Friday's Frosty Mug
by Kyle Lobner on Aug 22, 2008 9:00 AM CDT
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The Brewers open a series with the Pirates tonight. Get used to hearing that, we're going to say it 3 more times between now and October. The Brew Town Beat is pretty excited about playing the Pirates without Jason Bay and Xavier Nady. Also, his bar of the week is The Safe House, which is a bizarre experience if I've ever seen one.
The Beat also wants to know why Laynce Nix is still a Brewer but Tony Gwynn Jr. is not. I left a comment with a handful of reasons (one turned out to be wrong), but Chuckie Hacks sums it up pretty nicely too.
While we're on the subject of minor leaguers, The Junkball Blues warns us not to count our chickens before they've hatched regarding Alcides Escobar.
Maybe Escobar can play second? 64% of voters at Brewers Fanatics want Ray Durham to play at second over Rickie Weeks. Next step: a blind taste test.
Of the three remaining contenders in the NL Central (sorry, Houston), the Brewers have the lowest opponent winning percentage and most home games on their remaining schedule.
Baseball Prospectus (via Sports Illustrated) has released 26-50 of their list of best players to build a team around. Milwaukee's favorite vegetarian checks in at #35.
Injuries are really brief today: The A's placed two-fifths of their starting rotation on the DL yesterday and Royals OF Mitch Maier broke several bones in his face being hit by a pitch.
Home Run Derby's Jersey of the Week is a must see if you enjoy making fun of the Cubs, and I do. If the Cubs fail to win the World Series again, I'm hoping he'll untuck it.
Oh, and would you have guessed that Brett Myers has pitched almost as well as CC Sabathia since the All Star break? Me either.
Drink up.
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Safe House
The safe house is one of the coolest bars I have ever been too.
by Saberilliterate on Aug 22, 2008 10:37 AM CDT reply actions
I don't know if coolest
Is the word I’d use…I’m glad I went once, to see it, but I’m pretty sure “once” is exactly the correct number of times to visit.
Hence my decision to call it "screwing around" as opposed to "in-depth study."
by Kyle Lobner on Aug 22, 2008 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions
It used to be better - its kind of ragged now
I actually used the phone booth exit to ditch an irritating girl in high school.
That's where my parents are planning on taking me for my 21st
In eight months :(
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
I love James Bond
I just hate that I have to wait eight months to go
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
Battlekow, Jeff, and whoever else is interested
I’ve mentioned Brad Schreiber plenty of times around here already, and I have some video of him pitching for you guys.
There was a high school all-star game at Miller Park last Thursday when the Brewers were on the West Coast for Wisconsin players (excluding last year’s seniors). Three Kimberly players where there- Brad, Jamie Wells (a really fast shortstop). and Bryce Bellin, who is in my grade (going to be a junior, he had good FVA numbers but doesn’t throw too hard). Brad got to pitch the first inning for his team- they randomly split the players and had each pitcher throw one inning. He struck out the side on 12 pitches.
As a pitcher, he works around 86-87 and can crank it up to 89 already, and you’ll see in the video that the curve is pretty good too. He can command the change and all his pitches for that matter. He had an ERA under 1 in 30 innings. And some scouts like him as a hitter, he hit about .600 with 9 total homers this year. He got 3 ABs in the game and got walked twice and hit a grounder to short.
The video is just me taking a video with a digital camera of the TV broadcast on Time Warner Cable Sports channel 32. It’s pretty clear. I only got one batter, it’s the leadoff man and Brad strikes him out on 5 pitches, the last one is a good curve.
Check it out if you’re interested in seeing a potential future Wisconsin pro in action. Just think, he can be the successor of Counsell, Grudz, and Washburn as people that fans want to bring in just because they’re from Wisconsin!
Alright, I’m going to go, heading down to Milwaukee for the game tonight in about an hour.
And neck size to baby eating ratio.
by Jordan M on Aug 22, 2008 12:03 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
That's awesome
Thanks for posting that. That last curveball certainly does have a nice break. In my completely uninformed opinion, it seems like his arm lags a lot in his delivery. Maybe he could throw even harder if he was more efficient?
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
yup
couple of mechanical issues he’s been and will be working on before next spring’s season… he’s got the control and movement, if he could creep the fastball up into the 90 range consistently by improving the mechanics a little bit…. I think then he might draw serious interest from pro scouts instead of just D1 colleges.
And neck size to baby eating ratio.
I emailed the clip to a couple mechanics guys
The first to respond was Carlos Gomez:
Seems like a carbon copy of Scott Feldman‘s mechanics, whom I’m not a big fan of. Lacks real drive/body load. East/ West thrower. Stiff looking delivery. Lead arm action is not very good. Some athleticism to play with though.
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
Sweet
I probably should mention that he didn’t even pitch regularly until this year, so he’s certainly still working on plenty of things. Gomez’s concerns are definitely legitimate and hopefully Brad can tighten those up before next season.
I’m hoping to get some video of Phil Schreiber at Iowa next spring as well.
And neck size to baby eating ratio.
Amazingly enough, Kyle at Driveline Mechanics is actually putting a post up about your video as we speak
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
Hey, I'll be at tonight's game too
"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!"
The Nats are at Wrigley
That’s not gonna go well…
It’s already 2-0 in the 3rd. As David Pinto recaps, the Cubs scored a weird run:
The Cubs take a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a strikeout and a double steal. With Alfonso Soriano at third and Derrek Lee on first, Aramis Ramirez strikes out. Lee took off for second, and the throw is made to the base, allowing Soriano to go from third and beat the return.
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
The Nationals just had their entire offensive output for the series
Six runs in the sixth inning.
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So naturally they score again the next inning
- C. Guzman singled to right, E. Bonifacio scored
Now there’s a potent run-producing duo.
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
Sheesh
They loaded the bases in the eighth and Aaron Boone hit a 3-run double. Did I say series? I think it should’ve read rest of the month…
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could be a break
UPDATE: 3:56 p.m. It appears Gorzelanny will start Saturday night’s game here and Jeff Karstens will start Sunday afternoon. That means Paul Maholm will start against Chicago Monday night at PNC Park. Capps won’t be activated today because he couldn’t be used tonight after pitching for Altoona Wednesday night and throwing a bullpen session Thursday.
I thought the SafeHouse was an anti-prohibition thing?
But I see it’s only been open since the 60s or so, and is spy-themed. wtf?
We getting a game thread tonight, or what?
Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.
I am anti-Suppan and pro-Durham.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Aug 22, 2008 6:34 PM CDT reply actions
Yeah ...
No game thread is directly causing this clumsy start. I’m convinced of that.
Use the brown eye, ump!
by Bay View Brewer on Aug 22, 2008 7:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Whatever it takes
No game thread is killing ’em right now. I repeat, killing them right now.
Use the brown eye, ump!
by Bay View Brewer on Aug 22, 2008 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions
He was otherwise occupied
Sorry guys
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
In the absence of the game thread
I feel a need to contribute the following to the Intertubes:
1. Even though it ended up a long fly out, my goodness … Braun flicks the wrists, takes an off-balance swing and he almost hits it out to right. Wow. Magic Wrists™.
2. Trenni rocking an odd get-up tonight. White T-shirt, vest and long pearl necklace. What? That shirt stretched pretty tight, too. Don’t like to “Internet ogle” too much, but, again, what? Seems destined for Water Street tonight.
Use the brown eye, ump!
by Bay View Brewer on Aug 22, 2008 7:27 PM CDT reply actions
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