Wednesday's Frosty Mug
Some things to read while coming out of your shell.
The main topic of conversation this morning continues to be replacing Rickie Weeks. Ray Durham has been in touch, and Chris De Luca of the Chicago Sun-Times thinks Mark DeRosa could be a fit (thanks to 80Badger for the link), but Doug Melvin is focusing on internal options, and as of this writing, 92% of voters in our poll agree with that decision.
Meanwhile, Hernan Iribarren has been called up to fill Weeks' spot on the roster (Also noted in FanShot). Iribarren, who is left handed, did not play last night and likely will not play tonight against lefty Wandy Rodriguez, but could be considered to start on Thursday.
Speaking of Wandy Rodriguez, both Jose de Jesus Ortiz of the Houston Chronicle and Crawfish Boxes are excited to see his matchup with Yovani Gallardo tonight. Gallardo, meanwhile, is just trying to stay sharp after what was basically a missed turn in the rotation on Friday.
After a decade of living in obscurity, Mark DiFelice is suddenly the center of attention. Jeff Passan of Yahoo had a story on him earlier this week, and now he's also profiled in Hardball Cooperative and The Madison Capital Times. Of course, all this attention had to come this week, when DiFelice allowed an earned run for just the second time in 16 appearances.
Speaking of obscurity, Dave Bush is moving towards an obscure record of his own pretty quickly. Bush hit two Astros batters last night to bring his Brewer career total to 46, just three shy of Jamey Wright's franchise record. Bush's seven plunks in 2009 lead the National League. He only hit ten batters in all of 2008.
Mike Hampton started last night's game for the Astros, but left early with a left thumb lasceration. I haven't seen anything on how long he'll be out.
Jeremy Jeffress, the #3 prospect and top pitcher in our Community Prospect Rankings, has been demoted to Brevard County after posting a 15.03 ERA and walking 21 hitters in 11.1 innings over his last four starts. Former top pitching prospect Mike Jones has been promoted to Huntsville to take his place (Also noted in FanShot).
Power rankings, anyone?
- The National Post has moved the Brewers from fourth to second in their NL power rankings.
- Goatriders of the Apocalypse has moved the Brewers from fourth to first in their NL Central rankings.
Around the league:
Nationals: Placed Elijah Dukes on the DL with a hamstring strain and designated Alex Cintron for assignment.
Reds: Placed reliever Nick Masset on the DL with a strained oblique.
Is 2009 a renaissance for aging catchers? Plunk Everyone noticed that catchers 35 years old or older are catching 17.3% of games this season, the second highest total since 1960.
Take a deep breath, everyone. Stephen Strasburg, who is almost certain to be the #1 pick in June's draft and is dominating college hitters at San Diego State, is not expected to make his MLB debut this season. I've heard all the hype about him being the "greatest prospect ever" and whatnot, but seriously, let's let this guy make his pro debut before we slot him into the Nationals' rotation.
Giants pitcher Noah Lowry's long and winding road back to the big leagues continues. Lowry is scheduled for surgery to have a rib removed to address thoracic outlet syndrome. His agent, meanwhile, has called the Giants out for failing to correctly diagnose Lowry's ailment the first time.
The road is just as long and winding, but maybe a little darker, for Khalil Greene. Greene is getting some extra time off to address an anxiety issue. Greene has admitted to "punishing himself physically," and others have expressed concern about the severity of the punishment. Greene missed a fair portion of last season after breaking his hand punching an equipment trunk.
Oh, and no matter what I do, I never seem to get a cheering section quite like Tigers outfielder Clete Thomas.
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Is the D-Train back? I know only one start….
Last night 6.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5SO
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
by Kyguy922 on May 20, 2009 9:16 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
According to ESPN
he was the beneficiary of some fantastic defense and a pitchers ballpark. Still, a horrible pitcher finds a way to lose games so he couldn’t have been bad.
by Awesomo on May 20, 2009 9:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Congrats, Clete
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, ""That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
by tcyoung on May 20, 2009 9:43 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So The Lineup From Monday Is Being Scrapped?
Not going with Gamel @ 3rd and Counsell @ 2nd against righties anymore with the addition of Iribarren? It seems as if McGehee is strictly being used against lefties, but what about against righties? What’s the lineup going to look like against righties?
by PaulieK14 on May 20, 2009 9:54 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's possible they'll go with Monday's lineup again.
Nothing has been confirmed, either way.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
by KLSnow on May 20, 2009 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mix and match
Counsell 2B/Gamel 3B, Iribarren 2B/Gamel 3B, Iribarren 2B/Counsell 3B.
"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 20, 2009 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gamel 3B/Randolph 2B
Let’s do it!
Ryan Braun: He loves it.
by SRB on May 20, 2009 12:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sveum at SS
Stan Kyles pitching to Macha
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, ""That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
by tcyoung on May 20, 2009 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Money 3B, Sveum SS, Randolph 2B,
and steal Cooper from the Astros to play 1B when he gets fired after the Brewers sweep this week.
by oconnobe on May 20, 2009 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ed Sedar roaming the outfield
Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.
by TheJay on May 20, 2009 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mark DeRosa would be fun if we can get him cheaply
It’d be fun to start him against the Cubs, you’d think he’d have something to prove and put up 8 RBIs a game.
by Awesomo on May 20, 2009 10:01 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Jeffress
I know Jeff was saying that his walks shouldn’t be that much cause for concern. A guy that pitches that hard is going to have control trouble, but the idea is that he’ll work it out in the minors while he’s young. But at what age do we draw the line between top prospect and bust?
By no means am I calling him a bust, I’m just curious what kind of timetable we’re looking at with jeffress.
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, ""That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
by tcyoung on May 20, 2009 10:23 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
wait 2-3 years
Still young… as Jeff has told me before his strike out rate is ridiculous and now he will be playing players his age instaed of being pushed through the system too fast
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
by Kyguy922 on May 20, 2009 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
KL's missing the real news today
according to ESPN, the Yankees have a 7 game winning streak going!
wow, they are doing great right now. too bad no one else has a streak like that
"This one means 'Kill Kirk!!!!'... And also, 'hallelujah'... Depending on the context."
by trippingandy on May 20, 2009 11:01 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yanks are the #3 story on ESPN's mlb headlines
The Brewers are #6
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, ""That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
by tcyoung on May 20, 2009 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ESPN News says...
… The Yanks are the hottest team in baseball.
by Mykenk on May 20, 2009 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well whats the point of reporting on the Brewers
when the Cubs won the NL pennant in the preseason.
by Awesomo on May 20, 2009 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No
ESPN stands for Eastern Seaboard Promotional Network.
"That's not a weird stat. Rickie is a run-scorer," Yost said. "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter," Yost told reporters. "See, you guys have no concept. He's a run-scorer. So there's nothing weird about it. That's what he does."
by Hyatt on May 20, 2009 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
can I ask what
exactly constitutes a cougar? They looked waaaay too young to qualify for cougar status. Heck, I bet they’re still doing the “binge and purge” and have yet to move on to the more subtle “don’t eat.”
I’m not sayin’, I’m just sayin’.
by kdfan16 on May 20, 2009 11:14 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Interesting, the Brewers should throw their names in the hat atleast, to see what it would take…
I started a thread on Lets Go Tribe! asking about the possibility.
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
by Kyguy922 on May 20, 2009 11:29 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
They need to look at what the Tribe give up for DeRosa
Two nothing special low minor league arms and a ‘power arm’ bullpen guy at AAA who can’t crack the miserable Cubs’ bullpen. Why are they expecting a major league ready starting pitcher now, with 1/4 of the season gone and Derosa hitting 242/312/412? If they want a fringy low minors arm and a toolsy prospect like Brent Brewer, then the Stache should go for it, but let some other team be the hero at that price.
And we should probably note that McGehee has more starts at 2B this season than DeRosa.
by Getting Yosted on May 20, 2009 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thats mostly because of Asdrubal Cabrera
he is hitting .316/.376/.425. I’m not sure how hot his defense is, but it’s not like Derosa is Mazeroski out there either.
I’m on the fence on DeRosa. First off, I would prefer him over FA options, but I’m not sure if I’d prefer him over Counsell.
"That's not a weird stat. Rickie is a run-scorer," Yost said. "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter," Yost told reporters. "See, you guys have no concept. He's a run-scorer. So there's nothing weird about it. That's what he does."
by Hyatt on May 20, 2009 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't know...
Mitch Stetter is from the same place as Scott Rolen.
(h/t Bernie’s Crew)
"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 20, 2009 1:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I am hoping the Nats don't rush Strasburg
and blow out his arm like the A’s did to Van Poppel. I worry about such a potential stud going to such a hack run team.
by Braunstalker on May 20, 2009 2:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Jim Bowden is gone
So the Nats aren’t as hack-run as they used to be. But still…yeah.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
by KLSnow on May 20, 2009 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Weeks’ surgery was successful.
When they said 4-6 months, thoughts of Gallardo: The Sequel entered my head, but apparently it’s out of the question:
Unlike pitcher Yovani Gallardo, who underwent knee surgery last May and was back on the mound before the end of September, there is no chance that Weeks will play again this season, general manager Doug Melvin said Tuesday.
"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 20, 2009 5:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
There was no chance Gallardo would pitch again last year, too
Until a few weeks after the surgery, IIRC.
Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.
by TheJay on May 20, 2009 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
huh
I was wondering about what would happen if he healed quick and was available in late September and October.
"He had some firsts," said Brewers manager Ken Macha. "His first homer, his first Major League start, his first error and my first gray hair."
by molitorfan on May 20, 2009 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Scott Schoeneweis’ wife was found dead today.
"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 20, 2009 5:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
just awful
"He had some firsts," said Brewers manager Ken Macha. "His first homer, his first Major League start, his first error and my first gray hair."
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