Game Thread #80: Brewers (43-36) at Twins (44-36)
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 3:44 PM CDT
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If we're going to win the series and have a chance to go 8-7 in interleague, it would be a good idea to beat the Twins tonight. It might not be easy; you may have heard that the Twins have something of a winning streak going.
Manny Parra pitches for the good guys while our hitters will presumably continue the home run barrage against Livan Hernandez.
The Cubs and White Sox are already in action--it's still the second inning and the Sox are up 4-2. The Cardinals start their game when we start ours. Also tonight, Ty Taubenheim makes his first appearance in more than a year, his first start for the Pirates.
Game time is 6:10 CT, and here's the BR Game Preview.
Go Brewers!
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Playing Bill Hall Today
Who is 3 for 10 against Hernandez I guess… Prince DH… Branyan 1B… don’t want to link the JSOnline blog to give them more hits… but as soon as stats.com puts it up… should post it!
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
by Kyguy922 on Jun 28, 2008 3:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah, in the words of Witrado
... the more unexpected move is Russell Branyan moving to first base and Bill Hall playing third. Hall is 3 for 10 against Twins starter Livan Hernandez, a right-hander, so that’s probably why Ned Yost went with this lineup.
Call me a Yost apologist, but I dare say that’s not going to be the reason Ned will give for playing Hall. 6 for 20, yeah, that might approach Ned’s lower limit for chasing after pointless small-sample-based advantages, but 3 for 10? Even Ned shouldn’t be so dumb to base a decision on that, but it’s interesting that Witrado thinks he would. (Either because he thinks Ned is that dumb, or because Witrado actually thinks that his own sabermetric “insight” makes sense here.)
by Zeyes on Jun 28, 2008 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yost frequently refuses to answer questions
The “picking names out of a hat” or “woke up to take a piss” answers are his way of balling up his fists and stomping out of the room. Anything to do with his own players or the umpiring almost never get an honest answer. Organization responses to injuries are often untrustworthy.
Just about everybody seems to hit .300 against Hernandez. My guess is that its just a way to get at bats for Billy so the cobwebs don’t grow too much.
by ol Pete on Jun 28, 2008 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder
If Yost is really playing Hall for his defense. With Parra pitching, in theory, shouldn’t there be more plays at third? Though I think defense-wise it might be a wash between Hall and Branyan
Coffee is for closers
by drezdn on Jun 28, 2008 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
as pointed out in the Cup thread
That (along with the matchup stats) would be an argument for playing Cap’n Craig.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It should be renamed the Plastic Mathcup, I think
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hall for better defense?
what games have you been watching this year?
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 28, 2008 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
5-5 in Chicago in the 5th
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 5:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hitaniel Arias
The Official Rookie-ball Prospect of BCB had the best game of his (very short) career today, with a triple, two walks, and two runs scored.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 5:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The Dominican god of walks?
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Channeling Francona
I’ve seen him in the shower and he is no god.
by molitorfan on Jun 28, 2008 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Give him a break, he's only 17
Plus, he may only have five years under his belt.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought bk was obsessed
but you’re watching him in the shower?!
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Any other fun shower stories you'd like to share today?
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
by kirbir on Jun 28, 2008 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Quentin homers off Marmol
6-5 “Good guys”.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 5:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Shh, don't interrupt Brennaman, he's selling the nation on the D'backs
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 5:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
C'mon White Sox, let's get us some runs!
Ah, wrong Dbacks-affiliated announcer…
by Zeyes on Jun 28, 2008 5:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
who doesn't love
a .500 division leader?
by molitorfan on Jun 28, 2008 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh man
Marmol has been human the past couple of weeks
by molitorfan on Jun 28, 2008 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man
if the White Sox are the good guys, I think I’ll be watching Wimbledon replays for the rest of the summer.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They're only the good guys through tomorrow, fortunately
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 5:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well played.
though so many players wear ankle braces on the court that it looks like they are wearing black socks.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 5:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But enough about that tennis betting scandal...
by Zeyes on Jun 28, 2008 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you're on a roll, dude.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is good to strike the serpent’s head with your enemy’s hand.
or has it evolved: The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
by ol Pete on Jun 28, 2008 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Huntsville underway
They’re up 1-0; Brantley is still out.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 5:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Whoa, check this out
John Sickel’s brother-in-law is missing.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 5:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
this is a totally flip response to something that is serious...
...but is it just me, or is there an awful lot of family news on that site?
Maybe it’s me that’s weird, but I can’t imagine talking about something like that (or a grandparent dying, or any other family misfortune) on my sports blog.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He does go into way more detail than I would
But his site is really closely tied to his livelihood, so I’d imagine he feels some pressure to explain absences.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 5:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that makes sense.
Another philosophical difference: I think it’s completely insane to tie one’s livelihood to one’s sports blog.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and, actually
that we know that his blog is so closely tied to his livelihood is more evidence of how much he talks about personal stuff.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
just because I have similar hair...
doesn’t mean I feel the same way :).
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
9th inning in Chicago
Lee, Ward, and Ramirez up against Jenks.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 5:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Leadoff double for Lee
He’s 5-5.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ward grounds out
Lee’s on third, one out.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Infield in, Ramirez grounds to short!
Lee doesn’t score. Two outs now.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 5:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Edmonds grounds out
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I went to this deli to grab some food
and they had the chi/chi game on. I arrived just in time to see the final out. So wonderful…until the shot of Guillen high-fiving everybody. Couldn’t there have been a way for both teams to lose?
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sophie's Choice 2: Sackmann's Choice
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
after never losing more than two in a row the first couple of months...
the Cubs now have had two three-game losing streaks in the last couple of weeks alone. Keep it up, guys!
by Zeyes on Jun 28, 2008 6:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gagne just walked behind JJ during that interview snippet
The hit failed! Everybody scatter!
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 6:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
twins guy:
“Rule #1 against this Brewers offense: don’t issue walks.” [blah blah they come around to score blah blah]
“Ball four.”
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 6:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Was that Dick?
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 6:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know
I don’t even know if that’s a joke :).
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 6:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha, no
Dick Bremer is their PBP guy. He’s pretty intolerable.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 6:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ah.
yes, I think it was him.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 6:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just Livan being Livan
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 6:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
58 RBIs
that’s pretty good, huh?
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 6:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
BA says Livan does "all the little things you want to see in a pitcher"
Unfortunately, none of the big things, though.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 6:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
one big thing
he does show up. and he’s big.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yikes, now that headline was scary at first glance...
Never a good idea to put “Gagne” and “closer” right next to one another.
by Zeyes on Jun 28, 2008 6:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Or "Gagne" and "Homer-happy," for that matter.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 6:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, that was a fun way to get to third
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 6:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
RBI groundouts from Jason Kendall are satisfying
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 6:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Good to see our newest defensive wizard prospects coming up
A portion of Arizona’s boxscore tonight:
FIELDING
E: Cequea 2 (2, fielding, fielding), Zarraga (3, throw), Garcia, J (2, fielding), Paciorek (3, fielding), Robulack 2 (2, fielding, missed catch), Sanchez, L (2, fielding).
And neck size to baby eating ratio.
by Jordan M on Jun 28, 2008 6:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I love that Zarraga has three errors already.
On the bright side of things (the offensive side, of course), Caleb Gindl hit a two-run double in the first. He’s really heating up.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 6:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So, could you say he's become something of a sparkplug?
That would make him “Gindl the kindle.”
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was going to make a smart comment about how much he walks
and his .360 OBP, but I cannot compete with that type of reply.
And neck size to baby eating ratio.
by Jordan M on Jun 28, 2008 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You totally nouned that verb!
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah.
“Gindl the kindling” doesn’t have the same ring.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Which one is Gardenhire?
And neck size to baby eating ratio.
by Jordan M on Jun 28, 2008 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sad but true!
Manny Parra and Livan Hernandez have identical WHIPs.
And neck size to baby eating ratio.
by Jordan M on Jun 28, 2008 6:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
that's right folks,
it’s S&M night here at the ballpark…
by sheeter on Jun 28, 2008 6:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
as a fan of good pitching
mostly M.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And I'm not there?!
Crap.
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
by kirbir on Jun 28, 2008 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice K there
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 6:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Apropos of nothing
Livan Hernandez has thrown only 38243 pitches in the 10 1/2 seasons the Brewers have been in the National League.
Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.
by TheJay on Jun 28, 2008 6:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
BA
I wonder if he gets paid for letting people know the runners are going on 3-2, 2 out pitches.
Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.
by TheJay on Jun 28, 2008 6:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Someone has to
God knows Uecker isn’t doing it.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's in his own little world
And sometimes that’s funner than the games :)
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
by kirbir on Jun 28, 2008 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
are you saying you're in the booth with him?
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess you could say he does. Additionally, guys who throw sliders oft times become more effective as they tire.
by ol Pete on Jun 28, 2008 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also, teams that hit a lot of home runs score a lot of runs
Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.
by TheJay on Jun 28, 2008 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Hernandez once threw 150 pitches in 9 innings
I can see why, he looks like he’s tossing BP.
by ol Pete on Jun 28, 2008 6:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He’s almost to 50 – only a hundred or so to go.
by ol Pete on Jun 28, 2008 6:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"While it's only one inch, it makes a difference"
Care to comment, kirbir?
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 6:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's true
I’ve seen an improvement in Braun’s “performance”
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
by kirbir on Jun 28, 2008 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
damn
you fell for the “I’m Ryan Braun” line at the bar last night after having those 3 long islands? Can’t believe it worked.
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 28, 2008 6:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I knew that fake ID was a bad idea...
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
by kirbir on Jun 28, 2008 6:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like RBI doubles
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 6:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
a three-run homer by Branyan would be nice, too.
by Zeyes on Jun 28, 2008 6:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Something tells me the German National Team wouldn't play a lot of small ball.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 7:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
they'll be too busy punning.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 7:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
if Russell Branyan discovers a long-forgotten German great-grandfather, sure
by Zeyes on Jun 28, 2008 7:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bunts sind zu langsam
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 7:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hey, against today's Arizona Brewers team
I’d be bunting all day long…
by Zeyes on Jun 28, 2008 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Third IBB for Branyan this year
Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.
by TheJay on Jun 28, 2008 7:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
well...
I’d IBB him to face Hall too!
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 28, 2008 7:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Holy crap
That was awesome
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
by kirbir on Jun 28, 2008 7:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
time to make Witrado the manager
Seriously, well done Billy!
by Zeyes on Jun 28, 2008 7:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How soon until we get a lecture from Rock about how it’s not over yet against this lineup (italics symbolize dread)?
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 7:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's never over
against this lineup in this park
And neck size to baby eating ratio.
by Jordan M on Jun 28, 2008 7:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
shortly after
he talks for 5 minutes about how parra has one hit and shut them out so far.
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 28, 2008 7:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe like the KUG
there should be a Rock unit of repetition (or reiteration) – a RUR
by ol Pete on Jun 28, 2008 7:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if
Delmon Young is getting the ‘smallball’ treatment this year. 1 HR in 280 ABs? That’s worse than Counsell. Maybe he’s in a David Ortiz situation where they make him try to hit groundballs to the other side all the time.
And neck size to baby eating ratio.
by Jordan M on Jun 28, 2008 7:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Young seems like the lost fourth member of the Washington Nationals outfield
All black, all theoretically good, all really bad.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
reading a post in a Twins blog
before their streak, when things were much gloomier, his characterization was of a guy who hits mostly ground outs
by ol Pete on Jun 28, 2008 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice surprise
just got back from dinner and am very pleased with the first third of the game.
by molitorfan on Jun 28, 2008 7:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Going into his last start, Parra had walked 3 lefties all year
Now, in his last 8.3 innings, he’s walked five of them.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 7:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow, that was a hell of a play
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 7:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This is a f'ing ugly one-hitter.
(not that I’m complaining.)
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 7:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
hey Manny's got it figured out
walk the leadoff hitter so you have an easy force on second, so no one will be beating out infield hits! they’ll all be fielders’ choice, and you can maintain a low hit count
Brilliant!
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 28, 2008 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Prince breaks his 0-18 skid
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 7:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yay!
his true talent level must be above 000/000/000!
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But is he better than .053/.053/.053?
Only time will tell.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's young
so the age adjustment will help a bit. Maybe get him up to .062/.062/.078 or so.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If there's one thing these 19 at bats have taught me
It’s that he’s streaky.
Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.
by TheJay on Jun 28, 2008 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Twins guys talking about Branyan's efforts to change his approach
It’s the meme of the fortnight, but really, 3T0 is the same hitter as ever.
But hey, if all this talk means that people realize the old 3T0 was pretty valuable, I’ll be happy.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 7:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
But if he's "changed his approach"
Then the old 3TO no longer exists, even if the results are the same.
Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.
by TheJay on Jun 28, 2008 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe it's a Green Hulk/Gray Hulk-type situation
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 7:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
did they talk about him
playing a video game 10 minutes every morning to work on his focus?
Sign me up for the majors!
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 28, 2008 7:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't worry
I think you can still play video games without being in the majors.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm just saying
I’m a very focused guy
very very
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 28, 2008 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
but are you extremely quick and good?
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Mike Jones Era is coming to an end
Mike Jones’ ERA, however, just continues to grow.
He gave up two runs in 1.7 innings tonight on three hits…with a nifty 0/5 K/BB.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 7:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
he got an extra 2/3 of a 1/10 of a batter out?
just not used to seeing 1.7
used to seeing it box score style 1.2, which is of course even more absurd.
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 28, 2008 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's a significant margin of error on AA innings
I’m not comfortable with reporting them with any precision past a tenth of an inning.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
urgh cam
look at two in a row straight down the middle.
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 28, 2008 7:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I love the "no style points" line
When really, a very large portion of the game is based on style points, only they’re called scouting reports.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 7:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
HD!
Phew… Powers back and I can watch HD baseball. Only bar that had power was the Brit Inn.
by SgtClueLs on Jun 28, 2008 7:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I live on Newton & Murray and I never lost power
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lucky...
It appears to be the east side of Oakland, all the way up to Capital. There was a guy at the bar talking baseball, I was almost tempted to ask him i he was battlekow.
by SgtClueLs on Jun 28, 2008 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
would you have
put special emphasis on the K or otherwise make clear it wasn’t just and ordinary “cow”?
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 28, 2008 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, that's how I got the name
There really was a battlecow.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
really?
and what’s the story behind that?
I always assumed it was a video game reference or something.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is, indirectly
It would actually be a pretty cool Diablo reference, but I was already battlekow before Diablo.
My friend had a computer before I did, and we played Quake online. He wasn’t the quickest guy, so he asked me to think of a cool internet nickname for him. I suggested “battlecow”, because we were in Wisconsin and, well, battling (Keep in mind that we were also approximately 12). Later, when I got a computer, I demanded the nickname back, but he refused, citing the fact that he’d already signed up with the local ISP under the name as a reason, and thus I was forced to switch the C to a K and become battlekow.
Tomorrow, tune in for Chapter 2: Education of a Kow.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the k is way cooler anyway.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea
i was thinking diablo II with the hidden wurt’s leg portal thing
okay…I’m a dork.
didn’t feel like going with Badger or swine references?
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 28, 2008 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of Diablo
See that Blizzard mentioned Diablo 3?
I can already see all the college drop outs because of it.
by SgtClueLs on Jun 28, 2008 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
only if it's
world of Diablo III where people can do such inane tasks as polish shoes
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 28, 2008 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope to make a living duping and selling potions
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I played the WoW beta constantly
It contributed not-insignificantly to me leaving school. When I started going out with a girl I really liked, I had to make a conscious choice between her and WoW; I chose her, but years later, I kinda wish I chose the immersive online alternate-reality experience.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Like Seinfeld
choosing the Hello voice
by molitorfan on Jun 28, 2008 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ragnaros Mocks you
Thats’ right.. I’m a total dork.
I was in both betas (release and xpac) and played the crap out of that game. Trust me, you choose correct. ePenis or nookie?
by SgtClueLs on Jun 28, 2008 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got booted from the beta for a couple days for being a female Night Elf and taking all of "my" clothes off, running around, and dancing
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And why does that not surprise me at all?
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
by kirbir on Jun 28, 2008 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you can do that?
too bad I never took up the game:P
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 28, 2008 8:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Breaking the Twins winning streak
and the Behind The Music on battlekow. What a night!
by molitorfan on Jun 28, 2008 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I almost wish you would've
It’d have been fun to see the response
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
by kirbir on Jun 28, 2008 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well...
he would have had to bring a video camera with him
unless you were the guy at the bar talking baseball:P
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 28, 2008 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
kirbir has many secrets.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You didn't see that hot girl in the corner
making out with that hot Janko Tipsarevic look a like?
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
by kirbir on Jun 28, 2008 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
um
i liked you before, but now we’ve established you know who janko tipsarevic is, I might just spring for that plane ticket…
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's hot and Serbian
like someone else we all know. Naturally I have to like him
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
by kirbir on Jun 28, 2008 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
Ana Ivanovic is pretty hot, too.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know someone of the same name as the girl that beat her
male of course
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 28, 2008 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice pictures
But is she any good with balls?
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
by kirbir on Jun 28, 2008 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
#1 in the world...
though I suspect that’s not what you meant.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 8:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't know
they had official rankings for that type of thing
by molitorfan on Jun 28, 2008 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like I seriously need to amp up my tennis action then
I’m sure it won’t take me long to take her down though
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
by kirbir on Jun 28, 2008 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think she's got about 10 inches on you.
And of course, that’s not what you mean, or what I mean.
I’m so confused.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think that usually results in significant forearm scarring
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Poor Jeff
I’m sorry I blew your mind
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
by kirbir on Jun 28, 2008 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
[edited to maintain R rating]
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
what would you care anyway?
unless you have a pair;)
As I don’t think she’s going after Ryan J.
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 28, 2008 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe it wasn't Ryan J I was worried about
I’m cute, but definitely not that hot
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
by kirbir on Jun 28, 2008 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s why I didn’t. Having to explain who battlekow is..and explain how I know who that person is via interweb tubes would have been horrible.
by SgtClueLs on Jun 28, 2008 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You could’ve coughed it and seen if he turned his head
by ol Pete on Jun 28, 2008 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
The drink.
So.. I’m a few beers deep.
Forgive the fragmented thoughts. That made no sense.
by SgtClueLs on Jun 28, 2008 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
JJs Glove..
Is this the first game that JJ has switched from his white glove to that brown/red glove?
-He’s so dreamy
by SgtClueLs on Jun 28, 2008 7:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Good game Manny
Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.
by TheJay on Jun 28, 2008 8:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He's only at 112 pitches
Ned thinks he can squeeze another inning or two out of him.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well
Ned’s pitchers have to throw just as many as the opposition.
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 28, 2008 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only three less than Hernandez
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cards are winning 4-0 in KC, 7th inning
They might actually beat the Royals this time!
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 8:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
mlb gameday
should have the little dude swing, etc.
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 28, 2008 8:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Josh Romanski
He’s our 4th-round pick this year, a LHP. Only thing is, he’s now playing in his second game as a DH, and hasn’t pitched yet. The reason is that Helena has only their backup catcher available on the bench do to injuries and roster construction.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 8:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
weird.
maybe you could offer to fill in. that would be one way to get some interviews.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2008 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heh
The Northwoods League teams had to do that early in their season while a bunch of their position players were still on college teams.
Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.
by TheJay on Jun 28, 2008 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"do to injuries"
Whoa. That was pretty bad.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice catch Cam!
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 8:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Bravo to the fans at the Humpty Dump
It’s sounded on the radio tonight like most of the crowd is Brewers fans, especially as the game’s gone on
by 54438Crew on Jun 28, 2008 8:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm watching on gameday & doing some work...
...for those out in TV land, is it a pretty solid Milwaukee contingent tonight?
by svaustin on Jun 28, 2008 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hard to say. They are doing their usual pans of Brewers fans. A lot of cheering both ways.
by ol Pete on Jun 28, 2008 8:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
Decent enough to allow for”Lets go Brewers” chants.
by SgtClueLs on Jun 28, 2008 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it looks
like about the same amount of Twins fans that were in Mil a couple of weeks ago
by molitorfan on Jun 28, 2008 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Robbed!
Nice play by Gomez.
"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 28, 2008 8:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Mitch Stetter in
I wonder how it was expressed to him that he shouldn’t walk batters
by ol Pete on Jun 28, 2008 8:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Swang Song?
Is this Stetters swan song for Gagne activation?
by SgtClueLs on Jun 28, 2008 8:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
unless
DiFelice does something dumb tonight at the Minnesota bars
by molitorfan on Jun 28, 2008 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dillon..
I’m kind of afraid we’ll go back to 13 man pitching staff and send down Dillon.
by SgtClueLs on Jun 28, 2008 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes
those were the 3 I thought. I think I mentioned it in the styrofoam drinking receptacle today.
by molitorfan on Jun 28, 2008 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was a great prospect until he ruined his knee(s?)
The doc said it was the worst knee injury he’d ever seen, if I recall correctly.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2008 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man, can’t wait to not see him again.
by ol Pete on Jun 28, 2008 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why does Ned look agitated
while he’s telling the players “good job”?
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
by kirbir on Jun 28, 2008 8:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No doubt just giving everyone something to point out about him
Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.
by TheJay on Jun 28, 2008 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he has no concept
of social skills
by molitorfan on Jun 28, 2008 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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| W | L | PCT | GB | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St. Louis
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91 | 71 | .561 | 0 | Lost 6 |
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Chicago
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83 | 78 | .515 | 7.5 | Lost 1 |
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Milwaukee
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80 | 82 | .493 | 11 | Won 3 |
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Cincinnati
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78 | 84 | .481 | 13 | Won 2 |
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Houston
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74 | 88 | .456 | 17 | Lost 3 |
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62 | 99 | .385 | 28.5 | Lost 2 |
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