Game Thread #116: Nats (44-71) at Brewers (64-51)
by Jeff Sackmann on Aug 8, 2008 5:00 PM CDT
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Washington Nationals at Milwaukee Brewers, Aug 8, 2008 7:05 PM CDT
Last Sunday I caught a Reds-Nats game in DC, and Collin Balester (is it possible to have a more British-sounding name and pitch in the major leagues?) limited the Reds to one run. I wasn't in a very good position to see if his stuff was any good, but at least that day, he got the results.
In fact, Balester been surprisingly effective in six major league starts, with an ERA of 4.55. He didn't fare so well in Triple-A--MLE-ize his stats, and you see an equivalent line with an FIP over 6.00. So, presumably, the other shoe will drop.
Going for us is CC Sabathia, who the Nats lineup is surely excited to face.
Game time is 7:05 CT, and here's the BR Game Preview.
Go Brewers!
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Yost should give Branyan some at bats
he is making me dislike Counsell despite the fact i really like his D of the bench.
by Braunstalker on Aug 8, 2008 6:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if C.C. is in at 3B for extra defense on the 3B side with a lefty pitching, it also kind of makes me wonder how much of Cappy’s losing streak was caused by Braun being at third.
Coffee is for closers
by drezdn on Aug 8, 2008 6:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
let's not take away
from Cappy’s suckitude.
by molitorfan on Aug 8, 2008 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Granted. But, I wonder if his suckitude combined with Braun’s created a vortex of suck. Sometimes sucking so hard, it sucked weakly hit balls into the stands.
Coffee is for closers
by drezdn on Aug 8, 2008 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Under the Wes Helms rule
He goes what, like 3-4?
Coffee is for closers
by drezdn on Aug 8, 2008 7:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He’s having a down year. In the Wash Post he said something like ‘I don’t expect to be with the team next year.’
by ol Pete on Aug 8, 2008 7:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
HP ump is Wally Bell
Once upon a time part of a Prince lovefest but more recently the ump who wouldn’t call off the lightning game in Chicago when they were down.
by ol Pete on Aug 8, 2008 7:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Zimmerman
struck out about 3 times there
by molitorfan on Aug 8, 2008 7:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Even Wally Bell couldn't save him on that last one
by Brew Angel on Aug 8, 2008 7:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
To Bell’s credit, he asked on that checked swing call.
by ol Pete on Aug 8, 2008 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Belly Lard
Prince may actually outplay someone in the field tonight
by molitorfan on Aug 8, 2008 7:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Looked out to me after his nice base running.
by SgtClueLs on Aug 8, 2008 7:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No
that was the greatest play ever. He’s working his way back into my good graces.
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Aug 8, 2008 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cammy
Maybe he should push a pitcher around, seems to help your offensive numbers.
by SgtClueLs on Aug 8, 2008 7:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Mota’s probably not that busy right now.
Coffee is for closers
by drezdn on Aug 8, 2008 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he did it.. pushed down Mota..
by SgtClueLs on Aug 8, 2008 7:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don Sutton
is in the booth for the Nats is Cam needs an easy target
by molitorfan on Aug 8, 2008 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Somebody...
go make sure Sutton’s okay!
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Aug 8, 2008 7:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Manny Acta
Is he the guy who lives in Atlanta and pals around with Commander Yost?
by ol Pete on Aug 8, 2008 7:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Olympics...
Anyone tuning in time to time? See that block thing? That was rad… and all done by people. That had to take a long time.
by SgtClueLs on Aug 8, 2008 7:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I guess the force out...
is the only way to get Rickie
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Aug 8, 2008 7:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He played well tonight
Now I have nothing to criticize him about tomorrow
"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker
by kirbir on Aug 8, 2008 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Balester has nice stuff though
I’d like to have this kid seasoning in AAA…
I am not pro-Fielder
by Lake County on Aug 8, 2008 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks MLB
for scheduling a AAA team to play us in our time of need
by molitorfan on Aug 8, 2008 7:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Did Hart
get a new tat on the forearm?
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Aug 8, 2008 7:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah
it came up in his most recent mlb.com chat. he agreed with a question that it’s “icy hot.”
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Aug 8, 2008 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
is it
a tat of his daughter getting a beer shower? Or of him getting pulled in a double switch?
by molitorfan on Aug 8, 2008 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is a weekend after all
I am not pro-Fielder
by Lake County on Aug 8, 2008 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sutton Rules
How can you not love that guy?
I am not pro-Fielder
by Lake County on Aug 8, 2008 8:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Man you must have been hard up to go see a Nats game
by dixieflatline on Aug 8, 2008 8:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
well, it wasn't a totally lost day
I had some time to kill before heading back, so I saw Step-Brothers.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Aug 8, 2008 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
how was it?
I am afraid it is one of those movies where they show all of the good parts in the previews.
by molitorfan on Aug 8, 2008 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
really funny, actually
I was worried about the same thing. The preview looks like it gives away the entire story (such as it is), but it doesn’t.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Aug 8, 2008 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
cool
I will have to check it out then
by molitorfan on Aug 8, 2008 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you should have seen the neighborhood
before they built the park. In a few years that area will be majorly developed.
by molitorfan on Aug 8, 2008 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That may be the case
But I really thought that would have happened already. In any case nice easy trip on the Metra which is a big plus.
by dixieflatline on Aug 8, 2008 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes
and they keep you corralled in on the walk to the park so you can’t possibly take a wrong turn!
by molitorfan on Aug 8, 2008 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
last weekend
there were even cops directing traffic in other metro stations, making sure people made the right connections. wow!
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Aug 8, 2008 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Prince is a fine DH
I am not pro-Fielder
by Lake County on Aug 8, 2008 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and
they couldn’t even drive him in
by molitorfan on Aug 8, 2008 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What are the fing odds
I can’t find anybody to take to the game tomorrow. All my friends have legit reasons not to go.
Sadness.
Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.
I am anti-Suppan.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Aug 8, 2008 8:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
tailgate
and then ask a hot chick in the parking lot if she was to accompany you
by molitorfan on Aug 8, 2008 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My buddy actually suggested that technique.
Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.
I am anti-Suppan.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Aug 8, 2008 8:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah the bullpen better order some pizza
by dixieflatline on Aug 8, 2008 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
this just isn't fair.
it’s like when this moroccan guy, who used to be #125 in the world, showed up at the park last week to play tennis. I mean, I’ll hit with him, but you wonder why he bothers with jokers like my friends and I.
I guess CC has a few million reasons to lower himself to the NL’s level, though :).
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Aug 8, 2008 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
assignment
instead of sending Mota to the minors can we send him to Seattle to face AL hitters? When he returns to Milwaukee he will be happy to face the weal NL.
by molitorfan on Aug 8, 2008 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He can caddy for Favre in the Hamptons
I am not pro-Fielder
by Lake County on Aug 8, 2008 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Social Value?
How far up did you get?
I am not pro-Fielder
by Lake County on Aug 8, 2008 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Social value: you’re probably a good time (and haven’t you played tennis with people you like who may not be an ace like you?)
How high up: Did you get ranked as a pro, or college, etc.?
I am not pro-Fielder
by Lake County on Aug 8, 2008 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, I've never been ranked
at least since I was a kid.
I more or less quit when I was 12 or so, and then picked it up again three or four years ago. Now, I’d be probably be competitive as a D1 player…I like to think that if I trained full-time for another couple years, I wouldn’t make a fool of myself on the satellite tour. More likely, if I trained full time for a couple of years, I’d permanently injure myself.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Aug 8, 2008 8:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not dissimilar
Wasted what talent I had in high school and college pursuing…ahem…herbs, knowledge, and female companionship…ahem.
Great game.
I am not pro-Fielder
by Lake County on Aug 8, 2008 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
this game is flying now
not too much offense in the past few innings
by molitorfan on Aug 8, 2008 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dang,
nice catch
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Aug 8, 2008 8:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ha
Rock and BA touting Sabathia’s post-season experience…good thing that’s a meaningless phrase…
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Aug 8, 2008 8:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
hehehe
Long-term FA pitching contracts are dicey, but this could be the right guy, right place, right time…
Mark, get your marketing people on it. Foley & Lardner is a good start. Get Rockwell and Johnson Controls on it. Then call Brady and NM…
I am not pro-Fielder
by Lake County on Aug 8, 2008 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Couldn't the Brewers
Put together a naming rights deal to give CC some astronomical contract to stay here. He’d get $30 million a year (with $15 mil kicked in by, oh, Harley Davidson) as long as CC agrees to be called “CC Sabathia presented by Harley Davidson” for the life of the contract. Yes I would be willing to sell a little piece of baseball’s soul to see him in a Brewers uniform next season.
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Aug 8, 2008 8:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Abbott Labs...CDW...Hewitt...Baxter...Discover?
Lake County Brewers of Milwaukee?
;)
I am not pro-Fielder
by Lake County on Aug 8, 2008 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He could get an extra million or so from product placement… Like always having to attribute strike outs to drinking DR Pepper
For example
Trenni: CC, you were amazing today, with 20Ks. How did you do it.
CC: Well Trenni, I just enjoyed a sip of Dr Pepper between innings and it gave me the strength I needed to get those 20ks.
Coffee is for closers
by drezdn on Aug 8, 2008 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
If only there were someone there wearing an Expos hat.
Coffee is for closers
by drezdn on Aug 8, 2008 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well you know what they say...
Nats fans travel well…
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Aug 8, 2008 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
JJ!!!
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Aug 8, 2008 9:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Not even a little bit
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Aug 8, 2008 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sayyy...
how do the nationals ever lose a game? They have Jesus on their team.
Wait, what?
by NoahJ on Aug 8, 2008 9:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What are you trying to say?
And neck size to baby eating ratio.
by Jordan M on Aug 8, 2008 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Is there a Shouse for everything?
Wait, what?
by NoahJ on Aug 8, 2008 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
For every situation there is a Shouse-
it’s one of the laws of nature, like the every action there’s an equal and opposite reaction one.
And neck size to baby eating ratio.
by Jordan M on Aug 8, 2008 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of random Shouses
I found a 1999 Arizona Diamondbacks media guide the other day and while I was flipping through it I found a 30-going-on-20 picture of Brian Shouse.
I also found a 1998 D’backs media guide with a very young (and single!) Jeff Suppan in it.
Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.
by TheJay on Aug 8, 2008 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cordero gives up 4 in the top of the tenth to the Astros
by ol Pete on Aug 8, 2008 9:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He can’t be having troubles from overuse.
Coffee is for closers
by drezdn on Aug 8, 2008 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he’s been used in some non-close situations. I wonder if he and the Dustmeister are buds.
by ol Pete on Aug 8, 2008 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
they play so much better when i dont watch...
"I wore 37 in Tampa... my brother Marcus wore 37... my brother Sam wore 73... my nieces and nephews wear 37... It's a family thing." McClung
by Jamie in LA on Aug 8, 2008 9:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You missed a shot of Seth kicking back in the bullpen showing his skill at spinning a glove.
by ol Pete on Aug 8, 2008 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
dammmmit.
one week from today; i will be seeing the action live here at dodger stadium. very very excited….
"I wore 37 in Tampa... my brother Marcus wore 37... my brother Sam wore 73... my nieces and nephews wear 37... It's a family thing." McClung
by Jamie in LA on Aug 8, 2008 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ya
"I wore 37 in Tampa... my brother Marcus wore 37... my brother Sam wore 73... my nieces and nephews wear 37... It's a family thing." McClung
by Jamie in LA on Aug 8, 2008 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sitting in the Loge section Friday night
Might be getting Field Box tix for the Sunday game. Dodgers have a good e-saver promo for that game.
by Brew Angel on Aug 8, 2008 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sabathia’s only swinging at the first pitch so he can hurry up and strike out some more nationals
Wait, what?
by NoahJ on Aug 8, 2008 9:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
9th
comedy of errors. Use them up tonight boys.
by molitorfan on Aug 8, 2008 9:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It’s from all the practice he got on Wednesday
Coffee is for closers
by drezdn on Aug 8, 2008 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Torres
is missing out on the Pizza party
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Aug 8, 2008 9:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What the hell?
Win probability is 99% right now. Why don’t you have Torres move your desk around too, Ned?
And neck size to baby eating ratio.
by Jordan M on Aug 8, 2008 9:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Tomorrow’s Cards Cubs game is on Fox – 3 pm
by ol Pete on Aug 8, 2008 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Come on now, Ned
Chicks dig the CG.
Wait, what?
by NoahJ on Aug 8, 2008 9:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
CC
Hopefully he broke the retro curse.
Coffee is for closers
by drezdn on Aug 8, 2008 9:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sweet!!!
"I wore 37 in Tampa... my brother Marcus wore 37... my brother Sam wore 73... my nieces and nephews wear 37... It's a family thing." McClung
by Jamie in LA on Aug 8, 2008 9:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Know what would be cool?
If we could start some sort of donation around wisconsin, a “We Love CC” campaign, if you will. Try to get people to pledge enough money (We can’t take it right away, just in case) that we could help the Crew afford CC.
Or just touch his heart enough that he endears himself to us for, oh…five more seasons.
Wait, what?
by NoahJ on Aug 8, 2008 9:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
With CC
It feels like the team is treating him a bit like a fancy rental car. You drive it a bit harder than you would you own and don’t worry about the consequences as much.
Coffee is for closers
by drezdn on Aug 8, 2008 9:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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