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Game Thread #67: Twins (32-35) at Brewers (35-31)

Last year, the Brewers split the season series against the Twins, and a repeat performance would be a-ok with me.  As we discovered first hand against the Red Sox, some of these AL teams are pretty good, and while the Twins probably aren't headed to the World Series this year, they're not as bad as you might expect without Johan Santana.

The matchup tonight is between Dave Bush and Kevin Slowey.  Both pitchers are coming off of disappointing outings; amazingly, Slowey's last start was considerably worse than Bush's.

Game time is 7:05 CT, and here's the BR Game Preview.

Go Brewers!

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FYI

Cody Adams, our their second-round draft pick, a RHP out of SIU, signed today.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 13, 2008 5:28 PM CDT   0 recs

Cody seems to be the name of the day

"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 13, 2008 5:41 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah, they’re both rather fond of the name.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 13, 2008 5:51 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

"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 13, 2008 6:11 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Our lineup

Includes C Hart leadoff
B Hall 2B
C Counsell SS and batting 2nd
Cameron is back in center (hitting 6th)

by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 13, 2008 6:29 PM CDT   0 recs

Not a ton of choices right now

Scoring isn’t really what I am worried about tonight anyway.

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by dixieflatline on Jun 13, 2008 6:30 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

yeah...

i’m okay with it. I hope Kapler gets a pinch AB.

It’s at Miller Park, right? so, NL rules.

by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 13, 2008 6:48 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Tuning into the cubs blue jay game wait for the crew to start

Who knew Matt Stairs was not only still alive but batting second for the Jays? Not TheJay’s softball team either :)

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by dixieflatline on Jun 13, 2008 6:31 PM CDT   0 recs

He's been on one of my fantasy teams all year

Note: team is in a “gimmick” league, and my particular team is themed around players listed under 6’ tall.

Stairs is the power guy on my team—and apparently on the real Jays as well.

The pitching is dodgy. Most pitchers under 6’ appear to be lefty specialists. Yes, Shouse was on my team.

by morineko on Jun 13, 2008 6:41 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm in a gimmick league that starts on monday

All hitters are listed as Utility. All pitchers are just listed as pitchers. 15 stat categories for each. No conventional stats.

I’m pumped.

Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.

by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jun 13, 2008 7:17 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I saw that

one of the draftees from this year was described as “a Matt Stairs-like prospect” on the MLB site.

....

by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 13, 2008 6:49 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

So I am strangely confident about Bush tonight

He groove way too many pitches but if there is a team you can get away with thatt it is the Twins. Also his cutter should come in handy against the lefties the Twins have.

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by dixieflatline on Jun 13, 2008 7:01 PM CDT   0 recs

Any falter in the Confident-o-meter?

by ol Pete on Jun 13, 2008 7:17 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Nope

He is going to pitch well tonight.

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by dixieflatline on Jun 13, 2008 7:27 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Hey what do you know

2-0 Jays on a Matt Stair homer! Speak of the devil. Anyway on to the Brewer game.

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by dixieflatline on Jun 13, 2008 7:05 PM CDT   0 recs

Joe Mauer is Bill's wet dream

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 13, 2008 7:12 PM CDT   0 recs

Cubs down 3-1 Cards down 3-0

So there might be games to be made up here tonight.

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by dixieflatline on Jun 13, 2008 7:26 PM CDT   0 recs

Doesn't it seem like the Cubs are down ~3-1 almost every day?

Then Ramirez doubles, Soto homers, DeRosa doubles, etc, etc.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 13, 2008 7:27 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

True.

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by dixieflatline on Jun 13, 2008 7:28 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Yep

that sounds about right.

Stupid Cubs

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by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jun 13, 2008 7:28 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Again I care more about the Cards than the Cubs right now

Catching the Cubs would be nice. Catching the Cards is a must.

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by dixieflatline on Jun 13, 2008 7:31 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Low strike

Nice to see.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 13, 2008 7:26 PM CDT   0 recs

Prince

Running well with his newly streamlined face.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 13, 2008 7:36 PM CDT   0 recs

Ouch

Maybe not.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 13, 2008 7:37 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Here is where contact would be nice

Not that I am complaining about Russ’ production so far.

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by dixieflatline on Jun 13, 2008 7:37 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Branyan has two sac bunts in his career

One was in 2005 for the Brewers. Anyone remember it?

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 13, 2008 7:43 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

thought he was out at first

but really close and safe

by ol Pete on Jun 13, 2008 7:38 PM CDT   0 recs

So I am with Bob and Jim

Bob said that ball went to the track. How did Fielder not make it? Bad jump or just not going fast?

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by dixieflatline on Jun 13, 2008 7:40 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Air resistance

He needs someone to draft for him.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 13, 2008 7:41 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Can’t tell because FSN gives us less information than you get

by ol Pete on Jun 13, 2008 7:43 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

And the funny thing is that Russell one handed it as he tried to hold up his swing and it goes to the warning track. Others, such as Counsell sometimes rip one and I’m thinking it could be his first homer and then the second baseman backs up a few steps and catches it.

by ol Pete on Jun 13, 2008 7:45 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Man Hall still has an OBP under .300

.289 right now. That is unaceptable especially if you are going to make as many errors as he has.

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by dixieflatline on Jun 13, 2008 7:49 PM CDT   0 recs

It took me awhile to process this, but his OBP really sucks because he hardly ever gets hit by pitches

Three this year already ties his career high, which was set last year; before that it was one (!). He has a bad walk rate, but not an abysmal one, but the lack of HBPs always makes his OBP lower than it seems like it should be.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 13, 2008 7:58 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Greg Gagne, duh

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 13, 2008 7:55 PM CDT   0 recs

Shawn Chacon holding Yankees to 1 so far

by ol Pete on Jun 13, 2008 7:59 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Single by Edmonds, bases clogged, no out

by ol Pete on Jun 13, 2008 8:02 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

AAA guy with a single and an RBI, but Theriot GDP

by ol Pete on Jun 13, 2008 8:07 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

So I was looking through the traffic logs

We got a hit from someone searching Yahoo for “mat gamel jewish”. I love it.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 13, 2008 7:59 PM CDT   0 recs

Minor league goings-on

Michael Brantley with another homer for Huntsville, and Wisconsin native RJ Seidel having his best start of the year for West Virginia.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 13, 2008 8:03 PM CDT   0 recs

bullpen bitte

by ol Pete on Jun 13, 2008 8:14 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Start activity? This must be part of Melvin’s culture of winning.

by ol Pete on Jun 13, 2008 8:16 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

DeFelice is up.. I guess the white flag is already waiving.

by SgtClueLs on Jun 13, 2008 8:18 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

White flag back in for the 6th inning.

by ol Pete on Jun 13, 2008 8:30 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

FRAK it was the FRIGGIN pitcher, an AL pitcher

by ol Pete on Jun 13, 2008 8:31 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Maybe

We can change interleague rivals from the Twins to the Timber Rattlers.

Coffee is for closers

by drezdn on Jun 13, 2008 8:20 PM CDT   0 recs

this season

is making me become a baseball purist

by keephopealive on Jun 13, 2008 8:26 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Branyan with a double

The fourth true outcome?

Coffee is for closers

by drezdn on Jun 13, 2008 8:23 PM CDT   0 recs

Bases clogged and Jenks up to bat as Phils are slapping the Cards around. Wellemeyer out of game in 4th.

by ol Pete on Jun 13, 2008 8:27 PM CDT   0 recs

Slowey just doubled

Come on, Dave. That’s at least the second Twins SP to get a double for his first career hit in the first game he ever batted in; Liriano did it two years ago.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 13, 2008 8:31 PM CDT   0 recs

*against us

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 13, 2008 8:32 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

err...

i don’t think it’s the first game he’s batted in this season
he’s hitting .200 and is 1 for 3 today. so he had 2 ABs elsewhere

by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 13, 2008 8:36 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

You're right

Still his first hit, though

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 13, 2008 8:38 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Sweet lookin play by the pride of Gefilte Fish Bay

by ol Pete on Jun 13, 2008 8:35 PM CDT   0 recs

followed by Ryan and his “iron glove” trying to keep Bulldog’s ERA under 6

by ol Pete on Jun 13, 2008 8:36 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Nice play, bug eyes

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 13, 2008 8:36 PM CDT   0 recs

Dillard in

the guy who was furiously warming up yesterday, but the guy warming up today isn’t. Someone help me understand, or does it take a Vulcan mind probe.

by ol Pete on Jun 13, 2008 8:46 PM CDT   0 recs

Bill E.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 13, 2008 8:49 PM CDT   0 recs

You've got to be kidding me

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 13, 2008 8:54 PM CDT   0 recs

Jesus..

2 Hits / 2 RBIs for an AL pitcher?

Guess the lack of DH hurts more then an AL pitcher hacking so ar…

by SgtClueLs on Jun 13, 2008 8:55 PM CDT   0 recs

Game

Wake up DeFelice.. the game is over.

by SgtClueLs on Jun 13, 2008 8:58 PM CDT   0 recs

Yeah it is

Hope for a better result tomorrow.

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by dixieflatline on Jun 13, 2008 9:00 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I hope so..

I’ll be at the game.. promptly tailgating at 3pm.

The only bright spot I can say, is that Slowly really helped my AL Fantasy team today. Good game for him.

by SgtClueLs on Jun 13, 2008 9:05 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

For those of you that want some laughs

Go to the MLB gameday for the cubs game. Micheal Wuetz throwing right, and left, handed. That is the worst camera system in the league.

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by dixieflatline on Jun 13, 2008 9:01 PM CDT   0 recs

or look at the Cards score 14-1

oh wait, we’re being pasted by the Twins as well

by ol Pete on Jun 13, 2008 9:06 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Maybe Wuetz rolled around in nuclear waste before he got to the park today. Grew an extra pitching arm.

by SgtClueLs on Jun 13, 2008 9:07 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Bill Hall's contribution

negative 6 runs.

put Ibrarren in the next game at second please and DFA Hall.

by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 13, 2008 9:07 PM CDT   0 recs

Hall is coming up

Think can he commit an error while batting?

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by dixieflatline on Jun 13, 2008 9:08 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

well

he cant hit into a DP…

by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 13, 2008 9:12 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

any chance

he’s just trying to hose the team completely?

by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 13, 2008 9:14 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Billy’s got a lot of talent, but man he is scuffling.

by ol Pete on Jun 13, 2008 9:15 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Fly the flag..

At least we don’t LOSE ground right?

Trying to stay positive..

by SgtClueLs on Jun 13, 2008 9:19 PM CDT   0 recs

On either the cubs or cards

So all isn’t lost. Still this was a winnable game coming in.

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by dixieflatline on Jun 13, 2008 9:19 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Cards game is only the 6th

14-1, I wonder if the end up using a position player to pitch

by ol Pete on Jun 13, 2008 9:22 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

oops – 17 to 1

by ol Pete on Jun 13, 2008 9:23 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I’d rather see a DiFelice start than ever see another Bush one.

by ol Pete on Jun 13, 2008 9:19 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

yeah if ever he was going to pitch well tonight was it

Technically a quality start though he didn’t deserve it.

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by dixieflatline on Jun 13, 2008 9:22 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Those guys were just back footing it and banging the ball.

by ol Pete on Jun 13, 2008 9:25 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs