Game Thread #75: Giants (39-34) at Brewers (40-34)
San Francisco Giants at Milwaukee Brewers, Jun 28, 2009 1:05 PM CDT
Jeff Suppan takes on Ryan Sadowski, who is making his major league debut for the Giants. Sadowski has been quite effective at AAA, with an 8:4ish strikeout to walk ratio over the past two seasons.
We get an interesting lineup today, with Mat Gamel leading off. Tom Haudricourt speculates that Craig Counsell's knee or leg is still bothering him.
3B Mat Gamel
SS J.J. Hardy
LF Ryan Braun
1B Prince Fielder
2B Casey McGehee
CF Mike Cameron
RF Corey Hart
C Jason Kendall
RHP Jeff Suppan
Bullpen rest report:
- Carlos Villanueva pitched 1 inning on Friday (13 pitches)
- Todd Coffey threw 2 pitches on Friday and 1 inning on Saturday (11 pitches)
- Chris Smith threw 2 innings on Saturday (30 pitches)
- Mitch Stetter threw 1 inning on Saturday (13 pitches)
- Trevor Hoffman threw 1 inning on Saturday(19 pitches)
Gametime is 1:05. Go Brewers!
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Pro - Love the chance for a sunday sweep
Con – These sunday sweeps normally don’t have many happy moments the following week. Break out the brooms today then let’s see the momentum carry on against the Mets!
Great start for Sup
Hope he keeps it up
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
you have dickie_thon to thank for that
He had another good one, something like:
Friday night I dream
Hall and Suppan for Greinke
Five more minutes please
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
I'll call it now.
In the leadoff spot, Gamel walks, steals second, steals third, then scores on a ground-out.
I was hoping for a steal of home to finish that off
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
Fantastic point
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
Not even close, no
Trying to add grit to a bobble head left it bare and featureless, this was the best they could muster
the half-shift saved the Giants there
If Renteria is in the normal SS position that is a single to CF
Mark Rogers had a great start
No hits and no walks through three innings with four strikeouts, though he did hit a batter. He came out for the 4th, which is great in and of itself, but was removed after a walk and another HBP. Still, very promising.
It was a great selection of awesome.
how many positions with he play with the Cards?
I can imagine Tony having him move around the field quite a bit.
Probably a lot of outfield and third base
Outfield against lefties to spell Duncan or Ankiel, and 3B against righties for Thurston.
It was a great selection of awesome.
You'd think they'd want one of the few people in that lineup who can get on base to actually hit BEFORE Pujols
It’s not like DeRosa is so feared that they’re going to be giving Pujols Bush-ian fastballs just to avoid facing DeRosa with men on base.
It was a great selection of awesome.
Honestly, right now I'm not even that optimistic
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
Hey, that took even less pitches than an intentional walk
Good thinking.
It was a great selection of awesome.
That's one way to set up the DP
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
Swinging strikes
Suppan just had two consecutive pitches where the batters swung and missed. That’s rare.
That's more than he gets most games
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
All I have is port, and it's too warm for that
Better dig up the narcotics.
It was a great selection of awesome.
What type of person
has no alcoholic drinks around except for port? And has illicit drugs buried nearby??
I've also got about a half gallon of gin, but nothing to mix it with
Suppan will drive me to shots soon, though.
It was a great selection of awesome.
My early morning couple of beers
are the only thing to look forward to after getting up. Then again, I do work in Maryhill…
Just slightly!
Then again, I thought it relatively possible that you could live in England or be an ex-pat elsewhere…
Odds on Soup taking this 0-2 count to a 3-2?
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
Is that in progress still?
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
sweet
turned on the game a couple of minutes ago and must have just missed the goal
Coffey is surprisingly fast, as is the Polish Sausage
The third-place match sure was exciting after the first 60 minutes.
(won’t spoil the result just in case…)
If the US could win that match it would be almost USA Hockey in 1980 huge
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
Unfortunately, not very many Americans realize that
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
Umm not quite
This competition is not that important the 2 Euro teams (italy and Spain) plus most of the Brazil side have just finished the season there is a much more important comp next summer so I’m not sure just quite how bothered the players from these teams are
Dear Jeff Suppan
No more throwing pitches right down the middle for Kung-Fu Panda
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
I don't even listen to the radio for a suppan start.
Much easier to take just reading the game thread.
I do not know which day will make me happier
The Day Billy Hall is no longer a Brewer or the end of the 2010 season and Suppan will no longer haunt our ball park
My god he is terrible
which signing was worse Suppan or Jerry Hammonds?
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
Should both Hall and Suppan be there through 2010 and reach FA at the same time you'll be downright orgasmic that day, won't ya :)
Of course, the year and a half preceding that…
by Zeyes on Jun 28, 2009 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hammonds, easily
He made less money but it was a larger percentage of the payroll, and he was also a giant cock gnome.
It was a great selection of awesome.
i love how BA just called him kung fu panda on air lol
"At least we still have math on our side" - Ned Yost
He seems like he's pretty agile, but I would imagine his range is muy mal
It was a great selection of awesome.
Good inning, bad inning, good inning....
I hope I’m not seeing a pattern here for Suppan
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
I'm hoping the bad inning was just a fluke...
but I’ve seen Soup pitch too many times
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
Well right now if Suppan get get to the 5th or 6th and save the pen it will be a small victory
I want to see what the bats do the second time through against this kid
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
Goallllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
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
Damn homerism
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
some one keeps trying to be mr downer ;P
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I'm really wishing I could watch that match along with the Brewers
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
ok maybe the third time through the order lol
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
We're just saving it for the sixth inning and later
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
I would bet on a walk-off HR from Hall first
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
South African horns
they’ve been blowing them non-stop through every match
by CheezeconQueso on Jun 28, 2009 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions
It is something alot of the African countries do
Expect alot more of the same during the World Cup next year
That's going to get annoying during the World Cup
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
You guys must've been sheltered from the huge backlash it's already generated during this tournament...
Haven't been able to watch games
Don’t have a TV, only watch the Brewers on MLB.tv
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
Wasn't referring to you :)
Just the American contingent who don’t seem to be aware that the horns have already been a huge annoyance these last couple of weeks, and won’t just become one next year.
I was just wondering how much I can rely on your country
beating England if necassary next year. Since I chose not to listen to Roguejim I take it you have only let us down once in World Cup games.
God no...
I think they actually don’t mind. They’d happily take a defeat they can complain about while imagining they’re the best team in the world than face up to their inevitable shortcomings.
Of course, Scotland don’t even have the potential to imagine about being the best team in the world…
Somewhere I've got...
a copy of a book of poetry specifically written to celebrate that team! It was crap. Mind you, what I know about poetry is only just surpassed by what I know about football (I’m an ex-Meadowbank Thistle fan!).
Absolutely
I’m exposed to very little media outside of the baseball-specific.
It was a great selection of awesome.
Anyone else hold their breath when Gamel gets a grounder and has to throw to first?
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
Ohhhh right
That’s the part I’ve forgotten. I’ll get my head out of the spreadsheet, thanks, Street Smarts.
It was a great selection of awesome.
Yeah, it's pretty ridiculous of me to claim to have any knowledge on this particular subject
I’ve only been following Gamel in the box scores for four years now. But you’re right, he never makes throwing errors, and his throwing mechanics and footwork have never been specifically pointed out by both him and his various managers and coaches as an area of concern. Again, I really thank your willingness to fly in the face of conventional wisdom.
It was a great selection of awesome.
I'll give you a failing grade at basic logic
the strawman argument is one of the most obvious and weakest.
Good thing you're not my teacher
Or I’d be pretty fucking confused.
It was a great selection of awesome.
oh not your fucking snarky ass kid bullshit asshole
by ol Pete on Jun 28, 2009 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Speculating what caused pete's many splendored problems would be a fun game
Coming to Yahoo next year: Fantasy Psychoanalysis.
It was a great selection of awesome.
And there we go!
Bye, pete. Thanks for playing.
It was a great selection of awesome.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2009 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
cannot say I will miss him
he makes me seem civilized
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
It was me
I considered creating additional usernames so I could rec it many more times, but since I generally ban people for creating additional usernames to make mischief, I figured it was an inappropriate time to do so.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2009 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions
It's ON!!!
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
The three or four non-German people who've lashed out at me like that on the internet the last 12 years...
usually included a Nazi allusion, so I’m tempted to give an, err, failing grade on those grounds alone.
Is it possible
that we’re seeing the top two current candidates for NL rookie of the year in this series? I know the consensus is that McGehee is overachieving, but give the guy some credit – he’s been hitting at about the same pace since winter ball. Could very well be that he figured something out during the off-season, or simply needed a change of scenery.
And of course, Sandoval is a beast. Just an amazing contact and power hitter, and by all appearances this series, a legit 3B.
Haven’t heard much about other hot rookies this year…who am I missing?
Yeah
though there’s little doubt he’ll be a very good hitter, if not great , he hasn’t really gotten going yet, and who knows if he’ll stick at third – though I think it’s more likely than him sticking at leadoff
Right
He’s holding his own, though, and still has a half of baseball to play with. There’s plenty of time for him to make a ROY run, and given his ability and the team’s apparently decision to stick with him on MLB roster, he’s a candidate.
It was a great selection of awesome.
Which reminds me...
Since McGehee is in the majors now and he’s certainly still in his first year of service, do the Brewers have control of him for the normal amount of time, or is it different for Rule 5 picks?
he was a gift
wrapped with a bow and all.
by sowingwildoats on Jun 28, 2009 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, they claimed him off waivers from the Cubs at the end of last year
It was a great selection of awesome.
Need to get at least one run here
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
Dammit Prince
Come on!
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
Cameron fails again
well at least it was not a inning ending dp
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 guess you could say that for Hardy this season too
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
who had the second goal?
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
donovan did something in international play?
color me surprised
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
They call it halftime?
Surprised it’s not something more…European. Intermission or somesuch.
In Cricket isnt half time actually called Lunch? or something like that
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
true but that is because in a 4 or 5 day game
the 1st interval happens around 1pm ie lunch time. The second interval later in the day is called tea ( around 4pm when traditionally you have what is known in England particularly as a high tea)
Good play Gamel!!
Let’s get the bats going!
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
So I've been watching the USA
Why are the Brewers sucking?
by dishingoutdimes on Jun 28, 2009 2:33 PM CDT reply actions
Suppan started
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
to be fair
there have been several dribblers up the middle that have gone for hits
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
as is their way they are making some no name call up look like Nolen Ryan
coupled with Suppan being his normal sucky self
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
any old timers here remember Sadowski?
The Milwaukee Braves had a pitcher named Bob Sadowski, I think. Not to be confused with Ray Sadecki.
Sadowski came from Cardinals in trade for Lew Burdette
I remember all through the 1963 season, the announcers kept saying, that Lew Burdette trade keeps looking better and better. Sadowski had a fairly promising rookie year (low ERA, but still had a losing record), but didn’t have much of a career to speak of.
Well at least Suppan has made it thought 5
winning the first two makes this much easier to take along with the fact the Cubs and Cards are also losing
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
is it just me but I do not remember all this bitching and moaning about the shadows in other seasons
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
ok third time through will be the charm
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
Damn
The Giants D has been fairly impressive today
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
they are due some good Karma after yesterdays game i guess
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
It was a Suppan start we were not supposed to win right?
at least he did not destroy the pen and we get a very depleted Mets team coming to town so things are looking up
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
At this point
I think I want Suppan to get through the 7th, just for the sake of the ’pen
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
Narveson?
So…we’re conceding the game then?
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
Fair point
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
How is Naverson any better than Suppan?
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
it's easy
Suppan is all full of innings, he can’t eat anymore, while Narveson will omnomnom them for the rest of the day.
by morineko on Jun 28, 2009 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Narveson is the Cookie Monster?
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
That sounds like a nickname for someone who's good though
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
I'm wondering what Suppan is akin to then
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
He's not
But the Brewers have to see him in action some more to know whether to keep him or release him.
Best think about the last couple of season is I think I have finally learned how to be a fan for a contending team
As long as you are with in 5 or 6 games of 1st place in June/July no reason to freak out
Much easier to make it through the ups and downs this season so far
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
yes
it is tough not getting too high or too low throughout the season.
Coffey is surprisingly fast, as is the Polish Sausage
easy there
that sounds like an ol Pete argument
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
I'd love to think...
that somewhere on the Internet a forum that started off full of football fans discussing the USA- South Africa final is discussing the merits of the Brewers – Giants game…
I'm guessing that 10-0 lead is completely gone now?
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
How much time remaining in regulation?
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14 minutes
plus probably 2-4 minutes of stoppage time
by dishingoutdimes on Jun 28, 2009 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions
yes two 15 minute extra time periods
then penalties
by dishingoutdimes on Jun 28, 2009 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions
The White Sox just stole home against the Cubs
4 – 0 Sox
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
That's the most embaressing run I've ever seen
Scored on a play in which the infield fly rule was invoked
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
Turning into a bad afternoon
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I think they're tired from playing with so much energy in the first half
now they’re trying to compensate by giving the Brazilian midfielders too much room to work
by dishingoutdimes on Jun 28, 2009 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Brazil have been by far the better team
when it went 2-2 it was only a matter of time before the Samba boys took the lead
sadly I concur
I knew 2 nil was too good to be true
by dishingoutdimes on Jun 28, 2009 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Well I thought this might be a great day in my little sports world
but turning into a pretty awful one. I wonder if there are any good movies on
by dishingoutdimes on Jun 28, 2009 3:15 PM CDT reply actions
I recommend going on Hulu and watching Arrested Development
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i know this question has been fielded a hundred times but...
is there any GM out there that melvin could pull a houdini on and convince that a suppan trade would be viable?
That depends
are there any blind GM’s out there?
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
unfortunately there's a new regime in Pittsburgh
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2009 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions
throws a curve
that makes it almost halfway to the plate
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
It would be nice if we could win
when the Cubs and Cardinals are losing
by dishingoutdimes on Jun 28, 2009 3:22 PM CDT reply actions
Do you think that...
teams that are considering calling up a starter first check the schedule to see when they play the Brewers next, since then it’s a guaranteed win for them?
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
Who is up for the rare
Confederations Cup finals loss Rally?
Coffey is surprisingly fast, as is the Polish Sausage
That is a pretty sweet flag
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
Here's my useless South American flag trivia
The flag of Paraguay has two different sides to it.
There. You’ve made me embarass myself in public with my nerdiness. Again.
Thanks for playing
but the standard for embarrassing nerdiness is really, really high here.
I wouldn’t even know where to start.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 28, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions
I find that interesting, not nerdy
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saudi arabia's has different emblems as well
by sowingwildoats on Jun 28, 2009 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions
that would have been my guess
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
I'll be honest
I’ve heard someone say it is green (a lot of Islamic countries use green as it is seemingly Muhammed’s favourite colour), but I think it is red. I’m prepared to be proved wrong though.
Libya is the only country in the world to have had a flag of just one colour.
My secret confession
I am actually a six year-old who has just finished his primary school project on flags.
you spell pretty well then
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Having just googled flags of the world
And looked at a poster with them all on it I’m now pretty sure it is red but I’m not about to count.
The just-ensued nerdiness competition compels me to...
point out that squares are techncailly rectangular anyway.
why is the country spelled with a z instead of an s?
if she is a native she should spell it Brasil.
Coffey is surprisingly fast, as is the Polish Sausage
Well the US gave a good effort
too bad they came out with a loss
by dishingoutdimes on Jun 28, 2009 3:24 PM CDT reply actions
Well, that's unusual
Narveson pitched better than DiFelice. (sorry to interrupt soccer discussion)
Hardy showing he doesn't belong in the 2-hole though
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make it stop please
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
especially w/o the panda
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And ball game
That sucked
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It is amazing how much Love ESPN still has the for the Cubs
they are Red Soxs of the midwest for ESPN lol
Almost every article you read over there has this caveat well the Cubs suck at the moment but they will still win the division lol
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

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