter), and I know that he’s done that before Castro took over.
Parra has the stuff but walks too many and looks overmatched at times, and all of those happened last year before Castro took over.
I realize small sample and it’s early and all of that stuff, but it’s possible that some of these guys just aren’t very good and Castro isn’t a magician. The same problems last year + 2 months of CC got Maddox rehired somewhere else.
Suppan, who has seen his ERA rise from 4.12 in his final year in St. Louis to 4.62 in 2007 and 4.96 last year, isn't an option in fantasy leagues - Rotoworld
Agreed
This is the same junk that happened last April and for a bit of May. When the entire staff can’t locate the plate by the end of May, then we can wonder if Castro and Kyles are a bit, um, not optimal as coaches, or if it’s just general pitcher fail.
Castro was the pen coach last year
so when the pitching coach is in the dugout during games, it’s the bullpen coach who is out there during game time giving them pointers.
Bush – had 4 pen appearances the last two years. I guess we can’t blame his past on Castro.
McClung – only 12/60 were starts. he was primarily a reliever.
Suppan – can’t blame completely on Castro. I don’t know how much Castro has rubbed off on him since spring training, but he was already headed on a decline, so lets just blame Suppan on Suppan.
Stetter – blame lies with AAA coaches and with Castro.
Parra – most of 2007 appearances in majors were out of the pen + 3 last year.
I dunno. Castro is involved in all of these pitchers. Surely he’s at least partially to blame.
by PagsBrewCrew on Apr 22, 2009 12:21 PM CDT up reply actions
"Stetter – blame lies with AAA coaches and with Castro."
Uh, how about Stetter himself shoulder some (almost all) of that blame? Let’s not go crazy here. In the end, the pitcher himself has to throw the pitches.
"I didn't realize his velocity was that high," said Macha, noting that radar readings aren't flashed during exhibition games.
but, but
i’m all about going crazy and circularly supporting my claims with more claims.
I love my logic: castro sucks, so the pitchers start sucking. So, the pitcher sucking is blamed on the coaches. Castro is the constant coach. So, he sucks. The pitchers didn’t really suck before coming into contact with Castro, or if they did, it was because they were anticipating spending time with him.
or something like that… Don’t mess with the Pags. he’s always right
by PagsBrewCrew on Apr 22, 2009 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah, something like that
is what goes in my mind.
“oooh, pretty pattern. that one’s shiny”
by PagsBrewCrew on Apr 22, 2009 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions
i mentioned that a while ago too.
As Turnbow was a reliever, I think some of the blame falls on the bullpen coach (which was castro at the time). And all pitchers (including Coffey actually) have had trouble finding the strike zone, especially the guys that have been around Castro longest (Parra was a reliever for part of the year the last two years, plus McClung and others in the pen now).
I swear, some of the blame has to fall on castro here. Either something he’s doing in their workouts or some philosophy he’s attempting to espouse. Either that or there’s a player who he’s allowing to “take over” the mindset of the players out there and allowing a bad philosophy/approach to spread.
I’m not usually an advocate of blaming a coach more than the players, but I think this is an exception where a change NEEDS to be made ASAP.
by PagsBrewCrew on Apr 22, 2009 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions
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| W | L | PCT | GB | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cincinnati
|
78 | 55 | .586 | 0 | Won 4 |
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St. Louis
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69 | 62 | .526 | 8 | Lost 5 |
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Houston
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62 | 71 | .466 | 16 | Won 3 |
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Milwaukee
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62 | 71 | .466 | 16 | Lost 3 |
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Chicago
|
57 | 77 | .425 | 21.5 | Won 1 |
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Pittsburgh
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44 | 89 | .330 | 34 | Lost 1 |
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