Game Thread #-17: Brewers (8-8-2) at Diamondbacks (7-11)

by Kyle Lobner on Mar 18, 2009 2:00 PM CDT

There's a difference between the Cactus and Grapefruit Leagues that comes up about this time each year: travel. While Grapefruit League teams are spread out all over Florida, nearly all of the Cactus League teams are in Phoenix or the suburbs: in fact, today's game is the first time the Brewers have played outside the greater Phoenix area all spring.

Yovani Gallardo takes the hill against former Brewer Doug Davis. Gallardo was very effective in his last outing and has posted a 5.19 ERA in 8.2 innings this spring. Davis is making just his third appearance and second start of the spring and has been lit up a bit, allowing five earned runs in 3.1 innings of work.

Via Adam McCalvy, here's today's lineup:

Lorenzo Cain                  CF
Chris Duffy                     LF
Casey McGehee           2B
Bill Hall                        3B
Mike Rivera                 C
Brad Nelson                    RF
Mike Lamb                     1B
Alcides Escobar            SS
Yovani Gallardo               RHP

Game time is 3:05, and it's a Brewers.com only day. If you can't catch the audio of today's game, you can watch it via Gameday at this link.

Wednesday's Game Thread is now open.

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FWIW

Yesterday I predicted today’s lineup as:

CF Duffy
2B McGehee
LF Nelson
3B Hall
1B Thorman
RF Cain
SS Escobar
C Rivera

I correctly predicted seven of the eight starters.
Of the seven, I put four in the right position, putting Nelson in LF instead of first, and flip flopped Duffy and Cain.
Hall was the only one I put in the right spot in the lineup.

"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."

by Kyle Lobner on Mar 18, 2009 2:26 PM CDT reply actions

Clearly

you know nothing about putting together Spring Training lineups for games that the teams probably shouldn’t even bother playing.

by ecocd on Mar 18, 2009 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions

seriously

you have no concept. Don’t you know that Lorenzo is a run scorer.

I just sit back and root for the taser

by Hyatt on Mar 18, 2009 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions

MLB.com is testing audio

the live stream is on a little early. I can hear the guys testing the microphones. They haven’t said anything embarrassing or anything … yet.

by ecocd on Mar 18, 2009 2:50 PM CDT reply actions

They did that yesterday too.

They’ve been turning the web stream on a lot lately, which makes sense because you want people to actually be able to hear the beginning of the broadcast, instead of turning the web stream on immediately before game time and starting the broadcast with an audience of whoever happened to tune in during the first five seconds on the air.

"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."

by Kyle Lobner on Mar 18, 2009 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions

Rock gone today?

"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."

by Kyle Lobner on Mar 18, 2009 3:18 PM CDT reply actions

Rock gone?

Rock on.

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by TheJay on Mar 18, 2009 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions

Casey McGehee

Welcome to the roster.

"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."

by Kyle Lobner on Mar 18, 2009 3:32 PM CDT reply actions

And Gallardo's bat picks up where it left off last year

sort of

"my goodness"

by BrewHaHeather on Mar 18, 2009 3:44 PM CDT reply actions

Quick side note

But Casey McGehee has the same jersey number of the departed CC Sabathia, of 52. I enjoy getting obscure player jerseys, just for the sole purpose of hearing people say, “Who is that?” But now, with the same number of Sabathia, it almost makes it better. The number apparently means you can purely dominate as a Brewer.

How far will this one fly?

by Rendezvous on Mar 18, 2009 4:04 PM CDT reply actions

Me too

Nothing better than sporting my Darko Milicic Piston’s jersey.

by Getting Yosted on Mar 18, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions

Anthony Witrado stopping by to answer questions?

This could be interesting…

"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."

by Kyle Lobner on Mar 18, 2009 4:04 PM CDT reply actions

Mr. Witrado, what do you think of the replacement pitching acquired this offseason?

Well, Jeff Suppan did get a nice contract, but we’ll see how he performs.

I could see it.

How far will this one fly?

by Rendezvous on Mar 18, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions

I could see him talking about Gagne (pronounced Gahg-nuh) in that situation

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by TheJay on Mar 18, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions

Don’t forget about sending J.R. Swindel down to the farm team and Braun’s injury in the Olympics.

How far will this one fly?

by Rendezvous on Mar 18, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions

Brad Nelson continues to impress

Mike Lamb, not so much.

by Getting Yosted on Mar 18, 2009 4:09 PM CDT reply actions

Is there something wrong with Gameday cause it says Yo is at 22 pitches...

"Cubs fans boo again – 99% of these people can’t see the plate." -Ueck

by dux2bux on Mar 18, 2009 4:28 PM CDT reply actions

THAT IS NOT A MISPRINT!!!

looking back at the pitch by pitch, he was at 22 pitches after 3 innings

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

by reverse24 on Mar 18, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions

* through 4

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

by reverse24 on Mar 18, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions

Wow

That’s quite impressive. I would have to guess limited strikeouts then.

How far will this one fly?

by Rendezvous on Mar 18, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions

3 k's by Yo

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

by reverse24 on Mar 18, 2009 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions

Actually

I can’t verify today, but in previous days it has only displayed the necessary pitches for at bats, showing 3 straight strikes for a k, four straight balls for a BB and one pitch for balls in play.

"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."

by Kyle Lobner on Mar 18, 2009 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions

Thanks, I mistakenly trusted gameday......

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

by reverse24 on Mar 18, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions

I just realized....

They aren’t showing all of the pitches, it shows four balls for the last batter
even though it was a full count before the 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

by reverse24 on Mar 18, 2009 4:36 PM CDT reply actions

Geez, Yo sucks

It took 16 batters to get 15 outs. What kind of play is that?! Ace? I don’t think so. Bring on Suppan!

by ecocd on Mar 18, 2009 4:37 PM CDT reply actions

"Billy Hall hit a line drive between the left-center and right-center fielders"

Five infielders against Hall?

"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."

by Kyle Lobner on Mar 18, 2009 4:39 PM CDT reply actions

Three

Four outfielders. Joke’s on them because a normally positioned center fielder catches that ball.

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by TheJay on Mar 18, 2009 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions

Here's Brent Krause again.

I would suggest it means something, but it likely just means the Brewers didn’t take many players to Tucson.

"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."

by Kyle Lobner on Mar 18, 2009 5:13 PM CDT reply actions

Strange statistical anomalies

If DiFelice finishes this game, he will have saves in back to back outings, and seven innings pitched in those two outings. I’m guessing that hasn’t been done before.

"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."

by Kyle Lobner on Mar 18, 2009 5:31 PM CDT reply actions

Mike Morgan did it in April 2000 and a host of others did it back when closers were fireballin’ manly men.

Probably hasn’t been done much in spring training though.

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by TheJay on Mar 18, 2009 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions

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