Game Thread #-1: Brewers @ Padres
by Kyle Lobner on Mar 29, 2011 1:30 PM CDT
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Print48 hours from now we'll all be talking about regular season baseball as the Brewers and Reds open the 2011 season. For now, though, it's time to say farewell to Arizona with one last game against the Padres.
Follow the jump for today's pitching matchup, lineup and more!
Aaron Harang (5.12 ERA this spring) is in his first season with the Padres after spending the last eight as a member of the Reds. In fact, Harang is near the top of the leaderboard in several categories for the 120 year old franchise:
| Stat | Place | # |
| Strikeouts | 1125 | 6th |
| Starts | 213 | 19th |
| Innings Pitched | 1343 | 24th |
Today will be Harang's sixth start as a Padre. In his last appearance on Thursday he worked five innings against the Rangers, allowing four runs (three earned) on six hits while walking two and striking out two.
He'll face Randy Wolf (9.50 ERA this spring), who is also making his sixth start. This has been said a lot lately but Wolf could really use a strong outing: He's allowed 19 runs in 18 innings this spring, including four in 5.1 innings of work against the Angels on Thursday. Opposing batters are hitting .347 off of him in Cactus League play.
Rickie Weeks 2B
Carlos Gomez CF
Ryan Braun LF
Prince Fielder 1B
Casey McGehee 3B
Mark Kotsay RF
Yuniesky Betancourt SS
Wil Nieves C
Randy Wolf P
Weather:
The Brewers should make sure they savor one last taste of Arizona weather today: temperatures should be in the low-to-mid 80's. By the time they land in Cincinnati tonight it's expected to be in the mid-30's.
Coverage:
No radio or TV today, but the game will be broadcast online and available via Gameday Audio.
Enjoy the game!
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Dammit
You’re way ahead of me. I still have to talk to my meat man.
I’m not smart enough to look at the other stuff and do anything but drool and mumble.
by Rubie Q on Mar 29, 2011 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
You're my soup man, bro.
You know this.
I’m not smart enough to look at the other stuff and do anything but drool and mumble.
McGehee is halfway there, but Wolf isn't keeping his part
I guess you’re not ready yet.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
he still could be
if wolf makes it through 6 it could happen
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 29, 2011 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions
It is time to emerge from the winter
and start commenting.
by Bernie's Mustache Wax on Mar 29, 2011 1:53 PM CDT reply actions
I'm watching via Gameday...
It has Hudson grounding out with the throw going from Betancourt to Weeks to Fielder, but Bartlett safe at 2B.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Didn't sound like he screwed it up though
maybe shouldn’t have thrown to 2nd (not sure), but they didn’t say it was muffed or anything.
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padres/mariners park has it
maryvale does not
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 29, 2011 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Gggrrrr!
Not a big fan of the NL Central Standings in the column to the right. I know its alphabetical order but, nonetheless, it appears to be taunting the Brewers. Still, hopefully in a week or so things will have resumed their righful order with the Crew at the top and Cubs at or near the bottom…
Ready and able to turn any discussion into one about Russell Oles Branyan...
Less than proud owner of Marmol Says Knock McLouth (BCB League III)
To be honest
I’m just glad it’s accurate.
Now that's great tasting chicken!
by Kyle Lobner on Mar 29, 2011 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
They should give us the win they left off for most of the offseason
Forget if it was this year or last year, but they owe us!
Applying Simpsons and Star Wars quotes to Brewers discussions since 2009.
No kidding.
Marquette’s 26-17 record on the sidebar of Anonymous Eagle would like to rec this comment.
I’m not smart enough to look at the other stuff and do anything but drool and mumble.
my eyes
are gaining in absorbance for wavelengths under 600 nm!!!!
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 29, 2011 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions
because yeah..
chicago and the astros are big threats:P
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 29, 2011 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions
This song is far more obnoxious than the "why do they race"
song, which was previously the most obnoxious thing in the history of man. Perhaps it’s time to destroy Klements once and for all.
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Mmm... green Koolaid
I wasn’t really advocating their product… just reciting the line from that jingle.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
I'm glad
I’ve decided it’s my responsibility to prevent people from eating bad sausage.
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I don't know if I'd call it "bad"... more like "meh".
I’m sure there are some really bad no-name brand stuff out there.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Fair enough
I’m advocating against “brands” and “no-name” brands. As far as brands go, it’s probably not terrible.
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I know we've discussed this before, but...
What brats do you recommend? I usually get Johnsonville, which I think is better than Klements, but I’m sure there are better ones out there.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Nothing better than Johnsonville as far as commercially available
Boiled in beer and thrown on the grill. I’ll take a perfect beer brat over almost every other food, if not every other food.
That's what I usually do
Have you ever had their beer brats before? I usually get their regular ones, so I didn’t know if the beer ones actually tasted any different.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Yeah, Johnsonville I'd say is the best
in terms of brands, but if you find a good butcher shop, you can’t really beat it. Little more pricey, but so totally worth it.
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I have no idea where to find a butcher shop around me
let alone a good one.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
This is where I go
about 20 minutes from my place, but worth the trip: http://www.schwaisbrats.com/
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But they don't ship the Hungarians,
which are quite possibly the greatest thing I’ve ever put in my face.
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most awesome
my dad knew a guy at the factory
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 29, 2011 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Pernat's
They’re so old-school they don’t even have a website. Just a little-bitty store in Johnson Creek. They’re a great stop between Madison and Milwaukee if you’re coming from the west—completely worth it. My old employer used to hold as many brat frys as they could schedule, and it was always with Pernats. Highly, highly recommend them.
Thanks
But I live just outside of Milwaukee, so that would be about 45 minutes in the wrong direction.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
that's what your girlfriend has been advocating
she said she’ll leave you next week
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 29, 2011 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions
I like the "Why do they race?" song.
It’s clearly better than this atrocity.
Now that's great tasting chicken!
I just noticed that that's in the commercial.
Holy god it keeps getting worse.
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That one is faintly disturbing
And when I say “faintly disturbing” I mean “very disturbing”…
Ready and able to turn any discussion into one about Russell Oles Branyan...
Less than proud owner of Marmol Says Knock McLouth (BCB League III)
So, this is your fault?
Going forward, you aren’t allowed to leave the game. :)
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Are we assuming Wolf is playing Possum?
Because his Spring has been extremely disappointing. At least he’s a #4 and not a #2 this year.
He didn't start pitching well last season until the second half of the season
Maybe he’s getting all those bad starts out of the way now.
Besides, you’re missing the important point… he’s undefeated (so far) in ST.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Yikes!
Ugh first there was issues with Greinke and his bball skills then Marcum has shoulder problems not it appears Wolf feels bad for the other team every start I know its only ST but this is nicht gut for our killer rotation
Doug Melvin in response to questions re: Jeff Suppan
“When they said you was high-classed, that was just a lie!”
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aber es ist nur ein besschen wichtig
oder nicht wichtig
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 29, 2011 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Poor German
Unfortunately, my 4 semesters of German only taught a few phrases that really stuck with me. However, if I’m not mistaken translation is but its either not an important thing or not important
I dunno, oh well!
by DrDestiny911 on Mar 29, 2011 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Rock says the one thing we're going to miss with Kotsay in right instead of Hart is range.
No Rock, I think we’re going to miss having a player with actual value playing right.
Now that's great tasting chicken!
Along with the cave drawings that Corey left on the outfield wall
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Wooly Weiner Dog?
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by Yar Nivek on Mar 29, 2011 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
with a lobster costume on yes
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Great to have you back to your normal self.
Applying Simpsons and Star Wars quotes to Brewers discussions since 2009.
Im telling you guys by beginning of May there won’t be a question Nyjer Morgan at center and Carlos backup I think Morgan has a lot of upside just been the target of unfair criticism
by DrDestiny911 on Mar 29, 2011 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Kind of like Gomez!
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by Mykenk on Mar 29, 2011 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I happen to agree with the new guy
but I’ll go with June rather than May
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 29, 2011 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah
Just because in the span of a week he took out two catchers unnecessarily, threw a ball at a fan and got into a fight after being thrown behind doesn’t mean anything.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Not even blood pressure?
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
by sjlee on Mar 29, 2011 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
Max Walla is about the type of player I expected to see today.
By the sixth/seventh it’ll probably be Austin Stockfisch at catcher, too.
Now that's great tasting chicken!
Cline is a 25 year old utility infielder who spent last season with Brevard County.
Now that's great tasting chicken!
Why not pinch hit for Wolf there
try to tie this game up? He hasn’t been pitching that well, why let him bat!?
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1) There's probably only 1-2 minor league guys in the pen today.
2) Letting Wolf reach his pitch count today is probably more important.
Now that's great tasting chicken!
Nah
That was posted when they got Chik-fil-a delivered to the booth.
Usually I can tolerate them both, they’re a good target.
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Sadly
I like Chik-Fil-A. I haven’t had it in a long time (no chains around here), but would not hesitate to get some if the opportunity presented itself.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
re: Wolf
75% of his pitches were in the strike zone, compared to about 49% during the season last year. He probably wants this game over as much as we do.
so you are saying he is simply working on something or whatever
and this is somewhat intentional. I will accept this silver lining
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The only reason I'm concerned about Wolf is because of his slow start last year.
Really would’ve liked to see him put a couple of nice outings together this spring and show that he’s not going to suck in April again.
Now that's great tasting chicken!
a K?!
CUT HIM HE SUCKS
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We're all operating under the understanding that the outcome of spring games don't matter, right?
So why not have a rule that all of them must end after 9 innings?
Now that's great tasting chicken!
Okay, Miller Lite needs to go back to the drawing board.
All of their current ad campaigns make me want to burn the marketing department to the ground.
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There's a reason why Miller is #2 and Budweiser is #1
And it’s not because Bud Light is a superior product.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
I just cracked myself up with the mental image of you marketing a beer.
“All beers suck, but this one sucks a little less so you should drink it…if you have to.”
Now that's great tasting chicken!
by Kyle Lobner on Mar 29, 2011 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions 6 recs
"If you're consistently drinking macrobrewed, mass marketed beer you're probably an alcoholic and we don't need to market to you at all."
“But, just so you feel like we tried, here, I painted a star on the cans for you.”
Now that's great tasting chicken!
by Kyle Lobner on Mar 29, 2011 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
Rock just made me realize that the two position NRIs that are making the team are also the team leaders in RBI this spring.
That had better not be related.
Now that's great tasting chicken!
I was just about to post that Trenni is back
Unfortunately it’s radio.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
This is a welcome change.
I’ve often felt that Bill Michaels is a professional troll.
Now that's great tasting chicken!
by Kyle Lobner on Mar 29, 2011 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I feel this way about talk radio show hosts in general.
Not all, but 95% of them…
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This is some heavy-duty navel gazing
But the rec on this comment was career rec #1000 for me.
Now that's great tasting chicken!
“…will co-host the nightly ‘Wisconsin Morning News.’”
Wait, what? I worked in the same building and didn’t even realize 620 was that backward.
I just thought it was an ironic, trendy uber-hip thing I wouldn't understand
so wasn’t too concerned with it.
Now if you will excuse me, I must go yell at some kids to get off my lawn.
When there is a scuffle in Ireland, there’s no need to specifically mention in the news story that alcohol was involved
by Getting Yosted on Mar 29, 2011 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions
I would not have predicted Heath Bell and John Axford appearances this late in the final spring game.
Apparently Bud Black and Ron Roenicke want to get everything they can out of this game.
Now that's great tasting chicken!
He pitched this weekend, but I don't recall which day.
He and Loe both pitched back-to-back days.
Now that's great tasting chicken!
That's still two days rest
Considering he missed a couple of outings during ST, maybe they wanted him to get one final outing before the season started?
Plus, Opening Day isn’t until Thursday, so that would’ve meant he would’ve had at least 5 days off.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
I figured he'd pitch
but I thought we’d see him much earlier. First out of the pen
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Probably would have, if relievers hadn't been needed in the middle of the inning when Green and Stetter came in.
Now that's great tasting chicken!
All right, someone who's listening to the feed explain this one to me
“Nyjer Morgan doubles (1) on a pop up to shortstop Logan Forsythe.”
???
All part of Run-Run Roenicke’s plan?
by rob deer's moustache will destroy us all on Mar 29, 2011 4:24 PM CDT reply actions
You were too busy focusing on the negatives?
Between injuries and less-than-stellar outings by the rest of the pitching staff, I can see why his outings were overlooked.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
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