Game Thread #6a
by Kyle Lobner on Apr 12, 2009 8:15 PM CDT
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Hustle like Prince!
to the new thread
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Yup.
Once it’s over 300, it’s usually time to make the move, when the time is right.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
So close
If that shot by JJ had made it through I would have won my fantasy matchup
They don't even know the Cubs names...
Called Mike Fontenot…Ray Fontenot
"At least we still have math on our side" - Ned Yost
they should just call 'em
Not Cub 1
Not Cub 2
Not Cub 3
etc
by James Stanley Cocanower on Apr 12, 2009 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Did Joe Morgan
just say something complimentary about OPS?
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What an enlightening discussion of OPS...
They’re baffled
The best way to know if a statistic is useful is if it reinforces what you already believe
At least according the Morgan that is the most important thing.
by Bernie's Mustache Wax on Apr 12, 2009 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm going to make up a stat that has Pujols at the top
And claim it’s legitimate because the best player is at the top
Actually they have the OPS thing right
Except they don’t realize that no hardcores even like OPS anymore, because of the imbalance they mentioned. wOBA, dudes.
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like clockwork
a Bradley injury
by James Stanley Cocanower on Apr 12, 2009 8:23 PM CDT reply actions
Ooooooooooo
I mean, I hate to cheer on an injury, but this is exactly the sort of problem people were talking about the Cubs potentially having
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Careful
He might post it over and over as one comment.
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it definitely says something.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 12, 2009 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Something like "Hide me, please."
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Oh, shoot, there’s me being sophomoric again.
by HRF on Apr 12, 2009 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ugh...
Besides the lack of control, and the homerun…Soupy is playing well.
by Bernie's Mustache Wax on Apr 12, 2009 8:26 PM CDT reply actions
Yeah
They haven’t even scored tonight!
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6, 4, 1, 4, 5
I hate to see a team scoring like that. But I guess we all have our own tastes.
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i hate to be reactionary
but this is exactly why they need to eat his salary and just get soup the fuck out of here
Do you think
Macha ever went to Melvin as was like “What the hell were you thinking Doug!!”
Much as I want to think of Macha like that
he’s the one who put Soup at the top of the rotation….
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seeing Julio get up
is like watching someone bringing tanks of gas over to an already raging fire
by James Stanley Cocanower on Apr 12, 2009 8:27 PM CDT reply actions
see
Soriano can’t drive in runs. Joe Morgan = genius
by James Stanley Cocanower on Apr 12, 2009 8:28 PM CDT reply actions
Joe Morgan
says not to be afraid
by James Stanley Cocanower on Apr 12, 2009 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions
i would much rather
have injured Gagne pitching in this spot
by James Stanley Cocanower on Apr 12, 2009 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Kendall talking to Suppan
“You ever see the episode of Seinfeld where George decides to do the opposite of everything he’d normally do?”
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might be stretching it
but…that’s what she said???
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You don't want to know
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"I'm not just going to stand there and walk"
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
If he was our #5, he would've done this yesterday.
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This is like watching little leaugers pitch.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 12, 2009 8:32 PM CDT reply actions
honestly
anybody else thinking Soup is injured and not telling anybody?
by James Stanley Cocanower on Apr 12, 2009 8:33 PM CDT reply actions
Actually no.
He’s done this periodically since we signed him.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 12, 2009 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Jesus Christmas!
How many batters does Ace have to walk in before he’s pulled?
"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!"
haha
Ace. I’m calling Suppan “Ace” the rest of the season.
by James Stanley Cocanower on Apr 12, 2009 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Shouldn't...
Yo be pitching? Oh wait, he can’t handle the pressure of opening day.
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Apr 12, 2009 8:33 PM CDT reply actions
Ok, I realize he's one out away from getting out of it.
But wtf is he still in there?
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
It doesnt matter when Suppan pitches
The outcome is inevitable.
by Bernie's Mustache Wax on Apr 12, 2009 8:34 PM CDT reply actions
Has DiFelice pitched himself out of rotation consideration?
And how’s Gulin doing down there in Music City?
the first pitch homerun was almost funny
this is just painful
"my goodness"
by BrewHaHeather on Apr 12, 2009 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions
thank you
this needs to become a trend
by James Stanley Cocanower on Apr 12, 2009 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Has ESPN mentioned non-Yankee Steve Blass yet
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So now we know
You have to walk in three runs to get the hook.
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at least Turnbow's hair was entertaining
by Braunstalker on Apr 12, 2009 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions
And he could hit the backstop on the fly with a fastball
That’s worth something when Soup’s pitch are all 3 feet in front of the plate
I put Suppan's over/under at 4.1 innings
And he’s done at 3.2, so if you had the under, you win.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
didn't Jon Miller do the Giants-Brewers games
earlier this week for Giants radio? How can Suppan’s opening day bomb only be mentioned as he exits the game?
by James Stanley Cocanower on Apr 12, 2009 8:37 PM CDT reply actions
Actually, that I understand.
They don’t want to tell their audience that the Brewers starting pitcher sucks and the game could turn into a blowout quickly.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 12, 2009 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions
good point
but you’d think once the walks started coming, it might have been mentioned
by James Stanley Cocanower on Apr 12, 2009 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Can someone explain to me why you yank him after he walks in the 3rd run and not the 2nd?
Oh and Doug Melvin, is this what you expected from Suppan when you signed him? Or are you just a lying asshole unwilling to admit you made a mistake?
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 12, 2009 8:37 PM CDT reply actions
Julio wasn't ready
and if we’re going to get on Melvin for signing him (not saying we can’t), we need to dig up old threads from this blog to see what we were all saying when he was signed. it was a bad idea then that way too many people treated as a good idea. i’d kill to have Gil Meche right now.
by James Stanley Cocanower on Apr 12, 2009 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Fair point.
But I think the positive reaction to the Suppan signing was the fact that the Brewers actually made a significant move in free agency. But dig it up if you like. If you think it’s fair to hold us to the same standard as a guy who’s actually getting paid to make personnel decisions, have at it. But I have to say that I think that’s a load of crap.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 12, 2009 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions
I was mostly on board, at the time
Well, it wasn’t a move I would have made, but I was buying the argument. We were overpaying, but a guy who doesn’t get hurt with an ERA below 4.5 has some value, especially given our somewhat fragile staff. (After all, his highest ERA in the 4 years before Milwaukee was 4.16.)
But I think it was obvious to most people at the time that we were paying a lot of money to someone who was fairly old and not incredibly awesome, and that it was a risky move.
"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!"
If I knew as much about baseball then as I did now, I would have ordered fire-bombing of Miller Park Christmas 06
I don’t know if I understood pitching evaluation beyond ERA then, though.
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I am pretty sure
Suppan will become the most unpopular Brewer of all time. I can’t imagine the boos he will be incurring at Miller Park this year. I would boo him, and I have never booed ANYONE.
This might be the first time I've ever thought
maybe we should bring in riske?
no
Riske would give up the grand slam
"my goodness"
by BrewHaHeather on Apr 12, 2009 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions
this is a chance
to find out what riske can do
by James Stanley Cocanower on Apr 12, 2009 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions
then
they should also cheer sober educated Cubs fans
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Why is Ace even still in the dugout?
Hasn’t he done enough damage?
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
What happens when your wily veteran who relies on guts and control walks more guys than anybody in the league?
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this sounds like the lead up
to a hot new dramatic sitcom.
by sowingwildoats on Apr 12, 2009 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Well
On the bright side we have 6 innings to maybe make this a better game.
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That would make Prince the early favorite for team MVP.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
2009 Ace in April
really reminds me of 2000 and this guy in April:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/navarja01.shtml?redir
by James Stanley Cocanower on Apr 12, 2009 8:43 PM CDT reply actions
also
we cut Jaime when he was making $5 mil
by James Stanley Cocanower on Apr 12, 2009 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Another 2000 gem:
Everett Stull. This game. Happy birthday me.
by MendozaAndMe on Apr 12, 2009 8:48 PM CDT up reply actions
What's Pinella going to say?
Who cares about my lineup? These guys can’t throw strikes..
see
that’s why Soup doesn’t throw strikes. What a smart veteran.
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Corey!!!
Let’s just see 4 more of those now
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That looked a lot like Hart's last AB
Except the bat didn’t break.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Corey Hart baby!!!
Proving the Crew can score runs…lets get some more!
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Apr 12, 2009 8:45 PM CDT reply actions
Nice F-bomb, Duffy.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Hate to be winey but,
the strikezones seem awfully different when the Brewers are batting. No excuses for Soup, but this seems a little ridiculous.
That's what happens when you can't hit the catchers glove.
The umps are influenced by the catcher jumping all over the place to stop pitches.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 12, 2009 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Kendall
Please get on base somehow. Not because that’s the first step to scoring runs, but just to make sure they pinch-hit for Julio and get someone else to pitch next inning.
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Yeah, I should keep track of how many outs there are
And..yeah…we should pinch hit for Julio…sigh
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Julio is terrible
But the prospect of having to pitch the next five innings with the remaining bullpen isn’t good either.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Yeah
I guess that’s pretty much six or one half dozen
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Now the real power is up
What are the odds Kendall’s first hit is a HR?
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I'll give it 100:1
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
on the bright side
it was better than sheets.
by sowingwildoats on Apr 12, 2009 8:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't know if you'd call what Sheets did batting...
by MrPilkington on Apr 12, 2009 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions
it was standing there and looking at the ball
and occasionally actively avoiding it but he had a bat in his hand, so technically it was batting
There was a bat involved.
Technically.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 12, 2009 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
stand in the box
with the bat on his shoulder and take his three pitches?
by sowingwildoats on Apr 12, 2009 8:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Only because Lou told his guys he'd murder them if they swung at anything.
Also, it’s hard to hit pitches as they roll over the plate.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 12, 2009 8:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Somewhere in there
there’s a lesson about the value of batting average vs. on-base percentage
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couldn't
these blowhards at least have asked Macha about the walked-in runs and/or Suppan? What is the point of those interviews otherwise?
by James Stanley Cocanower on Apr 12, 2009 8:51 PM CDT reply actions
i think a great deal of us
would quickly lose our jobs in an interview.
by sowingwildoats on Apr 12, 2009 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions
kid gloves
if they asked him real questions Macha wouldn’t agree to the interview the next time the Crew is on ESPN. In 2011.
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That's ridiculous!
We’ll be on ESPN again much sooner than that. Think of how many times we play the Cubs!
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 12, 2009 8:54 PM CDT up reply actions
it didn't have to be an antagonizing question
just a “Suppan really seemed to have trouble locating pitches tonight.” (and then let him comment.)
by James Stanley Cocanower on Apr 12, 2009 8:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Can you blame them though?
How many viewers did they lose at the end of that half inning? Once the 3rd out was tallied, and the “good lord, I wonder how many they’re going to walk in” factor was removed from the equation, there were TV sets changing channels all over the country. If they had us on next week how would they advertise it? “Watch the Brewers step on their d**** again!”
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Apr 12, 2009 8:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Think about who is doing the interview
I don’t know if they’re capable of putting together several rational thoughts…
Just to fan the flames
this puts Turnbow’s recent outing in perspective. Say…what would he say to becoming our #1 starter?
ladies and gentleman
the pitching of your 2009 Brewers is very, very thin.
by James Stanley Cocanower on Apr 12, 2009 8:56 PM CDT reply actions
Yeah, the worst starter and mop-up guy suck
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i was going to say
pretty much everybody after Yo and Coffey have been somewhat questionable.
Has any starter other than Yovani survived the 5th?
by James Stanley Cocanower on Apr 12, 2009 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm pretty sure Looper did
but I don’t remember
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i think
he finished the 5th and then was done.
by James Stanley Cocanower on Apr 12, 2009 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Bush went 6 1/3 last night
Looper got through five.
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so
you’re comfortable with the way we’ve pitched so far then?
by James Stanley Cocanower on Apr 12, 2009 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions
No, but I'm thinking it won't stay this way all year
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i'm not concerned about Looper
and getting Hoffman back will help with depth.
but Suppan is done. and i’m not sure Parra is ever going to be a guy who can go 3 times through an order (kinda like Villanueva) and that’s 2/5’s of the rotation. Bush was a little lucky last year, and unless he gets that K/9 back to 2006 levels, there’s no way to know whether he’ll keep his ERA under 5.00
by James Stanley Cocanower on Apr 12, 2009 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions
That's why last night's loss was so painful
Our worst pitchers are so bad, that when we lose with our best ones, we have an uphill struggle coming back
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Admittedly
Last night shouldn’t be considered our “best” pitchers, I suppose, but you know what I mean.
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Hey, I'm late to the party...
…did we establish that Suppan sucks yet?
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by dishingoutdimes on Apr 12, 2009 9:01 PM CDT reply actions
I think we have
Although I know I was impressed by his ability to find a new way to disappoint us.
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by MadJimiBrewha on Apr 12, 2009 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Anyone have his stats for this year so far?
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by dishingoutdimes on Apr 12, 2009 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions
2 GS, 7 2/3 IP, 8 H, 11 R, 11 ER, 7 BB, 2 K, 2 HR
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h/t
WOW so his WHIP is like 2.5. Awesome.
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by dishingoutdimes on Apr 12, 2009 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Disgusting
I’d say “how can it possibly get worse”, but with Suppan I’m going to bite my tongue because I bet it probably could get worse.
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Baseball season = Go Brew Crew!
by dishingoutdimes on Apr 12, 2009 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Jaime Navarro's
was 12.54 in 2000 after 5 starts when he bit the bullet and released his $5 million salary
by James Stanley Cocanower on Apr 12, 2009 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions
at least
he respects our respective bed time’s on a work night. He is really just helping the economy.
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Old Reds footage there
Did anyone see Perez flip the ball to the 1B coach after the DP they showed?
I don’t recall ever seeing that…
Still pro-Cameron
Counsell's been hitting some mighty foul balls this year
and some nice just over the infield hits as well.
I'll stick with my rally caps.
Not my rally ugly t-shirts.
by MrPilkington on Apr 12, 2009 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Come on Grand Slam Number 1!!
"Cubs fans boo again – 99% of these people can’t see the plate." -Ueck
NO
Bradley sucks at fielding
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by dishingoutdimes on Apr 12, 2009 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions
grand slam stealing knee destroying motherfucker
by warwick5s on Apr 12, 2009 9:09 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
FUCK THOSE FUCKING FUCKERS
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Apr 12, 2009 9:09 PM CDT reply actions
Yeah, that was an incredibly play
no two ways about it
To add insult to injury...
Fielder’s on my fantasy team…WTF!!!
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Apr 12, 2009 9:10 PM CDT reply actions
Fielder just won my week's matchup with that RBI
Now, to win this game.
Are you kidding me
Well it’s 6-4. Should be 4-2 if we had competent pitchers who didn’t walk in runners with the bases loaded. But who am I to blame Jeff Suppan?
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by dishingoutdimes on Apr 12, 2009 9:11 PM CDT reply actions
Hey Hey
There’s the Corey we all know and love
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balls in the dirt?
don’t mind if i do!
by sowingwildoats on Apr 12, 2009 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Corey looks bad on sliders...
but we got 2 back…
"At least we still have math on our side" - Ned Yost
how many times
does Reed Johnson have to screw us before somebody puts one in his ear?
by James Stanley Cocanower on Apr 12, 2009 9:12 PM CDT reply actions
flagged
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by MadJimiBrewha on Apr 12, 2009 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Jesus, I forgot that was Reed Johnson
It’s like he’s our kryptonite
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following on gamecast...
I’m assuming Fielder’s sac fly was a home run that got pulled back or something?
Basically
let’s say that no one would like to relive that
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New thread
Time for this one.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
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