Hot! The .500 Club

Save-ior!
Well, one thing is for sure, Brewer games this season have certainly been exciting in the latter innings.  That was the case again Tuesday nght, when Francisco Rodriguez resurfaced as the new head of the Don’t Blow The Save crew masquerading as the 2012 Milwaukee Brewer relief pitching staff. 
 
Having replaced the previously deposed Homeless John Axford, who has now found a home on the Brewer bench, Rodriguez strolled in from the Kingsford Bullpen Tuesday night with a 3-2 lead.  Focusing as best he can behind the Buddy Holly goggles, Franky promptly put the first two Cardinals aboard at first and third with nobody out.
 
Having once again retired to the sanctuary of my comfortable bed, unable to witness yet another late inning collapse on FSN, I was again at the mercy of radio Hall-Of-Fame Bob Uecker through the airwaves of 1310 WIBA-AM Madison. And for the second straight night, Uke’s voice told me it was probably extra innings at best, or another punch to the gut defeat at the hands of the dreaded Red Birds.
 
Alas, the magical Rodriguez induced a gound ball, then a strike out, then a fly ball to extinguish any hopes of another Cardinal win, and, at least for one miraculous night, record a save for the World’s Worst Bullpen. 
 
The problem, Brewer fans, is that all this late inning drama would be unecessary if their offense would just genrate something more than 4,4,2 and 3 runs in the last four games.  The one sure way to rid yourself of a disastrous relief staff is to simply out hit the opponents, in other  words, generate some consistent offense.  As bad as the relief pitching has been, the starting pitching has been just as good.  But as bad as the relief pitching has been, the inconsistent offense is just as guilty.
 
So, until Rickie Weeks, Lucy, Ramirez and All-Amish Hart can start cranking out hits on a nightly rather than weekly basis, expect more late inning drama from this edition of the .500 Club.
 
And For What
 

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