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GO DUKE! I was at that game, and it was AWESOME! If NU fans went into hiding after bad losses, they'd all be hermits. LOL so true. Being a Cubs fan and a NU fan teaches you a lot about life.........and how your mom was right "there will be days like this." 8-)

Braun didn't jam his wrist. They double switched to avoid pulling a reliever for a PH. Hunter Pence slammed the wall last night harder than anyone I've ever seen, and he didn't come out of the game. And Houston isn't playing for anything. There is no excuse for what Yost did last night, but I'm not complaining. Were they winning or was it tied? They were up 2-1 in the 7th. This wasn't a move made for double switch purposes (they substituted Jenkins in for Dillon at the same time). They take Braun every time they are leading late for defensive purposes, and that's what they did here. So he did what he always does. Have Brewer fans or most importantly the team complained about this before? Is this guy a terrible fielder? It certainly doesn't sound like taking out Lee to me if he isn't a good defensive player. Even though Lee's defense has been rather Durhamish of late! Yeah, Brewers fans have definitely complained about this. Braun has committed 22 errors at third base even though he's only been in the majors since late May and also regularly only plays 7 innings. Even though I hate fielding percentage because the high numbers are so skewed, anybody with a fielding percentage below .900 is most likely an absolutely awful fielder. I've heard complaints up here about it. I see defensive subs all the time, but in the 7th with a one run lead? He is a bad defender, Schroeder tries to downplay it on the air sometimes but you know -- if you have to bring it up over & over, it means something.

Braun didn't jam his wrist. They double switched to avoid pulling a reliever for a PH. Hunter Pence slammed the wall last night harder than anyone I've ever seen, and he didn't come out of the game. And Houston isn't playing for anything. There is no excuse for what Yost did last night, but I'm not complaining. Were they winning or was it tied? They were up 2-1 in the 7th. This wasn't a move made for double switch purposes (they substituted Jenkins in for Dillon at the same time). They take Braun every time they are leading late for defensive purposes, and that's what they did here. With the Crew's BP, I think it's safe to say it's a bit presumptuous to think a 2-1 lead in the 7th is going to hold up just because you took Braun out for a better defender.

Don't forget we also never had to face Teixeira, so it sorta evens out. I don't think it evens out. At all. This is driving me to drink.

LOL, frustrating ain't it? Glad I'm not the only one feeling it. Just gotta laugh, otherwise I'll cry. :P :cry:

I couldn't understand the double-switch for Braun though. And then the pitching stuff too. He's made some bad decisions. I think some players were grumbling about his decision-making earlier in the year too. He's the guy who had the fortune of riding the wave when all these prospects hit the majors though, so he's the one who is up for an extension if the Crew makes the playoffs. That's how it works I guess, the other guys might have actually been better but they didn't have the timing. Heck I don't deny that he may have made a bad move but I've seen a coach win X amount of games in a row coaching a certain style. Everybody loves him and then he loses a couple and those same fans question those moves, the same exact types of moves he's made before. What did Yost do, the whole situation? I think the thing that's being said today is the fact that Yost went to Turnbow with inherited runners, something he has shown he can't do. And then he went to Wise who has been just drop dead terrible in the 2nd half. The Braun situation I don't know the full story, I just know when I switched to the game he was out. To me that's like double-switching Lee out of the game. Maybe I'm wrong and I fully admit to not knowing the whole situation there, but how does that make sense unless Braun is struggling?

I couldn't understand the double-switch for Braun though. And then the pitching stuff too. He's made some bad decisions. I think some players were grumbling about his decision-making earlier in the year too. He's the guy who had the fortune of riding the wave when all these prospects hit the majors though, so he's the one who is up for an extension if the Crew makes the playoffs. That's how it works I guess, the other guys might have actually been better but they didn't have the timing.

I think there's some big bucks being made doing exactly that.

I actually agree with Bonds. Really? It's not obvious to you that Barry's attacking it out of fear that it will be branded? It's obvious to me.

So are the Braves tanking it then? Throwing junk pitchers that the Crew has a nice long scouting report on??

And we're back up to 71.79337%. Better than a roller coaster ride @ Great America.

Don't worry, everyone's doing it so that makes it O.K.

Crew used a lot of pitchers tonight too, sahweet!

happy happy joy joy 8-)

Yeah! Pence delivers!

It's only a matter of time before they start talking Texans. This is probably the best chance for Houston to win it.

Lidge getting tagged big time, just out. Is this really the best they can do? Wow, that should have been a strike.

Hasn't Oswalt's wife given birth yet? Can't he show up and be the hero? Yeah get his butt back to the park! Hard hit but out.

Hahah, Lidge still in.

Ack. And Fielder coming up. Yost's gamble pays off. Clearly trying to save arms for the upcoming games.

There'd be a 10 page thread in Baseball Discussions the next day, with Modzilla prowling and everything

One more of those and that will be it, Mitch 8-)

OOOOooh, he's another sidearm guy. Yost is in love with 'em.

It's the callup Stetter.

How about an In Play, Run(s)? Might be fun if they put it up even if it wasn't true.