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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We'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 0 recs
Please...
don’t kill my soul. Please? You guys cannot imagine how frustrating this has become.
by sddbaker on May 29, 2008 11:29 AM CDT 0 recs
Today
Finishing the day at .500 would be nice.
He's the round mound of profound
by drezdn on May 29, 2008 11:31 AM CDT 0 recs
Audio
Is the Audio sync off on the EMT pregame thing with Trenni for anyone else?
I’m on UVerse.
by SgtClueLs on May 29, 2008 11:50 AM CDT 0 recs
Fine now..
It’s fine now, must have been the tape.
by SgtClueLs on
May 29, 2008 11:52 AM CDT
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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.
by dixieflatline on May 29, 2008 11:54 AM CDT 0 recs
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!
Can't pitch Gagne in rain. He’s like the B-2 bomber of baseball.--TheJay
by verno329 on
May 29, 2008 11:57 AM CDT
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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."
by MadJimiBrewha on May 29, 2008 11:54 AM CDT 0 recs
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.
by dixieflatline on May 29, 2008 12:00 PM CDT 0 recs
what the heck
is greg norton batting 5th for? i didn’t even know he was still in the league
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by Michael M on May 29, 2008 12:08 PM CDT 0 recs
Corky Miller's playing
Neat. I wonder if he’ll get his slugging percentage above .100.
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by TheJay on May 29, 2008 12:08 PM CDT 0 recs
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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by TheJay on May 29, 2008 12:11 PM CDT 0 recs
look out below!
someone just got a really nice souvenir or a bad head injury
by warwick5s on May 29, 2008 12:11 PM CDT 0 recs
McClung is shaky earlier
Leaving a lot of balls up
by Marty McSuperFly on May 29, 2008 12:13 PM CDT 0 recs
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."
by MadJimiBrewha on May 29, 2008 12:13 PM CDT 0 recs
It'd be funny
If it started raining during the game now that they’ve finally opened the roof.
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by TheJay on May 29, 2008 12:13 PM CDT 0 recs
What's the deal with the emegency broadcast system thing?
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on May 29, 2008 12:14 PM CDT 0 recs
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 0 recs
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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by TheJay on
May 29, 2008 12:16 PM CDT
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Double play!
Awesome
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on May 29, 2008 12:15 PM CDT 0 recs
awesome time for a DP
that seems to be happening at the best times lately
by warwick5s on May 29, 2008 12:16 PM CDT 0 recs
I usually prefer the evening, myself
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on
May 29, 2008 12:17 PM CDT
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zing!
Can't pitch Gagne in rain. He’s like the B-2 bomber of baseball.--TheJay
by verno329 on
May 29, 2008 12:18 PM CDT
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Not looking great against the off speed stuff so far
by dixieflatline on May 29, 2008 12:24 PM CDT 0 recs
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
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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.
by ol Pete on
May 29, 2008 12:29 PM CDT
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lol
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by Michael M on
May 29, 2008 12:29 PM CDT
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Did I just see
a 7 pitch inning for McClung? That’ll work…..
It is dangerous for an athlete to believe his own publicity, good or bad - Bob Uecker, 1982.
by Adam P on May 29, 2008 12:27 PM CDT 0 recs
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
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Trenni is touting Branyan's post-season experience
Right, okay.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on May 29, 2008 12:29 PM CDT 0 recs
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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by TheJay on May 29, 2008 12:33 PM CDT 0 recs
I bet Braves fans have some (all-caps) thoughts on the issue
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on
May 29, 2008 12:34 PM CDT
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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
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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.
by battlekow on May 29, 2008 12:34 PM CDT 0 recs
Campillo is going to be the next crappy pitcher
to make us look stupid, isn’t he? .....(SIGH)
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by Adam P on May 29, 2008 12:36 PM CDT 0 recs
i'm not sure he's crappy
but I wonder how a guy pitches for years in the Mexican league and gets “discovered.”
by ol Pete on
May 29, 2008 12:37 PM CDT
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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
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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.
by battlekow on
May 29, 2008 12:39 PM CDT
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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
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Not crappy, sure
but not 2 hit shutout good either.
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by Adam P on
May 29, 2008 1:11 PM CDT
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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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by TheJay on May 29, 2008 12:36 PM CDT 0 recs
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.
by battlekow on May 29, 2008 12:37 PM CDT 0 recs
Halos Heaven thread on the sponsorship
Says it means brains.
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by TheJay on
May 29, 2008 12:38 PM CDT
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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.
by battlekow on May 29, 2008 12:43 PM CDT 0 recs
What the hell?
That was an absolutely ridiculous throw from RIckie.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on May 29, 2008 12:46 PM CDT 0 recs
Yeah
McClung wasn’t helping much.
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by TheJay on
May 29, 2008 12:48 PM CDT
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That's how you hit .400
Keep grounding it a few yards wide of Prince Fielder.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on May 29, 2008 12:47 PM CDT 0 recs
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 0 recs
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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by TheJay on
May 29, 2008 12:49 PM CDT
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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."
by MadJimiBrewha on May 29, 2008 12:48 PM CDT 0 recs
Current or historical?
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on
May 29, 2008 12:48 PM CDT
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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
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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
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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
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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."
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May 29, 2008 12:53 PM CDT
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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
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The list is incomplete without Matt Wise’s 1.000 BA
He's the round mound of profound
by drezdn on
May 29, 2008 12:53 PM CDT
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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.
by Lake County on May 29, 2008 12:48 PM CDT 0 recs
We can move Prince to center
that thought just makes me chuckle.
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by roguejim on
May 30, 2008 9:21 AM CDT
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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.
by battlekow on May 29, 2008 12:57 PM CDT 0 recs
They talked about a collision-related injury
So they kind of mentioned it.
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by TheJay on
May 29, 2008 12:58 PM CDT
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There's no partial credit in my class
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on
May 29, 2008 1:00 PM CDT
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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."
by DaleCoop14 on May 29, 2008 1:01 PM CDT 0 recs
it's true he did
see 1974
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by Michael M on
May 29, 2008 1:03 PM CDT
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http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/marshmi01.shtml
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by Michael M on
May 29, 2008 1:03 PM CDT
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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."
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May 29, 2008 1:04 PM CDT
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