Brewers 3, Braves 0
by battlekow on Jun 6, 2009 9:07 PM CDT
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It was the Prince Fielder show in Atlanta tonight, as the big fella hit two solo homers and made a key defensive play to back Jeff Suppan, who gritted his way through 5.1 innings scoreless innings full of baserunners.
Todd Coffey and Mitch Stetter helped Suppan get out of the 6th unscathed, though Ryan Braun certainly didn't. Braun lost Brian McCann's high flyball in the evening haze, resulting in a gift leadoff triple for the Braves. Garret Anderson followed that with a hot shot to first that Fielder, playing well behind the bag, quickly rifled home to nab the oncoming McCann. After Soup walked the unwalkable Jeff Francoeur and was removed, Coffey struck out Martin Prado and walked pinch hitter Greg Norton before yielding to Stetter, who fanned Kelly Johnson on three pitches to get out of the bases-loaded jam.
Stetter stayed in to toss a 1-2-3 7th, the first such inning for the Brewers on the night, and Carlos Villanueva and Trevor Hoffman pitched the 8th and 9th innings, respectively, to lock down the Brewers' second consecutive shutout of the Braves.
Other contributors were Craig Counsell, who pitched in with an RBI double, and Corey Hart, who made a nice defensive play in the 5th, deking Yunel Escobar on Nate McLouth's short fly to right and forcing Escobar at second.
*executive decision: Jeff Suppan was +.202, but I think you'll agree with my call.
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Suppan and Fielder both played great
Fielder made the difference, single-handedly accounting for 2 of the 3 runs, and taking one away from the Braves. Tie ball game without him
From Tom H's twitter
Brewers’ Carlos Villanueva just completed the relief version of a no-hitter. Over his last nine appearances covering nine innings, no hits.
by CheezeconQueso on Jun 6, 2009 9:09 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
Muy bueno
I like it. Villa’s been fabulous
by dishingoutdimes on Jun 6, 2009 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not a huge fan of TH
but I LOVE THwitter
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, ""That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
I do agree
"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."
Time of game: 2:57
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by TheJay on Jun 6, 2009 9:10 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Oh God,
That Brewcrewpoints thing didn’t actually catch on, did it?
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, ""That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
-100 BCP for talking bad about them
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Wow, the autotagger is annoying
It only checked three players’ boxes, so I unchecked them, and now it’s tagged everyone else just for the hell of it. If I wanted the post-game thread full of links, I’d put them in there myself.
"I didn't realize his velocity was that high," said Macha, noting that radar readings aren't flashed during exhibition games.
I don't like the linkfarmer either
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I think we should suggest that the links be changed to black with no underline
if you put the cursor over it, it turns to a hand. They get their links but it’s not obnoxious.
Scored three times and detonated an indisputable in four visits to the batting box.
Yeah, I like that idea
Names are bolded and go to the same place but aren’t obnoxious about it.
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Two game lead and Monday off means....
…. first place is ours through Wednesday at least….
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jun 6, 2009 9:10 PM CDT reply actions
Marshall almost beheaded Dickerson
Jeeeez
by dishingoutdimes on Jun 6, 2009 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions
If anyone wants some company in cheering against the Cubs
Here’s the Red Reporter game thread.
"I didn't realize his velocity was that high," said Macha, noting that radar readings aren't flashed during exhibition games.
Laynce Nix with 7 homers...Crazy
That guy couldn’t hit a lick at all here
battlekow: Bill is having an oppo-gasm
still can't hit lefties at all
.154 against them
by dishingoutdimes on Jun 6, 2009 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions
also
a posterchild for the ‘why do managers wear uniforms?’ discussion
definitely
Apparently Lou has been taking Old County Buffet to the cleaners
by dishingoutdimes on Jun 6, 2009 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions
"I didn't realize his velocity was that high," said Macha, noting that radar readings aren't flashed during exhibition games.
This is what I was originally looking for.
"I didn't realize his velocity was that high," said Macha, noting that radar readings aren't flashed during exhibition games.
Man...
… I loved that old sig from Jeff, but I had to change it because people kept thinking i WAS Jeff…
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jun 6, 2009 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Smart managing down at Nashville...
Dillard, already at 100+ pitches and labouring through an inning where pretty much every pitch was either a ball, hit foul or in-play, was left in to give up a bases-loaded triple.
That's the nice thing about the minors
You can let players try to fight through things and it won’t hurt the major league club.
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, ""That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
Then again...
It’s not like Dillard is looked at as a starter for potential major-league contributions anyway, he’s already 25, and the whole game was another pixiedust outing for him (no strikeouts in 7.1 IP!). I’m not sure that’s the type of spot to ask somebody to prove himself, especially in the 8th inning when the team is down 4-1 anyway.
They're just stretching him out in advance of adopting a new strategy
The first inning has the highest expected runs, so you have your closer start the game, and then bring in Dillard for the other eight innings.
"I didn't realize his velocity was that high," said Macha, noting that radar readings aren't flashed during exhibition games.
Does Coffey's contract end after this year?
or will he hit arbitration?
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, ""That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
He's still in arbitration
They avoided arbitration this past offseason.
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how many more years of control do we have?
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, ""That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
He'll be at a little over 4 years of service time
So he could stay a Brewer through 2011.
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Thanks!
My girlfriend was debating between a Counsell and Coffey jersey shirt. Coffey it is!
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, ""That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
Your executive decision
Make a scoring decision to credit Suppan with +.150 and the defense with +.050. Then Fielder is the MVP.
Scored three times and detonated an indisputable in four visits to the batting box.
These WGN announcers...
just made me turn the postgame show back on…that pitch may have been a little high…but you could see how the ump could call it a strike. Ugh, quicherbitchen, that’s for the fans.
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jun 6, 2009 9:31 PM CDT reply actions
And the center fielders
"I didn't realize his velocity was that high," said Macha, noting that radar readings aren't flashed during exhibition games.
Bill Hall complained about the strike zone?
Missed that
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jun 6, 2009 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Um,
the catcher didn’t move to catch it…it may have been high, but you could see how the ump was fooled, and Hoffpouir’s gotta swing at that. I have no sympathy, and would have not sympathy if that was a Brewer instead of a Cub. Regardless, unless it’s egregious, I don’t think the announcers should criticize.
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jun 6, 2009 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions
it was a bad call...
it was a curve ball that ended up about waist high.
I guess I’m just used to Brenly arguing calls that I don’t think twice when he does it (kind of sad), its even worse when they play the Brewers.
Bruce at second, no outs
"I didn't realize his velocity was that high," said Macha, noting that radar readings aren't flashed during exhibition games.
YES!!!
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jun 6, 2009 9:39 PM CDT reply actions
Safe at home!
"I didn't realize his velocity was that high," said Macha, noting that radar readings aren't flashed during exhibition games.
The Cubs suck
The end
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jun 6, 2009 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah,
tough error, not the easiest play in the world, he had to charge in on what amounted to a swinging bunt. Bruce smartly charged down the line. He had to know a throw would be tough, but a reasonably good play might have got him.
"I think this decision could go either way," Baseball Tonight legal analyst John Kruk said.
by ZTK Always on Vacation on Jun 6, 2009 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Was out shopping with the wife all day
So I had to follow the game on the Iphone I cannot wait for MLB.com to get it up so I can watch the game.
I really want to see the play Prince made going home
Nice to get a little revenge on one of the teams that use to own us
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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