Game Thread #101: Brewers (57-43) at Cardinals (57-45)
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 23, 2008 5:07 PM CDT
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PrintMatchup is CC Sabathia and Braden Looper. This is Looper's third start against the Crew this year; his first one was pretty good and his second wasn't as strong. Of course, it doesn't matter much what Looper does, since the offense will try to stay quiet so that Bill Hall can hit the game-winner in the 9th.
Game time is 7:15 CT, and here's the BR Game Preview.
Go Brewers!
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Speaking of Hall
He’s starting again, so I wonder if he’ll see an inside pitch or two for taking his time out of the box on his home runs. Weeks is leading off again and Hart is back, too, batting fifth as usual. box
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so, Cinci killer, Cardinals killer...
Is the secret that, when Bill Hall sees red, he…uh, sees red?
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 23, 2008 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions
In addition to the complaining about Hall, I think its odd that people get upset that the team untucks their shirts after the game and that the outfielders “celebrate” or do the jump and bump. One guy who complained about the shirts described them as like a bunch of kids after church. Sure buddy.
kids after church
is there a problem with that?;)
by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 23, 2008 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions
The Brewers
Should act like they’re complete professionals, and at no point should appear to enjoy themselves…it really pisses off Cardinals fans.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Imagine
guys actually having fun while playing a “kids game”
by Oakland Brewer Fan on Jul 23, 2008 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, Hall deserves it...
...since the Brewers aren’t one of the classiest organizations the past two years…
giggling
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions
If Sabathia improves his lifetime average to .300 or so
With another HR or two in July/August do you move him to the 8th, or even 7th spot ala Dontrell Willis for the end of the season?
I know the Zambrano is a good hitter but have never moved him up, but Ned has experiemented a lot with the lineup and it wouldn’t surprise me as CC is a legitimate hitter it seems
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
I want to see him bat 2nd
with Corey in the leadoff spot. Greatest combined height and/or weight in the top two spots in the order in baseball history. (Probably.)
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 23, 2008 5:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Second Looper game link incorrect
Should be this one below
His second game wasn’t as strong
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
Robinaid
I drank a glass since I’ll be leaving for soccer around 7:30. I’ll make sure to enjoy another before leaving, hopefully it does the trick.
It’s six 2 even and delicious.
Worth mentioning
in BP postseason odds, Crew is up to 69%, including 33% of taking the Central. I know I’ve said this before, but keep in mind that those probably underestimate our chances, since they are based on performance for the entire season, and we improved our team more than any other team is likely to.
Also, cheese.
Jenkins doing his part
to make sure the Mets aren’t going to push for the wildcard. Just hit a tying HR in the 2nd.
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
Will this game ever start? I’ve got the flu and the only keeping me awake is waiting to see me some CC
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by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 7:12 PM CDT reply actions
If I end my vacation...
the terrorists win
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by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions
This seems like a good matchup
Looper/Sabathia is solidly in our favor, but it’s not so ridiculous as to tempt karmic retribution for our confidence (Rusch/Sheets).
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
Ah, that was a satisfying double
Durham inspired him to bloop it just like that!
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
Agreed
Rickie’s rising SLG again attributed to the acquisiton.
by Et tu Brewte on Jul 23, 2008 7:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Rickie
Lines it right at people but gets a double off a blooper.
Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.
Dang…the Brewers better get some runs tonight or the Nyquil’s gonna take over pretty soon
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by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 7:25 PM CDT reply actions
Hey kids
How’s everyone doing tonight? I’m bored, have a free trial of extra innings on my cable, and you guys have always been hospitable, so here I am. The Reds already won this afternoon and I have a sixer of cold beer, so I’m a happy boy. Go Brewers and screw TLR!
sig lines are for suckas
Yeah, really
You can’t sit here and drink our enemy’s beer.
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
And just to save a buck...
for shame, sir, for shame
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by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Hmm
Maybe the European influence will make it taste less like horse-piss
...went down with like 14 bucks, and woke up with like 16 grand.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Or Stella
Or Becks….
Do you guys get any Australian beer over there apart from the occasional replacement level Fosters?
We don't even get Fosters here...
Wherever it is made, it is still made from a recipe that should never have been exported.
Man, I used to work for a Bud distributor, and those things were the bane of my existence
Used to pop on the metal racks all the time. Always got old, too, because nobody drinks Bud here.
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
I bought it once because it was one of the first imports we got over here...
And didn’t finish my six-pack.
You guys walk around naked or something?
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
by battlekow on Jul 23, 2008 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wonder how often a guy has set a stadium home run length record one night and registered a sac bunt the next
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
It's Braden Looper
If they play for one run every inning, they’ll win.
Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.
Wow
I didn’t realize Kendall leads the majors in starts by a catcher
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
I like the twirl by CC there…like an elephant doing ballet
...went down with like 14 bucks, and woke up with like 16 grand.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 7:30 PM CDT reply actions
Red Killer coming up...
If only the Card’s starting pitcher was named “Drago”
...went down with like 14 bucks, and woke up with like 16 grand.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 7:33 PM CDT reply actions
I was happy to see him give someone else the business for once
Our collective asses were getting sore. On aside, what’s Weeks’ line since the Durham trade? Seems like he’s been doing better. :)
sig lines are for suckas
understatement
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by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions
All work and no play...
this Extra Innings commercial is more annoying than a Cubs fan 12 Old Styles into his day.
That's okay, I just did the same thing with Marty today on your blog
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
you're retired now that you graduated?
or was that jay that graduated?
by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 23, 2008 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions
And you guys honestly wondered where I was?
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
that guy was really silly
Everybody knows that if it was really pronounced OO-ecker, he’d spell it Uëcker.
whenever umlauts come up in conversation
I am reminded of the umlaut over the “n” in Spinal Tap.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 23, 2008 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions
but I swing a mean character map
Besides, umlaut != dieresis, they just look alike. Kinda like Ryan and Steve Braun, I suppose.
kirbir begs to differ
she doesn’t think they look alike
by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 23, 2008 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah, but
on this important question, are you gonna listen to a girl, or a bunch of guys likening diacritical marks to baseball players? Thought so.
wow.
just, wow.
and that’s aside from the fact that the german guy has a better command of english than the rest of us.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 23, 2008 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions
I coined a koan
“What is the name of the “Ø” character?”
“Ø.”
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
I'm going to koan a coin
“The penny in my pocket is worthless. I think I’ll spend it.”
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 23, 2008 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions
there should be a breve over the first "e" of "breve"
don’tcha think?
by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 23, 2008 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions
There should be an apostrophe in your name, too
Of course, mine’s spelled wrong, so whatevs!
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
cardinals broadcast
their Coshun interviewed a bunch of Cards players, and sounds like the vast majority didn’t object to Hall’s so-called showboating. Basically said they’d do the same.
Also, cheese.
"Their Coshun"
I like it. I think we should lower-case it and adopt it as a noun: coshun, n. That third guy.
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
also from cards broadcast
sounds like Colby Rasmus is not going to play on the Olympic team due to injury.
Also, cheese.
offensively...no
defensively, certainly
by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 23, 2008 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't think you will hear many complaints here
Based solely on what he has apparently done for the pitching staff.
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
by MadJimiBrewha on Jul 23, 2008 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Kendall is the ONLY option
His contract doesn’t allow any other catchers on the roster
...went down with like 14 bucks, and woke up with like 16 grand.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 7:39 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Territorial
Like an ornery central American Cichlid…
Rivera all cornered up in the glass, have buried in gravel…Kendall patrolling the mid-waters joyously…
I am pro-Cameron
sOPS+ for Brewers catchers is 92
So it’s not a suppurating wound or anything.
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
Ours are "scrappy"
And play the game the right way, of course. Talent be damned.
sig lines are for suckas
I invade their blog regularly
He’s just returning the favor. He’s a good guy.
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
battlekow converted me
We’re getting hitched after my confirmation goes through.
That or I hate the Cubs and Cardinals so you guys are my choice to win if the Reds don’t. :)
sig lines are for suckas
All good - just teasin ya
Actually used to go to Riverfront a lot in the 70s as a kid
I am pro-Cameron
Well, I'm sure he shakes a lot
Or at least jiggles when he runs which is close enough for me.
sig lines are for suckas
Was still giving him the finger
When he got thrown out.
by Et tu Brewte on Jul 23, 2008 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Dammit
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by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 7:52 PM CDT reply actions
That's just classless!
...went down with like 14 bucks, and woke up with like 16 grand.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 7:55 PM CDT reply actions
I've asked this on our blog
But whatever happened to retaliation? I miss it.
sig lines are for suckas
The Cardinals haven’t exactly been the classiest organization over the last couple at bats
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by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 7:56 PM CDT reply actions
brady clark dinger...
it looks like it bounced off the wall, then his foot, then the ground, then over the wall. Ground rule double?
by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 23, 2008 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions
I just love how gracefully Dunn fell down on that play
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
I defend Dunn
Simply because I’ve met the man, and I’ll kiss your ass if you find me a MLB player who is a 6’6” 270 lb figure of grace. I’m 6’4”, 200 lbs and dude made me feel small. :)
sig lines are for suckas
Did you strike him out too?
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by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep
He brought his A game to me, but went down swinging like all the other pretty Texas QBs.
sig lines are for suckas
Hey!
I was at that game!
5 Half price tix: $65
Dollar Hot Dogs: $3
Five Home runs in one inning and a complete game shutout by Bush: Priceless
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by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions
I was safely at home by then
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by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions
I want some of the stuff Jim Powell was on during that inning.
Even if it turns out to be simply helium.
When he says "swing and a drive!" for Fielder, it sounds like he's about to die of exhaustion
So I’m guessing coke, not helium.
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
Is that why the Crew got him?
The equivilent of a smallpox blanket?
...went down with like 14 bucks, and woke up with like 16 grand.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions
If this is Rickie with smallpox, I'm going to infect him with syphilis
Wait, that came out wrong…
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
kirbir i thought
also Pujos just unloaded.
by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 23, 2008 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes, yes, that is me
On the Colts blog it made a nice impact
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
sing along with Cam
Ich lieg am strand
Mit einem eiskalten getränk in meiner hand
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
yeah...
they’d better give him a few pity strikes on the other end to make up.
by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 23, 2008 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions
It sucks not to have a lead here
But at least Looper is over 70 pitches. CC on the other hand is at 33 through 3 so another complete game isn’t out of the question.
It's weird
The two Cubs fans I know personally are completelty reasonable people who I can watch a ball game with, even a Cubs-Brewers game. Guess you get them in a group and it all just goes downhill.
...went down with like 14 bucks, and woke up with like 16 grand.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions
kind of like people in general
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
by battlekow on Jul 23, 2008 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Does my attack speed increase now?
Or maybe my mana regeneration.
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
I dunno dude
Are you double weildin?
...went down with like 14 bucks, and woke up with like 16 grand.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions
My theory is that
The Cards fans a very sensitive about “classy” and the Crew because they don’t want us to be like certain people.
I am pro-Cameron
Apparently
It’s like kids after church
...went down with like 14 bucks, and woke up with like 16 grand.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions
seriously though
why would you wear Cubs gear to a Brewers@Cards game unless you are a complete douche?
Our broadcast caught someone this homestand
I believe it was against the Mets. Jackass at a Reds-Mets game in a Cubs jersey. I like to engage them at games though, it’s good times.
sig lines are for suckas
To be fair
I once wore a Brewers shirt to a Tampa Bay – Detroit game. Was that douchey?
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by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions
I vote yes
I fully understand team loyalty, but I’m not gonna wear my Reds jersey to any game that doesn’t involve them.
sig lines are for suckas
I dunno
I feel like there’s a different standard for hats and shirts. I wear my Brewers (well, Pilots) hat everywhere, but if I had a Brewers jersey, I wouldn’t wear it to a non-Brewers game.
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
Does it make it less Douchey
that it was at Tropicana field pre-2008?
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by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Do you think
he flipped the ball to Ichiro next?
"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'll take scoreless
when we’re on defense
by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 23, 2008 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Screw those guys
I’ve never bothered going there just because of the hell others caught there. I went to BCB one night but the retardation almost caused my screen to melt so I’ve stayed away since.
sig lines are for suckas
Sorry for the insult
Seriously. Like I said, went there once and wow…...just…..wow.
sig lines are for suckas
It's quite remarkable
Wait until we play them next week and check out our blog.
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
Our invader was BobbyButcher or something like that
He was nearly incomprehensible.
I wanted to say, “We get it, Dusty Baker and Corey Patterson suck. In other news, water’s still wet.”
sig lines are for suckas
my wife once remarked on choice of clothing
“I’m not a black person”
by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 23, 2008 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions
K, 5-3, K
Hellz yeah
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by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 8:18 PM CDT reply actions
J.J!!!
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by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 8:24 PM CDT reply actions
19 consecutive
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by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 8:24 PM CDT reply actions
weeks says
“if you guys aren’t going to bother knocking me in, I’m not going to get on base”
he doesn’t want to interfere with his reputation
unfortunately that just backfired.
who or what was he diddling?
isn’t that public indecency?
by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 23, 2008 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions
BRAUN-tasaurus
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by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 8:27 PM CDT reply actions
Dino-LOVE
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by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Did you hear Rapuano?
“That’s too damn bad!”
Next game I know he’s in town I’m going down and getting right on him.
I am pro-Cameron
I wanna...I wanna be on you.
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
by battlekow on Jul 23, 2008 8:31 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
"Joe West...trying to be the peacekeeper"
How often do you hear that?
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
Prince got chucked too?
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
by MadJimiBrewha on Jul 23, 2008 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions
but...but...
we don’t have Joe Dillon on the bench anymore
Kapler?
by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 23, 2008 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions
good call
...and with Ned gone, someone will figure out that if Kendall gets hurt, they can switch Rivera over THEN
by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 23, 2008 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions
i would rather Rivera
Branyan’s been cold of late.
rivera hasn’ had a chance.
by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 23, 2008 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions
lol
text actually says
“brewers manager Ned Yost III ejected”
by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 23, 2008 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions
How would you even be able to tell?
The event would be over before he got it out.
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
I always wondered how long you had to wait into the next day before you could feed the mogwai again
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
Wait, seriously?
Fielder got tossed?
...went down with like 14 bucks, and woke up with like 16 grand.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 8:36 PM CDT reply actions
For what
not swinging at that pitch?
...went down with like 14 bucks, and woke up with like 16 grand.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions
tough...
to do that on a 3-2 count with 2 outs unless the other team is completely daft
by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 23, 2008 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions
When we played the Giants, I was looking at videos of something and in the other thumbnails they had a highlight of Vizquel stealing home. I’d like to see that. Kendall would be the guy I’d guess.
Or rewarded
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
The Vet stole home, the Vet stole home!
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
by battlekow on Jul 23, 2008 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well done
Rec’d. Do you guys rec here?
sig lines are for suckas
by jch24 on Jul 23, 2008 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
i'm mounting a challenge, though
I got 14 rec’s just for telling someone not to say “first”
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 23, 2008 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions
someone got a bunch of recs today
for waxing all poetic-like about the season so far.
by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 23, 2008 8:48 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah
but we don’t suck up to kow nearly as much as you’re doing:P
by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 23, 2008 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Meh
Screw that dude. I only suck up to him because we have the same fetish – nice breasts.
sig lines are for suckas
that's a good fetish to have:)
count me a member of the club
by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 23, 2008 8:46 PM CDT up reply actions
I am a minor celebrity at RR
Something to do with posting pictures of scantily clad women. Or maybe it’s my witty ripostes.
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
what was that?
i was hoping for scantily clad women…
by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 23, 2008 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions
I saw the mlb.com address and figured it was Mrs. Lima
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
Classless
...went down with like 14 bucks, and woke up with like 16 grand.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions
well...
maybe CC is playing both the mound and first
how would we ever know?
by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 23, 2008 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions
eh, it's ok
we’ve got four innings against the Cards bullpen now. (Or a tired Looper.)
The only challenge now is staying loose through seven pitching changes.
Also, cheese.
i don't want to talk about Toby Kieth
lets talk about me
by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 23, 2008 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions
he better stay good
we’re totally trading Hardy for him in the offseason.
And we’re trading Rickie for Matt Cain.
And we’re signing Mark Ellis.
That’s my plan.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 23, 2008 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions
no no no
we should sign skyking if we have a 2b prospect coming up and want to trade Ellis midway through the deal.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 23, 2008 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions
I"m on board!
Thinking about those 5 early draft picks. Any “sure thing” close-to-MLB-ready college pitchers projected to 35-37? Could be a good time to take one there.
I am pro-Cameron
well
we’d lose a pick for signing ellis…but we’ll still have plenty.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 23, 2008 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions
is 6 the conventional wisdom?
our 1st rounder
1st rounder + supp for CC
1st r + supp + Sheets
supp for Gagne?
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 23, 2008 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions
just through this year
but i think he won’t get us picks.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 23, 2008 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions
our first and second rounders plus four picks for CC and Sheets
Two of those four will be supplemental, the other two will either be first or second rounders depending on who signs them.
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
Serious question
Do you think if after a playoff run (which I’m honestly expecting, no kissassing there), you guys can’t resign CC?
sig lines are for suckas
we could
but CC want to go west coast.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 23, 2008 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions
you don't think?
He seems to be a guy who just wants to win. Of course, the Angels might make a play.
sig lines are for suckas
The Dodgers and Angels win just as much as the Brewers
And they have pockets the go to China.
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
Good
He’ll just be a little cheaper in the offseason then.
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
by MadJimiBrewha on Jul 23, 2008 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions
wow
he’s just awesome in every way.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 23, 2008 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Someone should make a YouTube remix video of that really arrogant guy from Real World calling Dusty a pheasant
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
so....no CF?
or are you talking about the “spray chart”
by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 23, 2008 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Where did I see that Corey Patterson GameDay screen cap where he swung at three straight way outside sliders? Was it jacob that posted that?
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
A thousand "thank you"s, kind sir
I guess it makes searching for stuff easier if you remember it correctly, though I was close.
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
Sorry for the lack of explanation
Patterson had been pinch hit but not double switched as the GD scorer apparently thought, so for two batters it appeared as above. Really a nice representation of the Reds season when CP is in CF, really.
sig lines are for suckas
Dear residents of Boise
if I fire bomb your entire town it is nothing personal. Blame the marketing people at Extra Innings.
Mmm...
I like me some Cardinal’s bullpen…I think I’ll hold off on the NyQuil a little longer
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by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 8:47 PM CDT reply actions
That
might start something
...went down with like 14 bucks, and woke up with like 16 grand.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 8:48 PM CDT reply actions
that reminds me of my favorite corny music joke
A number of years ago, the Seattle Symphony was doing Beethoven’s Ninth under the baton of Milton Katims…
At this point, you must understand two things:
1. There's a long segment in this symphony where the bass violins don't have a thing to do. Not a single note for page after page.
2. There used to be a tavern called Dez's 400 right across the street from the Seattle Opera House, rather favored by local musicians.It had been decided that during this performance, after the bass players had played their parts in the opening of the Ninth, they were to quietly lay down their instruments and leave the stage rather than sit on their stools looking and feeling dumb for twenty minutes.
Well, once they got backstage, someone suggested that they trot across the street and quaff a few brews. After they had downed the first couple rounds, one said, “Shouldn’t we be getting back? It’d be awfully embarrassing if we were late.”
Another, presumably the one who suggested this excursion in the first place, replied, “Oh, I anticipated we could use a little more time, so I tied a string around the last pages of the conductor’s score. When he gets down to there, Milton’s going to have to slow the tempo way down while he waves the baton with one hand and fumbles with the string with the other.”
So they had another round and finally returned to the Opera House, a little tipsy by now. However, as they came back on stage, one look at their conductor’s face told them they were in serious trouble.
Katims was furious! And why not? After all…
It was the bottom of the Ninth, the score was tied, and the basses were loaded.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 23, 2008 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
in the blockquote
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 23, 2008 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah
bass players and, especially, trombone players, are known for their ability to put away the alcohol.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 23, 2008 8:57 PM CDT up reply actions
The Seattle Symphony
has a Sax section??
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
no, of course not
and, probably obviously, it’s not a true story. i’ve heard it in a number of versions.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 23, 2008 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Damn
I thought you were there!! ;-))
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
ha
I’ve been in enough groups where a bass was loaded, that’s for sure.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 23, 2008 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Scariest human I've ever seen up close
Julian Tavarez when he was with the Cards, waited for an elevator with him. Freddy Krueger-ish.
sig lines are for suckas
Nice
...went down with like 14 bucks, and woke up with like 16 grand.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 8:52 PM CDT reply actions
Either at Theron's or
You decide
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
this is starting to feel like a rigged videogame.
i like it.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 23, 2008 8:59 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Calling that a hit was classless…
also, E-5
...went down with like 14 bucks, and woke up with like 16 grand.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Damn
there goes the no-no
...went down with like 14 bucks, and woke up with like 16 grand.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 9:00 PM CDT reply actions
You guys see this!!
Doesn’t look good for Turnbow. link
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
Hopefully Tomorrow's Headlines aren't
“Turnbow owes IRS millions in back taxes after taking financial advice from Prince and Cecil Fielder”.
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
by MadJimiBrewha on Jul 23, 2008 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Soriano activated for tonight's game.
Scott Eyre was as well. Eyre has done rehabs at five of the Cubs affiliates so far this year.
Also, cheese.
that would be awesome.
“Scott, we don’t need you, but we’d like to do something kind of clever. Just stay away from the party girls.”
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 23, 2008 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions
I think only undrafted players can play in the DSL and VSL
Except for two Puerto Rican natives.
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
well...
let’s undraft him then!
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 23, 2008 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions
And only 66 pitches still
Nine more outs to get and it looks like he will be the one getting them.
by dixieflatline on Jul 23, 2008 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Good times
Pujols flys out and then I turn on ESPN (to avoid the Boise commercial) and see an Erin Andrews interview.
Jeffress' final line
6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 6 K
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
Not terrible
I really want to see him again now that I know more about pitching.
by dixieflatline on Jul 23, 2008 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Final Line?
I thought he was a pot guy…
I am pro-Cameron
by Lake County on Jul 23, 2008 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Thats like 5 decent solid starts in a row now
instead of the dominant>>>crappy>>>dominant>>>crappy cycle. It’s pretty encouraging.
And neck size to baby eating ratio.
Braun reaches into his bag of tricks
"My thing is that you guys eat meat all day and you can't hit a ball. That's my thing." - P. Fielder
Brauntasaurus bunt!
...went down with like 14 bucks, and woke up with like 16 grand.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 9:07 PM CDT reply actions
On a super nerdy note
My sister is a cheerleader, and has thankfully come up with nicknames for all the players…Ryan Brauns is the oh so awesome Brauntasaurus…I like it
...went down with like 14 bucks, and woke up with like 16 grand.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions
It's hilarious going to Brewer games with her
She breaks out all the nicknames/cheers to the bewilderment of those around us
...went down with like 14 bucks, and woke up with like 16 grand.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 23, 2008 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions
first time I've ever listened to the Cards broadcast
whoever their color guy is sucks.
random crap about who’s texting him, and now he’s delving into fielder’s dietary habits.
al hrabosky
yeah, he sucks.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 23, 2008 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions
the astros had Tim Redding for years
him & oswalt came up around the same time (and wade miller). originally, redding had about the same or perhaps better stuff, but could never put it together. but he hung around long enough, based on the stuff and he’s been halfway decent the past couple seasons. kinda reminds me of the Reyes saga with the cards.
guess there isn't really one
just mentioned him to give the time frame and context, and how crazy it can be to predict baseball pitchers.
That would be the crazy hungarian himself
by dixieflatline on Jul 23, 2008 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Perfect
You are so good at that. Sorry I keep asking you to do stuff like that.
by dixieflatline on Jul 23, 2008 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Just float me 10% of your THT paychecks and we'll call it even
Hello bus fare!
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
Whoa brother!
It’s “Mad Hungarian”
First autograph I ever got. Second was Tom Seaver as a Red. Third was Jack Clark as a Giant.
Not bad, eh?
I am pro-Cameron
LaRussa wants this one so bad
So some Brewers reporter can ask about the bullpen blowing it.
I am pro-Cameron
Baseball Tonight right now
doing a segment on the Crew’s base running blunders and missed opportunities tonight
i'd like to see sabathia go the distance tonight
he’s on my fantasy team.
also needs to tack on some more K’s
I'd like to see a Molina bothers race off
by dixieflatline on Jul 23, 2008 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions
put the sausages in there as well
as a baseline
by lnewcomer on Jul 23, 2008 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I am on the phone with my gf
Who is on the way to Muncie, IN with her sister. I haven’t spoken a word in at least 3 minutes while listening to her talk to everyone else in the car, yet she’ll be pissed if I try to get off the phone. Advice?
sig lines are for suckas
Tell her
you gotta take a shit. Works every time.
Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.
I am anti-Cameron.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 23, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
It really will work most every time
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
But not all?
When has a guy ever told you he had to take a shit and you were like, “Nah, quit foolin’.”?
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
Never really
Then again, there are a lot of girls who are fine with staying on the phone in the bathroom…
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
i had a (male) roommate that took the phone with him
...and he wanted to know if I wanted to borrow the phone ever…no thanks!
by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 24, 2008 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions
use the shit line
Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.
I am anti-Cameron.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 23, 2008 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions
It get you off the phone with the woman, too.
Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.
I am anti-Cameron.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 23, 2008 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Stu or Steve
Man up. “Call me back when you’re ready”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UefQYjG7rM
YouTube – The Tao of Steve, state of being Steve, defined
I am pro-Cameron
Sorry, I have to do this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_o8vYUU-jo
YouTube – Perry’s Perspectives
Thanks molitorfan, you get me….hehe
I am pro-Cameron
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