Brewers 6, Marlins 3

by Kyle Lobner on May 12, 2009 9:59 PM CDT Comment 57 comments

W: Manny Parra (2-4)
L: John Koronka (0-1)
S: Trevor Hoffman (6)

HR: Prince Fielder 2 (7), Rickie Weeks (8), Mike Cameron (7)

MVP: Prince Fielder (+.445)
LVP: Jason Kendall (-.039)

For almost four innings, it didn't look so good. Manny Parra allowed three runs in the first two innings and John Koronka, making his first start since 2007, was holding the Brewers scoreless. All of a sudden in the fourth, though, Prince Fielder connected for a two-run home run, and after a Rickie Weeks solo shot in the fifth, Fielder hit another two-run shot to give the Brewers a 5-3 lead they never relinquished.

All told, Parra allowed just those three runs in six innings on six hits and two walks, striking out eight. Carlos Villanueva, Mark DiFelice and Trevor Hoffman pitched one perfect inning each to finish the game.

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It's the socks

Gotta be

"If lovin’ Braun is wrong, I want to be a repeat offender!"

RIP Nick Adenhart: Stop Drunk Driving

by kirbir on May 12, 2009 10:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

no question

by lawlackey on May 12, 2009 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

totally agree

"my goodness"

by BrewHaHeather on May 12, 2009 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

+1

just look at the results

by warwick5s on May 12, 2009 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

And to think I was saying you cursed us before we scored!!

by kelseysawrrr on May 12, 2009 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Patented win

I’m beginning to like this

I don't hate Kendall like everybody else, I'm a non-conformist like that.

by Dikembe Meiztombo on May 12, 2009 10:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Middle of May

If, before the season, someone had told you that Rickie Weeks would be tied for the team lead in home runs at this point would you have been happy or worried?

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by TheJay on May 12, 2009 10:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

worried.

by theBrouhaha on May 12, 2009 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Can't it be both?

More worried though, for sure

"If lovin’ Braun is wrong, I want to be a repeat offender!"

RIP Nick Adenhart: Stop Drunk Driving

by kirbir on May 12, 2009 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I would have been worried.

I likely would have assumed Fielder and Braun were on the DL and Weeks was leading the team with 3.

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

by Kyle Lobner on May 12, 2009 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

nice win tonight

"my goodness"

by BrewHaHeather on May 12, 2009 10:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Brewers brought the power today.

Fun to watch, Fun to win, what could be better?

by theBrouhaha on May 12, 2009 10:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

standings are getting tight up there at the top

by keephopealive on May 12, 2009 10:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Prince interviews entertain me

Still pro-Cameron

by Lake County on May 12, 2009 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

non-reply reply fail

Still pro-Cameron

by Lake County on May 12, 2009 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You know...you know you've got something there

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by TheJay on May 12, 2009 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Lake-interface fail

Still pro-Cameron

by Lake County on May 12, 2009 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Interview

Bill Hall must give interview lessons.

"You have no honor!" - McClung to Fukudome

by zsxander567 on May 12, 2009 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Team leader in RBIs

"If lovin’ Braun is wrong, I want to be a repeat offender!"

RIP Nick Adenhart: Stop Drunk Driving

by kirbir on May 12, 2009 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

always in favor of tight tops

by lawlackey on May 12, 2009 10:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm liking this "effective bullpen" thing

by warwick5s on May 12, 2009 10:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Hooliblow

Still pro-Cameron

by Lake County on May 12, 2009 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wasn't a big fan of the Hoffman signing originally

But damn, he’s pretty awesome.

Ryan Braun: He loves it.

by SRB on May 12, 2009 10:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

If you're ever in the park when he pitches

it’ll help change your mind even more

"If lovin’ Braun is wrong, I want to be a repeat offender!"

RIP Nick Adenhart: Stop Drunk Driving

by kirbir on May 12, 2009 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was a little wary after last year...

But I’m sold. I want him next year too.

by theBrouhaha on May 12, 2009 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's either missing or painting the black with every pitch

It’s remarkable.

"I didn't realize his velocity was that high," said Macha, noting that radar readings aren't flashed during exhibition games.

by battlekow on May 12, 2009 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

its even more awesome

when you’re at Miller Park. I’ve never seen the entire crowd so pumped for every single strike.

"my goodness"

by BrewHaHeather on May 12, 2009 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Argh

I won’t get to see a Miller Park game until late July

by theBrouhaha on May 12, 2009 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hope Hoffman gets a save when you're there

because the volume of Hells Bells combined with the crowd is just awesome. No other word to describe it.

"my goodness"

by BrewHaHeather on May 12, 2009 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's magical

"If lovin’ Braun is wrong, I want to be a repeat offender!"

RIP Nick Adenhart: Stop Drunk Driving

by kirbir on May 12, 2009 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm planning to burn my checking account on tickets until he gets a save

by theBrouhaha on May 12, 2009 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

it counts on our starters and the rest of the bullpen

doing their jobs…which I was thinking wasn’t going to happen this season. Still a little scared that hoffman will be underutilized, shall we say.

by PagsBrewCrew on May 12, 2009 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

goonight, Dan Kolb

wherever you are

by lawlackey on May 12, 2009 10:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Crap

I just realized no one got to boo Wes Helms.

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by TheJay on May 12, 2009 10:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

It's a long series.

by Braun Holio on May 12, 2009 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

He should get a standing ovation

How soon we forget

Still pro-Cameron

by Lake County on May 12, 2009 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

ovation

looks like ova tin

by PagsBrewCrew on May 12, 2009 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

12K to 2BB

That’s a pretty nice effort from the staff. Unfortunately, the Marline aren’t exactly world-renowned for their plate discipline.

by bcegan on May 12, 2009 10:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Big man not so tall

"I didn't realize his velocity was that high," said Macha, noting that radar readings aren't flashed during exhibition games.

by battlekow on May 12, 2009 10:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

is he doing the escalator?

like Mr. Bean?

by PagsBrewCrew on May 12, 2009 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I have a hero

All 5’8" of my 185lbs approves

Still pro-Cameron

by Lake County on May 12, 2009 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

you're duffy sized

by tcyoung on May 13, 2009 12:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's not the tall man

The tall man bats 2nd. He’s the big man.

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by Lefti on May 12, 2009 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jayson Werth does his best Ellsbury impression

and steals home tonight

"my goodness"

by BrewHaHeather on May 12, 2009 10:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Must be still pissed about those pink-lipped t-shirts they pulled

Still pro-Cameron

by Lake County on May 12, 2009 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think those were blankets.

Fleece blankets, IIRC.

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

by Kyle Lobner on May 13, 2009 6:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Stopped by StripedFish, the Marlins blog...

… their terms of service for joining are quoted below:

“Don’t be mean.”

Awesome.

by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on May 12, 2009 11:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Several blogs have something similar.

Really, that sums up my goals for the site pretty nicely, too.

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

by Kyle Lobner on May 13, 2009 6:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Funny

that is what Nelson told Macha when they sat down for his performance review.

by molitorfan on May 13, 2009 7:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was at the game tonight.

Looks like things got a little out of hand on the Brenly thread….

Also, FWIW, I’ve gone to 7 games, and we’ve won each one of them. Knock on wood.

by tcyoung on May 13, 2009 12:12 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I was at the game too...

Did it seem to anyone else that when the Marlins pitched, they got a lot more inside strike calls than the Brewers did?

by GoGregGo on May 13, 2009 12:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Did anyone else watch the game on the Marlins' network feed

I watch all the Brewers games at a local sports bar that has directv’s mlb package, and i’m not sure if there is any rhyme or reason to it, but sometimes the game is FSN, and sometimes its the other team’s station. Tonight it was the marlins’, and although i didn’t hear any announcing, the broadcast was wonderful for one main reason:

one of the umpires had a mustache that was clearly dyed/gelled black. i could tell they were repeatedly comparing him to bernie brewer for any entire inning. The next inning they displayed a graphic they had devised themselves: instead of “just for men gel”, it was “just for umps gel”. hilarious.

by sdsowlsa on May 13, 2009 1:41 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I saw some of the Marlins broadcast.

Someone e-mailed them to say what a bad statistic “Game winning RBI’s” is. The e-mailer said that OBP was more important.

The boradcasters went into the whole thing about how you need guys to get on base but that you needed guys to hit in the clutch too. They talked about how Cantu was a clutch hitter, and then said “the good thing about stats is that you used to perceive that a guy was clutch, now you can prove it with stats” o.O

by grant76 on May 13, 2009 8:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs