Brewers Fail To Protect Lead For Shaun Marcum, Lose 2-1 To Mets

by Kyle Lobner on Jun 7, 2011 10:10 PM CDT in WPA Game Recaps

W: Chris Capuano (4-6)
L: Marco Estrada (1-3)
S: Francisco Rodriguez (17)

MVP: Shaun Marcum (+.366)
LVP: Marco Estrada (-.313)

Win Expectancy Graph and Star of the Game Voting

The bullpen can't be perfect every day, and today was one of the days where we're reminded of that.

Shaun Marcum was good tonight and allowed just two hits, but could only pitch six innings and needed a season-high tying 108 pitches to do so. With Marcum gone early, Marco Estrada was called upon to pitch the seventh and quickly blew the 1-0 lead. He could've allowed several more runs if not for a couple of very good defensive plays.

The Brewers' lone run in the game scored on Prince Fielder's solo home run leading off the sixth against Chris Capuano. It was the only run the Brewers scored against their former teammate, who allowed six hits, walked two and struck out five over six innings.

With a left-handed pitcher starting for the Mets, Carlos Gomez started in center field and was Carlos Gomez. Each of his first three plate appearances came with a runner in scoring position and two outs, and he failed in all three opportunities. Then in the seventh he kept the Brewers in the game by stealing a home run from Carlos Beltran.

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trade everyone in Nashville for Reyes

I am too drunk to taste this chicken.

by ThroughBeingCool on Jun 7, 2011 10:12 PM CDT reply actions

I want a trade for Jose Reyes and I want it now

You can have Mat Gamel. He hits a ton, but has no position.
You can have Manny Parra. He has a million dollar arm and a ten cent head.
You can have any of the seventy-three catchers not named Lucroy.
You can have Yuni. He led the Royals in RBI last season!
You can have Marco Estrada. (You’re actually interested in him anyway.)
Deal? Hmm? C’mon guys, give the kid a chance to play for a winner.

by nullacct on Jun 7, 2011 10:16 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

Send them a really nice cheesecake to sweeten the pot

and it’s a lock.

If I didn't know better, I'd think the Brewers were a halfway decent baseball team...

by Tepo6688 on Jun 7, 2011 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions

Trade some pitching prospects

Trade Peralta, Scarpetta, Arnett, and Rogers.

We have 30 drafted pitchers and they have to be able to play somewhere.

by OlyKnows on Jun 7, 2011 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions

Sounds good.

Let’s trade them Rogers, Sarpetta, Peralta, DiFelice.. whatever. Give them everything. I’m going to wait another 20 years for a team this good, the least we could do is make it good enough to get to the World Series.

by nullacct on Jun 7, 2011 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Fuck it.

Attanasio just buys the Mets, trades Reyes to the Brewers, and disbands the team.

That’s what I’d do (in a video game)

fka "warwick5s"

by DEUCE SLUICE on Jun 7, 2011 11:35 PM CDT up reply actions

S'rsly though...

Reyes
Weeks
Braun
Fielder
Hart
McGehee
Lucroy
Morgan/Gomez
Gallardo/Greinke/Marcum

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm delicious

fka "warwick5s"

by DEUCE SLUICE on Jun 7, 2011 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions

Then all you have to do is convince McGehee

that it’s fun to hit the ball, like, once a week.

If I didn't know better, I'd think the Brewers were a halfway decent baseball team...

by Tepo6688 on Jun 7, 2011 11:57 PM CDT up reply actions

Why not send David Wright over in that deal while you're at it?

Applying pop culture to Brewers discussions since 2009, earning the nickname of "Our Little Abed".

by Yar Nivek on Jun 8, 2011 12:11 AM CDT up reply actions

McGehee had 100 RBIs last year!

He could be our centerpiece!

If I didn't know better, I'd think the Brewers were a halfway decent baseball team...

by Tepo6688 on Jun 8, 2011 1:53 AM CDT up reply actions

by Tepo6688 on Jun 8, 2011 7:37 AM CDT up reply actions

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