Game Thread #60: D-Backs (32-27) at Brewers (31-28)
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 4, 2008 12:43 PM CDT
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PrintTwo sweeps in a row? Dare to dream...
It's Micah Owings vs. Manny Parra. Whaddya think, more hits this afternoon from the pitchers' spots or the catchers' spots?
Game time is 1:05 CT, and here's the BR Game Preview.
Go Brewers!
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Prediction
Micah Owings has more hits than Russell Branyan. And fewer strikeouts.
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 4, 2008 12:44 PM CDT reply actions
I think the Brewers stand an excellent chance of extending their lead in home runs allowed to pitchers
He's extremely quick and good.
I don't get why hardy isn't playing, it seems like he was just starting to get hot
"Cubs fans boo again – 99% of these people can’t see the plate." -Ueck
What does that mean?
Should I drop JJ or pick up DeJean for my fantasy team?
by Getting Yosted on Jun 4, 2008 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Way off topic
So does anyone know anything about making animated .gifs? I am trying to make a nice animation of a Ben Sheets curve and while the program I have will let me store frames every 1/100th of a second if I do that when I open it in firefox it clearly isn’t in real time. Is that because the gif is too big? It is only a little larger than 100K so I thought I was doing well with the size.
BTW, obviously I am not done with it yet as Ben only has one arm and isn’t leg kicking or anything like that. Eventually I am going to move this to the point of view of the batter as well.
Looks like Ben is finally taking his conditioning seriously
He’s lost some weight.
He's extremely quick and good.
Yeah a ton of weight
He is going to stay a stick figure though as my animation skills only work with simple lines or points.
by dixieflatline on Jun 4, 2008 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Well that I could probably do
Hopefully sometime tonight/tomorrow he is going to rock back and forth when he winds up with a nice leg kick. The add the off arm and such. Hopefully it will make for some nice eye candy for my next THT article as it seems like I might be losing some interest lately.
by dixieflatline on Jun 4, 2008 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions
err
isn’t the cycling limited by the refresh rate of your monitor?
Ie, 60-72 should be the max frames per second you store?
also sometimes things go slowly the first time through, but when cached they go at the intended speed.
Yeah I see the slow down even when I open it on my computer
So it isn’t the intertubes getting all gunked up. The FPS though might be the issue. Thanks!
by dixieflatline on Jun 4, 2008 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions
aw, c'mon
You want to know more about that band they keep interviewing
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 4, 2008 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions
I thought they were using the same ones
I clearly haven’t been paying close enough attention. I hope they don’t cancel my mlb.tv due to inattentiveness to the ads.
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 4, 2008 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Rickie sure sees a lot of pitches
That should translate into some good stuff but it really hasn’t so far.
Nice comments from Randy Johnson
He always seemed kind of aloof and dickish to me, but that was cool.
He's extremely quick and good.
in the paper
it said something like he thought the milwaukee fans were great for cheering him with the Ks.
If there's one things Brewers fans know
It’s strikeouts :)
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 4, 2008 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah, except for the yost-bashers
(ducks)
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 4, 2008 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions
The ultimate showdown:
AZ offense vs. AZ defense.
I’m rooting for the AZ defense to pull this one out.
Also, cheese.
I was daydreaming
Did BA just say that Counsell is a hot hitter?
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 4, 2008 1:26 PM CDT reply actions
Pitch efficiency
How many pitches can they get Owings up to before an out? He’s at 16 now.
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I'm about a minute behind
I need to hide these comments
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 4, 2008 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions
me too
i take it as a warning to pay attention
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 4, 2008 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Useless factoid
Bill Hall’s agent played in the big leagues and can stare eye-to-eye with Randy Johnson.
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Ryan Braun fastest to everything
That’s what Trenni said
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 4, 2008 1:32 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
Took Owings more pitches to get one out
Than it did for Parra to get through an inning.
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At this point in the season
what’s the max % points a regular player can get increased on a batting average in a game (say 5ABs)
wait
so Braun, being just under .300 could be a .320 hitter by the end of the game? that doesn’t seem right.
I thought he had some 3 for 4 days where he only went up about .007. but can’t argue with the numbers…
well...depends on current BA and # of ABs...
but Braun has 240 ABs.
If he was batting .250, then went 5 for 5, he’d end the day at .265.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 4, 2008 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Hart hit a ball to right that looked like a double or homer for sure
Upton snagged it with a nice running/jumping catch near the wall
He's extremely quick and good.
Not watching
But don’t you think Kapler only goes a quarter or half way down to third base, because if it drops, he probably will score. Don’t know how hard ti wasw hit, but that is what it would seem like to me
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
Yeah, it was a little overly aggressive on his part
But it really was a shot.
He's extremely quick and good.
Exactly the point, if it looks like a double or HR
What does it matter, you will score anyway… I know it all happens so fast
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
wow
Trenni’s research is pretty lame. I was at a Cubs game last year where Zambrano came in as a pinch hitter.
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 4, 2008 1:43 PM CDT reply actions
The Cubs use Zambrano & Marquis as pinch hitters all the time
I think she just got a little excited over his burly masculinity.
He's extremely quick and good.
Maybe she was rushing the statement
Perhaps she meant the last time a pitcher had a pinch hit home run
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 4, 2008 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Which technically was Brooks Kieschnick
Before that it was Gene Stechschulte, not whoever she said.
He's extremely quick and good.
Poor Trenni
Probably in a fluster being so near Micah Owings and Ryan Braun. Torn between two lovers, feeling like a fool…..
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 4, 2008 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Also Clemens in that 17 inning game or however long it was
I think she meant HR too
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
And, perhaps soon to be in common with Owings
Wainwright also homered against us. Sad face.
He's extremely quick and good.
Owings with a K
Branyan has a chance to pull ahead of him in the bottom of the inning.
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 4, 2008 1:44 PM CDT reply actions
Gotta be honest
I was envisioning a lot of low sinking fastballs when I made that prediction. Branyan could do some damage if Owings keeps throwing high
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 4, 2008 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Rivera?
what very happened to Rivera catching for Manny? Kendall is a workhorse, but this is a lot even for him. Did Rivera somehow get injured, and I missed it?
I don't remember that actually happening
I remember KLSnow proposing it, but never anything out of the team.
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 4, 2008 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Rivera's first couple of starts were with Parra
I think Ned’s initial idea was the Rivera would always catch Parra … but not necessarily EVERY Parra start.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 4, 2008 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions
reading mlb's gameday report
they had an article about Parra and he mentioned that Kendall and the coaches should be credited with his improvements thusfar. So, I guess someone else gets Rivera now.
wow
Kapler’s baserunning error was awful. He never looked back to see where the ball went. The Rock speculates that he didn’t know how many outs there were….I agree.
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 4, 2008 1:54 PM CDT reply actions
Yeah I'm with the Rock
If he knew there was one out, there’s no reason not to stop three-quarters of the way and wait to see what happens
there's almost no reason
to leave the bag on a ball hit that deep. i blame sveum.
Bring Back The Old Logo!
Sign of a good manager
The team improves as the season goes on. Like the Brewers, sez Rock.
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 4, 2008 1:55 PM CDT reply actions
so then does rock say
the sign of a bad manager is consistent second half collapses?
Bring Back The Old Logo!
Ha
The Rock just inadvertently ripped on last year Yost. Stating that the sign of a good manager is his team improving as the year went on.
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
Heh
I was shocked to see JJ dive. Then I realized that was the Gritman
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 4, 2008 2:00 PM CDT reply actions
he probably tried sending him home
"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue
I think Micah underestimates
All other pitchers, probably says to himself, well they aren’t as good as I am…
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
Pujos went out with a calf injury
...which reminds me that my wife once observed “cows don’t have calves”
(anatomically speaking, that is)
After the pre-season “Pujol’s elbow is held together by thread” news, I’m shocked it was his calf.
He's the round mound of profound
they forget to use the thread in his calf
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 4, 2008 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Parra
Should’ve had a triple—he should learn to stop looking at the ball.
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If Prince
can steal 3rd why can’t Parra???
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
Can Kapler
play 2B? Maybe he shoudl try!
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
baby steps
Let’s see him not make a stupid out on the bases first :)
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 4, 2008 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Jim Powell glares at you
Kapler’s an excellent baserunner.
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Of course he is
You know who else is an excellent baserunner? Schneider National drivers!
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 4, 2008 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Parra
On pace for a 189-pitch game. He can do it!
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definitely
gotta protect the overworked bullen®
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 4, 2008 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions
it was actually genius
to put Bush in between Sheets and Suppan (the inning eaters) in the rotation. That way when they have to go to the pen for Bush, they get most of a day off before having to hit the bottom two in the rotation. Then they have a full day of recovery with Sheet’s start.
No fair, you actually took the time to find the symbol
That’s far too professional for a blogger, whatever that is.
He's extremely quick and good.
actually, no time
the new platform translates ( R ) [no spaces] into®. I didn’t realize it until yesterday.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 4, 2008 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions
hmm, so it has to be after something.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 4, 2008 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions
It's always lively
At the blogparty
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yep
Imagine if Jeff served drinks!
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
i'm deferring to battlekow
for all bartending-related tasks.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 4, 2008 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Ugh, no
We’re drinking Jameson, dude.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 4, 2008 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm fine with being a barbarian
As long as it results in a cold drink
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 4, 2008 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Sorry I had to try as well
Yosted™
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
quevedo (TM)
"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue
hello(TM)
"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue
I can't wait for Hit f/x
when we get it, it will show that Braun hits the ball 20% harder than any other human being.
Also, cheese.
He hits human beings?
That guy is intense.
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 4, 2008 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
than DOES any
grammar snob.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 4, 2008 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions
I was talking to the guy who is doing the work
And it doesn’t sound like anything is going to happen soon. He claims that the system is off by about 10 feet in the outfield. Well this is obvious to me since the PITCHf/x is off by half a foot at the mound. It is installed at Busch right now but no data is being release.
by dixieflatline on Jun 4, 2008 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions
they should start releasing it
so you can start correcting it!
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 4, 2008 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes
It could account for what would be a Home Run at other ballparks I would guess too
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
Also it needs the ball to land in play for some reason
I know that doesn’t make any sense to me either. He was supposed to send me a single hit a few days ago but apparently it slipped his mind.
by dixieflatline on Jun 4, 2008 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Prince
I think he is officially back! His power and average
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
which is why they should have batted him 6 i think
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
Could stick him in left
Who is Alex Romero anyway?
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I wouldn't be surprised if they did that...
Makes sense actually
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
Nobody's ever gotten a hit when they hit a sac fly
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...but...
I bet they sometimes get on base? can you get a sac fly RBI credited on a flyout error if it’s deep enough?
Yep
Says the STATS, inc. recorder by me.
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It sure is nice
to see Prince smiling in the dugout again
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
I think it doesn't convert in the subject line
only in the message body™
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 4, 2008 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions
It's a character in the Norwegian alphabet
It sounds like the vowel sound in “bird”.
He's extremely quick and good.
are there any other cool tricks... I know the *BOLD* is cool
I think that was Bold , or maybe it underlines , just trying some #things# out , because it is fun 99 of the
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
numbered list
#one
#two
#fifty-seven
unnumbered list
apples
oranges
*buddha’s hands
He's extremely quick and good.
This type of inning rarely occured last year, 4 runs, no HRs
More typical would double, a walk and a HR, followed by a solo shot
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
batting around
seems like we’ve done it more in the last six games than we did the entire season up to that point.
Also, cheese.
I feel sorry for college teams in Minnesota and the Dakotas
the season ends in late April, which is about when the snow melts.
Also, cheese.
North Dakotans have it great
They don’t have any trees, and the weather sucks, but they did have the tallest structure in the world until a couple months ago.
He's extremely quick and good.
great that they change pitchers after Owings bats
by keephopealive on Jun 4, 2008 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions
He's one of the only pitchers for whom that strategy makes some sense
He's extremely quick and good.
I wonder
If they kept him in a little too long last inning, just because they were thinking about him batting next inning. In that case, it’s doesn’t make sense.
by keephopealive on Jun 4, 2008 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Well
When your outfielders are making concentration errors like they are, there’s probably not much chance of a comeback anyway.
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Jenkins
with 4 errors on the year…hmmm
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
and Rock
mixes up which positions he played when
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
by MadJimiBrewha on Jun 4, 2008 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions
But does he kill animals
for baseballs?
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Speaking of animals
what are the odds Fielder realizes that the leather for baseballs probably comes from the slaughter houses he gave up meat over?
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
by MadJimiBrewha on Jun 4, 2008 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions
hmmm
don’t think vegan applies, as the animal needs to be killed to get the leather. you can’t just skin it alive.
with eggs you can get without harming the chicken directly and milk without doing damage to the cow…
What he said
Just thought I would point out the irony in the situation.
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
by MadJimiBrewha on Jun 4, 2008 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Vegans don't eat eggs or drink milk
They also don’t use leather. Vegetarians may or may not eat eggs, but they do drink milk and usually use leather.
He's extremely quick and good.
More on eggs
The eggs you buy in a grocery store are unfertilized, FYI.
He's extremely quick and good.
Yeah
until Ryan Braun walks by
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 4, 2008 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
no
Exploiting the animals without hurting them is also verboten, according to the vegans I have known. So, milk and eggs are bad juju. Some people get really out there, and refuse to eat fruits and vegatables that are picked (haven’t fallen) from the tree.
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 4, 2008 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm a level 5 vegan
I don’t eat anything that casts a shadow.
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Nice simpsons quote
Use that one all the time!
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
err...
what i meant to say is i think leather violates vegitarianism, and not just veganism
either that or neither, as it’s not food:P
It is food if you're starving
but in general, leather does not violate vegetarianism. Then again, generalizing about vegetarianism is kinda silly, since people do it for so many different reasons.
He's extremely quick and good.
Indeed
Such as Prince’s reasoning…the conditions of slaughter houses if I recall correctly, which is most likely were the leather comes from for baseballs.
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
by MadJimiBrewha on Jun 4, 2008 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions
It's not a binary
You can improve your “consumption” of animal products without deleting it entirely; rational, adult human beings compromise, and when you’re feeding your family playing a game that requires the use of horsehide, that’s one compromise you might be tempted to make.
He's extremely quick and good.
I know Corey Hart has been the de facto fastest Brewer since that 60 yard dash
But when did it become the party line that Braun was second-fastest?
He's extremely quick and good.
Rivera might get to play today after all
҈҈҈҈If the hitting continues to rack up runs.
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Yeah I don't know what happened there
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I am kind of sad there is an off day tomorrow
Remember how bad you felt when the crew was getting swept? It feels that good right now.
This team sucks
Four outs with runners in scoring position?! Only 7 for 11? Kick it in gear, guys.
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Yeah!!!!
That a boy Upton
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
wow
i love an ass whooping blow out
"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue
it gets better
"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue
but his stock is low
jim cramer says buy buy buy
"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue
Gagne?
any chance Eric is related to Greg? Maybe the next ankiel?
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
by MadJimiBrewha on Jun 4, 2008 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Now they are putting them all up
Wow, haven’t seen this many highlights up so early in the game… just past the halfway point
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
wasn't he the tag team partner
of Jumping Jim Brunzell?
by keephopealive on Jun 4, 2008 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Let's go for 20 runs right away
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
5 runs
on 2 outs, I’ll take that ;-D
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
We interrupt this broadcast of warm and fuzzy feelings...
to remind us all that Ned still sucks.
(I just want to appease Haudricourt.)
do you ever listen to the d-list on 540?
Bill Johnson goes on and on and on about the confused idiots who don’t approve of Yost and everything he does.
he thinks everyone else is stupid but him
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Kendall blows it
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
Ted Simmons doesn't speak concisely enough for a between-innings interview
He's extremely quick and good.
Hart
Joins Fernando Vina, Lance Berkman, and Damion Easley with inside-the-park homers in Miller Park. First one to right field, though.
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Might not help him
Sitting in the dugout with his hat off probably means Nedgar’s tuned out.
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Kendall the only guy
without a hit now
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
Speaking of the going green thing today at Miller Park
Green alternative jerseys would have looked pretty sweet.
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
With
Polar Bear hats.
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
by MadJimiBrewha on Jun 4, 2008 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Reminds me of another Simpsons moment
See my Vest
http://www.hulu.com/watch/17102/the-simpsons-mr-burns-see-my-vest
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
perhaps my favorite Simpsons song of all time
Aahhh the wonder of Hulu
It is a beautiful thing™
Can't pitch Gagne in rain. He’s like the B-2 bomber of baseball.--TheJay
Just wondering
Back around St. Patrick’s Day, I was wondering why there weren’t more baseball teams with green jerseys.
He's the round mound of profound
I had a similar thought
when the Braves wore their black alternative ones. I think a black Brewers alternative would look cool, I have a black Hart jersey shirt that looks pretty cool at least.
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
by MadJimiBrewha on Jun 4, 2008 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions
It would be really cool if you wore it next to Joan Jett
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 4, 2008 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Arizona
has already thrown 115 pitches, and there not even half way home
by keephopealive on Jun 4, 2008 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions
along the lines of the earlier discussion...
today, Kapler has gone from 26/86 (.302) to 30/90 (.333).
Pretty good for a day’s work.
Also, cheese.
then we'd have Cam asking to be traded too
by keephopealive on Jun 4, 2008 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep
I don’t know why Melvin doesn’t just trade away the high-priced players and field a team of Kaplers.
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 4, 2008 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions
They could
split innings with the Laporta’s
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Right
And they’re drafting 3 or 4 more guys this week that ought to be ready by september
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 4, 2008 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions
big f*ing deal
we’re only on the line for one year with him. and if he gets picked up by someone else in free agency, we get a compensatory draft pick.
If they offer him arbitration and he refuses
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Hasn't pulled the ball either
Playing the right way!
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inside the park
it looks like the opposing pitcher was offering hart the ball after he scored.
but hart was pretty oblivious to it.
Manny makes it a full 6, wow
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
Just about to post the same thing
I think he is gettign stronger… he still is young we must remember! He wil not forever be defined as a guy who goes 5 innings in my opinion
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
The number of young pitchers that have struggled early this year
makes me feel a lot better about Parra. I feel once he started getting over the first time starting the year in the bigs, so much pressure, need to try harder yada yada yada… he has looked a lot better.
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
by MadJimiBrewha on Jun 4, 2008 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Weird line for the D'backs
1 R, 4 H, 3 E
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no wonder
he has a stalker
Ann E. Ladd sounds like a transvestite name though. Something Bart Simpson would make up when calling Moe’s
Hall at 3B, Branyan to 1B
Billy gets in on the fun after all.
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Playing garbage time might even be worse in his book
Being a “scrub” and playing in mop up time to make sure our stars Branyan and Prince don’t get hurt
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
Check that.. Branyan playing first
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
Worse would be being put in CF
Moving Kapler to LF so Braun could come out.
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Looks like we can finally pick up a half game on the Cubs
Until they win tomorrow and push it back to a full 7 games
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
Can't wait
The fans in Chicago are freaking out… Cubs look like they have already won the world series, and with the #1 pick in the NBA draft life couldn’t be better for Chicago sports fans… oh wait, the Bears Still Suck
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
the fans and team express ever more hubris
Is that a squeaky bearing I hear? Valves knocking? No worries says Marmalade.
its luck
If the Cubs win again, hope for a STL loss
“The Cubs’ 3 1/2-game lead Tuesday matched their largest of 2007. The last time they led the division by 4 1/2 games was Aug. 1, 2001, a year they finished five games out.”
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Tampa Bay Rays on ESPN tonight as well
because they’re playing the Sawwwwwwx – but Gabe Gross fans can get a dose.
Real fans of ex-Brewers
Watch for Al Reyes.
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anything mcclung can do he can do better
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 4, 2008 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions
So le last few games the pitching has been out of this world
1 run
1 run
1 run
3 runs
1 run
1 run today
I know that isn’t going to last but you are going to win a lot of games if you pitch like that.
I'm still getting into some of the advanced statistical stuff so humor me here...
So maybe I don’t have the background to understand the reason behind this…but Fan Graphs has Corey Hart’s WPA as the fourth worst on the team, only ahead of Sheets, Suppan, and Kendall…
http://www.fangraphs.com/winss.aspx?team=Brewers&season=2008
Is something goofed there or am I not understanding something about how WPA works?
WPA likes it when you are clutch
So it kind of hates starters and if you hit a 3 run homer when it is already 6-1 you basically get nothing for it. So WPA for players has some issues.
by dixieflatline on Jun 4, 2008 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions
hmm
I had thought Corey was one of the best guys on the team with runners in scoring position…does this care about something else?
He might be doing well with RiSP
But if he is getting runs in when the game is a blowout either way then WPA doesn’t really care. It likes it a lot if you tie a game or take a lead, especially late.
by dixieflatline on Jun 4, 2008 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Nicely Done Young Man!
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
interesting pitch by Tavarez
watching the man on second through part of his delivery and gets a K out of it
Why
are all the super fun games played while I’m at work?
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
Maybe you should go take a shower and see if the D'backs make it close
He's extremely quick and good.
Look, George Clooney is in the stands
"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!"
I'm going to go with "spite" for that one.
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You would Jay
You would
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
I'd feel OK to bring in Gagne now
"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!"
one doesn't 'bring in' turnbow anymore.
he’s a starter now.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 4, 2008 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions
That's a scary thought
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
Any lead in AAA
"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!"
maybe we should send him to huntsville
minor leagues + big leads!
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 4, 2008 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Did we only get one start from Sheets
in this 8-1 homestand?
"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!"
Swept a series against an above .500 team without him
by dixieflatline on Jun 4, 2008 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Twice in 2006
July 3-5, three games against the Reds (44-41 after the three losses). The starters were Bush, Davis, and Villanueva. The Reds finished the year 80-82 though.
Also, May 16-18, three games against the Phillies (22-18 after the losses). The starters were Capuano, Bush, and Eveland. The Phils wound up 85-77.
Both those series were at home. The last time they swept ANY team on the road without Sheets was August 25-28, 2003, against the Reds (58-75 following the series). The rotation went Kinney, Davis, Franklin, and Obermueller.
The last time they swept a team above .500 on the road without Sheets was August 21-23, 2000 (before his major league debut). They swept the Diamondbacks in Arizona, dropping their record to 70-56 behind the eminently forgettable John Snyder, the better-known Jeff D’Amico, and Jimmy Haynes.
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22 | 15 | .594 | 0 | Won 2 |
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19 | 17 | .527 | 2.5 | Won 1 |
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17 | 20 | .459 | 5 | Lost 2 |
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16 | 21 | .432 | 6 | Lost 1 |
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Chicago
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