Friday's Frosty Mug

by KLSnow on May 23, 2008 8:54 AM CDT Comment 10 comments

So, at least Corey Hart and Rickie Weeks are heating up, right?

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There's not much out there this morning that I (or someone else) haven't already told you about. We've covered that Gagne has biceps tendinitis and won't throw again until at least Sunday.

We've also covered that Ned is still here, even though Dayn Perry thinks he should be fired, Scott Miller of CBS Sportsline lists him second (behind Willie Randolph) on his list of managers on the hot seat, and some guy named Eli lists him second on his list of managers to be fired, behind M's manager John McLaren.

So, since it's a slow news day, here's a stat to think about instead:

Johnny Estrada, April 2007: .312/.346/.455
Johnny Estrada, May 2007: .236/.244/.449

Jason Kendall, April 2008: .301/.366/.398
Jason Kendall, May 2008: .224/.314/.290

On injuries:

Moises Alou is back on the DL with a strained calf, meaning Raul Casanova is back in the big leagues.
Twins SS Adam Everett has been placed on the DL with a strained shoulder.
Nats OF Austin Kearns is out 3-4 weeks after surgery to remove bone chips in his elbow.
Phillies OF Jayson Werth left last night's game with an oblique strain.
Padres P Chris Young has been placed on the DL with a broken nose after being hit by a line drive Wednesday.

The results from the most recent Baseball Happenings blogpoll have been posted. Josh Hamilton takes home the AL MVP this week, with Cliff Lee winning the AL Cy Young and Jacoby Ellsbury winning Rookie of the Year. Full results here. Here's the ballot I cast:

MVP:
1. Josh Hamilton
2. Kevin Youkilis
3. Carlos Quentin

Cy Young:
1. Cliff Lee
2. Daisuke Matsuzaka
3. Shaun Marcum

Rookies:
1. Greg Smith
2. Jacoby Ellsbury
3. David Murphy

Maybe I'm just an NL guy, but I think the NL Rookie of the Year race is far more interesting, with Fukudome, Geovany Soto and Jair Jurrjens, who Braves beat writer Dave O'Brien thinks might be the best rookie of them all.

Astros 3B Ty Wigginton is tough. But can his toughness be matched by a Houston Chronicle writer? Click here to find out!

Oh, and here's a story about the inaugral "All-you-can-eat day" at the Metrodome.

The Mug is off tomorrow, Sunday and Monday for the holiday weekend. Drink up.

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Have a good weekend

the Brewers are coming to my town and I am so disgusted by their play that I am going to South Carolina. Either that or I am going for the beach, cocktails, and golf. Definitely one of the two.

by molitorfan on May 23, 2008 9:45 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

South Carolina?

Where in SC are you going to? I hope you like motorcycles if you’re coming to Myrtle Beach, b/c there’s about 100,000 of ‘em coming in for the Memorial Weekend bike rally.
Of course, we still have great golf, beach and cocktails, 2/3 of which I’ll be partaking of this weekend.

Brewers fan lost in South Carolina.

by SCBrewer on May 23, 2008 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Charleston

Flight got canceled today so I am going to try again tomorrow.

by molitorfan on May 23, 2008 5:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Cool.

Charleston’s a great place. Hope you can get there tomorrow. If you’re looking for spectacular Italian food off the beaten path, I recomment Al Di La in West Ashley.

Brewers fan lost in South Carolina.

by SCBrewer on May 23, 2008 6:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks!

by molitorfan on May 23, 2008 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sounds like the all-you-can-eat promotion needs some fine tuning

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

by verno329 on May 23, 2008 10:28 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Watch out, KLSnow

You’re coming very close to insinuating that Johnny Estrada was not the devil, and that Jason Kendall is not Jesus.

by Marty McSuperFly on May 23, 2008 10:35 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I have strong concerns

related to this possibility:

I think the Brewers catching struggles over the last several years have more to do with management than the catchers themselves.

I think Ned tends to play his primary catcher to death. This leads to situations like last year, where Estrada was hitting and caught virtually every game in April, but by August he couldn’t run and by September he couldn’t really walk, either. On the flip side, because Ned refuses to use his backup catcher as a pinch hitter, and his primary catcher plays almost every day, Damian Miller, Mike Rivera et al never get consistent AB’s, so when they do play they just look out of sync.

The Brewers last 3 primary catchers have been Damian Miller, Johnny Estrada and Jason Kendall – all aging veterans. And I’m concerned that all 3 either underperformed or are currently underperforming because they’re being ridden to death.

Derek Jeter is day to day after being hit by a pitch and being gorilla press slammed by a Bizarro Ray.

by KLSnow on May 23, 2008 10:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Kendall

I know he’s getting older, but the difference between him and Estrada or Miller is that he’s played in 145-150 games yearly numerous times.

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

by TheJay on May 24, 2008 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i'm fine with kendalls BA

his defense so far has been very good

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

by dux2bux on May 23, 2008 11:18 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

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