Game Thread #63: Brewers (32-30) at Rockies (24-38)
by Jeff Sackmann
on Jun 8, 2008 1:00 PM CDT
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Today's matchup is one close to my heart. Jeffs Suppan and Francis will go head to head at Coors Field, to see which Jeff can keep the ball in the park. Francis was dominant his last time out, but gave up 6 runs in 6 innings his last start at Coors.
Suppan...well, he's been known to allow a deep fly now and then.
Game time is 2:05 CT, and here's the BR Game Preview.
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So 100 games left on the schedule
Anyone want to guess the number of wins they have in the last 100? I am going to go with 54.
by dixieflatline on Jun 8, 2008 1:52 PM CDT 0 recs
I think if I think about it too much, my lingering sense of optimism will diminish.
by ol Pete on
Jun 8, 2008 2:00 PM CDT
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Dillon?
What has he done to earn a start? I want Rickie in there after sitting yesterday.
by dixieflatline on Jun 8, 2008 2:07 PM CDT 0 recs
A walk and a hit notwithstanding
Dillon/Kapler at the top of the order makes me cry
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 8, 2008 2:11 PM CDT 0 recs
You said it.
by dixieflatline on
Jun 8, 2008 2:11 PM CDT
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hope Suppan gets a strike call
on balls in the batters box
by ol Pete on Jun 8, 2008 2:11 PM CDT 0 recs
a lead a lead!
by dixieflatline on Jun 8, 2008 2:12 PM CDT 0 recs
Pods throwing even!
by dixieflatline on
Jun 8, 2008 2:12 PM CDT
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Seems like a rookie mistake from a guy who is sold as a junior Yoda
by ol Pete on
Jun 8, 2008 2:13 PM CDT
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Yostian logic
By getting thrown out at 3rd, Kapler allows Braun to advance to 2nd. Braun wouldn’t be in scoring position for Fielder if Kapler hadn’t made that out at 3rd.
by Marty McSuperFly on
Jun 8, 2008 2:13 PM CDT
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Kapler
That was sad.
But hey, who was then one-hopping it to third base from centerfield, but Scotty Po!
"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 8, 2008 2:13 PM CDT 0 recs
Bad omen
I just finished a game in MLB2k8 and Suppan got shelled. Like always.
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 8, 2008 2:15 PM CDT 0 recs
Yep
I didn’t have someone warming up until the 3rd inning.
by Marty McSuperFly on
Jun 8, 2008 2:17 PM CDT
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Yost beats you by an inning
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on
Jun 8, 2008 2:59 PM CDT
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Don't you think
that, sooner or later, Ned is going to win Manager of the Year? That day will coincide with my first day of therapy.
"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 8, 2008 3:02 PM CDT
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I think it will probably come after an LCS appearance
So I doubt you’ll be too upset.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on
Jun 8, 2008 3:03 PM CDT
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He got the first one for a .500 record
Maybe a wild card appearance would be enough for the next one
by Marty McSuperFly on
Jun 8, 2008 3:04 PM CDT
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Didn't he win that after they went 81-81?
I don’t pay very close attention to those awards
by Marty McSuperFly on
Jun 8, 2008 3:06 PM CDT
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No, he's never won it
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on
Jun 8, 2008 3:07 PM CDT
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No
by dixieflatline on
Jun 8, 2008 3:07 PM CDT
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huh
My world is a little better today. Don’t know why I thought he’d won, but it makes me smile to know he didn’t.
by Marty McSuperFly on
Jun 8, 2008 3:09 PM CDT
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The saddest part
This followed a 2 hit, complete game shutout for Vargas
by Marty McSuperFly on
Jun 8, 2008 2:17 PM CDT
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But not a no-hitter
with MLB 07, I had Ben Sheets take a no-hitter into the eighth and Reggie Abercrombie (Marlins) bunts one down the third base line, and Braun misses it and its a hit.
I now hate Reggie Abercrombie.
by jihad on
Jun 8, 2008 2:21 PM CDT
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His trade value has never been higher.
You could probably get Matt Cain for him.
"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 8, 2008 2:21 PM CDT
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So on that 1-2 pitch that Billy took
I wonder if he thought it was out of the zone or if he was just fooled?
by dixieflatline on Jun 8, 2008 2:19 PM CDT 0 recs
Seriously
by dixieflatline on
Jun 8, 2008 2:20 PM CDT
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Nice AB from Billy
On that 1-2, he always takes that pitch. Frequently gets called out on it
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 8, 2008 2:19 PM CDT 0 recs
Cards losing 3-0
by dixieflatline on Jun 8, 2008 2:19 PM CDT 0 recs
Wow
Nice AB by Billy.
A little odd that even though Prince was running on the pitch, he still only made it to second.
"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 8, 2008 2:20 PM CDT 0 recs
Well you don't want to be making outs at 3rd now do you?
by dixieflatline on
Jun 8, 2008 2:21 PM CDT
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What are the odds
of Podsednik throwing someone out at third? Psssh.
Hmmm…
"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 8, 2008 2:22 PM CDT
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Good inning
I hope Soup doesn’t pull a Bush in the bottom of the inning
by molitorfan on Jun 8, 2008 2:21 PM CDT 0 recs
Man more Griffey trying for 600 promos going on at MLB
The death march continues. It seems like they have been hyping that for about two months now.
by dixieflatline on Jun 8, 2008 2:23 PM CDT 0 recs
yes
it helps when he actually plays. In that Phils series he would get 1 pinch hit AB a day and I think they walked him 2 days in a row.
by molitorfan on
Jun 8, 2008 2:24 PM CDT
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Its getting like Bonds, just hit the damn thing already.
by ol Pete on
Jun 8, 2008 2:25 PM CDT
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Awesome
Podsednik in the game because of his career record against Suppan (4 hits in 11 ab). I love it when opposing managers do stupid things.
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 8, 2008 2:23 PM CDT 0 recs
He will start next time we play them too
because he has thrown out Kapler 100% of the time he has tried to take third on him.
by molitorfan on
Jun 8, 2008 2:25 PM CDT
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In Defense of Clint
by dixieflatline on
Jun 8, 2008 2:26 PM CDT
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Crabbe Man
would have gotten that one in his pincers.
"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 8, 2008 2:26 PM CDT 0 recs
hard to say with the FSN coverage
MLB needs the equivalent of NFL game film
by ol Pete on
Jun 8, 2008 2:28 PM CDT
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So these Rockies announcers have been driving me crazy this series
I am going with Bob and Jim even though they are behind a pitch. They always are using very selective stats and stuff that obviously doesn’t matter to make a point. Adkins is hitting .425 on day games after a new moon this year.
by dixieflatline on Jun 8, 2008 2:30 PM CDT 0 recs
...while Bob
pulls up stats on his long-hand blog. That has to be my favorite running joke now.
by jihad on
Jun 8, 2008 2:31 PM CDT
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agree
they are morons and homers. After the Crew got the first two guys on they were saying it wasn’t bad because Braun could strike out and Prince could hit into a double play.
by molitorfan on
Jun 8, 2008 2:31 PM CDT
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So I have been playing around with my PITCHf/x correction factors and appling them to the strikezone
They say that the highest called strike zone is at Coors by about an inch and a half (which is actually quite large). I have a theory that because the ball doesn’t drop like it does in most parks pitchers leave a lot of pitches up throughout the game. The umpires see all of these high pitches and adjust the strike zone accordingly. Whatever the case, the PITCHf/x system at Coors is one of the worst in the league.
by dixieflatline on Jun 8, 2008 2:34 PM CDT 0 recs
Nice K there
by dixieflatline on Jun 8, 2008 2:35 PM CDT 0 recs
wow
That was a pretty frustrating first inning to watch. Looks like the bullpen is going to need to get going early and often for both sides.
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 8, 2008 2:36 PM CDT 0 recs
Off day tomorrow
So burn the pen. Get Torres an inning no matter what the score is.
by dixieflatline on
Jun 8, 2008 2:38 PM CDT
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Does anyone know if they use the humidor at Colorado Springs?
I wonder if the park factor there has gone down as much as Coors has?
by dixieflatline on Jun 8, 2008 2:36 PM CDT 0 recs
I hate it when the pitcher swings at the first pitch
Especially our pitchers. If you are just going to make an out anyway make the other pitcher throw a few.
by dixieflatline on Jun 8, 2008 2:39 PM CDT 0 recs
Trenni fashion
Again with the thin horizontal stripes. I wonder what that’s about.
On the plus side, she has an odd red necklace sort of thing that is almost totally encircling her left boob. Thanks, Trenni!
"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 8, 2008 2:40 PM CDT 0 recs
Damn you
Extra Innings and your bogus pickup of the Colorado feed.
by molitorfan on
Jun 8, 2008 2:43 PM CDT
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I'll say
First career steal
"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 8, 2008 2:41 PM CDT
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Way to manufacture a run
by dixieflatline on
Jun 8, 2008 2:43 PM CDT
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as long as
Ned doesn’t decide to bring Bush out of the pen
by molitorfan on
Jun 8, 2008 2:44 PM CDT
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Earth to Braun, earth to Braun
we’ve lost contact – if you’re there, please send x-base hit
by ol Pete on Jun 8, 2008 2:43 PM CDT 0 recs