Game Thread #47a
by Kyle Lobner on May 27, 2009 1:32 PM CDT
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I have never done that before
Let me spell it for you Cub fans O N E H U N D R E D A N D O N E Y E A R S
and now I feel dirty for having done it
Let me spell it for you Cub fans O N E H U N D R E D A N D O N E Y E A R S
ahhhh, new game thread smell
now with 63% less Miley Cyrus! :)
"This one means 'Kill Kirk!!!!'... And also, 'hallelujah'... Depending on the context."
d'oh
lock ’em down manny!!
captainbok: What do you like the most about milwaukee
Jeff Suppan: Captain Bok, that is a great question. Does "Bok" mean Book of Knowledge? My favorite thing about Milwaukee are the Brewers.
i loved in and out burger
"This one means 'Kill Kirk!!!!'... And also, 'hallelujah'... Depending on the context."
by trippingandy on May 27, 2009 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Well not losing was fun for a little bit
"I didn't realize his velocity was that high," said Macha, noting that radar readings aren't flashed during exhibition games.
After all, now the "Reds" have the lead
"I didn't realize his velocity was that high," said Macha, noting that radar readings aren't flashed during exhibition games.
I heard that too
Lineup card malfunction?
"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!"
I thought I was hearing it wrong
Guess not. Communist pricks.
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, ""That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
Nice Gameday Photo LaRue
Are you Joe Dirt’s dad?
"You combine the fact that they're good at everything and we're good at nothing, it's not going to be a very pretty outcome." -Ryan Braun
Just make it through this inning manny
please???
captainbok: What do you like the most about milwaukee
Jeff Suppan: Captain Bok, that is a great question. Does "Bok" mean Book of Knowledge? My favorite thing about Milwaukee are the Brewers.
COMING UP
THE CATMAN…single? double? tripler? home run?
captainbok: What do you like the most about milwaukee
Jeff Suppan: Captain Bok, that is a great question. Does "Bok" mean Book of Knowledge? My favorite thing about Milwaukee are the Brewers.
Ask and you shall receive
"You combine the fact that they're good at everything and we're good at nothing, it's not going to be a very pretty outcome." -Ryan Braun
Hey!
Another doing-the-minimum quality start! So exciting.
"I didn't realize his velocity was that high," said Macha, noting that radar readings aren't flashed during exhibition games.
Catman came up with the Tigers
Was he weened on the teat of the mighty beast?
"You combine the fact that they're good at everything and we're good at nothing, it's not going to be a very pretty outcome." -Ryan Braun
The 6 strikeouts were nice
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, ""That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
Impressive with that hat of his.
by Bernie's Mustache Wax on May 27, 2009 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Wellemeyer's pitch count
I see he’s throwing a lot of them and not as many for strikes as he should. Is he running up a lot of 3-1 and 3-2 counts or something?
Racine fail
Jaramillo pops out against Zambrano with the bases loaded and one out.
"I didn't realize his velocity was that high," said Macha, noting that radar readings aren't flashed during exhibition games.
Gamel is next
Stacking lefties is retarded.
"I didn't realize his velocity was that high," said Macha, noting that radar readings aren't flashed during exhibition games.
Yeah, you're right, Kendall hitting higher is the only way to prevent two lefties batting consecutively
"I didn't realize his velocity was that high," said Macha, noting that radar readings aren't flashed during exhibition games.
That would be the most obvious solution
You could also not start Kendall and move Rivera up. You could tell Braun and Fielder to be adults and switch for a game. All of those are better options than allowing a LOOGY to become a LTOGY.
"I didn't realize his velocity was that high," said Macha, noting that radar readings aren't flashed during exhibition games.
Don't know why I included Braun/Fielder
That obviously wouldn’t change the rest of the lineup.
"I didn't realize his velocity was that high," said Macha, noting that radar readings aren't flashed during exhibition games.
Or Gamel 5 and Cat 7.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
or....gasp
give Craig Counsell an actual day off and hit Cat #1 and mcGehee 5, 6 or 7.
by PagsBrewCrew on May 27, 2009 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions
um....
fielder’s a leftie too;) that’d make LLRL
by PagsBrewCrew on May 27, 2009 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah
unless you’re planning on subbing in hall against the other loogy.
by PagsBrewCrew on May 27, 2009 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Catman and Gamel.
For once, a lefty-heavy Brewer lineup.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
And a righty was up in the pen
In case TLR baited Macha into using Hall.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
come on kendall
do something!
"This one means 'Kill Kirk!!!!'... And also, 'hallelujah'... Depending on the context."
Ok, using the lefty I completely understand.
But making the switch back for Kendall seems like overkill.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Kendall in 2009
Vs L: .167/.323/.292
Vs R: .220/.290/.257
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
5 of one, half a dozen of the other
higher slug/obp against lefties, so average is overruled.
by PagsBrewCrew on May 27, 2009 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions
The Cards have an 8 man bullpen
Plus and off day tomorrow. I think that LaRussa is going to be walking a few miles tonight to and from the mound
"It will take a 2-out hit...
..Or some other way to reach."
-Uecker
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, ""That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
I hate Jason Kendal with the power of a thousand suns
Let me spell it for you Cub fans O N E H U N D R E D A N D O N E Y E A R S
You're not the "first"
to say that one either. :-)
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
I cannot believe I got flagged for that you bastards ;)
But I guess there is a first for everything
Let me spell it for you Cub fans O N E H U N D R E D A N D O N E Y E A R S
i flag everyone that says "first" here
(at least in the first thread):P
by PagsBrewCrew on May 27, 2009 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Have you visited the front page since the flagging?
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Nothing, for everyone else.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
2000 HIts Really????
"You combine the fact that they're good at everything and we're good at nothing, it's not going to be a very pretty outcome." -Ryan Braun
Jason Kendall has a 97 career OPS+
And, amazingly, among players with 2000 hits, there are 23 players who are worse.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Did I see somebody make a Juno reference on the last thread?
I don't hate Kendall like everybody else, I'm a non-conformist like that.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on May 27, 2009 1:56 PM CDT reply actions
Worst. Movie. Ever.
Suppan, who has seen his ERA rise from 4.12 in his final year in St. Louis to 4.62 in 2007 and 4.96 last year, isn't an option in fantasy leagues - Rotoworld
I'll give it second worst
Because I’ve seen Napoleon Dynamite.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Yes. By a lot.
Suppan, who has seen his ERA rise from 4.12 in his final year in St. Louis to 4.62 in 2007 and 4.96 last year, isn't an option in fantasy leagues - Rotoworld
god
my head would implode due to the suck inside my brain.
by PagsBrewCrew on May 27, 2009 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Ok, who's ready in the pen?
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
If Parra gets to face Pujols the interwebs will riot
"I didn't realize his velocity was that high," said Macha, noting that radar readings aren't flashed during exhibition games.
Parra at 100 pitches.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Wow
Kendall set up off the plate, Duncan fouls off a pitch off his hands. Would have missed the glove by 2-3 feet.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
i have a bad feeling that this will not end well
"This one means 'Kill Kirk!!!!'... And also, 'hallelujah'... Depending on the context."
we can't win
but there are alternatives to having kendall bat
"This one means 'Kill Kirk!!!!'... And also, 'hallelujah'... Depending on the context."
by trippingandy on May 27, 2009 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Take your base,
Albert.
Suppan, who has seen his ERA rise from 4.12 in his final year in St. Louis to 4.62 in 2007 and 4.96 last year, isn't an option in fantasy leagues - Rotoworld
This could be the best double switch of all time
Cory suggesting it’ll be Coffey in for Kendall, Rivera in for Parra.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
I have to vastly different opinions
on those two moves.
Suppan, who has seen his ERA rise from 4.12 in his final year in St. Louis to 4.62 in 2007 and 4.96 last year, isn't an option in fantasy leagues - Rotoworld
Rivera out to the mound.
Probably the first time he’s ever caught Coffey.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
i wonder if he'll tell macha
that Rivera calls a good game.
by PagsBrewCrew on May 27, 2009 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Double Switch
Did Macha get the double switch in by the time Coffey sprinted to the mound?
"You combine the fact that they're good at everything and we're good at nothing, it's not going to be a very pretty outcome." -Ryan Braun
by GoCrew on May 27, 2009 2:09 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
He went to the ump first
Then to the mound.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
FS MW gun had Coffey at 96 with that high fastball.
Can we call that the Expresso?
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
NICE!
Suppan, who has seen his ERA rise from 4.12 in his final year in St. Louis to 4.62 in 2007 and 4.96 last year, isn't an option in fantasy leagues - Rotoworld
Coffey is for closers only!
"You combine the fact that they're good at everything and we're good at nothing, it's not going to be a very pretty outcome." -Ryan Braun
we still need 2 runs
can we bat catman, catman, and catman this inning??
captainbok: What do you like the most about milwaukee
Jeff Suppan: Captain Bok, that is a great question. Does "Bok" mean Book of Knowledge? My favorite thing about Milwaukee are the Brewers.
i read one of those as cartman
but Brad Nelson is no longer a brewer
by PagsBrewCrew on May 27, 2009 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions
He's serving up ToGo cups!
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, ""That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
geeez rivera
act like you want it
captainbok: What do you like the most about milwaukee
Jeff Suppan: Captain Bok, that is a great question. Does "Bok" mean Book of Knowledge? My favorite thing about Milwaukee are the Brewers.
alright braun
get him in there!
"This one means 'Kill Kirk!!!!'... And also, 'hallelujah'... Depending on the context."
come on brauny
ACT LIKE YOU WANT IT!!!!
captainbok: What do you like the most about milwaukee
Jeff Suppan: Captain Bok, that is a great question. Does "Bok" mean Book of Knowledge? My favorite thing about Milwaukee are the Brewers.
I thought J.J. loved to face fastballs
He couldn’t touch the heat but got ahold of a two-strike slider
Tired.
A noon start is pretty early when you’re used to getting home between midnight and 3 am.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
J.J. made that look easy.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
can we please just win this series?
that would make me happy in pants
"This one means 'Kill Kirk!!!!'... And also, 'hallelujah'... Depending on the context."
bad imagery
but i’m glad you won’t be happy without pants.
by PagsBrewCrew on May 27, 2009 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Reyes in to face Fielder
Do they leave him in for Cameron so he can also face Cat and Gamel?
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Cameron's OPS is 130 points lower against lefties in 2009.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
75 points or so better against lefties for his career, though.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Pinch Hitting for Catman?
Yosted
"You combine the fact that they're good at everything and we're good at nothing, it's not going to be a very pretty outcome." -Ryan Braun
Indeed.
It’s not like he just went unsigned 2 months into the season or anything.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Catman has momentum on his side
and a pretty good nickname
"This one means 'Kill Kirk!!!!'... And also, 'hallelujah'... Depending on the context."
by trippingandy on May 27, 2009 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Franklin in to attempt a 4 out save.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
For the steely veteran McGehee?
"You combine the fact that they're good at everything and we're good at nothing, it's not going to be a very pretty outcome." -Ryan Braun
Do NOT pull the Catman
You WILL regret this…
captainbok: What do you like the most about milwaukee
Jeff Suppan: Captain Bok, that is a great question. Does "Bok" mean Book of Knowledge? My favorite thing about Milwaukee are the Brewers.
So, what are the odds Bill Hall gets an AB in the 9th?
In 12 career PA’s, he’s .455/.500/1.182 against Franklin.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Gerut is 2-for-9 against Franklin
With a couple of singles.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
And Gerut is on deck.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
has anyone used pitchfx
to classify pitcher release points, pitch selection, etc in order to create a larger sample of batting average against similar style pitchers?
would be interesting to know what his aggregate line is against Ryan Franklin-like pitchers.
by PagsBrewCrew on May 27, 2009 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions
didn't they try to look at this in The Book...
…and not find anything terribly interesting? I’ve been waiting for several years for somebody to demonstrate that hitters fare better/worse against certain pitcher categories (RH sinker-slider, low-velocity LH control artists, etc.) and as far as I know, nobody has.
It is possible that the fundamental assumptions about the nature of the batter / pitcher matchup that make us think that we should look at a batter’s splits vs. a pitcher in the first place are just flat wrong and that all unusually good or bad splits vs. certain pitchers are entirely the product of sample error.
and that all unusually good or bad splits vs. certain pitchers are entirely the product of sample error.
this is the way i feel too. what’s the point of only looking at one pitcher.
by PagsBrewCrew on May 27, 2009 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions
right...
…but it seems like we’re also in agreement in that it seems hitters SHOULD have meaningful splits if you could lump opposing pitchers together in the correct categories to get at the differences in facing, say, a classic power righty w/ a 4-seamer and a couple offspeed pitches as opposed to a sinker-slider GB-machine righty.
AFAIK, the only such categorization anybody’s ever been able to demonstrate statistically is the one everybody already knows — the platoon split. Once you get more granular than LHP / RHP, I don’t think you find any meaningful correlations.
i'm surprised at the least that there's no side-arm/overhead split
at least after splitting lefties from righties.
by PagsBrewCrew on May 27, 2009 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions
provided (like today) neither are in the lineup to begin with
Gerut.
Hart looked positively scary the other day.
by PagsBrewCrew on May 27, 2009 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Gerut
Smaller sample of fail
"You combine the fact that they're good at everything and we're good at nothing, it's not going to be a very pretty outcome." -Ryan Braun
McGehee in RF
Interesting.
"I didn't realize his velocity was that high," said Macha, noting that radar readings aren't flashed during exhibition games.
would it have done him any more confidence
for McGehee to have batted and Hart to be defensively subbed in so he had no chance of being used off the bench to hit?
by PagsBrewCrew on May 27, 2009 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions
RALLY LOBSTER PLEASE
"You combine the fact that they're good at everything and we're good at nothing, it's not going to be a very pretty outcome." -Ryan Braun
Thank you
"You combine the fact that they're good at everything and we're good at nothing, it's not going to be a very pretty outcome." -Ryan Braun
Ball 4 en route
It’s grittier than a hit.
"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!"
Yahtzee!
"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!"
you and jeff foxworthy's dad
I hope you’re satisfied.
by PagsBrewCrew on May 27, 2009 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions
let's go rivera!
"This one means 'Kill Kirk!!!!'... And also, 'hallelujah'... Depending on the context."
That was an awfully good pitch to take, down 1-2.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Well
That saved Counsell from hitting into the game-ending double play.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
atta boy craig
someone just earned their post-game juice box
by MillerParkSouth on May 27, 2009 2:59 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
ok jj
lets see it
"This one means 'Kill Kirk!!!!'... And also, 'hallelujah'... Depending on the context."
Pinchrun for Rivera?
(Is McGehee still in the game, so we can move him to catcher if need be?)
"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!"
Yes, but who pinch runs?
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Corey Hart?
"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!"
Yeah, probably not a bad decision.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
I thought we could move McGehee
"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!"
Hardy steps out on Ryan Franklin
I didn’t even know they were a couple.
"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!"
Grrrrrrrrr
"You combine the fact that they're good at everything and we're good at nothing, it's not going to be a very pretty outcome." -Ryan Braun
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23 | 19 | .547 | 0 | Won 1 |
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Cincinnati
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22 | 19 | .536 | 0.5 | Won 3 |
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