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Game Thread #57: Astros (30-27) at Brewers (28-28)

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Hey, .500 is pretty nice, huh?  Now if we can just stay there until Sheets's next turn in the rotation...

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In case you haven't heard, Manny Ramirez hit home run #500.  500 isn't what it used to be, but it's still pretty impressive.  For comparison, our entire starting lineup has 647, and one-third of those belong to Mike Cameron.

Today's matchup is Shawn Chacon and Dave Bush.  Bush is coming off of a fantastic outing last week (I was there--I suspect he was showing off for me), while Chacon has been solid all year except for one disaster against the Rangers. 

Game time is 1:05 CT, and here's the BR Game Preview.

Go Brewers!

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Here's your stay-at-home lineup

Ugh.

Kapler, Dillon, Counsell, and Rivera all starting. Heaven forbid we only start one scrub at a time.

"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!"

by roguejim on Jun 1, 2008 10:42 AM CDT   0 recs

Rickie and Cam

haven’t exactly been raking. Dillon and Kapler are both solid hitters. Kendall has to sit once in a while and Rivera seems comfortable at the plate.

I’m no Yost fan, but I wouldn’t call it a white flag.

by ol Pete on Jun 1, 2008 10:49 AM CDT   0 recs

then why not bench

weeks or cameron in any of the past few games? why wait to bench them all TODAY?

your rationale is fine for benching ANY of these players, but not all of them at once.

"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!"

by roguejim on Jun 1, 2008 10:57 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Not to mention the fact that just because you're benching the #1 and #2 hitters (for example)

doesn’t mean you have to put their replacements in the exact same places in the batting order. Quick show of hands: who do you want getting an extra at bat today, Joe Dillon, Gabe Kapler or Corey Hart? Taken individually, I don’t really have a problem with playing Kapler, Dillon, Counsell and Rivera (particularly Rivera) but doing it all on the same day is assinine.

I wonder if the sold out crowd today will think they’re in Arizona with this crew?

by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jun 1, 2008 12:05 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

What happened to the "soft platoon?"

Chacon and Moehler aren’t exactly dominant so I would’ve thought Hall would’ve started against one of them. I wonder if Braun was going to get a day off until someone reminded the coaching staff it was his bobblehead day.

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by TheJay on Jun 1, 2008 10:53 AM CDT   0 recs

I thought the same thing before the series. I expected Yost to put Billy in against whoever he happened to hit better.

by ol Pete on Jun 1, 2008 11:03 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

According to STATS
  1. The Brewers have won 12 games this season in their final at-bat—tops in the majors.
  2. Astros catchers are hitting just .169 this season—the lowest average by a team’s group of catchers since 1974.
  3. Milwaukee has hit just 40 percent (22/55) of its home runs at home this season—the lowest percentage in the National League.
  4. Michael Bourn has stolen 24 bases this season—tops in the majors and six more than the entire Brewers outfield combined.

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

by TheJay on Jun 1, 2008 11:20 AM CDT   0 recs

bourn is tops in the NL

Ellsbury has 26.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 1, 2008 12:07 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Lineup

that is dumb to start all of the bench players at once. That being said, the heart of the lineup isn’t too bad so all hope is not lost.

by molitorfan on Jun 1, 2008 12:35 PM CDT   0 recs

last time he gave up a couple early

and then settled down. is it too much to ask him of that again?

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

by verno329 on Jun 1, 2008 1:14 PM CDT   0 recs

In more exciting news

Jeremy Jeffress is dominating again: 4 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K. He gave up a leadoff homer to Desmond Jennings, who’s a big-time prospect in a loaded Tampa Bay system, but since then, nada.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 1, 2008 1:16 PM CDT   0 recs

Great comment from BA

“Ned just makes his lineup card by position: 2B bats first, CF bats second.”

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 Jun 1, 2008 1:18 PM CDT   0 recs

I noticed that too

They seemed to think it was a joke, but they could be closer to the truth than they realize.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 1, 2008 1:20 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh wow

Hart looked out.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 1, 2008 1:28 PM CDT   0 recs

yes

by a half step

by molitorfan on Jun 1, 2008 1:29 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

"Just by an eyelash"

Uh, not really Rock. He was pretty clearly out.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 1, 2008 1:29 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Awesome

running and hustle by Hart/Braun

by molitorfan on Jun 1, 2008 1:28 PM CDT   0 recs

Jeffress: 6 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 1, 2008 1:32 PM CDT   0 recs

keep pitching like that...

and he’ll see huntsville this year.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 1, 2008 1:36 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Oooh

That looked like it hurt.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 1, 2008 1:36 PM CDT   0 recs

Counsell!

You are momentarily not worthless!

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 1, 2008 1:38 PM CDT   0 recs

at least...

someone is making WFBHS proud…

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 1, 2008 1:39 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Hey, I resemble that remark!

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 1, 2008 1:41 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

What year, battlekow?

I was ‘99.

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 Jun 1, 2008 1:42 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

2002

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 1, 2008 1:44 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Ah, cool.

Counsell came to chat in the study hall room after winning the World Series. I think I got his autograph on some notebook paper.

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 Jun 1, 2008 1:47 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Mrs. Kasik?

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 1, 2008 1:50 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh god

If only you knew.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 1, 2008 1:52 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Haha, that's not what I meant

Mrs. Kasik was a beast of an old lady, more cave troll than woman.

What’s your sister-in-law’s name?

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 1, 2008 1:57 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

lmao

Ah yes. Who WASN”T hot for Mrs. Kasik. I had forgotten about her.

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 Jun 1, 2008 1:53 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

lol

she is invited to my best HS friend’s brother’s wedding (sometime this year).
my friend’s brother graduated in 1997, and my friend and I graduated in 1996.

by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 2, 2008 2:04 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

“scrubs”

by ol Pete on Jun 1, 2008 1:40 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Ned

is a genius! Plus he had the backup catcher in there to get hit by the pitch instead of the starter!

by molitorfan on Jun 1, 2008 1:41 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

If he was caught, then Bush would lead off though. But I like your thinking.

by ol Pete on Jun 1, 2008 1:41 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Ueck is in rare form today

he’s making cat and horse noises, making fun of jim … mentioning the game now and then, too!

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 1, 2008 1:49 PM CDT   0 recs

Chacon

getting pulled already?

by molitorfan on Jun 1, 2008 1:49 PM CDT   0 recs

Braun with the naked bat

I bet its the pink bat undressed

by ol Pete on Jun 1, 2008 1:56 PM CDT   0 recs

Haha

A guy in the background yelled out “Happy 40th Tejada!”

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 1, 2008 2:18 PM CDT   0 recs

Nice dig, Prince

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 1, 2008 2:19 PM CDT   0 recs

Good to see.

by ol Pete on Jun 1, 2008 2:22 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Kapler

power to the gap

by molitorfan on Jun 1, 2008 2:25 PM CDT   0 recs

Good Gabeness

a double and now a triple

by ol Pete on Jun 1, 2008 2:26 PM CDT   0 recs

I like Cam, but

You gotta think it’s a bit redundant…

by Lake County on Jun 1, 2008 2:26 PM CDT   0 recs

Counsell has 2 RBI, Kapler has a double and an RBI triple.

mmmm…. crow. Yost is a genius, and I’m a moron. And damn me if I’m not happy about it.

by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jun 1, 2008 2:27 PM CDT   0 recs

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 1, 2008 2:29 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

And nobody will be shooting blanks at TSSC

by ol Pete on Jun 1, 2008 2:30 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Get up, get outta here, BRAUN!

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 1, 2008 2:29 PM CDT   0 recs

I’m partial to those myself.

by ol Pete on Jun 1, 2008 2:30 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs