Game Thread #54: Braves (28-25) at Brewers (26-27)
by Jeff Sackmann on May 29, 2008 10:30 AM CDT
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PrintWe're only one Braves-fan-soul-killing one-run victory away from sweeping one of the better teams in the league!
On the mound today is Seth McClung, in his second start of the year, against Jorge Campillo, in the fourth start of his major league career. I guess the momentum is working for the Brewers, but some of that momentum seems to be based on striking out a lot and hitting into a ton of ground ball outs.
Game time is 12:05 CT. Here's the BR Game Preview.
Go Brewers!
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Soft platoon, eh?
Seems like Campillo would be the sort of righty that Hall might get to face. Not today.
by Marty McSuperFly on May 29, 2008 10:30 AM CDT reply actions
Cubs starting a 4 game series with the Rockies
It hasn’t been a good year for Francis but he has talent and if the Rocks hope for a split getting this game would be a good start. BTW, the Cubs are finally going to get some road games with 16 of 19 on the road after this home stand ends. They have already played 30 games at home and only 23 on the road and they will be +11 at then end of this home stand.
really interested in how they do on the road
This will be a tough test for them and we obviously need them to give a few games back during this stretch. We finally will have some home cookin’ for a stretch too. Lets go Crew!
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Day. Game
This brings me back to early this season when it seemed I was listening to every other game at work
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
Campillo
I was just looking him up as I haven’t seen him before. Here is his movement plot:
Very over the top with a big hook. His curve is decidedly different than his fastball so maybe that will help our bats. The really strange thing is he throws very few fastballs, just under 34 percent by my count. That is ungodly low especially for a starter. The reason, he only averages 87 MPHs with it! Maybe not a great match up for us though as we have been swinging at a lot of bad pitches as a team lately. Gotta make this guy throw strikes.
what the heck
is greg norton batting 5th for? i didn’t even know he was still in the league
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Corky Miller's playing
Neat. I wonder if he’ll get his slugging percentage above .100.
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Braves 1B coach
Man, he’s short next to Chipper Jones. Granted Jones is 6’4”, but still. He had a nice beard during his playing days though.
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McClung is shaky earlier
Leaving a lot of balls up
by Marty McSuperFly on May 29, 2008 12:13 PM CDT reply actions
Ha
It’s been a little while since I’ve last listened to Uecker, the guy cracks me up.
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
It'd be funny
If it started raining during the game now that they’ve finally opened the roof.
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not a guy you want to walk
This is what Schroeder says about Norton, with bases loaded and one out
by Marty McSuperFly on May 29, 2008 12:15 PM CDT reply actions
I'm almost surprised
He didn’t talk about Norton’s 1.000 batting average with the bases loaded this year (3-for-3).
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Perfect situation for that underworked bullpen ;)
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
by MadJimiBrewha on May 29, 2008 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions
i heard a little of Ned in the pre-game
he was talking about how he had thought about how to use the bullpen over winter and how he asks Simmons questions all the time. It sounded like something a AA coach would say if he wanted to be the manager some day.
Did I just see
a 7 pitch inning for McClung? That’ll work…..
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Bottom of the order there
Still the Braves appear ready to hack today. Make that first pitch a good one today.
by dixieflatline on May 29, 2008 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Campillo
I wonder how long the Braves will let him pitch. His previous two starts were 78 (6 scoreless IP) and 59 pitches (4 scoreless IP), respectively.
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he had blisters last time
hope he gets them again today
by PagsBrewCrew on May 29, 2008 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh Corey
If only you knew that as a result of your actions, you were subjecting us to yet another “That’s what happens when you hustle!” Little League pep talk.
He's extremely quick and good.
Campillo is going to be the next crappy pitcher
to make us look stupid, isn’t he? .....(SIGH)
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i'm not sure he's crappy
but I wonder how a guy pitches for years in the Mexican league and gets “discovered.”
Scouts like fastballs
When you top out at 87 and are right handed that can be an issue. Who knows maybe he was topping out at 84 a few years ago.
by dixieflatline on May 29, 2008 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions
What’s weird is, according to Baseball Cube, he was signed as a 17-year-old in 1996 by the Braves, then loaned to a Mexican team, and then released less than a year after signing; after that, he didn’t resurface again until 2005.
He's extremely quick and good.
Spooky....
I expect the next bit of info to be that Campillo burned down back in 1996 under suspicous circumstances.
by Bernie's Mustache Wax on May 29, 2008 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Not crappy, sure
but not 2 hit shutout good either.
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Good to know
If I forget the official site’s URL, I just have to look at the pitcher’s mound.
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Mexican Spanish speakers?
What does “cessos” mean? Campillo is looking for the head of Vlad Guerrero, because Campillo has no…
He's extremely quick and good.
Halos Heaven thread on the sponsorship
Says it means brains.
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Oh joy
More bat breaking, anti-maple crap. Powell was on this for like 10 minutes yesterday. Find something new to talk about, guys.
He's extremely quick and good.
That's how you hit .400
Keep grounding it a few yards wide of Prince Fielder.
He's extremely quick and good.
that's a tough error
it’s not clear that McClung gets to the base first even on a perfect throw
by Marty McSuperFly on May 29, 2008 12:48 PM CDT reply actions
I think the error was allowing Jones to reach third on the bad throw
Not that the batter would’ve been out.
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Just found an article on the best and worst hitting pitchers
Guess which Brewers are listed?
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
current
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
by MadJimiBrewha on May 29, 2008 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Gallardo
is 4th, just ahead of Big Z and Sheets is the #1 loser
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
by MadJimiBrewha on May 29, 2008 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions
and
former Brewer DD is 3rd worst
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
by MadJimiBrewha on May 29, 2008 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions
wow
interestingly…outside of Doug Davis the entire top 5 consists of NL central pitchers
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
by MadJimiBrewha on May 29, 2008 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/05/29/bp.hittingpitchers/1.html
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
by MadJimiBrewha on May 29, 2008 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions
If this team is serious about winning soon
They have to pick between Weeks and Fielder. They cannot be together on D on the right side.
It won’t work. Sorry.
We can move Prince to center
that thought just makes me chuckle.
"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!"
They'll talk forever about bats, hitting to the opposite field, the roof, and any other random nonsense
But the fact that McClung just walked Jeff Francoeur is barely noted.
He's extremely quick and good.
They talked about a collision-related injury
So they kind of mentioned it.
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Brian Anderson << Math Whiz
According to BA: Mike Marshall once made 100 relief appearances in a season. In a 162 game season, he basically took the mound 3 out of 4 days.
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."
it's true he did
see 1974
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http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/marshmi01.shtml
"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue
Clarification
I am not questioning the fact. I am merely questioning the fractional analysis.
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."
i mis-read the
brian anderson << matt whiz thing
"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue
i'm having a great day here
lol
"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue
<< = "Significantly less than"
That was my math joke.
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."
Aha
It was 106 games. Still that is almost exactly 2 out of 3. Not 3 out of 4. Just like a .667 SLG is not a .750 SLG.
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."
I wonder if moving McClung to the rotation
will hurt his control by only getting game action every 5th or 6th day.
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
my guess is no
He gets rattled. You can see him force himself to breathe. He wasn’t at all regular when he came in as a reliever.
No one's going to make a snarky comment about where Hall would have thrown that?
He's extremely quick and good.
What would Hall's trade value be?
I’m not ready to completely give up on him yet, just curious what kind of return we could get for him. His contract is high but he does have the ability to play a lot of different positions
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that's why they made the move
To a defensive, no-hit third baseman :)
by Marty McSuperFly on May 29, 2008 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions
I love me some Branyan....
Pretty sure he is the answer to the AFLAC trivia question as well.
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Norton
With a Brauny play in left.
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Too bad Corey didn't stay in the box
Sucks.
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Corey is that guy at the intersection
You know the guy – you have to stop, he has to go, but he’s waving you on.
Sometimes polite is rude.
So
Braun is out, not Corey, right? Is that a Caught Stealing?
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."
Only one way to counter that
Get Counsell in there and put on the ol’ Catcher Interference play.
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."
I seriously doubt a man on first with Chipper Jones up is more productive than first & second with Teixeira up
He's extremely quick and good.
That was a nice favor they did us.
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."
That sounds about right
The way we’ve been putting runners on for Tiexiera so far, he was due to kill us eventually.
It is dangerous for an athlete to believe his own publicity, good or bad - Bob Uecker, 1982.
In the same sentence?
Did Rock just say “Ned Yost” and “philosophical difference” in the same sentence?
McDung?
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McWishing
I wonder if Ned would benefit from having my TV in the dugout.
That collapse was a bit obvious.
3to
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
Dillard supplying
25% of our hits today. Yikes.
It is dangerous for an athlete to believe his own publicity, good or bad - Bob Uecker, 1982.
It got a little quiet around here
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
Jim says
that Sedar had the stop sign up “real early” and they should have both seen it
Finally
I understand what Dusty Baker said about clogging up the bases.
Derek Jeter is day to day after being hit by a pitch and being gorilla press slammed by a Bizarro Ray.
So Brewers should have 3 runs right now?
Hart’s interference cost them one, and the baserunning of Prince?
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
Hart's interference caused the bad throw to third
Braun may have been thrown out if corey didn’t move and the baserunning was corey’s fault not prince’s.
Not quite
Hart’s interference cost them a possible steal of 3rd. Assuming that the throw would have gone into the outfield with the interference is a little dicey.
by Marty McSuperFly on May 29, 2008 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Why isn't Simmons coaching at third?
He’s a pimple on the ass of the dugout, as far as I can tell. Simmons on third and everyone else keeps their assignments. That said, Corey screwed up.
by heybatterbatter on May 29, 2008 2:03 PM CDT reply actions
how'd it happen?
Gameday says double by Hart, fielder out at home
by Marty McSuperFly on May 29, 2008 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Hart didn’t see that prince stopped and he got in a pickle. Then when corey got to third, prince started going home and was tagged out in a pickle of his own.
ouch... now i get it
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
no
Get used to the guy. It wouldn’t surprise me if he is here for a couple more years even if the Brewers don’t make the playoffs. Listened to Cox today on the radio and he used some phrase like “management is fully behind Yost.” Mark A. just gave him his vote of confidence.
Maybe I’m wrong. At least they’ve cut back on the Yost cam.
Bobby Cox probably knows a lot about the Brewers front office
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i doubt he invented it. He probably talks to Ned regularly. Perhaps his GM knows Melvin. You probably know a lot about those relationships.
But you should be happy. Aren’t you a Ned fan?
Not really
Just saying relying on Bobby Cox (one of Yost’s friends) for information on how the Brewers front office feels is probably not the best idea.
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It was just one thing
That’s the general vibe I get. Cox, Mark A., Melvin et cetera. But like I say, maybe I’m wrong. Its not unlike the language people use before they send you to the proverbial guillotine.
Why the hell
does numbnuts continue to insist on double switching Corey out of games?!?
Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on May 29, 2008 2:11 PM CDT reply actions
Why does Corey insist on making the final out of middle innings?
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I was hoping for some magic that inning
Get Weeks on and have Cameron clear them… but no
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
It sucks to lose today (and there still is a chance to win) but 2 of 3 here is not bad
The Braves are a good team and Sheets didn’t pitch this series. If we can take 2 of 3 when that happens we will be just fine.
We walk 11 Braves and strike out 9 times
and Yost is in his groove, mishandling the pitchers.
It’s a perfect storm.
by heybatterbatter on May 29, 2008 2:44 PM CDT reply actions
Backe, Moehler and Chacon coming up - 3 rightys
So challenges ahead along with some hot bats coming in. Seems like Ned will have to get Billy in there one or two of those days to maintain the “soft” platoon.
sigh
why not pinch hit the backup catcher for kendall at the end? Crash doesn’t have nearly the average or ability that he showed in the first week or two. They “need” a 7 run rally to do it, which would require batting around at least once. So tying the game isn’t likely to happen, but don’t you want to give yourselves every chance possible to do so?
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