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Game Thread #6: Giants (1-4) at Brewers (4-1)

Mordecai_brown_tiny by Jeff Sackmann on in Game Threads

Tune in today at 1:05 Central to find out...

  • Can the Brewers sweep?
  • Can Ben Sheets get a decision?
  • Can Brian Bocock be stopped?
  • Can I survive the rigors of blogging another season?

Go Brewers!

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is it sad i'm laughing?

but one of the advertisements at the bottom of the page says, "need to create a blog?"

but, I wouldn't worry Jeff, you have at least till 41 and a max of at least 60 to live. :)

"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue

by Michael M on Apr 6, 2008 9:44 AM CDT   0 recs

well, it's kind of a silly piece

the vast, vast, vast majority of bloggers don't have that pressure-cooker lifestyle, and neither are they paid by the post. (the vast majority don't make any money at all.)

and two deaths and a heart attack do not a crisis make. it's just standard-issue, "we in the mainstream media hate bloggers, let's start hinting that blogging is bad for you. as if your mother's basement isn't putrid enough!"

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 6, 2008 12:12 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

60 year olds blogging?

The mind reels.

Hey, anyone else going to the game today? I'll be the one in the Brewers hat.

"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 6, 2008 9:51 AM CDT   0 recs

yeah i'm going

"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue

by Michael M on Apr 6, 2008 9:56 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I'll be there

I'll be the one whose kids have baseball gloves.

by Marty McSuperFly on Apr 6, 2008 9:59 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

have fun!

man o man i live far away from miller park...
driving directions

my spring training photos.

by Jamie in LA on Apr 6, 2008 11:11 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Estimated Time about 1 day, 6 hours

If you want to go to the game Tuesday, you'd better leave now.

by jihad on Apr 6, 2008 11:18 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

when I lived in Madison

I got an email at the last minute for a really great concert in new york ...like, my very favorite music by my very favorite group. I basically had enough time to hop in the car, get on the road, and make it. (18 hours, give or take.) If my gf hadn't talked sense into me, I would've done it.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 6, 2008 12:08 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

thats awesome...

im sorry you missed out on that amazing Genesis concert...

my spring training photos.

by Jamie in LA on Apr 6, 2008 6:11 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

My guess

WHAM! reunion tour

"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 6, 2008 6:15 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Enjoy the game

Here's the Brewers' lineup:

2B Rickie Weeks
CF Gabe Kapler
1B Prince Fielder
LF Ryan Braun
3B Bill Hall
RF Corey Hart
SS J.J. Hardy
RHP Ben Sheets
C Jason Kendall

by brewfan2 on Apr 6, 2008 10:17 AM CDT   0 recs

and I was sure dillon would start for hall

"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue

by Michael M on Apr 6, 2008 10:22 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

not bad.

if you have to play a sunday lineup, i kind of like the idea of playing your sunday lineup on saturday. especially against the giants, when your sunday lineup can probably beat their regulars -- then play your regulars against *their* sunday lineup, and it's (on paper, anyway) an even easier win.

I think there's some statistical work to be done to prove that, but for now I'm going to take the easy way out and say it's intuitively true.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 6, 2008 12:10 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I almost forgot

Today's game is not only broadcast on FSN, it's also on Telemundo!

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

by TheJay on Apr 6, 2008 10:23 AM CDT   0 recs

es muy bueno!

"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue

by Michael M on Apr 6, 2008 10:25 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I should change

I was going with the blue Brewers jersey, but maybe the white Cerveceros jersey would get me on TV.

by Marty McSuperFly on Apr 6, 2008 10:55 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

If I remember correctly

They use only a couple basic feeds and don't spend much (any?) time panning the crowd. Maybe it's changed though.

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

by TheJay on Apr 6, 2008 11:47 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Is that feared power hitter Bocock

in the lineup today? Wait, I don't think they have any other shortstops.

by jihad on Apr 6, 2008 11:07 AM CDT   0 recs

Yep

Batting eighth

Roberts, LF
Velez, RF
Lewis, CF
Durham, 2B
Castillo, 3B
Aurilia, 1B
Holm, C
Bocock, SS
Zito, P

It's Steve Holm's first career start! And to think before this year he never played above AA...

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

by TheJay on Apr 6, 2008 11:51 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Tied for FIRST in NCAA YOSTED TOURNAMENT PICK'EM

dont call it a comeback! i know rj was hoping i wouldnt notice; but my picks for the tourney have gone from worst (33rd place???) to first! who says seth and i dont make a good team...

my spring training photos.

by Jamie in LA on Apr 6, 2008 11:18 AM CDT   0 recs

Salty

I wonder if Yost looks at the Giants and is in awe of their sheer grittiness.

by drezdn on Apr 6, 2008 11:20 AM CDT   0 recs

Giants Fans

If any of the Giants fans read today, what would you do to turn the team around?

by drezdn on Apr 6, 2008 11:21 AM CDT   0 recs

Bat Bockock third

With his Bonds-like .526 on-base percentage. I love small samples!

by jihad on Apr 6, 2008 11:23 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Rewind the clock to 1993 and do it all over.

by sfgiantsflgators on Apr 6, 2008 1:16 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

grant

said in the 5 questions that he wants Joe Dillon.

(but I only gave him the option to do one thing.)

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 6, 2008 1:17 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Cubs Comment

I like this from Baseball Musings


A reader left this comment yesterday:

Hey Pinto, how bout a little love for the Cubs on this board? Fukudome's got a .600 OBP and is slugging .875. Maybe he's for real...

The Cubs aren't exactly off to a great start. The did do a job on Roy Oswalt yesterday (no strikeouts for Roy strikes me as unusual). The rest of the team is hitting just .230, however, and Kosuke drew better than 14 of the team's walks. There's not much to love about the Cubs right now.

by drezdn on Apr 6, 2008 11:35 AM CDT   0 recs

oops

Messed up the blockquote

by drezdn on Apr 6, 2008 11:36 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

last day of free extra innings

has the Brewers. I like our broadcast crew, but regardless I'm watching the other feed. FSN when it isn't tripping over itself, doesn't seem to value showing actual play on the field, the left side especially.

by ol Pete on Apr 6, 2008 11:47 AM CDT   0 recs

TBS Sunday baseball!!

Leading up to the Brewer game I'm watching Toronto vs Boston, Halladay and Beckett pitching. Life is good.

by sheeter on Apr 6, 2008 12:31 PM CDT   0 recs

And to think I was following Pittsburgh at Florida

Snell vs. VandenHurk, life is meh... :)

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

by TheJay on Apr 6, 2008 12:33 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I was hoping to get a peek of the start

of Reds and Phillies. What the Sam Hill MLB?

by ol Pete on Apr 6, 2008 12:36 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

bobbleheads are often bad likenesses

but Prince's seems to be of some other person. That is besides taking about 75 pounds off for him.

by ol Pete on Apr 6, 2008 12:33 PM CDT   0 recs

I have one

or two --- a normal one, and a special 1982 pinstripe one.

It looks nothing like Prince Fielder, but imagine if the 1986 movie Soul Man had starred Bill Schroeder instead of C. Thomas Howell.

"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 6, 2008 5:45 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

OK

I've run the numbers for today's game ... I've even put together a super-dorky spreadsheet so I can do it in the future.

Based on the lineups, here's what the offense is set to contribute:
SF: 3.15 runs
MIL: 4.84

Based on a very simple approximation of starting pitcher endurance and bullpen strength, here's the pitching expectation:
SF: 4.65 runs allowed
MIL: 4.59

Put it all together, and the projected score is:

MIL 4.8
SF 3.1

Which translates to a 69% chance of a Brewers victory.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 6, 2008 1:01 PM CDT   0 recs

You should run

Yesterday's Giants lineup vs today's Brewers lineup and today's Giants lineup vs yesterday's Brewers lineup. And yesterday's Giants lineup vs yesterday's Brewers lineup. Raise your hand when you're done.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Apr 6, 2008 1:03 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I can handle dorky spreadsheets

But you've gone too far, Sackmann!

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

by TheJay on Apr 6, 2008 1:04 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Why

If the Giants are expected to score 3.15 and the Brewers should give up 4.59 does that lower the expect score for the Giants, I would of thought it would go up

by Saltire on Apr 6, 2008 1:07 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

because both are below average

the average NL team is projected to score ~4.65 runs per game. So Sheets + bullpen is better than average, while the Giants offense is worse than average, which means the projected run total is lower still.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 6, 2008 1:09 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Ah okay

Thanks for the explanation

by Saltire on Apr 6, 2008 1:10 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Ben Sheets scoffs at your three-run prediction!

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

by TheJay on Apr 6, 2008 1:11 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I'd be very happy

if Ben personally sticks around for 8 or 9 innings to ensure it's scoff-worthy.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 6, 2008 1:11 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Apparently he reads the blog

"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 6, 2008 5:46 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

by the way

no projection for Steve Holm, so I made him equal to Bocock. That might be generous.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 6, 2008 1:09 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I like the spreadsheets.

LordzOfVengeance.com....Sometimes I drink...Okay...I drink most of the time.

by Dikembe Meiztombo on Apr 6, 2008 1:05 PM CDT   0 recs

No love for Kendall

Telemundo dropped the second "l" in his last name.

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

by TheJay on Apr 6, 2008 1:06 PM CDT   0 recs

Alright

Time for baseball!

LordzOfVengeance.com....Sometimes I drink...Okay...I drink most of the time.

by Dikembe Meiztombo on Apr 6, 2008 1:06 PM CDT   0 recs

Dammit

One of the neighbors is cooking out

LordzOfVengeance.com....Sometimes I drink...Okay...I drink most of the time.

by Dikembe Meiztombo on Apr 6, 2008 1:08 PM CDT   0 recs

good start for sheets

by EzMak24 on Apr 6, 2008 1:08 PM CDT   0 recs

Finally

First time I get to watch the Crew on tv this year.

by molitorfan on Apr 6, 2008 1:08 PM CDT   0 recs

On pace

for 27 Ks

LordzOfVengeance.com....Sometimes I drink...Okay...I drink most of the time.

by Dikembe Meiztombo on Apr 6, 2008 1:09 PM CDT   0 recs

now this is impressive

five guys on the brewers bench. batting averages:

.400
.300
.200 (gross, w/ obp of .429)
.571
.750

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 6, 2008 1:09 PM CDT   0 recs

Wow

Sheets isn't messing around today

by molitorfan on Apr 6, 2008 1:10 PM CDT   0 recs

wow indeed

11 pitches, 3 k's.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 6, 2008 1:11 PM CDT   0 recs

we just need to keep it going

by EzMak24 on Apr 6, 2008 1:11 PM CDT   0 recs

only one swing of the bat

for the giants in the 1st,
I bet we take a few more hacks

by Saltire on Apr 6, 2008 1:13 PM CDT   0 recs

Yes!!!

for the first time all year, I have mlb.tv (actually, gameday audio, but close enough) working!

with my brand new superfast DSL connection, I can see that I'm not going to get anything done for about 6 months.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 6, 2008 1:13 PM CDT   0 recs

yep

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 6, 2008 1:14 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

(thank heavens)

no IE for me.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 6, 2008 1:15 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

IE

I ran Ad Aware after listening to the game on IE yesterday and I had like 50 objects that needed to be removed.

by molitorfan on Apr 6, 2008 1:17 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

yech

I hope to never have to open that program ever again.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 6, 2008 1:18 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Kapler

had a huge lead before he swiped that bag

by molitorfan on Apr 6, 2008 1:19 PM CDT   0 recs

I love how aggressive ned has been this season

by EzMak24 on Apr 6, 2008 1:19 PM CDT   0 recs

Wes Helms

His nickname was The Caveman when he was here?

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

by TheJay on Apr 6, 2008 1:23 PM CDT   0 recs

I don't remember that...

...but I wasn't quite as hardcore a fan at the beginning of Helms's time here.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 6, 2008 1:24 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Last day of free Extra Innings pkg and I get to see Sheets pitch. Sweet! Go Crew!

by verno329 on Apr 6, 2008 1:25 PM CDT   0 recs

last year

kapler, hart, and weeks would've collided and the ball would've dropped.

I love 2008 already!

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 6, 2008 1:25 PM CDT   0 recs

Good job by the umpire

Blocking the ball from getting into the corner.

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

by TheJay on Apr 6, 2008 1:27 PM CDT   0 recs

he looked embarassed

Billy shouldn't be adjusting his package while talking to him.

by ol Pete on Apr 6, 2008 1:28 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

what is with these guys?

The Giants aren't much competition, but I think the Norwich Navigators would crush us.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 6, 2008 1:27 PM CDT   0 recs

BA suggests that

the umpire could have used a helmet on that play... on his rib cage...

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."

by DaleCoop14 on Apr 6, 2008 1:28 PM CDT   0 recs

yeah

totally makes sense...uh...

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 6, 2008 1:29 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

That was great

why don't you stop talking for a while champ

by molitorfan on Apr 6, 2008 1:29 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs