Hey Katinka...it's a walk off...
By: Big Rygg
For those of you that get the movie reference in the title of this post...Good. For those that don't, all it basically means is that the home team won a game on the last play.
For those of you that don't follow the team closely enough, Miller Park in beautiful Milwaukee, Wisconsin did NOT host a baseball game today. The Milwaukee Brewers were playing (for the third time ever) in the brand new Washington Nationals' ballpark in Washington D.C.
Just in case math wasn't your favorite subject, allow me to put two and two together for you...
The Brewers lost to the Nationals in our nation's capital today. Thanks only for an 18 inning marathon loss by the Cincinnati Reds today, the Brewers sit a half-game out of last place again in the N.L. Central Division. The Scrubs and Cardinals remain in a virtual tie atop the division with the Astros a surprising one game back and even the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates are now a game up on the Crew.
This has always been a very competitive division (even moreso this season, it seems) and will most likely end up coming down to the wire. Hopefully the Brewers are in that mix.
There have been stories about the toughness of Milwaukee's schedule so far, and they lend themselves to allowing for a pretty good run if we can stay within striking distance. We've played an inordinate amount of games on the road to this point, and we've faced VERY few teams with a losing record so far.
But I digress from all things "season-long" for the rest of this post.
Today, Manny Parra started the game by throwing 10 consecutive strikes. His eleventh pitch was spiked in the dirt and allowed a run to score from third base. In the 9th inning, Guillermo Mota sent one to the backstop which allowed the winning run to score from third. I wish I had the chance to look into the last time a team's first and winning runs scored on wild pitches, but I don't have that kind of time.
What I do have time for is to publicly groan about the fact that we lost this game after coming back from a 6-0 deficit with a stellar 6th inning. I know I went off about being able to handle losing but hating the way we lose some times...this game is a burning beacon of case-in-point.
Ben Sheets is on the mound tomorrow. We need a win. It's a good combination for the Brewers, but it sure would've been nicer had we been going for a series win instead of a doing our best to split.
I cannot wait for this team to come hoome. Not only because I have tickets to Tuesday's game, but because we desperately need some home cooking.
I'll be asking my wife to warm up the oven because I'm inviting 35 or so to dinner.
But does your WIFE know about these 35 people?? LOLSeriously, though, who's at the helm ? It seems as though there is no rhyme or reason to our pitching rotation. It's like they are flying by the seat of their pants and just hoping for the best. Each pitcher has pretty much shown us what he is capable of managing so far this season. If a pitcher is throwing good, solid pitching and we know he's good for 3 or 4 or 5 innings MAX, then pull him out at that point. Don't let him get in the deepest of holes just to save a reliever. I know the pen is pretty tight right now, but their has to be a better answer than leaving a pitcher out there to sink or swim. And what's with the musical chairs we are playing on the field? I'm getting dizzy just trying to keep up with it. I realize guys need a day off, but if you weren't a die-hard fan, you'd never recognize that people aren't where they are supposed to be. I agree it helps to have others have a knowledge of other positions, but right now we are struggling too much to take players out of their comfort zones. Seems a little chaotic right now and the right hand and left hand aren't communicating. And then there's the AAA saga. Gwynn down, Dillard up, Turnbow down, etc. Toughest loss of the season for me last night. 6-0 then 6-6 (we KNOW he can't pitch that many innings successfully---may case in point). Then to lose it the way we did. ARRGGGHHH. Keep up the great work on the articles, Rygg. Always enjoy them!One last question: why is the National media so crazed over comparing Prince to Gary Shefield? Do you agree with their assessment?
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Any Zoolander reference is exceptional in my eyes. Nice work.
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My biggest frustrations with yesterday's game was the fact that we were down by 6 after the 5th inning and that our offense again, (aside from the 6th inning), couldn't muster 1 stinking run.
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We need starting pitchers. And we need them before the break. I don't know how, but we have to do something. July may be too late when we're losing to teams like the Nats.
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