Game Thread #20: Cardinals (13-7) at Brewers (11-8)
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 22, 2008 10:19 AM CDT
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PrintThe matchup is Manny Parra versus Kyle Lohse, who--come on, now--really can't be that good. Right?
Tom H has the lineups, and I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to go on a little rant. Tom says:
Utility infielder Craig Counsell is starting at shortstop today in place of slumping J.J. Hardy as the Brewers try to salvage a split of their two-game series against St. Louis at Miller Park.
Hardy is one of many hitters in the lineup unable to get going at the plate for the Brewers, with a .214 batting average.
I'm going to ignore the "salvage a split" business...we're talking two games. We'll survive. But..."slumping?" "Unable to get going?" Are we talking about the same guy? I usually don't pay attention to short-term trends, but since you mentioned it: JJ went 3-5 two days ago, and has six hits (including a homer) in the last four games. Selective endpoints, sure, but if you think JJ is slumping at the moment, your sample size is...yesterday. You can tinker with your own endpoints here.
Here's the BR Game Preview. Project-a-tron is pissed about last night, but I managed to talk it into giving me some numbers for today:
- Brewers 5.5
- Cards 4.9
- Brewers WinExp: 59%
Let's go Crew!
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as a Cardinal
fan I would rather see Hardy in the lineup. Friggin Counsell always kills us. I predict a Brewer victory as Mr. Lohse comes back to earth. Brewers win 6-4.
I am glad to see Ankiel have the day off. He has been struggling.
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Fun with Stats
In 13 AB vs. Lohse, Counsell has 7 hits, 1 HR, 1 2B, 1 3B and a .538 average.
On the downside, he hasn’t got a single hit at home yet this year.
Catchers
The Phillies need to sign Alberto Castillo and start him on Thursday so we can face ex-Royals backup catchers in three consecutive series.
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Lohse
Throws almost identical stuff to Wainwright. In fact Wainwright is the 6th best comp as far as stuff goes to Lohse this year and was on Lohse’s list last year too. Hopefully the crew can take advantage of that since the game plan against the Brewers batters should be the same.
i would like a solid game offensively
if not today, then certainly when we face 3 straight lefties in the coming days
"They're trying to make me the escape goat"-Michael Scott
Hardy Day Off
No big deal on the day off, but Tom H talked a bit out of his ass on the whole slumping topic.
i would rather have given weeks the day off maybe
"They're trying to make me the escape goat"-Michael Scott
Well...
He did have a relatively good game yesterday.
by Lake County on Apr 22, 2008 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions
With Counsell's stats so far this year
He actually hits better with no one on base and no outs, and has hit .400 in the 1 spot. So it does make sense.
(Small Sample, I know)
"Best way to settle down a young pitcher is to get an early lead"
...in the bathroom stall with Trenni.
He's extremely quick and good.
Not that this is a shock but
I was looking up and down the Cards lineup to see how they might fair against Parra’s excellent curve and noticed that basically none of the Cardinal batters are swinging at balls out of the zone. Not even Izturis. Why can’t our guys do that?
Parra is going to have to get his curve over for a strike if he is going to be effective today.
This is amazing
Looking at Turnbow’s splits from 2007, he went 3-1 to 16 different batters. Gave up a .000 batting average but a .812 OBP.
But dude is simply unhittable once he has two strikes on a batter.
by Getting Yosted on Apr 22, 2008 12:08 PM CDT reply actions
Win Expectancy
Thanks for posting the lineups. I ran today’s lineups 3000 times into my simulator and it listed the Brewers win expectancy today at 55.53%. Las Vegas Hilton Sports Books has it at 53.49%. My simulator uses 2008 ZIPS Projections as data input, it adjusts for park factors, lefty/righty splits, pitchers tiring (pitch counts), has an algorithm for when to replace a pitcher which also takes into account the leverage index, for when to bring in your best relief pitchers… among many other things.
vr, Xeifrank
And BA and Rock starting early
Parra has to go deep today. We just got three straight starts were the starts have gone 7 innings and we are carrying 14 pitchers!
I swear to God, I will snap the next time I hear someone say that!!!!
As of this morning, Brewer relievers have thrown 59.1 innings in 2008. That is the 2nd lowest total in the NL. That’s the 2nd lowest total with 8 relievers in the bullpen remember to divide that time. The Brewer bullpen also ranks near the middle in ERA, and it ranks 2nd in the NL in saves with 8 total behind ST. Louis with 9. Overall, you’d have to say that’s pretty good. The bullpen ain’t the problem, though Turnbow is ONE problem.
Also, Brewer starters rank #6 out of 16 NL teams for innings pitched with a total of 112 innings so far. Sounds like they are going pretty deep to me. Also, those starters have a pretty decent ERA of around 4.00 so far which puts them right in the middle of the NL at #8. If the pen is pitching few innings with a good ERA, and the starters are throwing an above average number of innings with a decent ERA, I’d say our group of VERY young starters have done an admirable job so far.
The last two games Yovanni & Villy combined to go 14 innings and give up…what….3 runs? The Crew went 0-2 in those starts. (I’m aware of the small sample size). They don’t need to go deeper in games, they need to score more in games.
I swear to God I think I could hit a Matt Wise changeup......
Nice catch by Counsell
One thing that just hasn’t gotten enough attention this year is the amazing turn around with the Brewers defense. Their team RZR is above average, their plus/minus is tied for 4th best in the NL, and their outfield RZR is at an amazing .934. With Gross playing a lot of center and some “interesting” routes by Braun in left I am as shocked as you probably are.
Chad Fairchild
lookee, here’s a game with five ejections with Chad behind the plate
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2008_03_12_nyamlb_tbamlb_1
Only one by Fairchild
I think it was because he thought the Yankees pitcher was throwing at a Rays hitter in retaliation for running into their catcher a few games previously. The rest of the ejections stemmed from Shelley Duncan sliding high into Akinori Iwamura at second base and Jonny Gomes running in from right field to blindside Duncan, sparking a brawl.
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Video
Of the Duncan slide and Gomes hit can be found here.
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i'm sure all of you are happy to know i'm back in theater history!
lol. i’ll update you with history things as they occur :)
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According to Gameday...
Lohse threw an eephus to Parra, followed by a shoulder-high fastball for a called strike.
by MillerParkSouth on Apr 22, 2008 12:41 PM CDT reply actions
Fairchild
Here is his every pitch he has called so far this year. Strange that it doesn’t look like he has called too many low strikes up to this point.
by dixieflatline on Apr 22, 2008 12:44 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
really, really cool.
thanks.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 22, 2008 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions
I cleaned it up
Now only balls and called strikes. Looks nicer. Oh I zoomed in on the strike zone as well. Reload your browser to see.
by dixieflatline on Apr 22, 2008 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions
So if you want to see anyone let me know
by dixieflatline on Apr 22, 2008 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Here he is
Pretty tight up and down. That down and outside corner to a righty he doesn’t seem to like. Maybe I should make a lefty/righty at the plate. Maybe a set of four with the pitchers as well.
by dixieflatline on Apr 22, 2008 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions
has anybody done this?
how easy would it be just to run every umpire and see
a) how many strikes they’re calling outside the zone
b) how many balls they’re calling inside the zone
or maybe, just, what % of calls are they getting right? relatively simple stuff by pitch f/x standards, but would be very interesting.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 22, 2008 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Also
You could computer the average that each bad call is missing by.
He's extremely quick and good.
nice use of
“computer” as a verb :)
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 22, 2008 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Well John did it for the sum last year
I have been able to do this for a while now. MLB doesn’t put the umpire’s name in the PITCHf/x file but I have been downloading a separate file and cross referencing. I had been holding back a bit but now if they are just going to turn the spigot off later this year anyway who really cares?
by dixieflatline on Apr 22, 2008 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah, that would suck
I would be very ticked if they did. In part because one of the teams rumored to be pushing for that had the audacity to ask kent and I to open source our college data.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 22, 2008 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Actually it is very interesting you say that
I have been talking to some people recently as well and there definitely seems to be some issues with the data as far as the teams go.
by dixieflatline on Apr 22, 2008 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions
That's a really good idea
I think putting swinging strikes back on there in red might be useful too, to see if hitters are expanding the zone. Of course, they could be hitting some of those balls too.
He's extremely quick and good.
Nice play all around
Really needed to save that run with how the bats are going right now.
by dixieflatline on Apr 22, 2008 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Nice hit Rickie,
Please God can we just score 1 run?!?
I swear to God I think I could hit a Matt Wise changeup......
Nice hit Craig,
Please God can we just score 1 run?!?
I swear to God I think I could hit a Matt Wise changeup......
nice!
when the ball comes off of Braun’s bat, I almost always underestimate how far it’s going to go.
Also, cheese.
Nice hit Ryan,
Please God can we just score 3 runs?!?
I swear to God I think I could hit a Matt Wise changeup......
Nice walk Prince,
Please God can we just score 3 runs?!?
I swear to God I think I could hit a Matt Wise changeup......
Nice whatever that whole thing was Corey,
Please God can we score like 12 runs?!?
I swear to God I think I could hit a Matt Wise changeup......
You know what would be cool?
If, after scoring, you could turn and run back to first. Double-or-nothing.
He's extremely quick and good.
Oh Well......
Fun while it lasted. I’m glad I could just help the team today. :)
I swear to God I think I could hit a Matt Wise changeup......
Your effort is appreciated
as is your grit
Can't pitch Gagne in rain. He’s like the B-2 bomber of baseball.--TheJay
Here is your swinging strikes back in battlekow
I couldn’t reply in the thread because it was pushing the picture off the page.
What is that weird, crooked looking
symbol next to “MIL” on TV?
I swear to God I think I could hit a Matt Wise changeup......
the pride of Ray-seen
Rottino just hit a 3-run homer in the first for Nashville.
He's extremely quick and good.
Gwynn singled and Dillon doubled preceding the homer
I’m kind of interested in calling up Brad Nelson to be the backup 1B at some point.
He's extremely quick and good.
Overheard on the radio
Somone telling Brian Barton, “you look like a poodle!” I laugh because it’s true. I’m pretty sure he’s Snoop Dogg.
The one plus to that
Is that it seems like it might be a good thing that Lohse hasn’t thrown a ton of pitches, as the Brewers seem to be hitting him well.
I figure Gabe probably overheard me and God talkin
before and wanted in on the action.
I swear to God I think I could hit a Matt Wise changeup......
you do have the hookup apparently
Any chance you could have a word about Gagne and Turnbow?
Can't pitch Gagne in rain. He’s like the B-2 bomber of baseball.--TheJay
RE: Turnbow
Big guy said sorry, it’s out of his control! Even he doesn’t know where half of those pitches are going to end up:)
I swear to God I think I could hit a Matt Wise changeup......
Like quantum mechanics on a macro scale?
Ok… too much science reading today.
Ichiro, on facing Daisuke Matsuzaka for the first time: "I hope he arouses the fire that's dormant in the innermost recesses of my soul."
Parra doubles
I think he has three Major League hits and they’re all doubles
He's extremely quick and good.
Looking at his Minor League stats
He got 4 hits in 2005. 1 was a HR, 1 was a 3B, 1 was a 2B… It’s as if, if he gets a hit, it’s extra bases.
Weeks
His BABIP this year is .189
There’s no way it stay that low unless he exclusively hits pop ups
He kinda does
Joking, but only partially; I think he had the third-highest IF/F of any regular last year.
He's extremely quick and good.
He really has been much better about swinging at strikes this year
On the other hand, he has been swinging and missing at balls in the zone which never is all that good.
by dixieflatline on Apr 22, 2008 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Of course I do
You will have to visit the blog for all the pitches but here is the curveball
2008
2007
by dixieflatline on Apr 22, 2008 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions
maybe he took a couple of Prince’s bats with him
by ol Pete on Apr 22, 2008 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Absolutely......
Need to pile on when you can.
I swear to God I think I could hit a Matt Wise changeup......
It would have been nice to see Parra try to score on Weeks' SB
But they can’t risk a home plate collision, I think.
He's extremely quick and good.
We now have the Rickie hat-trick
A single, a walk and a stolen base. I predict he works a HBP his next AB.
Parra again???
Yost missed his cue to bring in Turnbow. Must have dozed off.
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
Watching the Gameday of the Nashville game
They had a picture of Chris Barnwell wearing a Sounds hat, and I was thinking “wait, he’s still with us?”
Did you mean, "With us" like
on our team, or “With us” like alive?
I swear to God I think I could hit a Matt Wise changeup......
Millions weep for Barbaro
Meanwhile, Chris Barnwell goes unmourned.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Apr 22, 2008 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
This has been said before
But it continues to bother me that Uecker and Powell have different ways of pronouncing Parra’s name. It doesn’t even matter to me anymore which version is right, just that it’s consistent.
Personally
I’d actually be willing to pay a little extra to be able to see cameras on the first base and third base coaches. It’d be especially useful if they threw in a manager-cam so you can try to pick up signals being sent.
So this really bothers me about Yost
You have a lefty up in the pen, the Cards bring up a lefty to pinch hit, then Yost doesn’t go to the pen. Now I understand staying with Parra there but why even have Stetter warming? He did that all last year and just drove me crazy.
Wow
Cubs had bases loaded no outs against Figeroa and he got the strikeout DP to end the inning. Still 0-0.
- A. Ramirez walked
- K. Fukudome singled to right, A. Ramirez to third
- M. DeRosa walked, K. Fukudome to second
- R. Cedeno struck out looking
- H. Blanco grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, M. DeRosa out at second
And Ronny Cedeno buries himself a little more.
He's extremely quick and good.
Billy's BA
continues to head south ;-(
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
Just Stetter......
and forget ‘er! (Or something)
I swear to God I think I could hit a Matt Wise changeup......
Stetter
My take on him is that he’s like a left handed Turnbow (sort of). He can easily get rattled and wild, but when he’s on, he’s really really good.
His delievery is really kind of freaky
I wonder if that is going to cause him to have strike zone issues all the time.
Irribarren
Did they move him to the outfield because he’s not a very good second basemen, or because he was blocked at second?
I haven't seen him in a while but...
Back when he was in A ball his defense was significantly worse than Rickie’s was when he was at A ball the year before.
by dixieflatline on Apr 22, 2008 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions
He pulled Hart
to keep Gross in the game! WTF
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
Double switch
So Riske doesn’t have to come out for a pinch-hitter right away next inning.
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We now have maximum grit
Given our position players. Ned will be in the rest room for the next 3 minutes.
by Getting Yosted on Apr 22, 2008 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions
The good news is that we now have
visual confirmation that Kapler is still with us. (Meaning both alive & with the team)
I swear to God I think I could hit a Matt Wise changeup......
Fun fact
Both teams are left with two position players on the bench in the sixth inning.
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Someone has too, otherwise baseball loses it forever…
And with Pujols, they have to make up for the fact that he’s actually 40 and his arm is hanging by a thread.
Pujols
I hate how guys with “good eyes” have different strike zones. I even think a guy like Gross gets this advantage. Either it’s a strike or it isn’t.
It annoys me to, and I think there’s a pitcher equiv., a “name” pitcher will get borderline calls others won’t.
It’s kind of like the NBA.
This could be
a VERY gitty inning!
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
Now a brief
Grit pause before we return to more GRIT!!!!
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
Shall we award
Rickie with a small sampling of grittage?
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
I thought it was Parra's inability
to go deep in this game. :)
I swear to God I think I could hit a Matt Wise changeup......
Link doesn't work
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
Good Story
My friend was at Brew City on Water around 1 AM a few years ago…Kendall couldn’t get any food.
hehe
Nice Inning so far guys,
Please God, can we score between 1-4 runs?!?
I swear to God I think I could hit a Matt Wise changeup......
The Sounds are lighting up Albuquerque
Against a legit pitching prospect too, Gaby Hernandez.
He's extremely quick and good.
Counsell with two straight strikeouts with a guy on third and less than two outs
But he always puts the ball in play, right Rock?
He's extremely quick and good.
Brewers have a 15 man pitching staff
cuz that 12 year old guy who gave up Ricky’s hit is on our side
4 more balls coming up to Fielder?
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
Mets had bases loaded, one out and Lilly got out of it
- J. Reyes struck out swinging
- A. Pagan doubled to deep right center
- D. Wright walked
- C. Beltran walked, A. Pagan to third, D. Wright to second
- C. Delgado popped out to shallow left
- D. Easley popped out to center
He's extremely quick and good.
this is Lilly’s best outing I think. What’s up Metropolitans?
Lotta manager hate happenin there as well.
I don't really follow the Mets
But I’ve seen some good explanations that the team should consider dropping Delgado
They should have brought in Mota instead of Riske
Mota hit a homer a few years back with the Dodgers.
He's extremely quick and good.
He's saving Mota
in case we need a PH later.
Ichiro, on facing Daisuke Matsuzaka for the first time: "I hope he arouses the fire that's dormant in the innermost recesses of my soul."
Gallardo is probably ahead of him
on the depth chart though.
Ichiro, on facing Daisuke Matsuzaka for the first time: "I hope he arouses the fire that's dormant in the innermost recesses of my soul."
Suppan is the designated bunter
But BA said that Yo is the first pitcher to hit if we actually need a hit.
He's extremely quick and good.
Hmmm
What is Kieschnick doing these days? If you are carrying 14 pitchers, he would be a good one…
Ichiro, on facing Daisuke Matsuzaka for the first time: "I hope he arouses the fire that's dormant in the innermost recesses of my soul."
It is ridiculous we have this many pitchers
I think put Sheets on the DL now , and bring another bat up now, bring ing in the pitcher as a pinch hitter with runners in scoring position is getting ridiculous
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
Dagnabit
THORW STRIKES!
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
Cubs got a run
RBI double by Cedeno, who I guess was offended by my post about him previously.
He's extremely quick and good.
Shouse? in the pen
Is his arm going to fall off soon…I think he has pitched quite a bit lately… maybe i am wrong, but he is not the youngest arm… nevermind, I guess Jamie Moyer si still doing it, Shouse can too
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
Actually
Moyer is done for the season iwth a bone spur I believe
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
Opps sorry
Wrong guy!
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
Moyer is fine
Pitched the other day
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/3932
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
I'm ready for a new relief pitcher.
Let me know when Ned is too…....
I swear to God I think I could hit a Matt Wise changeup......
Ya know
just cuz we get some runs to extend our lead doesn’t mean we should give up a few in the next half
Can't pitch Gagne in rain. He’s like the B-2 bomber of baseball.--TheJay
That double switch was brilliant!
We need more position players so we can do it more often.
Wainwright
is on deck for the Cardinals.
Ichiro, on facing Daisuke Matsuzaka for the first time: "I hope he arouses the fire that's dormant in the innermost recesses of my soul."
Yeesh
Almost a base-clearing double for Wainwright.
Ichiro, on facing Daisuke Matsuzaka for the first time: "I hope he arouses the fire that's dormant in the innermost recesses of my soul."
Just imagine
how angry I am going to have to be when the Brewers blow a 5 run lead in the 7th.
I swear to God I think I could hit a Matt Wise changeup......
Did this happen last year
A few tiems against the Cards… I may be mixing up my teams, but I think some of our most frustrating losses came to the Cards last year
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
The one I always think of is from two years ago
I was at this game. It was not fun.
He's extremely quick and good.
"Ned Yost dos not normally want to use Brian Shouse against right-handed hitters"
Now you’re just lying, Rock.
He's extremely quick and good.
Nice out Shouse....
Please Satan, can we get out of this inning only giving up one more run
I swear to God I think I could hit a Matt Wise changeup......
I was gonna stay quiet
But since they’re blowing it….
I hate this team
Lordz Of Vengeance....Sometimes I drink...Okay...I drink most of the time.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Apr 22, 2008 2:41 PM CDT reply actions
at least he's on my fantasy team...
....(goes back to corner)....
...
"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue
Shouse's effectiveness
Shown against the lefty
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
Do you ever put in a guy and expect them to just walk on runners
Other than Turnbow that it is!
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
my thoughts exactly
and once he gets on a horse like this, we’re going to be hearing about it for weeks.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 22, 2008 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions
remember when he talked on end about that wart on his foot...
bad times…bad times…
"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue
so, ah, if we can get an out here
we’ll still have the lead!
"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue
Thank God
I can’t believe we still have the lead. I wonder what goodies are in store for us in the 8th and 9th.
He's extremely quick and good.
I think it is goign to be a blow out
A 4 run win for either the Crew or the Cards…
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
remember
there is one thing that Ned could do that would be so dumb, so incredibly thoughtless…
...he could pinch-hit Sheets. Not only would it be rather bad for the offense, but it would prevent the team from backdating his (possible) DL stint.
Whatever happens, it will not be as bad as that.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 22, 2008 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions
way to stay positive jeff
:)
"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue
Oh god
That would guarantee 14 pitchers for 15 more days. Maybe even 15 if the bullpen continues to be overworked!
by kingcharlesxii on Apr 22, 2008 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions
He does have two strikes a lot
1308 Plate appearances with 2 strikes out of a career 2342. So 55% of all plate appearances, I have no idea what average is, but I love baseball reference!
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
it better be
the project-a-tron is making weird noises. I’m thinking it might stop working entirely if we don’t win tonight.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 22, 2008 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions
that is a sad lineup for the isotopes
especially compared to the Sounds.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 22, 2008 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Gross getting hot
just in time to be replaced in the lineup by Kapler when we face all those lefties…..
He will be replaced, right Ned?
Ned….....NED!!!
I swear to God I think I could hit a Matt Wise changeup......
I can remember many disheartening games last year
But man this would be really painful to lose this one. Come on Torres you can do it.
Hairless Hart
Hey Stat Masters. Has anybody run an analysis of the correlation between Corey’s facial hair and his game performance? I got one look at his bare face today and knew he’d be out. Explains a lot. Last year he fell apart when he shaved, too.
visit me at www.mysummerofbaseball.com
lucky for us
it’ll grow back.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 22, 2008 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions
not anymore
"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue
I was actually thinking about that today
I was in the car and I heard Bob call a grounder to Rickie and realized that I wasn’t nervous.
He's extremely quick and good.
Kendall's Game Calling
So when we picked up Kendall, I kept hearing about how Kendall is good at lowering pitcher’s ERA, and framing pitchers.
If that’s true, either our pitchers can’t hit their marks, umps are squeezing us, or it’s not true.
cERA is BS anyway
Everything else about his game, the stuff that was supposed to suck, has been great. I’ll take the tradeoff, if that’s what it is. The struggles are on the pitchers.
He's extremely quick and good.
Yeah, he was going on and on about "salvaging the split" before the game started
He's extremely quick and good.
Trading Gagne for Fuentes
in a league with WHIP & Holds.
Yes? No?
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by Dikembe Meiztombo on Apr 22, 2008 3:04 PM CDT reply actions
I actually saw Fuentes pitch on TV a few days ago
Didn’t look great. I’d stay with Gagne. Should be a lot of close games he is bound to stumble into a few saves.
by dixieflatline on Apr 22, 2008 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Lidge & Wagner
Lordz Of Vengeance....Sometimes I drink...Okay...I drink most of the time.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Apr 22, 2008 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions
and CJ Wilson
Lordz Of Vengeance....Sometimes I drink...Okay...I drink most of the time.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Apr 22, 2008 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions
"this guy can flat out hit"
BA about Miles.
dude. a couple of grounders with eyes. sheesh.
Also, cheese.
Hall
I know he isn’t great defensively but man talk about a huge upgrade over what Braun was last year. He is going to save up a ton of runs.
he's sure looked good.
given how credible he was at short, I’m thinking he’ll be at least average over the course of the season, maybe better.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 22, 2008 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions
To think that BP used to make fun of Hall's inaccuracy at third
Compared to Braun, he looks like Hardy.
He's extremely quick and good.
- B. Clark grounded into fielder's choice, C. Beltran scored, C. Delgado to third, D. Easley out at second
Oh Brady.
He's extremely quick and good.
I was at the game
I’m glad I didn’t know that. Thanks for the text, btw.
He's extremely quick and good.
no prob
amazingly, fsn showed that tag pretty well.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 22, 2008 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Here we go
This reminds me of the scene from Parenthood when Steve Martin is at his kid’s play and everything starts going wrong and you hear the sounds of a rollercoaster.
He's extremely quick and good.
great movie
"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue
Yeah but Delgado sucks
Especially against lefties. Reyes is probably slightly over rated as well.
by dixieflatline on Apr 22, 2008 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions
WE is at 83%
WE doesn’t know that Paul Bako homered off Gagne two days ago.
He's extremely quick and good.
I hope it doesn't "shake" him
Like Wise last year
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
Please Gagne
I do not want another phone call from my brother explaining why Gagne is the worst pitcher to ever pitch.
It's too bad Molina didn't have to pinch run for Izturis
That would have been pretty hilarious.
He's extremely quick and good.
why wouldn't anyone be up in the pen?
"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue
Is there some way
we can get Gagne back on the juice? Then he either improves or gets suspended. Works out either way in my book.
Ichiro, on facing Daisuke Matsuzaka for the first time: "I hope he arouses the fire that's dormant in the innermost recesses of my soul."
Gameday says 87 MPH changeup
I think that’s his fastball these days.
Personally, I think we got hosed on that one! - Harry Doyle
Strikeout
Tiny bits of hope float in my brain amidst a sea of despair.
He's extremely quick and good.
nooooooo
"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue
And the crowd goes wild
Not quite done, but close.
visit me at www.mysummerofbaseball.com
I rarely blame the throw, unless it is impossible to catch.
D lee catches that and the game is over.
That was an awful throw
Yes, Fielder is a big awkward tub, but Rickie makes every turn like Cool Papa Bell is running.
He's extremely quick and good.
so, jeff you were saying...
"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue
has Sheets pinch hit?
I don’t think so.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 22, 2008 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions
You're right.
He only drove the team bus up to the cliff, he’s not the one that leaned against it so it fell over.
"Gotta be a letdown for Gagne"
I’m pretty sure it was Gagne that hit Cesar F. Izturis and then gave up a gapper to a guy who should be in AAA.
He's extremely quick and good.
what's that saying about horseshoes and hand grenades
And can somebody please use one of the two to take Gagne out?
visit me at www.mysummerofbaseball.com
Gagne frustration
One thing that annoys me about the Gagne situation is that channels like ESPN seem to have started focusing on him just because he played in Boston.
Boston didn't help
but I don’t think that was much of it.
He was SO high-profile for a while, and for someone like that to be so dominant, then so not, is plenty newsworthy. He certainly got his fair share of coverage when he was on the market leading to his deal with the rangers.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 22, 2008 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions
plus it matches the pre-season story lines
and since they get so many wrong and there are so few Brewers fans among those media, its lotsa fun for them
Double switch?
Hardy in for Gagne, RP for Counsell?
Ichiro, on facing Daisuke Matsuzaka for the first time: "I hope he arouses the fire that's dormant in the innermost recesses of my soul."
The entire bullpen
has been awful lately, but Gagne takes the heat because he seems to be the king of BS (blown saves)
Personally, I think we got hosed on that one! - Harry Doyle
Two thoughts
One – Is there any confidence in Gagne? The guys’a roid head who is clearly nowhere near what he was a few years ago. We should be bullpen-by-committee.
Two – How bad is Billy Hall? The guy is a cancer in this lineup right now. He should be batting last.
Please check my response
to my Gagne/Fuentes inquiry
Lordz Of Vengeance....Sometimes I drink...Okay...I drink most of the time.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Apr 22, 2008 3:55 PM CDT reply actions
Another gripe...
besides how sluggish this website is.
Why is it that pitchers are so afraid of Pujols? It’s like go after the frigin’ guy. Stop being afraid of him. So what if he reaches. The rest of the Cardinals should theoretically suck, but these pitchers are making everyone else look so much better by being pansies with Pujols.
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