The Final Seven Days' Pitching Matchups (Updatedx6)

by MooseHaas on Sep 26, 2008 2:11 AM CDT Comment 23 comments

(** Updated Saturday with the Guzman news..)

Mets Probables, Rest of Season

Cubs @ Shea
9/22: Jason Marquis, RHP (10-9, 4.39) vs. Jonathon Niese, LHP (1-0, 4.09) (Mets L, 9-5, +1 in WC)
9/23: Sean Marshall, LHP (3-4, 3.62) vs. Johan Santana, LHP (14-7, 2.65) (Mets W, 6-2, +1 in WC)
9/24: Carlos Zambrano, RHP (14-6, 3.77) vs. Oliver Perez, LHP (10-7, 4.10) (Mets L, 9-6, Even in WC)
9/25: Rich Harden, RHP (10-2, 2.03) vs. Pedro Martinez, RHP (5-6, 5.50) (Mets W, 7-6, Even in WC)

Marlins @ Shea
9/26: Chris Volstad, RHP (5-3, 3.07) vs. Mike Pelfrey, RHP (13-10, 3.70) (Mets L, 6-1, -1 in WC)
9/27: Ricky Nolasco, RHP (15-7, 3.52) vs. Johan Santana, LHP (15-7, 2.64) (Mets W, 2-0, Even in WC)
9/28: Scott Olsen, LHP (8-10, 4.20) vs. Oliver Perez, LHP

Brewers Probables, Rest of Season

Pirates @ Miller
9/23 Jeff Karstens, RHP (2-6, 4.37) vs. Dave Bush, RHP (9-10, 4.22) (Brewers W, 7-5, -1 in WC)
9/24: Paul Maholm, LHP (9-8, 3.68) vs. CC Sabathia, LHP (9-2, 1.81) (Brewers W, 4-2, Even in WC)
9/25: Zach Duke, LHP (5-14, 4.96) vs. Yovani Gallardo, RHP (0-0, 1.88) (Brewers W, 5-1, Even in WC)

Cubs @ Miller
9/26: Ryan Dempster, RHP (16-6, 3.02) vs. Jeff Suppan, RHP (10-10, 5.06) (Brewers win, 5-1, +1 in WC)
9/27: Ted Lilly, LHP (16-9, 4.17) vs. Ben Sheets, RHP (13-8, 2.98) (Brewers FAIL, Even in WC)
9/28: Angel Guzman, RHP (Bad) vs. CC Sabathia, LHP (Good)

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Thanks for doing this

Sabathia can go Wednesday and Sunday on three days both times, and I think they’ll do it. You can probably pencil him in there for both spots.

If Sheets can pitch, he’d go on Friday or Saturday for sure. Suppan for the final game of the Pirates series after Sabathia on 9/24. Clung probably starts the Cubs opener (maybe in a shift with Gallardo, 3 or 4 innings each?) If Sheets can go on Saturday, hooray, if not you can do DBush on 3 days again. Lots of options right now. So here’s what I’d guess:

9/24: Paul Maholm, LHP (9-8, 3.68) vs. Sabathia
9/25: Zach Duke, LHP (5-14, 4.96) vs. Suppan

Cubs @ Miller
9/26: Ryan Dempster, RHP (16-6, 3.02) vs. Clung/Gallardo
9/27: Jason Marquis, RHP (10-9, 4.39) vs. Sheets if possible, DBush if not
9/28: Rich Harden, RHP (10-2, 2.03) vs. Sabathia

Sat: George 2 (37, missed catch, fielding) Fri: George (35, throw) Tues: George (34, throw)

by Jordan M on Sep 21, 2008 6:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Why do we listen to anything Doug or Gord say?

McCalvy says Gallardo could start a game in tomorrow’s game notes:

The Brewers expected to learn more Monday about the availability of right-hander Yovani Gallardo and third baseman Russell Branyan, both of whom returned from the team’s instructional league program in Phoenix. Gallardo, sidelined since May 1 by a torn right knee ligament, is an option to start a game on the homestand.

Sat: George 2 (37, missed catch, fielding) Fri: George (35, throw) Tues: George (34, throw)

by Jordan M on Sep 21, 2008 6:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I didn’t even know Branyan was there.

by ol Pete on Sep 21, 2008 7:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's like they're trying to hide him

If he’s fully healthy, he had better start at third base. I will be royally pissed off otherwise.

Sat: George 2 (37, missed catch, fielding) Fri: George (35, throw) Tues: George (34, throw)

by Jordan M on Sep 21, 2008 7:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Statistics

Brewers pre-Branyan: 23-27
Brewers from Branyan’s arrival to his appearance on the DL: 46-24
Brewers post-Branyan: 16-20

C. Magruder scored, R. Weeks to second on balk

by alkaseitzer on Sep 21, 2008 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Love That Stat pull

Was just curious to see how we did under the Branyan reign and off it. Something out the fear of the muscle that just makes other teams afraid to oppose us! …when he started anyways.

by Lavender on Sep 23, 2008 9:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

thanks for the help ...

… your projections have been inserted into the post.

Tararreling our way to the finish line.

by MooseHaas on Sep 21, 2008 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Unquitters never win

Winners never unquit?

"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!"

by roguejim on Sep 21, 2008 6:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

so quitters win and winners stay quitted?

Tararreling our way to the finish line.

by MooseHaas on Sep 21, 2008 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sat: George 2 (37, missed catch, fielding) Fri: George (35, throw) Tues: George (34, throw)

by Jordan M on Sep 21, 2008 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

His reign is now over. Too bad for us Packer fans…

by wisco24 on Sep 24, 2008 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

CC for the potential one game playoff on regular rest is also interesting

If we are one game back coming into play on Sunday I think the right move is to hold CC back to Monday as you will have to win both games.

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by dixieflatline on Sep 22, 2008 11:41 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I'd rather just get to Monday and see what happens ...

even if the scenario does suck: flying to NY late-night while the Mets get to sleep in their own beds before the one-gamer. if only we were better at calling coin tosses (and not striking out and not choking as well).

Tararreling our way to the finish line.

by MooseHaas on Sep 22, 2008 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

another result of that coin-toss:

Jose Reyes’ Road Beef doesn’t get to visit the Pfister.

Tararreling our way to the finish line.

by MooseHaas on Sep 22, 2008 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

FWIW.. there were some changes announced by the radio crew tonight

for the Cubs rotation down the stretch. Left-hander Sean Marshall is now expected to go Tuesday night, with Zambrano holding for Wednesday, and Harden moving to Thursday against the Mets. My guess is that leaves Lilly-Dempster-Marquis going against you guys on the weekend as Piniella sets up his playoff starters.

Good luck with the Pirates, in the spirit of “may you prosper, so long as your interests are not in conflict with mine”.

by The Deputy Mayor of Rush Street on Sep 23, 2008 12:22 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Thanks dude. You have our full support.*

For three more games ONLY.

Tararreling our way to the finish line.

by MooseHaas on Sep 23, 2008 12:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks for the update

Tip ’o the hat to Piniella too, if I recall correctly we were expected to hit Harden previously. Maybe he can find it in his heart to bring back Rich Hill for one last game this season?

For some reason I just now realized that the Cubs have a pretty good incentive to lose to the Brewers (i.e. – getting to play the Dodgers in the first round).

Ryan Braun: He loves it.

by SRB on Sep 23, 2008 1:24 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Another reason the Cubbies should lose

Potentially not having to travel more than 90 miles for the NLCS, with all the comforts and advantages of (forgive me for a moment) Wrigley North. C’mon Cubbies. Help us do what we may not be able to do ourselves…

Ichiro, on facing Daisuke Matsuzaka for the first time: "I hope he arouses the fire that's dormant in the innermost recesses of my soul."

by DaleCoop14 on Sep 23, 2008 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

FWIW

Last night was the only right-handed starter we’ll get from the Pirates, which, I presume, is a good thing.

Also, what’s with Zambrano’s ERA? 3.77 seems pretty high for him.

"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!"

by roguejim on Sep 24, 2008 6:29 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Gallardo to start Thurs

http://blogs.jsonline.com/brewers/archive/2008/09/24/gallardo-to-start-tomorrow.aspx

by John Brew on Sep 24, 2008 5:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

You can plug in Suppan for Friday, too- they announced it today

The only remaining question is if Sheets can go Saturday, and if Sunday is important enough to pitch CC.

Sat: George 2 (37, missed catch, fielding) Fri: George (35, throw) Tues: George (34, throw)

by Jordan M on Sep 24, 2008 6:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

thanks dude. I am guessing it's Bush and CC now.

Tararreling our way to the finish line.

by MooseHaas on Sep 26, 2008 2:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Why can't McClung pitch instead of Soup?

he didn’t have to pitch yesterday in relief of Gallardo.

Then you can have a Soup/Bush tandem on Sat or even save Bush for the play-in game (if needed) or bump CC to the play-in game if we’re tied or up one. If we’re tied in WC, you have to have CC (or someone really really good) in the pen able to come in for Bush.

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by PagsBrewCrew on Sep 26, 2008 11:56 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

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