Bad Defense, Offense, Pitching Doom Brewers In 7-1 Loss To Cardinals, Who Now Lead NLCS 3-2
by Kyle Lobner on Oct 14, 2011 10:16 PM CDT
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PrintW: Octavio Dotel (2-0)
L: Zack Greinke (1-1)
HR: None
MVP: Corey Hart (+.107)
LVP: Zack Greinke (-.240)
Win Expectancy Graph and Star of the Game Voting
Well, that was awful.
Here's a complete list of things the Brewers did well tonight:
- Ryan Braun doubled in the first inning, extending his record postseason streak to nine straight games reaching base safely in the opening frame.
Yeah, I think that's about it.
Zack Greinke wasn't awful tonight, but he still allowed five runs (two earned) on seven hits and failed to complete the sixth inning. He was strongly hindered by three Brewer errors and a couple of other plays that should have been made. Really, poor defense was the game's biggest story: Jerry Hairston Jr., Yuniesky Betancourt, Rickie Weeks and Marco Estrada all made errors, in addition to a key early missed fly ball by Corey Hart.
Hart led the Brewers with three hits tonight, and his single in the fifth inning drove in the Brewers' only run. Jonathan Lucroy, who scored the run, was the only other multi-hit Brewer.
On the bright side, the season won't end tomorrow. But the Brewers will face elimination when this series resumes on Sunday, and it'll become even more likely if Ron Roenicke sticks with his plan to start Shaun Marcum.
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The way I see it
This weekend, Badgers will humiliate Indiana, Packers will murder St. Louis, and we’ll be in a much better mood on Sunday before Marcum stuns us all with a tremendous performance at Miller Park before rejuvenated, jubilant fans.
Hey, it could happen…
by gffjenks on Oct 14, 2011 10:17 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
god I hope Wisconsin drops 100 on IU tomorrow haha
I am too drunk to taste this chicken.
by ThroughBeingCool on Oct 14, 2011 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions
With any luck
St. Louis will despise the state of Wisconsin by the end of the weekend.
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.
don't think anyone in St. Louis cares about the Rams haha
I am too drunk to taste this chicken.
by ThroughBeingCool on Oct 14, 2011 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Losing's bad enough....
… but losing while playing awful baseball is just embarrassing.
"fortunate, but also lucky"
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Oct 14, 2011 10:18 PM CDT reply actions
Losing to those smug pricks while playing awful baseball is
…I’m drawing a blank here. Something worse than embarrassing.
"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 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions
No, back from the ledge, man.
"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 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions
For those of you who preferred to play St. Louis over Philly.
I present to you a rational reason to prefer Philly. Each lost game wouldn’t feel like a thousand daggers…
Applying pop culture to Brewers discussions since 2009, earning the nickname of "Our Little Abed".
Sure, but then again, I think that the NLCS would have been over by now if the Brewers played the Phillies
or, similarly, they wouldn’t have made it out of the NLDS.
"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 11:51 PM CDT up reply actions
I disagree. I would much have preferred to play the Phillies in the NLCS.
We’d have had 3 games in a row at home, we played them well when we were in Philly (win 1 and we’ve got home field advantage back), and Their offense has been terrible lately.
And like Yar said, the losses wouldn’t be nearly as painful.
I sincerely hope this team has got 2 wins left in them but with RR’s decision to start Marcum and the fact that he probably won’t pull him til he’s given up 5 runs, I just don’t have much faith left. It’s awfully hard to play against your own manager.
I have no concept.
I said it in the gamethread, but I wanted to repeat myself here because nobody will look there anymore.
Not counting the same game twice, the Brewers have won two consecutive games at home over 20 times this season.
by Noah Jarosh on Oct 14, 2011 10:19 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
They've won five of their last seven at Miller Park.
Contributor on Brew Crew Ball, Commissioner of Prognostikeggers, Owner of a broken sarcasm detector
So the Brewers will win 2 of the next 2.
No biggie.
by Noah Jarosh on Oct 14, 2011 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions
You are ten times more optimistic in this moment that I could ever hope to be.
Contributor on Brew Crew Ball, Commissioner of Prognostikeggers, Owner of a broken sarcasm detector
Yeah back off the ledge
The thing we have going for us is home field advantage. I’ll probably be in attendance on Sunday, too, so that helps. If nothing else, I will ceaselessly hound the Cardinals about shit that everyone else has moved past, and it will cause them to flip out and lose the game. So there’s that.
"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 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Quit buzzkilling
At this point, in all honesty, what good is it doing? I mean, really? We know he’s going to start Marcum, so railing against it doesn’t really accomplish anything. It may or may not be a good idea. Who knows right now? The one thing we can do, is cheer on this damn team that sometimes makes us want to burn our eyes out of our heads with cigar butts.
"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 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Just being reallistic.
When it’s all said and done I think Roenicke will have cost us a trip to the WS.
I have no concept.
Roenicke has to use the players he has, not sure what you expect him to do here.
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
by SRB on Oct 14, 2011 10:42 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
How about not start a pitcher who pretty much looks like he's done this year?
I don’t blame Roenicke for tonight. That was on the players, who almost uniformly came up small under pressure. But starting Narveson over Marcum would be a start, in my opinion. And that’s not even going over the whole Kotsay disaster again. The problem I have with him is that he’s still managing like it’s the regular season, for the most part, and I don’t trust him to change that now that we’re facing an elimination game.
"fortunate, but also lucky"
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Oct 14, 2011 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Same here.
I actually would have started Narveson tonight since it’s guaranteed to go back to MP.
I’d much rather have Greinke and his perfect record at MP than Marcum.
I have no concept.
I'm also really concerned about our offense. They already look like they're pressing horribly.
How are they going to look in an elimination game?
I have no concept.
I agree completely
In fact I was going to say ’I’m happy that I don’t feel like anything went wrong because of a RRR decision tonight’.
But, he’s going to start Marcum, and that’s just not something he should do.
"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 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions
I have attempted the crusade against buzzkilling before
It inevitably fails.
"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
but Shaun Marcum.
I am too drunk to taste this chicken.
by ThroughBeingCool on Oct 14, 2011 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm one of the few who have faith in him.
Or, at the very least, we’ll just go all Angels in the Outfield on them and everyone in the crowd will drink there beers all at once, thus summoning an invisible fleet of beer brewers to help all the breaks go the Brewers way.
by Noah Jarosh on Oct 14, 2011 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I just want Narveson to start on Sunday
hopefully RRR has Marcum on the shortest leash possible.
I am too drunk to taste this chicken.
by ThroughBeingCool on Oct 14, 2011 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm there on Sunday
I’ll flap my arms with a beer in each hand, and then double-barrel them.
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.
Y'know
tonight may have been pathetic enough to finally light a fire under their asses. Hopefully they’re disgusted with themselves to the point where they can’t do anything but harness that feeling.
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.
God I wish
Grienke were the kind to yell and throw shit. Maybe Luc will chew everyone out on his behalf.
Seriously
If Grienke lays into the infielders, that’d likely do it too. And tonight may have been enough for that to happen.
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.
but the team is so loose! they don't need to yell or get mad
just smile when you strike out with 2 on like Prince Fielder, it’s okay, he’s loose!
I am too drunk to taste this chicken.
by ThroughBeingCool on Oct 14, 2011 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions
And/or he knows that he's going to be on a perennial contender once he gets out of Milwaukee.
(not a dig at Prince, but he probably has the least pressure of anyone on the team)
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
What do you find objectionable about that post?
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
I find it hard to buy the idea
that any player would think of future possibilities to play in the postseason, while still playing in one at this particular time. He actually looks like he’s pressing too much at the plate. He’s been swinging at way too many pitches outside of the strike zone in the last couple of days.
by argichi on Oct 15, 2011 8:08 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Are people having trouble with their reading comprehension or something?
He’s loose because it’s not a win-or-else for him like it is for a lot of the other players. How does that turn into me saying he’s not trying or doesn’t want to win?
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
Fielder doesn't have to care.
He’s gone after this year, and he’ll be in the playoffs regularly from here on out. The rest of these guys, though, NEED to get it together.
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.
I feel like this post (and SRB's above) implies
that Prince isn’t trying, which I just don’t think is the case
by Nicole Haase on Oct 14, 2011 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
How in the world does it imply that?
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
Well, not sure what post you are reading...
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
He's "loose" because it's almost certain he'll be back in the postseason in the immediate future.
Of course he’s still trying.
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
That's true
But Ryan Braun knows he’s trapped in the Pitchingeddon that is Milwaukee baseball.
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
I wouldn't say he's not trying
It’s just not as devastating to him if we don’t make it.
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.
+2 creep points.
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
Way to add to the discussion
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.
For starters
You could say tell SRB and me how it’s wrong.
Someone who has been as pessimistic and irritating as you have all year certainly doesn’t have the right to outright dismiss what any else says.
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.
Are we really going to start ripping on Prince over one lousy facial expression?
Come on.
by Cheeseandcorn on Oct 14, 2011 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Are you all still talking about that other game, where he was laughing?
I’m still pretty sure it could have been anything. Nyjer might have said something hilarious to everyone, or something caught him off guard.
It was pretty spontaneous. Sort of like today, when argichi posted the masterpiece from Armenia. I did not expect that, at all.
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 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions
He was talking about tonight, after Prince struck out against Rzepczynski
He looked back toward the mound, kind of rolled his eyes and smiled to himself.
by Cheeseandcorn on Oct 14, 2011 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Well -
Maybe it’s a coping mechanism Prince learned in anger management, only to be used in emergencies.
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 15, 2011 1:14 AM CDT up reply actions
He did hit a home run off of Kennedy after smiling
when the ump called the previous pitch a strike.
Prince's smile basically meant
internal disgust with himself for being duped into swinging on that low and inside pitch. It sort of like hitting the goalpost in a soccer game a couple of times in a situation where you should have scored and you can’t help but smile at what happenned. It has nothing to do with not caring or not trying in my book. Some people like to take out their anger on Gatorade coolers, while others brush it off with a smile.
by argichi on Oct 15, 2011 7:56 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
Back in the 2nd, Greinke bounced the ball hard in anger
That’s throwing stuff. And it looked to me like he was cursing loudly while doing it. He was angry.
I don't know enough about his personality to say
Is that something that he’d do to everyones faces, or just on the mound?
I could use an off day
have a good night everyone and let’s come back charged up for Sunday’s game!
Brewers:
2011 NL Central Champs!
National League #2 Seed
Franchise record for wins
I'm not worried
and its going to be oh so so sweet when I have tears of joy next monday unlike back in the 82’ WS.
This is why the manager isn't supposed to lose games for their own team. Gomez starts on Wednesday and we're probably up 3-2 right now instead of down 3-2.
Awesome that Captain genius is starting Marcum on Sunday though. That should pretty much do it.
I have no concept.
There's no shame in being beaten by a better team when you give your best effort
However I don’t believe that either of those conditions are the case in this series. Hopefully the off day and playing at the Keg wakes the Crew up.
by T Plush 4 Prez on Oct 14, 2011 10:22 PM CDT reply actions
Pitching and every Brewer not named Ryan Braun decided not to show up in the postseason.
Almost lost and now on the verge of losing to the two worst teams in the playoffs. Total joke but oh well.
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
per Rosiak
Roenicke on Game 6: “I’m not going to bring Yovani back.” That means Marcum, definitively. No going back now. #brewers
I am too drunk to taste this chicken.
by ThroughBeingCool on Oct 14, 2011 10:27 PM CDT reply actions
That means Taylor Jungmann.
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
In a 7 game series the team down 3-2 wins around 30% of the time.
I would guess when the team down 3-2 has HFA that number would go up. So I was wondering if anyone knew those numbers.
by Zorakathura on Oct 14, 2011 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm guessing those 30% weren't playing like complete shit with a manager stupid enough to use a pitcher who's been getting crushed lately.
I have no concept.
Well, there's also the whole
‘its easier to predict a loss and say “I told you so” than it is to predict a win and have to eat a loss’.
"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 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions
MMMM cheese curds
That dog just won't hunt.
by Bush League All Star on Oct 14, 2011 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm with you
We’re winning this shit. I’m actually much more confident in that than I was in winning yesterday’s game.
"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 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
They showed a graphic for the series on ESPN yesterday
After a 2-2 tie in a seven game series, the winner of Game 5:
- Won 19 of 52 series in Game 6
- Won 17 of 52 series in Game 7
- Lost 16 of 52 series in Game 7
Contributor on Brew Crew Ball, Commissioner of Prognostikeggers, Owner of a broken sarcasm detector
How many were the home team though?
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.
Right
My question is how many of those are the team with HFA.
by Zorakathura on Oct 14, 2011 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions
And how many were pitching a Shaun Marcum who has completely lost his ability to pitch this season?
I have no concept.
How many times can you make same comment?
Do you think I don’t know who is pitching or how the Brewers played tonight?
by Zorakathura on Oct 14, 2011 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I know you're a regular
but you’re treading dangerously close to trolling here. It’s not necessary to follow literally every positive comment in this post with your negative thoughts.
by Nicole Haase on Oct 14, 2011 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
We are allowed to hope for that
unrealistic as it may be.
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.
I'm hoping for it too. Just can't expect it at this point.
The fact that Roenicke refuses to pitch Narveson despite his great numbers against the Cardinals just burns me up.
I have no concept.
Marcum's gonna go seven innings and one run.
by Noah Jarosh on Oct 14, 2011 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Don't forget the 8 K's.
3 of the backwards variety
(Verb) you cardinals.
by Taterwithbacon on Oct 14, 2011 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I can't help but rec these. Everthing you bring up as a possibility is an awesome possibility.
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 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey, menchkins.
Shaun’s been great for us for a good part of the season. It was worth it to have him, even if he’s running out of steam. He’s not the one saying he has to pitch, and that’s not his decision. But I think he’s got the brains to figure out a good gameplan.
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 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions
The only good part of losing:
We get to have a cool, intelligent discussion with the polite, not-at-all-passively-trolling Cardinals fan that is inevitably going to drop by!
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
also fuck Philadelphia and Atlanta
they had a hand in this as well!
I am too drunk to taste this chicken.
by ThroughBeingCool on Oct 14, 2011 10:34 PM CDT reply actions
If the Brewers can't beat the Cardinals, they would have lost the series to Philadelphia in one game somehow.
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
It would have been like 80-1 and Selig would have just called the series on the mercy rule.
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
I would rather have played the Phillies personally. Their offense had been sucking ass.
I have no concept.
They were the best team in baseball. How the Cardinals squeaked that one out is a demonstration of how flukey the playoffs are, but we 100% got the easiest team possible.
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
And the Brewers are making it difficult.
Wait, that sounds familiar.
Applying pop culture to Brewers discussions since 2009, earning the nickname of "Our Little Abed".
The sad fact is, when our pitchers aren't performing like they should The Cardinals are the better team.
*gag
I have no concept.
When Craig Counsell hits a home run he's the best hitter in baseball for that PA.
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
I could handle losing a series to Philadelphia
I can’t handle it if the loss is to the Cardinals, and it will hurt more if they go on to win the World Series.
The best Brewers season I will probably see in my lifetime will be forever tainted by the Cardinals winning the World Series.
Contributor on Brew Crew Ball, Commissioner of Prognostikeggers, Owner of a broken sarcasm detector
Doubt either of these teams is going to compete vs. Texas
Unless the Brewers starting playing well again.
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
Although Nelson Cruz has accounted for 11 of the 24 runs that Texas has scored.
If he goes cold, who knows what could happen.
"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 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions
That's the way I feel too. I would MUCH rather have lost to Philly. Losing to the Cardinals is the WORST possible outcome.
I have no concept.
I would rather they be in the NLCS than lose in the NLDS.
by Zorakathura on Oct 14, 2011 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions
If it weren't for Furcal's annoying ass, we could have taken STL out of the picture in their last series at MP in the regular season.
I have no concept.
I don't think the Cardinals a better team than the alternatives though.
In fact, I think they were the best matchup possible. Brewers just aren’t performing.
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
I agree completely
"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 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions
I honestly think that
Marcum is going to have the game of his life tomorrow. Call it a hunch, but we just need to win 2 games at home right? That’s very doable. Very doable indeed.
(Verb) you cardinals.
by Taterwithbacon on Oct 14, 2011 10:41 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
That doesn't help the Brewers if the game of his life is when he's sitting at home playing his Xbox 360.
Contributor on Brew Crew Ball, Commissioner of Prognostikeggers, Owner of a broken sarcasm detector
He strikes me as a Wii guy.
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.
Gripping a wiimote with a WS ring
would probably really hurt
(Verb) you cardinals.
by Taterwithbacon on Oct 14, 2011 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions
I was referring to the fact
…that him having the game of his life doesn’t help on an off day.
Contributor on Brew Crew Ball, Commissioner of Prognostikeggers, Owner of a broken sarcasm detector
Yeah
I honestly just got that about 20 seconds before you pointed it out to me. w2g me. He’ll have the game of his life pitching as himself in 2K11, then he’ll repeat it on the mound at Miller.
(Verb) you cardinals.
by Taterwithbacon on Oct 14, 2011 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Sure it does
Then he has to sit for Game 6, and Narveson can start.
I like our wii, but we borrowed it from a family member who got it in Japan.
It’s sort of a trial and error thing to work the menu. Errr.
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 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Never going to happen
It’s really hard to play X360 with a world series ring. They just get in the way of the triggers
And here I thought it was the clunky, oversized controllers that got in the way.
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.
You don't need controllers with Kinect
but those colored balls that PS3 has are adorable.
"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 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions
At least the PS Move is functional.
I’m yet to see a game for the Kinect that works like it’s supposed to.
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.
Kinect adventures works just fine for me
"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 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions
lol
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What's funny?
Did you think I got Kinect so I could pretend to shoot people in the head on a video game, or so that my kids and I could play something together?
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~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 11:52 PM CDT up reply actions
I just assumed you were kidding.
For adults, it’s out of place. For parents with young kids, it’s fine. I didn’t take the kids into account.
As far as my Move goes though, I love how well it works for Home Run derby mode on The Show, and Sports Champions is a blast, to name a couple that I enjoy on it. It does party games well, without them being too dumbed down (Mario Party 1-417)
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By far, the worst game of the entire season. Absolutely pathetic on all fronts.
Way to show up guys.
That Randy Wolf start v. Arizona was the worst game of the entire century.
Why did the Brewers decide to not show up in the postseason? It is a mystery.
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
They showed up enough to play at least 11 games.
by Zorakathura on Oct 14, 2011 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions
True, but what is the starting staff's ERA, 11.00?
Turrible, just turrible. Where did the August pitching go?
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
Good question.
I think Marcum’s arm is tired (and I really hope he’s not hurt). I don’t think it’s the proverbial “dead arm” or anything, but I think he’s lost enough that he’s got to muscle up a bit more to get his velocity up, and the loss of the easy motion not only costs him his control, but the movement on his pitches.
As for Greinke? Who knows. I’ve been waiting for 2009 Greinke to show up all season. He’s gotten close a few times, but…
"fortunate, but also lucky"
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Oct 14, 2011 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions
I know.
They still have gone farther than the Phillies, Yankees D-Backs and the Rays. And even though it feels like it, it’s not over yet.
by Zorakathura on Oct 14, 2011 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions
They've had a great season regardless of what happens in this series but holy shit do I hate the damn Cardinals.
I want them to lose just as much as I want the Brewers to win.
I have no concept.
by menchkins on Oct 14, 2011 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I hate the Cardinals more than any team in baseball.
by Zorakathura on Oct 14, 2011 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
The only team, in all of sports, that I hate more is the Canucks.
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Flagged
You can’t hate anyone more than the Cardinals.
I have no concept.
by menchkins on Oct 14, 2011 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
They are the Cardinals
But worse. And combined with the Vikings.
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Talk about scratching the surface...
They have a coach that complains about EVERYTHING. A GM who holds press conferences to cry about officiating in the playoffs. BOTH accused the Blackhawks of having spies in their locker room in the playoffs last year. Their best offensive players are creepy-looking twins who take more dives than soccer players. Their defenders are wanna-be tough guys who pick on players 25+ lbs smaller and skate away when it’s someone their size. They take excessive cheapshots. And all the while, they complain about the officiating fucking them to the point that the refs almost have to favor them the get them to shut up (hi TLR) and they accuse other teams of doing everything they do, but when they do it it’s because they play the sport the right way.
Oh, and they’ve never won a championship, but they have the most absurd sense of entitlement of any franchise in sports history.
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Wow, sounds like a classy organization.
i don’t follow hockey but I’d probably hate them too if I did.
I have no concept.
Oh yeah, one more thing.
They’ve criticized teams in the past for celebrating. Last year when they eliminated the Hawks in the 1st round, they acted like they won 4 Stanley Cups all at once.
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The Canucks are awesome.
They have weird alien identical twins who can make the case for being the #1 and #2 players in the sport (by points at least…). The Cardinals have Yadier Molina…
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
There is one problem with the points thing.
They are very, very good. That’s not up for debate. But they play most of their games against the 4 of the 5 worst teams in the sport. it’s the equivalent of the Badgers playing in Conference-USA.
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They Houston Astros? :)
I don’t actually think they are the best two players in the game, I just think it’s kind of awesome that two identical twins not only made it to the pros and play on the same line as eachother, but they are both ridiculously good too.
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Grienke taking the blame.
Better only be for the cameras.
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That's not healthy. He should learn to talk about his problems.
by Noah Jarosh on Oct 14, 2011 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions
on a serious note
There was a great article (don’t remember where) a few days ago about how Luc has befriended him and has regular conversation time. I hope it’s doing him some good
I really, really hope so.
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I really don't think that what this team needs right now
Is to be yelled at by Zack Greinke. That would actually be awful.
by Cheeseandcorn on Oct 14, 2011 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Got any better ideas?
Because standing pat won’t accomplish anything.
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Panicking, freaking out, and yelling at each other isn't going to accomplish anything, either.
That’s what a team that’s wound way too tight would do right now. (Like, say, the Cardinals.)
by Cheeseandcorn on Oct 14, 2011 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
The difference is that with Zambrano, it's a normal occurrence.
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Thing is
The guy is practically incapable of lying. If he’s taking the blame, that means he really believes he deserves it. It makes sense from his perspective. He expects to go out and get at least 8 Ks every time he takes the mound. When he sees his defense boot a ball all he’s thinking is about how he should’ve struck that guy out.
When the Brewers let guys on base, he didn’t strike the next guy out to bail them out of the inning. It wasn’t Greinke’s fault that his defense was terrible behind him. He can take some blame on himself that the defense had to make at least 6 more plays than they usually have to make.
by ecocd on Oct 15, 2011 6:52 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I would do the same in his position.
Who cares that people around me made mistakes? I didn’t do my job to the best of my abilities and the team lost.
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It was a good gameplan, unfortunately.
Very smart not to try and strike everyone out. It could have turned into an 8 or 9 inning performance with an incredibly low pitch count.
(a la Yo vs. the Braves, a masterpiece I’ve watched a bunch of times now. Geek heaven).
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 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions
This is my perfect song.
It’s because of the game, but Stevie Wonder wrote it for the Brewers. A perfect blend of melancholy and the other thing at ~2:42 in where a guest vocalist yells at the Brewers for being fools.
The vamp is appropriate.
*Songs in the Key of Life is probably familiar to a lot of people, so you might already know about that vamp at the end/what I am referring to. Grrrr…
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 10:56 PM CDT reply actions
It's crazy but this is honestly the first time all post-season I thought the Brewers might lose the series
GET THIS NEGATIVITY OUT OF MY HEAD!!!
Grillax people
Good news, people!
One of the all-time great baseballs movies is on now! Signs!
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What is it?
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 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Signs, by M. Night Shamaliamadon
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Oh, got it. What station?
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 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions
That's the name of it?
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 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Just turn on TBS
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Cool.
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 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, I guess I forgot to turn on TBS. I think I need to stay here, for awhile!
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 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions
This movie has such a talented secondary cast.
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I wrote down the name.
It is being dvr’d, but don’t know if I’m getting the whole thing. Right now, I do not want to be in the same room as the t.v. I watched the game on. the picture is starting to go, because it is sort of old.
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 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I know I said "we're going to win this game" and they didn't...
But I still stand by what I said! I say we do it over and tell Tony LaRussa he was the only one who that there was a game, and that he was really talking to himself.
Meanwhile, the Brewers can get some sleep. They reminded me of me when I stayed up too late getting a project done or studying for a test, and then nodding off the next day in the class.
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 11:04 PM CDT reply actions
Well.
When I took the night off to do something else, I didn’t assume the Brewers would do the same.
We pull our pants up and do our jobs here.
by Rubie Q on Oct 14, 2011 11:06 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Same here.
"fortunate, but also lucky"
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Oct 14, 2011 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Where are the Russians? They are supposed to help.
Maybe they passed out.
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 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Something Vodka something something
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Exactly. The St. Louis clubhouse spiked our gatorade with vodka...
Or not vodka, but something.
The Russians had nothing to do with this. It was Tony LaRussian!
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 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions
"To do something else"
We all know you mean you’re rigging RRR’s house with booby-traps.
by Noah Jarosh on Oct 14, 2011 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Booby trap, singular.
Ron will set it off once, won’t be able to figure out what went wrong, and then will end up setting it off six more times.
We pull our pants up and do our jobs here.
by Rubie Q on Oct 14, 2011 11:16 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 10 recs
Maybe I shouldn't have gone over there to switch his game plans.
…because now I know why this trap is stuck to my foot!
Now I need a new foot!
I should have figured you’d already been there.
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 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions
haha laughed out loud
well played
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~Doug Melvin
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~RRR
by Charlie Marlow on Oct 14, 2011 11:49 PM CDT up reply actions
With "RUBBIE WAS HERE" spraypainted on the wall.
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by Yar Nivek on Oct 15, 2011 12:25 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I KNEW there was a reason I had a bunch of red paint on my coat...
I shouldn’t have gone so close to the wall when I was writing Marcum his game 6 pitching line-up. Drat.
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 15, 2011 12:45 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm going to have to be all radio on Sunday. Can't handle watching. I refuse to watch the Cards celebrate in MP if they win.
I have no concept.
It's tough. But Bob and Corey have always been nice to listen to with tbs on mute. Good call.
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 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Rejuvenating.
We pull our pants up and do our jobs here.
by Rubie Q on Oct 14, 2011 11:23 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Just got back from the game (yet again)
Didn’t forget the rally towel this time…not sure what I did wrong. At least I gave it my best effort. I’d also like to thank the 450 other Brewers fans who actually made it to a game down here and got us the one win we needed. Now let’s hope the 45,000 fans at Miller Park hold up their end of the bargain on Sunday and Monday.
Also of note
My birthday is this Sunday. Last year on my birthday I celebrated on the field after Wisconsin beat #1 Ohio State. The Brewers will not lose to the Cardinals on my birthday.
You can say "I am birthday," too.
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 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
This is a JessRec
That dog just won't hunt.
by Bush League All Star on Oct 14, 2011 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions
This would not have been possible without Takashi Saito.
I hope he and the Brewers put together another 1 year contract. He brings joy.
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 11:59 PM CDT up reply actions
The worst part
Is that Jeff Passan’s article stands, insinuating that Greinke “doesn’t belong” in the playoffs, and tomorrow’s fluff piece will be about how the Brewers are one game away from being dismantled because they are rotten children with sour attitudes, and there’s not enough money in the world to compensate Pujols for being the embodiment of awesomeness, and Tony LaRussa is to baseball what Einstein was to physics.
I'm still picturing how awesome the game would have been if we made every play.
An 8 inning 1 or 2 run masterpiece with no strikeouts and no more than 90 pitches. It never really started that way, but my imagination doesn’t care.
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 15, 2011 12:01 AM CDT up reply actions
yeah, never was gonna happen
if you put the ball in the hands of the defense 28 of 30 times, they’re gonna burn you quite a few times. At least I recall that from late 2000s Royals baseball, which was a haven for pitching to contact pre-current GM.
In fact, only 10 pitchers faced 30 hitters with 0 strikeouts in the postseason.
So, 30 batters, 17 outs, 7 hits, and 6 reached in other ways (1 HBP, 2 walks, 3 errors). If you give the defense 28 opportunities, they’re gonna fail you a lot.
It wouldn’t stun me if Greinke got away from the things he did the best in the post season. It is kind of interesting that Marcum is a dreaded starter, but his postseason has had similar results to Greinke’s starts, and Marcum outpitched Greinke in 2011 as well. Oh yeah, and Narveson was the 5th best starter for your team. So if it was meant to happen, it could happen.
Also, was there any way to avoid Greinke starting game 162? because that jacked up his work schedule for his first 2 starts (one was a day early and one was a day late).
But I will note as someone who gets to watch Ned Yost manage my team, it doesn’t seem like there have been disastrous bullpen moves for the team in this postseason, so there’s that.
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I honestly can't wait for the evidnce to surface
linking Pujols to HGH or roids or something. That self-righteous prick might actually be one of the few who deserves the embarrassment.
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There would have been a lot of motivation for Albert to use something, for sure!
His scouting reports described him as sluggish, lazy and not really in shape for the sport. He knew he could play, and ultimately proved it.
I just don’t think, even with all of the work Albert put into what is actually a pretty amazing story* of becoming such an outstanding player – - -
*I’ll stop there. I’m not going to let myself turn Albert into a good story.
Anyhow, what I mean to say is that it would be difficult to accomplish all of these things while keeping an exercise regiment. There has to be a human element to this; and the human element would be to take something!
plus, he’s got some of the features of a person who took ‘roids. A couple of years ago, he was ripped. Now, he’s sort of, ummm…blobby-ish.
If he did them, fine. What isn’t okay is if he’s lying, and the bbwa is using him as the answer to their guilt for celebrating other players who had used in the past.
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 15, 2011 12:14 AM CDT up reply actions
He also heals from broken bones in 1/5th of the normal time.
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That, too.
I guess I got angry about this when Manny was suspended, and they just trashed him. And then people like Costas and Verducci immediately said “at least we have Albert.” It just got to me, because Manny was my favorite hitter, and with all of his faults, they had an easy target.
I still think he is better than Albert, as a pure hitter.
But the more they went after him, and the idiotic gaffe with the HOF vote where Jeff Bagwell was snubbed “on suspicion…” Sometimes I just wish they’d stop waiting to vote a hitter in until Albert is HOF eligible.
I’m not really mad if people used, because it was so prevalent. But I think it is a huge mistake to put Albert in the “poster-child” category, because now I’m inclined to dislike him.
*BTW – Manny recently did something that made me lose respect for him, so I’m not really comfortable talking about his hitting right now. And Braunie might just become an even better hitter than Ramirez soon.
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 15, 2011 12:42 AM CDT up reply actions
What, he just wanted to get pregnant.
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I bet it would blow over pretty fast.
Honestly. Media loves Albert Pujols, media hated Barry Bonds.
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
Actually
I’d say the worst part is that the Brewers now have to win their next two games, or else the season is over.
by Cheeseandcorn on Oct 15, 2011 8:57 AM CDT up reply actions
I think Wolfs start is to blame for Marcum starting Sunday. RR thinks its possible for Marcum to pull a Wolf
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by Flanyboy on Oct 15, 2011 2:21 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
It probably is possible, just really unlikely.
I really hope he has a good start for his sake because if he drops another bomb that would be a tough way to enter the off season.
I have no concept.
I also worry what a terrible performance will do to the crowd.
This team deserves to be celebrated not boo’d even if it fails to make the world series… man it would have been so much easier to lose to ANYONE ELSE.
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by Flanyboy on Oct 15, 2011 2:30 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
There's little chance the crowd *doesn't* boo Marcum
If he walks 2 guys in the first inning, there will be 8000 people booing. I agree with it, though I would be booing Roenicke, not Marcum.
There’s still the small hope that they’ve found some kind of mechanical flaw that was hurting. Marvin’s changeup. He hasn’t been using it in high leverage counts and has lost confidence in his one good pitch (and yes, I believe it’s his only good pitch – it’s just that good). He gets his changeups over for strikes in 0-0 and 2-1 counts and he’ll be 7 IP 2 ER 1 BB. He doesn’t and he’ll be pulled with 2.2 IP 4 ER 2 BB. I honestly think it’s as simple as that with Marcum.
by ecocd on Oct 15, 2011 7:07 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Marcum's changeup
Maybe Roenicke can find someone named Marvin to pitch Sunday.
by ecocd on Oct 15, 2011 7:09 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Roenicke deserves to be booed for the decisions he's made in the post season.
It’s not right to boo the players.
I have no concept.
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