Game Thread #-35: Brewers (0-0-1) at Cubs (1-0)
by Kyle Lobner on Feb 26, 2009 12:00 PM CST
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PrintThey say a tie is like kissing your sister. Hopefully all the Brewers have sisters that look like Brett Lawrie's sister Danielle.
At any rate, the Brewers will try to do better today in their first road game of the spring, traveling to Mesa to take on the Cubs. It's Yovani Gallardo (NR) against Sean Marshall (NR) today at 2:05.
I think it goes without saying that this game, the first 2009 meeting between the Brewers and Cubs, is a must win.
The game is on WTMJ and Brewers.com via Gameday Audio. Also, thanks to TheJay for passing along this note:
Hey,
I'm not sure if you saw this in the comments or not, but MLB Gameday is "covering" spring games even though MLB.com doesn't announce that fact. It isn't pitch-by-pitch and it seems to lag badly, but that might improve as spring goes on. It might be worth putting into Game Threads as an option for people who can't listen and want an alternative to the MLB.com boxscore.
The URL for tomorrow's game is http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/
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Just when I think Tim Lincecum is the awesomest player in baseball
He goes and gets awesomer.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=22&entry_id=36288
Not that Lincecum minds the $650,000. I talked to him this morning, and he said he feels he has to work hard to live up to the 62 percent hike.
“I think it’s fair what I got,” Lincecum said. “I’m not saying I got gypped at all. I’m happy with what I got. Now I’ve just to live up to that expectation. You see pay increases and you expect results. That’s what happens from the fan standpoint. Now I’ve just got to push it, I guess.”
It would be really nice if his arm stays attached long enough to endorse some bigger checks, though.
by Marty McSuperFly on Feb 26, 2009 12:02 PM CST reply actions
S'ok
When there’s no comments on the Mug, I just assume that means I was correct in every opinion.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
by Kyle Lobner on Feb 26, 2009 12:52 PM CST up reply actions
yeah
my carpal tunnel flared up around word #6,500.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Feb 26, 2009 1:32 PM CST up reply actions
Kissing your sister
We always used to joke that every time Corey Hart hits a home run, he gets to kiss his sister.
I had never heard of a tie being like kissing your sister, so I just assumed that everybody did the same joke… guess I was wrong.
Breaking News
Joey Gathright is stuck in traffic.
It’s OK, though, he got out of his vehicle, and he’s now jumping cars to get to the park.
by tcyoung on Feb 26, 2009 12:09 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Catching some early Yankees action
Looks like Hughes is going to be a good fill-in when Burnett goes down. His curve is really diving.
by Marty McSuperFly on Feb 26, 2009 12:40 PM CST reply actions
Brewers lineup
1. Rickie Weeks 2B
2. Chris Duffy RF
3. J.J. Hardy SS
4. Ryan Braun LF
5. Mike Cameron CF
6. Mike Rivera C
7. Brad Nelson 1B
8. Casey McGehee 3B
9. Yovani Gallardo RHP
Carlos Villanueva, Mitch Stetter, Tim Dillard, Seth McClung, Chris Narveson, Joe Bateman and Sam Narron are also scheduled to pitch. (h/t McCalvy)
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Cubs lineup
CF Joey Gathright
2B Aaron Miles
RF Milton Bradley
3B Aramis Ramirez
LF Micah Hoffpauir
1B Jake Fox
C Paul Bako
SS Darwin Barney
P Sean Marshall
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
We must be getting the B lineup
Which is strange, considering this is a home game for the Cubs.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Evil BCB
Seems to indicate delight at seeing some of our starters and our staff ace. Perhaps it’s Lous attempt at trying to keep the Cubs mysterious. (even though the only starter we really don’t know is Bradley and he’s in)
We’ll see how long our starters are in today.
Staff ace?
But I thought he went yesterday?
by Marty McSuperFly on Feb 26, 2009 1:30 PM CST up reply actions
This is awesome
Apparently their sarcasm detectors are broken
From Evil BCB:
The “other” BCB is calling this a must-win game for the Brewers Wow. Talk about angst.
Al replied with:
Seriously? NO spring training game is "must-win".
Amazing.
if they thought we were actually serious
They must not read the good BCB enough…
Statistically speaking I think our sarcasm+ and pun+ is probably the highest for all SBNation. Would you say 290? Much like the statistic ERA+ for Pedro Martinez in 2000.
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
Rule #1
Never get into an argument, or get into a vice with a Cubs fan. They’ll take you way way down to their intelligence level, and beat you with experience.
I think highly of many commentors here,
but Lookout Landing has us beat, hands down. We might win in the pun division, but for sarcasm, they are the clear winners.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Feb 26, 2009 2:01 PM CST up reply actions
Make sense
The best sarcasm is born of pain. Deep, excruciating, unrelenting pain. I think Ichiro is the only thing that’s kept them alive.
And hatred of Washburn.
by Marty McSuperFly on Feb 26, 2009 2:05 PM CST up reply actions
I don’t know … 290 for a sarcasm+ seems kind of low…. I thought for sure we would score higher sarcasm+ than Kendal scores on the GRIT scale
by Saberilliterate on Feb 26, 2009 2:02 PM CST up reply actions
Well, in his defense
I was so serious up to that point, what with the picture of Brett Lawrie’s sister and whatnot.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
I didn’t really think about it at first, but it would be really strange if, say, Mike Cameron’s sister looked like Danielle Lawrie.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Feb 26, 2009 2:04 PM CST up reply actions
Scouting report on Darwin Barney
Via John Sickels:
Barney was a 4th round pick in ’07, out of Oregon St. He is a fundamentally solid player with a solid, if unspectacular, glove at shortstop. But scouts have always worried his lack of power could inhibit his future in pro ball.
He hit .262/.325/.357 in Daytona (A+, Florida State League) in 2008. Sickels rates him as a C prospect.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Sickels goes on to say
he’d be a C+ prospect if he could get his names in the right order.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Feb 26, 2009 2:01 PM CST up reply actions
Chris Duffy
Run scorer.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Crap, I need to mix a drink.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Drinking to ST games
Since I can’t drink to the Price is Right on weekends, I may drink to ST games.
We’ll need more rules than battling the sun
Said some people call him Meltdown Bradley, recounted some of his classic tirades.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Mistake
I retract that. Nothing better than baseball on the radio at work.
Perfect timing
I tuned in to the game at “some people call him Meltdown.” Nothing better than baseball on the radio.
Gallardo with 2 early walks.
Not real excited about that.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
First mound visit of 2009?
I don’t recall having one yesterday.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
He's a run scorer!
You have no…oh, wait, you mean as a pitcher. Erm, never mind.
"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!"
A start by the mythical Mike Rivera?!?!?!?
Can he rack up more starts in ST ’09 than in all of the ’08 regular season?
Well, now he's at 1
So he’s almost 10% of the way there. He actually really might get more ABs.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Is the mythical Mike Rivera
better than the mythical Vinny Rottino? I assume they’d cost the same…
"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!"
Might this be all for Gallardo?
That was a lot of first inning pitches.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Yes, as it turns out.
Salome in to pinch hit.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
I think that they normally look for around 30 pitches for the starters
And he must of got close to that already, might be 2inns for Dillard or McClung instead
I'm ok with that
I’m interested to see how McClung is throwing.
Clung in to pitch
And since the pitcher’s spot ended the 2nd, it’d make sense for him to get 2 innings.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Huh.
Darwin Barney, who couldn’t hit at an average level in high A in 2008, gets a hit off McClung.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Test comment
Anyone else having a hard time commenting? Mine don’t work when I click “post,” but if I preview the post and post it from there, it works.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
same for me, though it's spotty
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Feb 26, 2009 2:46 PM CST up reply actions
There have been network issues today
I’m wondering if this has something to do with it. I’ve sent a message to tech support.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
i'd imagine it has something to do with beginning of s.t.
every logical baseball traffic spike seems to result in delays or problems of some sort.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Feb 26, 2009 2:50 PM CST up reply actions
Well that was strange
Just went to the WTMJ link to listen to the game…and they were talking about Child-abuse, not what I expected.
BCB, the preferred above replacement level sarcasm supplier.
yeah
for a while there, it looked like the Brewers were going to force Lawrie to play catcher, and child services was going to get involved.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Feb 26, 2009 2:51 PM CST up reply actions
Ha
Apparently if you accidentally end up on yesterdays games when selecting your audio and pick WTMJ it doesn’t play the game, it plays some alternate WTMJ where the game isn’t playing. Good thing I figured out I was on the wrong day after 5 minutes of no baseball.
BCB, the preferred above replacement level sarcasm supplier.
by MadJimiBrewha on Feb 26, 2009 2:55 PM CST up reply actions
When you turn the Gameday Audio on early
You get whatever’s on WTMJ before the game. You might have gotten a few minutes of “pregame” from yesterday.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
This just occurred 10 minutes ago
When I went to todays date and clicked on the WTMJ link for todays game I got the game immediately.
BCB, the preferred above replacement level sarcasm supplier.
by MadJimiBrewha on Feb 26, 2009 2:57 PM CST up reply actions
Right
But when you clicked on yesterday, you got the archived version of yesterday’s game, which probably started with several minutes of actual WTMJ programming.
Doesn’t much matter now. Welcome to today’s game. :-)
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
That makes sense
I guess I forgot that you can listen to archived games
BCB, the preferred above replacement level sarcasm supplier.
by MadJimiBrewha on Feb 26, 2009 3:00 PM CST up reply actions
We are caught in some strange world
where Rickie Weeks gets a walk…….
Swing and a drive, left center and deep, get up.....get outta here gone, for Ryan Braun - What a shot by Braun, and the Brewers have the lead.... - Bob Uecker bottom of the 8th, Game 162 - 2008
I guess it seems like he's more of a 2nd half of the season walker
Swing and a drive, left center and deep, get up.....get outta here gone, for Ryan Braun - What a shot by Braun, and the Brewers have the lead.... - Bob Uecker bottom of the 8th, Game 162 - 2008
cold, inflexible numbers
where’s the feeling?
by Marty McSuperFly on Feb 26, 2009 3:02 PM CST up reply actions
Check That
He had 125 fewer at bats before the all star break, so you might actually be on to something
freaky
he was only 2nd on the team in walks last year
by Marty McSuperFly on Feb 26, 2009 2:58 PM CST up reply actions
Duffy
A sparking defensive play and a triple over two days…plus an awful lot of outs.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
does provus remind anyone else a bit of jim powell?
to me he has a similar speech tone
I untuck my shirt!
They do sound similar.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
I agree
He’s not quite as mellow as Jim though.
Provus
I think I’ve figured out why I think Provus talks too fast.
He’ll say, “Here’s the pitch,” and immediately afterwards, he’s telling the result.
I feel like he needs to be saying, “Here’s the pitch,” earlier so that he can pause.
All right, radio listeners, any clue to what was wrong with McClung today?
(I come back from lunch only to see that in the linescore. I am not a happy ’cat today.)
In his second inning he seems to be struggling with control
But in his first inning he might just have been a bit unlucky.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
wow...
I thought I was old school for still putting the apostrophe before ‘pen. Apostrophe before cat, now that’s old school.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Feb 26, 2009 3:02 PM CST up reply actions
just don't put the cat before the horse
by Marty McSuperFly on Feb 26, 2009 3:03 PM CST up reply actions
you took that remark about lookout landing as a challenge, didn't you?
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Feb 26, 2009 3:04 PM CST up reply actions
we have only failed, if we have failed to try
by Marty McSuperFly on Feb 26, 2009 3:04 PM CST up reply actions
just like Corey
he has only flailed if he has tried to flail.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Feb 26, 2009 3:05 PM CST up reply actions
I see
well, ’cat, I hope your boy pitches better out of the ’pen next time :).
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Feb 26, 2009 3:11 PM CST up reply actions
So do I
I have to say to myself that it’s only spring training and only his first appearance at that, and it’s not like they’re going to release him, are they?
(St. Paul is currently buried in snow. I had to have something good to think about while I watch my car disappear under white junk.)
no, they're certainly not
he’s the third highest paid member of the bullpen! At least until Gagne makes the roster.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Feb 26, 2009 3:33 PM CST up reply actions
Provus gets very excited
about deep foul balls……..
Swing and a drive, left center and deep, get up.....get outta here gone, for Ryan Braun - What a shot by Braun, and the Brewers have the lead.... - Bob Uecker bottom of the 8th, Game 162 - 2008
Or foul deep balls.....
Swing and a drive, left center and deep, get up.....get outta here gone, for Ryan Braun - What a shot by Braun, and the Brewers have the lead.... - Bob Uecker bottom of the 8th, Game 162 - 2008
balls deep foul sounds the best
“…so there i was, bottom of the ninth, bases loaded and i was balls deep in….”
well, we’ll keep it pg-13 since it’s ST
"....si si Peeeeedro"
by trippingandy on Feb 26, 2009 3:34 PM CST up reply actions
The American Dodgeball Assocation of America
Go Balls Deep!
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Feb 26, 2009 3:36 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I think he's secretly a Chelsea fan
by Marty McSuperFly on Feb 26, 2009 3:09 PM CST up reply actions
have you seen Chelsea Clinton lately?
I think not.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Feb 26, 2009 3:12 PM CST up reply actions
I'm assuming that's what he meant
I’m just being obtuse because I am under the probably mistaken impression that it’s funny.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Feb 26, 2009 3:15 PM CST up reply actions
Don't give up on all Chelseas
"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!"
I think I last saw her at some fashion show with Madonna
at that point, I had determined that civilization had gotten to weird for me.
by Marty McSuperFly on Feb 26, 2009 3:25 PM CST up reply actions
What's the problem
It’s still 1-1 in the bottom of the third according to MLB.com. The guys in charge of the official website couldn’t be that far off, could they.
by Getting Yosted on Feb 26, 2009 3:11 PM CST up reply actions
“McClung kept it up and Fox crused it.”
Now that sounds painful.
BCB, the preferred above replacement level sarcasm supplier.
*crushed…not crused
Damn this head cold is killing me.
BCB, the preferred above replacement level sarcasm supplier.
by MadJimiBrewha on Feb 26, 2009 3:12 PM CST up reply actions
Don't forget to post your Fantasy Baseball Questions
In Hyatt’s fantasy Baseball Mailbag. You know you have some
I just sit back and root for the taser
You can post your fantasy questions in the Mug too
But since I don’t play fantasy baseball, odds are I won’t be much help.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Burns just got scorched.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
by Kyle Lobner on Feb 26, 2009 3:16 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
I appreciated the Punniness.........
Swing and a drive, left center and deep, get up.....get outta here gone, for Ryan Braun - What a shot by Braun, and the Brewers have the lead.... - Bob Uecker bottom of the 8th, Game 162 - 2008
back. track. wall.
I really like corey’s home run call.
DP ended that rally pretty quick....
Swing and a drive, left center and deep, get up.....get outta here gone, for Ryan Braun - What a shot by Braun, and the Brewers have the lead.... - Bob Uecker bottom of the 8th, Game 162 - 2008
I stand corrected
It must be pronounced McGee and not Mc-gee-hee, as Cory calls him that and he should know.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Didn't you see him play in Iowa, though?
Although I thought it was “McGee” too, but I only saw him play the once.
I did, but I don't remember one way or another.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Ladies and gentlemen, Mike Lamb.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
"All right Cory, thank you very much"
That just doesn’t sound right.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Rickie Weeks
Driving up the spring OBP.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
He must wander off to check during the innings when he's not on.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Anyone see anything
Related to the schedule of spring training games that will be broadcast on FSN? It always seems they do a couple every ST.
BCB, the preferred above replacement level sarcasm supplier.
it's on the brewers website
click on schedule
Gracias
BCB, the preferred above replacement level sarcasm supplier.
by MadJimiBrewha on Feb 26, 2009 4:10 PM CST up reply actions
Rivera is getting hot.
Ned would have left him on the bench for the next month.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
I think Mugatu would tell Prince Fielder
"Oh, I’m sorry, did my pin get in the way of your ass? Do me a favor and lose five pounds immediately or get out of my building like now! "
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
Escobar
Either that DP was pretty routine, or Escobar made it sound like it was.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
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