Game Thread #103: Astros (46-55) at Brewers (59-43)
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 25, 2008 4:57 PM CDT
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PrintThe Marlins have done their part--a Jeremy Hermida home run and a scoreless ninth from Kevin Gregg put away the Cubs and moved the Brewers within a half-game of the division lead.
So, if the Crew wins tonight, we'll have a share of the division lead, and unless Tampa Bay wins first, we'll be the 4th team in the majors (second in the league, of course) to 60 wins.
But, first things first. The Astros are getting off relatively easy--since Sheets and Sabathia are lined up to face both the Cardinals (that worked well, huh?) and the Cubs, Houston gets Parra, Suppan, and the short half of McBush. Tonight it's Parra, and the Astros counter with Wandy Rodriguez. Wandy has had a nice season (3.31 ERA is 80+ innings) despite a few rough outings lately.
Let's hope Miller Park is more favorable to the Astros/Parra matchup than the juice box is--we're dealing with small samples, but Berkman, Lee, Tejada, and Wigginton all have 940+ OPSs against Manny.
Game time is 7:05 CT, and here's the BR Game Preview.
Go Brewers!
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Who's turn to win the game tonight?
Obviously a team effort, but does anyone want to put a name out there?
I don’t think it’s a HR tonight, but a RBI double by Prince! Last night I called the Braun HR, if I am right tonight I am buying a lottery ticket.
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
The lineup
2B Rickie Weeks
SS JJ Hardy
LF Ryan Braun
1B Prince Fielder
RF Corey Hart
3B Bill Hall
CF Mike Cameron
C Jason Kendall
P Manny Parra
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
A little surprised to Hart there after last night
Also does anyone think we will see Rivera in this series? Otherwise it could mean only 2 games off this month for Kendall
I am assuming we will need maximum grit behind the plate for the the Cubs series
I wouldn't be surprised if he started the day game on Sunday
Not only has he caught Suppan a couple times this year, but neither he nor Kendall has ever faced Randy Wolf, so it’s not like there’s a matchup reason to keep Kendall in there.
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"We're only playing .575 ball. That isn't championship stuff." - Hal Trosky, 1940
I am thinking Weeks, Braun, Kendall will have off days on Sunday
Just got to have that Sunday lineup in there… Braun didn’t get much rest during the all-star break… and Kendall needs to be fresh to face his old teammates
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
except Durham 0/12 vs Wolf
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
I like how that's the "No. 1 lineup (arguably)" for the Brewers
According to Anthony Witrado at least. I wonder if that’s an ongoing thing for him or if he just felt like saying it without any explanation.
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"We're only playing .575 ball. That isn't championship stuff." - Hal Trosky, 1940
Forgetting something?
Uh, can we get a “L” flag flown in here, or is the prudent, anti-superstition-jinx theory hold that it’s not, ahem, necessary.
by Bay View Brewer on Jul 25, 2008 5:28 PM CDT reply actions
It was flown in the Frosty Mug thread
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"We're only playing .575 ball. That isn't championship stuff." - Hal Trosky, 1940
Kreskin
Wow, that’s some forward thinking. No, I get what you’re saying.
Is there a rule against repeating it? The thing just looks so dang purdy.
by Bay View Brewer on Jul 25, 2008 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions
There's already a FanShot with it, too, for whatever reason
It’s exciting and all to have a shot to end up tied for first, but I don’t see the point of having it in three different places. Maybe we should find a picture of a marlin winning…well, whatever it is marlins win.
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"We're only playing .575 ball. That isn't championship stuff." - Hal Trosky, 1940
Good point
I clicked over and checked it out, kind of like how someone might admire a Picasso hanging in a museum. Beautiful.
OK, that urge has been satisfied. Let’s go Crew!
by Bay View Brewer on Jul 25, 2008 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Tenuous at best, but...
By the way…if you need Cliff’s Notes to get through The Old Man and the Sea, it’s time to put down the bong.
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions
clever!
In the Federal League, the Chicago franchise was called the Whales … now that one, you might need Cliff’s Notes for.
(I, however, am a nerd, and have read Moby-Dick multiple times. In case, uh, you didn’t know I was a nerd.)
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 25, 2008 6:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow...
color me impressed…you really are a renaissance man
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions
You can tell that's true, because you hyphenated it
I only read it once. The chapters along the lines of describing the different kinds of whales really killed me.
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
but it's all a metaphor for America!
And the people on the ship itself!
And it’s pre-post-modern!
Dude, dork it out with me!
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 25, 2008 7:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh man
I spent five years in college arguing that James K. Polk was our third best president…I’m nerded out…
Or I never read Moby Dick…however, if you want to discuss the Brother Karamazov, there’s a discussion I can tackle.
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't know enough about Polk
to really engage you in that discussion, but I know enough to know there’s a case to be made :).
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 25, 2008 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Well...
I eventually came to the realization that he was our fourth best president:
1) Lincoln
2) Washington
3) FDR
4) Polk
Okay, I’m done…I need a nerdiness break
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 7:21 PM CDT up reply actions
The more I read
the further down FDR goes.
But that’s a can of worms best left closed while a game’s going on.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 25, 2008 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Perhaps so...
I’m a bulldog defending FDR, and I’ve got myself a shiny new History degree
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I hear
after he would sign a good bill into law he would just stare at it and then untuck his shirt.
by molitorfan on Jul 25, 2008 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
rec'd
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Haha, I'm not saying I didn't appreciate it
And parts of it were brilliant. But parts of it were impossible to imagine reading again. I guess I could just skip them, it’s not like they’re integral to the plot.
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
Ah, but Nerds come in many different stripes.
I’ve only read Moby Dick once and I suck at math.
But I own 7 different editions of the Lord of the Rings in 3 languages.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jul 25, 2008 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Is one of them Elven?
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions
I know we're supposed to assume the sweep and all
But what are the expectations for this series? I’d be happy with 2 of 3. It’ll be interesting to see how Dave Bush pitches tomorrow on 15 days’ rest.
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"We're only playing .575 ball. That isn't championship stuff." - Hal Trosky, 1940
yeah, 2 out of 3 would be great.
Honestly, I can’t get that worked up about leaderboard watching right now. Cliche alert: there’s a whole lot of baseball left to be played.
If the Brewers play .600 ball the rest of the way (probably not even—550 would be leading the WC right now), we’ll be in the playoffs. Doesn’t matter what anybody else does. If the Cubs want to swoon now, great. If they want to get rolling again now and then swoon in August, or September, that’s fine too.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 25, 2008 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm assuming the sweep.
Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.
I am anti-Cameron.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 25, 2008 6:20 PM CDT up reply actions
my predictions for tomorrow
Bush, not surprisingly, does not work well at all on 15 days rest and needs to be removed in the 2nd inning.
Tomorrow will be a lovely day; the roof will be open and it will be a delightful 70 degrees, with partly cloudy skies—the sort of day that is just designed to make Seth McClung perform at his best.
Ned will put in Carlos Villanueva; McClung will not pitch until the road trip.
Never assume a sweep...
I’d like 2 out of 3. For some reason Bache tomorrow seems like we’ll come up short.
no matter what happens
either the Brewers or Cubs will be able to pass each other in the standings with the series starting on Monday.
True but it would good to be ahead by the end of that series
It might put a bit of pressure on the Cubs after being in 1st for so long.
Hate to break out the term "classy" again...
But classy move by FSN Wisconsin to do Brewers Live from Wisconsin Dells. I heard a rather depressing report on NPR this morning with a waitress at a restaurant in Lake Delton who sounded about ready to cry when it was mentioned there were only two patrons in the restaurant at noon. Hopefully the publicity gets that girl some more tips.
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 6:34 PM CDT reply actions
you know, I feel bad for people who are struggling...
...but I am a tad skeptical of how hard NPR pushes the story sometimes.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 25, 2008 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah,
Hard to say that story doesn’t have an agenda. Not much analysis beyond a snapshot of a struggling family. Seems more at home on the Nation.
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 6:57 PM CDT up reply actions
But then again
It’s hard to argue that the Dells isn’t devestated by what happened earlier this year. They’re handing out half price tickets to Noah’s Ark just to get people to stay at the hotels. Bad situation, and it’s good to see the Brewers trying to do some in-state PR for the area.
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 7:01 PM CDT up reply actions
NPR again?!
I thought you were joking when you said you read it daily!
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
um
that’s the same link I sent you before.
it was easy to find because it’s only url in my browser history that starts with “npr” :).
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 25, 2008 7:10 PM CDT up reply actions
you didn't know?
the east coast cognoscenti doesn’t get their political news via http, it’s all npr.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 25, 2008 7:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Nice article
but did they really need “enlarge” under that picture?? I mean really ;-))
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
Why are birdies a big thing to celebrate but puppies a little one?
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
Cirillo: "Obviously being up on that parasail was awesome."
Obviously.
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
You could be on a jet-ski
and fast…like Rickie Weeks
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Jeff is this how I'm supposed to do it
Three cheers for Jeremy Hermida!
How can you not love Carsten Charles?
Hip Hip!
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Haha, yes, that's how you're supposed to do it
Three times is enough now, though.
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
Debbie Downer
Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.
I am anti-Cameron.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 25, 2008 7:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Hooray!
Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.
I am anti-Cameron.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 25, 2008 7:07 PM CDT reply actions
Hip Hip
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 7:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Hooray!
Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.
I am anti-Cameron.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 25, 2008 7:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Hip Hip!
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 7:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Pirates traded
Nady and Marte away, no details on where or for whom.
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
Team effort to educate!
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
Any word on what they gave up?
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions
the deal is listed in the SI article
Ohlendorf, Coke, Tabata + one more.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 25, 2008 7:16 PM CDT up reply actions
looks like a decent deal for both sides.
might be a lot to give up, but it mostly depends on how much you like Tabata.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 25, 2008 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Tabata and Ohlendorf are at least interesting
I think that’s a pretty smart trade for the Pirates, as opposed to usual, when they’d be trading FOR Nady.
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
yeah
weird to think that Nady was basically a scrap-heaper the Pirates overpaid for not that long ago.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 25, 2008 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Rotoworld is apparently reporting Austin Jackson
THAT would be interesting.
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
They updated their report
It’s Tabata/Ohlendorf/chaff
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
The guys on Bucs Dugout seem to hate the trade
I’m not sure why. Though I guess when Tampa Bay was won of the rumored suitors, you dream of golden-armed pitchers and silver-slugging outfielders.
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
Wow, I did not just misspell "one" as "won"
Too much Bushmill’s, too early.
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
play the pirates a lot down the stretch
This move might help the Brewers more than the Yankees!
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
Ohlendorf might go right into the rotation
any improvement on the back end of that rotation is going to help Pitt out. But yeah, no Nady, no Marte…the Rats probably didn’t get better right away.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 25, 2008 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Hooray!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.
I am anti-Cameron.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 25, 2008 7:08 PM CDT reply actions
Gritty K
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 7:09 PM CDT reply actions
To a pretty K
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions
and Oglivie has the Brewers record, at 12
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 25, 2008 7:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Larry Hisle
Is it really pronounced HIGH-sul?
I always figured Hiss-ul, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard it before.
Also, cheese.
Hyzel
Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.
I am anti-Cameron.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 25, 2008 7:20 PM CDT up reply actions
cool, thanks.
Too much of my pre-1990 baseball knowledge comes from reading, not listening.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 25, 2008 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow, Lee has gotten even slower
He wasn’t anywhere near second.
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
How bout
only getting a single to begin with? Did he stop for a cheeseburger or something?
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 7:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, Fielder was at first...
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
by battlekow on Jul 25, 2008 7:28 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Cubs Farm Team Brawl
Here’s some video from last night if anyone needs it.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cs-080725-peoria-chiefs-brawl-chicago-cubs,0,3356474.story
Peoria pitcher charged after minor league brawl—chicagotribune.com
Stay classy Cubbies!
I am pro-Cameron
Whoa
Rickie missed him…
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 7:28 PM CDT reply actions
HE WAS OUT
Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.
I am anti-Cameron.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 25, 2008 7:29 PM CDT reply actions
Doorman Question
What does this guy do for a living that he can make every single game? Heck, I work from home most of the time and I can’t get there every day…
I am pro-Cameron
probably been there and back already
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
yeah
anal fisher is a whole different ballgame.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 25, 2008 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Careful
Ann L. Fisher might not appreciate your attitude.
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"We're only playing .575 ball. That isn't championship stuff." - Hal Trosky, 1940
by TheJay on Jul 25, 2008 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Funny on so many levels
That sounds like an excellent bit for the next Apatow film, confusing anal fissure with anal fisher. What say you, Jeff?
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
I spoke to White Goodman earlier
and he really wants to win this thing.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 25, 2008 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions
BALK
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 7:37 PM CDT reply actions
I'm really starting to worry about
production out of the Pitcher spot. Really starting to drop off recently
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 7:42 PM CDT reply actions
Fun
The Cardinals have had their pitchers hitting eighth all year except for interleague series and they still have better production out of that spot than four NL teams.
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"We're only playing .575 ball. That isn't championship stuff." - Hal Trosky, 1940
Seattle DHs: .203/.256/.293
Cubs pitchers: .204/.223/.282
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
and
they had Favre throwing underhand against them and they lost the Sonics. Not a good year for Seattle.
That Sonics thing
was a disgrace…NBA is putting on a clinic on how to lose goodwill after a sent from the gods Finals
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Seattle
It’s a protracted Pilots’ 40th season thing, I hear.
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"We're only playing .575 ball. That isn't championship stuff." - Hal Trosky, 1940
whoa
Sam Narron got a pinch-hit AB for Nashville this year.
(I know way too much about Narron’s season—I’ve been using his page to test the recent changes to MLS, so I’m looking at it all the time.)
Also, cheese.
Sympathy for the Cardinals?
Mets lead 5-0 in the bottom of the 5th. You can almost hear that little bird’s death cry as the semi rolls over it.
Yeah, lotta time and games left, but how bad does it suck to be a Cardinals fan right now?
by Bay View Brewer on Jul 25, 2008 7:45 PM CDT reply actions
Also ...
... I believe Carlos Delgado is playing with his jersey completely untucked. Ouch.
by Bay View Brewer on Jul 25, 2008 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Very true
Today I thought for a second what it would have been like as a fan if St. Louis came into Miller Park and swept 4 from the Crew when Milwaukee was only 2 games back. Not a pleasant thing to consider.
by Bay View Brewer on Jul 25, 2008 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Appreciating art
I don’t think there’s any picture that is so simultaneously sad AND funny.
by Bay View Brewer on Jul 25, 2008 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions
That bird...
broke the covenant
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions
First thing Sabathia did in Milwaukee
Got the pitching staff together and told them, “Only you can prevent runs.”
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"We're only playing .575 ball. That isn't championship stuff." - Hal Trosky, 1940
aka, for you Milwaukeeans, a Mayfair Mall security guard hat
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
They must not have had his size but he made do anyway
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"We're only playing .575 ball. That isn't championship stuff." - Hal Trosky, 1940
Double ugh
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Crazy theory
Has there ever been a trade for a guy where the goal was to light a fire under the ass of a player already on the team?
Rickie … gawd if he picks it up.
And, as soon as I start typing, Rickie gets thrown out.
Whatever …
by Bay View Brewer on Jul 25, 2008 7:53 PM CDT reply actions
With Braun-Fielder coming up no less
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, I know … just, why did I even pose the question. Should have kept that to myself.
by Bay View Brewer on Jul 25, 2008 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions
A fire under Rickie's ass?
Great, now we’re gonna have to trade for Virgil Trucks.
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
wow...
89 years old. Still truckin?
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 25, 2008 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions
ROAR!
that’s what
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Still not a Weeks fan
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
“On the old stuff, [the ball] would skip and be quicker,” shortstop J.J. Hardy said. “This stuff, it kind of hits and stays down. I think we all agree that it’s nicer.”Glad they solved the insidious shallow roots problem.
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
That's some Stevens Point grass boys...
the same place this sparkling commentary is coming to you from
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Attn: Oddsmakers
Gotta run here in a minute to get ready and head out for a friend’s band’s show at the Cactus Club here in Milwaukee. Whaddya think chances are I can go out tonight for a few hours and make it back to watch the rest of the game on DVR without learning what happened?
Even close to 50-50? Cactus Club isn’t really a sports kind of place.
by Bay View Brewer on Jul 25, 2008 7:59 PM CDT reply actions
Never works
Just give it up…
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions
That's what I figured
After the 7-0 road trip, though, I thought maybe it was possible for everything to work out with the Brewers.
by Bay View Brewer on Jul 25, 2008 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions
I swear
I used to work on a lot of Sundays during Packer season last fall. One time I thought I had made it out without hearing a word about the game to see the recorded version when I got home. While driving home (about a five minute drive) some guy pulled up next to me at a stoplight and yelled “Packers win, F* YEAH!!!” Never fails.
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah but it's near Club Garibaldi, where Carlos Lee hangs out
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
Just down a short block from Garibaldi. Have to stay out of there sometimes, though. Know a guy who bartends who will just BURY you in shots.
by Bay View Brewer on Jul 25, 2008 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Whew ...
... OK, I’m outta here before I jinx ‘em somehow.
Here’s to having some drunk punk rocker blurt out the score to me sometime later tonight.
by Bay View Brewer on Jul 25, 2008 8:03 PM CDT reply actions
K!!!
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 8:08 PM CDT reply actions
one of these days
I’m going to count which ads come up, and how often. It will be disgusting, and I will write a rant about it.
BTW, I was at Kettle last night—it was hoppin, so I didn’t get a chance to mention your name to anybody.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 25, 2008 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions
THAT IS GREAT that you went to the kettle...
did you see the Scott Podsednik autographed ball i gave the owner, patrick?
i always loved that brett favre cheese poster they have in there…
go get em' seth!
oh no, I forgot to look for that.
I was there with friends who had gathered in the back, so I was mostly focused on staying clear of the bad dart-throwers.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 25, 2008 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Kettle of Fish
bar in the west village in manhattan.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 25, 2008 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions
christopher st, right off 7th ave
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 25, 2008 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions
kettle article... my favorite bar in the world...
http://onmilwaukee.com/visitors/articles/kettle.html
go get em' seth!
We could tell you about some FSN ads. By the way, when you run of Klements, you run out of taste. I’ll also never forget the name of the racing sausages.
Thanks – now I’ll need to think of an annoying manilow song or something to get Bretwurst and Stosh out my mind.
I am pro-Cameron
Flintstones song?
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"We're only playing .575 ball. That isn't championship stuff." - Hal Trosky, 1940
i have been a mlbtv guy for like 6 years now...
i remember when they would give you the local ads. that was awesome.
i miss all the good feet store ads!
go get em' seth!
Heh,
I was just telling the fiance the other day that there are some commercials during the radio broadcast that I remember from when I was, like, ten years old
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Heh...
or Sign Pro, perfect to the letter. Thought that might just be a central wisconsin thing
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm moving to Minneapolis in two weeks
And I know that I can still get Uek there…is it annoying enough to deter me from getting MLB.tv. Also, is the 1.2 MB really all it’s cracked up to be?
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 8:14 PM CDT up reply actions
If you want a crazy alternative, get a high quality AM radio and buy an antenna for it. I am going to get the ccrane antenna one of these days.
Heh
My big question is will having MLB.tv ruin my first semester of law school?
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by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Well...
I nearly failed out of college due to following the Red Sox run in ‘04, so I guess I can bounce back
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by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 8:31 PM CDT up reply actions
reception annoyances?
What part of “Minneapolis” are you moving to? 106.3 FM, under good conditions, can be heard to just slightly west of 35W. Under poor conditions, you’ll be sitting in Woodbury in your car crying because the baseball gods are denying you your ballgame.
(Also, I can’t pull it in in downtown St. Paul at work, but if I walk outside I can. Just letting you know.)
Moving...
to by Loring Park, I have a friend that lives at Laurel village that says she can pull in Uek
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Get Villy up and Warm, fast
The Bambi's Bombers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
I gotta bad feeling about this
http://www.killerclips.com/clip.php?id=1&qid=25
KillerClips | bad feeling about this
I am pro-Cameron
Wow
Who gave Dale Sveum an Astros uniform? :)
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by TheJay on Jul 25, 2008 8:41 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
My daughter
just brought me a big warm bowl of blueberry cobbler she made, between that and Hart’s throw life is good right now ;-)
The Bambi's Bombers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
I'd say in the offseason...
we should do everything possible to sign CC. The Crew can’t afford to give Sheets a nice deal and have him go down with a stint on the Dl or eight, so he’s gone. But a rotation next year starting with CC, Yo, & Manny would be pretty damn good!
YES.
Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.
I am anti-Cameron.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 25, 2008 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions
There’s no reason they can’t sign CC
Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.
I am anti-Cameron.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 25, 2008 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Too bad Ned didn't
The Bambi's Bombers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
random factoid
as measured by defensive efficiency, the Sounds have the second best defense in the PCL. (First is Round Rock, the Astros affiliate.)
Also, cheese.
possible that the pitching staff gets a disproportionate # of ground balls
in which case, it’s not really the defense, it’s the pitching staff.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 25, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions
correction
it didn’t make sense to me either.
Turns out I was querying the ‘06 data by mistake. the ‘08 sounds are in the middle of the pack.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 25, 2008 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Damn!! Stetter copuld have done this!!!
The Bambi's Bombers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
So who watches their game winning homer tonight?
It will have the added awesomeness of being a walkoff!
And neck size to baby eating ratio.
Sheesh
Way for Riske to prevent all of Kendall’s, I mean Parra’s runs.
NOW Ned gets Villy up
The Bambi's Bombers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
Why not
Rivera or Branyan?
The Bambi's Bombers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
in better news
minor league splits now lets you convert stats to MLEs on every page.
for instance: Cole Gillespie.
Also, cheese.
I like D'Arby Myers' better.
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"We're only playing .575 ball. That isn't championship stuff." - Hal Trosky, 1940
wow, yeah.
he earned the hell out of that demotion.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 25, 2008 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes,
but I was able to book a hotel room during the pitching change, so not a total waste.
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah
His last appearance on the 21st against the Pirates: 1/3 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 2 HR, 6 R, 6 ER
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"We're only playing .575 ball. That isn't championship stuff." - Hal Trosky, 1940
so am I illogical
in thinking that bringing in Riske first, a flyball pitcher (right?) with bases loaded and no out rather than Villy, a groundball pitcher is bad strategy?
we’re (almost) all that much closer to free hamburgers?
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"We're only playing .575 ball. That isn't championship stuff." - Hal Trosky, 1940
Co-HA!
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 9:55 PM CDT reply actions
you gotta get angry...you gotta get MEAN!
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 25, 2008 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Even a hit won't tie it.
I am pro-Cameron
by Lake County on Jul 25, 2008 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Damn
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jul 25, 2008 10:02 PM CDT reply actions
Can't win them all, I guess
Didn’t slip in the standings, etc.
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"We're only playing .575 ball. That isn't championship stuff." - Hal Trosky, 1940
Were going to have a hell of a series when you guys come to Wrigley!
"There are no curses here...Games are won and lost on the baseball field" - Lou Piniella
Yeah
See you in…September?
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