Brewers Even NLCS Behind Strong Performance From Wolf, Beat Cardinals 4-2
by Kyle Lobner on Oct 13, 2011 10:30 PM CDT
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W: Randy Wolf (1-1)
L: Kyle Lohse (0-2)
S: John Axford (3)
HR: Matt Holliday (1), Allen Craig (1)
MVP: Jerry Hairston Jr and Randy Wolf (+.194 WPA each)
LVP: Mark Kotsay (-.097 WPA)
Win Expectancy Graph and Star of the Game Voting
This game was a textbook example of a bounce-back performance.
Randy Wolf, who struggled mightily against Arizona in the NLDS, was excellent tonight. He allowed two runs on a pair of solo home runs among six hits over seven innings, walking just one and striking out six. On a night when the wind was blowing out to right at Busch, he did a great job of working out of trouble and putting the offense in a position to secure the victory.
Meanwhile, the Brewer offense had just enough tonight to get the job done. They scored a pair of runs in the fourth on Jerry Hairston's double and Yuniesky Betancourt's single, one more in the fifth on a Ryan Braun double, and a final tally in the sixth when a Ryan Theriot error allowed Rickie Weeks to score. Jerry Hairston Jr, Ryan Braun and Nyjer Morgan each had two hits, while George Kottaras and Mark Kotsay were the only Brewer starters held hitless
Tonight's win ensures the series will return to Miller Park on Sunday for Game 6. It's now a best of three for the pennant.
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Me too!
If the Tigers are eliminated by then, are they changing that start time to 7?
Yes
I called the ticket office today, and they said that the game was subject to change if the ALCS is over before then. I’m actually kind of hoping that they move the game later in the day. My son’s 2nd birthday party is on Sunday.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
that pocket square is epic. i really want one
"[Baseball moguls] must truly believe that all their fans are scholars of the game who would resent having their concentration on the great pageant about to be played out before their very eyes distracted by anything as dull as, say, fun and laughter." --Bill Veeck
Are you sure it's not a Liger?
Those are pretty much my favorite animal.
by Zack Greinke's Paxil on Oct 13, 2011 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
I love this
"Our attitude is we look at ourselves and we grade ourselves. And even if we don’t like what’s happening on the other side, we don’t make a — it’s not our business" - Tony Larussa
Woah, that coat is blinding.
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needed that. Wolf's voice still always throws me for a loop
I am too drunk to taste this chicken.
by ThroughBeingCool on Oct 13, 2011 10:32 PM CDT reply actions
Three game series, two games at Miller Park.
Nice odds.
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
With Zach and Yo starting 2 of them
Although its a shame Zach won’t start at home
by BadgerHeroes on Oct 13, 2011 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions
as in KKKKKKKKKKKKK
"Our attitude is we look at ourselves and we grade ourselves. And even if we don’t like what’s happening on the other side, we don’t make a — it’s not our business" - Tony Larussa
Braddock is starting?
When did he rejoin the team?
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
by sjlee on Oct 14, 2011 10:01 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Randy Wolf restores confidence in Brewers starting pitching
“Honestly disastrous” is right Wolfie. That game sucked. Glad you were strong tonight.
One thing I really like about Wolf
He isn’t afraid to admit when does poorly. He did it all last year, didn’t make excuses, didn’t dodge questions.
He’s the anti-Soup.
Favorite Wolf quote ever
Was when they asked him if he had any concerns going forward and he said “I’m concerned about the fact that I suck.”
"Our attitude is we look at ourselves and we grade ourselves. And even if we don’t like what’s happening on the other side, we don’t make a — it’s not our business" - Tony Larussa
I love it
home field advantage for the best home team in baseball and win #101 on the year.
Brewers:
2011 NL Central Champs!
National League #2 Seed
Franchise record for wins
Braun's lips are really purple.
Was he eating a grape sno-cone or something/
Badgers? Getting it done.
Packers? Already got it done.
Brewers? Getting it done in a big way.
Blackhawks? About to get it done again.
Sports are fun lately.
free sno cone at the end of the game
"[Baseball moguls] must truly believe that all their fans are scholars of the game who would resent having their concentration on the great pageant about to be played out before their very eyes distracted by anything as dull as, say, fun and laughter." --Bill Veeck
by MKEtotheATX on Oct 13, 2011 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions
If you play the whole game you get a whole sno-cone
and if you play a half-game you get a whole sno-cone. I’d rather play half-game.
Badgers? Getting it done.
Packers? Already got it done.
Brewers? Getting it done in a big way.
Blackhawks? About to get it done again.
Sports are fun lately.
by Tepo6688 on Oct 13, 2011 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
this made me lolz a lot for some reason
i need an icee dawg.
i'm fighting all the french people i can find. happy cinco de mayo!
by sowingwildoats on Oct 14, 2011 12:32 AM CDT up reply actions
Posted this on the wrong thread.
Here’s a bad pun courtesy of ESPN.com
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Jim would be proud
"That's not a weird stat. Rickie is a run-scorer," Yost said. "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter," Yost told reporters. "See, you guys have no concept. He's a run-scorer. So there's nothing weird about it. That's what he does."
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by Hyatt on Oct 13, 2011 10:50 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Sorry, Yadier. No, no, please don't cry
by T Plush 4 Prez on Oct 13, 2011 10:45 PM CDT reply actions 5 recs
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by Yar Nivek on Oct 13, 2011 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
She just never leaves...
She looks like a hen, or something.
FanGraphs should consider a venue for a Gallery Night... they could even serve a cake with a Win Expectancy Chart of the 7/7/11 Brewers' game etched in the frosting, and 7-up. Oh, yeah - and t-shirts that say "SABR-Friday." I'm totally there.
by Jess'HittheBall on Oct 13, 2011 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Keep posting until Kyle makes this the site's logo!
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
Does anyone know what this is all about yet?
He did it again today. It makes me want to punch him in the face.
I have no concept.
I haven't heard anything about it directly
But I would guess it has something to do with Greinke’s comments about Carpenter before game 1
by T Plush 4 Prez on Oct 13, 2011 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions
More likely
Morgan and others’ comments about the Cardinals being whiners, crying, etc.
by Cheeseandcorn on Oct 14, 2011 7:37 AM CDT up reply actions
feel like this will be a huge game in the long run
really really excited for game 5. night everyone!
"[Baseball moguls] must truly believe that all their fans are scholars of the game who would resent having their concentration on the great pageant about to be played out before their very eyes distracted by anything as dull as, say, fun and laughter." --Bill Veeck
I JUST got home, so I missed the entire game/gamethread.
But I was ecstatic to see to see the score when I got back, along with them fighting back after being down 0-2. I can’t wait to see tomorrow’s game!
Good times never seemed so good!
This win
makes my drive through Missouri tomorrow more tolerable.
by CheezeconQueso on Oct 13, 2011 10:47 PM CDT reply actions
Just gotta say
I love Yuni
All the haters gotta HATE, go find another team. Tampa needs some
by minnebrew on Oct 13, 2011 10:50 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
There is clearly no reason to dislike Yuni.
by Noah Jarosh on Oct 13, 2011 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions 9 recs
You're being sarcastic, right?
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
"Something always good seems to happen when he's in there. Numbers matched up good."
~RRR
by Charlie Marlow on Oct 14, 2011 1:12 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Nope. I'm going to choose not to further this discussion.
by Noah Jarosh on Oct 13, 2011 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions
where's rickie's ground ball misplay?
How many words would have been written about Betancourt if he would have done that?
Seriously
seriously
Defending him is a choice.
But you sound like you’re on his payroll.
by kotsaythebuzzkill on Oct 13, 2011 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions
No
It’s just getting really old. Sorry,
If batting close to .500 in the NLCS doesn’t get you a modicum of respect from your own fans, than your own fans have a problem.
by Tiny Felder's Flip Shades on Oct 13, 2011 11:40 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
REmember when Soup
Was the NLCS MVP? He’s awesome right?
by SgtClueLs on Oct 14, 2011 8:53 AM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
Prince's big scoop was on a tough play from Hairston
To be able to pick up the ball that quickly, throw it in one motion, and still be that accurate was impressive. No way McGehee could have made that play.
by gffjenks on Oct 13, 2011 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
I feel like...
although Yuni may get more hate on similar miscues by players such as Hairston and Weeks, the reason for that is because Yuni has a history of making awful defensive and offensive plays, while Hairston and Weeks don’t have that on their shoulders. When Yuni does something bad, it’s frustrating because it’s Yuni being Yuni, while when Weeks or Hairston does it, we can write it off as a fluky bad play and move on.
Not saying it’s fair to Yuni, but this is true in all sports. I don’t know if you watch football, but whenever a player like Jarrett Bush (on the Packers) does something bad, I always criticize him more because of mistakes he has made in the past, even though Bush isn’t nearly as bad of a player as he used to be. I just have the mindset of expecting Bush to make a bad play, along with how I have the mindset of Yuni making a bad play. It takes longer for those memories to erase.
So yeah. It’s not fair, but I’m pretty sure that’s how most people’s minds around here work.
Good times never seemed so good!
by Celtin on Oct 13, 2011 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
Jarrett Bush gets crap because he sucks
Yuni gets crap because he sucks.
Ryan Braun makes errors sometimes, but he doesn’t suck, so it’s forgivable when he sometimes does something bad.
by Noah Jarosh on Oct 13, 2011 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
nothing
there still is no reliable defensive guide. doesnt mean we have to take the only one available like the gospel. it has some serious systemic issues
What if you used multiple defensive metrics
And they all said Player X was bad on defense. Would you put any weight into that?
Get a ife broseph
I dont watch enough games of every team to know
and really nobody does. Players miss easy plays all the time
Find me ONE defensive metric that shows Yuni is not a bad fielder.
Just one.
by Noah Jarosh on Oct 13, 2011 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions
I disagree
Every other defensive stat shows that he is between terrible and the worst shortstop ever (slight exaggeration)
I hate Yuni.
by BrewCrewBrian on Oct 14, 2011 8:38 AM CDT up reply actions
I watched A LOT of games this year... well over 100
And Yuni is terrible at defense. Not as bad as a pan of lasagna, but still pretty bad.
by Andrew Heidke on Oct 13, 2011 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Errors, watching him, gut feeling, scouting reports, ouiji board
by Noah Jarosh on Oct 13, 2011 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions
The Ouiji Board?
Dude, now you’re just being crazy.
by Noah Jarosh on Oct 13, 2011 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
ever since the greinke trade
most everybody had a pre conceived thought that he was the worst ever. Thats just not the case
According to fWAR, Jake McGeachy was the worst ever.
So, fine, you’re right.
by Noah Jarosh on Oct 13, 2011 11:47 PM CDT up reply actions
LORD PALMERSTEIN!!!
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PITT THE ELDER!!!
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OK, you're just stubborn now.
I can see one metric being claimed to be unreliable. But when EVERY SINGLE ONE says that, there is something to it.
by Noah Jarosh on Oct 13, 2011 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions
he came through tonight in game 4 of a must win
when other better players couldn’t. He’s done it this whole playoffs, I give him credit. When all the “brewers fans” on here want to criticize his poor play but refuse to admit his clutch season extending plays
That's like saying that Mark Kotsay hit a homerun yesterday so why the hell would we complain about him?
by Noah Jarosh on Oct 13, 2011 11:52 PM CDT up reply actions
What's with the floating quotes?
Do I have to fellate Betancourt to be considered a fan or something? I’m confused.
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
"Something always good seems to happen when he's in there. Numbers matched up good."
~RRR
by Charlie Marlow on Oct 14, 2011 1:16 AM CDT up reply actions
I'd say that
if you’ve any concerns about whether you’re a true fan or not you might as well set your mind at rest by giving it a shot…
You’ve really nothing to lose.
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The NBA stole my wife
"LOLOL I LOVE YUNI!!!!" ThroughBeingCool
I suppose
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
"Something always good seems to happen when he's in there. Numbers matched up good."
~RRR
by Charlie Marlow on Oct 14, 2011 1:28 AM CDT up reply actions
Will someone link him to the BUCKS post-game thread.
Just so he can see where this argument is heading.
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RIDE BIKES~!
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
"Something always good seems to happen when he's in there. Numbers matched up good."
~RRR
by Charlie Marlow on Oct 14, 2011 1:16 AM CDT up reply actions
and to be clear
im not saying he is great or even good. but he’s not awful and he doesnt deserve the hate put on him by supposed brewer fans. im fine with scathing posts on him, but when he comes through time and time again in championship rounds lets give the man some credit as well.
He is awful.
I give him credit for succeeding. He’s still awful.
by Noah Jarosh on Oct 13, 2011 11:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Even just watching Yuni gives you a good idea of how awful he is in the field.
Even errors show he’s awful.
He is a bad fielder by literally any metric. And I mean literally literally, not figuratively.
by Noah Jarosh on Oct 13, 2011 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Everything people are saying about Yuni is true. He is terrible.
However, we are in the NLCS and he is hitting.
I want him to keep doing that.
I don’t want to jinx him.
I have no concept.
This.
I don’t understand how you can argue otherwise. Like I said below, two weeks doesn’t erase an entire career.
However, keep the hits coming! and try that in the regular season.
Good times never seemed so good!
Right. We're all rooting for Yuni, obviously.
But we’re not delusional to the point of considering him a good player.
by Noah Jarosh on Oct 13, 2011 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Fair reminder though,
y’all were not rooting for Yuni a month ago.
by Andrew Heidke on Oct 13, 2011 11:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Sure weren't
but the vast majority of commenters on this site were rooting for Yuni to be bad enough for RRR to bench him. You were around, and so was NoahJ and Rubbie(who I only ever see when we lose). But by far the sentiment on this site was to be disappointed even when he played well, because that meant he might play again. To those folks. I say How Do You Like Me Now? bwahahaha
by Andrew Heidke on Oct 13, 2011 11:45 PM CDT up reply actions
If he was going to be bad anyway, he may as well have been bad enough to go away.
It would have been even better if he had been awesome.
by Noah Jarosh on Oct 13, 2011 11:49 PM CDT up reply actions
That's the thing though
he has been awesome… in the postseason, where it counts. Seriously Noah, I hope your reading my posts differently from minnebrew. I think you are admitting here that this space was not collectively rooting for Yuni (at least until the postseason) and thats basically what I’ve taken issue with for the last two months. I’ve watched a ton of games this year, I understand how terrible he has been in general, but most of his terrible at bats came with Weeks on the DL. Hitting 6th doesn’t work for him, 7th however has been great. Hopefully the guy has a few more clutch hits left to give!
by Andrew Heidke on Oct 14, 2011 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions
I may be wrong, but didn't Yuni's one hot streak coincide with Weeks' injury?
Anyway, yes, hopefully he does have some more clutch hits.
But Nicole wants us all to drop this topic, so I’ll end it here.
by Noah Jarosh on Oct 14, 2011 12:02 AM CDT up reply actions
?
dude im just saying he’s not as bad as everyone on this site makes him out to be. write good stuff about him along with the bad. But from what i’ve seen its always all bad
His defense is atrocious
Period.
Sometimes he can hit, and this is one of those times. If he’s gonna play, I’ll take this Yuni 10 days out of 10, because it’s the best he can be.
by Archibaldcrane on Oct 14, 2011 2:19 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, screw that Rubbie guy, too.
We pull our pants up and do our jobs here.
by Rubie Q on Oct 14, 2011 6:30 AM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
Stay away from those Rubbies...
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
"Something always good seems to happen when he's in there. Numbers matched up good."
~RRR
by Charlie Marlow on Oct 14, 2011 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions
I was.
I enjoy when Yuni does well. For better or worse, he’s a starter on my favorite team. I was rooting for him to have an MVP season. Pretty sure everyone else was, too.
That doesn’t mean we can’t be realistic about what kind of player he actually is, though.
by Noah Jarosh on Oct 13, 2011 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
EXACTLY.
Of course I WANT Yuni to do well, I want the Brewers to win. Just because we criticize Yuni doesn’t mean when he does well we are angry about it. I want him to do well all the time, on defense and on offense, and then we don’t have to criticize him any more. And wouldn’t that be nice.
Good times never seemed so good!
by Celtin on Oct 13, 2011 11:45 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
The Cody Ross parallel
We’re loving that he’s been hitting the past 2 weeks, we don’t want the Brewers to sign him for next year and recognize that he was bad for most of the year.
Would anyone disagree with that?
Get a ife broseph
Exactly not this!!!!!
Not sure if this was true of you specifically, but I for sure read a ton of comments hoping ill will on Yuni. People were hoping he was injured, people were hoping he’d play poorly enough to get a benching in the playoffs, and others were just postulating before an at bat how terrible he is. People here were absolutely NOT rooting for him, and you know that.
by Andrew Heidke on Oct 13, 2011 11:49 PM CDT up reply actions
No, we all wanted him to succeed.
However, the more realistic thing was to consider how awful he was probably going to be.
by Noah Jarosh on Oct 13, 2011 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Alright...
I’mma take my drunk ass and dig into the archives here and find 50 posts actively rooting against Yuni and another 10 wishing harm to him. Wanna put a 6-pack on the line for it?
by Andrew Heidke on Oct 14, 2011 12:01 AM CDT up reply actions
If I have to post again
there’s going to be bans
End it here – this discussion is going nowhere.
by Nicole Haase on Oct 14, 2011 12:03 AM CDT up reply actions
Wowzah
Fucking ban me then, and don’t expect me back. I thought there was some insightful baseball talk between Noahj and I, and a bit fun as well. But feel free to take it upon yourself to ban me for having my own damn opinion. I’ll go and collect my Anti-Yuni comments now and see if I’m banned when I get back. Also, screw you Nicole.
by Andrew Heidke on Oct 14, 2011 12:10 AM CDT up reply actions
He's just here to talk baseball
Brewers:
2011 NL Central Champs!
National League #2 Seed
Franchise record for wins
by molitorfan on Oct 14, 2011 6:10 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, regardless of anything else, this is over the line.
"fortunate, but also lucky"
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Oct 14, 2011 12:17 AM CDT up reply actions
Hey did you see the Brewers won tonight?
It was awesome!
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
"Something always good seems to happen when he's in there. Numbers matched up good."
~RRR
by Charlie Marlow on Oct 14, 2011 1:21 AM CDT up reply actions
Boy, that escalated quickly.
I mean, that really got out of hand fast.
by Cheeseandcorn on Oct 14, 2011 8:01 AM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
I don't get this.
Last night the post game thread was far worse and I don’t remember a response like this.
by Zorakathura on Oct 14, 2011 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I think we kept it pretty civil up until Andrew's post above.
by Noah Jarosh on Oct 14, 2011 12:16 AM CDT up reply actions
I hadn't read that yet when I posted.
That was a line crosser.
by Zorakathura on Oct 14, 2011 12:18 AM CDT up reply actions
Yuni is thrilled that everyone is talking about him
Too bad he doesn’t understand what we’re saying.
by nullacct on Oct 14, 2011 8:38 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Today's takeaway lesson, kids:
We pull our pants up and do our jobs here.
by Rubie Q on Oct 14, 2011 6:32 AM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
Ooo, I'm going to sit down and watch the fun. IN 3D!
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There was hope deep down
That he would lose the starting job at that point. At this point, he’s not. Roll with the punches.
this makes about as much sense as saying
“i find the condom to be a poor contraceptive so we use the rhythm method.”
i'm fighting all the french people i can find. happy cinco de mayo!
by sowingwildoats on Oct 14, 2011 12:36 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Besides that, he was the worst hitting shortstop in the major leagues in 2011.
by Noah Jarosh on Oct 13, 2011 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions
You can have andrus this postseason, i'll take yuni
plus you have to give me $200 cause yuni sucks so bad
Your argument is
“Yuni isn’t terrible because he’s having a good couple weeks at the plate.”
It’s a very strange argument. A couple weeks? You realize we have his entire career (and I mean the whole thing) showing he’s one of the worst everyday players in baseball in multiple years.
But you’re right, he’s having, offensively, a good couple weeks – couldn’t happen at a better time, and it’s awesome.
by Archibaldcrane on Oct 14, 2011 2:27 AM CDT up reply actions
He literally couldn't get a full step in before it was past him
"Our attitude is we look at ourselves and we grade ourselves. And even if we don’t like what’s happening on the other side, we don’t make a — it’s not our business" - Tony Larussa
Everybody loves the Honey Yuni.
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
by SRB on Oct 13, 2011 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Honey yuni don't care
"That's not a weird stat. Rickie is a run-scorer," Yost said. "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter," Yost told reporters. "See, you guys have no concept. He's a run-scorer. So there's nothing weird about it. That's what he does."
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by Hyatt on Oct 13, 2011 11:32 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Wife: Why did Yuni barely even move on that grounder?
Husband: Honey, Yuni don’t care.
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by Yar Nivek on Oct 13, 2011 11:40 PM CDT up reply actions 6 recs
Welcome to the bandwagon!!!
Warwolf and I are getting less and less lonely. If you really want to bring on the heat, you could say something nice about RRR!!!!!!!
by Andrew Heidke on Oct 13, 2011 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions
I like Ron and support all his decisions 100 %
o and here are some Yuni highlights :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hpmLEqlEf4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQkkhq7keOg
He’s always open. He catches a lot of balls. He’s un-guardable, no matter how old he is
Highlights of Yuni?
I hardly felt there were ever any according to people around here…when is there going to be a post on this website of his solid contributions to this team? Yeah never. but the minute he strikes out 30 blog posts are born. hack journalism
"When is there going to be a post on this website of his solid contributions to this team? Yeah never."
You’re right—we wouldn’t be able to fill the seventy-five word minimum.
by Noah Jarosh on Oct 13, 2011 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hang on there minnebrew
none of the comments on here are attempting to be journalism. And even those of us who believe in the Yunicourn understand that he’s had some mighty struggles leading up to this fantastic postseason. Make peace with the non-believers, for they cannot know the magic we see.
by Andrew Heidke on Oct 13, 2011 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions
I feel like I'm missing a joke.
Though I admit that Yunicourn is awesome.
by Noah Jarosh on Oct 13, 2011 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I've made a few posts since the all-star break defending Yuni
and taken quite a bit of shit for it. More from the angle of ’c’mon guys, he’s not THAT terrible’ than ’he’s a good baseball player.’ And from what I can tell (since I’ve been around here since early August) Warwolf is just about the only other guy whose said anything nice about Yuni. That’s as close to a fan club as Yuni is gonna get. ALSO, my husband and I came up with a fantastic hand gesture that we give every time Yuni makes a play… just take your right hand and make a fist, hold it up to your forehead and raise your middle finger. LONG LIVE THE YUNICOURN!!!!!!!
by Andrew Heidke on Oct 13, 2011 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Two weeks of magical Yunicorn
162 games of terrible Yunitard
by nullacct on Oct 14, 2011 8:41 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Holy mother
Where do you people come from?
by zsxander567 on Oct 14, 2011 12:22 AM CDT up reply actions
Old Vegas
Its scary.
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
"Something always good seems to happen when he's in there. Numbers matched up good."
~RRR
by Charlie Marlow on Oct 14, 2011 1:23 AM CDT up reply actions
Hack journalism?
Well, that’s one way to work “Yuni” and “hack” into the same post.
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I can't wait
until you and I are given a swimming pool of champagne to frolic in when Yuni hits the WS clinching hit.
by Andrew Heidke on Oct 13, 2011 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions
None of that cheap shit
we want the good stuff!!!!!
by Andrew Heidke on Oct 13, 2011 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep
And when does someone stop and think, Yuni has actually been the best SS in the playoffs out of any team
No one is denying that he's been playing well for the last two weeks.
It doesn’t take away from the HUNDREDS of games when he hasn’t played well. Two good weeks doesn’t erase an entire career of misplays and one pitch pop ups.
Good times never seemed so good!
Totally satisfying win. Great game, Randy.
With Pujols literally being referred to as a God by several media outlets over the last few games, it’ll be nice if that cools a bit…
by kotsaythebuzzkill on Oct 13, 2011 10:52 PM CDT reply actions
Mark Kotsay may be on his way out.
According to Jon Heyman:
Mark kotsay foul ball hit brewers owner mark attanasios wife debbie. Not good for job security. #crew
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Surely hope so
by kotsaythebuzzkill on Oct 13, 2011 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions
My guess is she is ok.
Didn’t hear anything about it other than the Tweet above. If it was bad, TH probably would have said something about it.
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FanGraphs should consider a venue for a Gallery Night... they could even serve a cake with a Win Expectancy Chart of the 7/7/11 Brewers' game etched in the frosting, and 7-up. Oh, yeah - and t-shirts that say "SABR-Friday." I'm totally there.
by Jess'HittheBall on Oct 13, 2011 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions
This pretty much goes for life in general
If it was bad, TH probably would have said something about it.
by Cheeseandcorn on Oct 14, 2011 7:41 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Your screen name is now particularly relevant
"Our attitude is we look at ourselves and we grade ourselves. And even if we don’t like what’s happening on the other side, we don’t make a — it’s not our business" - Tony Larussa
provided she is okay, imagining this is seriously funny.
“my boss crawled up my ass today. i mean, yeah i hit his wife with a leather ball at 85 miles an hour but i mean WHATEVER.”
i'm fighting all the french people i can find. happy cinco de mayo!
by sowingwildoats on Oct 14, 2011 12:39 AM CDT up reply actions
every game
Brings me closer to a heart attack or an aneurism
by onbeer8 on Oct 13, 2011 10:57 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
I seriously hope I can die from a heart attack or aneurism
from the Brewers in the playoffs. Much better than dying of boredom in the postseason I’ve come so close too my whole friggin life.
by Andrew Heidke on Oct 13, 2011 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Then he'd be like every Cubs fan that has died in the last 103 years.
by Bezerkers on Oct 13, 2011 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
Ba-zing!
I meant if they were in the world series and he died before they won it.
I have no concept.
I can't be the only person here
who would sacrifice their life for the promise of a championship.
by Andrew Heidke on Oct 13, 2011 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm going to go out on a HUGE limb here and say...
Yes. Yes you are.
by zsxander567 on Oct 14, 2011 12:24 AM CDT up reply actions
We appreciate your sacrifice....
Now if you said would you give up 6 months or something and you’ll live to be at least 90 then maybe…
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Great game today.
I’m staying off the threads from now on during the games because I think I’m cursing the team.
No posts today in the gamethread and they won!
I have no concept.
Same here - the less internet during the game the better.
I spent the majority of the game today listening while working on my car…much less stressful.
fka "warwick5s"
by DEUCE SLUICE on Oct 13, 2011 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions
I didn't say it earlier for fear of jinxing it but I felt if Randy Wolf was MVP we were going to win
I guess co-MVP works!
Grillax people
They're ticking me off a little on TBS
They keep showing this graphic about how the Cardinals have won every NLCS that they have been tied at 2.
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You know what that means?
They’re due to lose one.
Grienkemas.
Yeah I gotta say, it wasn't bothering me the previous 3 games
But today it seemed like they were constantly hyping everything the Cardinals did.
Grillax people
by jmeks23 on Oct 13, 2011 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
they hopped on a bandwagon which was falling off a cliff
He’s always open. He catches a lot of balls. He’s un-guardable, no matter how old he is
by WarWolf on Oct 13, 2011 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I turned it to ESPN Baseball Tonight
They’re doing something about the “Spirit of St. Louis” (not the plane, the spirit of the team)
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DIdn't make it clear
I changed the channel pretty quickly.
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Do you think they aired it on accident?
FanGraphs should consider a venue for a Gallery Night... they could even serve a cake with a Win Expectancy Chart of the 7/7/11 Brewers' game etched in the frosting, and 7-up. Oh, yeah - and t-shirts that say "SABR-Friday." I'm totally there.
by Jess'HittheBall on Oct 13, 2011 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Or negligence might be a better term...
FanGraphs should consider a venue for a Gallery Night... they could even serve a cake with a Win Expectancy Chart of the 7/7/11 Brewers' game etched in the frosting, and 7-up. Oh, yeah - and t-shirts that say "SABR-Friday." I'm totally there.
by Jess'HittheBall on Oct 13, 2011 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Sorry, it was part of Baseball Tonight.
A special montage they were doing.
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Alright.
I feel better.
FanGraphs should consider a venue for a Gallery Night... they could even serve a cake with a Win Expectancy Chart of the 7/7/11 Brewers' game etched in the frosting, and 7-up. Oh, yeah - and t-shirts that say "SABR-Friday." I'm totally there.
by Jess'HittheBall on Oct 13, 2011 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, all the interwebs had today were Cardinals puff pieces.
It’d be REAL. NICE. to shut them up.
fka "warwick5s"
by DEUCE SLUICE on Oct 13, 2011 11:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Not meaning to troll, but...
You guys have no room to talk concerning favoritism towards one team or another when the PBP is YOUR regular season PBP guy.
(I don’t know if you guys can notice it and I doubt you do as I probably wouldn’t, but he’s not done well trying to be objective.)
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by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 13, 2011 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions
And that was a dumb thing to say.
Anytime you start off your post with “not meaning to troll,” you’re usually trolling. But honest to god, I was just putting in my two cents.
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by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 13, 2011 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions
No problem
FanGraphs should consider a venue for a Gallery Night... they could even serve a cake with a Win Expectancy Chart of the 7/7/11 Brewers' game etched in the frosting, and 7-up. Oh, yeah - and t-shirts that say "SABR-Friday." I'm totally there.
by Jess'HittheBall on Oct 13, 2011 11:54 PM CDT up reply actions
always interesting to see how different people see it
I didn’t really notice it one way or another.
I actually felt like he was pretty quiet considering he’s the lead guy and he talks non-stop during Brewers’ broadcasts. I felt like he was trying to not say stuff so that he didn’t lean too much one way or another.
Avoidance, if you will
by Nicole Haase on Oct 13, 2011 11:54 PM CDT up reply actions
I think he worked for the golf channel...
I’m not sure what that has to do with this, exactly. But they probably get people who are calm and even-headed about things.
Good thing he left golf. That would be boring!
FanGraphs should consider a venue for a Gallery Night... they could even serve a cake with a Win Expectancy Chart of the 7/7/11 Brewers' game etched in the frosting, and 7-up. Oh, yeah - and t-shirts that say "SABR-Friday." I'm totally there.
by Jess'HittheBall on Oct 14, 2011 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions
My non-Brewer fan friends all think he sounds boring and monotone
The bias thing is funny, Anderson clearly wants to move up the broadcasting ladder and showing bias towards a team would be one quick way to stop his career path.
Get a ife broseph
I wonder what they think of Joe Buck?
I was disappointed with the lack of hookers but the pancakes were delightful
by Michael M on Oct 14, 2011 12:06 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
A lot of Anderson trying to be Buck comparisons
Which is fine – Buck is the top guy right now, don’t blame Anderson from trying to be more like him.
Get a ife broseph
I really don't see any comparison between the two, but that's just me
I was disappointed with the lack of hookers but the pancakes were delightful
Yeah me either
Anderson shows more emotion and seems to like baseball.
I’ve just heard other non-Brewer fans compare them.
Get a ife broseph
Not surprisingly, I find him to be good at being objective.
But this is a situation that all announcers lose at no matter what. Unless you’re a legend like Vin Scully.
For instance, I hear all the time about how Joe Buck is favorited towards the Cards. I don’t see it but I imagine it’s there. However, Cards fans accuse him of trying to prove he’s not for the Cards by talking really good about the opponent moreso than normal.
Lose-lose.
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by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 14, 2011 12:13 AM CDT up reply actions
At the beginning of the season, there was talk of having Scully call the WS.
Not sure if anyone remembers this, but it had something to do with an online petition. The word on the petition got out to Buck, who responded that he’d be thrilled and honored if Vin called it. I haven’t seen anything since then, though.
FanGraphs should consider a venue for a Gallery Night... they could even serve a cake with a Win Expectancy Chart of the 7/7/11 Brewers' game etched in the frosting, and 7-up. Oh, yeah - and t-shirts that say "SABR-Friday." I'm totally there.
by Jess'HittheBall on Oct 14, 2011 12:19 AM CDT up reply actions
Vin's sleeping
I was disappointed with the lack of hookers but the pancakes were delightful
by Michael M on Oct 14, 2011 12:19 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
He is in his cryogenic chamber until March, 2012
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~RRR
by Charlie Marlow on Oct 14, 2011 1:25 AM CDT up reply actions
You're fine, no worries
I get the point of the home field announcer thing. It annoyed us when we were playing the D-Backs because the play by play was a huge D-Backs fan.
However, that doesn’t change the fact that Pujols can do no wrong in the media’s eyes. He’s been referred to a God by multiple sources in the last few days. McGwire, who is perhaps the biggest cheat in the game gets a nice Yahoo! article about how wonderful he is…Brewers get articles about how much fun they’re having and all the trouble they stir up. Play by play announcer notwithstanding, it’s not anywhere close to a level playing field as far as the media spin. Now that’s not a diss on the Cardinals—it’s on the media.
by kotsaythebuzzkill on Oct 14, 2011 12:04 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I turned off my TV because he was annoying me.
I listened to most of the game on the radio.
by Zorakathura on Oct 14, 2011 12:11 AM CDT up reply actions
that's funny
because we talked about it in our game thread and we think he’s overacting to try to show he’s not biased towards the Brewers.
Felt like every time the Cardinals did something, he exploded with glee. A couple of people called it orgasmic.
by Nicole Haase on Oct 13, 2011 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Nah, he's been pretty poor at being objective, you're right.
by Noah Jarosh on Oct 13, 2011 11:51 PM CDT up reply actions
First off... I'm aware that Brian Anderson is the Lead PBP guy on TBS
and that decision was made long ago. I’d also contend that he’s done well being objective. National broadcasts are a tough gig, name someone who had done better in the last 5 years.
by Andrew Heidke on Oct 13, 2011 11:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Do we just ignore John Smoltz?
Played under TLR and Duncan 2 years ago and is obviously still close to them.
If you’re going to complain about Anderson simply because he works for the Brewers, at least recognize that one of TLR’s guys is in the booth with him.
Get a ife broseph
by Supertramp on Oct 13, 2011 11:54 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
Yeah, because those are the same thing.
A guy who has watched 162 games of one team for (x amount of years) and a guy who played for a team for 2 months and probably has seen 5 Cards games all year.
I realize he’s in a lose-lose situation and I’m not blaming him for being biased considering I find it a physical impossibility to get so locked onto one team for a whole year and then get told “So now you have to act like you don’t care what the outcome is” especially when said opponent is your fucking hated rivals.
But, my only point was that in terms of biases, I’d be hard-pressed to complain as a Brewer fan because I get to listen to my announcer the whole game while Cards fans have to listen to the enemy.
As far as the national media is concerned, they eat up whoever is the underdog so you should probably take that as a compliment.
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by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 14, 2011 12:11 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm not really complaining about the announcers - I generally tune them out (unless they are Bob Brenly)
Just think its funny that fanbase is complaining about a booth being biased when that booth prominently features a very recent TLR player, who was with the Cards when they had spats with the Brewers.
Get a ife broseph
by Supertramp on Oct 14, 2011 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I hope you're kidding about Brenly
"Our attitude is we look at ourselves and we grade ourselves. And even if we don’t like what’s happening on the other side, we don’t make a — it’s not our business" - Tony Larussa
Haha it was masterfully done
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~RRR
by Charlie Marlow on Oct 14, 2011 1:26 AM CDT up reply actions
Interesting
I guess this just shows how hard BA has it—Cards fan think he’s biased to the Brewers, Brewers fan think he’s overcompensating and going a little overboard for the Cards to show non-partisonship.
I guess we’ll have to agree to disagree about the underdog thing. I haven’t seen any coverage on the Brewers where they’re praised as the underdog outside of the articles I’ve mentioned already which didn’t so much praise their abilities as it did their spirit/ feisty-ness.
by kotsaythebuzzkill on Oct 14, 2011 12:32 AM CDT up reply actions
Opposing teams fans coming in for actual discussion are always welcome.
You’re clearly not doing anything to troll.
by Noah Jarosh on Oct 14, 2011 12:12 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Thanks.
Oh and to make you guys feel better about getting shut down by our crappy bullpen, here’s something to take into consderation: It’s actually not crappy at all and in fact quite good.
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by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 14, 2011 12:16 AM CDT up reply actions
Right
Teams are pretty evenly matched in all aspects of the game, don’t think one could disagree with that.
Get a ife broseph
Well, except the Brewers are a much better team.
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
by SRB on Oct 14, 2011 12:51 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
You don't think the Brewers are a much better team?
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
I think its pretty close and arguments could be made either way
I’m not surprised at all that you don’t, which is fine.
Get a ife broseph
I think everyone is thrown off
By the fact that you’ve had a dozen closers this year, and our closer saved 40 in a row. I wouldn’t trade our bullpen for anyone in baseball’s.
Everyone is thrown off because of two reasons:
1. The media has not figured out that our bullpen is completely different from the one who blew 26 saves during the season.
2. The media is lazy and didn’t bother to do any research. (surprise)
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by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 14, 2011 12:32 AM CDT up reply actions
What's different? Arthur Rhodes and Octavio Dotel?
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
Dotel is not bad at all.
He has a 3.50 ERA and 3.23 FIP (3.23 and 1.57 with the Cards!!)
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by stlcardsfan4 on Oct 14, 2011 12:58 AM CDT up reply actions
Franklin, Miller, Sanchez, Batista, and Tallet are all gone
That’s a pretty big difference.
by Cheeseandcorn on Oct 14, 2011 7:47 AM CDT up reply actions
Sept/October Bullpen ERA/FIP
Cardinals: 4.56/3.92
Brewers: 1.14/1.93
I don’t think that’s an even matchup. Just saying.
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
by SRB on Oct 14, 2011 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I like a lot of things about your bullpen,
and the weakness that I see is more of a lack of (7)/8/9 inning slots so there is more freedom to use the diverse set of arms you have.
FanGraphs should consider a venue for a Gallery Night... they could even serve a cake with a Win Expectancy Chart of the 7/7/11 Brewers' game etched in the frosting, and 7-up. Oh, yeah - and t-shirts that say "SABR-Friday." I'm totally there.
by Jess'HittheBall on Oct 14, 2011 12:21 AM CDT up reply actions
And in fact
Pujols is quite underrated.
Brewers:
2011 NL Central Champs!
National League #2 Seed
Franchise record for wins
Fun with statistics
The Brewers have never lost the NLCS.*
*Being really glass is half full here.
REWIND YOURSELF!
by drezdn on Oct 14, 2011 8:32 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
The force was with Wolf tonight
He’s always open. He catches a lot of balls. He’s un-guardable, no matter how old he is
Yes.
The Wolf scared off the bats.
FanGraphs should consider a venue for a Gallery Night... they could even serve a cake with a Win Expectancy Chart of the 7/7/11 Brewers' game etched in the frosting, and 7-up. Oh, yeah - and t-shirts that say "SABR-Friday." I'm totally there.
by Jess'HittheBall on Oct 13, 2011 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Found a headline;
“Wily Wolf blows Cardinals down to level series”
(Reuters)
FanGraphs should consider a venue for a Gallery Night... they could even serve a cake with a Win Expectancy Chart of the 7/7/11 Brewers' game etched in the frosting, and 7-up. Oh, yeah - and t-shirts that say "SABR-Friday." I'm totally there.
by Jess'HittheBall on Oct 13, 2011 11:12 PM CDT reply actions
I really love Randy Wolf's honesty in his press conference
Very refreshing
I was disappointed with the lack of hookers but the pancakes were delightful
by Michael M on Oct 13, 2011 11:17 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Hilarious
“After the Arizona game, the next day, I didn’t eat or drink anything. I don’t know if that called depression or what?”
You forgot the "didn't shower all day" part lol
I was disappointed with the lack of hookers but the pancakes were delightful
Here's an article that has quotes from that press conference
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Yuni B rulz !
He’s always open. He catches a lot of balls. He’s un-guardable, no matter how old he is
by WarWolf on Oct 13, 2011 11:31 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
I wonder what Jeff Passan's angle will be after this game?
Brewers are awesome and unbeatable. Until they lose a game, then the Cardinals are awesome and unbeatable.
Get a ife broseph
Actually talking in the past with that one
He stopped tweeting tonight once the Brewers go the lead – I’m legitimately curious what he’s going to come up with for tomorrow.
Get a ife broseph
Ignore him
without your clicks he gets fired.
Brewers:
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Franchise record for wins
I doubt he'll say awesome and unbeatable. He'd say that about the Cards after every win.
For the Brewers, it’s that they have fun. Never that they’re awesome.
by kotsaythebuzzkill on Oct 13, 2011 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm so angry with myself for clicking on that article
What a heap of garbage. The Cardinals win and he anoints Pujols as a freaking demi-god from the loins of Zeus himself. The Brewers win and his comment is that the Brewers’ starter for tomorrow isn’t as good as he thinks he is that he should shut up because the Cardinals will probably be good against him again. Thanks for your totally non-pandering balanced coverage Jeff…
Greinke: "It’s not about the guacamole itself. I just don’t want to let them win."
2-time BCB Fantasy Baseball Champion
I was trying to figure out what the hell his beef was with Zack
“Jeff Passan is an award-winning reporter who previously was the national baseball writer for The Kansas City Star.”
Ahhhhh that makes sense. Jilted fan.
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by DEUCE SLUICE on Oct 14, 2011 10:11 AM CDT up reply actions
Not jilted fan
Jilted sportswriter. Very tough to earn Greinke’s trust, and he can be pretty prickly in person, obviously. Posnanski had the patience to try to understand him and see him for who he is. Passan, not so much.
by Cheeseandcorn on Oct 14, 2011 11:18 AM CDT up reply actions
Well... no more vacation for me...
The Brewers are now 5-0 for normal work or off days. Still 0-4 on days I took vacation time in the post season.
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Oh by the way I worked every sunday during the NFL playoffs last year also... just saying...
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No but I was at Game 5 of the NLDS also.
Rule of thumb is if I take vacation we lose… If I have a normal off day or a work day we win.
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Greinke re; statements about Chris Carpenter.
"My wife likes to read stuff and then she gets mad, and she’s mad that I said it," Greinke said. "But it just happened and don’t need to talk about it anymore."
I just really like the quote, and this was just a little write-up, but here is the link for integrity
FanGraphs should consider a venue for a Gallery Night... they could even serve a cake with a Win Expectancy Chart of the 7/7/11 Brewers' game etched in the frosting, and 7-up. Oh, yeah - and t-shirts that say "SABR-Friday." I'm totally there.
by Jess'HittheBall on Oct 13, 2011 11:37 PM CDT reply actions
I read the quote
and the story, and don’t understand it. Because it’s Greinke, he’ll never explain it. But you’re right, for some reason I like the quote.
by no preference on Oct 13, 2011 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions
He is The Greinke.
FanGraphs should consider a venue for a Gallery Night... they could even serve a cake with a Win Expectancy Chart of the 7/7/11 Brewers' game etched in the frosting, and 7-up. Oh, yeah - and t-shirts that say "SABR-Friday." I'm totally there.
by Jess'HittheBall on Oct 13, 2011 11:52 PM CDT up reply actions
If I understand correctly
His wife reads the articles about him and was upset that he made fun of Carpenter.
REWIND YOURSELF!
Except
He didn’t make fun of Carpenter.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
by sjlee on Oct 14, 2011 10:33 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
If you read the initial article you'd sure think so though
and I don’t think it’s in Zack’s mind to go the “but I said ‘they’ – not that I think that” route. He isn’t quite as aware of how other people hear his words enough to give it a thought.
by Archibaldcrane on Oct 14, 2011 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions
As cheesy as this will sound
I’m just glad the guy found someone who understands, accepts and loves him.
She also happens to be a babe
"Our attitude is we look at ourselves and we grade ourselves. And even if we don’t like what’s happening on the other side, we don’t make a — it’s not our business" - Tony Larussa
For anyone who doesn't know what she looks like
She has her own website… Link
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Just got back from the game (again)
Had a nice time sitting next to a Royals fan. I did not forget my rally towel this time. You’re welcome all.
I knew it wasn't your fault!
FanGraphs should consider a venue for a Gallery Night... they could even serve a cake with a Win Expectancy Chart of the 7/7/11 Brewers' game etched in the frosting, and 7-up. Oh, yeah - and t-shirts that say "SABR-Friday." I'm totally there.
by Jess'HittheBall on Oct 13, 2011 11:55 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Haha.
Just saw the highlight of the Hairston slide. He got up all ready to argue that he was safe before the ump said he was, anyway.
Prince has really struggled on the road this post season. He's hit into SO many double plays the last few days.
Streak Breakers.com
Needs more Braun running
RRR is really scared of Molina’s arm.
Although Prince’s DP tonight he fucking smoked, can’t get mad about that one.
by Archibaldcrane on Oct 14, 2011 2:38 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah just bad luck on that one
as rock would say a real “Hang withem”
"It's a joke. It's all a joke.
John Axford has broken the Canadian post-season saves record
previously held by Ron Taylor.
I keep forgetting we’ve got such a big following in Canada. While a save is just a save, a Canadian record is a Canadian record.
*all of the moose are very happy about this, as well.
FanGraphs should consider a venue for a Gallery Night... they could even serve a cake with a Win Expectancy Chart of the 7/7/11 Brewers' game etched in the frosting, and 7-up. Oh, yeah - and t-shirts that say "SABR-Friday." I'm totally there.
by Jess'HittheBall on Oct 14, 2011 12:53 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
That's DM's secret strategy...
Sign a ton of Canadians… Grow a cult following in Canada. Get Brewers games televised in Canada and solve the small market problem or at least help increase our TV market!!!
Streak Breakers.com
by Flanyboy on Oct 14, 2011 1:09 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
And we'll read about plays in both Center field and Centre field
FanGraphs should consider a venue for a Gallery Night... they could even serve a cake with a Win Expectancy Chart of the 7/7/11 Brewers' game etched in the frosting, and 7-up. Oh, yeah - and t-shirts that say "SABR-Friday." I'm totally there.
by Jess'HittheBall on Oct 14, 2011 1:12 AM CDT up reply actions
Excellent.
FanGraphs should consider a venue for a Gallery Night... they could even serve a cake with a Win Expectancy Chart of the 7/7/11 Brewers' game etched in the frosting, and 7-up. Oh, yeah - and t-shirts that say "SABR-Friday." I'm totally there.
by Jess'HittheBall on Oct 14, 2011 1:07 AM CDT up reply actions
I guess I missed out on the post-game thread last night
People sure got bent out of shape when discussing Yuni… you’d think the Brewers lost last night. Hopefully everyone has had time to sober up and sleep on it, so we can get back to cheering the Brewers onto the World Series.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
by sjlee on Oct 14, 2011 10:40 AM CDT reply actions 3 recs
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NL Central Standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cincinnati
|
25 | 20 | .555 | 0 | Lost 1 |
|
St. Louis
|
25 | 21 | .543 | 0.5 | Lost 2 |
|
Houston
|
22 | 23 | .488 | 3 | Won 4 |
|
Pittsburgh
|
21 | 24 | .466 | 4 | Won 1 |
|
Milwaukee
|
19 | 26 | .422 | 6 | Won 2 |
|
Chicago
|
15 | 30 | .333 | 10 | Lost 10 |
(updated 5.26.2012 at 6:00 PM CDT)
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