GDT 10/12/11-Brewers (Gallardo) @ Cards (Carpenter) 7:05 CDT

[longhornbaseball]

Motte in this postseason:

5.2 IP
1 H
0 BB
6 K

Flat out unhittable.

I've heard he has a lightning bolt for a right arm.

[JL21]

Put him in RF if you insist on playing him. It's not like Hart is doing anything, and his defense is not much better than Kotsay's.

Replacing Hart with Kotsay would've been infinitely worse than replacing Morgan.

It could be worse. Ron Roenicke could be Phil Garner or Tom Treblehorn or Davey Lopes or Ned Yost or...

[Spider John]

Umad

Is it that obvious?

You should be.

I was thinking that last night -- boy, I bet signthief and other smart Brewers fans are raving about this move. I saw the reasoning behind it -- Kotsay has hit Carpenter some and has more experience against him. But, the loss of defense in such a key spot on the field with your ace on the mound? Tough to take. I would have been screaming at the TV if our equivalent of Mark Kotsay -- Corey Patterson -- had been out there in that situation.

Two big gaffs and then the HR that didn't quite make up for it. Roenike definitely helped us today.

So, crack open an ice cold Budweiser, signtheif. Because Reonike is a real man of genius.

Pretty much. Roenicke did this early in the year with Kotsay too. Started him in PetCo (can you imagine?). I sat there watching that game and said to myself "I really hope we lose this game because Kotsay butchers CF so this imbecile won't try this again". Well, he didn't butcher it, but I believe that game in May was the last time he sent him out there. Until.Game.3.of.the.NLCS.

Shoot me.

You should try half a season or more with Ryan Theriot as your SS. You'll want to shoot yourself.

[signthief]

Put him in RF if you insist on playing him. It's not like Hart is doing anything, and his defense is not much better than Kotsay's.

Replacing Hart with Kotsay would've been infinitely worse than replacing Morgan.

It could be worse. Ron Roenicke could be Phil Garner or Tom Treblehorn or Davey Lopes or Ned Yost or...

No it wouldn't have. You can't have Mark Kotsay playing CF. Ever.

For the record, I wouldn't have been in favor of my scenario either, but it was better than what he did.

I really think he just didn't want Morgan facing Carpenter with all the hoopla and Nyjer's complete inability to handle said hoopla.

Fine. Start Gomez. You're going into this game assuming a pitcher's duel. Put the best CF in baseball in the game, not a geriatric toad.

[fanforever]

Put him in RF if you insist on playing him. It's not like Hart is doing anything, and his defense is not much better than Kotsay's.

Replacing Hart with Kotsay would've been infinitely worse than replacing Morgan.

It could be worse. Ron Roenicke could be Phil Garner or Tom Treblehorn or Davey Lopes or Ned Yost or...

No it wouldn't have. You can't have Mark Kotsay playing CF. Ever.

For the record, I wouldn't have been in favor of my scenario either, but it was better than what he did.

I really think he just didn't want Morgan facing Carpenter with all the hoopla and Nyjer's complete inability to handle said hoopla.

Fine. Start Gomez. You're going into this game assuming a pitcher's duel. Put the best CF in baseball in the game, not a geriatric toad.

If I were a Brewers fan I would be more disappointed with Hart missing David Freese's Double in the first inning. He usually makes those catches

[cpebbles]

I know it was a one-run game, but the Cardinals hit .310/.417/.448 in the game, to the Brewers' .200/.273/.300 (And .172/.207/.172 if you take away Kotsay's line). It's a little overboard to pin the blame on one decision that Roenicke made. If Gomez makes that catch in the first, the complexion of the game changes and given how the two teams were hitting, the Cardinals probably still come out on top.

[JackofDiamonds]

Motte in this postseason:

5.2 IP
1 H
0 BB
6 K

Flat out unhittable.

I've heard he has a lightning bolt for a right arm.

He's a ten-foot tall beast man, who showers in vodka, and feeds his baby shrimp scampi.

His family crest is a picture of a barracuda, eating Neil Armstrong.

He wears a live rattlesnake as a condom.

I once saw him scissor kick Angela Lansberry.

Did I ever tell you about the time Motte and I went horseback riding, but there weren't any horses around? Anyway, Motte throws a saddle on my back and rides me around Wyoming for three days. Well, wouldn't ya know it, my stamina increased with each day, and I develop tremendous leg muscles. So anyway, Motte decides to enter me into the Breeders Cup under the name Turkish Delight. And I'm running in second place, and I'm running, and I break my ankle. So anyway, they're about to shoot me. Then someone from the crowd yells out, God bless him, Dont shoot him, he's a human.

He would use his own thigh as an anvil.

He drives an ice cream truck covered in human skulls.

[TimeForGuinness]

I'll be in the bleacher's on Friday. I plan to pepper Nyjer with objective GRB criticisms... "HEY NYJER! YOUR OUTFIELD ARM RUNS SAVED THIS YEAR WAS -1! TAKE THAT YOU [SFW EXPLETIVE]!"

I had a buddy at SLU that had the most ridiculous heckles during free-throw shots when the crowd went quiet.

"Hey, Johnson...You like green beans!"

The whole place would just start cracking up.

[go birds]

jason motte beat ninja turtles for Nes in under 2 hours. to celebrate he invented sex.

[Jocephus]

Motte in this postseason:

5.2 IP
1 H
0 BB
6 K

Flat out unhittable.

I've heard he has a lightning bolt for a right arm.

He's a ten-foot tall beast man, who showers in vodka, and feeds his baby shrimp scampi.

His family crest is a picture of a barracuda, eating Neil Armstrong.

He wears a live rattlesnake as a condom.

I once saw him scissor kick Angela Lansberry.

Did I ever tell you about the time Motte and I went horseback riding, but there weren't any horses around? Anyway, Motte throws a saddle on my back and rides me around Wyoming for three days. Well, wouldn't ya know it, my stamina increased with each day, and I develop tremendous leg muscles. So anyway, Motte decides to enter me into the Breeders Cup under the name Turkish Delight. And I'm running in second place, and I'm running, and I break my ankle. So anyway, they're about to shoot me. Then someone from the crowd yells out, God bless him, Dont shoot him, he's a human.

He would use his own thigh as an anvil.

He drives an ice cream truck covered in human skulls.

well done reference