Brewers 18, Cubs 1
by Kyle Lobner on Aug 2, 2010 10:23 PM CDT
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PrintW: Yovani Gallardo (10-5)
L: Randy Wells (5-9)
HR: Casey McGehee (15)
MVP: Casey McGehee (+.200)
LVP: Jonathan Lucroy (-.002)
Win Expectancy Graph and Star of the Game Voting
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The Brewers just finished a five game losing streak where they scored eight runs. Tonight, they exploded for 18 runs in a six inning stretch against the Cubs, and Yovani Gallardo handled the rest en route to a blowout victory.
Gallardo didn't need a lot of help tonight. He pitched six innings and allowed one run on just two hits and a walk over six innings, tying a career high with 12 strikeouts. If the game were close he probably could have pitched at least one more inning: He was at just 95 pitches through 6.
But, thanks to the Brewer bats, the game wasn't close. The Brewers sent ten batters to the plate in both the fourth and fifth innings, scoring five runs in each frame and putting the game out of reach early. Two Brewers (Ryan Braun, Prince Fielder) had five hits in the game, Corey Hart had four, Alcides Escobar had three, and Casey McGehee went 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk and reached on an error, scoring three times.
All told, the Brewers had a season high 26 hits in the game, 22 of them singles. Trevor Hoffman came to the plate in the ninth inning for the first time since 2001, and struck out to strand the bases loaded.
In a scary moment late in the game, Carlos Gomez was hit in the head by a pitch in the eighth inning by Cubs reliever Brian Schlitter. He left the game but remained on the bench, and appeared to be ok. Gomez was hit twice in the game.
Gomez entered the game as a replacement for Jim Edmonds, who was given an early shower. When Gomez left the game, Alcides Escobar was forced into duty in center field. Entering this season, Escobar had never played a pro inning in the outfield. He's now played all three positions out there.
If you had told me the Brewers would only win one of their last six games, I would have been pretty disappointed. But if you'd let me pick the one win, I would've taken this game. So at least there's that.
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Gomez
Think he’ll have a concussion? 91 mph at the head can’t be good… even with a helmet on.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
radio said he reported dizziness
not a good sign
by PagsBrewCrew on Aug 2, 2010 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions
If it is a concussion, then he's headed to the DL.
Unless Gerut is ready to come back, then I think Yar is right… Cain will rejoin the team. They’re already too short-handed to go day-to-day with Gomez.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Lucroy needs to contribute more
That kind of WPA just won’t cut it.
Also, that win expectancy graph looks like a 3 year old’s throw.
Maybe he should play first base instead. That is, he should lie out there and we can step on him when we get a hit.
The better line from tonight
Ryan Braun goes 5-for-7, and gets -.001 WPA.
Now that's great tasting chicken!
That's a paddlin'
Maybe he should play first base instead. That is, he should lie out there and we can step on him when we get a hit.
by TheJay on Aug 2, 2010 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
Craig Coshun is unnatural
Maybe he should play first base instead. That is, he should lie out there and we can step on him when we get a hit.
I was just thinking that.
Who’s job is it to paint him orange every day?
Now that's great tasting chicken!
oompa loompa do-ba-dee-doo
Maybe he should play first base instead. That is, he should lie out there and we can step on him when we get a hit.
by TheJay on Aug 2, 2010 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
I think you mean...
… unka-grunka-dumpity-darmedgaurds.
What begins in fear usually ends in folly.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 2, 2010 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions
They think they have a good Union...but they don't.
Applying Simpsons and Star Wars quotes to Brewers discussions since 2009.
With Telly back...
Did they punt Mark Concannon? I hope so… I couldn’t stand him on Fox 6 in the morning and liked him even less on FSN.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
i like Telly
but Concannon is way better at his job. I cross my fingers every time Telly is up to bat hoping he doesn’t flub some words.
by rootsmaneuver on Aug 3, 2010 12:32 AM CDT up reply actions
you must be
disappointed a lot.
"I've been banging a lot of bratwurst lately".
Uecker during the 8th inning of his first game back
Something about Concannon's bobbling head and his voice inflections really annoy me.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
I think the Brewers need to take a queue from NHL teams...
and add an enforcer on the roster. Someone gets beaned… he comes out of the dugout to kick some pitcher arse.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
hey...some Brewers minority owners
are majority group owners of the Admirals
by PagsBrewCrew on Aug 2, 2010 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions
BTW
That’s twice now you’ve used that pic. He still freaks me out.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
He's 7'2", 387 pounds
And he knows akido, judo, Japanese grappling, and the Indian martial art of kalari.
According to Wiki
They only credit him as being a powerlifter prior to being a professional wrestler.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Funny you should say that
That’s the same question this guy asked
by nullacct on Aug 2, 2010 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
he makes better contact
than Gomez. Can he play center?
"I've been banging a lot of bratwurst lately".
Uecker during the 8th inning of his first game back
by molitorfan on Aug 3, 2010 6:07 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
There are different kinds of grappling?
Maybe he should play first base instead. That is, he should lie out there and we can step on him when we get a hit.
7 involve alcohol.
What begins in fear usually ends in folly.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 2, 2010 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions
A chop to a pitcher's forehead?
I approve.
by brewbaybucks on Aug 2, 2010 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Gomez is being set up for a Dizzy Dean moment
Apparently he went to the hospital for a CT scan after the game.
Maybe he should play first base instead. That is, he should lie out there and we can step on him when we get a hit.
I wouldve listened to this game but
Me and the wife celebrated 2 years together today! I await your congratulations.
Goooooo-mez!
by Drew C on Aug 2, 2010 10:54 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Grats!
I hope you scored eighteen times too.
by nullacct on Aug 2, 2010 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions 11 recs
Even without posting a picture...
nullacct still shows us all why he’s the leading rec-getter.
Applying Simpsons and Star Wars quotes to Brewers discussions since 2009.
But thats not fair!!!
Nullacct has so many more resources than us small time posters do, we can’t hope to compete in the rec department vs the Nullact’s of the world. We need to install a rec cap or stronger rec redistribution guidelines to help us small timers out.
by Flanyboy on Aug 3, 2010 12:17 AM CDT up reply actions 6 recs
This made me wonder: Who would the Jeff Suppan of photoshopping be?
I was disappointed with the lack of hookers but the pancakes were delightful
Leave it to realty, or in this case the misrepresentation, to put Jeff Suppan into a different light
I was disappointed with the lack of hookers but the pancakes were delightful
But the posts at the middle/bottom of the page are absolutely hilarious
I was disappointed with the lack of hookers but the pancakes were delightful
I was about to say the same thing, but without the link.
Applying Simpsons and Star Wars quotes to Brewers discussions since 2009.
I saw a tweet about soccer a few weeks ago....
How Twilight is like soccer:
Everyone runs around all over the place, nobody scores, and 2 billion people try to explain why its the greatest thing ever.
by grant76 on Aug 3, 2010 7:46 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
This game was beautiful.
Normally I’d take a conservative, “save some runs for the rest of the series” approach, but not vs. the Cubs. Not tonight.
Stop the madness! Stop the losing!
Why Macha Should be Fired #42
YoGa pitched 6 IP 2H, 1 ER on 95 pitches following a five game losing streak in which the 18 bullpen pitchers pitched 16 innings and gave up gobs of runs. Macha burned through 3 more pitchers tonight. There was no reason why YoGa had to come out after 6 innings. He didn’t need the offense (and even if he did, YoGa is the best pinch hitter left on the bench)
YoGa could have stayed at least another inning if not two. Cappy could have come in and done some mop up. There were other options. Instead Macha burned three relievers. FOR NO REASON.
This isn’t the first time that he has made a boneheaded move live this, but for the rest of the season it will get me to vote no confidence in the BCB polls
by Saberilliterate on Aug 2, 2010 11:17 PM CDT reply actions
Especially considering
Axford hadn’t pitched in a week, and looked like it early. Hawkins needs as much work as possible and Hoffman..Well, running him or Cappy out there is the same thing from different sides of the mound.
"The Milwaukee Brewers' line score is starting to resemble an international phone number" - Pittsburgh Pirates Radio during 20-0 shutout - 4-22-10
I'd rather keep Gallardo's innings and pitch counts down at this point
I must admit I haven’t really kept up with the team the last few days, so I’m not so sure of the bullpen situation, but using one, maybe two relievers makes more sense to me
I was disappointed with the lack of hookers but the pancakes were delightful
by Michael M on Aug 2, 2010 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
We were up 11-1 and the season is a lost cause
Zero reason to make Gallardo throw 120 pitches. He could use a few <100 pitch counts down the stretch.
Ryan Braun: He loves it.
by SRB on Aug 2, 2010 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Axford hadn't pitched in a week, Hoffman hadn't pitched in six days and Hawkins is still re-earning a role.
Letting them all get some work last night wasn’t going to hurt anything.
Now that's great tasting chicken!
Especially with an off day on Thursday
Maybe he should play first base instead. That is, he should lie out there and we can step on him when we get a hit.
Could he have pitched another inning? Of course. Should he have? No way
Why would you continue to put your best pitcher into a game when the outcome has already been decided? Particularly one who had recently had an injury?
All of the pitchers who came in after Gallardo hadn’t pitched in a while, so they needed the work. Cappy pitched on Saturday (37 pitches), so he didn’t need the work.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
When the season is going nowhere, you definitely pick and choose your battles
Screw what just happened down in Houston, this was a great game to make you forget what just happened the last 3 days.
A win against the Cubs is nice, but to utterly embarrass them, at Wrigley no less, is shear bliss.
Lose, Cubs, Lose! Go Brewers!
"I signed with the Milwaukee Braves for three-thousand dollars. That bothered my dad at the time because he said he didn't have that kind of dough." - Ueck
STATS_MLB:
The #Brewers had their 4th 17-run game of the season tonight (18-1 win). The last NL team with 4 17-run games was the 1936 Cubs. #MLB
Ryan Braun: He loves it.
This better not doom us to 74 more years of losing.
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ML record since 1920 is 1939 NYY with 7
NL record since 1920 is 1930 CHC with 6.
There were a lot of runs in the ’30s.
Maybe he should play first base instead. That is, he should lie out there and we can step on him when we get a hit.
So they're on pace to tie the NL record.
What an odd record to tie in the supposed year of the pitcher. Thanks for looking it up BTW.
Well
This “Year of the Pitcher” has seen more runs than two-thirds of the years between 1940 and 1990. It’s the last fifteen years that make it seem so pitcher-friendly.
Maybe he should play first base instead. That is, he should lie out there and we can step on him when we get a hit.
Beanballs
Sure it was a great win last night, but where is the retaliation for what has become target practice on our hitters by opposing pitchers? I am really getting tired of this. Until Prince decides to charge the mound or Loe nails a top hitter in the ribs this is going to continue. For the 2nd time in less than a week one of our players has been beaned on the side of the head. Pretty soon someone is going to be severely hurt. I feel it is time for our players to take matters into their own hands because Macha seems to be just sitting on his.
I would enjoy somone charging Loe...
I could see the fight being similar to Ventura v Ryan.
by BrewCrewBrian on Aug 3, 2010 7:20 AM CDT up reply actions
Can't you just link the URL?
Otherwise, you might have to download it from Flickr, then upload it onto ImageShack (or any other free hosting site).
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Post game comments
Macha showed some emotion during the post-game presser, which is unusual for him. He actually smiled and kind of snickered a couple times… guess a blowout of the Cubs will do that.
I thought it was interesting that he stated that Escobar could play all 9 positions… including catcher.
I’m surprised that no one asked Macha if he thought that teams were purposely throwing at the Brewers.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
To be precise:
Macha said that ESKY says he can play all nine positions, including catcher. I’m not sure if Macha’s buying it.
SRS BSNS
Alcides Campaneris
Maybe he should play first base instead. That is, he should lie out there and we can step on him when we get a hit.
I still think the Brewers should have done that with Bill Hall last September
If they hadn’t traded him, I mean.
Maybe he should play first base instead. That is, he should lie out there and we can step on him when we get a hit.
Right
Didn’t BA and Rock also mention that Gomez and Escobar also play pitcher/catcher during warm ups?
I’m sure Macha would never put Escobar behind the plate, but the fact that he brought it up was funny.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Yeah, I heard that
remember thinking maybe they should focus on not being black holes at bat, rather than practicing other peoples position
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