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Game Thread #163: Brewers (0-0) at Phillies (0-0)

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Milwaukee Brewers @ Philadelphia Phillies


Okay, I'm reasonably convinced by now that this is indeed actually happening. The Brewers are in the playoffs and will, sometime around 2 PM CT this afternoon, actually take part in their first postseason game since 1759.


There's very little new to add to what's already been said, so let me link you instead:

  • Check out the NLDS rosters for the Brewers and Phillies, the latter including a certain left-handed outfielder you may be familiar with. Six non-roster players will also be on the bench for the Brewers, with four more in attendance but not in uniform. Quick, spot the prominent name whose whereabouts remain unmentioned.
  • The Frosty Mug collected a lot of predictions, including Jeff's, contrary as usual.
  • Dixie breaks down Phils Game 1 starter Cole Hamels. Takeaway fact that you might not have known: Hamels, unlike most lefties, uses his changeup well against same-handed hitters, so don't be surprised when he makes Prince look silly on one.
  • Read Jeff's three-part interview with the Phillies blogosphere, and the Good Phight's own interview with him.
  • A couple more things of absolutely no predictive value: Recall what happened the last time the Phillies came into the playoffs as a white-hot team that had caught and passed the Mets at the very end of the season? Also, don't forget that the Brewers have math on their side: they won the last October game they played.
Your starting lineup:
  1. Mike Cameron CF
  2. Bill Hall 3B
  3. Ryan Braun LF
  4. Prince Fielder 1B
  5. J.J. Hardy SS
  6. Corey Hart RF
  7. Rickie Weeks 2B
  8. Jason Kendall C
  9. Yovani Gallardo RHP
The Phillies lineup hasn't been revealed yet because they're still evaluating Pat Burrell's status after he left BP yesterday with a stiff back. Burrell missing even one game would be huge, to say the least.


Remember: there's many Dane Cooks, but there's only one October. Go Brewers!

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Who will win today's game?
Brewers
121 votes
Phillies
116 votes

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Biggest game for the Brewers

(other than the last one) in 26 years… incredible…

This is a special occassion… getting swept would be horrible, I want to see two game at Miller Park minimum.

I think we can pull the upset, everyone in the media is underestimating Gallardo… he could show something special today. I am thinking a low scoring game… with the weather… 3-1 Brewers? Last time that score worked out well for the team.

The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.

by Kyguy922 on Oct 1, 2008 12:05 PM CDT   0 recs

Since Jeff is at the game I can safely make a comment about the lineup :)

Weeks should be batting second if not lead off. Bill Hall just shouldn’t be batting second. Also, Hart should probably be moved down a least a bit. He has been so cold. That said, these are very tiny things and doubtfully be an issue. Maybe Kendall will be better with a couple of days off here.

I will be Tivo’ing the game but have a good thread guys.

Visit my baseball blog ...or else!

by dixieflatline on Oct 1, 2008 12:05 PM CDT   0 recs

It's real!

So I went to pick up a will call ticket today and figured I’d stop in the Fanzone. Outside I could see something going on with the field. So I smoozed security guard and got to walk the concourse.


NLDS Logos on the field!

by SgtClueLs on Oct 1, 2008 12:06 PM CDT   1 recs

The last inning for that last October game is pretty funny

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-5, Carlos Villanueva facing 1-2-3
   O - 2 100% A Miles Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   R - 4 99% C Duncan Home Run (Fly Ball)
   R - 2 98% A Pujols Home Run (Fly Ball)
                  Francisco Cordero replaces Carlos Villanueva pitching and batting 9th
   O - 4 99% P Wilson Strikeout Swinging
   R - 5 98% S Spiezio Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O - 6 100% J Encarnacion Strikeout Swinging
        3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Cardinals 3.

by warwick5s on Oct 1, 2008 12:28 PM CDT   0 recs

Surprised

Cordero entered in a non-save situation.

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by TheJay on Oct 1, 2008 12:40 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Quick, spot the prominent name whose whereabouts remain unmentioned.

Derrick Turnbow?

And neck size to baby eating ratio.

by jihad on Oct 1, 2008 12:35 PM CDT   0 recs

Escobar?

Situational Signature (8th/9th inning only): pleasenotkendallpleasenotkendallpleasenotkendallpleasenotkendall
--NoahJ

by PagsBrewCrew on Oct 1, 2008 3:59 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

No, Escobar is with the team but not in uniform

Haudricourt didn’t say what Gamel was doing, though.

jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner

by battlekow on Oct 1, 2008 4:00 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Maybe the team not bringing him along

Is a sort of punishment for him hiding his elbow injury?

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by TheJay on Oct 1, 2008 4:01 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

He hasn't been with the team for at least two weeks now

It was barely news, they said something like “we sent him home to clear some room in the dugout”. He wasn’t going to play with the injury, anyway, but they just sent him home. Shows you how little he got used.

And neck size to baby eating ratio.

by jihad on Oct 1, 2008 4:58 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

He was around for Prince's walkoff

He was in the photo I posted.

jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner

by battlekow on Oct 1, 2008 7:19 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Chronology fail

He got sent home the next day, after you posted a fanshot with something like “look at Gamel get in there with the big boys”. It just seems like 2 weeks ago, even if it was only one.

And neck size to baby eating ratio.

by jihad on Oct 1, 2008 7:39 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Not to be

a stickler battlekow but you have to say " There’s only one AAAAAAAAAAAACKKKKKKKKKTOBER!"

by ACB on Oct 1, 2008 12:43 PM CDT   0 recs

I was just going to say that

You kind of have to say “October” as if you’re sneezing it out.

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Oct 1, 2008 1:48 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Burrell starting

Rollins, SS
Werth, RF
Utley, 2B
Howard, 1B
Burrell, LF
Victorino, CF
Feliz, 3B
Ruiz, C
Hamels, P

link

Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.

by TheJay on Oct 1, 2008 12:44 PM CDT   0 recs

Amazing to think the Brewers are 11 wins from a World Series Title

Was a time I thought I would never ever be able to think that.

Go Crew

If Loving CC is wrong I do not want to be right

by WSB Chris on Oct 1, 2008 12:53 PM CDT   0 recs

Hey Chris, why'd you close the WSB?

jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner

by battlekow on Oct 1, 2008 12:55 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Hey, yeah!

What’s going on with that?

"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker

by kirbir on Oct 1, 2008 12:57 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I got tired of beign told I was an asshole every day

by people I thought were my friends

I was not a member of the Blind Faith in the Brewers club and was punished for it. The blog stopped being fun so I quit doing it. Hobbies are not supposed to suck

Do not get me wrong I am stoked that they made the playoffs but 2 weeks ago I did not think they would do it and said so. glad I was wrong but up until that Braun homerun it was in doubt

That and I just got really tired of dealing with ESK to be honest

If Loving CC is wrong I do not want to be right

by WSB Chris on Oct 1, 2008 1:26 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

did he call you that ?

If Loving CC is wrong I do not want to be right

by WSB Chris on Oct 1, 2008 1:32 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

over at the cheesehead corner which i joined

after you debunked wsb…i haven’t gone back since it pissed me off so much.

I untuck my shirt!

by Michael M on Oct 1, 2008 1:32 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

and that if he wanted to converse with college students

he’d go over to uwm…

i guess he forgot about esk being a student too. just what an asshole

I untuck my shirt!

by Michael M on Oct 1, 2008 1:33 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

that is a bummer but enough about the WSB no living in the past lol

Only looking forward to a Brewers victory today

If Loving CC is wrong I do not want to be right

by WSB Chris on Oct 1, 2008 1:35 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

here here!!

I untuck my shirt!

by Michael M on Oct 1, 2008 1:36 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Asshole.

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Oct 1, 2008 1:49 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

lol

I untuck my shirt!

by Michael M on Oct 1, 2008 1:53 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Well that's not cool

Stupid people ruining it all for the rest of us

"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker

by kirbir on Oct 1, 2008 1:54 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Mike Cameron

He hasn’t hit a leadoff home run since June 28, 2006 and he hasn’t hit one on the road since August 25, 1999. It’d be cool if he wanted to change that today.

Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.

by TheJay on Oct 1, 2008 1:01 PM CDT   0 recs

And he hasn't hit four home runs in a game since May 2, 2002

It’d be cool if he wanted to change that today too.

jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner

by battlekow on Oct 1, 2008 1:15 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

That's the spirit!

Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.

by TheJay on Oct 1, 2008 1:20 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Heading to the bar....

…but I just want to say…

Lettttttttttt’s Goooooooooo Brewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrs!!!!!!!!!!

Tim Q. Mills,

Brooklyn, NY

by TimQMills on Oct 1, 2008 1:21 PM CDT   0 recs

Jodie Sweetin advocates taking the untucking of shirts to a whole new level

And just go into full-on Pants Off, Dance Off mode after a victory.

by Brendanukkah on Oct 1, 2008 1:25 PM CDT   0 recs

those 4 b's

are they the philadelphia p, upside down?

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Oct 1, 2008 1:50 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Never stop posting pictures

I need competition

"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker

by kirbir on Oct 1, 2008 1:55 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I love you

You win this one… but I win too :)

"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker

by kirbir on Oct 1, 2008 1:58 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

He needs a new team to design t-shirts – hey Kirbir do you own one?

by ol Pete on Oct 1, 2008 1:59 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I'll design him a t-shirt

It just might not be safe for public viewing

"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker

by kirbir on Oct 1, 2008 2:00 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

When Kibir finally gets her hands on Braun

I would pay good money just to watch lol ;P

If Loving CC is wrong I do not want to be right

by WSB Chris on Oct 1, 2008 2:02 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

There's something to be said for 2 pm starts...

when you’re seven time zones over. (No, not Eastern Siberia.)

by Zeyes on Oct 1, 2008 1:35 PM CDT   0 recs

If you were in Siberia

Know that you’re being watched intently by Alaskans. Don’t try any foolishness, or head-rearing.

by Marty McSuperFly on Oct 1, 2008 1:38 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

No head-rearing

But rearing your kids’ kids as your own is fine though.

jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner

by battlekow on Oct 1, 2008 1:58 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

actually my 8 year old got sick at school

so I had to go get him and also grabbed his younger brother so now I do not have to out in the middle of the game to get him

I gave him a bunch of meds he is sleeping in his bed and I get to watch the game

what a great son I have lol

and no he is not faking you cannot fake a high temp lol

If Loving CC is wrong I do not want to be right

by WSB Chris on Oct 1, 2008 1:38 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Heh nice

It’s like there’s a higher power looking out for you

"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker

by kirbir on Oct 1, 2008 1:55 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

You know I am an atheist right lol

Or is the higher power Earl Weaver lol

If Loving CC is wrong I do not want to be right

by WSB Chris on Oct 1, 2008 1:58 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I am too

:-P

"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker

by kirbir on Oct 1, 2008 1:59 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

really I must have misread your blog

or as usual I am missing a joke

If Loving CC is wrong I do not want to be right

by WSB Chris on Oct 1, 2008 2:00 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Well, I'm Buddhist more than anything

I don’t believe in God, therefore I’m atheist too?

"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker

by kirbir on Oct 1, 2008 2:02 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

and you’re getting a degree in theology or religions or something like that? That’s crazy.

by ol Pete on Oct 1, 2008 2:01 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Religious studies & history

I wanna teach comparative religions because I find them intriguing

"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker

by kirbir on Oct 1, 2008 2:03 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

if you've ever watched the movie ET

it was done in there

But most kids would have the tendency to give themselves a 300 degree “fever” by that method.

Situational Signature (8th/9th inning only): pleasenotkendallpleasenotkendallpleasenotkendallpleasenotkendall
--NoahJ

by PagsBrewCrew on Oct 1, 2008 7:04 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

France. :)

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Oct 1, 2008 1:50 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Yo's name

over and over I keep hearing Gah-lard-oh…

by ol Pete on Oct 1, 2008 1:39 PM CDT   0 recs

Just say Yo!

"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.

by ZTK Always on Vacation on Oct 1, 2008 1:42 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

The Brewers will win today, but

the question is whether Weeks will score enough runs to make up for his inevitable blown DP.

by ecocd on Oct 1, 2008 1:42 PM CDT   0 recs

What is the true start time 2pm or 2:35pm ?

Is there a bunch of hoopla before first pitch?

If Loving CC is wrong I do not want to be right

by WSB Chris on Oct 1, 2008 1:46 PM CDT   0 recs

It is funny to hear the National Talking heads

Go on about how Yo has not won a game this season etc. Questioning why Dale is starting him

They do not understand Yo’s makeup like Brewers fans do I think Yo coming back could be a huge boost to the chances of this team.

If Loving CC is wrong I do not want to be right

by WSB Chris on Oct 1, 2008 1:49 PM CDT   0 recs

maybe i'm imagining it

Smoltz sounded like he wanted to say the Phils were going to kick his ass

by ol Pete on Oct 1, 2008 1:51 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

They don't understand our 26th man, Math

YoGa has a 1.88 ERA and zero wins. He’s clearly due.

by Getting Yosted on Oct 1, 2008 1:53 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

not to mention...

Yovani has only given up 5 runs all season

!

by Zeyes on Oct 1, 2008 1:57 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

And they accuse the msm...

of pack journalism…yeesh

"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.

by ZTK Always on Vacation on Oct 1, 2008 1:53 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

4.41

That’s Cole Hamels’ career ERA against Milwaukee.

Why, I’m surprised they have him playing at all in this series.

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Oct 1, 2008 1:52 PM CDT   0 recs

I like Jim Konstanty's 1950 WS start better

Didn’t start a game all year and then lost Game 1 by allowing one run over eight innings.

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by TheJay on Oct 1, 2008 2:01 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Ripken just called us "Minnesota"

jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner

by battlekow on Oct 1, 2008 1:57 PM CDT   0 recs

never did like him lol

If Loving CC is wrong I do not want to be right

by WSB Chris on Oct 1, 2008 2:00 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

He’s still pissed about ’82

We've got uniforms and everything, it's really great!

by drezdn on Oct 1, 2008 2:02 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

BP's odds to win the whole goddamn thing

Chicago Cubs, 32.3%
Boston Red Sox, 19.4%
Tampa Bay Rays, 12.8%
LA Angels, 12.5%
Milwaukee Brewers, 7.5%
Chicago White Sox, 5.4%
Philadelphia Phillies, 5.0%
LA Dodgers, 5.0%

jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner

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