Game Thread #38: Cardinals (23-16) at Brewers (18-19)

Some preview material

So, since Gagne remove himself from the closer role, does that mean he decides when it’s his again?

Some bonus commentary from the fine people over at some blog you probably don’t read: http://www.walkoffwalk.com/2008/05/eric-gagne-the-wow-true-hollyw.html

by Marty McSuperFly on May 12, 2008 6:37 PM CDT 0 recs

And still more preview material

In case it hadn’t been obvious before, I do not believe that Ned Yost is the worst manager in baseball. That honor goes to Dusty Baker, whose team is finding all kinds of ways to embarrass itself.

http://www.walkoffwalk.com/2008/05/reds-bat-out-of-order.html

by Marty McSuperFly on May 12, 2008 6:44 PM CDT 0 recs

There is bad and then there is Dusty bad

I wonder how long Jocketty will put up with that.

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by dixieflatline on May 12, 2008 6:58 PM CDT up 0 recs

I love it

So basically, Corey Patterson recorded an out without even setting foot in the batters box. Walkoff Walk’s favorite target of derision is simply finding new ways to make outs every day! He’s a Renaissance man of out-making!

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on May 12, 2008 7:18 PM CDT up 0 recs

Dusty even confounded Gameday

It shows Patterson lining out to right field, which is pretty much the worst way to describe what happened.

by Zeyes on May 12, 2008 7:20 PM CDT up 0 recs

Patterson was officially charged with a putout to catcher

There’s some good trivia.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on May 12, 2008 7:21 PM CDT up 0 recs

that's the most ridiculous thing i've ever heard

“ya know guys…after realizing how boring it was to sit in turnbow’s spot in the bullpen, i think i’d like to try it again. I mean I know it’s only been one day, but I’m tellin’ ya, I had one hell of a day!”

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

by Michael M on May 12, 2008 6:47 PM CDT 0 recs

I would love to see

the training montage of Gagne getting his confidence back over the course of 24 hours. Must’ve added ‘Eye of the Tiger’ to his iPod.

"My thing is that you guys eat meat all day and you can't hit a ball. That's my thing." - P. Fielder

by SRB on May 12, 2008 6:52 PM CDT 0 recs

Whats the Canadian equivalent to 'Eye of the Tiger'?

Can't pitch Gagne in rain. He’s like the B-2 bomber of baseball.--TheJay

by verno329 on May 12, 2008 6:56 PM CDT up 0 recs

Just a guess

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qns6Dt3McgQ

by Marty McSuperFly on May 12, 2008 7:10 PM CDT up 0 recs

God I hope not

Can't pitch Gagne in rain. He’s like the B-2 bomber of baseball.--TheJay

by verno329 on May 12, 2008 7:16 PM CDT up 0 recs

Charming picture of Guillermo Mota on Yahoo's fantasy homepage

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on May 12, 2008 7:04 PM CDT 0 recs

That's our new closer, right there.

by Zeyes on May 12, 2008 7:05 PM CDT up 0 recs

oh bush

you and those hanging curveballs…

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

by Michael M on May 12, 2008 7:10 PM CDT 0 recs

sounds a bit x-rated

by ol Pete on May 12, 2008 7:10 PM CDT up 0 recs

nah

bush can’t even find the strike zone

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

by Michael M on May 12, 2008 7:11 PM CDT up 0 recs

I think I've been sensitized by the little woman's love of double entendres

She doesn’t really watch much sports, but I have it on a lot. There will be somethnig like bball on and an announcer will say something like “they need to penetrate more” and she’ll agree in a wry way.

by ol Pete on May 12, 2008 7:18 PM CDT up 0 recs

haha

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

by Michael M on May 12, 2008 7:19 PM CDT up 0 recs

Oh great

Here we go again.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on May 12, 2008 7:10 PM CDT 0 recs

sweet

by warwick5s on May 12, 2008 7:10 PM CDT 0 recs

love it

"Cubs fans boo again – 99% of these people can’t see the plate." -Ueck

by dux2bux on May 12, 2008 7:11 PM CDT 0 recs

over at vivaelbirdos

There was a fair amount of negativity about Ankiel.

by ol Pete on May 12, 2008 7:11 PM CDT 0 recs

Not anymore

That was a moonshot.

by ryan braun on May 12, 2008 7:13 PM CDT 0 recs

smooth is a word that comes to mind watching Cameron

by ol Pete on May 12, 2008 7:14 PM CDT 0 recs

I hope that was just a one pitch mistake

And Bush settles down now!

The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.

by Kyguy922 on May 12, 2008 7:15 PM CDT 0 recs

Cubs up 1-0

Theriot scores on a D Lee double

The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.

by Kyguy922 on May 12, 2008 7:16 PM CDT 0 recs

i thought that one would hit berny

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

by Michael M on May 12, 2008 7:20 PM CDT 0 recs

Touchdown!

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on May 12, 2008 7:20 PM CDT 0 recs

There's a champ!

Catching that ball

by ryan braun on May 12, 2008 7:20 PM CDT 0 recs

not a lot of ambiguity

when he gets all of it, huh?

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on May 12, 2008 7:21 PM CDT 0 recs

even his bat is cocky

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

by Michael M on May 12, 2008 7:21 PM CDT up 0 recs

He's got wood

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on May 12, 2008 7:22 PM CDT up 0 recs

<3

he loves his mom a LOT

by warwick5s on May 12, 2008 7:21 PM CDT 0 recs

That Braun guy might be pretty good someday

"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 May 12, 2008 7:21 PM CDT 0 recs

Would have been nice

If the two knuckleheads before him in the line up bothered to get on base.

The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!

by 80badger on May 12, 2008 7:21 PM CDT 0 recs

Somebody is getting hot...

by molitorfan on May 12, 2008 7:22 PM CDT 0 recs

Not Prince

The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!

by 80badger on May 12, 2008 7:22 PM CDT up 0 recs

Trenni digs the longball

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on May 12, 2008 7:22 PM CDT up 0 recs

Actually

she prefers the long pink bat and takes the two balls that come with it.

The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!

by 80badger on May 12, 2008 7:29 PM CDT up 0 recs

Ah, the Adam Dunn approach

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on May 12, 2008 7:31 PM CDT up 0 recs

He's 8 home runs ahead of last years pace

Just for everyone that is down on his slow start.

by Getting Yosted on May 12, 2008 7:22 PM CDT 0 recs

Damn he is heating up.

by UWbrewball on May 12, 2008 7:22 PM CDT 0 recs

Gagne, Villy, Parra, Bulldog

All have mechanical things to correct?

by ol Pete on May 12, 2008 7:25 PM CDT 0 recs

Nowhere close to Charlie Gehringer though.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on May 12, 2008 7:26 PM CDT up 0 recs

Gehringer was given the nickname “The Mechanical Man” by Yankee pitcher Lefty Gomez. Teammate Doc Cramer quipped: “You wind him up Opening Day and forget him.”

I still want someone to put a midget on a roster.

by ol Pete on May 12, 2008 7:30 PM CDT up 0 recs

Does anyone know how to throw the ball?

I guess they don’t want to say what it is to give it away to other teams..

The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.

by Kyguy922 on May 12, 2008 7:27 PM CDT up 0 recs

strike zone seems pretty tight

by ol Pete on May 12, 2008 7:27 PM CDT 0 recs

Nice gamble by Prince

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on May 12, 2008 7:28 PM CDT 0 recs

saved a run

"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 May 12, 2008 7:38 PM CDT up 0 recs

No worries, its first and sixth that are uh, exciting

by ol Pete on May 12, 2008 7:32 PM CDT 0 recs

Heh

In reporting the Moustache/Neddy Ballgame meeting, Yost says that they found “mechanical flaws” in the deliveries of Bush, Villanueva, and Manny Parra, yet he would not say what they were. With Bush, Trenni says they wouldn’t elaborate, but that they saw “something a little bit” and he’s going to make an adjustment.

Oh, and that there’s a “light at the end of the tunnel.”

Do they lower the microphone in these interviews to make it easier for Ned to talk out of his butt?

"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 May 12, 2008 7:32 PM CDT 0 recs

his butt is intimidated by microphones

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

by Michael M on May 12, 2008 7:33 PM CDT up 0 recs

I wouldn't doubt it

I wonder when Ned revealed that the found all these mechanical flaws - before or after Moustache said “give me one reason why you should keep your job.”

"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 May 12, 2008 7:35 PM CDT up 0 recs

"Saw something a little bit"

Maybe they should make the hole bigger.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on May 12, 2008 7:33 PM CDT up 0 recs

I don't want to give anything away here

But the solution to these problems is called “The Surge.”

by Marty McSuperFly on May 12, 2008 7:34 PM CDT up 0 recs

Not sure how to relate that to the earlier discussion of Bush mechanics

As I recall, he took a shot at Maddux saying that he had tried to adjust his mechanics and was going back to the way he did it before.

by ol Pete on May 12, 2008 7:35 PM CDT up 0 recs

Bush vs. the world

From the mlb.com recap:

Bush threw 92 pitches, 59 of them strikes, and pounded the inner half of the plate. That marked a bit of a departure from the philosophy espoused by Yost and other coaches - to own the low-and-away strike and work from there - and more of a return to the way Bush worked when he joined the Brewers for the 2006 season.

Bush has downplayed that philosophical difference, but he has been working on the adjustment for some time. He first mentioned it on April 15, after he surrendered three runs in six innings of a loss to the Cardinals at Busch Stadium.

“I like staying on the attack to both sides of the plate, and I felt like there were times that we were encouraged not to,” Bush said. “It’s something we’ve talked about as a staff and with the coaches, as far as taking maybe a slightly different approach after the game. I think the last couple of days we have done that and had good results.”

Said Yost: “His strength is really inside, and I think we’ve been trying to get him to command the outside part of the plate a little bit more than he was comfortable with. It opened up his game today.”

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on May 13, 2008 12:14 AM CDT up 0 recs