Game Thread #134: Brewers (77-56) at Pirates (57-76)
by battlekow on Aug 29, 2008 5:04 PM CDT
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The biggest baseball news in Pittsburgh these days is surely the Pedro Alvarez saga, while for the Brewers, it's probably that the Cubs beat the Phillies 3-2 earlier today, featuring yet another late-inning comeback for Chicago (including another bases-loaded walk). So much for that vaunted Phillies bullpen. Rich Harden was mortal this time out at least. Then again, considering where we are relative to both teams at this point, maybe we should have been cheering for the Cubs anyway.
In other Brewers news, the Tigers blogger I mentioned before who simulates Elias' free agent rankings put up the ones for NL infielders. Neither Ray Durham nor Craig Counsell are projected to qualify even as Type B free agents, though Durham is pretty close.
Anyway, as usual, don't forget to check out the BR Game Preview.
Go Brewers!
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Jeeze
For such a “great” team, the Cubs sure seem to squeeze by in the late innings about every other game. Talent or luck?
Ryan Braun: He loves it.
The Brewers are 14 games over .500 on one run games. Talent or Luck?
Meanwhile, the Cubs sure do outscore opponents by a lot on average. They win a lot when they get ahead. They win a lot when they get behind. The key pattern here is that they win a lot.
its all luck
after all only luck could lead the Cubs to having the best record, RS/RA, ERA, OPB, Overall Offense ect ect
Wow
MLB is making Eric Hosmer sit out until the Alvarez thing is resolved. Hosmer can’t be very happy with Boras right now.
In other, shocking, news, no Brewers made the AZL All-Star team. But they’re playing so well!
BCB's "very own marginally deserving all-star!"
Dave Bush trying to get to a .500 DORK-BLORK record, at 9-9
Tues: George (34, throw) Mon: George 3 E (33, throwing, throwing, throwing)
It's nice that he likes older women
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I said he has one, not that he likes her
Morineko’s, on the other hand…
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There were too many outfielders at Nashville
And no room at AA, either, he was the casualty, there was some speculation that there’s a deal in place that he gets called up September 1st to make up for having to play at A for a while- but that’s all speculation. I don’t know about playing 2b though, I don’t think he’s played there much.
Tues: George (34, throw) Mon: George 3 E (33, throwing, throwing, throwing)
and does Brevard suppress average as well as HRs?
He’s hitting well, but he’s advanced for the league, so that’s probably part or most of it?
Yeah, he's a total non-prospect with the bat
He’s just a fast guy.
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Looks like he was drafted as a 2B way back when, by Kansas City, but hasn’t played it much or at all since then. He certainly hasn’t played it since 2003, when BR’s fielding stats kick in.
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I need to get the hell home
so I can make with the boozin’
Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.
I am anti-Suppan and pro-Durham.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Aug 29, 2008 6:06 PM CDT reply actions
Gorzelanny
He’s got to be really sick of the Brewers.
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His last 3 starts against Milwaukee
From BF.net’s IGT:
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He actually looks like a hybrid of Sloth and Chunk, amazingly
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Silly Braun
the cleanup hitter’s supposed to do that after Braun gets on
That happened last year against the Reds, too, against Dumatrait, or a very similar sequence to this.
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Actually
That was the game with back-to-back-to-back homers to start the game wasn’t it?
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yeah, you're right
3 homers in a row, then they got another run with Prince and Hart hits. Estrada also homered in that one.
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Ooh, good call
There’s another highlight for facebook. Thanks for reminding me.
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Just to recap
Top 1st: Milwaukee
- R. Weeks homered to deep center
- J.J. Hardy homered to deep right
- R. Braun homered to deep center
- P. Fielder singled to left center
- C. Hart singled to center, P. Fielder to second
- T. Shearn relieved P. Dumatrait
- K. Mench singled to center, P. Fielder to third, C. Hart to second
- J. Estrada hit sacrifice fly to left, P. Fielder scored, C. Hart to third, K. Mench to second
- B. Hall grounded into double play first to shortstop to catcher, C. Hart out at home
Both Weeks and Braun had two homers, and Yahoo named JJ Hardy the Player of the Game. Cold shit.
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that was a fun one
If I remember correctly, that was on the same day as the Packers’ season opener and I was in the 1% of Wisconsinites who watched the Crew instead of the football game.
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I was also in this 1%
It was on TV. I remember one game, I think in ‘06, that wasn’t on TV and every radio station in the area carried the Packers. I couldn’t even listen to or watch the Brewers.
I don’t hate the Packers, but I’m jealous of the attention they get.
Tues: George (34, throw) Mon: George 3 E (33, throwing, throwing, throwing)
cool video
the stadium was sure empty at the start of that game.
by Oakland Brewer Fan on Aug 29, 2008 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Another video
The highlight of Gabe Kapler’s career.
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That's right!
I remember switching back and forth between them with my brother and missing both of the first two homers. After we switched back to the Packers again, we joked that now Braun was gonna homer.
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God bless Tom Gorzelanny
Definitely my favorite non-Brewer right now.
YoGanna win with Gallardo on the mound.
Bush with a 1-2-3
In the words of the immortal Quagmiere – “I like where this is going. Giggity giggity gig-it-tee.”
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Dave Bush
Just raised his average 19 points.
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Remind me a little of the Ronald McDonald WV Power jerseys for sale on eBay right now
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For those of you who enjoy schadenfreude
Braun’s 3-run homer as called by the Pirates’ announcers.
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wtf is a flv?
or are you trying to infectorize my computater?
by PagsBrewCrew on Aug 29, 2008 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, haha
Forgot it was flv. It’s a flash video. You can still watch it if you want, you just have to download an flv→avi converter program.
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Huh, I didn't know that worked on Macs
Doesn’t work on PCs, or at least my PC.
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I didn't realize it for some time
and I did the “get info” on a flv file and the preview showed the video…
Or
You could download a flash video player like this one.
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Bush (finally) through 3
47 pitches – 25 strikes, 22 balls
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Seven
One to LaRoche and then six to Moss.
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Taylor Green is the Brewers’ only postseason FSL All-Star.
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It's weird to see a guy holding a ball with no glove on
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my proudest moment of little league ball
was when I missed the ball with my glove, but managed to catch the ball with my bare hand about a foot behind it. Had plenty of time to double-up the runner (who probably saw it miss my glove).
by PagsBrewCrew on Aug 29, 2008 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Here's a clip
couldn’t find that one…but
by PagsBrewCrew on Aug 29, 2008 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, apparently he's never lost a game on an umpire's call at 3rd
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after that Dodger game
with all the highlight catches including robbing a HR, I think it was McCalvy who wrote later how he “pitched a gem.”
Maybe it was one of those industrial diamonds that are really fugly
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Well
He does have the lowest BABIP among all NL starters.
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Speaking of instant replay
Apparently there was a close call that went against the Phillies this afternoon in the Cubs game.
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it was ball 3 or ball 4
on the walk with bases loaded that gameday showed as a solidly in the strike zone.
He sure did look safe in the highlight video
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this is surprising
If you had told me this morning that there would be something closely resembling, but not quite exactly, a pitchers’ duel between David Bush and Tom Gorzelanny, I would have laughed at you.
(What I would be even more surprised at is someone telling me that Gorzo has closed his mouth any time during the game.)
Why not put the tiring righty on the mound
It’s not like the opposing lineup is seeing him for the fourth time and they bat left, left, switch, left, left or anything.
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Gorzelanny
I think I made him mad with my post in the first inning (not to mention a few text messages). Clearly that’s the reason we can’t hit.
YoGanna win with Gallardo on the mound.
"Shouse has more problems with right-handed hitters than Bush has with lefties"
If only we had more than two pitchers…
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Shouse stumbles on the mound a lot
Well, relatively. That’s three or four times this year he’s gone down throwing a pitch isn’t it?
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i was at one of the games
Sheets vs Santana at NYM
by PagsBrewCrew on Aug 29, 2008 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions
if he continues to do this..
..and get hurt, I don’t want to see Stetter again, especially pitching as a non-LOOGY.
by PagsBrewCrew on Aug 29, 2008 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Huh
Turns out he wasn’t blown off the mound after all.
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They should go back to the all-yellows
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ahh
so that’s what Coldplay was singing about.
by molitorfan on Aug 29, 2008 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Helena should borrow some of Oregon's football pants
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I hate the gridiron design
Thank g-d Joey Harrington and I got out before the swtich
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
those uniforms were probably expensive
they’d fade to piss-color after more than 10 washes, so would need to be replaced.
but i kinda like them.
by PagsBrewCrew on Aug 29, 2008 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions
If I remember right
The Pirates back then had like 70 different combinations of hats, jerseys, pants, and socks they could put together for a given game.
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kinda like the military in 3rd world countries?
my wife once saw 3 military guys that shared a single uniform in a country in Africa.
by PagsBrewCrew on Aug 29, 2008 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Denny Bautista
It’s been two weeks since Jose Bautista was sent to Toronto and while it’s hard to read, I think Denny’s still got D. BAUTISTA on his back (he definitely had it last weekend). Nice.
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Well, two weeks since Jose was sent to AAA
One week since he went to Toronto. Same difference, off the team either way.
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All the Pittsburgh teams wear the same colors
Black and gold. Pirates, Penguins and Steelers. I’m not sure how I feel about that. On the one hand, you could wear your football team’s tshirt and not stick out at all. On the other, I like how each of my teams has their own identities.
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i wonder how many high schools in the area use the same colors.
by PagsBrewCrew on Aug 29, 2008 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions
you must not live near PA
the fashion all stars of the Burgh love to wear 2 or 3 teams gear at once. Pretty common to see a Steelers, Penguins and Pirate ensemble. Thankfully they don’t have a hoops team.
Turns out he was safe, but I'm still surprised at the call
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oofta
I actually agree with Schroeder (wow) that you might as well try it. I’ll take my chances with Hart and two on.
I thought he sneaked under the tag, no?
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crap
Well, it’s going to have to get done by pitching, I guess.
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Gagne
I don’t know if a guy who just got off the plane following the birth of his child would be my no. 1 choice to pitch the 8th.
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as a follow up
I also don’t like Shouse pitching to a righty.
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Maybe they had him eat the placenta so his arm would have that healthy glow
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by battlekow on Aug 29, 2008 8:14 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Shouse remains
Repeat: Shouse remains.
What the fuck, Ned?
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He was one pitch away from the second out of the inning.
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There needs to be a notation for a situation in which Ned makes a retarded decision that doesn't affect the outcome
It’s not a yosting, but the result of the decision isn’t what makes the decision terrible.
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That's the 5th time Kendall's struck out twice in a game this year
All since July.
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The Brewers Dugout
Where not sharing everything with press makes you Soviet?
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Who was it that said they would be concerned about Kendall playing so much,
but aren’t because he his play hasn’t slipped at all? Maybe Jim Powell?
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Well
You could argue his play hasn’t really slipped…he’s just turning his groundouts into strikeouts. :)
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They better not even blink in a Cardinals player's general direction
Or BAM!
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