Monday's Frosty Mug
by Kyle Lobner on Jul 12, 2010 7:36 AM CDT
in Milwaukee Brewers News
Email
PrintSome things to read while having a good day.
It feels like we say this every day lately, but did anyone see this coming from Corey Hart? Hart hit his second walkoff home run of the season (and his career) to propel the Brewers to a 6-5 victory and a sweep of the Pirates yesterday. All told, the Brewers followed up a rough week with a very good weekend. Jack Moore of Disciples of Uecker is suggesting that Friday's game might have been the best of the season, and the Crew picked up two more one-run wins after that. This weekend's series was the cure for what ailed @notkenmacha.
Prince Fielder played first base yesterday and went 0-for-2 with a pair of walks. It was his 274th consecutive game played, tying Robin Yount's franchise record. He'll break the record against the Braves on Thursday, assuming he's in the lineup.
Jonathan Lucroy is nursing a sore right hand, so the Brewers decided to give him a few days off before the All Star break to get him a full week of rest. With Lucroy out, George Kottaras has started the last four games and picked up a hit each day, raising his average to .207. He also hit his seventh home run yesterday. Kottaras finished the first half with more extra base hits (17) and walks (27) than singles (11). He's also on pace to become the first Brewer with a sub-.210 batting average and .330+ OBP since John Jaha in 1998.
Other notes from the field:
- Alcides Escobar was back in the lineup yesterday after getting the day off on Saturday and went 2-for-4 with a double and a stolen base.
- Craig Counsell took Escobar's place on Saturday and went 0-for-2 with a walk and a sac fly. He's now up to 43 consecutive games without an extra base hit, the seventh longest streak in franchise history and the longest since 1989. Howie Magner noted that we might be witnessing his last season.
- Speaking of streaks: Corey Hart's walkoff home run yesterday gave him a hit in five straight games, the Brewers' longest active streak. He also has hits in 25 of his last 26 games.
- Hart, Ryan Braun and Jim Edmonds are leading FanGraphs' Star of the Game voting.
- CoolStandings has the Brewer playoff odds at .9%.
- Here are the MLB.com video highlights.
- Todd Coffey retired the side in the order in the seventh inning and is sporting a new, cleanshaven look.
- Looking back a couple of days, Rickie Weeks both tied and broke the Miller Park HBP record this weekend with plunkings in Friday and Saturday's games. Follow those links for much more from Plunk Everyone.
The walkoff home run wasn't the only good news for Hart yesterday, as he was also officially named to the NL All Star team's starting outfield, replacing Jason Heyward. Jordan Schelling notes that Braun and Hart will give the Brewers two position players in the All Star starting lineup for the first time since 1983, when Robin Yount and Ted Simmons did it. After yesterday's game, Braun wondered aloud if he deserved the honor.
Meanwhile, Hart is having a little fun at his teammate's expense. When asked about tonight's Home Run Derby, he told Jordan Schelling he just wants to "hit more than Brauny." Braun hit 14 home runs over two rounds in the 2008 derby.
Another day, another dose of trade rumors and rumblings:
- Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune reports the Rays are "getting serious" about acquiring Corey Hart, and notes that they have pitching available to deal. Tommy Rancel of DRaysBay is considering the possibilities.
- Buster Olney is reporting the Brewers are listening to offers for Prince Fielder and Corey Hart, but are not interested in dealing Rickie Weeks.
- Jeff Fletcher of AOL FanHouse reported that the Brewers have Fielder, Hart and Weeks on the table.
- In-Between Hops is suggesting that Ryan Braun could be moved to first base if Fielder is dealt.
The news is all good on the injury front for Yovani Gallardo: He played catch for ten minutes on Friday and reported no problems. When he's ready to pitch again, the Brewers will employ a six-man rotation. So apparently we haven't seen the last of Chris Narveson in the rotation after all.
Don't look now, but Dave Bush has been much better lately, lowering his season ERA to 4.14 with a streak of five straight starts of at least six innings with two runs or fewer allowed. Bush has averaged just 96.8 pitches per start over that stretch, and Jaymes Langrehr of Brewers Bar is giving credit to Ken Macha for pulling Bush early and keeping him effective.
LaTroy Hawkins continues to take steps toward an eventual return. He'll start a rehab assignment in Arizona on Thursday. If all continues to progress as planned he could be back in the bullpen by the end of the month.
Meanwhile, Geoff Jenkins is working on a different kind of comeback: He told reporters he'd like to remain in baseball in some capacity, and Doug Melvin told him he'll get back to him at the end of the season about a possible coaching or front office job for 2011.
Prince Fielder is hot lately, hitting .274/.410/.653 over his last 27 games with ten home runs. That made it the perfect time for Wezen-ball to unveil a shirt in his honor. Go check it out: It'll look nice next to "The Ax" in your closet.
The Brewer bullpen got quite a workout this weekend, with John Axford pitching in three straight games (picking up two wins and a save) and Zach Braddock logging two hitless innings (he's now scoreless in nine straight outings). Axford's surprising rise through the organization and Braddock's occasional dominance were the subject of two of Jordan Schelling's stories.
Jim Breen of Bernie's Crew used the run Axford allowed in the ninth yesterday as an example of a situation where ERA can be misleading.
In the minors:
- It wasn't the best of days for Brett Lawrie or the World team in the MLB Futures Game yesterday. Lawrie, batting leadoff and starting at second base, went 0-for-3 as the World lost 9-1. Lawrie was ranked the #15 prospect in all of baseball in Baseball America's Midseason Update (FanShot).
- Lawrie is also #1 in Bernie's Crew's revision of their Top 30 prospect list. Here's a photo of him being interviewed by MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo. He told Mayo he's hoping to be a September callup. He also talked with Ian Browne about being one of the youngest players in AA and learning to play second base. Maybe Lawrie should have spent more time hitting and less chatting: John Manuel of Baseball America said he wasn't impressed with Lawrie's BP.
- Elsewhere on the field, the affiliates went 2-3 yesterday. One of those two wins belonged to Wisconsin, where Jake Odorizzi pitched seven shutout innings and Khris Davis hit two home runs (he now has 15 on the year) en route to a 4-1 victory. You can read about that and more in today's Minor League Notes.
- Cecil Cooper was in Grand Chute for yesterday's Timber Rattlers game, and talked to Brett Christopherson of the Appleton Post Crescent about the biggest hit in Brewer history.
- The Post Crescent also has a profile of Wisconsin third baseman Cutter Dykstra.
- The Brewers have agreed to terms with 11th round pick RHP Greg Holle, who will report to Arizona. Holle's father Gary was also a Brewer minor leaguer at one point. With Holle under contract, the Brewers have reached agreements with nine of their first 12 picks, and 32 picks overall.
- The Brewers' 2009 11th round pick, Andre Lamontagne, is quickly climbing through the system. He started the season in Wisconsin but has been promoted twice since then, and pitched two hitless innings for the save in his first outing for Huntsville on Saturday.
- MLB Bonus Baby updated the projected 2011 draft order on Friday, and has the Brewers drafting seventh.
- Tom Haudricourt has the Brewers' Midseason Report at Baseball America, but it's subscriber-only.
Mike Woods of the Post Crescent used Cecil Cooper's appearance yesteray to spark an interesting debate: He makes the case for the Brewers to retire Coop's number.
There's an epidemic out there, folks, and we all need to pitch in and do our parts to stop it. As John Steinmiller noted, the volume of beach balls at Miller Park this weekend was ridiculous. If someone can give me a good idea for how to hold and judge the contest, I'd be willing to give away a BCB t-shirt to one lucky reader for documenting their efforts to end this scourge.
If you weren't around this weekend you might have missed Noah's Weekend Mug, with midseason grades for every Brewer. Take a moment to take a look, if you haven't already.
It was a surprisingly quiet weekend around baseball:
Indians: Designated catcher Mike Redmond for assignment.
Phillies: Designated catcher Dane Sardinha for assignment.
Rangers: Acquired pitchers Cliff Lee and Mark Lowe and cash from the Mariners for first baseman Justin Smoak and three minor leaguers.
Reds: Placed catcher Ramon Hernandez on the DL with a left knee injury.
Yankees: Signed infielder Chad Tracy to a minor league deal.
With all the scouts out there and all the legwork done in preparation for trades, it's surprising something like this can go unnoticed. The Mariners were unaware of the fact that pitcher Josh Lueke, one of the prospects acquired in the Lee deal, served 40 days in jail after pleading no contest to a charge of false imprisonment with violence against a woman two years ago. The Mariners have a zero tolerance policy on violence towards women.
The Pirates are expected to be looking to sell this trading season, but you might not have known that MLB teams aren't the only ones calling: They're reportedly working on a deal to send AAA pitcher Hayden Penn to Japan's Chiba Lotte Marines.
This wasn't the best weekend for former Brewers:
- The Astros fired hitting coach (and 1999-2000 Brewer) Sean Berry and replaced him with Jeff Bagwell.
- Pirates assistant pitching coach (and 1984-1986 Brewer) Ray Searage was hit in the face by a ball during BP. Dejan Kovacevic reports he's fine.
Elsewhere in former Brewer notes: The B-Ref blog notes that Steve Woodard was one of just four pitchers to start and produce a game score of 90 or more in their major league debut. Woodard performed that feat in July of 1997 against Roger Clemens and the Blue Jays.
If you're looking to plan your vacation early, get out your calendar. Reports are suggesting that the 2011 major league schedule will open on a Thursday.
On All Star notes:
- Diamondbacks center fielder Chris Young will be the NL's final representative in tonight's Home Run Derby.
- He'll be joined by Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher, who was chosen over AL home run leader Jose Bautista.
- Dodgers shortstop Rafael Furcal is replacing Jose Reyes for the NL.
- Felix Hernandez was passed over as a possible alternate for the AL squad after throwing 126 pitches on Saturday.
- Braves closer Billy Wagner was invited to join the NL squad as an alternate, but declined. Dodgers reliever Hong-Chih Kuo will take his place.
Speaking of Wagner, he struck out one batter in an outing against the Mets yesterday, and is now just 22 K's behind 1992-94 Brewer Jesse Orosco for the all time lead among left-handed relievers.
Here's an unfortunate draft story: Multiple outlets are reporting that the Diamondbacks will not sign #6 overall pick Barret Loux after he failed his physical this week. That's a tough break.
It's hard to tell if this story is better or worse: Reds 28th round pick Chad Rogers was bitten on the foot by a shark while surfing.
If you've ever been to a rain delayed game and wondered why teams are reluctant to play in light rain or less-than-ideal conditions, here you go: Catcher Matt Wieters and outfielder Felix Pie both had to leave Friday night's Orioles game after slipping on a wet field. Neither player is expected to go on the DL, but both missed the rest of the weekend series.
Maybe no one cares about stuff like this as much as I do, but if you do care you might be interested in this story at Biz of Baseball about Congressman Anthony Weiner's legislation to provide more transparency in ticket fees.
Here's a historical note that slipped through the cracks last week: Friday was the seventh anniversary of Randall Simon hitting one of the Racing Sausages with a bat at Miller Park. The Brewers are 69-49 against the Pirates since that incident.
On this day in 1953, Eddie Mathews hit the first grand slam in Milwaukee Braves history, and the Braves swept a doubleheader against the Cardinals.
Happy birthday to:
- Nashville Sound Sam Narron, who turns 29 today.
- 2003 Indianapolis Indian Lee Stevens, who turned 43 on Saturday.
Now, if you'll excuse me, the pizza is getting away.
Drink up.
95 comments
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
That's pretty embarrassing for the Mariners' management
To have such a strict policy and then not bother to check the players they are acquiring.
I think I saw it first as a comment at FanGraphs, but that post about ERA being misleading reminds me of this line: “21st century sabermetrics, where results don’t matter.”
Eagerly awaiting SBN Madison.
Where results don't matter
I think that statement is true, though not fair. The “results that matter” would seem to me refer to directly affecting the outcome of a game – situational results. A closer that gives up 1 run with a 3 run lead isn’t really meaningful in terms of the outcome of the game, but still gets rolled into individual statistics.
However, the point of sabermetrics isn’t measuring a player’s contribution to his team’s win total (WAR aside). Sabermetrics aren’t the answer for measuring “results that matter.” The statistics are there to evaluate a player’s ability and performance in relation to his peers.
This is nothing you haven’t heard before, but I think it still bears mentioning.
Depends on the results you're talking about
A lot of people like to make results things that are outside of the player’s control. For a pitcher, results in the goals of getting groundballs, strikeouts, and avoiding walks matter.
E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).
Right
But sometimes I wonder if there’s too much of a focus on groundballs, strikeouts, and avoiding walks at the expense of the larger game situation. It just feels like that argument was making an excuse for him almost losing the game. In a vacuum, he pitched well but he isn’t pitching in a vacuum.
I get that ERA is bad to use to project future performance and I think the post does a good enough job explaining why. This just rubbed me the wrong way: “He did nothing to deserve an ‘earned run’ next to his name.”
It makes it sound like cheap hits should be thrown out, but the fact he allowed batters to put the ball in play should not. You can’t expect every single ground ball or every single bunt will turn into an out, but that’s what “nothing to deserve” implies to me.
Eagerly awaiting SBN Madison.
But sometimes I wonder if there’s too much of a focus on groundballs, strikeouts, and avoiding walks at the expense of the larger game situation.
AKA: Manny Parra Syndrome
SRS BSNS
In fairness
it says he “did very little to deserve having the run tagged against him,” not “nothing to deserve.” And it seems to me the point is not to say we shouldn’t count that as an earned run so much as to say that even though it was earned, we shouldn’t freak out about our closer giving up a run in a tie game in the 9th because he actually pitched a good inning.
just read the bottom paragraphs
and it does say nothing to deserve.
Let me play devil's advocate
I agree with pretty much everything you said. I think the point of the article was more about the subjectivity of the interpretation of an objective “earned” run and wanting some kind of mythical stat for “quality” runs based on how it was produced.
But to argue from his point of view, for this particular instance, the questions he poses at the beginning of the article are:
Of course, the criticisms immediately followed Axford’s earned run. Why did Ken Macha pitch Axford for the third day in a row? Why has Axford given up runs in consecutive outings — is he slipping?
…
Where did Axford fail, exactly?
The rest of the article is describing that the outcome of his individuals pitches were actually fairly good. There was nothing in his results to indicate that he was winded or tired. Can you ask more of your pitcher to do more than Axford did? The batters never squared up on his pitchers and he induced weak contact.
A logical extension of your reply seems to indicate that strikeouts are the only valid measure of a pitcher’s performance, because every single ground ball or bunt is a potential hit and he’s hurting his team’s chances by allowing batters to put the ball into play.
A sinkerball pitcher wants to get strikeouts, sure, but his strength relies in getting a lot of groundball contact. If he does his job and his defense botches a double play behind him to end the inning, can you really say that the runs after that are all “earned” runs?
Logical extension
That was a reflex to the idea, as I read it, in the original post that every ground ball or bunt is a positive for the pitcher, which is not the case. I assume strikeouts are always good for a pitcher (ignoring the rare dropped third strike for the sake of discussion) but argue that is the only unequivocally good outcome for a pitcher. Otherwise the chance exists for a runner to reach base safely and I think the pitcher should be held at least somewhat responsible for making that outcome possible.
If he makes a better pitch, maybe Cedeno doesn’t reach on a perfect bunt. If Cedeno doesn’t reach, that routine ground ball turns into an out, and so on.
It all comes back to me disagreeing with the notion Axford did nothing to deserve an earned run. Just because he induced the types of batted balls that most often turn into outs is not grounds to treat them as actual outs. I agree with the general premise of the post (who wouldn’t want strikeouts and weak contact over walks and sharp line drives?) but not the dismissal of the earned run charged to Axford.
Eagerly awaiting SBN Madison.
I was at the Woodard game
My Dad and I still bring up his name whenever a less-known pitcher has a great debut.
Get a ife broseph
Beach balls
Maybe everyone’s getting in the spirit of the Anaheim All-Star Game this week? If there’s one town that loves to have beach balls at ballgames, it’s LA. It’s much more prevalent at Dodger Stadium, but they’re no strangers to the Big A…
Either that, or people just got a little dumb this weekend.
==
Check out Wezen-Ball.com
That was simply annoying
And to make it worse, the players kept on tossing the ball back into the stand. Just pop that SOB and move on.
"John Manuel of Baseball America said he wasn't impressed with Lawrie's BP."
That’s funny, cause Keith Law had this to say:
“• Brett Lawrie (Brewers) has gotten a lot stronger since I last saw him, adding more juice to a simple, clean swing with good loft in it, producing big raw power in what I thought was the best BP session of any player. He takes a forceful stride, but what stands out is how quickly he accelerates his hands from his loaded position, so that he’s achieved full bat speed a fraction of a second after he’s started his bat. He surprised everyone with his speed on a groundball, running to first in 4.15 seconds, good for a 55/60 running grade, depending on the team’s scale.”
by gobrew23 on Jul 12, 2010 8:47 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Not just Law
Lawrie looks superb also…showed massive pwr to middle of the field
It was a great selection of awesome.
by battlekow on Jul 12, 2010 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Interesting.
I’m not trying to bury Lawrie, just compiling what I see.
If anything, the difference between the three scouting reports might just prove that there’s only so much you can take away from watching a guy take BP one time.
Now that's great tasting chicken!
by Kyle Lobner on Jul 12, 2010 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions
Weeks and Lawrie
I’m a little surprised that Weeks hasn’t been mentioned more as a trade possibility, because our best prospect is a 2nd baseman. The problems I guess are that
a) Lawrie will probably be at AAA next year and won’t be in the MLB until 2012?
b) The Brewers don’t really have a replacement for the next year and a half. Joe Inglett could fill in I suppose.
But you have to figure that quite a few teams could use Weeks.
I'm fine with trading Rickie
I think he’s got a lot of production that teams will find attractive at his position, but I’d much rather have a good glove/makes contact/steals bases guy in his spot. Considering his history and how often he gets plunked I’d be happy trading him now before he gets injured and fails to play 130 games for the 6th straight year.
Questionable trade value
I think a big part of it might be a lack of interest relative to his potential value. As a substantial injury liability, the value they could get in return for Weeks is probably much lower than the potential value he can provide if he’s healthy. I’d rather have an injury-prone Weeks than a midling-to-poor reliever that teams would be willing to offer.
If he does go down next season in July or August the Brewers might get a “free” audition of Lawrie. If Weeks is out of commission this September, that opportunity may very well come for a few weeks this season. If he stays healthy all season, he increases his trade value and especially if he continues to perform into July next year.
If you think Inglett is good enough to hold down the fort for roughly a year at 2B
Then you can probably trade Weeks and keep Inglett there until Lawrie takes over at midseason next year.
But if you don’t, then trading Weeks would create a big gap to fill.
Now that's great tasting chicken!
by Kyle Lobner on Jul 12, 2010 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions
Unrelated Question
I might be taking the in-laws to Miller Park next month, and they happen to be no-good evil-doers from Illinois (as are my wife and first-born). Anyway, they’ve never been there, and I feel personally invested in making sure that they are most optimally able to observe the excellence that is Miller Park.
Any recommendations on where to sit? I typically find a way to score free tickets, so I don’t often have to make the choice. We won’t have a big budget so I’m looking for a nice balance of cheap vs. quality stadium experience.
Steve
http://nohuddleoffense.blogspot.com
My 2 cents
3B side is in the sun during day games and gets pretty unpleasant during hot days.
The low levels in RF (starting with section 101) stink, feels like you’re in a cave so try to avoid that area if possible.
Get a ife broseph
The 200-section loge seats in front of the press box are great.
Shade, great view of the batter’s box, the occasional foul ball, etc., for $38 a piece.
by MillerParkSouth on Jul 12, 2010 10:05 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Thirded
If you get in section 218 or 216 in the last two or three rows (rows 8 or higher), you get some of the AC from the press box leaking out to help cool you off. I’d include section 217 too, but it’s the Family Section – No Alcohol allowed. The AC leakage was a godsend on Saturday night when they had the stadium completely sealed up the entire game because of a 10 minute thunderstorm that rolled through. It must have been about 90 in there with 85% humidity – Miller Park sauna.
Another reasonable choice is Field Level Outfield (right field), sections 106-109. Tickets are about $40 and they’re in the shade. Try to get seats 8 and higher in any row to avoid the traffic from the vendors and fans getting in your way by walking up and down the stairs/aisles on your left as you look toward home plate.
Team is 3-0 since I've been to a game this year.
Told you I fixed them on Friday night.
No, the Pirates had nothing to do with it.
Shruggity.
by Mykenk on Jul 12, 2010 10:08 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Nope.
My presence on Friday was felt all through the weekend (creepy). I figure the mojo will last about 7 games each time, so I just need to be there at the start of each homestand, and we’ll be playoff bound!
Also, the NL wins the all-star game, because I was in the presence of 3 NL all-stars on Friday night. Maybe. Probably not.
Shruggity.
I keep waiting for Hart to expose himself as a bad joke
And he keeps performing this year. I suppose theoretically he could perform well at the all-star game, but would it surprise anyone else if he does anything other than look bad while striking out?
The game
The derby? Haven’t got a clue how he’ll do. I just expect him to be an easy out at the plate and an embarassment in the field.
Sorry, I meant the striking out part
It would be amusing to have his HR Derby pitcher throw him a slider down and away just to see what would happen.
Speaking of Derby pitchers
Who’s throwing for Fielder & Hart? I guess I haven’t been paying attention because IIRC there were stories about the guys picked when Fielder and Braun went in the past.
Eagerly awaiting SBN Madison.
"Fielder & Hart?"
Everything I see only has Hart in the derby. I’m confused.
by ecocd on Jul 12, 2010 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I figured he meant
for Hart, because the same guy threw to Fielder last year, and they’ve broadcast that it’s the same guy, but haven’t mentioned his name very often.
Shruggity.
no...just one
he’s saying he’s just him showing up once was good enough to give the Brewers a multi-game spurt.
by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 12, 2010 10:14 AM CDT up reply actions
Cedeno was out of the base path
i haven’t heard any discussion of the fact that Cedeno ran out of the base path (the 3 feet between the foul line and the other line) to avoid Fielder’s tag. It looked to me like Fielder missed the tag, but you can clearly see Cedeno’s feet outside the line. Cedeno was out, according to the rules.
I was listening on the radio
and wondered if he wasn’t out but have no way to see it. However, the rule for being in/out of the basepath isn’t quite so simple. The basepath is established from where the runner is when a fielder(in this case a Fielder) attempts a tag. If you were to draw a straight line from where the runner is to the base, he needs to be within 3 feet(I think) of that. Without a video link to that play I couldn’t say for certain whether Cedeno satisfied that or not.
All-Star press conferences
are showing on MLB Network all day beginning right now. Hopefully we’ll hear from a Brewer or two. Gotta love the All-Star hype!
AS Game Lineup
Ramirez 6, Prado 4, Pujols 3, Howard DH, Wright 5, Braun 7, Ethier 8, Hart 9, Molina 2
F to the ail.
Shruggity.
Sorry I screwed up.
Wrong Howard.
Shruggity.
by Mykenk on Jul 12, 2010 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
Marissa Miller
was in the legends & celebrity softball game last night.
I predict a DL stint for Brauny in the next 2 weeks.
Shruggity.
CC Sabathia's brewer friends
are Prince Fielder and David Riske? Really? Prince I understand, but Riske wasn’t even around during CC’s parade, was he?
@Haudricourt: Just talked to CC Sabathia. He said he still talks often via telephone with former Brewers teammates David Riske and Prince Fielder.
Shruggity.
Riske was in Cleveland with him for a few years
Eagerly awaiting SBN Madison.
by TheJay on Jul 12, 2010 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I vaguely recall a couple stories about how Riske mentored him in the minors
Eagerly awaiting SBN Madison.
I thought that meant
Riske was the head cook at the IHOP near the ballpark while CC was in the minors.
Live and Learn.
Shruggity.
I believe CC and Riske played together in Cleveland. So I’m pretty sure they were friends before CC even came to Milwaukee.
by gobrew23 on Jul 12, 2010 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Glad to see Fielder and CC's relationship has improved...
…since these days.
Steve
http://nohuddleoffense.blogspot.com
by stigmo on Jul 12, 2010 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Favorite part of that article
is the explanation of why we acquired Durham
Towlieppan: "You wanna throw high?"
Oh yeah there was a major rush to acquire Sabathia's friends in the days leading up to the signing
Riske and Cameron mainly. I remember suggesting that Melvin should have subtly mentioned to Cashman that Suppan and CC were good buddies.
E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).
Sabathia and Cameron are friends with everybody in baseball
Eagerly awaiting SBN Madison.
by TheJay on Jul 12, 2010 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
most drawn out and due-for-death advertising campaign ever.
by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 12, 2010 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions
The home run derby/all star game will ruin Hart's trade value
Once the nation gets to see how weird looking he is, nobody will want him.
http://www.mlbsoup.com
If you attempt to time travel during the derby, you will get sucked into a black hole
http://www.mlbsoup.com
I have some important advice for all the participants in tonight's Home Run Derby not named Corey Hart
Let the wookie win.
Ryan Braun: He loves it.
by SRB on Jul 12, 2010 3:22 PM CDT reply actions 6 recs
It's home run derby day.
So, don’t forget the best part of the night: Home Run Derby’s drinking game!
1. Put 911 on speed dial
2. Take a drink every time Chris Berman says "Back" as in "Back-Back-Back"
3. Take a drink every time Joe Morgan says something stupid.
4. (Optional) Wake up next week
Shruggity.
From the 'Duh' Files:
RT: @Haudricourt: Just had long talk with agent Scott Boras about Prince Fielder. I’ve never been more convinced that Brewers have 0% chance of keeping him.
Shruggity.
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
Related FanPosts on Brew Crew Ball
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Recent FanPosts
NL Central Standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chicago
|
0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | Lost 0 |
|
Cincinnati
|
0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | Lost 0 |
|
Houston
|
0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | Lost 0 |
|
Milwaukee
|
0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | Lost 0 |
|
Pittsburgh
|
0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | Lost 0 |
|
St. Louis
|
0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | Lost 0 |
(updated 2.13.2012 at 7:02 PM CST)
Baseball Nation Recent Stories
In Association With
Big League Stew - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
- Five tips for Showtime’s second season of ‘The Franchise,’ featuring the Miami Marlins
- The 10 best things about being a Detroit Tigers fan
- Surprise! A’s finally end the Yoenis Cespedes derby with $36 million deal for Cuban star
- The time Whitney Houston sang to Jim Bowden
- Pitchers and catchers! Mariners get early start in Arizona
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
