tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post2731120449330284749..comments2023-11-03T06:35:48.003-05:00Comments on Shark and Shepherd: Brewers deal with good and badRick Esenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07280070509167910367noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-67613785029062484942011-10-14T21:14:53.104-05:002011-10-14T21:14:53.104-05:00It isn't good hitting entirely; I didn't i...It isn't good hitting entirely; I didn't intend to suggest that. Marcum flat out didn't pitch well against the Diamondbacks, or against the Pirates before that. But he's had good starts mixed in with the bad and we tend to overlook that. The more I think about it, the more I'm leaning toward the pitch selection. Get back to basics and throw the change, because an 87-89 fastball isn't going to fool anyone.<br /><br />Meanwhile, this game is absolutely brutal to watch. You knew defense was going to cost this team some runs, but good glory, this entire series has been dreadful. Hopefully they've got it all out of their system now.Nathan Petrashekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14351379529341173641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-18739717566038578062011-10-14T12:35:07.049-05:002011-10-14T12:35:07.049-05:00Nate
Duly noted. Nice blog and good analysis. But...Nate<br /><br />Duly noted. Nice blog and good analysis. But here's the thing. He's gotten rocked in five of his last six starts. I don't think you can ignore that. I agree that Morgan should have made those two plays in the third last Monday but they would have been great plays and the balls were hard hit. He did get some good defensive plays behind him. My recollection is that there was at least one running save play and a third out on a steal attempt. Your point about pitch location is well taken but I think he's leaving them up high in the zone too often.<br /><br />My only hope with Marcum is that somebody has figured out what he's doing wrong (I don't subscribe to the dead arm theory either)and can fix it. But I just don't think good hitting can explain such an extended period of poor performance.Rick Esenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280070509167910367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-90189337288473771932011-10-14T10:13:43.430-05:002011-10-14T10:13:43.430-05:00I don't think Marcum has pitched as badly as m...I don't think Marcum has pitched as badly as most seem to think. Sure, he put the Brewers in the hole on the road in Arizona, but his last start against St. Louis - despite the results - was actually encouraging. In essence, he just got beat by good hitting, and that will happen. It happened to Wolf last night, too; the home run pitches were actually very well located.<br /><br />I've got a more thorough analysis of the Marcum issue on my Brewers blog:<br /><br />http://creamcitycables.com/2011/10/11/a-marked-man/<br /><br />Hope all is well, Prof.<br /><br />NateNathan Petrashekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14351379529341173641noreply@blogger.com