Game Thread #-28: Brewers (3-3-1) at Indians (3-4)

by Kyle Lobner on Mar 6, 2009 1:00 PM CST

Fresh off picking up a win that doesn't count, the Brewers travel to Goodyear to face their second Cy Young Award winner of the spring.

Having already faced Tim Lincecum, today the Brewers send Dave Bush to the mound to face Cliff Lee. Bush has yet to allow a hit in three spring training innings. Lee is making his first start of the spring for the Indians.

Game time is at 2 pm, and is available via Gameday Audio at Brewers.com. You can also catch the game on Gameday by clicking here.

What better way to slack off on a Friday afternoon than a game and a game thread? It's now open.

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Brewer lineup and pitchers

Via McCalvy:

Lorenzo Cain LF
Craig Counsell SS
Mike Cameron CF
Prince Fielder 1B
Casey McGehee 3B
Trot Nixon RF
Jonathan Lucroy C
Mat Gamel DH
Hernan Iribarren 2B

Righty Dave Bush gets the start for Milwaukee, to be followed by Omar Aguilar, Lindsay Gulin, Eddie Morlan and Sam Narron.

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

by Kyle Lobner on Mar 6, 2009 1:04 PM CST reply actions

Indians lineup

Via the Cleveland Plain Dealer

2B Jamey Carroll
LF David Dellucci
DH Travis Hafner
SS Jhonny Peralta
1B Ryan Garko
C Kelly Shoppach
3B Wes Hodges
RF Trevor Crowe
CF Michael Brantley

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

by Kyle Lobner on Mar 6, 2009 1:08 PM CST reply actions

Brantley's in

I wonder if Laporta will see action

by tcyoung on Mar 6, 2009 1:24 PM CST reply actions

Maybe he's off being cloned

Maybe the Indians read our idea about a team of nine LaPortas.

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

by Kyle Lobner on Mar 6, 2009 1:26 PM CST up reply actions

I think I missed that one

by tcyoung on Mar 6, 2009 1:27 PM CST up reply actions

we really need an injoke/repeating meme guide

I was going to say that some people have no concept, but you get the idea.

by morineko on Mar 6, 2009 2:12 PM CST up reply actions

So, it appears Gagne might need surgery.

If that is true, could he choose to stay with the team and take 1.5 million dollars, and force us to pay the bill for his surgery?

by tcyoung on Mar 6, 2009 1:45 PM CST reply actions

no

he only gets the money if he is placed on the major league roster, and we’re certainly not going to do that if he needs surgery. we might agree to pay for the surgery if he would be back mid-season and would agree to a minor league contract for the duration of the season with no opt-out. (now he can leave if not on the roster by 3/26 or something.)

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Mar 6, 2009 2:02 PM CST up reply actions

Ok

Good. I was thinking the ball was in Gagne’s court. If he wanted to stay with the team, even if he was in the minors, he could.

by tcyoung on Mar 6, 2009 2:09 PM CST reply actions

That's an interesting point.

If he decides not to opt out, but also doesn’t get added to the roster, does he still get $1.5 million?

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

by Kyle Lobner on Mar 6, 2009 2:10 PM CST up reply actions

DM's not that dumb, is he?

No way they could be on the hook for $1.5 MM for a AAA washout.

by ecocd on Mar 6, 2009 2:13 PM CST up reply actions

Washout from surgery, I mean.

by ecocd on Mar 6, 2009 2:14 PM CST up reply actions

No Injury

If there was no injury and Gagne didn’t make the team, Gagne would opt out and sign somewhere else.

by tcyoung on Mar 6, 2009 2:14 PM CST up reply actions

You're right, though.

Maybe it’s a mutual opt-out clause. I can’t imagine he’ll be making 1.5 mil to play in the minors.

by tcyoung on Mar 6, 2009 2:17 PM CST up reply actions

Audio

Is anyone else having trouble finding a gameday audio feed for this game?

by theBrouhaha on Mar 6, 2009 2:24 PM CST reply actions

Most days I click on the radio feed for another game, then click on the "My Team" button, choose the Brewers and today's broadcast.

Today is a little more complicated, because the Brewers and Indians feeds are both “MLB.com.” The Brewers are the one on the right.

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

by Kyle Lobner on Mar 6, 2009 2:27 PM CST up reply actions

Strange that it's not on the main page

Try http://mlb.mlb.com/mediacenter/

by ecocd on Mar 6, 2009 2:31 PM CST up reply actions

Thanks

Usually I just click on the audio icon off the main page, but for whatever reason that wouldn’t pop up today. I got it working now though :)

by theBrouhaha on Mar 6, 2009 2:33 PM CST reply actions

Smell test

I’m working on a project to rank the Brewer position players all time by WAR. Here are my top 5:

Jim Gantner
Fernando Vina
Ron Belliard
Willie Randolph
Ron Theobald

Obviously, this list looks pretty weak, weak enough that I feel like I’m missing something ridiculously obvious. Who’s missing from this list?

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

by Kyle Lobner on Mar 6, 2009 2:42 PM CST reply actions

Top five second basemen, not top 5 all time.

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

by Kyle Lobner on Mar 6, 2009 2:42 PM CST up reply actions

http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIL/pos.shtml

Bring Back The Old Logo!

by jacob on Mar 6, 2009 3:12 PM CST up reply actions

junior spivey

It's called "playing the percentages."

by hilbelink on Mar 6, 2009 2:47 PM CST up reply actions

Why do I remember Junior Spivey as being much better than he was?

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

by Kyle Lobner on Mar 6, 2009 3:05 PM CST up reply actions

He had that really good sophomore season

I always think he was better than he actually was, too.

Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.

by TheJay on Mar 6, 2009 3:29 PM CST up reply actions

scott fletcher

I just sit back and root for the taser

by Hyatt on Mar 6, 2009 3:05 PM CST up reply actions

Audio II

Last year, didn’t we just have silence instead of commercials during the breaks?

by theBrouhaha on Mar 6, 2009 3:07 PM CST reply actions

On gameday audio, that is

by theBrouhaha on Mar 6, 2009 3:08 PM CST up reply actions

Yep, they must have sold ads specifically for Gameday Audio this year.

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

by Kyle Lobner on Mar 6, 2009 3:24 PM CST up reply actions

No, it was like this last year. For “mlb.com” games, that Brian and Bill do, we get commercials during the breaks. For WTMJ games with Chris & Bob, there’s silence.

by Mykenk on Mar 7, 2009 10:17 AM CST up reply actions

Audio III

I love baseball on the radio, but I think gameday should refund me for the innings Kent does play by play.

by theBrouhaha on Mar 6, 2009 3:43 PM CST reply actions

LOL

I think we’ve discussed Kent in every game thread this spring now.

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

by Kyle Lobner on Mar 6, 2009 3:46 PM CST up reply actions

That was, possibly, the least exciting description of a double I've ever heard.

by theBrouhaha on Mar 6, 2009 3:46 PM CST up reply actions

So Just logged on

Anything exciting or important happen through the first 7 innings?

BCB, the preferred above replacement level sarcasm supplier.

by MadJimiBrewha on Mar 6, 2009 4:34 PM CST reply actions

by roguejim on Mar 7, 2009 7:17 AM CST up reply actions

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