Game Thread #15: Brewers (8-6) at Cardinals (11-4)
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 11:18 AM CDT
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PrintThis afternoon the Brewers try to salvage some fragment of their dignity. Manny Parra takes the mound against Kyle Lohse.
Tom H has the lineups: Corey's in the 5 spot, Kapler is still hurt, and Kendall and Hall both have the day off. LaRussa did his share of juggling too, showing us his lineup against lefties. Judging from their splits so far this year, the Cards do better against righties, but based on the projections I'm using for the project-a-tron, it looks like the team is potentially quite a bit stronger against LHPs.
Here's the baseball-reference preview, and the project-a-tron says:
- Brewers 4.6
- Cardinals 4.6
- Brewers WinExp: 46%
Go Brewers!
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Kapler
His being hurt this year in mid-April is kind of like Corey Hart last year in that fans aren’t getting the whole story about how long he’ll be out, isn’t it?
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I don't know
roster machinations might be coming soon, though. It could be an excuse to go with 13 pitchers when Gallardo comes back…or to keep Iribarren around when Gwynn comes back (I don’t know why, but you never know)...
...or maybe he’s just day to day, and not healing as fast as expected :).
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by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions
wouldn't read too much into that
I keep changing the algorithm :)
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by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions
I was wondering
I haven’t looked it up, but I don’t think the project-a-tron’s record is very good.
"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!"
well...
when it’s saying there’s a 55% chance of a team winning, it takes quite a lot of games to establish how it’s doing.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions
I know he has been good early
But has it really come to this (and I find myself doing it too)—agonizing about how long GABE KAPLER will be out? Its GABE KAPLER, for chrissakes. If our season turns on Gabe Kapler’s help….
by James Stanley Cocanower on Apr 17, 2008 11:44 AM CDT reply actions
First Gwynn then Kapler
I know we think Kapler hurt Gwynn, but maybe it was Gross all along. If I were Hurricane, I’d watch my back.
maybe it's Dillon
he wants a shot at center!
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions
We'll have proof
If Gross goes down with an injury too. Though I’d think they’d call up Nix before they gave Dillon a shot in CF.
Counsell over Crazy Joe?
Is Ned playing the hot hand, match ups, or don’t they think Crazy Joe can play third?
Sic Semper Tyrannis!
"He just needs to eat some bananas." - Lou Piniella
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 17, 2008 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions
I had a dream
The Brewers scored 21 runs and Capuano got the win with six scoreless innings.
He's extremely quick and good.
Is this the one
where Shouse records two saves by pitching the final 3 innings and winning 21-18?
by Getting Yosted on Apr 17, 2008 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions
If I were the Brewers
If Cappy ever comes back and the Brewers blow a team away in the first inning on the road, I’d bring him into pitch the first, even if just for an inning or two. Totally impractical idea though, especially if he quickly gave up the lead.
A question
What does the advantage of batting the pitcher 8th shrink to if you are only employing it 120 games per season?
by Getting Yosted on Apr 17, 2008 12:07 PM CDT reply actions
Rivera
Do you think he’s playing because he’s becoming Parra’s personal catcher, because Kendall needs a day to relax and let the grit re-settle, or because Yost sympathizes with him?
seems like
Rivera isn’t Parra’s personal catcher (this is Parra’s third start, and Rivera’s second), but they have worked together a lot, so it seems like if it works out - like today, day game after night game - Rivera will catch Parra.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Clearly
The Brewers plan this year is to give the Cardinals confidence early in the season and then shatter it latter or something.
Pujols up
Steve Stone claims he’s going to need Tommy John surgery soon, and also that the Cubs will “run away” with the division thanks mostly to our bullpen.
We're gonna get swept
I just know it
Lordz Of Vengeance....Sometimes I drink...Okay...I drink most of the time.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Apr 17, 2008 12:25 PM CDT reply actions
Sadly no
Lordz Of Vengeance....Sometimes I drink...Okay...I drink most of the time.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Apr 17, 2008 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions
now would be a good time to start.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 12:27 PM CDT up reply actions
all sorts of things went wrong last night
and they performed poorly through a lot of it – and they lost by one run. If Pujols hadn’t snagged Crash Kendalls liner it may very well have been tied in the ninth.
Double play!
Awesome. Hopefully Parra can harness his stuff from here on out, because it looks wicked.
He's extremely quick and good.
Nice
way too hung over for that DP not to happen.
no comment
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by Dikembe Meiztombo on Apr 17, 2008 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions
eventually we're just going to score about 12 runs in a game
"They're trying to make me the escape goat"-Michael Scott
Hart, C, RF
Seriously, what idiot would confuse him and Kevin Hart?
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The upside
At least our crappy hitters are as old as we think they are.
He's extremely quick and good.
it's on the baseball-reference splits pages
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by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 12:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Interleague play
So maybe, just maybe the Brewers might luck out by having to face Minnesota while St. Louis faces Kansas City and Chicago faces CHA
My dog just changed the channel to the Admirals game
They say dogs can intuit impending disaster…
He's extremely quick and good.
I think
with this ump, if no one ever swings, we or they could score 10 runs.
I can't believe that in 2008 we're still talking about umpires' personal strike zones
He's extremely quick and good.
Something has to be done
I can enjoyably watch the Crew get blown out 12-1. What I can’t watch is joke umps with the 2nd best job in the world imposing their will upon the game.
by Braunstalker on Apr 17, 2008 12:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Best job in the world
Hosting a blogparty.
"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!"
she’s talking about relaxing and Ned patting the boys on the bottom. I don’t like the sound of that…
Pitching out on 2-2?
Better than 3-2, I guess.
"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!"
I do
I think it “worked,” in that the next batter (I think) flied out to right. I think the Giants lost the game by one, though I might not be remembering right.
"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!"
I think we should have
baseball-reference races. I name an event, whoever tracks down the boxscore or record first wins. Everybody will get a 30-second head start on TheJay.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions
I tried that last night
in the game thread and idn’t have alot of takers or get an answer.
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
.276
which is quite a ways below average.
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by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions
though 291 so far this year
it was 303 last year.
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by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions
It is
But with slow grounders like the one that ended the game yesterday don’t help there cause for a higher BAbip
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
actually
.267 for the infield as a whole…
Weeks/2B with a BAbip of .195
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
How to find it
Go to any player on the Brewers this year, and click the “MIL” next to their 2008 stats. Then click on “Splits” at the top.
He's extremely quick and good.
I got to that page
but the first column was “G.” That made me unsure if i was just looking at 08 or something else.
Trenni
is sooooo much better.
"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!"
This is very disturbing
Is it me, or is Brian Anderson less annoying this season? Same with the Rock. Maybe it’s because the season just started.
"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!"
I think it's early
I’ve had the same reaction. But this happens to me every year … in April, I’m just excited that there’s baseball again.
By May, I’m yelling at them.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions
I love this lineup
i’d still rather see corey batting 2nd on the days kendall’s batting 9, but i’m glad to see yost finally go away from batting the CF platoon there.
by SunglassesAtNight on Apr 17, 2008 12:54 PM CDT reply actions
I think this means Kapler will be out longer than we think
And Ned figured out he didn’t want Gross hitting second every day.
He's extremely quick and good.
why not?
I thought the gross-dillion 2-3 combo is where it’s at
by SunglassesAtNight on Apr 17, 2008 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Kapler
What exactly happened to him during batting practice? This team has had a lot of ill-explained injuries over the past few years.
"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!"
Martyn Nix
was on the grassy knoll.
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by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions
That's one magic loogie!
"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!"
Actually
It was Laynce’s half-brother, Rogyr McNix
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by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Ankiel with patience
is scary. Not saying it is there yet, but it could be.
I am so glad I wasn't watching the 16-pitch AB yesterday
My television may not have survived.
He's extremely quick and good.
at this point
I think Brewers pitchers are putting guys on base just to see if they can get the DPs. I don’t endorse the strategy.
Also, cheese.
Thanks
Now I don’t have to say it.
"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!"
I'm not sure having both of you in a game thread at the same time
is a good idea.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions
great idea
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by Dikembe Meiztombo on Apr 17, 2008 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions
This is the stat of the day
BAbip…
I was thinking I saw an article breaking down a stat of the day… I don’t remember where… but it might be helpful every once in awhile for someone familiar with these stats to dig deeper into the stat. With what is the league average, what the stat has meant historically, perhaps some of the highest and lowest in the last year, current year of course what it means for the Brewers.
I know Jeff has lots on his plate but I think stats such as BAbip don’t get enough attention, and could be useful if all fans had a better knowledge of these stats, as opposed to just looking as hitters in terms of their HRs and BA.
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
That is something I could probably handle
Fangraphs had a good stats intro series recently.
He's extremely quick and good.
Career change
I gonna send my resume` to the Bucks. I’m pretty sure I could coach them into the playoffs.
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by Dikembe Meiztombo on Apr 17, 2008 1:05 PM CDT reply actions
Yes
Lordz Of Vengeance....Sometimes I drink...Okay...I drink most of the time.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Apr 17, 2008 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions
If I look up this ump is it going to turn out he lives in St. Louis or something. What was that? MLB umpiring is a failure.
Yost
Needs to pull a sweet Lou and pick some minor infraction to get worked up over, get kicked out and suspended, and then the Brewers will go .625 the rest of the season.
Ideally it’ll involve tossing the rosin bag like a grenade at some point, and maybe throwing third base into the stands.
Battlekow
I am not drunk today so I will answer your question about Wellemeyer. He has 20 strikeouts in 18 innings for one big reason. He is throwing strikes! last year you would see him go deep into counts time and time again but this year he is throwing strikes.
"Get your hands off me you damn dirty ape!" -RIP Charlton Heston
From brewerfan.net (via the Cards broadcast)
Q: The last player to hit 50 home runs and then go homerless to start the next season for as long as Prince Fielder?
hmmmm
Luis Gonzalez? Just a wild guess
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
I heard the answer but don't want to give it away
anybody want it?
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by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions
I do... was it Bonds?
or someone recent? I am guessing it is as we have seen quite a few… how about Brady Anderson?
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
I don't think Cecil ever gave up meat
[insert trenni joke here]
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by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions
I think you mean
[insert joke here into trenni]
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Apr 17, 2008 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
double plays not enough anymore
going for the triple play
"They're trying to make me the escape goat"-Michael Scott
I dunno if Trenni can handle that
Might have to bring in a professional.
He's extremely quick and good.
I got something Trenni can handle.
Please don’t kick me out, Jeff.
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by Dikembe Meiztombo on Apr 17, 2008 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
don't worry
everyone is taking their turn.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
sweet
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by Dikembe Meiztombo on Apr 17, 2008 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Saw someone drop one on purpose the other day
And it confused the baserunners… but the infield fly was in effect, and one of the runners was taggedo ut, don’t recall what team… not very helpful.
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
Quadruple play?
"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!"
not enough grit
Counsell’s a good start, but we’d need Kendall in there too.
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by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions
You think
Yost carries a little GRIT in his pocket when he goes to the mound and sprikles it on the pitcher for good luck??
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
Could GRIT be an acronym for something?
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Getting Real Intimate with Trenni
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
by 80badger on Apr 17, 2008 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
Great Reduction in Tactics
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
I like better
Great Reduction in InTelligence
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
At the time
I was pulling for YoGa to replace Dave Bush. After this week, I think we need to go to a 3-man rotation.
"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!"
The Cardinals pitchers are hitting better than our sluggers
This is embarrassing.
He's extremely quick and good.
Jeez
Who needs Pujols?
"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!"
we do
maybe playing center.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe Mr. Happy
aka, Turnbow
"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!"
It would be a good time
to start hitting the dang ball!! c’mon Crew!!!
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
Veteran Grit
to the rescue
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
Billy must have liked sitting on the bench
He sure got back there in a hurry.
He's extremely quick and good.
Sigh
It has been hard watching this team the last couple of days
Its all about the Bullpen this season that is the key.
i felt watching the bucks lose was more fun
"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue
OT
larrk k was fired, i know you’re stunned
"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue
that wasn't tough to predict
"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!"
I realize this has been said three days in a row
But today’s starting pitcher just punched his ticket out of the rotation, I think.
He's extremely quick and good.
Bush pitched a “great” game. Gord Ash was on the radio before the game describing him as the kind of pitcher we’d be looking for if he was gone (paraphrase). Cliffy or Sparky described him as having terrific stuff. Bush also responded earlier to the question of the rotation as being “not worried.”
I’d be friggin shocked if he doesn’t start. If he loses ten or twelve in a row and his fabulous ERA doesn’t make double digits that is.
i don't know why
but troy glaus reminds me of boog powell
"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue
This is blowing my mind
Parse this for me:
“2B Jeff Kent has played 27 consecutive games, dating to last Sept. 7, without committing an error. He has made just one error in his past five games, dating to last Aug. 7. “
He's extremely quick and good.
when you're immobile
there are fewer balls to bobble and fewer throws to screw up.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah, i see it now
who the hell knows.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Tavern of the Game
I swear, Bill is making up cities in Wisconsin, just to mess with us. Argyle, Wisconsin?
"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!"
Halfway between Madison and Dubuque.
That means I’ve probably driven through it. I’m shocked that I don’t remember.
He's extremely quick and good.
don't think that's the route you would take, though.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions
the vast majority of the time i've spent in that part of wisconsin
has been while drunk.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions
I think the limo driver
in the original Die Hard was named Argyle.
Interestingly, Die Hard was based on an actual novel, “Nothing Lasts Forever” by Richard Thorp, and Die Hard II was based on the novel “58 Minutes” by Walter Wager. The remaining Die Hard sequels, as we all know, were based on crap, and it showed.
"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!"
i was going to make that joke
darn it.
:)
"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!"
So
If McClung finishes the rest of the game without giving up a run, does he get Parra’s spot in the rotation?
well
we do seem to need at least two more starters who aren’t atrocious. not totally crazy.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions
In other news
I made a planter out of a kiddie pool, a washing machine hose, and dirt yesterday so I could just let my dog out on the porch instead of walking downstairs.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Apr 17, 2008 1:51 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
If Gamecast is reasonably accurate
JJ Hardy just flied out after a six pitch at bat where none of the pitches were strikes. If he only had more protection behind him so he didn’t have to chase bad pitches.
who is it?
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
My understanding is Glaus was injury prone, and blamed it on the turf. He didn’t want to play on the turf again.
Son of Clung
is missing up alot. Bad times ahead, I’m afraid.
and what...
about 5 walks to catch up there?
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions
This whole series
The Cardinals have had singles, like Pujols’s right there, that bounce once or twice in the infield before finding a hole. We haven’t been playing well, but the Cards have gotten a lot of seeing-eye singles too.
"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!"
Can you do that again please?
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
Hey, remember when we tied the game against the Cardinals?
That was cool.
He's extremely quick and good.
I hope you've learned your lesson.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Hell, let's call up Escobar
Counsell can play third and Dillon first.
He's extremely quick and good.
you don't think Rivera can play first?
Fielder might need a mental day.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions
It's always fun
to see the opposing outfielder make a bad route to the ball. Whoops!
"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!"
unfortunately
he has a mechanism in his brain that tells him when to take a pitcher out. the problem is it’s a relatively new design so there’s times where the mechanism will go off over and over again prompting him to make move after move.
"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue
causes him to switch lanes over and over again
"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue
i should have added
he switches lanes by indicating his right arm of left arm, placing the opposite hand on that arm
"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue
One thing I really want to see the Brewers do this year
Is bring out Shouse for a lefty, switch him to LF or RF for a righty and then bring him back for the next lefty.
yeah, thejay came up with one
its in a game thread from earlier in the year.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions
even better
move him to centerfield and have Gross pitch to the RHB. He’s our emergency pitcher, after all.
LaRussa playing the physic game
Hoping Ned will blow a gasket just like last year!
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
i don't mind the bunt there actually
"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue
wow thanks bill s
“well not they can’t hit into a double play” thanks bill, i feel a lot smarter now
"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue
I wouldn't have bunted...
but he did an excellent job getting that high pitch bunted on the ground.
Also, cheese.
i see
the mechanism is still working
"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue
Quick
somebody go give Prince a sorghum power bar!
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
finally a break for us!
ok i gotta shower now. go crew!
"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue
hahahahaha
"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!"
wouldn't we say
“wow that was ugly?”
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Sorry, couldn't hear that
was that a funny, ha ha laugh or a sinister, here we come roaring back ha ha?
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
here's where not having kapler hurts
pinch hit him anyway. put kapler in, the legend grows.
Bring Back The Old Logo!
Yost and LaRussa making substitutions
this could take a while
"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!"
this is some heavy duty managing
going on here.
I don’t like Tony, but I also don’t like the chances that Ned outsmarts TLR.
Also, cheese.
i think he got him already
i dont think larussa thought yost would pull gross. that intentional walk looks pretty bad here either way now.
hart should move to center, with dillon going to right.
Bring Back The Old Logo!
probably
don’t know who else it would be at this point.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Kapler could have done that!!!!!
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
except he was pinch hit for
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Jogging to the bullpen
Get your Mota running…
Head out on the highway!
"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!"
So, stuck at work and whatnot
What happened with Prince’s Double? Did in outfielder bobble the ball or something?
and I think he was shaded way to pull
so he had a really long run.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions
"inside" and "outside"
are meaningless to the home umpire
"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!"
Exactly as bad as he's been
Iribarren will start sometime in the next two games.
He's extremely quick and good.
DO NOT GET PICK OFF
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
Ultra grit!
"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!"
nothing like the 2-out squeeze.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions
I really need a run scored here.
If the game goes much longer, it’s going to throw off my schedule for the rest of the day!
Also, cheese.
Gagne
In the pen… alright!
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
Shyould've taken one for the team there
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
cmon
Molina let that one by!
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
Iribarren
may be playing short tomorrow!!!!
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
shoot
now that we have to go 10 innings it’s either
a) watch the game to the end, or
b) go to the gym.
can’t do both.
come on, 5 pitch bottom of the ninth, quick win in the 10th! please!
Also, cheese.
Here here
want to get some running in before it rains.
by Braunstalker on Apr 17, 2008 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions
There's always cheese!
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
the more cheese...
the more gym is required.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe you could go later
Find a rogue gym that’s open til midnight.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Apr 17, 2008 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ugh
.203
.180
.233
.226
.296
.107
Current batting averages of our first six hitters in today’s lineup.
"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!"
he's having a good game
he must have gotten a votto confidence!
"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!"
yep, it's settled
either jim or battlekow, but not both.
sorry guys, I can only handle so much.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions
elitist
"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!"
it's the same number
upside-down. that’s why it’s special.
"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!"
either that, or
he knows Mota just threw a scoreless inning, and he doesn’t trust anybody else to do that.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Is Shouse up in the pen
Pujols is on deck, and Shouse has the hot hand against The Albert.
Might want
to check your timing ;-p
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
Mota sure provides a lot of entertainment value
to go with his 1.69 ERA
9 hits, 7 walks
yet only 3 runs. It’s our bend-but-don’t-break pitching.
"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!"
They are trying to rid themselves of all the pesky bloggers
We’re prone to heart attacks.
He's extremely quick and good.
As far as MLB salaries go
His is actually really reasonable… It’s up around 1 million this year (just under?) with incentives in the 5 figures.
Another (foolish) reason I feel sorry for Shouse
In Brewers Str8 Up, when the team visited a naval ship, Shouse ate lunch by himself.
If he's ever called upon in an emegency to pinch hit
I hope they play “I’m a Swing It”
He's extremely quick and good.
In honor of Yost's love of Nascar
It should be “Put on your shtkickers and kick some sht”
by Getting Yosted on Apr 17, 2008 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Who's left on the bench to PH?
Kendall and Kapler?
you got it.
too bad Gallardo isn’t active.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Lots of Grit there!
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
In honor of the way they're playing
Fairytales, by the Brother’s Grit.
by Getting Yosted on Apr 17, 2008 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions
I would never say that.
"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!"
Dave Bush?
"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!"
Shut up, Tony
He was obviously safe. Go back to sleeping in your car.
He's extremely quick and good.
Was that the sound of
Jeff’s door slamming as he ran to the gym????
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
haha
nope, too late now. (unless I don’t shower before meeting a client later, which would be…not good.)
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions
I guess it depends
on if you fry the fritters in lard!
by Oakland Brewer Fan on Apr 17, 2008 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions
You make it sound
like there is something wrong with Lard!
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
I like lard....makes great pie crusts...
but it is animal fat….
by Oakland Brewer Fan on Apr 17, 2008 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Gagne or Turnbow?
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
you know that motivates him...
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Still not as good
As B.J. Ryan’s 0-pitch win.
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Weird
It looks like that was on a pitchout (C-SS), but it wasn’t counted as a pitch?
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Gagne sets up the DP
All part of the master plan?
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Starting to think
that $10 Mil could’ve been better spent elsewhere!
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
Surprised that TLR said to hit away
and not bunt. You need two runs, and a bunt gets them in scoring position. Seems like a no-brainer.
"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!"
yeah
especially with the bottom of the lineup up to bat
by Oakland Brewer Fan on Apr 17, 2008 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Guy at bat
Didn’t have 4000 PA in the minors to come up and bunt.
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I think that's exactly what 4000 minor league PAs
gets you ready for.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 17, 2008 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions
great relief pitching
"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!"
Game Over Man
Game Over….
And the Brewers got 10 hits (granted 90% of the them were from Counsell, but still)...
to copy Yost on Turnbow
if you ignore the blown saves, Gagne has an ERA of 0.00
by keephopealive on Apr 17, 2008 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions
ummm
can anyone understand what Prince is saying?
"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!"
Prince used Dillon's bat!
Pine grit!
"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!"
phew indeed
Hopefully there’s a few more cans of Jam Grease lying around after squeezing out of a few close ones today.
by MillerParkSouth on Apr 17, 2008 3:56 PM CDT reply actions
Glad to see we won
I totally blanked about the game being early today and logged on here to find Gagne making it interesting….phew!
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
Also glad to see Fielder
finally popped one out of the park, wish I would’ve seen it.
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
by MadJimiBrewha on Apr 17, 2008 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Stuck at work today but...
even with the drama with Gagne, the pen had a nice day. McClung’s numbers look particularly good.
"He just needs to eat some bananas." - Lou Piniella
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 17, 2008 4:00 PM CDT reply actions
So, do recent pitching performances totally screw up
the decision of who goes where when Gallardo returns? It seems Bush and McClung pitched better than Villy and Parra (at least this week). Who’s the odd man out?
by Oakland Brewer Fan on Apr 17, 2008 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions
I think you're right.
I don’t know that it’s the right call, but I suspect that’s the one they’ll make. Bottom line is if they keep getting performances out of the 3-5 slots like they have the last few days, the pen will hit the wall in August and it will be a long season.
"He just needs to eat some bananas." - Lou Piniella
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 17, 2008 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions
I tend to agree
that it will be Parra. Considering how the starters have performed the last three days, management cannot afford to burn a pitcher. We need to have some arms left in August/September.
by Oakland Brewer Fan on Apr 17, 2008 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions
The best thing about the win
Today was Deadspin guy started talking about how great (and scrappy) the Cards are…
I dunno
Neither of Prince’s hits were particularly, well, majestic. The double was a bloop into left that bounced off the glove of the left-fielder, who was shifting waaay to the right. The home run…well, it felt like more of a long, long pop-up (which, admittedly, Prince can hit a lot of for homers because he’s so strong).
I guess neither was particular hard-hit, though if it breaks his slump, I’ll take them, happily.
"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!"
And take off the pressure a bit.
The thing about intense players like that is they can tend to grip to tightly (metaphorically) and get into their own heads. So it might not have been the prettiest shot in the world, but it shuts everyone up for a few days.
However they came, I think the face that the 4 hits they generated came in the last two times through the lineup, meaning they put up 4 consecutive hits. That’s got to be a good sign, right?
"He just needs to eat some bananas." - Lou Piniella
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 17, 2008 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I've never heard of a home run not being hit hard
unless it’s at wrigley with the wind blowing 30 mph out to center.
His other hit was indeed a crappy blooper, but he did hit a hard line drive out to left that was caught earlier in the game.
I sure can’t explain, but one thing they said was that McClung couldn’t go longer than three innings.
Nitwits.
Who's asking him to go more than 3 anyway?
I don’t know how many more days like today he’ll have, but they can get bent. Give him his moment for crying out loud.
"He just needs to eat some bananas." - Lou Piniella
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 17, 2008 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions
it was sort of a reason for keeping Bush because he can go longer
Seth’s a former starter and he was pulled for a pinch hitter, but those are facts that are sort of like Dusty’s basecloggers. What gets me is Cliffy/Sparky (I never know) says guys like McClung are common. I dunno…
Failed starters?
I’m sure you can pick up journeyman guys like that (Jeff Weaver?) pretty cheaply. Granted, not all of them can throw as hard as McClung does.
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One less random stat
This is the Brewers first Thursday win this year, but it brings the team to 7-2 for day games.
Cool...let's take out the lights
and play them all during the day!
by Oakland Brewer Fan on Apr 17, 2008 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, by the by.
"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 Apr 17, 2008 5:20 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
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