Game Thread #75: Orioles (38-35) at Brewers (40-34)
by Jeff Sackmann
on Jun 22, 2008 10:00 AM CDT
in Game Threads
No Mug today as I couldn't find much of interest on the interwebs. Post-game links from last night's game:
This afternoon it's Garrett Olson and his 4.80 ERA against Manny Parra and his 4.22 ERA. As you might've noticed, Parra has been excellent lately, going 5-0 with a 3.00 ERA in his last seven starts. His last outing was his best yet: seven shutout innings against the Jays.
Game time is 1:05 CT, and here's the BR Game Preview. The slate is about as clean as you could ask for: No Brewers or Orioles batter has faced the opposing starter today.
Go Brewers!
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I was going to post this in the mug but since there isn't one I'll post it here
Continuing my man-crush on Zach Greinke here is what he has to say about domes.
Zack Greinke should feel right at home at Rogers Centre at Toronto. “I like all domes,” he said. “The weather is always good and I think that’s why [I like them], because you can always have batting practice and it’s not real hot or real cold and it’s just nice.“You don’t have to worry about the wind blowing straight out one game or all the different things that can happen with it. You just know what it’s going to be like, and that’s how it is.”
Make a deal Doug, make a deal.
by dixieflatline on Jun 22, 2008 10:40 AM CDT 0 recs
you just know that
if a deal was made, fall would be unseasonably warm, and every Greinke start for two months would have the roof open.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on
Jun 22, 2008 10:45 AM CDT
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I don't know but I am just enamored with him
I am probably going to write up a profile on him for my next THT article. Looking in depth on his player card shows an average fastball of 94 MPH with good horizontal movement and even better vertical movement. That is a plus plus pitch. His change is a ridiculous 12 MPH slower than his fastball which is crazy good. His slider has merely average movement but has a 9 MPH speed differential and his curve while not getting huge vertical drop still has an above average differential compared to his fastball and has a very small hump. His control is good walking less than the league average and he is getting more grounders this year and lowered his P/PA to 3.71. Oh and he is also hiding all of his pitches well with almost no difference in release point.
Honestly, I think he is an elite pitcher right now who is 24 and possibly has room to get better. I would trade LaPorta and a fringe prospect of the Royals choosing for him. He is a free agent after 2010 and will make some bucks in arbitration but that seems to fit into the Brewer’s window quite well.
by dixieflatline on
Jun 22, 2008 11:18 AM CDT
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Wow
That’s a lot of good info on him.
BTW, Rotoworld has Greinke as a free agent in 2011. They could be wrong.
by brewfan2 on
Jun 22, 2008 12:20 PM CDT
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Is that after 2011 or after 2010?
In any case he should command more than Sabathia if both were to be traded.
by dixieflatline on
Jun 22, 2008 12:36 PM CDT
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Cot's has his service time as
3 years and 57 days entering the season, so he’ll be a free agent after 2010.
by Zeyes on
Jun 22, 2008 12:52 PM CDT
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Yea
I’m guessing it means he’s a free agent after 2010, which is what you wrote the first time…misread your original post :).
by brewfan2 on
Jun 22, 2008 12:53 PM CDT
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I would give LaPorta's and Gamel's left nuts to get Greinke
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on
Jun 22, 2008 1:57 PM CDT
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Fun fact
Look over to “related stories on Brew Crew Ball” on the right sidebar. Those are related because they are Parra’s last starts, and I tag all the game threads with the starters names. Brewers record going into each of Parra’s last five starts:
23-26
26-28
31-28
33-31
36-33
Nice.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 22, 2008 10:46 AM CDT 0 recs
For some reason
my dumb-ass thought you were talking about the Stories from around SBN, particularily ” Colon Squeezes Out O’s for 150th”
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
by MadJimiBrewha on
Jun 22, 2008 12:27 PM CDT
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Another lefty for us to hammer
Olson looks like just our kind of pitcher. Fastball near 90 MPH with OK movement, straight change that he hides well but has just 8 MPH difference from his fastball, and a slider that has some decent bite to it. He doesn’t have that junkballer big curve or change the drops off the table that has given us trouble in the past so I expect a good performance by the offense today. He throws a lot of first pitch fastballs so I wouldn’t be too surprised to see some of our guys (read Braun) swinging away early.
by dixieflatline on Jun 22, 2008 11:40 AM CDT 0 recs
leftys don't seem as sure a thing this year
Sounds like a control pitcher who keeps the ball down.
Here are articles about his first two starts: camdendepot
by ol Pete on
Jun 22, 2008 12:30 PM CDT
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This should be an adventure
My flight to Orlando is delayed, so I’m going to try to watch the game over my AT&T 3G card.
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 22, 2008 12:54 PM CDT 0 recs
Lol good luck
by dixieflatline on
Jun 22, 2008 12:55 PM CDT
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It's working on the mlb screen
Maybe the game action will be nice, smooth movements like this :)
by Marty McSuperFly on
Jun 22, 2008 12:56 PM CDT
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working so far
But with the 400k feed, I don’t need Counsell to add any more grit to this game.
by Marty McSuperFly on
Jun 22, 2008 1:07 PM CDT
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Jesus,
Corey
Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jun 22, 2008 1:09 PM CDT 0 recs
Thankfully
I chose not to Pitch n Ditch Manny today.
Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jun 22, 2008 1:10 PM CDT 0 recs
Not a good start
by dixieflatline on Jun 22, 2008 1:10 PM CDT 0 recs
The less they get up to bat
The better, because we’re making Baltimore hitters look like champs.
by ryan braun on
Jun 22, 2008 1:11 PM CDT
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Looks like the bats will need to score some this game
I am confident they can but it would have been nice to limit this to one run.
by dixieflatline on Jun 22, 2008 1:14 PM CDT 0 recs
he should have been
after not having the infield in on that second run I think he was too ashamed to “manage” the rest of the game.
by molitorfan on
Jun 22, 2008 1:43 PM CDT
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the ump was too fair
figured he’d give the brewers an unfair advantage by tossing him
by Marty McSuperFly on
Jun 22, 2008 1:45 PM CDT
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that would be funny
if that was really what he was thinking.
by molitorfan on
Jun 22, 2008 1:46 PM CDT
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He’s thinking he hates Ned Yost. Its an old, bad relationship. No mystery despite non-sensical claims to the contrary.
by ol Pete on
Jun 22, 2008 1:49 PM CDT
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Huge huge DP there
by dixieflatline on Jun 22, 2008 1:42 PM CDT 0 recs
yes
Parra seems to be having trouble finding the strike zone.
by molitorfan on
Jun 22, 2008 1:43 PM CDT
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On. Fire.
Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jun 22, 2008 1:48 PM CDT 0 recs
So how much longer do you stick with Manny?
If this keeps up I think maybe pinch hitting for him next inning is the way to go. If he even gets that far.
by dixieflatline on Jun 22, 2008 1:56 PM CDT 0 recs
Maybe they can get a couple more innings out of him. I wondered how long DiFelice would be around but he seems to be valuable lately.
by ol Pete on
Jun 22, 2008 2:01 PM CDT
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Drag Bunt attempt?
I am not sure what Parra was thinking . I don’t know if he could have beat that out
by ksbrewer on Jun 22, 2008 2:03 PM CDT 0 recs
strike two to Rickie not even close
Good job Montague.
by ol Pete on Jun 22, 2008 2:05 PM CDT 0 recs
Jim Palmer
on the O’s broadcast called the strike zone “as wide as the ballpark”. And Manny still has 5 walks.
by molitorfan on
Jun 22, 2008 2:07 PM CDT
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Thing is, there is the Orioles strike zone and the Brewers’.
by ol Pete on
Jun 22, 2008 2:10 PM CDT
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Wow
The first two innings were rough, huh? Glad I missed them, I might have had to make a drink.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 22, 2008 2:09 PM CDT 0 recs
yes they were
Ned didn’t bring Hall up with a runner on third and the O’s shouldn’t have scored the second run. I was so mad about that and Manny’s lack of control that I almost turned the game off.
by molitorfan on
Jun 22, 2008 2:11 PM CDT
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"R. Weeks lined out to deep left "
Was it impressive?
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on
Jun 22, 2008 2:17 PM CDT
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Jim Palmer hearts Seth McClung
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 22, 2008 2:12 PM CDT 0 recs
It's the end of the world as we know it
Seth McClung was “Ben Sheets” like. I guess we dont have to worry about an ace next year.
by ryan braun on
Jun 22, 2008 2:13 PM CDT
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Trembley starting his runners
guess he doesn’t enjoy Brewers infield play as much as me
by ol Pete on Jun 22, 2008 2:19 PM CDT 0 recs
Those are some serious colors Trenni is sporting
She’s a true Wisconsinite.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 22, 2008 2:27 PM CDT 0 recs
Talking about the lineup with Weeks back
I’m projecting:
- Weeks
- Hardy
- Braun
- Fielder
- Hart
- Branyan
- Cameron
- Kendall
For the next week or so.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 22, 2008 2:28 PM CDT 0 recs
Hey, both of our 3B can hit homers!
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 22, 2008 2:29 PM CDT 0 recs
Holy Shit!
Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jun 22, 2008 2:29 PM CDT 0 recs
Parra at 90 pitches and a 1/6 K/BB
Pinch hit for him?
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 22, 2008 2:30 PM CDT 0 recs
The Rockies’ Rookie-ball affiliate renamed themselves the Ghosts. Why? They play in Casper, WY.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 22, 2008 2:32 PM CDT 0 recs
Everything upsets fundamentalists.
they should probably work on the fundamentals more. That’s what the Rock would say.
"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 22, 2008 2:52 PM CDT
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Somehow I doubt fundamentalists would be good at not trying to do too much with it
And they seem very committed in their direction, so I don’t think they’d be taking it the other way, either.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on
Jun 22, 2008 2:55 PM CDT
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Giddy up Kapler!
"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 22, 2008 2:38 PM CDT 0 recs
"Jim Hardy" isn't a bad name
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on
Jun 22, 2008 2:40 PM CDT
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he would have taken a beating with the hard jimmy jokes in school.
Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on
Jun 22, 2008 2:48 PM CDT
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Baseball question
does this mean Parra is
a) in position for the win
or
b) gets a no decision today?
seeing as they erased the lead after he was already pulled out, but he already pitched in the inning where they took the lead?
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 22, 2008 2:41 PM CDT 0 recs
He should be in line for the win. Right?
Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on
Jun 22, 2008 2:41 PM CDT
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Nobody else had pitched
at the time the Brewers took the lead.
"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 22, 2008 2:43 PM CDT
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someone give Ryan a head cold - he seems to hit better with one
Maybe Kirbir will volunteer
by ol Pete on Jun 22, 2008 2:41 PM CDT 0 recs
doesn't need a headcold for the defense
wow
but I haven’t seen Kibir around this weekend in any of the game threads
by PagsBrewCrew on
Jun 22, 2008 3:07 PM CDT
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Hey, has anyone seen Ryan Braun?
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on
Jun 22, 2008 3:20 PM CDT
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