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(Witty open goes here). It's time for a Frosty Mug.

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BR Box Score
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BP Postseason odds: 85.5 wins and 21.7% chance of winning the Central.

A side note from the BP Odds: 21 games into the season, the D-Backs are already being given a 67% chance of winning the NL West, which was supposed to be one of baseball's tightest divisional races.

Jim Powell's blog may be the best place to start today. He talks about Fielder, Turnbow, Gabe Gross and Geoff Jenkins.

Tom H. notes that one year ago, April 23 of 2007, Derrick Turnbow also saved a game where Prince hit two home runs. Considering Turnbow hadn't saved a game since, I thought it was an interesting coincidence.

Can great Brewer moments influence history? Bugs and Cranks seems to think so.

The Hardball Times looks at the future of Yovani Gallardo.

ESPN the Magazine ranked the Brewers fourth in all of MLB in Fan Satisfaction Rankings. Just think where they'd rank if there were more toilets outside.

Brief Alphabetical Morning (BAM) Injury Reports:

Rangers P Kason Gabbard has been DL'ed with a sore lower back.
Reds OF Norris Hopper was placed on the DL with "elbow inflammation."
Daisuke Matsuzaka missed last night's scheduled start with the flu.
Mariners P Carlos Silva left last night's game with a thigh injury. It doesn't appear to be serious.

If you missed it yesterday, or you read the site via RSS so you don't see Fanshots at all, the Reds fired GM Wayne Krivsky yesterday and replaced him with Walt Jocketty. It seems awfully early to be making big changes.

The Cubs picked up their 10,000th win last night. As Dave Pinto notes at Baseball Musings, that's about 75 wins/season since 1876.

Elsewhere in the Central, Fungoes decries the folly of having 13 pitchers on the Cardinals roster, but fails to mention that the Brewers had 14 pitchers during the same series.

Ah, the wonders of a Youtube era. Now, you too can bring your camera to the ballpark and shoot crappy, incoherent video of a Mets reliever responding to the drunken masses during warmups. If you're bored today, take a moment to look at some of the shooter's other "work" and feel better about your life.

Credibility fades fast when you do things like this: Last night, reports came out that Frank Thomas had signed with the A's. But he hasn't yet.

The circle of life continues: Gabe Gross was the odd man out in Milwaukee so he was traded to Tampa, causing Dan Johnson to be the odd man out for the second time in April.

Beyond the Box Score takes a great look at ball and strike calls and how they vary based on several demographic issues. An interesting confirmation of what we've suspected all along: veterans get calls.

True Blue LA takes a look at the world around him and reaches an interesting conclusion: Sabermetrics and stat work have become so commonplace that having a stat guy on hand no longer gives teams an advantage. He says Sabermetrics are dead, but that's like saying the internet is dead because everyone uses it.

Baseball Musings passes along a great list of hitting tips to distribute by age.

The Mariners are encouraging fans to bring their Nintendo DS to the game to chat with other fans, look at stats and order food and drinks from their seats. I have a DS, and if I could bring it to the game and do that, I'd absolutely bring it along.

We're only a couple of days in, but turnout so far has been underwhelming for this week's Fan Opinion Poll. If you haven't voted yet, please do so. Also, thanks to Dan Walsh at The Daily Drink for his help promoting it.

That's all for today. If you'd like to submit a link for inclusion in tomorrow's Mug, drop it in the comments. Drink up.

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The DS Thing

That would be really neat if they did that at Miller Park too.

When I go to games, I like to get there early and when my wife comes along, she’ll bring her DS to keep her entertained before the game.

by drezdn on Apr 24, 2008 9:50 AM CDT   0 recs

Wow a great mug today

I mean normally the mug is great but today it gets an A++. Thanks KLSnow.

Visit my baseball blog ...or else!

by dixieflatline on Apr 24, 2008 10:10 AM CDT   0 recs

What is Powell's problem?
The Brewers had a shot at a huge first inning but had to settle for three runs when the number-eight-batting Dave Bush fanned with two aboard to end the inning.
Man, did an eighth-hitting pitcher run over his dog or something?

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Apr 24, 2008 10:17 AM CDT   0 recs

Bob just doesn't have funny stories involving pitchers batting eighth

It totally destroys Powell’s early-inning, middle-inning, and late-inning routine.

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

by TheJay on Apr 24, 2008 10:23 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Instead of a shot at a huge inning

where they have scored three, have the bases loaded after they intentionally walk Kendall to get to the pitcher and Bush fanned to end the inning. That would have been much more satisfying.

Or that they pitched to Hardy and he grounded to end the inning, instead of getting the intentional walk.

by Getting Yosted on Apr 24, 2008 10:42 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

When Powell was a kid

He played baseball but sucked, so the pitcher batted before him. It brings up those bad memories.

by drezdn on Apr 24, 2008 10:51 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Wow.

Bush struck out with 2 on? He sucks. It’s not like he’s a pitcher or anything who isn’t really expected to hit.

"He just needs to eat some bananas." - Lou Piniella

by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 24, 2008 9:19 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

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