Monday's Frosty Mug

by KLSnow on May 19, 2008 9:08 AM CDT Comment 15 comments

Looks like I didn't miss much this weekend.

Sunday's Win Expectancy Graph
Sunday's BR Box Score
Sunday's BDD Recaps

Saturday's Win Expectancy Graph (Game 1)
Saturday's BR Box Score (Game 1)
Saturday's Win Expectancy Graph (Game 2)
Saturday's BR Box Score (Game 2)
Saturday's BDD Recaps
Friday's BDD Recaps

By now, I was hoping to have breaking news: Rumors were circulating last night that Ned Yost was going to be fired today. This morning, however, Tom H. is reporting no decision has been made.

As noted in the fanposts, Ryan Braun spoke out after yesterday's loss, saying the team didn't expect to win this weekend. Beyond the Green Pillars doesn't like the way he did it, speaking out in the press instead of to his teammates, but I like that he's being honest. At least one person is done saying "it's early."

Jim Powell's most recent blog has a bad pun in the title and covers the series at Fenway, Mark Difelice, the Red Sox radio team, Johnny Pesky, Chip Caray and Ryan Braun's contract.

The Red Sox are unveiling solar panels at Fenway today to help heat water and save energy at the ballpark. They didn't need them over the weekend because all the power was supplied by Brewer pitchers and Ryan Braun. Related link

Here's a year-by-year breakdown of what the Brewers are paying for Braun's power, btw.

Bucs Dugout doesn't understand why the Brewers aren't hitting. Me either.

On injuries:

Rangers OF Josh Hamilton has bumps and bruises all over the place from a dive Friday, and has played sparingly over the weekend.
Felix Hernandez was pulled from his start after the fifth yesterday with tightness in his calf.
Rich Hill, who the Cubs had sent to AAA, missed a start down there with a stiff back.
Jason Isringhausen has been placed on the DL after an encounter with THE SPAZZOSAURUS!
Jake Peavy will miss today's scheduled start and have an MRI to determine the source of his elbow soreness.

The Junkball Blues is doing some interesting work on the development of a new stat for relief pitchers.

And, by the way, one former Brewer and the father of a current Brewer are in the top 20 all-time for most plate appearances without a sacrifice.

Drink up.

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Here's the blog Tom H so delicately referred to

link

It seems kind of silly to source a report entirely on the basis of a blog, and then spend most of your time in that report and its follow-up acting as if the blog is radioactive and you must handle it with tongs to avoid the consequences.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on May 19, 2008 9:30 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

perhaps it a preemptive response to the noise in his email box and blog comments

The thing I noticed, besides the RNC flavor of the blog, was that he referred to sources in the plural and that he claims to have had the information last night. Either he was on the phone to sources close to the organization last night or had information that a failure in the series would be the end of Ned’s administration.

Or he was in Boston and that was him in the parking garage.

by ol Pete on May 19, 2008 10:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

WSSP - numerous sources have denied the rumor

Perhaps its the whole parsing thing – he won’t be fired today.

But he’s in Nashville. Maybe he is brainstorming on whether some Sounds players can help, maybe not.

by ol Pete on May 19, 2008 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wonder

How many people read that blog post before Haudricourt made it an issue?

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

by TheJay on May 19, 2008 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

the Izzy story

What I want to know is what was playing on the TV when Izzy punched it.

by ol Pete on May 19, 2008 10:35 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

the green pillars guy

Rather than refer to what he inferred, he states what Ryan implied. He could be wrong about that as well as the assumptions he makes about what went on.

by ol Pete on May 19, 2008 10:37 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

JJ and Ned

Last year wasn’t the story of the dugout scuffle that players were defending JJ and saying Ned was riding him too hard? Do I have that wrong?

Today on the Brewers official site: Asked Sunday morning, before Hardy hit a two-run home run in an 11-7 loss to the Red Sox, what he has been seeing as of late from Hardy, Brewers manager Ned Yost replied quietly, “Nothing.” Seems pretty harsh to me and contrary to his usual pattern of never calling out his players publicly.

He went on to say that hitting in front of the pitcher didn’t affect his opportunities – something that is at least debatable.

by ol Pete on May 19, 2008 10:50 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

As I recall

Your memory is correct.

by KLSnow on May 19, 2008 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's correct.

It was the start of my suspicion that this so-called “players manager” (whatever the hell that means) isn’t exactly liked in his own clubhouse. It’s also ridiculous, in my opinion, to give that comment on Hardy and move him up and down he batting order while simultaneously telling anyone who thinks the same thing about Weeks that they “have no concept.” FUNY.

by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on May 19, 2008 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't know why everyone is worried

History has shown that Ned puts up a great half and a horrible half. We’re just getting the horrible half out of the way early this year. I’m sure this is the year the team finally finishes strong.

Because I don’t think I could take it if this was the good half of the season.

by Getting Yosted on May 19, 2008 11:57 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Think of the pick we'd have next year though... :)

by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on May 19, 2008 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I love Braun's comments

Not necessarily for what he said or how he said it. But at least it provides something interesting to discuss regarding this team.

Steve
http://nohuddleoffense.blogspot.com

by stigmo on May 19, 2008 1:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Junkball Blues stat

I think the flaw with that guy’s idea is that holds don’t tell you much about leads being blown. You can pick up a hold and a loss in the same game if you’re taken out of the game and leave the go-ahead run on base and he scores against the next pitcher. Lefty specialists would also have a much better chance at converting leads since they don’t face as many batters. Just one of a number of plausible examples: Brian Shouse could come in a game with a 2-run lead, the bases loaded and a lefty at the plate, walk the batter, and be taken out, and he’d still get credited with a converted lead.

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

by TheJay on May 19, 2008 2:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

National blogs

Making fun of Tom

http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/brewers-beat-reporter-on-blog-whatever-that-is-17797

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

by Kyguy922 on May 19, 2008 9:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

dude sounds like badgerblogger

Doesn’t get the basic facts of the story right. The attribution he could be fired as early as today is a fabrication.

Anyone who thinks that the major blogs are just making stuff up… isn’t paying attention.

This is misplaced and inappropriate in many ways, but I like the idea that “major blogs” don’t make stuff up. I wonder if badgerblogger makes the cut.

by ol Pete on May 19, 2008 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

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