Game Thread #43: Brewers at Red Sox

All you MLBtv-ers

don’t be shy with your descriptions

by ol Pete on May 17, 2008 6:09 PM CDT 0 recs

Prince looked pretty comfortable at the plate in game 1. A few more feet on one of his doubles and there’s a different outcome. I know that’s not what happened, but there’s a chance Ryan Braun won’t have to knock in 7 runs for us to win. If Prince knocks in 3, then Braun will only have to knock in 4….

Bad game for Corey Hart this afternoon… the Red Sox were begging to get beat if Hart gets even one hit in his RBI opportunity ABs…

by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on May 17, 2008 6:24 PM CDT 0 recs

time

mlb.tv says game time is 7:35 central

by Marty McSuperFly on May 17, 2008 6:33 PM CDT 0 recs

I wonder if watching Dickey pitch last year will help Braun or Dillon?

Charlie Haeger and that Zink guy are in the IL so this could be the first time a lot of our batters see a knuckleball.

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by dixieflatline on May 17, 2008 6:42 PM CDT 0 recs

matchups

BR Game Preview

Kapler v. Wakefield—18 PAs, 1143 OPS

Bush v Lugo—18 PAs, 247 OPS

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on May 17, 2008 6:53 PM CDT 0 recs

no sense in tracking the game then...the outcome is clear

..assuming kapler is in the lineup that is:P

by PagsBrewCrew on May 17, 2008 6:58 PM CDT up 0 recs

he's supposed to be

Tom H’s blog this morning said Braun would DH and Kapler would play left.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on May 17, 2008 6:59 PM CDT up 0 recs

oh glorious day!

that’s the way game1 should have been set up. Perhaps with someone else at 3B too, but Ned either only makes one substitution or like 6 at once.

by PagsBrewCrew on May 17, 2008 7:03 PM CDT up 0 recs

TV

If you subscribe to DirecTV extra innings you can watch a thumbnail of the game on Channel 720

by statsllc on May 17, 2008 6:57 PM CDT 0 recs

well, that's odd

It must be a national blackout on mlb.tv, because I can’t access the stream from Milwaukee or San Francisco (let’s assume that I quickly went to San Francisco to test).

by Marty McSuperFly on May 17, 2008 7:12 PM CDT 0 recs

My Hero

Are you the Flash? Your cat like speed is amazing.

by SgtClueLs on May 17, 2008 7:14 PM CDT up 0 recs

That's nothing

I just popped over to London and then realized it had nothing to do with a national blackout

by Marty McSuperFly on May 17, 2008 7:19 PM CDT up 0 recs

Amazing..

But what happens if the tubes are clogged? You know they aren’t like trucks, they are a series of tubes.

by SgtClueLs on May 17, 2008 7:20 PM CDT up 0 recs

That's bad news

If the tubes are clogged, then I have to actually work

by Marty McSuperFly on May 17, 2008 7:22 PM CDT up 0 recs

Ugh..

True.. if Watertown goes down..wait who gives a shit. Like they use their systems anyways.

Wow I need a new job.

by SgtClueLs on May 17, 2008 7:24 PM CDT up 0 recs

You're batman.

by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on May 17, 2008 7:30 PM CDT up 0 recs

err...

I’m in that area (northern Cal) so…if you want someone to check again, you can just e-mail me your mlb.tv password:P

by PagsBrewCrew on May 17, 2008 7:17 PM CDT up 0 recs

false alarm

Here I am, back in SF, waiting for the game to start :)

by Marty McSuperFly on May 17, 2008 7:19 PM CDT up 0 recs

/me is still gladly accepting others' MLB TV account details :)

by PagsBrewCrew on May 17, 2008 7:22 PM CDT up 0 recs

Does this sound right?

Official rules: 6.05 (g) – A batter is out when his fair ball touches him before touching a fielder.

If so, Lugo was called out correctly.

by ol Pete on May 17, 2008 7:12 PM CDT 0 recs

Random Gripes

I read the Sports Illustrated article on the Brewers this week.

I saw their mention of Stetter having been the “Candy Man” for the bullpen. As any of my co-workers will tell you, I absolutely love all candy, especially milk chocolate based treats. However, I think the last thing a major leaguer needs on-the-job is a sugar high.

I’m not saying that they should have only health food out there and frankly, I’d rather have them chewin’ tobacco out there, as at least that won’t negatively impact their game (their lives, sure…but not their game:P). Ideally, it’d be good if they could have a trail mix or a protein bar or something…but not something that will leave them crashing in about 30 minutes.

Also, does hazing the new guys really bind a team together? If I was the new guy it would negatively impact my performance. I know I’m not a pro athlete, but I sure as hell do worse when others make me jump through unneeded hoops.

by PagsBrewCrew on May 17, 2008 7:15 PM CDT 0 recs

some FSN feature showed the clubhouse

Saw boxes of candy bars including one of Snickers. There is also a mini short order grill.

by ol Pete on May 17, 2008 7:25 PM CDT up 0 recs

snickers has some redeeming qualities

seems to give me a burst of energy for my workouts without crashing me, but that might just be trying to justify my own habits.

Twix completely wipes me out though:P

In any case, i think a powerbar protein plus, etc would be better for them if they NEED a candybar. And if they’re just sucking on blowpops, someone should call their mommies to spank them for improper nutrition;)

by PagsBrewCrew on May 17, 2008 7:27 PM CDT up 0 recs