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Game Thread #55: Astros (30-25) at Brewers (26-28)

If you had told me during spring training that, two months into the season, the Astros would be comfortably ahead of the Crew in the standings, I wouldn't have believed it.  Presumably Lance Berkman will stop OPS'ing a gazillion, and the Astros will drift back to .500...by which point, I hope, the Brewers will no longer be below that mark.

The pitching matchup tonight is Brandon Backe and Manny Parra.  Game time is 7:05 CT, and here's the BR Game Preview

Go Brewers!

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So

are the Cubs ever going to lose again? Down 8-0 and they come back to win? They are on fire.

by molitorfan on May 30, 2008 7:05 PM CDT reply actions  

Happenin' place tonight

Wasn’t J.R. Towles supposed to be an offensive upgrade over Ausmus?

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by TheJay on May 30, 2008 7:06 PM CDT reply actions  

well, he's certainly younger and taller...

Perhaps that’s what they meant by “upgrade.”

by morineko on May 30, 2008 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

Quick inning for Parra

Maybe get rid of the line drive off the body in the future. His ERA is almost under 5.00 now.

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by TheJay on May 30, 2008 7:11 PM CDT reply actions  

Mike Hammerin'

Does it again, finally at home.

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by TheJay on May 30, 2008 7:15 PM CDT reply actions  

Back to back

this could be a nice little Friday.

by molitorfan on May 30, 2008 7:17 PM CDT reply actions  

Braun

Could’ve at least waited until the Mercedes promotion to give a lucky fan a car. :)

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by TheJay on May 30, 2008 7:17 PM CDT reply actions  

Picnic area

I love how everyone just sat there even as Braun’s shot was coming right at them

by molitorfan on May 30, 2008 7:18 PM CDT reply actions  

I also mentioned Parra's ERA

Shucks.

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by TheJay on May 30, 2008 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ha

no one mention a former Brewer who plays LF

by molitorfan on May 30, 2008 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

I want to see him doing his approximation of sprints out there.

by ol Pete on May 30, 2008 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

Wearing bright green batting gloves

and coming to the plate to “Nothin’ But a G Thang”. Great at bat music. I loved Vaughn.

by molitorfan on May 30, 2008 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

Rickie

has been covering 1B well on bunts.

there was the 2-5-4(@3) DP the other day. And on the recent SB, he covered first.

by PagsBrewCrew on May 30, 2008 7:36 PM CDT reply actions  

Weird guy. Did anyone ever hear any comment about the play where he cut off the ball last game?

by ol Pete on May 30, 2008 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

he did get DFA'ed on a road trip

but that was over two weeks ago. wouldn’t someone have let him in to clean up his stuff? he had said he was going to report to Pawtucket, after all. (Ah, baseball stories.)

He’s an odd one. The day before the Sox sent him down he was walking around the field at the Metrodome and appeared to be giving other guys pitching tips (from what I could hear,) including Daisuke Matsuzaka. Hmm.

by morineko on May 30, 2008 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

Cameron now has more HR than Fielder

and he missed the first 15 games…

Any of you more knowledgeable in peripheral-stats able to give me some hope that Fielder has just been unlucky or something?

"My thing is that you guys eat meat all day and you can't hit a ball. That's my thing." - P. Fielder

by SRB on May 30, 2008 7:54 PM CDT reply actions  

about the HRs… shhhhhhh…

about the stats, I would go to baseball-reference.com and look for babip – and I’m no expert by any means.

by ol Pete on May 30, 2008 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

err...

babip has nothing to do with HRs;) 3TO need not apply:P

by PagsBrewCrew on May 30, 2008 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

25 Games

it was 25 games!

And I thought Marty already covered it, it’s not luck. It’s the fact he’s a veggie eating, card carrying member of the communist party.

by SgtClueLs on May 30, 2008 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

It might help

To catch the plate with some of these pitches.

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by TheJay on May 30, 2008 8:12 PM CDT reply actions  

Brian

always reminding listeners of the depressing factoids

by ol Pete on May 30, 2008 8:17 PM CDT reply actions  

By the same token

Parra’s pretty good at giving him reasons to.

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by TheJay on May 30, 2008 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hopefully not recurring like a nightmare.

by ol Pete on May 30, 2008 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

Parra is an exceptionally good batter

for a pitcher. look at him milk 9 pitches off the opposition. Sure, it didn’t come out to an RBI, but you gotta give him props for trying.

by PagsBrewCrew on May 30, 2008 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

true

I kept wondering if a bunt toward Wiggington would’ve been a good strategy.

by ol Pete on May 30, 2008 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

And

a quick inning after the long at bat

by molitorfan on May 30, 2008 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

That Berkman

He’s so hot right now.

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by TheJay on May 30, 2008 8:37 PM CDT reply actions  

his hitting

isn’t too bad either. Maybe JJ can share the wealth after the game.

by molitorfan on May 30, 2008 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

I care desperately about what I do. Do I know what product I’m selling? No. Do I know what I’m doing today? No. But I’m here, and I’m gonna give it my best shot.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on May 30, 2008 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

He got through five innings again

Is it time for a Parra-tay?

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by TheJay on May 30, 2008 8:37 PM CDT reply actions  

only 72 pitches

He’s got at least 10 pitches left in him:)

by PagsBrewCrew on May 30, 2008 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

wow Braunie

with 2 more hits today, he can clear .300:P

by PagsBrewCrew on May 30, 2008 8:44 PM CDT reply actions  

Earplugs?

Anyone notice the white thing in his left ear? Is it earplugs? Anyone with delicious HD FSN able to see if it’s in his right as well?

by SgtClueLs on May 30, 2008 8:46 PM CDT reply actions  

earplugs

delicious hd tells me that they looked like a wax-like earplug in both ears.

by goirish2107 on May 30, 2008 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

Veggie that retard!

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on May 30, 2008 8:47 PM CDT reply actions   1 recs

Question

are Hart and Braun’s good days inversely related?

by PagsBrewCrew on May 30, 2008 8:50 PM CDT reply actions  

My vote

that’s all for Parra. 87 pitches and he’s losing control.

by PagsBrewCrew on May 30, 2008 8:57 PM CDT reply actions  

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on May 30, 2008 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ian Curtis of Joy Division, one of whose songs was “She’s Lost Control”.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on May 30, 2008 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

okay...

that was obscure

i was thinking you were jumping for “Joy”

and of course i only knew who it was after looking at the URL tag and wiki’ing it.

by PagsBrewCrew on May 30, 2008 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

It’s a pretty famous song, and a harrowing one. Kind of like watching Parra walk Ty Wigginton three times.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on May 30, 2008 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

Nice

6 innings from the starter

by molitorfan on May 30, 2008 8:57 PM CDT reply actions  

agreed

despite my negative nancy impression

by PagsBrewCrew on May 30, 2008 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

So...

what’d prince give dillon in return for the earplugs?

by PagsBrewCrew on May 30, 2008 9:03 PM CDT reply actions  

A case of __________

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by TheJay on May 30, 2008 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

My sister is dead

Thanks for bringing it up.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on May 30, 2008 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

hmmm

sorry for the mood alteration.

by PagsBrewCrew on May 30, 2008 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

I was just kidding

She’s only maimed.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on May 30, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

Mammary was my sister's name

Asshole.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on May 30, 2008 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

Better than this.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on May 30, 2008 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

aw man

Al Bundy always wanted an alien with 3….

be careful what you wish for.

by PagsBrewCrew on May 30, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

You could get

to second base if she took her shoes off

by molitorfan on May 30, 2008 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

It's links like that

that have me seriously wondering about your interenet habits…

by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on May 30, 2008 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

That's the ciritical question?

Usually you move beyond interest in that by the time you can blog.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on May 30, 2008 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

Two hard liners at outfielders that inning

Reminds me of a guy who called in to a talk show and said one of the problems with the Brewers was that they don’t have any good gap hitters.

by ol Pete on May 30, 2008 9:05 PM CDT reply actions  

I thought

Trenni’s sister got married two weekends ago. How many sisters does she have?

by molitorfan on May 30, 2008 9:16 PM CDT reply actions  

I was thinking the same thing

we should add a side bar to the site for Trenni weddings attended this summer

by molitorfan on May 30, 2008 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

Trenni's sisters are dead

Thanks for bringing it up.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on May 30, 2008 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

..and more importantly

are they cute?
and is at least one still single?

by PagsBrewCrew on May 30, 2008 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

Just one?

Warren Jeffs does not approve.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on May 30, 2008 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

well...also..

already have one.

not one of Trenni’s sister’s, but you get the point

by PagsBrewCrew on May 30, 2008 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

We will have

to check the game thread from a couple of weekends ago. Someone in here said they went to high school with her sister.

by molitorfan on May 30, 2008 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

Braun

hopefully this starts a long hot streak like Berkman

by molitorfan on May 30, 2008 9:18 PM CDT reply actions  

So...is Wright

a submarine pitcher? gameday issues with trajectory.

by PagsBrewCrew on May 30, 2008 9:26 PM CDT reply actions  

Crap

not Hunter Pence again.

by molitorfan on May 30, 2008 9:31 PM CDT reply actions  

Big strikeout

Like, size 72 font big.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on May 30, 2008 9:33 PM CDT reply actions  

Villy for the 9th

3 inning save? or too close a game?

by PagsBrewCrew on May 30, 2008 9:42 PM CDT reply actions  

Mota was up in the pen

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by TheJay on May 30, 2008 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

it may hinge

on whether kendall
a) gets on base (PH)
b) gets an RBI (?)
c) gets an HR (villy’ll bat)
d) gets out (Villy’ll pitch?)

by PagsBrewCrew on May 30, 2008 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

and it's

option d.

so is it Mota or Villy?

by PagsBrewCrew on May 30, 2008 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

Mota is in on Gameday

He hasn’t worked in a while.

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by TheJay on May 30, 2008 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

is that right?

coaching visit after 2 balls to kendall?

by PagsBrewCrew on May 30, 2008 9:44 PM CDT reply actions  

FSN

You’d think they’d realize Chris Sampson has been out of the game for almost two innings and adjust their coming up in the 9th names.

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by TheJay on May 30, 2008 9:46 PM CDT reply actions  

weeks

looks like he’s about to regress below uke’s line.

by PagsBrewCrew on May 30, 2008 9:50 PM CDT reply actions  

bring in

another reliever
get someone an artificial save:P

by PagsBrewCrew on May 30, 2008 9:53 PM CDT reply actions  

Tomorrow

we get back to .500 and it only gets better from there.

by molitorfan on May 30, 2008 9:53 PM CDT reply actions  

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