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Game Thread #75: Orioles (38-35) at Brewers (40-34)

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.

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by dixieflatline on Jun 22, 2008 10:40 AM CDT reply actions   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 up reply actions   0 recs

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.

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by dixieflatline on Jun 22, 2008 11:18 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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 up reply actions   0 recs

Is that after 2011 or after 2010?

In any case he should command more than Sabathia if both were to be traded.

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by dixieflatline on Jun 22, 2008 12:36 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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 up reply actions   0 recs

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 up reply actions   0 recs

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 reply actions   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 up reply actions   0 recs

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.

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by dixieflatline on Jun 22, 2008 11:40 AM CDT reply actions   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 up reply actions   0 recs

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 reply actions   0 recs

Lol good luck

Maybe the 400K feed will work though.

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by dixieflatline on Jun 22, 2008 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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 up reply actions   0 recs

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 up reply actions   0 recs

Jesus,

Corey

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by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jun 22, 2008 1:09 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Thankfully

I chose not to Pitch n Ditch Manny today.

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by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jun 22, 2008 1:10 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Not a good start

Roberts and Markakis have looked good this series.

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by dixieflatline on Jun 22, 2008 1:10 PM CDT reply actions   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 up reply actions   0 recs

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.

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by dixieflatline on Jun 22, 2008 1:14 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Man...

I mean Manny, is it too early in the day?

by ol Pete on Jun 22, 2008 1:20 PM CDT reply actions   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 up reply actions   0 recs

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 up reply actions   0 recs

that would be funny

if that was really what he was thinking.

by molitorfan on Jun 22, 2008 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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 up reply actions   0 recs

Huge huge DP there

I feel like we should be down 4-0 or so right now.

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by dixieflatline on Jun 22, 2008 1:42 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

yes

Parra seems to be having trouble finding the strike zone.

by molitorfan on Jun 22, 2008 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

keep those fastballs coming

by ol Pete on Jun 22, 2008 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

On. Fire.

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by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jun 22, 2008 1:48 PM CDT reply actions   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.

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by dixieflatline on Jun 22, 2008 1:56 PM CDT reply actions   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 up reply actions   0 recs

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 reply actions   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 up reply actions   0 recs

Thing is, there is the Orioles strike zone and the Brewers’.

by ol Pete on Jun 22, 2008 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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 reply actions   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 up reply actions   0 recs

"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 up reply actions   0 recs

It was a true Rickie Rocket™

by ol Pete on Jun 22, 2008 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jim Palmer hearts Seth McClung

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 22, 2008 2:12 PM CDT reply actions   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 up reply actions   0 recs

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 reply actions   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 reply actions   0 recs

Talking about the lineup with Weeks back

I’m projecting:

  1. Weeks
  2. Hardy
  3. Braun
  4. Fielder
  5. Hart
  6. Branyan
  7. Cameron
  8. Kendall

For the next week or so.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 22, 2008 2:28 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

(sorry Jeff)

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 22, 2008 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

caused thunder here in Bay View

by ol Pete on Jun 22, 2008 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Holy Shit!

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by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jun 22, 2008 2:29 PM CDT reply actions   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 reply actions   0 recs

that will upset fundamentalsts

by ol Pete on Jun 22, 2008 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions   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 up reply actions   0 recs

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 up reply actions   0 recs

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 reply actions   0 recs

James Jerry!

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 22, 2008 2:39 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

lol

no wonder he goes by JJ

by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 22, 2008 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions   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 up reply actions   0 recs

he would have taken a beating with the hard jimmy jokes in school.

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by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jun 22, 2008 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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 reply actions   0 recs

He should be in line for the win. Right?

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by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jun 22, 2008 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

A is your answer

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 22, 2008 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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 up reply actions   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 up reply actions   0 recs

Mammoth hit!

"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 2:50 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Cormier warming up

According to Gameday, he’s been in the game since Friday.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 22, 2008 3:00 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

BAAAAAAAABIPPPP…

by ol Pete on Jun 22, 2008 3:06 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

yep

the curse of weeks

or The Week Curse™

by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 22, 2008 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dude

Maybe Riske needed more of a rehab.

"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 3:10 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

something

by ol Pete on Jun 22, 2008 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

perhaps also not the best umpire strike zone

to try to have Riske get over his control problems from last time…

by Zeyes on Jun 22, 2008 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sadly I think we are going to have to DL him again if we want him to rehab some more

We are paying him a lot for many years so he needs to get things turned around.

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by dixieflatline on Jun 22, 2008 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Riske earning his namesake

"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 3:15 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

This is the first time

I’m seeing him. Has he always maxed out at 90? I thought he was a power pitcher when we picked him up.

by balldeagle on Jun 22, 2008 3:16 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

90mph fastball

is in line with his career velocity.

"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 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow

Helluva play, JJ.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 22, 2008 3:19 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Big play!

"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 3:19 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Oh my god

Those were amazing plays.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 22, 2008 3:23 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Holy Vargas

Suh-lowwww… with tension building, and bullets flying, and they escape

by ol Pete on Jun 22, 2008 3:24 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

And 8 walks!

How have we only given up 3 runs?

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by dixieflatline on Jun 22, 2008 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Defense, pure and simple

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 22, 2008 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mota warming up

call me a negative nabob, but I would like insurance runs

by ol Pete on Jun 22, 2008 3:29 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Ouch

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 22, 2008 3:32 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Kaboom!

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 22, 2008 3:35 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Roberts really flashing some leather

I don’t want him on the Cubs.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 22, 2008 3:37 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I was just thinking, I’m glad he’s not there.

by ol Pete on Jun 22, 2008 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

So, does Mota still pitch?

No longer a “hold situation”.

"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 3:43 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Youkilis struck out

3-2 Boston going into the 9th.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 22, 2008 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

woof

go get em' seth!

by Jamie in LA on Jun 22, 2008 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Buzz, your girlfriend!

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 22, 2008 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Does he have options left? He could set up for Gagne who could close for Turnbow starts.

by ol Pete on Jun 22, 2008 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

More DPs than a German porn film.

by ol Pete on Jun 22, 2008 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow.

"Get up, get up, get outta' here, GONE!!!"

by BrewerLover on Jun 22, 2008 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Zing!

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by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jun 22, 2008 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I ♥ Trenni

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by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jun 22, 2008 4:16 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Who doesn't bro.

"Get up, get up, get outta' here, GONE!!!"

by BrewerLover on Jun 22, 2008 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Since when

is Prince’s voice so high?

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by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jun 22, 2008 4:17 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Post-game thread is up.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 22, 2008 4:17 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Manny Parra gets the win.

Can anyone tell me how he is considered a Rookie?

"Get up, get up, get outta' here, GONE!!!"

by BrewerLover on Jun 22, 2008 4:17 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Rookie qualification

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 22, 2008 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

yay!!!

go get em' seth!

by Jamie in LA on Jun 22, 2008 4:24 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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