Tuesday's Frosty Mug
Win Expectancy Graph
BR Box Score
ESPN Video Highlights
BDD Recaps
Postseason odds: Projecting 83.5 wins and a 21.7% chance of winning the Central.
A quick aside to discuss in the comments: Does anyone actually watch/enjoy the ESPN Video highlights? I really used to like them, but lately I'm getting pretty frustrated with them. Take last night's game, for example. A pretty good back-and-forth with some interesting moments and late inning drama. ESPN could've produced at least a full minute of highlights to show that. Instead, the highlight package is 24 seconds long and the only highlight is a sac fly. If you want the ESPN Video highlights to remain a part of the Mug, say something in the comments, otherwise I'm cutting them tomorrow.
As I'm sure you noticed below, in the JS or on ESPN, Ben Sheets will miss his next start. I'm trying hard not to overreact. Really hard.
Of course, even with Sheets inactive, the Brewers still have 13 active pitchers on their roster. The Official Site says they're sticking to it, even if Luft On Deck does call it creatively twisted logic. Cardinals Diaspora also picked up on the need to pinch hit with a pitcher in the 7th last night.
Between the Green Pillars thinks Derrick Turnbow doesn't have a place in the bullpen anymore. Last week, in the comments of the Turnbow thread, I said the following:
Only one injury report today, so it's exceptionally brief: Rangers P Kason Gabbard left yesterday's game with back stiffness.
Results are posted for the Baseball Happenings Awards Blogpoll. Manny Ramirez takes home the MVP this week, Cliff Lee takes home the Cy Young and Nick Blackburn wins Rookie of the Year. See the full results here and the BCB ballot here.
Al over at Bleed Cubbie Blue notes that the Cubs are inching up on 10,000 franchise wins. (Clever joke about 100 years goes here.)
This week's Fan Opinion Poll is a week late but it's up, go vote here. This week's new topics include roster construction, Yovani Gallardo, resting closers, Ben Sheets, and the five questions I've been tracking with the previous polls. Please go vote, and if you have the capacity to help promote the poll and build turnout numbers, that'd be fantastic as well. Last week 142 people voted, my goal for this week is 150.
That's all I've got for today. Drink up.
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Video Highlights
You might want to consider MLB.com video highlights. I’ve found they have more “substance” than ESPN highlights.
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2008_04_21_slnmlb_milmlb_1&;mode=gameday
by chaben34 on Apr 22, 2008 9:37 AM CDT 0 recs
Is this due to the MLB rule?
I think I heard that other media outlets may only show clips of games if they are less than 60 seconds, or 30 seconds, I don’t remember which, but MLB does not allow unlimited amount of highlights I think.
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
by Kyguy922 on
Apr 22, 2008 10:58 AM CDT
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espn sucks
has sucked for a long time.
Your link to bizarro bcb is Al’s story about Al, not about the cubs nearing 10,000 wins.
here’s lou pinella on 10,000 wins.
Speaking of wins, Piniella was asked about the fact the Cubs franchise enters this season 15 wins shy of 10,000.“We have 9,985 wins? We’ll win 10,000 this year,” Piniella said. “I hope they have less losses than 9,985. How many? Less? Good. Let’s keep it that way.”
For the record, the Cubs have lost 9,459 games in franchise history.
Bring Back The Old Logo!
by jacob on Apr 22, 2008 10:15 AM CDT 0 recs
Admittedly, the story is about Al,
But he mentioned the 10,000 wins thing later on, and that’s what I took away from it.
by KLSnow on
Apr 22, 2008 10:31 AM CDT
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C'mon now
I think everyone is being a bit too hard on Turnbow. I mean, if you don’t count the appearances where he’s given up 1 or more earned runs, his ERA is actually quite good.
by Stoa on Apr 22, 2008 10:42 AM CDT 0 recs
Bullpen woes
We aren’t the only ones to criticize bullpen usage today.
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by TheJay on Apr 22, 2008 10:47 AM CDT 0 recs
Ha
McCalvy is trying to stretch out The Gabe Kapler Story; “see, something good is happening, we swear!!!!1”
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Apr 22, 2008 11:15 AM CDT 0 recs
Hah
“Everything’s unexpected!” Yost said. “I knew he was a good player, but this? I knew something was up when Doug was trying to get him for the last three or four years.”
I got an image of Ned Yost flipping out after making a stupid bullpen move and exclaming, “Everything’s unexpected!”
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by TheJay on
Apr 22, 2008 11:22 AM CDT
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