Game Thread #1: Brewers (0-0) at Giants (0-0)
by Kyle Lobner on Apr 7, 2009 1:30 PM CDT
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PrintIt has been 190 days since the Brewers finished the 2008 regular season.
183 days since their elimination from postseason play.
52 days since pitchers and catchers reported to spring training.
21 days since I last broke out the Rally Lobster.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to regular season baseball!
...weather permitting, of course.
It's raining in San Francisco right now, but the hour by hour forecast suggests a brief window between 1 and 4 pm Pacific time where the chance of rain decreases from 100% to around 20-40%, giving the Brewers and Giants an opportunity to get today's game in.
For the Brewers, Jeff Suppan takes the mound for his fourth career Opening Day start. Suppan is 22-22 in his two seasons as a Brewer and has posted an ERA of 4.78.
For the Giants, it's 2008 NL Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum. In 373 major league innings he's posted an ERA of 3.16, and finished in the top three in the NL in ERA, Wins, Hits/9, K/9, IP, strikeouts, HR/9 and ERA+ last season.
Via the JS, here are the lineups for both teams:
First, for the Brewers:
2B Rickie Weeks
RF Corey Hart
LF Ryan Braun
1B Prince Fielder
SS J.J. Hardy
CF Mike Cameron
3B Bill Hall
C Jason Kendall
RHP Jeff Suppan
And for the Giants:
RF Randy Winn
SS Edgar Renteria
LF Fred Lewis
C Bengie Molina
3B Pablo Sandoval
1B Travis Ishikawa
CF Aaron Rowand
2B Emmanuel Burriss
RHP Tim Lincecum
Game Thread #1 is now open.
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Things don't bode well
When the rally lobster makes an appearance before the season’s even started!
Ryan Braun: He loves it.
Merry 2009, Brew Crew!
Best of luck on Opening Day!
by Brendanukkah on Apr 7, 2009 1:42 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Definitely
Sorry Gorman, new rally object now
I just sit back and root for the taser
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I like cleavage as much as the next guy
But I’m going to agree.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Then you really don't like cleavage as much as the next guy
by Marty McSuperFly on Apr 7, 2009 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, we are in San Francisco...
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
by battlekow on Apr 7, 2009 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Merry 2009, Giants!
Sabean, Bochy on hot seat as season begins.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Jeff can you confirm?
The Bambi's Bombers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
I have a GD exam at 4. I wish it was multiple choice cause I'd be putting 'B' for everything and running back to a TV
"Cubs fans boo again – 99% of these people can’t see the plate." -Ueck
by dux2bux on Apr 7, 2009 1:52 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Can't believe you didn't mention this is a must win
The team is already .5 games behind the Cubs. A loss today combined with a Cubs win would produce an insurmountable lead, and I think the Cubs’ magic number would be -12. A Cubs win combined with a Brewer rainout would have them back 1 full game with 162 to go, so clearly this is not only a must win but a must play!
If the game is rained out, what are the odds they don't make it up this series?
Taking a look at the 2009 schedule, the Brewers don’t go to SF again this year, but they do have a West Coast swing in early August with an off day August 6th. It looks like SF plays an early game in HOU August 5th, and then they start a home stand August 7th and they also have an off day August 6th.
Just asking, what are the odds they just reschedule that game for August 6th rather than play a double header to open 2009?
I miss the slide, the balloons, and the giant beer mug. :(
I can't imagine either team really wants that
Also, the Giants don’t have a day off between July 17th and Aug 5. If they played on the 6th, that would be more than 20 days w/o a day off, and MLB needs union approval (or something like that) to schedule a game under those circumstances.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 7, 2009 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions
If the weather tomorrow permits, I imagine they'll play it then
Both Haudricourt and McCalvy were saying that talk of a doubleheader was already going around yesterday.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Speaking of Tom
Well, I’ve got news for them. That statement “It never rains here.” They need to take the “never” out.I’m surprised he didn’t type that in all caps.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
I might pay to see that
I just sit back and root for the taser
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Holy cow
I apologize for not writing a long string of blog posts about the weather situation and why the Giants didn’t schedule a rain day and oh-my-gosh-this-is-so-annoying… I figured I would just wait to see what the weather looked like at game time. Silly me.
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I posted it after the new thread came up
I didn’t want to bring up Tom H in more places than I had to. It eventually got covered in the other thread anyway.
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Is it bad..
That I’m a brewers fan who is really excited to watch Jeff Suppan vs. TIm Lincecum?
Opening day cant come soon enough....
Ummm...no?
I’m a Brewer fan excited to watch a Brewer game too.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
more like scary LOOKING!
Suppan’s goatee, on the other hand, is a soothing force.
Ryan Braun: He loves it.
by SRB on Apr 7, 2009 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions
The first of 162 regular season wins comes today
or tomorrow, or the next day depending on the weather, what’s the possibility of a morning/afternoon/night tripleheader on Thursday??
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
FSN sucks balls
That’s what’s up with that.
Baseball should not enforce it’s blackout policy on HD broadcasts when the home market isn’t providing an HD feed.
by Getting Yosted on Apr 7, 2009 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Baseball's blackout policy has bigger issues than HD coverage.
i’m living in one of those issues.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
It was more a point to force more providers to cover in HD, rather than the 20 or so games they currently show on FSN.
Iowa is its own special hell with its own special torments. No baseball on TV and people leaving their turn signals on for miles.
by Getting Yosted on Apr 7, 2009 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Plus all the pig shit
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
by battlekow on Apr 7, 2009 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Also,
Even if you’re forced to watch the game in normal definition, there are always worse things you could be watching.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Hate to break it to you, first game in HD is ESPN on Sunday vs. the Cubs. Then the next FSN HD Game is April 24th. I think their might be an MLBN game inbetween there.
The mlb.tv feed is in nextdef
Pretty
by Marty McSuperFly on Apr 7, 2009 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm watching today's game on previousdef
Via the radio.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Find a proxy and watch it on mlb.tv
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Eh
I’m not an MLB.TV subscriber, and I’ll most likely be a Wisconsinite again by the All Star Break.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
“Rather than start the game in the rain, or have it rain just after starting, they seem to be preparing for a start around 4 p.m. or 5 p.m. local time, which would be 6 or 7 in Milwaukee.”
:(
Where do you see that?
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Sure enough.
I’ll wait for an official announcement.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Boo indeed!
I could have found a TV with the game on it here at work, I don’t have cable or satellite at home. At least I still get to listen to Uecker on the radio!
Swing and a drive, left center and deep, get up.....get outta here gone, for Ryan Braun - What a shot by Braun, and they have the lead.... - Bob Uecker bottom of the 8th, Game 162 - 2008
Cory says they're taking the tarp off.
False alarm, it would appear.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Yep, Craig just finished interviewing Mark A and said the same thing
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Ah, Bill mocking "big words" like conundrum
Good to see that anti-intellectualism still has a place in today’s baseball broadcasting booth.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
by battlekow on Apr 7, 2009 2:53 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
PS: "conundrum" is a big word?
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
The word you're looking for is
“sesquipedalian”.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
I have that on a t-shirt!
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Apr 7, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Rally Lobster might be the cutest thing I've EVER seen.
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
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There are better ones
On G’s Flickr Page.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Haha, Augustine just got cut off hardcore
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Best case scenario
what if the game starts on time and then there is a 2 hour rain delay in the second inning? We lose out on a Suppan “quality” start, and the Giants would have to pull Lincecum. I like watching Lincecum pitch as much as the next guy but we need every edge we can get in this “must win” game.
I don't think it's a given that Suppan would be pulled
But if it is, with Bush scheduled to pitch from the pen today anyway, the Brewers could be in good shape.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Betting men...
…the line opened as Giants -180 last night around 8PM and this morning was already down to -160. Apparently a lot of gamblers like the Crew’s chances
I used it yesterday
It’s fantastic.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
That's what she said!
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
I used it yesterday
For a few minutes. It was OK. I’ll have to see what it’s like when I hook my computer up to my TV.
so far the picture quality looks great
im at work so the connection is pretty good
Opening day cant come soon enough....
I had mixed results yesterday
First round of games I couldn’t get decent quality, but the Dodgers feed last night was pretty sweet. The new player is much better than Mosaic was last year.
It should adjust the video quality dynamically based on the speed of your connection
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Are they going to try to start the game?
"Cubs fans boo again – 99% of these people can’t see the plate." -Ueck
Baseball fixes everything!
The internet connection on my Wii magically works again. So much Rock Band content to download…
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
He just seems familiar...
Looks like he changed his name and let himself go…
PensBurgh penalty - Lavender - 2 minutes for hijynxing.
I'd think Barry Zito would be on the list of those mourned, not with the mourners
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
We’re all mourning this national anthem though.
PensBurgh penalty - Lavender - 2 minutes for hijynxing.
Some needs to kick the american idol in the ass
we don’t have all day to get this game in
by Marty McSuperFly on Apr 7, 2009 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions
American Idol is the modern day version of Up With People, and should be shunned just as much.
by Getting Yosted on Apr 7, 2009 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions
You truly have no concept
american Idol is the new gong show. It is where people go to see dreams crushed.
I just sit back and root for the taser
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These 20 minutes of opening ceremonies
Are going to look really dumb when the game is rain delayed in the second inning.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Can you imagine Ned Yost reading the lineup?
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
jeez, Ken
Lonely much? Less chat, more lineup
by Marty McSuperFly on Apr 7, 2009 3:22 PM CDT reply actions
Come. ON.
Land this damn thing already Captain Sully
dammit, people
how many damn ceremonies do we need?
by Marty McSuperFly on Apr 7, 2009 3:28 PM CDT reply actions
Imagine what it'll be like when we make the World Series
…the same year that Bob Uecker dies in September. There’s gonna have to be a whole separate day simply for ceremonies.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
"Cubs fans boo again – 99% of these people can’t see the plate." -Ueck
When in San Francisco...
"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!"
No speed reading?
The new FSN display is prettier, though.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Weeks!
First highlight of the year.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
rickie involved in the first highlight of the year
had me having flashbacks to his defensive “prowess” last year.
could they
have made that newscore box a little bit bigger?
Who knows where we'd be right now if Hart had actually taken a pitch?
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
It's going to be a long year for Corey if that keeps up...
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this would be a good time for the first home run of the year
"Cubs fans boo again – 99% of these people can’t see the plate." -Ueck
A walk, a HBP, and a wild pitch
Who says the Brewers can’t play small ball?
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
jeez louise
Could MLBAM have just one year where they open the season without load issues?
by Marty McSuperFly on Apr 7, 2009 3:37 PM CDT reply actions
Knock on wood
The new Gameday Audio platform works pretty nice, and seems to have eliminated the issue where I have to sign out and sign back in to listen to games.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
I had problems yesterday
I couldn’t listen to some games on Gameday Audio on my PC. But they worked fine on the iPhone (Over the same connection). Then Cle @ Tex stopped working period.
I will say, MLB @Bat iPhone works well, I listened to part of the Nats game while driving home.
mlb.tv stopped working for the Cardinals game literally a second before Wilson hit the game-winning double
I was unhappy. Other than that, though, it was great.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
I've been watching nexdef
It’s been good for the most part, but once mid-afternoon hits, it seems like they can’t scale. Gets choppy unless I downgrade the connection.
by Marty McSuperFly on Apr 7, 2009 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Mine was changing automatically
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
I turned that off
It’s even choppier when it’s constantly changing
by Marty McSuperFly on Apr 7, 2009 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, it was
At least Lincecum threw a fair amount of pitches.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
This is what it's all about
Jeff Suppan versus Randy Winn!!!
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Apr 7, 2009 3:43 PM CDT reply actions
Well that was anti-climatic
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Apr 7, 2009 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions
He played on the Royals
That says it all.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Is Renteria a bunt threat?
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Apparently, according to Bill
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Brian giving us a history on Jeff Suppan for some reason
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Wait, we WANT Suppan to face the Cubs?
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
that's amlost an oxymoron isnt it
"my goodness"
by BrewHaHeather on Apr 7, 2009 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions
paraphrase
“you have to throw righties at the cubs, even if they suck.
Just what Suppan needs
Two cheap singles.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Only thing
Suppan needs is a one way ticket back to LA and a free apron
The Bambi's Bombers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
And since we're in SF, we could probably just get him a bus ticket
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Speaking of aprons
Suppan just hit one.
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If it gets him
behind a grill for the rest of his life I’m buying!
The Bambi's Bombers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
foreshadowing
I’m about two minutes behind everyone else, so these comments bring great drama
by Marty McSuperFly on Apr 7, 2009 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm trying to be as vague as possible
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
oooooh
I’m quivering with anticipation. I’m sure Suppan just threw 3 great pitches to get out of the inning
by Marty McSuperFly on Apr 7, 2009 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions
This is about what we expected from Suppan on Opening Day, yes?
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Yeah, pretty much the same way he closed out last year
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Funny
GameDay Premium says Suppans “out Pitch” is a changeup. Loooks like by out pitch they mean run scoring triple
The Bambi's Bombers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
Out (of the rotation) pitch
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Perhaps driving the team bus.
I’d guess by now he knows where most of the stadiums are.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
That is an awesome idea
Soup – Brewers Bus driver!
The Bambi's Bombers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
Just against last year's Cy Young winner and the best team in the league
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Soup-freakin'-tastic
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Apr 7, 2009 3:53 PM CDT reply actions
Nah, I thought that'd be unfair...
But I did move some of the random really good prospects they gave us for Soria because Hoffman tanked in the first month.
By the way
While we’re all free for a moment, I just wanted to say welcome to a bunch of new faces I see around, and welcome back to some old ones. Great to have you all here.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Query
Is Suppan pitching instead of Gallardo strictly due to veteran status? Or because YoGa was hurt most of last year?
Because...
the universe makes no sense whatsoever
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Apr 7, 2009 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions
rotational alignment trickiness, me thinks
macha said something about veteran presence the other day, but I think that was just a way to hide his superior intellect. Either that or he’s out yosting yost already
I thought it was to avoid putting him in a big pressure situation
Wouldn’t want him to do something like give up a bases-loaded triple in the first inning.
Macha didn't want Gallardo to have the pressure of being an ace.
It’s crap, but that was the public reason.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
I mean, I guess I understand that
Aaron Harang was our starter when it’s pretty arguable that Edinson Volquez is our best pitcher. But even though Harang had a pretty miserable year last year, it’s still pretty evident that he has ace-like stuff. Suppan, not so much.
Some guy tried to tell me otherwise two years ago at a Brewers-Nats game
“Gotta watch out for Suppan, man. He’ll shut you down.” And then he spilled two beers on me.
At the same time?
A good rule of thumb is that when at Miller Park, avoid people drinking more than one beer simultaneously. Also, avoid Jeff Suppan’s starts.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Didn't want to put the pressure on Gallardo, or something
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
It's because Macha was being savvy
He knew it’d rain on opening day in San Francisco even though it never rains there on Opening Day and Suppan is the pitcher he’s most willing to risk on wet mound.
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Perhaps he heard about the "soupy fog" in San Francisco
and figured it was a sign. I like a manager who manages by omens.
That's why Dusty Baker always keeps a supply of live chickens in the Cincinnati clubhouse
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
You can divine a lot from the way the blood of a washed-up Cub curdles
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Giants at 77% to win after one inning.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
It could still get rained out!
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Coming out of the bullpen: Claudio Vargas.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
by Kyle Lobner on Apr 7, 2009 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
If they lose today
It would be the first time they lost opening day since 2003
"my goodness"
by BrewHaHeather on Apr 7, 2009 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions
First time they lost on Opening Day after a playoff appearance since 1983.
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Suppan pitching first
I don’t think it had as much to do with Suppan pitching today as it did with Gallardo NOT pitching today. Macha didn’t want Gallardo pitching the first game, Suppan just happened to fall into place. Looper was hurt, and Parra is in the same boat as Gallardo.
Although, that doesn’t explain why Bush isn’t pitching.
Bush IS pitching
And pretty soon, I’d imagine.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
All right, Jeff
Time to man up and do something positive for the team: stick your head right into that fastball.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Wow, that works too
You’re still down 3-1, though, asshole.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Opportunity #1 to prevent Suppan from doing further damage: passed.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
More than 10.
He needs to keep fouling off pitches until it rains.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Holy crap
little wayne’s face almost just shattered my tv screen. he is an ugly dude
Hah
Suppan’s yearly RBI out of the way early.
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Suppan giveth, and Suppan taketh away!
He giveth a lot more, but that’s beside the point.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Soup with the first RBI of the season
who saw that coming. That’s about as likely as a Ben Sheets home run
"my goodness"
wow... runs
can we pull him for a pinch runner now?
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MIKE RIVERA!!!
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Apr 7, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Suppan's career slugging percentage just got above the Mendoza line.
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It's more embarassing, but otherwise the same.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
An opening day slugfest in San Francisco?
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
So who guessed Suppan would have the first Brewers RBI of the year?
We've got uniforms and everything, it's really great!
Cameron had the first run.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
You're right, no one in baseball has homered yet this year
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
where are the STATS llc guys when we need them?
How about you TheJay: anyone else drive in a run and score in the middle of a rally yet this year?
Probably Felipe Lopez and Tony Clark twice yesterday
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Corey took a pitch
He looked like he thought it was going to hit him, but whatever.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Well look at that
Corey swings at one that needed to be blocked… shocking
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Ok, after 1 1/2, the Giants are down to a 66% WE.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
And Suppan has yet to give up his patented Really Long Home Run To Ice the Game
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
That doesn't usually come until the 5th or 6th, though.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
FAIL
Cory just realized spring training is over……
Swing and a drive, left center and deep, get up.....get outta here gone, for Ryan Braun - What a shot by Braun, and they have the lead.... - Bob Uecker bottom of the 8th, Game 162 - 2008
I have an idea
get Hardy back in the two hole, dammit!!!
Well, the #2 spot has come up once
And Hart now has a first-pitch swinging groundout after a walk and a K.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
It's come up twice, I meant to say.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
I don't think
we needed to go through it at all to realize it was a bad idea. Hardy kills in front of Braun and Fielder, and Hart will swing at anything, anywhere.
Ok, that's two HBP in two innings.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
How many batters does Suppan have to hit to get ejected?
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
The Giants would probably play the game under protest if that happened
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
I bet Kendall is calling those on purpose
Trying to help the team with his game-calling skills.
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Does anyone know if pitchers hitting stats count towards fantasy baseball?
Does it depend on settings?
Eric Gagne DL time: May 23-June 29 Brewers record in that span: 20-9
Oh come on
It’s only cool when our guy does it.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Hall should stop playing in
Turns out that no one needs to even think about bunting against Suppan, even the pitcher.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Too bad Lincecum
Doesn’t have some weird body-contorting batting stance to couple with his pitching style
According to Gameday
Randy Winn loves to face: Changeup
Randy Winn hates to face: Changeup
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Perfect match
for Suppan
The Bambi's Bombers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
He coached third base for us last year
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Is someone up in the bullpen yet?
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Are you crazy?
Soup’s good for another 75 pitches!
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That should get us into the third inning, at least
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Watching the win expectancy graph can be interesting sometimes.
That sac fly, that scored another run for the Giants, actually took their win expectancy from 76 to 75.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Soup really battled today.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Giants at 71% through 2.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
small victories
that’s only 42% worse than 50/50 shot. not even halfway worse. so, basically we’re tied
if those meaningless spring training games taught us anything
its that the Brewers can comeback and win this easily
"my goodness"
by BrewHaHeather on Apr 7, 2009 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep, we're just a McGehee walkoff away
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
(on the road--he's that good)
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
hey, that reminds me- Projectatron!
I bet if Jeff had fed in today’s lineups and pitchers, it would have said: Why Bother
Slimmed-down Prince
off to a sizzling start
by James Stanley Cocanower on Apr 7, 2009 4:24 PM CDT reply actions
No steak, no sizzle
How did I not make that joke last year?
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Haha
After all that noise, Braun steals anyway.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Yet Soup is still in there...
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Aren’t you loving how this patient hitting/deep into the count look Brewers thing is working already? ;)
PensBurgh penalty - Lavender - 2 minutes for hijynxing.
yes, Corey has really taken to the new approach.
by juggernaut400 on Apr 7, 2009 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions
The Cubs won a lot of games last year by being patient at the plate
If we can get into bullpens in the 6th inning, we can win a lot of games with this offense
Was that kind of intentional to get to Kendall?
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What are you talking about
Kendall is a slugger now with his 3 ST home runs
"my goodness"
by BrewHaHeather on Apr 7, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions
And there you go
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does ST stand for shorttrack?
like in speedskating. If he hits it into the outfield, it’s essentially a homerun?
Mid-inning Entertainment
Prince made the cover for The Bigs 2. Here’s a sweet vid of him and Miller Park in pretty 1s and 0s: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/47710.html
Suppan "much more efficient"
That’s called finding the silver lining, folks.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
so he sucks at a faster rate?
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Hey KL
Defend Kendall for me again
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I'm not wearing any armor today
So I think he’s on his own.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Don't need armor
just a cup
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Sup only at 31 pitches...brightside
"Cubs fans boo again – 99% of these people can’t see the plate." -Ueck
i think
there may be some fsn trolling….saw a few boards complain about no baserunner box, lo and behold a couple innings later there it is. hope the pitch speed isn’t far behind
I suspected the baserunner box was hiding from Suppan :)
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Lincecum is done?
That’s a welcome change.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
after only 3?
something is not right there.
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It's not that crazy
He threw 78 high-stress pitches. I would handle my Cy Young-winning wunderkind with kid gloves during April in San Francisco, too.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Right
But they loaded 227 innings onto him last season, so suddenly treating him that way would be a shift.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
It's not the innings
It’s the stressful innings. It’s also the first start of the year.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
He was taken out after 4 innings (84 pitches) in his first start last year
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Indeed
A good omen* for the rest of the series.
*many ex-Cubs died for this information
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
I'm fine with that asterisk
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Win Expectancy doesn't account
for the individual qualities of the players involved, right? Because in my book, our chances of victory just improved a good deal.
by James Stanley Cocanower on Apr 7, 2009 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Rickie Weeks:
1-for-1 with a walk and a HBP, for an OBP of 1.000.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Get out of here with your Holocaust denial
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
And the 1 was a wicked liner
As long as there are more of those and infield pop-ups, I’m happy.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
He'd need a few more
Catcher’s interference, reaching on an error, and a fielder’s choice.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
If the Brewers win today, I'm going to spend the rest of the season in superstition hell.
I gave the dog a bath AND cleaned the fish tank today…not things I’m looking forward to doing over and over.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
by Kyle Lobner on Apr 7, 2009 4:45 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Drop the dog in the fish tank while the team is still losing
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He's asleep right now, so I'll wait.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
at least with the lobster costume on
that way he at least feels at home
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My dog humped my cat
Like Lincecum’s start, though, it was an abortive effort.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Thanks for that, Mr. Lewis
Awesome.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Well
If you had told me in the first inning that this game would be tied in the 4th, I would have doubted your math.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
And Lincecum was the first SP taken out
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Don't forget Suppan's RBI extra-base hit
aka God sneezing.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
Lest we forget
we are playing the fighting You-hay-nee-ohs
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Math is always on our side
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
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"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
So, Joe Martinez
Bad first day.
jeff: but i shudder to think of the bullpen analogy to sending the runner
i think it was Joe Sheehan
who referred to G’ints as AAA team with championship front of rotation tacked on.
NB: that championship front of rotation is no longer relevant to this game.
by James Stanley Cocanower on Apr 7, 2009 4:51 PM CDT reply actions
this game is either
1) cool we beat Lincecum with that bum Suppan!
OR
2) We routed Lincecum, yet still lost, thanks to that bum Suppan.
by James Stanley Cocanower on Apr 7, 2009 5:00 PM CDT reply actions
feels like
it should be the 6th or 7th inning. and its only the 4th.
by James Stanley Cocanower on Apr 7, 2009 5:02 PM CDT reply actions
If Hart had three walks
you’d already be dead.
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