Dodgers 7, Brewers 3

by morineko on Mar 25, 2010 6:00 PM CDT in WPA Game Recaps

W: Jonathan Broxton (1-0)
L: Manny Parra (1-2)

On a day where the fourth spot in the Brewers rotation became clearer (it's probably Dave Bush) the fifth spot became a lot murkier. Jeff Suppan had a relatively non-offensive performance today, giving up 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks in 4.1 innings. The other half of the scheduled pitching, on the other hand, couldn't pull it off today. Manny Parra gave up 5 runs in 3.2 innings on 2 walks and 8 hits.

The Brewers offense scored all 3 runs off Dodgers starter Josh Towers. In the first inning, Carlos Gomez scored on a Ryan Braun double. In the fifth, Gregg Zaun and Craig Counsell scored on a Rickie Weeks double. Weeks and Zaun both had 2 hits today. Gomez had his 9th steal of the spring in the first.

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Did Edmonds ask for the day off or something?

Failure is just success rounded down.

by TheJay on Mar 25, 2010 6:23 PM CDT reply actions

Yes.

I think I read that he had “to go home to get some stuff” — as today was the day he was to be released.

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by Fatter than Joey on Mar 25, 2010 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions

I wonder if there's a kernel of truth to that

by ecocd on Mar 25, 2010 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions

cough

I’ll just uh go read the Fanposts.

by ecocd on Mar 25, 2010 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions

oh manny.

"I'll be glad to have Ryan help if he wants to. I'll give him a badge and he can be my deputy."
-Sheriff Melvin

by sowingwildoats on Mar 25, 2010 6:33 PM CDT reply actions

I really hope one spring training start doesn't change the opinion of who gets the fifth starter spot.

E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).

by Jordan M on Mar 25, 2010 6:41 PM CDT reply actions

What are you talking about?

Suppan should be the 4th starter and we should be finding a bag of balls we can trade Parra for. It’s made the entire situation more clear!

by ecocd on Mar 25, 2010 7:26 PM CDT up reply actions

I don't feel any better about Suppan

But I don’t understand everyone’s patience with Parra.

by nullacct on Mar 25, 2010 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions

raw talent and ceiling.

"I'll be glad to have Ryan help if he wants to. I'll give him a badge and he can be my deputy."
-Sheriff Melvin

by sowingwildoats on Mar 25, 2010 11:47 PM CDT up reply actions

Because 140.0 IP (2009) isn't a very large sample

…and before that he had a career 3.05 ERA, 8.6 K/9, 2.6 BB/9 line in the minors (564.0 IP) and a career 4.30 ERA, 8.1 K/9, 4.1 BB/9 (192.2 IP) line in the majors, and if he regains his control has #2 upside?

Ryan Braun: He loves it.

by SRB on Mar 25, 2010 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions

What's the MLE for his minor league stats?

by sjlee on Mar 26, 2010 9:06 AM CDT up reply actions

FIP of 4.30, 6.5 K/9, 4.7 BB/9, WHIP of 1.50

Bookmark this, put in the name of the player you want and go wild. Has stats since 2005, so Manny’s rookie & A stats aren’t being used to calc his MLE.

When there is a scuffle in Ireland, there’s no need to specifically mention in the news story that alcohol was involved

by Getting Yosted on Mar 26, 2010 9:42 AM CDT up reply actions

Thanks

I always have my doubts when it comes to MLEs, but Parra’s were very close to what he actually did in 2008.

by sjlee on Mar 26, 2010 9:49 AM CDT up reply actions

Left handers "Develop later"

Remember JDLR? He seems to be worth a bit more now…

by SgtClueLs on Mar 26, 2010 8:30 AM CDT up reply actions

Is there a new development in the dave bush situation besides today's game?

Because the fact that he’s probably the 4th starter is (good) news to me.

by mnbrewer on Mar 25, 2010 8:33 PM CDT reply actions

What did the game have to do with Bush?

by sjlee on Mar 26, 2010 9:09 AM CDT up reply actions

He didn't pitch, and therefore didn't suck. QED.

by Brew Angel on Mar 26, 2010 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions

haha

yeah that was exactly what I was thinking

by mnbrewer on Mar 26, 2010 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions

Edmonds

Why isn’t Edmonds in the Box Score?

by drezdn on Mar 25, 2010 10:08 PM CDT reply actions

How is it possible that roughly 10 days from opening day...

… a professional athlete is still trying to figure out what device he’s going to use to correct his vision so he can see the damn ball?

Are you f****** kidding me with this garbage, Corey Hart? High school athletes know enough to get their contacts/goggles/glasses sorted out before the first practice, for crying out loud. And we’re supposed to think that this year you’re going to prove you deserve to be one considered one of the core players on this team when you can’t figure out how to dial 1-800-Contacts?

What begins in fear usually ends in folly.

by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Mar 25, 2010 10:54 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs

Hard to do with a rotary phone

Get a ife broseph

by Supertramp on Mar 25, 2010 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions

the devil's box.

"I'll be glad to have Ryan help if he wants to. I'll give him a badge and he can be my deputy."
-Sheriff Melvin

by sowingwildoats on Mar 25, 2010 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions

Can't see the numbers

Shruggity

by Mykenk on Mar 26, 2010 12:08 AM CDT up reply actions 8 recs

I'm not sure where that's coming from?

I thought he established he didn’t like contact lenses so they never bothered to order them. Then he got the goggles, but didn’t like wearing them at the plate. Is he trying something new? I just assumed he was giving up on corrective lenses.

by ecocd on Mar 26, 2010 8:20 AM CDT up reply actions

what an awful idea that would be

he needs either corrective lenses or lasik to do his job right. I doubt he needs glasses to read the spin on a ball in the outfield. Where he needs them is at the plate.

…and it’s a little late in ST for lasik unless both he and the brewers don’t mind him being on the DL for a while.

by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 26, 2010 8:46 AM CDT up reply actions

Lasik did so much

For Hall and Kendall, oh wait they both still sucked after it my bad

kumbaya my lord kumbaya :)

by WSB Chris on Mar 26, 2010 8:53 AM CDT up reply actions

I'd like to think someone could find an example of it helping someone.

by ecocd on Mar 26, 2010 9:01 AM CDT up reply actions

Denard Span

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/baseball/ml/article695400.ece

for one

by nullacct on Mar 26, 2010 9:06 AM CDT up reply actions

Lasik examples...

Here’s a nifty little article about Lasik from our sister site for the Mariners…

http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2010/3/19/1381852/on-the-benefits-of-lasik-surgery-a

by sjlee on Mar 26, 2010 9:17 AM CDT up reply actions

Thanks both!

by ecocd on Mar 26, 2010 9:25 AM CDT up reply actions

all I was saying was the last two Brewer examples

of players who had this procedure did not end well. Just pointing out a trend that is all. What is Lasik a sacred cow now?

kumbaya my lord kumbaya :)

by WSB Chris on Mar 26, 2010 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions

As a guy with a statistics degree, 2 points does not make a trend.

Although, I don’t think you need a degree to know that.

Shruggity

by Mykenk on Mar 26, 2010 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs

so you are going to go out of your way to give anything I post shat

really Mykenk, how about we make a deal you do not comment on my stuff and I will ignore you the entire season. I promise I won’t swear or anything that will require you to scold me. I would really actually like to enjoy the season(being on my best behavior) So as long as I am not dropping F-Bombs why dont you just leave me be ok :)

and for the record I more than understand the concept of a very small sample. I simple stated it did nothing for the last two Brewers who tried it nothing more nothing less.

Kyle please tell Mykenk to leave me alone thank you :)

kumbaya my lord kumbaya :)

by WSB Chris on Mar 26, 2010 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions

Nah.

“I simple stated it did nothing for the last two Brewers who tried it nothing more nothing less”

That’s not true, that’s not what you said. But if that’s what you MEANT to say, then ok, I agree with you.

Shruggity

by Mykenk on Mar 27, 2010 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions

Sacred cow?

Where’d you get that from? I don’t see any posts that vaguely resemble anyone being a strong proponent of Lasik.

by sjlee on Mar 26, 2010 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions

as I recall

Kendall was batting around .420 for the first month or two after lasik, then lost it severely from there.

I spoke to a couple that got lasik – usually they make the cuts so that when the eye finishes healing and “rebounds” a bit it will be at the proper correction. What they seem to be doing with MLB players (who seem to not get it as soon as the offseason starts, but rather just before/during spring training) they cut the eye to IMMEDIATELY give proper correction. This means when it heals, vision actually gets WORSE again. My thought is Kendall was among those that had perfect vision right away, but a month or two later had an uncorrected vision problem again. In other words, dude MIGHT have been an effective batter all season long if he did the procedure at the right time and in the right way.

by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 26, 2010 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions

by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 26, 2010 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions

It's only ST...

… but right now the only thing Hart does that Edmonds doesn’t do as well or better is cash checks.

What begins in fear usually ends in folly.

by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Mar 26, 2010 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions

He apparently didn't like his glasses..

… and the goggles aren’t here yet, so now he’s decided to try contact lenses.

What begins in fear usually ends in folly.

by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Mar 26, 2010 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions

how can the goggles not be here yet?

?
lenscrafters: glasses in about an hour. I’m sure recspecs or whoever he’s getting his goggles from can have something ready for him in a week.

by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 27, 2010 6:09 AM CDT up reply actions

Maybe he's getting custom Oakleys like Brian McCann

Failure is just success rounded down.

by TheJay on Mar 27, 2010 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions

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