Brewers 4, Cubs 3
by battlekow on Apr 10, 2009 6:25 PM CDT
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Through eight innings, today's game was not particularly encouraging. Rich Harden was dominant through six, striking out ten Brewers while allowing only two hits and three walks. Corey Hart's solo homer was pretty much the only offense Milwaukee could muster, though they did tally an unearned run in the first on Ryan Braun's RBI single.
The Brewers were the beneficiaries of more questionable Chicago defense in the ninth, when Alfonso Soriano, positioned deep in left, allowed Rickie Weeks' liner to go over his head and score Chris Duffy from first. After Weeks took third on a wild pitch, he was able to score the winning run on Braun's grounder to shortstop Ryan Theriot, who made a poor throw home.
In addition to sparking the winning rally and scoring the Brewers' first run, Weeks made two excellent defensive plays. Braden Looper made his Brewers debut and, though he was a bit fuzzy around the edges, walking four, left the game after five with a 2-1 lead. Seth McClung, however, immediately handed the lead back to the Cubs, allowing a two-run homer to backup catcher Koyie Hill, in for an injured Geovany Soto.
Todd Coffey and Carlos Villanueva were solid in their respective innings of work, as was Chicago's Carlos Marmol, whom Lou Piniella smartly leveraged by calling upon him to quell a Brewers rally in the seventh inning with the heart of the order up. Any bets on how many more blown saves (though today's wasn't solely his fault) it takes befores Kevin Gregg loses his job to Marmol?
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Wow
What a game, these Cub Brewer games dont seem to be dull anymore
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
Great win,
and against the despised Cubbies to boot!
Weeks played very well today.
At least today you could see him changing his approach both at the plate and in the field. Hope it lasts.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 10, 2009 6:28 PM CDT reply actions
Long, crappy day at work
I got in the car just in time for Rickie’s double, then sat in my garage through Braun’s at-bat, going nuts with Ueck’s call on the winning run.
All better now. Man, I love baseball.
Terrible
Let me be the first to say what was Theriot thinking?
Second, actually.
Someone mentioned in the game thread already. I’m not sure they would have gotten Braun at first and Weeks hesitated before breaking for home. I thought the throw was worse than the decision.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 10, 2009 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Catching
Looked like pretty crappy catching on Hill’s part too.
"You have no honor!" - McClung to Fukudome
I just got home for
the top of the 8th. What a great 2 innings.
I am Pro-Rickie
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Apr 10, 2009 6:29 PM CDT reply actions
4th time
the charm for Rickie Weeks Breakthrough Player of the Year
"At least we still have math on our side" - Ned Yost
Under
we hit the under on 650 game thread comments. RJ will be sad.
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I'm including the postgame. :)
"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!"
Theriot had no chance at a double play on that ball, it wasnt hit hard enough and it would have taken to long to get Braun at first.
Soriano should get the loss on that one. He gift wrapped 2 runs for the Brewers today. I know its opening day and its a win, but the Brewers are not hitting well at all, and Looper was not very encouraging today. This is a much different team than last year.
I'm not a Pollyanna or anything...
… but I thought Looper was pretty good today. But then I wasn’t expecting all that much either. I’m not worried about the bats. They’ll come around.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 10, 2009 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions
verified
I also thought Looper did well today. A lot better than his St. Louis counterpart
"....si si Peeeeedro"
by trippingandy on Apr 11, 2009 7:01 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, you're right
I forgot that the Brewers just fucking suck. Thanks for reminding us.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Wow, that was completely uncalled for.
I thought this was intelligent conversation about the Brewers.
Never said they sucked, but they were handed a win today. You want to be excited about that go ahead, but I would much rather them play good baseball, instead of what they did today.
That’s just a fluffy tagline. You should know better, by now.
I am Pro-Rickie
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Apr 10, 2009 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions
I guess my problem with your comment was...
… that you’re concluding from 4 games that “the brewers are not hitting well at all… This is a much different team from last year.”
I mean, give me a break. Sure, they’re not whacking the ball all over the park, but 4 games in is pretty early to hit the panic button, particularly on a day when they found a way to win despite only having 4 hits. Ease up on the unfounded gloom and doom and you probably won’t draw the reaction you got from bk.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 10, 2009 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions
You're gonna have to wait more than five minutes after an exhilirating win over the team's biggest rival to start shitting on them
Sorry.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Looper was OK
He just needs to throw strikes. However, unlike Suppan, he didn’t just completely collapse when faced with trouble.
Seth needs to get back on track.
Crimson and Cream Machine
Baseball season = Go Brew Crew!
by dishingoutdimes on Apr 10, 2009 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions
elite pitchers
Consider that we have seen the Big Unit, Cain, Linceum, and Harden in our four games. Not very easy to look good against those guys.
I thought their approaches have been very good. I am encouraged.
by badgermaniac on Apr 10, 2009 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
+1
We’re 2-2 after opening up with 3 road games and just took one against the division favorites. I’m happy. Bush showing up with a good performance tomorrow would be awesome.
Crimson and Cream Machine
Baseball season = Go Brew Crew!
by dishingoutdimes on Apr 10, 2009 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Hmm
“…the Brewers are not hitting well at all, and Looper was not very encouraging today. This is a much different team than last year.”
Actually, not hitting and unimpressive starting pitching sounds a lot like the team Dale Sveum managed last year.
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Weeks/Hart
Weeks hit 3 balls very hard yesterday that went for outs and another line drive out today. He is seeing the ball very well.
Don’t forget his big defensive play with 2 outs in the 7th(??).
Hart with two walks today. When is the last time that happened?
How much credit does Hart deserve for the walk in the 9th?
It sort of looked to me like a disguised intentional walk: swing at this if you want, or don’t, either way we’ll be in a position to get the 3rd out before Weeks scores.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 10, 2009 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Hart still has to take them...
..something that he has been unwilling to do at times (see the last 6 weeks of last year).
by badgermaniac on Apr 10, 2009 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions
it was priceless
Seeing Weeks celebrate looked like he was mad too, the way he slammed his helmet down
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
And then Hill shaking his hands and chucking the ball into the ground. What a great finish.
"Get up, get up, get outta' here, GONE!!!"
It might have been his only chance this year to be directly responsible for a Cubs victory. I can see why he would be most upset.
by juggernaut400 on Apr 10, 2009 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Actually, if you believe in the whole FanGraphs WPA thing...
…Looper was by far our best pitcher.
And the oft-maligned Weeks and Hart continue to come through.
Felt bad for JJ though, he tarred a ball that got to the track, same ball that Braun hit later and Soriano missed.
Crimson and Cream Machine
Baseball season = Go Brew Crew!
by dishingoutdimes on Apr 10, 2009 6:42 PM CDT reply actions
i don't
brain cells are killed off before a person becomes a manager
by PagsBrewCrew on Apr 10, 2009 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Just spun by the "other BCB."
If they were farm cats, they’d be eating each other’s young righ now. Geez. I don’t know why they’re so willing to panic right away.
On a side note, I know Soriano frequently goes through stretches where he carries his team, but I sure am glad he’s not playing for Milwaukee, especially with how ridiculous his contract gets in the next few years.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 10, 2009 7:02 PM CDT reply actions
no flag yet?
There was one the other night when the cubs lost to the stros, but not one when the brewers beat them?
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
But of course
How could we forget? Blame it on early-season rustiness.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
by battlekow on Apr 10, 2009 7:19 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Lawrie just homered for his first professional hit.
Rogers went three scoreless with two hits, a walk, and a strikeout.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
that's good
It kinda sucked to set up minor league splits for 09, check lawrie’s page, and see nothing but a strikeout and three groundouts.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 10, 2009 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Rickie Weeks: A Photo Essay
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
by battlekow on Apr 10, 2009 9:22 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Just saw a replay of this scene
I’m pretty sure I saw Macha out there in the mob about 2 seconds after this picture was taken. Gotta like a manager who is as excited about the win as the players.
BCB, the preferred above replacement level sarcasm supplier.
by MadJimiBrewha on Apr 10, 2009 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions
And all Hill needs to do
is take the glove out of his crotch and make the tag
"You have no honor!" - McClung to Fukudome
by zsxander567 on Apr 10, 2009 11:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, it was definitely late
You can see from the way his arms are bent that he’s still trying to corral the short hop and isn’t actually trying to apply a tag yet.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
WOW
Great Game! Rickie Weeks was the man today. I don’t think enough can be said about his baserunning in the 9th. As evident from the two pictures above, it was damn near THE perfect slide into home.
BCB, the preferred above replacement level sarcasm supplier.
by MadJimiBrewha on Apr 10, 2009 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Aw man
The sweetness of each celebratory text message from the people updating me on the game and my friends at the game will not be forgotten.
Replay is on FSWI right now if anyone is interested in watching from the top of the 6th on again.
"If lovin’ Braun is wrong, I want to be a repeat offender!"
"The whole of humanity is… one human family. This planet is our only home." HH The Dalai Lama
RIP Nick Adenhart: Stop Drunk Driving
I'm watching now
Only heard the very beginning and very end, so this should be good. Don’t ruin it for me. :)
"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!"
It's just getting to the best part right now
"If lovin’ Braun is wrong, I want to be a repeat offender!"
"The whole of humanity is… one human family. This planet is our only home." HH The Dalai Lama
RIP Nick Adenhart: Stop Drunk Driving
great game
brewers win = priceless
brewers beat cubs = priceless^10
brewers beat cubs while I watch surrounded by cubs fans = priceless^1000000
"....si si Peeeeedro"
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