Game Thread #77: Brewers (42-34) at Braves (38-40)
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 24, 2008 3:55 PM CDT
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PrintHere are some fun facts that make you wonder what's in the water in the NL Central. There are five teams in baseball with better records than the Brewers right now. Two of those are in the National League, and both of those are in the Central. The Brewers are a half-game better than the East-leading Phillies and 2.5 better than the West-leading D-Backs. For the record, we're also a half-game better than the AL Central-leading White Sox.
All good things must come to end, though, at least for Cardinals fans. The Crew is only a game and a half back of second place and the wild card lead, and while the Brewers continue their set against the Braves, the Cards meet the Tigers. (Are they good this week or not? I can't keep up.)
Today's pitching matchup ought to be interesting: Dave Bush goes for the Brewers, about a month after he shut down the Braves at Miller Park. You're also probably aware that's coming off his best start of the year. Both of those outings were at home, though, and his road ERA is over eight. (Nowhere to go but down, right? Let's hope...)
The Braves have had to turn to Richmond again and again, and so it is tonight, with Charlie Morton on the mound, making his third big-league start. Both of the previous two were interleague matchups, and he even managed a quality start in one of them. Always interesting (and often depressing) to see how the Crew does against pitchers they've never seen before.
Game time is 6:05 CT, and here's the BR Game Preview.
Go Brewers!
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"Nowhere to go but down"
That must be Turnbow’s motto… which would still be better than Kapler’s “mantra”: ‘I prepare, therefore I am prepared,’
6th best record
Not bad… when I saw the Brewers record as being 8 games over .500, it didn’t seem like it was that long they were under .500… impressive turnaround they have had lately… on pace to win almost 90 games… stay hot!
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
extrapolate the last 3 games
and we win over 120. whohoo! :)
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 24, 2008 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions
My road Bush theory
It’s all Kendall’s fault. Kendall exudes an extra amount of grit while on the road, call it 2.5 Kendall units. The causes an overload of grit on the field as Bush(aka The Gritty Bulldog) is exuding his own above average level of grit, about 1.25 Kendalls of grit. So you have 3.75 Kendalls in the starting battery, which is just too damn much grit. Just having Kendall in the park causes a .5 Kendall to leak onto the field. What they need is at least a -.75 Kendall out of TGB’s road catcher to bring Bush back into harmonic balance. Sadly, Mike Rivera has spent too many years in the minors to be this grit free so he won’t do. Vinny Rotino plays too many positions, and Sal Palmisano has a name that should be written in grit so he won’t do.
I think this leaves us with only one option, and that is to bring Estrada back to fill this valuable role. You can try to argue with the math, but you just prove that you really have no concept.
by Getting Yosted on Jun 24, 2008 5:55 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
Wow.
That’s possibly a greater theory than the theory of relativity. Or could they be linked?
Nonetheless, +1 rec for you, good sir.
Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jun 24, 2008 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Kendall Units
Best post so far today.
I think you need to do a study on Kendall units for each of our players. I’m interested in the Kendall unit count on Craig Counsell. That has to be a pretty high grit factor.
I'd also like to see
Kapler
and former Brewer Tony Graffino
And does Branyan have grit, given the number of times he’s been in the minors?
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 24, 2008 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm suspending myself for one game*
For the Laynce Nix diary. Not for putting it up, but I was kind of overly glib when I wrote it, and now I feel bad. It wasn’t a particularly mature posting.
I’ll forfeit one day’s BCB salary to the Jeff Sackmann Baseball Reading Is Fundamental program too.
*Unless the Cubs lose, in which case I’ll post the flag, lest the Kow beat me to it.
"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!"
blasphemy
Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jun 24, 2008 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions
P.S.
The followup post you made within that fanshot was frickin’ awesome.
comedy gold.
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 24, 2008 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions
But...it's a blog!
Maturity isn’t welcome, let alone required.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 24, 2008 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Weeks
Manages to get on base while simultaneously hurting his batting average. How low does he want that thing? :)
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by TheJay on Jun 24, 2008 6:11 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Geez
Weeks has transferred his defensive issues to the Braves tonight.
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Yep
On pace for 40.5 for the game.
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well...
we haven’t seen which Bush will appear.
George W
or George HW
or perhaps Jeb (of the Beverly Hillbillies of course)
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 24, 2008 6:16 PM CDT up reply actions
maybe you should start with the
“bushie!!!”
right now…get a head start :)
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 24, 2008 6:18 PM CDT up reply actions
heh
not hitting genius, but still a run
Russell
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 24, 2008 6:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Sheesh
What’s going on with the Braves tonight?
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Morton
Small consolation that Escobar and Francoeur conspired to make the runs unearned.
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wow
generous strikezone on the first pitch vs 3rd batter.
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 24, 2008 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Clean inning
I was worried the team would feel obligated to return the defensive favors.
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Totally
.267/.365/.500 ain’t cuttin’ it round here.
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ah yes
come on. why use a larger sample when a smaller one is right there?
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 24, 2008 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions
I know, right?
Related: this Weeks kid should be cut. 0-2 tonight and it’s only the third inning!
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so should Fielder
he hasn’t even managed to get on base yet. Geez.
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 24, 2008 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Exactly!
Why can’t everyone hit like Kendall?!
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kendall?
c’mon JJ at least;) higher OPS today.
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 24, 2008 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Bronson Arroyo must not want to leave Cincy
His name has been in trade rumors and he is getting lit up tonight.
Scary thought
This year, Bush allows an 844 OPS the first time through the order, a .588 OPS the second time.
Naturally, he did a little better than 844 OPS against the first time today.
Of course the 6th/7th inning is always the test, but Bush certainly looks like somebody who has turned a corner.
Also, cheese.
damn...was hoping for a pickoff from 2B
oh, well…no minimum anymore
and no hitter and PG are out the window
lets just aim for a high quality game now. Shutout?;)
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 24, 2008 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions
No
Ball hit him in the foot so they went out to check but he is still in.
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with this many errors
you might have to go back to the 1870s.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 24, 2008 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Also
The starting rotation is eight shutout innings away from a collective ERA under 4.00.
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wow!
that’s almost blue jay-esque.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 24, 2008 7:20 PM CDT up reply actions
i think she's
interactive GB’d out.
those first couple nights were too much for her to handle.
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 24, 2008 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions
fwiw
we’re no longer an interactive gangbang.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 24, 2008 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions
hmmmm
maybe she liked that format more?
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 24, 2008 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions
perhaps
but that just goes to show, she has no concept.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 24, 2008 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions
think of it as an early deadline pickup.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 24, 2008 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions
I prefer to think of it
As a Fielder-esque veggie-trayal of trust.
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Just going to show...
you have no concept.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 24, 2008 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Complaining too vocally about the call at first
On Prince’s unassisted DP.
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from mlb.com
Brewers: The Brewers could make a run at Sabathia because owner Mark Attanasio has said the Milwaukee budget again allows for a big-ticket acquisition.
If the Brewers are in an acquisition mode, they almost certainly would focus on starting pitching. They hope to fill the void left by injured Yovani Gallardo.
Maddux or Wolf from San Diego might fill the bill. The Brewers may dangle Bill Hall, who has requested a trade. Another possibility would be considering offers for Ben Sheets before he reaches free agency.
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so, brewers wish to acquire Maddox or CC, but wish to ditch Sheets for the playoff run this year. perfect sense:P
Detroit got out of it.
still 2-2, bottom of the 5th.
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 24, 2008 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions
I would assume Kendall
has 1.0 Kendall units at home on average over his career.
his current Kendall units may be higher than 1.
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 24, 2008 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Good question
Well you’d assume 1.0 Kendall Unit is the average Grit Kendall shows over the course of a season. But since his Gritness play goes up and down, I’d say today he is playing a good 2.25 Kendall Units of Grit.
got one better
we’re the Brewers…
so Kendall Estimation of Grit
KEGs
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 24, 2008 7:43 PM CDT up reply actions
especially since
they’ll all be managers in the farm system
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 24, 2008 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Daughter?
Well I’m single again, so that’s my in. I’ll destroy the Yost family from the inside and finally get him fired.
okay okay...
i’ll lay off the catch phrases for a couple days
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 24, 2008 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Well..
She might look like Ned with Boobs.. constantly putting her hands in her arm pits. She also can’t be very good at Math, since she her family has math on their side.
the kids almost seemed too good looking to be Ned's
that makes me thing Nedly may have bagged a looker. If so, the daughter might be good looking.
whereas
Detroit is falling apart vs the Cards over the last couple innings.
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 24, 2008 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Guys, this is a big, big day
Hitaniel Arias got his first professional hit. Should I send cake or flowers?
He's extremely quick and good.
You're the one trying to woo Ned's unseen, possibly nonexistant daughter
He's extremely quick and good.
coaching in Helena
"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!"
it'll be in tomorrow's plastic cup
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 24, 2008 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Another great start for Evan Anundsen at WV
6 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 4 K.
7 of the 9 WV hitters have an RBI; Gindl homered.
He's extremely quick and good.
Jeffress also had a great start
8 K’s, 2 BB, 3 H in 7 shutout innings for the complete game win. Braddock got shelled in the second game, though.
He's extremely quick and good.
Gagne threw a perfect inning with a strikeout in his first rehab appearance
He's extremely quick and good.
Something I've been meaning to ask for awhile
How creepy is that Cedar Crest Ice Cream commercial they play on the radio?
He's extremely quick and good.
dixie's blue plate special
Greinke has 5 K’s through 4 IP with only 3 baserunners allowed tonight against the Rockies.
He's extremely quick and good.
speaking of creepy, chipper's pic on gameday makes him look like something that emerged from a swamp
"Cubs fans boo again – 99% of these people can’t see the plate." -Ueck
Prince
Two unassisted double plays in the same game – kind of strange.
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Unassisted DPS
Thats the first time since October 7, 2001 (Richie Sexson) that a Brewer first sacker has two unassisted DPS in the same game.
by statsllc on Jun 24, 2008 8:19 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
if Sexson and Fielder have both done it...
just goes to show that it isn’t particularly related to fielding skill.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 24, 2008 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions
so no one has ever had 3?
or does he have a few in other games?
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 24, 2008 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Wracking their brains for 2B in the HR derby
Ryne Sandberg won it in 1990.
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Damion Easley of all people
In it in 1998. Who’da thunk it?
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Tampa Bay losing to Marlins 3-2
Gabe G hasn’t played yet so if they need a pinch hit walk off, he’s available.
Still got the lead
Can still get the save.
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You should be able to make money off of giving up "only" a two-run homer
He's extremely quick and good.
The Tomahawk chant
is some pretty impressive stuff.
I didn't realize that Jurrjens
is djark-skinned.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 24, 2008 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions
huh, I would've assumed he was white too
Mike’s kid?
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 24, 2008 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions
couple of really nice plays here
and now the Braves TV guys are going into “lots of ways to score from third base” mode.
Also, cheese.
Corky Miller
I can’t believe he’s still in the league.
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He went 1-for-57
From 2004 through 2006.
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that changes everything!
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 24, 2008 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions
6 times in '04
None in ‘05 or ‘06.
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tonight on a&e
WHEN SNARK CONVERGES!
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 24, 2008 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Braves
Another one run loss and a rough 13th save for Torres.
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| W | L | PCT | GB | STRK | |
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Chicago
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0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | Lost 0 |
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Cincinnati
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0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | Lost 0 |
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Houston
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0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | Lost 0 |
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Milwaukee
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0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | Lost 0 |
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Pittsburgh
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0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | Lost 0 |
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St. Louis
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0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | Lost 0 |
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