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Game Thread #96: Brewers (52-43) at Giants (40-55)

Mordecai_brown_tiny by Jeff Sackmann on in Game Threads

Hey, look at this--we're opening the second half with quite the pitcher's duel.  The 2008 Brewers ace versus the 2009 Brewers ace!  (Maybe.  Kind of.  Please?)

CC Sabathia takes the hill with his Marcel-projected 3.21 ERA while Matt Cain counters with his 3.7 runs of average run support.  Just think how happy he will be in the Milwaukee rotation.

Game time is 9:15 CT, and thankfully it's the only night game of the series.  Here's the BR Game Preview.

Go Brewers!

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1st!!!!!1111!!!111!

LOL OMG BFF!

Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.

by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 18, 2008 6:02 PM CDT   0 recs

Sorry

I always wanted to do that

Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.

by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 18, 2008 6:02 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

you'd better apologize

do you think this is the cubs forum?

sigh

by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 18, 2008 6:56 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Will we someday see a Matt Cain pitched

1-0 shutout Brewers win in which the only Brewer run is scored on a home run by Lorenzo Cain?

If this scenario was indeed the case, I would not want to face the Brewers if my last name was Abel.

And neck size to baby eating ratio.

by jihad on Jul 18, 2008 6:53 PM CDT   0 recs

In enemy territory

I’m “stuck” in Sonoma tonight, so I’ll get to watch the game on the local SF station.

Oddly enough, I was at a winery today that sold NFL and MLB-logo wine carriers. They had the Raiders, 49ers, and A’s. But not the Giants. Maybe the locals too realize that the Giants suck.

BTW, I’ve had way too much wine today.

Beer is still better, at least for watching baseball.

Wine Angel

by Brew Angel on Jul 18, 2008 7:45 PM CDT   0 recs

Harp?

BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"

by battlekow on Jul 18, 2008 7:47 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Brewer harp!

And neck size to baby eating ratio.

by jihad on Jul 18, 2008 7:55 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

His icon

BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"

by battlekow on Jul 18, 2008 7:56 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Outsmarted again.

And neck size to baby eating ratio.

by jihad on Jul 18, 2008 8:15 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Anyone else watching the Cubs game?

BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"

by battlekow on Jul 18, 2008 7:48 PM CDT   0 recs

i am

"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue

by Michael M on Jul 18, 2008 7:50 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

i was just about to ask the same thing lol

"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue

by Michael M on Jul 18, 2008 7:50 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Dios mio!

Greinke is getting blitzed.

BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"

by battlekow on Jul 18, 2008 7:50 PM CDT   0 recs

Buy low!!!!111!!!

And neck size to baby eating ratio.

by jihad on Jul 18, 2008 7:51 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

you mean he hangs out with jeremy jeffress?

"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue

by Michael M on Jul 18, 2008 7:51 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

anyone remember when len kasper subed for vasgersian?

i think it’s odd that now he’s on wgn

"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue

by Michael M on Jul 18, 2008 7:55 PM CDT   0 recs

Taylor Green with a first-inning 3-run bomb for BC

box score

BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"

by battlekow on Jul 18, 2008 7:55 PM CDT   0 recs

Soto was "born in Puerto Rico from ages four to seven."

Eh?

BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"

by battlekow on Jul 18, 2008 7:56 PM CDT   0 recs

Long, difficult labor.

And neck size to baby eating ratio.

by jihad on Jul 18, 2008 7:58 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

What was he doing before age four then, I wonder?

Plotting?

BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"

by battlekow on Jul 18, 2008 8:05 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Maybe he learned from Tejada

Steve
http://nohuddleoffense.blogspot.com

by stigmo on Jul 18, 2008 8:50 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

what's edmonds eating in chicago?

1-0 cubs

"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue

by Michael M on Jul 18, 2008 8:07 PM CDT   0 recs

Edmonds homers again

The, Jim, the.

BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"

by battlekow on Jul 18, 2008 8:08 PM CDT   0 recs

Cardinals threatening

1st and 3rd, one out, 3-3 tie.

by oconnobe on Jul 18, 2008 8:09 PM CDT   0 recs

Fontenot almost homers

He’s still slugging .500—what the hell?

BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"

by battlekow on Jul 18, 2008 8:10 PM CDT   0 recs

nice

I really like the ad banner the Astros had behind homeplate for the Dodge Challenger. 425 Caballo’s

by sheeter on Jul 18, 2008 8:30 PM CDT   0 recs

Caballo!

Parks one on the tracks. 1-1 now.

BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"

by battlekow on Jul 18, 2008 8:48 PM CDT   0 recs

just heard on wssp

durham and aurillia were scratched from the lineup tonight

don’t know if it’s because of injury or trade…

"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue

by Michael M on Jul 18, 2008 8:51 PM CDT   0 recs

Quarantined

Crew better not catch anything.

I am pro-Cameron

by Lake County on Jul 18, 2008 9:16 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Jeff's post about the 2009 Ace

Are we rumored to get Cain or is it wishful thinking? I put in over 70 hours at work this week so I’m just a bit out of the loop.

Steve
http://nohuddleoffense.blogspot.com

by stigmo on Jul 18, 2008 8:52 PM CDT   0 recs

totally speculation on my part

that said, I think it’s inevitable that, with CC and Sheets out the door, this offseason will bring a blockbuster trade involving Cain or Greinke (or someone similar), probably in exchange for Hardy and something else.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 18, 2008 8:55 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

JJ in SF?

Guy will have all sorts chasing him…

I am pro-Cameron

by Lake County on Jul 18, 2008 9:17 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

CC Batting

You know, CC would be one pitcher who could and maybe should be batting 8th.

I am pro-Cameron

by Lake County on Jul 18, 2008 9:15 PM CDT   0 recs

Jim Powell begs to differ.

Steve
http://nohuddleoffense.blogspot.com

by stigmo on Jul 18, 2008 9:16 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Well, that didn't take long

BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"

by battlekow on Jul 18, 2008 9:17 PM CDT   0 recs

Nor did that

I am pro-Cameron

by Lake County on Jul 18, 2008 9:18 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Take a pitch or foul one off

Cain better not go all rick helling on us here

And neck size to baby eating ratio.

by jihad on Jul 18, 2008 9:18 PM CDT   0 recs

OK, we're good

I hate those 9 pitch, strike out the side deals

And neck size to baby eating ratio.

by jihad on Jul 18, 2008 9:19 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Wow

The Red Sox are really close to signing Alex Meyer:

The most shocking rumor floating around at this time is that the Red Sox are also very close to signing 20th-round pick Alex Meyer. The six-foot-seven power righty from Indiana has first-round stuff, but he was considered all but unsignable due to the Boras factor and a strong commitment to the University of Kentucky. The hottest rumor among scouting circles has $2 million looking like it will take care of both those issues.

BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"

by battlekow on Jul 18, 2008 9:20 PM CDT   0 recs

For 2 Million I’d be a macadamia nut.

by SgtClueLs on Jul 18, 2008 9:23 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Common sense, this is your wake up call…

by ol Pete on Jul 18, 2008 9:24 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

And neck size to baby eating ratio.

by jihad on Jul 18, 2008 9:25 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Melville is supposed to sign too
Sources indicate that Missouri high school right-hander Tim Melville, who fell to the fourth round when he indicated before the draft that he wanted mid-first-round money to sign, will get just that and sign with the Royals for more than $1 million.

BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"

by battlekow on Jul 18, 2008 9:25 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

That'll buy a lot of whaling supplies.

"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 Jul 19, 2008 11:02 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

He'd prefer not to.

BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"

by battlekow on Jul 19, 2008 11:18 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Curveballs

Ben and CC…could be Top 10 curveball tandem in modern baseball history, no?

I am pro-Cameron

by Lake County on Jul 18, 2008 9:22 PM CDT   0 recs

Ah, Rickie, another crappy throw on a DP turn

BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"

by battlekow on Jul 18, 2008 9:23 PM CDT   0 recs

2 Brian Bocock

And neck size to baby eating ratio.

by jihad on Jul 18, 2008 9:25 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Positively Bocockian

BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"

by battlekow on Jul 18, 2008 9:26 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

BK, Jeff, you've got mail

Minor proposal – no worries either way, but there it is.

I am pro-Cameron

by Lake County on Jul 18, 2008 9:26 PM CDT   0 recs

um...

indecent proposal?

by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 18, 2008 9:49 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Jeff, how have you not commented on this Anchorman quote yet?

It’s been almost 20 minutes.

BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"

by battlekow on Jul 18, 2008 9:52 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Hart had "the kind of All-Star break every player hopes for, and that is to be an All-Star"

Yeah, that’s definitely not true.

BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"

by battlekow on Jul 18, 2008 9:29 PM CDT   0 recs

battlekow

did you happen to watch the whole ASG? I’m curious if Hart’s throw was even remotely close on the winning sac fly

by sheeter on Jul 18, 2008 9:32 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

It was a close play

by ol Pete on Jul 18, 2008 9:33 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Just a little up the first base line

it was a close play. Very few RFers would’ve made the throw. McCann got it on two bounces.

And neck size to baby eating ratio.

by jihad on Jul 18, 2008 9:33 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah, it was close

But it was a weak two-hopper to the wrong side of the plate. A strong throw would have got him.

BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"

by battlekow on Jul 18, 2008 9:33 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

That too.

But on the fly at that speed and angle would have been sufficient.

I am pro-Cameron

by Lake County on Jul 18, 2008 9:36 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

It was.

Bounced a little too close to 1B – grass killed it. If it’s in the air or a 1-hopper, they’re still playing.

I am pro-Cameron

by Lake County on Jul 18, 2008 9:36 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Thank you Messrs. Pence and Tejada

Game over.

I am pro-Cameron

by Lake County on Jul 18, 2008 9:35 PM CDT   0 recs

Cubs lose

by ol Pete on Jul 18, 2008 9:35 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"

by battlekow on Jul 18, 2008 9:37 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Dick Groch is watching the A’s in New York, potentially scouting Huston Street

No word on why Dick Groch is interested in a road in NY

And neck size to baby eating ratio.

by jihad on Jul 18, 2008 9:40 PM CDT   0 recs

Pronounced “Howston”

Man, I miss the Village…

I am pro-Cameron

by Lake County on Jul 18, 2008 9:42 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Seriously

I wonder why Beane hasn’t dealt him yet. He has to be at the absolute zenith of his value right now.

BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"

by battlekow on Jul 18, 2008 9:45 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I was about to say,

“because he has two more years under team control, and the A’s could contend in 2010”

but that would be wrong. He’s a FA after 2009, if I read Cot’s correctly. So yeah, maybe everybody came calling for Duke, and Beane said, “for the lousy prospect package you’re offering, I’ll give you the chubby innings eater or the injured dude.”

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 18, 2008 9:49 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Just imagine the system they'll have if they do deal Duke

Just the Haren deal alone was obscene. Would they be the first team to ever trade 80% of their rotation in less than a season?

BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"

by battlekow on Jul 18, 2008 9:50 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

by the standard of the Phils and Cubs deals

the Duke deal could be huge. There might not even be that many teams with the ammo to get that done. The Dodgers come to mind, as they always do…

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 18, 2008 9:53 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs