No Hitter

So the Brewers just lost to the Tigers (not a terrible shock) but the way it happened was atrocious. If you have not seen it yet, they were no hit by Justin Verlander. As you watch the highlights of this game, there are at least four points that need to be made:
1. The Brewers put their absolute worst line up on the field against the best pitcher the Tigers have going this series after a day off. This is inexcusable Ned Yost.
2. From the first strikeout of the game on, the ump gave Verlander a good 4-6 inches off the corner of the plate. For someone with Verlander's stuff this is way too big an advantage to overcome.
3. Verlander brought the junk. He was in a zone and had everything working. This was not a fluke no hitter, he was dealing and the Brewers were overmatched.
4. Jeff Suppan pitched five innings of one run baseball. He then gave up a triple, after an absurd walk (see previous note on strikezone for Verlander) to lead off the inning. Yost not only let him give up two runs that inning, but then brought him back for the seventh. All of this on a night when the opposition is throwing a no hitter against you. Your starter gets you to six with only a one run deficit and you repay him by letting him get exposed? The third run sealed it. Either pitch the whole game at that point, or pull him after the triple and try keep it close.

Bottom line, if the Brewers (who are 10-21 in their last 31) are below .500 at the all star break with only one injury to this roster, Yost is gone. Too bad, but he has been a train wreck the last two months, and there were some serious questions before that. I am not sure its Yost fault we don't have timely hitting and our pitching occasionally lets us down, but the Brewers need to do something, and this line up tonight only highlights the point. He DH'd the worst hitter on our team, and then placed the next two worst hitters in the 1,2 spot in the order. Also, how do you not once get in trouble for arguing the strikezone? I thought he was a Bobby Cox disciple, but he just does not have the back of his players. This was obvious during the Rangers series, and it is more obvious after tonight when he did not back up his hitters or his pitcher. Pick up the technical early in the game, set the tone for your team and this may not be a no hitter tonight.