So I managed to do it. I was in attendance for an even more disgusting loss on Thursday than the one I witnessed on Wednesday afternoon. For those of you keeping count, I have now run my season record to a paltry 6-9 and currently have a nice little 18 Brewers scoreless innings in attendance streak going. If, and I say if, the Crew gets blanked tonight when I'm there, I'm officially retiring from The Keg for the remainder of the season. Well, I'll probably go for Lyle Overbay and Carlos Lee bobblehead nights.
Two consecutive 3-0 losses in a row...great. However, I'm going to really stick my neck out for one Victor Santos this time. It seems that when he was pitching really well early he received no run support, and as of late he gets shelled and loses in a shoot-out. I understand he gave up a 2-0 pitch yammie ball to the pitcher for the Giants, but please hear me out on this one and if you're not puking by the end of this I'll 100% question your loyalty to the Crew.
In the fatefull inning of the three-run dinger, Santos recorded one out and then struck out the next batter he faced. However, the ball got away from catcher Damien Miller who apparently couldn't find the ball and took so long retriving it that the batter (who just struck out remember) made it all the way to second base. I have never, EVER, witnessed a player who struck out take second on the play. And I'm talking little league, high school, open county rec leagues here folks. Occansionally the batter strikes out and does indeed leg it out to first base, but second? Absolutely uncalled for by the catcher, hands down.
With a runner on second and one out, Santos gets the number seven hitter to pop out, keeping the runner at second base. Seeing as though first base was open, the team chose to give the 8 hitter, Mike Matheny, a free pass to face the pitcher with two outs. Obviously I don't have to explain the rest.
The disgusting part is that Santos never should have even been in the situation to have to have two runners on base to begin with. The even more dizzying notion being that if the player who struck out and made it to second base would have (God forbid) fanned and been stationed at first, like what should have happened, the Brewers don't walk the 8 hitter. The sole reason they walked him being that first base was open. If the guy who struck out is only at first (like he should have been) Santos pitches to Matheny, who most likely doesn't go yard.
Oh yeah, the gopher ball to the pitcher broke up Vic's no hitter too. Did I mention that? Oops.
So yesterday's game was far from Vic's fault. I put about 99% of that game squarely on the shoulders of Filzen's favorite city's favorite son, Damien Miller. I definitely keep Santos in the starting rotation for awhile yet.
Getting back to the Giants lot and tailgating beforehand will hopefully prove to be the remedy for a Brew Crew W tonight.
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Fabos, hear me out here. I agree that you can't really pin that one on Vic, but the fact remains that when he takes the mound, they generally lose. That and the fact that he seems to fatigue early and usually can't make it beyond the fifth inning. This screams bullpen pitcher. He was a converted reliever when we picked him up, and may be better served as a middle or long reliever.
I hear what you're saying on that one...call it hard luck or whatever, but I certainly expect the team to lose when he's on the hill. Where did the Crew get him from anyway?
I believe Detroit. Melvin either drafted or signed him in Texas, and I know he's pitched for the Rangers and Tigers. I could be wrong, but I doubt it.
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