Dodgers 5, Brewers 3
by Kyle Lobner on Aug 24, 2010 10:21 PM CDT
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PrintW: Ted Lilly (8-8)
L: Dave Bush (6-11)
S: Hong-Chih Kuo (5)
HR: Rickie Weeks (24), Matt Kemp (22), Rod Barajas (13)
MVP: Casey McGehee (+.158)
LVP: Dave Bush (-.347)
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A good old-fashioned Yosting.
Dave Bush entered the sixth inning, where he's collapsed so many times before, having been handed a 3-2 lead. Most managers, especially coming off a day off, would be prepared to make a move to the bullpen and preserve the lead if Bush showed some signs of trouble. In fact, Ken Macha had Todd Coffey and Chris Capuano warming in the bullpen. But he elected to stick with Bush, and Bush rewarded him by allowing a three run shot to Rod Barajas that dropped the Brewers' chances of victory tonight from 67 to 25%.
All told, Bush allowed five runs on ten hits and a walk over six innings, striking out three.
Unfortunately, the Brewers wasted a great performance by Casey McGehee. McGehee picked up extra base hits in each of his first three at bats tonight, including his first triple of the season. He was one of just two Brewers with multiple hits.
Carlos Gomez, making his return from the DL, went 1-for-4 with a ninth inning bunt single. In fact, the Brewers had the potential winning run at the plate with one out in the ninth, but Corey Hart popped out to short and Rickie Weeks struck out to end the game.
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Back in the WSB days
We had a Dave Bush rule 100 pitches or 6th inning which ever came first. He cannot be trusted to pitch in the 6th inning
"It's a joke. It's all a joke.
by WSB Chris on Aug 24, 2010 11:05 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
And is there even a point
In keeping a guy in the starting rotation if he can’t make it through 6? I realize we have no choice at this point, but generally speaking.
He needs to have somebody warming up at the beginning of the 6th, so that he's ready when Bush starts to falter.
As for your general question, I’m not really sure. But since we sort of have to put him out there, there is a way to play damage control.
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"It's a joke. It's all a joke.
Gomez speaks out...again
This time saying he’s “the best center fielder on the team”
Okay, I could understand the .260 comment. You don’t wanna sell yourself short and say you stink and should accept you’re not gonna get better, but LoCain thus far has just straight up outperformed Gomez in almost every aspect, especially offensively.
Heck, even Dickerson seems like a better overall center fielder than Gomez. Carlos may have the edge in speed and defensive prowess, but if you take all aspects of a player’s game into account, it goes Cain-Dickerson-Gomez in my book right now.
"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
It sounds a lot less cocky if you put his full quotes:
"I’m telling myself I’m not the fourth outfielder; I’m a starting outfielder…They know and I know that I can do the job every day…I’m the best centerfielder on the team. But Lorenzo is doing a really good job for the last two weeks and it’s not fair for me to come off the DL and take his chance. I understand…He is a really good player, but I think I’m still the man on this team…Next year, we’ll talk about that…We’ll figure out after the season if I’m going to be the starting centerfielder, the fourth outfielder or if I’ll be here. We have a lot to play still. Cain is a good player but he’s only been here two weeks, so they have to see what he is then they’ll (determine) if he’s ready…Right now I still have the job"
That sounds to me like an acceptable (even preferable) level of confidence for a major league player to have. He’s not being a dick and demanding he start over Cain or anything.
Ryan Braun: He loves it.
Macha
I’ll just say that’s interesting. You can take that any way you’d like. I’m just saying it’s interesting.
by PagsBrewCrew on Aug 25, 2010 6:27 AM CDT up reply actions
Witrado trying to be all fancy with the words
“modes operandi”
a) put it italics, it’s latin
b) it’s spelled modus
c) just call it M.O. like every other media outlet and crime show
This sounds familiar:
From Bushy:
It’s just frustrating because I knew I was getting toward the end of my outing and I had two strikes and a chance to get out of there with the lead. I just couldn’t put it away.
In other words: you were … one pitch away?
The Ned is strong in this one.
SRS BSNS
by Rubie Q on Aug 25, 2010 7:13 AM CDT reply actions 3 recs
Glad that both Mark A and the Commish
were present to witness this particular nonfeasance failure by Macha.
What was most telling to me was when Macha walked down the ramp to the clubhouse just prior to Barajas’ HR. MACHA couldn’t bear to watch. BUT the fans really had nowhere to run.
I used to be a fan of Macha.
Statistics: A bunch of numbers looking around for an argument. G. Burgy, Rockville, MD
by heybatterbatter on Aug 25, 2010 9:59 AM CDT reply actions
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