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beat by things like good bunting and pitchers hitting
by ol Pete on
Jun 14, 2008 9:55 PM CDT
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I was really excited coming into this series too
Cubs on the road against a good team in the Jays with their good pitchers going. Phillies playing at the Cards without Pujols. Seemed like we could pick up some ground. Now we have to avoid being swept.
by dixieflatline on Jun 14, 2008 9:53 PM CDT 0 recs
There's no crying in baseball.
Is there a possiblity of a panic trade for a middle infielder in the next few days? I hope not.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jun 14, 2008 9:55 PM CDT 0 recs
I don't think so
by dixieflatline on
Jun 14, 2008 9:57 PM CDT
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Panic callup
might be a solid idea. I wanted to punch myself in the face when I saw the fearsome threesome of Counsell, Kendall, and Irabarren due up in the ninth.
by jihad on
Jun 14, 2008 9:59 PM CDT
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Did Guillermo Mota and Tim Dillard die?
What the hell just happened? I think I’m still in shock here.
by jihad on Jun 14, 2008 9:57 PM CDT 0 recs
I have no idea
I told my wife after the 11th that there was no way Tavarez comes out for the 12th.
by dixieflatline on
Jun 14, 2008 9:58 PM CDT
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Jayson Stark's ESPN column
This one, did it ever get linked to and talked about?
by ol Pete on Jun 14, 2008 9:59 PM CDT 0 recs
Tough Loss
I can’t really blame Yost though, our defense blew this one.
"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 Jun 14, 2008 9:59 PM CDT 0 recs
So Battlekow
How many games until the end of the first half for Huntsville? 2-1 them in the 8th right now.
by dixieflatline on Jun 14, 2008 9:59 PM CDT 0 recs
I take it back
Looks like the game is over. Rain maybe? I guess in Jacksonville that makes sense.
by dixieflatline on
Jun 14, 2008 10:03 PM CDT
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No, the scores stopped updating awhile ago
The box score totals are still good though.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on
Jun 14, 2008 10:06 PM CDT
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They won, actually
The last game is tomorrow. Last I checked, West Tenn was winning today also; they are tied with Huntsville.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on
Jun 14, 2008 10:02 PM CDT
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Yeah 4-1 west tenn
by dixieflatline on
Jun 14, 2008 10:04 PM CDT
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Nothing but the boxscores are updating
That’s why it looks like it’s still the eighth inning for Huntsville. West Tenn is winning 7-2 after the seventh, so they’re probably going to get a win also. FYI, if they are still tied after tomorrow, the winner of the first game in the second half wins the first-half championship, and West Tenn plays at Huntsville to open the second half.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on
Jun 14, 2008 10:05 PM CDT
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What I meant to say was, the winner of the first head-to-head matchup wins the title
It just happens that they’re playing each other in the first series.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on
Jun 14, 2008 10:07 PM CDT
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Yay Huntsville!
I may just convert to becoming a full time Stars fan and just check the Brewers box after their game on occasion.
by jihad on
Jun 14, 2008 10:05 PM CDT
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Man, I had forgotten until I just thought of it that Prince came within an inch of winning it in the 10th
What a bummer.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 14, 2008 10:06 PM CDT 0 recs
It really is a game of inches
If that ball doesn’t get by Corey we probably win as well. Though we also escaped a huge jam in the 11th.
by dixieflatline on
Jun 14, 2008 10:10 PM CDT
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So I have been hard on Bill Hall recently
For obvious reasons but I want to talk about another regular. Is Mike Cameron done? He only has 148 ABs but his line is .216 /.289 /.446. Normally large strikeout totals don’t get me upset but 52 in 148 is a ton. Is it time for Kapler to get some serious playing time?
by dixieflatline on Jun 14, 2008 10:09 PM CDT 0 recs
.230 ISO is nice at least
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on
Jun 14, 2008 10:10 PM CDT
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True
It really is amazing looking at our stats. Braun’s OPS is .888 which isn’t bad but if you told me .888 OPS would be leading the team (of qualified players) before the season I would have been pretty surprised. Also Cory’s OBP is down to .331. As bad as Rickie has been his OBP is .325 so he probably should go back into the leadoff spot when he comes back.
by dixieflatline on
Jun 14, 2008 10:13 PM CDT
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LD % Identical to last year
but his BABIP is about 50 points lower, so I’d expect him to improve.
by jihad on
Jun 14, 2008 10:14 PM CDT
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This is an excellent point; I agree with you
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on
Jun 14, 2008 10:16 PM CDT
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Now that I really look at it
Our team OBP is really pretty poor. Here is a list of the regulars (League average is .331 remember):
Rickie .325
J.J. .323
Cory .331
Braun .321
Prince .377 (!)
Hall .283
Kendall .323
Cameron .289
So our only regular with an OBP above league average is Prince. That is pretty poor.
by dixieflatline on Jun 14, 2008 10:18 PM CDT 0 recs
That's it.
Put Prince in the leadoff spot. After all, as Ned said about Cory, the only time he’ll come to the plate without men on base is the 1st inning.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on
Jun 14, 2008 10:19 PM CDT
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Well I didn't suggest that
But the point is there really are no good options at all for 1st or 2nd in the order. With Braun and Fielder 3rd and 4th if we just could get some guys on base with them coming up we would score a lot more runs. Someone is going to have to fill those spots and do a better job. I really think Rickie is the best choice for one of them.
by dixieflatline on
Jun 14, 2008 10:23 PM CDT
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I do too, because he actually has on-base skills
If he could just hit .250…
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by battlekow on
Jun 14, 2008 10:24 PM CDT
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How can he not?
Seriously. What am I missing? Because I never thought Weeks would still be struggling at the plate this far into his career.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on
Jun 14, 2008 10:26 PM CDT
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He used up all his mojo hitting .495 for Southern.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on
Jun 14, 2008 10:28 PM CDT
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Maybe he'll be BJ Surhoff:
and be maddeningly awful when it counts for most of his career in Milwaukee and then play well elsewhere.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on
Jun 14, 2008 10:29 PM CDT
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Yeah he was advertised as a hitting machine
I saw him extensively after he was drafted and later at AAA and he looked great at the plate. Driving the ball to all fields and really squaring up everything. I wonder if that wrist might still be the problem. Maybe that just won’t ever heal. His swing is so hands-y that and he relies some much on those wrists.
by dixieflatline on
Jun 14, 2008 10:29 PM CDT
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That was my failed attempt at humor.
Rather than a slam.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on
Jun 14, 2008 10:25 PM CDT
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Sorry it is hard sometimes to tell on the interweb
Again, as Jeff points out how lineups are constructed doesn’t make a huge difference. And with our team’s OBP all sitting in the low .300’s it really doesn’t matter much right now.
by dixieflatline on
Jun 14, 2008 10:27 PM CDT
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LaPorta sure will provide a breath of fresh air as a right-handed Prince
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on
Jun 14, 2008 10:22 PM CDT
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Did anyone see Ned's post-game press conference?
I’m really curious to see if he was saving Mota for the next inning.
by jihad on Jun 14, 2008 10:20 PM CDT 0 recs
One last note on Billy
His BABIP is down from his usual low .300’s to .255 but there appears to be a good reason for that. His GB% is way up to 46% compares to mid 30’s the last two years and his pop up rate is an alarming 21%. You can’t make it in the bigs with a pop up rate that high.
by dixieflatline on Jun 14, 2008 10:22 PM CDT 0 recs
Is 2010 our year?
I thought 2007 was. Then I hoped ths year would be. 2009 seems unlikely to me based on the SP I’m projecting in my head.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jun 14, 2008 10:24 PM CDT 0 recs
Hello from the future
It will happen in the Fourth Year Of Our Lord Branyan.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on
Jun 14, 2008 10:25 PM CDT
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The problem is in 2010 the Reds might be good
The pirates appear to have seen the light as well. I have no doubt we will still be a good team then but you wonder how long this window might be open for?
by dixieflatline on
Jun 14, 2008 10:31 PM CDT
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Maybe everyone will go 81-81
I don’t think there’s a procedure for a six-way tie. I think it only goes up to four, but I suppose you could have three one-game playoffs and then use the three-way tie procedure.
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by TheJay on
Jun 14, 2008 11:17 PM CDT
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More on Weeks
His BABIP is obscenely low as well at .234. His LD% is down but his pop up rate has not jumped. You would think that is a lot of bad luck but his BABIP was low last year as well. Not sure what is going on with him or the rest of the team really. We should be a much better team offensively than we are.
by dixieflatline on Jun 14, 2008 10:34 PM CDT 0 recs
Tell that to the Cubs fans
They don’t seem to grasp that.
by jihad on
Jun 14, 2008 10:36 PM CDT
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"Not sure what is going on with him or the rest of the team really."
I blame Ned Yost!
Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.
by TheJay on
Jun 14, 2008 11:25 PM CDT
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Question
Does anyone know if there is a database of Brewers Franchise player win shares available online? I was considering calculating out such a list as something interesting to do, but if one already exists it would seem more pointless.
"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 Jun 14, 2008 11:42 PM CDT 0 recs
You mean this current year's?
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on
Jun 15, 2008 12:08 AM CDT
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I was thinking
‘69-’07 (including the Pilots).
"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
Jun 15, 2008 12:34 AM CDT
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NL Central Standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chicago
|
97 | 64 | .602 | 0 | Lost 4 |
|
Milwaukee
|
90 | 72 | .555 | 7.5 | Lost 1 |
|
Houston
|
86 | 75 | .534 | 11 | Won 1 |
|
St. Louis
|
86 | 76 | .530 | 11.5 | Won 6 |
|
Cincinnati
|
74 | 88 | .456 | 23.5 | Lost 5 |
|
Pittsburgh
|
67 | 95 | .413 | 30.5 | Won 1 |
(updated 12.4.2008 at 11:13 PM CST)
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