Game Thread #113: Padres (48-66) at Brewers (55-57)
by Kyle Lobner on Aug 12, 2009 6:00 PM CDT
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PrintSan Diego Padres at Milwaukee Brewers, Aug 12, 2009 7:05 PM CDT
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San Diego Padres Wednesday, Aug 12, 2009, 7:05 PM CDT Kevin Correia vs Carlos Villanueva Clear. Winds blowing from left to right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 75. |
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Well, tonight's game has gotten a lot more interesting. It won't be the 2009 starting debut of Alcides Escobar, but it will be the first game since Billy Castro, Bill Hall and J.J. Hardy were sent packing, and it can't possibly be worse than Snoop Dogg on Sportscenter...right?
Follow the jump for tonight's pitching matchup, lineup and conversation on tonight's game!
Kevin Correia (7-9, 4.52) is starting opposite Carlos Villanueva for the second time in two weeks, and came out on the short end of the stick last time, allowing three runs on two hits and three walks in 6.1 innings. Correia has posted a 2.45 ERA over his last three starts but is just 1-1 in that time. Felipe Lopez has more plate appearances against Correia than any other two Brewers, but has hit just .182/.280/.227 in 26 PAs. Ryan Braun (.300/.300/.700) and Mike Cameron (.286/.375/.714) are among the Brewers who have had some success against him.
Carlos Villanueva (2-9, 6.05) had his best outing of the season against Correia two starts ago, pitching five scoreless innings despite allowing six baserunners. Villy has lost his last six decisions, including his last time out, and has posted a 7.39 ERA over 35.1 innings since his last win. New pitching coach Chris Bosio had just a few hours this afternoon to figure out what's wrong with Villanueva and get him ready for tonight.
Alcides Escobar and Jason Bourgeois both joined the team today, and could make their 2009 debuts tonight, but won't be starting: (h/t Tyler Barnes)
Felipe Lopez 2B
Craig Counsell SS
Ryan Braun LF
Prince Fielder 1B
Mike Cameron CF
Casey McGehee 3B
Frank Catalanotto RF
Jason Kendall C
Carlos Villanueva P
And in the bullpen:
Jesus Colome pitched 1.2 innings (23 pitches) last night before being removed with a bruised pinky finger.
Mark DiFelice pitched .2 innings (22 pitches) last night.
David Weathers pitched one inning (17 pitches) last night.
Mitch Stetter faced two batters (14 pitches) last night.
Claudio Vargas pitched .1 innings (3 pitches) last night.
Todd Coffey pitched .1 innings (2 pitches) last night.
Trevor Hoffman has not pitched since Thursday.
Enjoy the game!
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Over/under
On fans who buy Hall or Hardy shirts at the walk-off Wednesday booth.
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Numbers
Bourgeois is #16, Escobar #21, Brewers.com has Bosio at #43
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Bosio is also our #43 pitching prospect.
I’m kidding, of course. He rates much better than that.
Another puss who hides behind crap.
Shortstop
Is there anyone on the team right this second who can play shortstop other than Counsell?
I think now would be a good time for Counsell to demand a $1 million raise. =)
"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!"
Lopez could play there
Not all that well, but he’s done it before.
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Is Escobar not there yet?
I hadn’t heard that.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
He must be there
Just showed him on camera.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
They were saying on TV that he wouldn't be playing tonight.
"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!"
SS options...
Escobar is there tonight, but it would probably be a little much to ask him to start right away. He’ll most likely be in the lineup tomorrow.
As far as options tonight besides Escobar…
Lopez has played SS before… as recently as last season.
Bourgeois played 119 games in the minors at SS… but not since 2006.
McGehee played 2 games in the minors at SS… but not since 2006.
Lopez
I’m kind of surprised he’s starting, given his lackluster effort in the field last night and all the shake-ups today.
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He really pissed me off on that grounder he gave up on
Imagine the Brewers offense without Bill Hall. Wait. What?
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Aug 12, 2009 6:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Macha could cover it by saying he has struggled against Correia
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If they show up on the scoreboard
BCB needs an in with the scoreboard operators!
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but lopez is really good
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.
When he joined the team, the assement from d-backs was
consistent at the plate dogs it in the field.
by Zorakathura on Aug 12, 2009 7:03 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Yeah, that's been the rap his whole career
Maybe not the consistent at the plate part.
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Not many options
They don’t have too many options with Counsell playing SS and McGehee playing 3B. Their only option would be Iribarren.
As far as Lopez’s fielding last night… could it be he’s still being hampered by hamstring problems?
Start Iribarren
One game won’t kill the team, and why not see what Iribarren’s got?
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Macha shot down the hamstring thing pretty quick last night
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I don't think we're ever going to see what Iribarren's got
They don’t seem to see him as any more than a bench player. Much like they how they saw TGJ.
"my goodness"
by BrewHaHeather on Aug 12, 2009 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions
I know
But he’s been able to get on base throughout the minors, so I figure it can’t hurt to let him play a little bit. He doesn’t have any power and probably won’t hit that well, but I thought the same of Casey McGehee so what do I know.
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Iribarren
I agree. For whatever reason, Iribarren hasn’t gotten any chances to prove he’s starter material. Even after Weeks went onto the DL, they didn’t even give him a shot on a part-time basis. Granted, none of us are MLB scouts or watch him on a regular basis, so maybe they know more than we do?
That being said, Lopez is still hitting well and getting on base, so even without the hustle, Lopez is probably a better option than Iribarren.
50 games left...
Where were the Brewers 50 games ago? I mean, I thing they were doing pretty well 50 games ago. So a lot can happen in 50 games. So maybe, maybe something like the moves today can help the Brewers reverse the damage.
Escobar
Ever so slight bend to that cap, shocking for a Nashville Sounds callup.
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Kendall, defensive stallwart
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Could've been out three if Prince handled the pickoff throw
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Nashville's lineup
Salome is the only available position player off the bench. link
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It's going to be epic if they end up using pitchers
They could also stick the DH in the field and let the pitchers hit.
Yeah, the only problem is the DH is their indy league third catcher
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Yeah, their DH was going to be a catcher regardless though
Ten players, 3 catchers = headache for Money
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Any idea on Villy's pitch limit today?
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Doesn't help when he throws 25+ in the first
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Again?
His last three starts were 67, 79 and 72 pitches.
My guess is that if he’s pitching well, it’ll be 90. Realistically, I’m hoping for 5 good innings.
The idea was 6 or 90 last time
Didn’t quite make it
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Randolph really chatting up Escobar
by Zorakathura on Aug 12, 2009 7:19 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
So
did today set the BCB record for most comments and rec’s? I think there were 3 or 4 posts that had more comments than last night’s game thread.
2009 Brewers: Pass the liquor.
Probably
Though the Yost firing and playoff clinching had to come close.
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and the time
Ned said that Turnbow would be an all star if you took away all of his bad outings.
2009 Brewers: Pass the liquor.
If you took away all his bad tendencies
Yost was a passable manager.
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by TheJay on Aug 12, 2009 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ugh
I’m watching the Phillies/Cubs game right now (no FSN in the hotel), and they’re STILL talking about the Fielder/Mota incident.
probably because of
the Youkilis/Porcello duel last night
"my goodness"
by BrewHaHeather on Aug 12, 2009 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions
and the benches clearing in San Fran today
"my goodness"
by BrewHaHeather on Aug 12, 2009 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions
They should have a bullpen throwdown as part of the All-Star Festivities
All those guys miss the action whenever the benches clear because they have to run so far, why not give them an opportunity to show their stuff?
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BA got excited about that
Maybe I have been watching Cameron make those too much, but it didn’t seem that difficult, he just ran back on it.
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Uecker has that same problem
"my goodness"
by BrewHaHeather on Aug 12, 2009 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't hate the Uke!
Give the dude a break… he’s had to master making the Brewers sound exciting on the radio for decades.
true
but its frustrating at times
"my goodness"
by BrewHaHeather on Aug 12, 2009 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions
If we have a 4-hour game, he should probably see a doctor.
"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!"
by roguejim on Aug 12, 2009 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Pitch Count
The insanely high pitch counts on this team I think can be partially attributed to Castro. It’s definitely an approach and preparation thing that was not working.
"This is bull----!" - Prince Fielder
Block party
It would be funny if whenever Cameron was at a block party all the people he passed stood there, shook their head a little bit, and walked away.
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by TheJay on Aug 12, 2009 7:43 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Did I miss something with Cam?
BCB, the preferred above replacement level sarcasm supplier.
by MadJimiBrewha on Aug 12, 2009 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions
He struck out looking
With his customary little head shake before walking away.
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Ahhh
The things you don’t get from Ueck
BCB, the preferred above replacement level sarcasm supplier.
by MadJimiBrewha on Aug 12, 2009 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Yay Felipe
Guess him starting wasn’t so bad after all.
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The sacrifice of Bill E. Hall pleases God
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Are you sure about that?
CC just struck out for the SECOND time in a row. When’s the last time that happened?
Yeah, except it's August 12th...
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I'm impressed Kendall got on base
with Angel Salome’s icy grip on his ankle.
"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!"
Speaking of running
Who is the new slowest Brewer?
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The Hot Dog?
"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!"
Except for today
Killed it!
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Brad Fisher
or did you mean foot speed?
by CheezeconQueso on Aug 12, 2009 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Next
Villanueva is capable through four.
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Mrs. Roguejim wants to know
Does anyone think the Brewers will make the playoffs? (I do, but she thinks I’m the only one.)
"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 think you might be the only one.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Flagged for pessimism
"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!"
6.5 out of the wildcard
Unfortunately I don’t have much hope for this season
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I think they might...
…if they have a 2007-Rockies like surge soon.
Does that count?
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by Lefti on Aug 12, 2009 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Good for her.
My wife’s only Brewers-centric comment lately is “no more baseball” when I turn the games on.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 12, 2009 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't think so
I’m just hoping they finish above .500
"my goodness"
by BrewHaHeather on Aug 12, 2009 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I think they'll win some individual games
And I’m looking forward to watching Escobar play.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
because its baseball
its just fun to watch. At least that’s how I feel
"my goodness"
by BrewHaHeather on Aug 12, 2009 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions
if I didn't watch the games, I'd have very little idea what the game thread wastalking about
by CheezeconQueso on Aug 12, 2009 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions
If I didn't watch the games
I’d have a very hard time keeping my wife from watching Real Housewives of Whinyplace.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
I don't think so, but...
I’m still holding out for a late-season surge… particularly against the Cardinals and Cubs.
BTW – Cubs are getting smoked by Pedro and the Phillies… 8-1 in the 4th.
Rock was pretty defensive about that brownie...
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by Bush League All Star on Aug 12, 2009 8:12 PM CDT reply actions
Speaking of Rock
does he not understand how the Rule 5 draft works? He said you have to keep the player on your 25-man roster for 90 days…isn’t it the whole season?
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Yup.
Rock won’t be winning any awards for roster rule expertise.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
I'm pretty sure they don't give awards out for that anyway.
"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!"
And that's why you've never won one.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Well, that, plus I'm an idiot.
"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!"
An idiot with a very high Bejeweled score, though.
I may not sleep much this week while I’m working to beat that one.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Well, at least you have a purpose :)
"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 dont think rock understands much of anything
except which brownies are best to eat
To be fair
Brownies are much tastier than roster rules
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He's not wrong
You just need to keep a Rule 5 player on your active roster for 90 days. You can place him on the DL for the rest of the year if you want.
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Hmph
so what happens if he has less than 90 days on the active roster, then gets a season ending injury? Do you need to offer him back to his original club?
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You keep him
But he has to make up however many days it takes to get to 90 the next season.
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Ahhh
Well hmph, I did not know the intricacies of the Rule 5 draft, it seems.
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Also
Does anyone else find the Rock tolerable now that BA’s been here a while? Personally, I think he’s on anti-depressants. Whatever works!
"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!"
Any comments from Prince on the moves yet?
I’m curious how he reacted to Hall’s DFA. Also, why did Melvin apparently meet with Cameron on the moves and none of the other players (except for Hardy and Hall themselves)?
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 12, 2009 8:15 PM CDT reply actions
that commercial bugs me
as someone who took 4 years of German, Uecker saying “Wurster” drives me crazy. Its pronounced “Vurste!”
"my goodness"
by BrewHaHeather on Aug 12, 2009 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Catalanotto
Doesn’t want to lose his spot….toniiiiiight!
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Grit
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by Bush League All Star on Aug 12, 2009 8:27 PM CDT reply actions
Kendall involved in all our runs tonight
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He's a great game-caller
You have no concept.
"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!"
wrong order i think
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i just see the world ending first...
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Weird that Hardy's not on the team
Same with Bill E.
"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!"
Bill E. will be missed, especially the 8 mill dent.
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by Bush League All Star on Aug 12, 2009 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions
poor wording on my part. :)
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by Bush League All Star on Aug 12, 2009 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Kind of weird not seeing Castro at the mound too
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I will take that weird though.
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by Bush League All Star on Aug 12, 2009 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions
"Look buddy, you'd better get back to your seat
before we get security"
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Dave Kerwin of course.
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by Bush League All Star on Aug 12, 2009 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Anyone know who the new AAA pitching coach is?
Mrs. Snow just asked and made me realize I don’t know.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Rooney
From the Sounds’ website…
“Bosio, who will join the Brewers tonight, will be replaced in Nashville on an interim basis by Brewers roving crosschecker Jim Rooney, beginning on Monday. "
What the heck is a “roving crosschecker”? Sounds like a stats guy.
depends what he scouts..
if his strength is pitchers, he could be an excellent addition. It’s his job to ID problems with players within an outing or two.
by PagsBrewCrew on Aug 12, 2009 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions
I think bringing a hockey player in to be a pitching coach is a little unorthodox
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by GoGregGo on Aug 12, 2009 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
in case you missed it
he was referencing the title, not the guy’s name
by PagsBrewCrew on Aug 12, 2009 8:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Now if only the Brewers can take advantage of that.
Unfortunately, the Cardinals are winning… 4-0 in the 5th over the Reds.
Wesley Snipes
"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!"
more ex-Brewer action?
from @SI_jon_Heyman
#d-backs LHP doug davis has been claimed on waivers. claiming team unknown. brewers? they’re having a pro-active day.
If they pick up Davis too
Then the former Brewer barrage won’t end until Allen Levrault, Curtis Leskanic and Everett Stull are back in uniform.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
And David Manning
The guy who threw 154 pitches and got six swinging strikes.
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Gary Sheffield was claimed, but pulled back off waivers this week
I wonder how that return would work out
by CheezeconQueso on Aug 12, 2009 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm guessing he's been at Old Country Buffet for years now.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
They keep it quiet until claims (if any) are announced
It’s supposed to be completely secret.
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it's the second mention of I've seen
Buster Olney mentioned it earlier
by CheezeconQueso on Aug 12, 2009 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions
And Buster licks players' cleats
so you KNOW that has to be true
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Regaining the lead?
Forgot what that looked like
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Cameron swung at a 2-strike pitch?
Next thing you know, stars will fall from the sky.
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i see what you did there
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Damn
I would’ve liked to see Coffey hit
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Coffey has batted five times and seen 15 pitches
Hasn’t swung away yet. He’s tried to bunt five times though.
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These game threads are hilarious
What are the odds that if we were all together watching the game on TV that the witty chatter would continue… or would it be simply crickets chirping?
I believe he purposely misconstrued your meaning
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We'd all be in the same room
blogging
"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'll be gone but I'll leave it unlocked for ya
there’s beer in the fridge and chips in the cabinet, enjoy
I hope it is an 11-inch black and white TV
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Heck yes.
We’re a family. That’s what families do.
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typing is quiet
i like to be able to hear the game! this format is perfect to not miss a moment, right?
Don Money should do a lot of double-sw…crap.
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Back from the honeymoon today
And it is clear the the brewers have officially exploded in my absence
Maybe I'm seeing too much after last night
But could Lopez have stretched more?
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if by lately you mean this inning
than yes. Otherwise, I think you’re hallucinating
"my goodness"
by BrewHaHeather on Aug 12, 2009 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions
You're hallucinating...
No runs in his last 11 outings with 7 holds.
Now, if you’re talking about Stetter and DiFelice…
fantastic
we only have two consistent relievers and now one of them forgot how to pitch
"my goodness"
And the other one only pitches one inning a week
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I don't wanna say it
but I have to believe JJ would have
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Well I do wanna say
that Escobar so would’ve pulled that off…
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cubs fans
proving they’re a bunch of dopes as a fans poured beer on to shane victorino as he was catching a flyball
Exactly.
I liked how when they were throwing him out of the game, a Phillies fan started throwing crap at him.
BTW – Did you hear the announcers gushing over Wrigley? One even made a comment about how going to a game at Wrigley means that you’ll make new friends. Guess he was excluding Victorino.
You do make new friends when you go to Wrigley.
They’re named tetanus and hepititis.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 12, 2009 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Really, though
That’s just a fly ball that wasn’t hit hard enough to get caught.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
or a foul that he wasn't quite early enough on
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Grrrrrrrr....
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ground rule double may have save a run there
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IBB to get to Venable
this can’t possibly backfire
I can see no way in which this plan could possibly fail
http://icanhascheezburger.com/2009/06/23/funny-pictures-plan-could-ever-fail/
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Statistically, an IBB is very often the bad move.
Walking the bases loaded is often a very bad move. It’s just another example of how “The Book” is wrong.
Vargas is comming to save the Crew
all will be well soon ( I hope)
by CheezeconQueso on Aug 12, 2009 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions
because you love that commercial of that guy getting rocked around the inside of his car?
by Mykenk on Aug 12, 2009 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
an excuse to drink?
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Because you're Anthony Witrado, and the Dodgers aren't playing yet?
"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!"
That walk was the 17th with the bases loaded this year
Tied for third-most in Brewers history with the 1996 squad. They walked in 20 in 1999 and 2000.
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How many times this season
Has Macha watched a pitcher get outs, pulled him for a loogy, then had the inning go south? Last night Vargas was getting outs until he got pulled, tonight it’s Coffey…
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Last night Vargas got an out
Only faced one hitter.
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Right, but you get my point, right?
It seems like, at a point where no one in the bullpen is exceptionally effective, Macha is pulling effective relievers too early lately, with my extended sample size being the last two games.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
I get what you're saying
But why wouldn’t you bring a lefty in to face Gonzalez?
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In the interest of trying to get through the night tonight without using the entire bullpen?
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
I'd rather try to win the game, m'self
It’s not like Coffey was pitching all that well.
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And it's not like you're going to use Stetter for an inning later if you don't use him there
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I'd still take my chances with him against Gonzalez
The guy does not hit lefties well.
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Then he doubled up on Coffey in outs
But Coffey needed 6 batters for that.
by Getting Yosted on Aug 12, 2009 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions
That's a fortunate call, i thought he was safe there
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nice block of the plate
too bad it will probably result in less Rivera playing time
Is the math?
"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!"
we DFA'd the math today
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by molitorfan on Aug 12, 2009 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Padres BABIP this series approaching 2.000
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60 percent of the time
they get a hit every time
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In honor of J.J. Hardy
Henry Blanco is tonight’s slow man with an infield single.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Judging by the last 2 nights
the Padres have the best record in the NL. Right? Right?
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does it seem like
there have been an abnormally large amount of perfectly placed balls in this series. So many balls that were a couple away feet from being outs
"my goodness"
Outfielders playing deep
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
plus some of that Eckstein voodoo
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from @SI_JonHeyman
it was indeed the #brewers that claimed LHP doug davis, sources say. putting it kindly, they certainly can use him.
"my goodness"
waiver trade i assume?
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I'm not so sure.
He’s certainly an upgrade by I don’t think we’re Doug Davis away from a playoff appearance and I don’t want to give up prospects for a 6 week rental that doesn’t get us into October.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 12, 2009 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions
As long as it is a non-prospect prospect, I’m fine with it, as it beats throwing out Burns or whoever
Me too.
But I’m not sure why they’d give up Davis for that when they can keep him and get the compensatory picks when he leaves in free agency three months from now.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 12, 2009 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe they don't want to risk paying him the $10+ million or so he'd get in arbitration
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Maybe it's a Hall for Davis trade!!
Salary all around!!
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maybe i'm being unrealistic about it
but i’d be disappointed if that’s all we got for Hardy
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So if one team is 162-0...
And the other team is 0-0, they are even!
I understand the significance of the lost column
But to act like the win column doesn’t matter at all is just plain wrong.
Does one of these teams play in a rainforest?
That’s a lot of post-poned games
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by GoGregGo on Aug 12, 2009 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Because they need an upgrade in the starting rotation, offense, and defense?
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Our expected winning percentage is something like
.460, we have terrible starting pitching a list of relievers who can get outs that gets smaller by the day. I can’t bring myself to say i expect to be in a race
Yes.
Usually by winning their division because the rest of their division is even worse. That’s not the situation we’re in.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 12, 2009 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Well we're not winning the wild card
So, logically, it’ll have to be winning the division.
(That muffled sound you hear is The Math, which I’ve gagged and locked in my basement.)
"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!"
We're 6.5 out of both...
… so if we’re going to be baselessly optimistic, why not go for the full Pollyanna? Wild Card, here we come.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 12, 2009 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Fewer teams to pass
If the Brewers come back AND win tomorrow, I think our chances of winning the division move up to 75%.
"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!"
"Fewer teams to pass"
I know. I was attempting to say something absurd to illustrate the point.
But who am I to try to bring you down…
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 12, 2009 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions
beat me to it
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Well, that hardly seems fair.
"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!"
from the brewers frontpage
Jason Kendall punched an RBI single that scored Tony Gwynn in the fifth inning to add to Felipe Lopez’s third-inning RBI double as Carlos Villanueva departs the game with four strikeouts.
"Cubs fans boo again – 99% of these people can’t see the plate." -Ueck
i had to re-read it a couple times
"Cubs fans boo again – 99% of these people can’t see the plate." -Ueck
the Prince delivers!!
thank you Chase Headley!
Wow.
Some really bad defense on that play.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 12, 2009 9:34 PM CDT reply actions
So your glass is 1/4 full?
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Nick Hundley catching
time to start stealing bases
Hundley activated after a fractured arm from a pitch
Chris Bosio wishes he could throw inside.
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Bourgious pinch hit double, Escobar pinch hit single to win the game.
don’t ask how we tied it, didn’t ask that part.
i was still trying to figure out who they were hitting for
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intresting side note
10 years ago today the Brewers fired Phil Gardner
Only took ten of the same pitch
But TGJr. finally squared up on one.
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in getting a departure flight
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They were going to pay him that either way
No point wishing the guy sucks elsewhere.
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the contract isn't his fault
if someone offered you that much money to do something poorly, I doubt you’d turn it down
by CheezeconQueso on Aug 12, 2009 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions
I do.
Especially if he lands in the AL. I’m glad he’s gone, but I don’t hate the guy.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 12, 2009 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions
It's not about being nice
It’s about having perspective. Hall wanted to do well but couldn’t. Why should I hope he get’s hit by a car?
Fair enough
I guess I just hope the best for everyone, provided it doesn’t infringe on my happiness. It seems like the human thing to do.
I don't hope he gets hit by a car
I do hope he doesn’t still consider himself the best third baseman in the league, and being the best third baseman DFA’d doesn’t really have a ring to it
hey
i was almost hit by a car (this) night (just before the game started) moving around 40 mph.
welcome to PA.
fortunately, the driver elected to hit the car in front of him attempting to make a left turn rather than either a) swerve into oncoming traffic or b) swerve into me and my wife who were walking on the shoulder of the road.
I jumped over the ditch and up the embankment about 1 second before the cars hit. Yelled for wife to do the same, but she was a mite bit slower on the uptake of what was going down. So, yeah…quite glad the driver plowed on straight.
First car driver was cradling her neck. Guessing whiplash in another couple days. Neither had a clue of what to do next. I had to tell her to call 911 and exchange insurance info. Cops didn’t show up soon though. I took off after 30 mins, leaving her with my number for cops.
by PagsBrewCrew on Aug 13, 2009 5:52 AM CDT up reply actions
Not really.
Every time CC pitches I hope he gets lit up.
But then I hate the Yankees. And the MLB’s economic system.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 12, 2009 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Iribarren only bats lefthanded
But still wears a two-flap helmet. Interesting.
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i would use a 2 flapper too
damned one flap helmets feel non-symmetric and like they’re going to fall off sideways.
by PagsBrewCrew on Aug 13, 2009 5:54 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah
I just figure most pro ballplayers get used to them along the way
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If it doesn't happen this inning
Macha will send Looper, Parra and Gallardo up for the ninth.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
Also
Somewhere, after saying in a press conference that both Escobar and Bourgeois were being called up to play, Doug Melvin is getting pissed that we haven’t seen either one.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
they've been doing shots of the dugout
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shots in the dugout?
like the ’04 Red Sox?
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by molitorfan on Aug 12, 2009 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
No, OF, not IN
but sounds about the same
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They're needed for pinch-running in the 9th
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I do like that Melvin made it clear he wants Escobar to play...
… and not sit on the bench like Macha did with Gamel.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 12, 2009 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Slim.
The more jobs he holds, the more likely Mark A. gets pissed and cans him with 12 games to go.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 12, 2009 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions
And, after eight innings
I’m wondering if Macha wasn’t listening, or didn’t care.
"The reports are that he is getting better. The definition of better is nebulous."
by Kyle Lobner on Aug 12, 2009 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions
The call-ups just had a wild day
Learn you’re promoted, fly cross-country, get used to the majors, etc. I don’t think it’s a big deal if they sit this one game out.
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Is this Gerut's longest AB with the team?
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Reliever fail
You think an ex-Brewer is going to hold your lead for you? Have you not been paying attention?
"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!"
That was my MLB The Show "Purposely strike out on a terrible pitch to get first on the WP"
But he did it wrong.
The game is in the hands of Iribarren, Gerut, and Felipe Lopez.
Didn’t see that one coming this offseason.
Steal home!
"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!"
Mat Gamel
"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!"
Nah.
If he was a pitcher, Macha would let him sit for 2 weeks with no work and then put him for a save situation after refusing to let him warm up. Then he’d rip him for giving up the lead and pretend he wasn’t on the roster until he got sent down.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 12, 2009 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions
i don't recognize that guy
Turnbow?
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I love turnbows wiki page
“He got out to a promising start in his career, even representing the Brewers at the 2006 All-Star Game. Shortly before that game, however, he suffered a Rick Ankiel-esque loss of command and contro”
He's #51
But he throws with the wrong hand to be Brian Shouse. I am perplexed.
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I think shouse made himself ambidextrous in the offseason
so he could pitch to more guys
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Chase Headley
Wasn’t he on the old Max Headroom TV show?
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Heath Bell hasn't given up a run in his last 6 games
I think he’s due
by CheezeconQueso on Aug 12, 2009 10:09 PM CDT reply actions
Alright, time to fight and scrape for the W
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That Duck's on steroids.
Look at the size of his head, for god’s sake. And he’s wearing a sweater to hide his back acne.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 12, 2009 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions
He'll pummel ya for callin' him a duck
He’s a gosling!
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Jon and Kate?
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by molitorfan on Aug 12, 2009 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Okay, here's the plan
Counsell gets on by being crafty and gritty, Braun hits a walkoff blast and we all go home. Sound good?
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come on Prince!!
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Mike Cameron has to succeed.
Can’t deal w/more WSB Chris comments in the mug.
by Mykenk on Aug 12, 2009 10:13 PM CDT reply actions 4 recs
Uh oh
Prince’s playing every inning streak in jeopardy. Walkoff makes it moot.
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Unfortunately, no runs does as well
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First time Prince has come out of a game this year?
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I was thinking that too
esp. Braun’s third strike.
"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!"
Anything would've been strike three in Houston
That ump wanted to get the heck out of there.
by Cheeseandcorn on Aug 12, 2009 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Steal home!
"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!"
Boo on you.
"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!"
boooooooooooooooooo
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by Bush League All Star on Aug 12, 2009 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions
DFA'ing myself
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by Bush League All Star on Aug 12, 2009 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions
UGH
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by Bush League All Star on Aug 12, 2009 10:17 PM CDT reply actions
Ah, dammit Cam
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I like that BA says Cameron has a good two strike swing
Too bad he doesn’t use it more then.
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I think it's with a different bat.
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Training Mules and Donkeys is coming up on RFD-TV
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Who posted that prediction on the next 5 games?
Lose big, lose little came true, what were the other 3?
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Post game thread
is open.
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23 | 19 | .547 | 0 | Won 1 |
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22 | 19 | .536 | 0.5 | Won 3 |
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Pittsburgh
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20 | 22 | .476 | 3 | Won 1 |
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Houston
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19 | 23 | .452 | 4 | Won 1 |
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