Wednesday's Frosty Mug
by Kyle Lobner on Aug 20, 2008 9:11 AM CDT
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After the game, Astros beat writer Brian McTaggart had this to say:
Brewer management is still playing defense after leaving CC Sabathia in to throw 130 pitches Monday. Ned says it's ok because Sabathia only averages 13.7 pitches per inning. That's a "math is still on our side" moment if I've ever seen one. Ken Rosenthal got some similar quotes from Doug Melvin.
Over at Fangraphs, Dave Cameron compares Sabathia to the greatest mid-season pitching acquisitions of all time. Dugout Central and Rob Neyer both make a case for him to win NL MVP.
Corey Hart needs to hit one home run to be the first Brewer ever to finish with 20 HR and 20 steals more than once. Does it surprise anyone else that it's never happened twice? It surprised me.
Between this catch last night and this one Saturday, Gabe Kapler is giving me a reason to scroll through the Yahoo photos that doesn't involve searching for untucked shirts.
Ben Sheets ERA for August is up over 4. In-Between Hops notes that Sheets had a similar stretch in 2004, and it's probably nothing to worry about.
Power Rankings, quickly:
Whatifsports: Second, behind the Cubs.
Bugs and Cranks: Seventh.
Whisnant Rankings: Ninth.
Between the Green Pillars has made a list of four things to watch for the Brewers down the stretch. Let me summarize them for you:
1. Health
2. Health
3. Bullpen
4. Someone needs to get hot.
Tomorrow, we apply these needs to every other playoff team.
On injuries:
Josh Beckett's next start has been pushed back 3 days while doctors try to find the source of numbness in his pitching hand.
Braves IF Ruben Gotay has been placed on the DL with a hamstring strain.
Jason Isringhausen is likely out for the season with elbow tendinitis and a partially torn tendon.
O's closer George Sherrill is on the DL with shoulder inflammation.
Billy Wagner's elbow isn't getting any better and he's likely done for the year.
So, let's say for a moment you're a Reds fan. You signed Francisco Cordero before the season, hired Dusty Baker to manage and showed all the signs of "going for it." Then, you underperformed, cleaned house in the front office, traded away Ken Griffey and Adam Dunn, and now it doesn't look like you'll be any better in 2009. Is one letter to season ticket holders really going to make you feel better? Me either.
Oh, and the Cardinals season really must be over, because Cardinals Diaspora is talking about The Hills. Seriously.
Drink up.
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Yes, it is surprising. I thought either Molitor or Yount. It turns out Molitor never had a 20-20 season. The most home runs he ever hit was 19, for the ‘82 Brewers, but then finally had a twenty dinger season in his World Series run with Toronto. Also, If Molitor had played today, where home runs come a little cheaper, he would have certainly done it twice. Yount did it in 1980, and missed by one stolen base in ’87 and ’89. I think the fact that Yount didn’t get those, tells you it wasn’t viewed as a particularly important statistic.
I think the fact that Yost didn't do it
tells you it wasn’t viewed as a very gritty statistic :).
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Aug 20, 2008 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions
Well, he was caught stealing twice
In just 50 times on base, in 1984. I’m sure the one base he successfully stole that season was in a critical situation, and completely made people forget about his .182/.201/.273 batting line.
Hence my decision to call it "screwing around" as opposed to "in-depth study."
by Kyle Lobner on Aug 20, 2008 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions
Maybe
He grittily reached on a fielder’s choice, was the tying run (albeit in the 4th), stole second, and was doubled home. Of course the Rangers wound up losing 7-5, so everyone probably forgot poor Nedgar, just like the rest of his career.
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.182/.201/.273
Is his HR/Triple/Double%, right?
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
by MadJimiBrewha on Aug 20, 2008 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions
whatever it is
it’s Ueukertastic
by PagsBrewCrew on Aug 20, 2008 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
McTaggert, Sherrill, Sheets
I don’t know, I think Wilson Betemit’s .229 last year was pretty strong. In 13 more at bats, Betemit hit the same as Blum, had two more home runs, and eleven more RBI. Betemit smash!
Hopefully it’s not a recurring injury or the Orioles will probably regret trading Sherrill before the deadline.
It was brought up in the game thread last night, but the past six starts isn’t even the worst such stretch Sheets has had this year.
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Melvin defending Yost is like Yost defending Weeks
or Yost describing any of his pitchers giving up runs with walks and meatballs.
I guess pitching Sabathia was really, really smart.
P/IP
I think the point is that Sabathia hasn’t had to labor much overall in his innings in Milwaukee. Still dumb to let him throw 130 in a blowout, but breezing through a lot of innings seems like it’d be easier than having to pitch out of jams a lot and reaching 120 pitches in 6+ innings.
Of course, I have no concept.
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I keep seeing SBNation breaking news:
Mike Fontenot interview on BCB
and I wonder what the heck is going on until I realize that there are two BCBs. I think we should counter with “Erik Miller interview on BCB”
And neck size to baby eating ratio.
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