For most managers, a 17-run lead and 26 hits would be satisfying enough.
But apparently Milwaukee's Ken Macha is not one of those managers.
The Brewers asked for a scoring change in the ninth inning of Monday night's 18-1 win over the Cubs that would've given Milwaukee 27 hits instead of 26. One more hit would've set a new record for Cubs pitchers, who had last given up 26 hits in a game in 1957.
It happened with two outs in the ninth, when Casey McGehee hit a grounder up the middle that shortstop Starlin Castro fielded and made a wild flip to Blake DeWitt at second for at attempted forceout of Prince Fielder.
After watching the replay, official scorer Bob Rosenberg called it a fielders choice and an error for Castro. The Cubs p.r. staff had just announced that a Cubs' franchise record for hits allowed in a game had been tied when Fielder knocked out the 26th hit.
Everyone in the press box knew history was hanging in the balance when Rosenberg made his call. The Brewers promptly called and asked Rosenberg to change it to a hit, requesting that he review the tape. As of Tuesday afternoon, no scoring change had been made.
Awe... poor bitter, silly Cub fans!
bhawks61 on August 3, 2010 9:16 PM
Don't worry Bob maybe one day you will witness your Milwaukee team winning a post season series like we did in 2003
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We're bragging about winning a playoff series 7 years ago?
Makes me proud to be a Cub fan.
Don't worry Bob maybe one day you will witness your Milwaukee team winning a post season series like we did in 2003.
The best part is this story reports it as Macha who asked for it. It says "the brewers" asked for it, and that everyone in the press box had just heard about the record hanging int he balance...for all we know, it could have been the GM or another member of the organization. Macha may never have even known about all this until today, but also don't be naive to think there isn't a TV 10 steps away and more than just players mulling around the clubhouse/dugout area...they do have to call upstairs to let them know of changes forthcoming, even when they go speak to the umpire.
The people bashing Macha have no class and no brains. What if he wanted the hit to support one of his players and did not know about the record? Why should he care about a Cubs team record?
At least the Brewers HAVE a manager.
Don't worry Cub fans, you'll give up a 27-hit game soon enough.
What a poorly covered and reported story. There is NO -- as in NONE, ZERO -- that Macha even knew about the dubious 27-hit record and to imply that that was the reason he asked for a scoring change is stupid beyond reason.
Ya'all can have your opinion on whether it was a hit or not -- I think it was an obvious hit. What if Castro had hung on to the ball? What if he had fallen? A hit. So why should he be charged with an error for trying to make the play? He had one chance -- a backward flip and it didn't work.
This was clearly a hit. The official scorer is whose case we should be getting on, not Macha.
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Yes, Ken Macha is so great that the Brewers were close to firing him this off-season and probably will not bring him back next year. Give me a break, he's a mediocre manager. Even mediocre managers have good seasons every now and then. Truth is, this isn't the first time Macha has whined about something after the fact. And the hitter didn't "earn" a hit, as you idiots say. The official scorer makes judgment calls on plays like that and in his judgment the play should have been made, but wasn't, therefore it's an error. For him to whine and cry just so they get some kind of record shows how unprofessional and mediocre he really is. Cubs haters and Ken Macha both need to get over themselves all ready!
Don't pick on the Brewers - hey, they should make the playoffs again in 2036 judging by past performance.
Sounds like a bunch of sore cubs fans on this message board. If Milwaukee earned the hit they should have it.
His request shows that Macha has absolutely no class! End of story!~
Jon - spoken like the true Cub fan you are!! Ignore facts and let your fingers type out your uninformed thoughts. Ken Macha managed the Oakland As from 2003 to 2006 winning 96 in 2003 (1st), 91 in 2004 (2nd), 88 in 2005 (2nd) and 93 in 2006 (1st). In 2009 he managed the Brewers and won 80 games. Overall his record is a manager is 497 wins and 420 losses. If what he has accomplished in his 5+ years as a manager "sucks", then I can now understand how Cub fans continue to support teams that truly suck.
@ Jon: Yep, all of Macha's teams suck! Even the sucky one that just beat the Cubs 18-1! Oops, didn't mean to put the Cubs in a bad light . . ..
Brewers will never get even to the NLCS anyway. So let Macha get his 27th hit and crow about it.
If the man should have had a hit, it should be a hit. The guy is just looking out for his players, whether he is a good or bad manager. No harm no foul. He can't help it if the Cubs suck and have given up. It is not his problem.