Brewers 5, Indians 4
by BrewHaHeather on Mar 15, 2010 5:49 PM CDT
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W: Yovani Gallardo
L: David Huff
Things got a little scary in the end when John Halama loaded the bases with only one out but with the help of a great catch by Lorenzo Cain the Crew was able to hang on for a win over the Indians.
It was a good pitching day all around for the Crew. Yovani Gallardo had probably his best start of the spring today. Yo held the Indians to only one hit and one run, while striking out five and (most importantly) walking none. Scott Schoeneweis and Claudio Vargas followed up with clean innings of their own. Tim Dillard allowed a run with his new side-armed motion but struck out his last two batters. Then Michael Fiers, wearing #97 with no name on his back, came in and pitched a quick 1-2-3 inning striking out the side. John Halama allowed two runs in the ninth and almost ruined my recap.
Meanwhile, on the offensive side, the bats were active early and often today. The Crew scored in each of the first four innings with RBIs from Ryan Braun, Prince Fielder, Rickie Weeks, Gregg Zaun, and Alcides Escobar. The Brewer offense was kept pretty quiet for the second half of the game as the Indians held the Brewers hitless for the final four innings. The great Adam Heether had not one, but TWO doubles today! Escobar continued his hot hitting with two more hits today, including a double.
Join us again tomorrow as the Brewers take on the Royals at Surprise(!) Stadium at 3:05.
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Can we talk about Corey Hart?
Batting .190. Did the glasses arrive yet? Is it a sure thing he’ll be wearing spectacles as opposed to contacts on the field? Is this all classified information?
In ancient days when I played hardball – or tried to – my coach said that my wearing glasses was a handicap at the plate because the glasses distorted the image of the approaching ball. Is this bs or have some basis in fact?
"At times I'm emotional," --Ryan Braun, 7/7/09
by heybatterbatter on Mar 15, 2010 6:08 PM CDT reply actions
chromatic shift
you can get a slight chromatic shift with colorful objects in the glasses, but a) that’s more of a problem at distance and b) that’s not a problem for a reasonably solid-color object.
Glasses have not inhibited my hand-eye for tennis. I’ve tried playing with contacts and it’s hard to switch between the two means…plus glasses don’t ever fall off my eye and only rarely fall off my face. and when they’ve fallen off my face, I can easily find them and put them back on.
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 15, 2010 7:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Contacts
I’ve never had a contact fall out of eye while playing any sports. I have, however, had glasses fall off my face or at least slip down my nose after getting sweaty.
I don’t think there are many MLB players who wear glasses anymore… at least not batters. I think most opt for contacts or Lasik surgery.
According to JS Online
Hart has begun wearing his “new prescription eyeglasses” (presumably as opposed to the glasses you drink out of) during games but isn’t convinced and is thinking about goggles instead.
They also declared that “during a physical at the start of camp, Hart was determined to be near-sighted”. Well, its good to know that when he sets his mind on something he can achieve it…
"I hope your name is Rick"
He is still adjusting
According to Rock and BA today he has gotten them and is comfortable wearing them in the field but is still adjusting to them at the plate.
The thing about glasses,
if you’ve ever worn them, is that they magnify everything. Your dept perception is thrown off for a little while while your brain adjusts to what it’s seeing. I was reminded of this last spring after I had LASIK. Amazing how far away the golf ball is. :)
I am no fan of Corey Hart and I don’t think that the regular season is the time for him to be getting used to his new specs. He needs to suck it up and wear them as often as possible, including wearing them around town.
Also, you forgot Zaun’s RBI in the recap. :)
my glasses
shrink everything. At least relative to contacts.
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 15, 2010 7:03 PM CDT up reply actions
If you're nearsighted
Your glasses shrink things. Far-sighted, they magnify them.
Brewers Baseball and other assorted nonsense (mostly the assorted nonsense) at my blog, What's a Tararrel?
In the end they quit being quite so quiet.
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 15, 2010 6:59 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I had similar issues
“The Brewer offense was kept pretty quite for the second half of the game”
quite what?:P
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 15, 2010 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions
They were visited by a travelling day spa. It was a small fit of dyslexia.
It was actually meant to read that they were kept quite pretty
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
MLB Network
is airing the Royals/White Sox. A lot of grit is batting second in the lineup for the Royals.
Heether up to .250
with a .400 OBP.
I’ll be pretty bummed if he loses the backup IF job to Joe Inglett.
"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!"
Is Heether out of options?
If we can keep him in AAA, there’s still hope.
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
He'll find his way to the bigs this year, then.
We Heethens have faith.
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
by tcyoung on Mar 15, 2010 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm 99% sure
that the Heether is in fact optionless.
"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!"
Correct answer:
You don’t need options, when you’re the ONLY option!
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
Not sure
Heether has zero MLB service, but if he has been on the 40-man roster for more than 4 seasons, I think there might be a rule about not being able to be sent down without first clearing waivers.
Heether was just added to the 40-man roster over the winter
So he has all three option years remaining. If they still have him on the 40-man roster in 2013 and he’s been optioned down in 2010, 2011, and 2012, he would be out of options and need to clear waivers to be sent to AAA at that time.
Failure is just success rounded down.
I don't think success during ST translates to success during the regular season
Heether has zero experience at the MLB level, while Inglett has an .293 career BA across four seasons playing part-time. In a PH situation, I would think that Inglett would have more success than Heether.
Is Heether considered a future starter? He primarily plays 3B, which means he’s behind McGehee and Gamel. And at 28, he’s close to becoming another Joe Dillon.
Shut yo mouth!
Actually, Inglett’s career numbers are pretty good. Still, he is no match for the Heetherinator!
"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!"
Micheal Fiers
So who is this kid. I was at the game and he was the most impressive part of the game. The guy was throwing heat and the opposing hitters were overpowered. I imagine he is still years away from the bigs, but looks to be someone to look out for in the future.
Bio
Drafted by the Brewers in 2009 in the 22nd round out of Nova Southeastern University (yes, I know it sounds made up).
He started in Helena (Rookie ball) last year and finished in Brevard County (A+ ball). He only pitched in 22 games last year, but put up some impressive numbers:
1.33 ERA/0.878 WHIP, 59 Ks, 40.2 INNs, 2 BBs
The important part about him:
He’s old for a 2009 draft pick. IIRC, he’s either 24 or 25. That’s why he’s being allowed to climb the ladder so fast.
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
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Cincinnati
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57 | 46 | .553 | 0 | Won 2 |
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St. Louis
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56 | 46 | .549 | 0.5 | Lost 1 |
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Milwaukee
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48 | 55 | .466 | 9 | Lost 2 |
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Chicago
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46 | 56 | .450 | 10.5 | Lost 2 |
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Houston
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42 | 59 | .415 | 14 | Won 2 |
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