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Game Thread #73: Orioles (37-34) at Brewers (39-33)

The Brewers are on a tear, to the point that we've more or less canceled out the disappointing start.  39-33 is an 88-win pace, which may well turn out to be enough for the wildcard, and is certainly in line with (or better than) pre-season expectations. 

Oddly enough, the Orioles are on something of a tear as well.  They've won five of their last six, which would be more impressive if those games weren't against the Pirates and Astros.  Before that, they lost a series to the Red Sox and took 2 out of three from the Twins and Blue Jays.

The matchup tonight is youngster Radhames Liz against Jeff Suppan.  Supp's ERA is down to 3.68, including a sparkling 2.35 in his last seven starts.  (I know, "sparkling" is a cliche, but I put some glitter on my monitor before writing this post, so I mean it literally.  Brew Crew Ball may be an interactive gangbang, but it is a cliche-free zone.  We never try to do too much with it.)

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

Go Brewers!

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walk off HR

Cubs win

The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.

by Kyguy922 on Jun 20, 2008 4:24 PM CDT   0 recs

Cevan Fredstra?

I hate Scott Linebrink. Wonder if Evan throws a Cutter?

by jihad on Jun 20, 2008 4:29 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

it took me a second to figure out what you meant...

...since nobody had connected Linebrink to the extra picks in a while. I never doubted the possible quality of those picks, but it’s a lot easier to get on board now that we’ve traded Inman and Garrison for real people.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 20, 2008 4:40 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Nobody's really noticed

but Garrison is actually having a really good year for a guy who was considered a fringy lefty.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 20, 2008 4:51 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Inman

has a 3.00 ERA, 81 Ks so far. Hopefully Frederickson makes us forget about those two.

by jihad on Jun 20, 2008 4:55 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

And Cutter

how could I forget?!?11

by jihad on Jun 20, 2008 4:55 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

indeed he is

I had it in my head he was a groundball specialist though.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 20, 2008 5:01 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Mike Ramlow apparently not in the bullpen anymore

He gets the start tonight for West Virginia (6:00). I think he’s kinda under the radar, check out the numbers this year.

2.18 ERA, almost a strikeout per inning his 45 innings, only 6 walks, 1.97 GO/AO ratio.

A Brewerfan.net scouting report tells me he can hit the low 90s with the fastball, and a 6’6”, 185 pound frame suggests he could certainly could add a few MPHs to that fastball. I’m going to keep an eye on that game tonight.

by jihad on Jun 20, 2008 5:08 PM CDT   0 recs

Ramlow

I started a thread on him awhile back. I like him too; I had him listed on the Prospects sidebar until v2.0 came out.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 20, 2008 5:40 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

And I commented in it

smooth move not remembering that. I remembered a thread about him and I didn’t look it up. The scouting report I was referencing there is here. Regardless, he’s certainly interesting. Those are some nice numbers. Eat a little, buddy!

by jihad on Jun 20, 2008 5:45 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah, and Mass Haas mentioned in that thread that Ramlow’s weight was actually revised downward to 170. 6’6", 170 lbs.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 20, 2008 5:52 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Any insight on the starter/closer switch?

He was moved to the bullpen and racked up 7 saves. Now he’s starting again, or is this just a temporary thing?

by jihad on Jun 20, 2008 6:26 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Ouch

Bad first inning for Ramlow:

Kannapolis Bottom 1st

  • Dale Mollenhauer singles on a ground ball to right fielder Caleb Gindl.
  • Sergio Morales singles on a ground ball to left fielder Eric Fryer. Dale Mollenhauer to 2nd.
  • Jim Gallagher homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. Dale Mollenhauer scores. Sergio Morales scores.
  • Mark Fleisher doubles (4) on a line drive to left fielder Eric Fryer.
  • Logan Johnson grounds out, shortstop Matt Cline to first baseman Curt Rindal. Mark Fleisher to 3rd.
  • Lee Cruz strikes out swinging.
  • Anderson Gomes doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Eric Fryer. Mark Fleisher scores.
  • Matt Inouye flies out to center fielder Lee Haydel.

by jihad on Jun 20, 2008 6:43 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Settled down after that

Final line: 5.7 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 1 HR.

Not disastrous. I hope he gets some more shots.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 20, 2008 7:54 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

wow

he is as slight as me. A new favorite prospect!

by Braunstalker on Jun 20, 2008 6:45 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Another Interesting Link

The Hardball Times has a review of Out of the Park Baseball on their site. The author simmed the 2008 season- the Brewers won the NL Central with 94 wins, the Cubs had 82. The OPS leaders were also posted, and I skimmed it for Brewers. Given the 94 wins I wasn’t surprised to see three listed. They are:

Ryan Braun .354 average, 42 homers
Prince Fielder .297 average, 37 homers
Russell Branyan .251 average, tied for third in the majors with 46 homers!

Out of the Park baseball is a believer in the Muscle now, too!

by jihad on Jun 20, 2008 5:49 PM CDT   0 recs

A little conservative

but I’ll take it!

"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 20, 2008 6:14 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Anyone play OOP?

I’ve been playing Baseball Mogul for a few years now and love it but was considering trying out the new OOP. I’ve heard its great but is a little difficult to get going. Anyone play either?

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

by verno329 on Jun 20, 2008 6:34 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

FSN ran a story on Eddie Waitkus

of the 1950 Phillies. The average age of the team was 26. They won the pennant that year! They had a phenomenal pitcher in Robin Roberts and a group of reliable starters. Richie Ashburn, Dick Sisler, Del Ennis. Damn! Sounds a lot like the You-Know-Whos…...

Here’s more, if you’re the least bit curious…..

http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/1950.shtml

by heybatterbatter on Jun 20, 2008 6:01 PM CDT   0 recs

Liz write up

http://camdendepot.blogspot.com/2008/06/radhames-liz-2008-debut-and-pitch-fx.html

Fastball pitcher who works high in the zone. Elsewhere, I read some fan discussion that had them hoping he would go five.

by ol Pete on Jun 20, 2008 6:11 PM CDT   0 recs

lineups

kapler in center
counsell at 2B and leading off
Branyan at 3B

by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 20, 2008 6:25 PM CDT   0 recs

Not a great start...

"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 20, 2008 7:12 PM CDT   0 recs

nope.

go get em' seth!

by Jamie in LA on Jun 20, 2008 7:12 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Curse of the retro?

Retro uni curse rearing it’s head again?

by SgtClueLs on Jun 20, 2008 7:13 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

The good news is

I had nothing better to do than watch the game.

OK, that’s not really “good” news.

by heybatterbatter on Jun 20, 2008 7:22 PM CDT   0 recs

Camden Scouting Report?

I read that neat PitchFX article, but I didn’t see any mention of his gritty at bats!

My god… this is going to be a rough game.

by SgtClueLs on Jun 20, 2008 7:23 PM CDT   0 recs

My god

what a terrible start.

by molitorfan on Jun 20, 2008 7:24 PM CDT   0 recs

Gameday

has the score at 4-0, but I “only” count 3.
RBI single, 1 scoring on an error, and a SF.

by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 20, 2008 7:26 PM CDT   0 recs

okay...it caught up

a single after the SF.
at least they didn’t bat around…

by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 20, 2008 7:27 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Soup

must think he’s pitching at Wrigley

by molitorfan on Jun 20, 2008 7:29 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Alright Hardy!

"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 20, 2008 7:30 PM CDT   0 recs

Nice

JJ starting with the power early

by molitorfan on Jun 20, 2008 7:31 PM CDT   0 recs

so far

Liz has thrown 2 non-fastballs
both to Braun.

by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 20, 2008 7:34 PM CDT   0 recs

Wow

I missed a lot.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 20, 2008 7:34 PM CDT   0 recs

Braun stealing

when liz hasn’t been able to record an out on the mound yet?

by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 20, 2008 7:36 PM CDT   0 recs

So

are we in for a 4 hour game?

by molitorfan on Jun 20, 2008 7:39 PM CDT   0 recs

What happened?

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 20, 2008 7:41 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

leaning to steal, picked off by a rookie

by ol Pete on Jun 20, 2008 7:42 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

What was hart thinking?

I mean it’s Branyan at the plate, getting an extra base isn’t getting you anything.

You can walk to 2nd on a walk.
Stay on 1st with a K
or stroll to home on a HR.

by SgtClueLs on Jun 20, 2008 7:41 PM CDT   0 recs

Liz tattoos a Suppan pitch

fortunately at Kapler. Roberts does it as well, but not at a fielder.

by ol Pete on Jun 20, 2008 7:44 PM CDT   0 recs

Thank god

I finally wrested the TV away from the female “Stepmom”-watching lobby.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 20, 2008 7:46 PM CDT   0 recs

understatement – 7 balls in a row

by ol Pete on Jun 20, 2008 7:49 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

He's Turnbow'd

You can just tell it’s not working.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 20, 2008 7:50 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

speaking of which,

Turnbow had another rough outig today…

by kgaul on Jun 20, 2008 8:31 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

That was yesterday

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 20, 2008 8:31 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

LaPorta's not starting tonight for Huntsville

Back must be sore. He apparently made a really nice defensive play at first to save a couple runs last night, maybe he aggravated it on that.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 20, 2008 7:48 PM CDT   0 recs

Maybe

they should have kept 13 pitchers

by molitorfan on Jun 20, 2008 7:51 PM CDT   0 recs

Trembley calls those 5 o’clock hitters.

by ol Pete on Jun 20, 2008 7:52 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Tonight he was just an inning eater

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 20, 2008 7:55 PM CDT   0 recs

this game

is not going on his career highlight DVD

by molitorfan on Jun 20, 2008 7:56 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I’d say latter, pecked to death by Orioles ala Hitchcock’s the Birds

by ol Pete on Jun 20, 2008 7:56 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Randy Choate

He gave up an unearned run in 2 IP on 2 H, 1 BB, and 0 K’s.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 20, 2008 7:56 PM CDT   0 recs

Randy

is quite the name to discuss on the interactive gangbang.

by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 20, 2008 7:58 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

and nothing like

a guy named Liz to halt it in its tracks

by molitorfan on