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by Kyle Lobner on Apr 6, 2011 10:02 AM CDT
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We're probably going to have a roster move to announce sometime in the next few hours: The Brewers optioned Brandon Kintzler to AAA last night, and are expected to announce the corresponding move(s) today (FanShot). It's widely believed Kintzler was optioned to clear a spot on the 25 man roster for Marco Estrada, who could be tonight's starter. If that's the case, the Brewers will also need to clear a spot on the 40 man roster to make room for him.
Odds are Estrada is either in Milwaukee or on his way. If the Brewers decide to go another route, though, they do have two other options:
- Sergio Mitre, who last pitched on Saturday, took batting practice with the Brewer starting pitchers yesterday.
- Amaury Rivas, who is already on the 40 man roster, is scheduled to pitch tomorrow for Nashville in their season opener. Rivas pitched in the Rising Stars game on Saturday, though, so he'd likely only be available for a few innings.
Doug Miller of MLB.com has a preview of tonight's game, where the Brewers will face Braves top prospect Mike Minor.
On the field last night Yovani Gallardo powered the Brewers to their first win, becoming the first pitcher in franchise history to pitch a shutout and score the game's only run in a 1-0 victory. He was able to complete the game despite recording just two strikeouts, his lowest total since August 20, 2010. Here are some other notes on his performance:
- David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal Constitution noted that Gallardo is now 3-0 with a 0.96 ERA in five career starts against the Braves.
- Gallardo's outing was the 35th time in franchise history a pitcher has thrown a complete game and allowed two hits or less. It was the first since CC Sabathia's one-hitter in 2008.
These numbers are, of course, based on a small sample size, but I still think it's worth noting: Even after allowing 12 runs to the Reds on Sunday, the Brewers' team ERA is 4.22 on the young season. It was 4.58 in 2010 and 4.83 in 2009.
Elsewhere in small sample size, the Brewers are now 1-0 in games where Yuniesky Betancourt doesn't leave the bench. Asher Chancey of The Hardball Times says Milwaukee's problem is still the defense.
Craig Counsell started in Betancourt's place last night and while his offensive contributions were limited (he went 0-for-2 with a walk), he was very busy on defense. After the game, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez had some nice things to say about him:
"They made some nice plays defensively. Counsell was everywhere today. There were a couple of balls that were going to get through the infield that he made plays on. They played a nice game and Gallardo pitched a helluva game."
It's worth noting that Betancourt probably doesn't make all of those plays. Ben Badler of Baseball America said the Royals move from Betancourt to Alcides Escobar at short "is at least a two-win upgrade on defense alone."
The Brewers are also 1-0 in games where Carlos Gomez doesn't start. Nyjer Morgan started in center field last night and went 3-for-4 with a triple. Brewers Mix is ready for Gomez to go away. Adam McCalvy said Gomez is remaining upbeat despite his slow start.
Wil Nieves was on the bench for last night's victory too. Brewers Daily doesn't understand why Nieves has started three of the team's five games.
Don't get too excited about these changes, though: It looks like Ron Roenicke might just have been playing the matchups against Derek Lowe. The win was Roenicke's first as manager of the Brewers, and he was doused with cold water in the clubhouse afterwards. I can't imagine anyone doing that to Ken Macha.
This season's two home games couldn't have been more different, attendance-wise. A day after hosting the second largest crowd in Miller Park history, the Brewers drew just 24,117 for the season's first home night game. Larry Granillo of Baseball Prospectus was there and shared some thoughts on the experience, but also has a question about ballpark etiquette. Meanwhile, Craig Calcaterra has a link to some videos that reminded me why I skip the home opener.
Other notes from the field:
- Yovani Gallardo, Derek Lowe and Ryan Braun are leading FanGraphs' Star of the Game voting.
- If nothing else, at least now Hangwith'em Rach can tell Twins fans to shut up.
- The chorizo won the sausage race.
Once again in 2011, Prince Fielder is off to a slow start. He's hitting .176/.333/.176 over the team's first five games, and both of his walks have been intentional. Once he heats up, though, he has power to all fields: Beyond the Box Score listed Fielder as one of baseball's most balanced power hitters.
Erick Almonte has yet to make a plate appearance in the Braves series: He was going to make a pinch hit appearance but was lifted when the Braves changed pitchers on Monday. You won't hear Almonte complaining about it, though: Brian Carriveau of PocketDoppler says Almonte is "just happy for the opportunity."
If you went to one of the games this week, did you get a chance to try the new Racing Sausage Kabobs? Rob Iracane of Big League Stew rated them as baseball's third best new concession option.
It's likely this number was calculated without considering the $7.50 poutine: The Brewers are baseball's eighth most affordable ballpark experience according to MLB's Fan Cost Index.
In the minors: The Brewers officially announced plans to once again host a Wisconsin Timber Rattlers game in 2011. The Timber Rattlers will host the Peoria Chiefs at Miller Park on June 29.
If you're looking for more about the Brewers today but you're tired of reading, you could check out the View From Bernie's Chalet podcast. They recapped the Reds series and discussed Rickie Weeks' hot start.
I have an admission to make: I really like college basketball, but once baseball starts I completely forget about it. As such, until someone reminded me this morning I'd completely forgotten about our BCB Tourney Pool. Congratulations to Mykenk, who successfully picked UConn to win it all and took the title.
Around baseball: Nothing.
We don't have any Brewer plunkings to discuss today, and I feel like Plunk Everyone is starting to get restless: Today he's posted the HBP leaderboards for all 30 teams, sorted by batting hand.
The Brewers finally picked up a win last night, but they didn't gain any ground in the standings: The Reds won again last night to move to 4-0 for the first time since 1990.
Today in baseball economics:
- The Indians drew just 9,025 fans to their win over the Red Sox last night, marking the third game in a row they've played in front of less than 10,000. For comparison purposes, the Brewers drew over 11,000 fans to the Rising Stars game on Saturday.
- The numbers are nowhere near the same, but it's still worth noting that the Yankees set a record low for their new ballpark with 40,267 tickets sold last night. The previous record was 40,331, set on Monday. (h/t @TwinsNow)
- It's worth noting, though, that some other numbers are strong. Craig Calcaterra of Hardball Talk noted that early TV ratings for some local and national games are up significantly, although opening on a weekend might have helped.
There may only have been 40,267 fans at Yankee Stadium last night, but one of them spilled onion rings on Andruw Jones and that has to count for something.
If you're a fan of minor league baseball and you're not reading Benjamin Hill's MLBlog, you're missing out on some of baseball's best promotions. Today, for example, he has a look at the West Michigan Whitecaps' plans to commemorate history's most boring day.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I still have a long way to go.
Drink up.
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"On the field last night Yovani Gallardo powered the Brewers to their first win, becoming the first pitcher in franchise history to pitch a shutout and score the game's only run in a 1-0 victory."
except the last time he did it
as sjlee found the data for my recollection – he did it in 2009 when he hit a HR against the Pirates in a 1-0 CGS victory.
Nope... I was wrong.
He only pitched 8 innings that game… Villy got the save.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
See what happens when you make fun of me?
:)
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
by sjlee on Apr 6, 2011 10:09 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
screwballs
I like the version of baseball in my mind better than your silly “facts”
by PagsBrewCrew on Apr 6, 2011 10:10 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Couple of things...
How many extra pitches does Betancourt make Yovani pitch by not making the plays Counsell did? There certainly isn’t a complete game in the books, and who knows about the shutout/win?
My poutine was $7 (and from the same stand in left field). It also wasn’t very impressive
The Brewers are now 1-0 in games where Chorizo won the sausage race. Clearly that needs to happen every game.
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Thanks for the pic
The poutine they showed on TV at the Home Opener had even less curds on it. Someone (like DM) should go down to the concessions manager and tell them how poutine should be made.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
On the other hand
My friends who undertook the crusade of finding the one stand on the other side of the county line that sells the kabobs were thoroughly impressed.
looks like they scooped some cream cheese on that
rather than using curds
they also didn’t put the curds on first, before the gravy, as the recipe says to do
by PagsBrewCrew on Apr 6, 2011 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions
they’re legitimate cheese curds. Just small and of the non-fried variety. They certainly didn’t put them on first, though…
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was the gravy warm/hot
or was it cold by the time you got in a bite? also, was it premade and waiting, or did they slap it together in front of you?
by PagsBrewCrew on Apr 6, 2011 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions
I saw them put the gravy on the fries. I must have missed them putting the curds on, but they did.
Gravy was an ok temperature. It did seem to thicken, but nothing ever tasted cold (could be the warm fries). Like I said, though, it was very, very generic… the kind that’s 50 cents at Pick’n’Save, not $1.25 or whatever…
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Isn't it a bit odd to have not announced the starter by this point?
Is Roenicke going to get plunked?
by Bernie's Mustache Wax on Apr 6, 2011 10:16 AM CDT reply actions
Part of it is making sure the starter actually shows up
I think it’s worse to announce a starter and have to correct it later than to wait to make no statement until it’s assured that the starter will be at the game on time and in a healthy manner.
Twice
I have seen 2 Brewer pitchers throw two-hit shutouts in person. Considering the first hit came in the second at-bat, yesterday was probably as close to a perfect game as I’m likely to see in my lifetime.
especially as
he was still facing the minimum after 3-4 innings due to 1 hit, 1 BB, 2 DPs (as I recall….sorry sj)
by PagsBrewCrew on Apr 6, 2011 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions
Please forgive my ignorance...
but what does “facing the minimum” mean? I saw it mentioned a couple times last night.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
I think of it as re-creating the perfect game
if you face 27 batters and get through the game, you should get the same respect
DPs… CS/PO, etc
by PagsBrewCrew on Apr 6, 2011 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions
I think it’s a feather in the cap for the defense behind the pitcher as much as the pitcher himself. Naturally, they go hand in hand for both, but facing the minimum usually requires top-shelf defense to clear the runners that get on.
Considering Prado made the last out last night, that means Gallardo only faced one above the minimum.
It was the walk to Heyward late in the game. There were already two outs, so, unless Heyward got picked off/caught stealing, there wasn’t much that could be done to wipe him off the board.
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yep
that’s true of a perfect game too….there’s usually at least one diving play in the outfield or phenomenal work of an infielder to get to a ball and throw it back across their body
by PagsBrewCrew on Apr 6, 2011 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions
How many games can Counsell reasonably start this year?
With Yuni in there, who knows what could have happened, but I doubt they get the shutout
"Do not mess around when it's my head. That is personal." -Carlos Gomez
but how?
i mean they’re all out of trading chips now aren’t they? unless someone wants gomez?
"Do not mess around when it's my head. That is personal." -Carlos Gomez
We got Nyjer Morgan for next-to-nothing.
And Felipe Lopez a couple years ago. Players, for whatever reason, come available. Maybe a guy with a steady glove gets DFA’d because a kid in AAA is playing lights-out, who knows, but there will be options.
by mpbMKE on Apr 6, 2011 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
yeah forgot about Lopez
all I really want is a +defender
"Do not mess around when it's my head. That is personal." -Carlos Gomez
Held onto him?
He’s the one who opted for FA. Unless you’re thinking they should’ve kept him on the roster, which would’ve given them three backup infielders (Counsell, Almonte and Cruz).
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Almonte plays the exact same role on the team as Kotsay so yeah, that's what I would have done.
For your health!
Actually
I was wondering what’s going to happen once Parra comes off the DL. He’s going to throw a simulated game today, so it sounds like he’ll be ready to come back in a couple weeks barring any setbacks.
Who do they bump to make room for Parra? Mitre? Estrada?
Bundle Kotsay, Betancourt and Parra/Mitre/Estrada for a decent SS?
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Estrada would have the option or whatever to go back to the minors
not sure about Mitre.
by PagsBrewCrew on Apr 6, 2011 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions
Mitre doesn't have any options left
so he’d have to go onto waivers.
If Estrada pitches well in his starts, it’ll force DM to make a tough decision about sending Estrada back down… particularly if Greinke is not ready.
Of course, once Greinke is back, someone else will have to go.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Cheeseandcorn has it on the bottom of the page
"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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I bet he could make 2-3 starts a week
not on consecutive days.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Using the in-stadium issue texting thinger ma jigger
I used it for the first time last night. Some Bros were about to fight behind us, very classy people too who told the braves fan by us to ‘Go back to Georgia Fa#@!!’ and proceeded to get into it with another set of bros. The ushers showed up in force 1 batter after I sent the text.
You can’t really read the signs since they got rid of the signs and put up glossy banners instead (Which glare is so bad) . But… the number to text is ‘69050’ and you have to start the text with ‘Brewers’ then your issue.
I for one was very impressed, and won’t shy away from doing it again. Being drunk and loud is one thing, but trying to pick fights is another. Especially when you start throwing crap and hitting other people.
by SgtClueLs on Apr 6, 2011 10:22 AM CDT reply actions 3 recs
I'll have to remember that for Sunday.
Just in case the rowdy Cubs fan shows up somewhere around my seat.
I'm in the Terrace Saturday.
I don’t remember how many fights we almost got tangentially involved in up there last year.
I hate sitting up there
Seems like because they are cheaper seats, the idiots don’t mind getting thrown out of them after causing a problem.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
True
but I liken it to Water Street: as long as there are bars that suck in that kind of trashy crowd, they’ll stay out of my bars. Unfortunately, last night we had some downright terrible ballpark etiquette on the field level. I swear I saw the same 7 people stand up every half-inning, but never in between innings. Jackwads.
Were they doing the wave?
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
FWIW...on ESPN Milwaukee this morning they said Estrada is starting tonight...
It was one of those Sportscenter updates between Mike & Mike and Cowherd. Strangely, I haven’t seen confirmation anywhere or am just missing it.
Local scribes scooped by a wire service...
Nice.
Just noticed this morning that it appears Rosiak is the other JS Brewers beat writer? Did Witrado get canned? Not complaining, I’m hopeful that is the case. I’m not sure how I missed this.
Witrado
accepted a job as a national reporter with the Sporting News (on AOL). Essentially it’s seen as a promotion, of all things
by PagsBrewCrew on Apr 6, 2011 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions
Thanks. Sporting News did us a favor then.
How he deserved a promotion is beyond me.
a former JS editor
is the editor-in-chief(?) at SN
I’m assuming networking somehow helped him, rather than hurt him
by PagsBrewCrew on Apr 6, 2011 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions
Helped him
and help us. It’s a win-win situation for all parties involved… maybe except the SN readers.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
who actually reads the Sporting News anymore?
"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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Probably the same people who still use AOL.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
by sjlee on Apr 6, 2011 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
This needs to be greener
Too close for missiles, I’m switching to Ueck.
I was surprised
when SN hired Garry D. Howard (ever read his editorials? Worthless), but was optimistic he’d drag Witrado with him. Didn’t expect it to actually happen.
Guess they were so excited about getting the scoop
that they forgot to update the teams records.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Until they announce the corresponding 40-man move it's all conjecture
He can’t officially start tonight until he’s on the 40-man roster. I think they’re all just taking the speculation as fact.
What are Brewers chances tonight?
Vegas has it dead even for all intents and purposes (-107 Braves, -103 Brewers). It really seems like a coin flip game to me, too. Let’s hope the Brewers can find some offense tonight.
Does anyone know Estrada’s GB/FB ratio? Are we going to be relying on Yun-E6’s glove tonight?
Ok with this.
The Braves, for all intents and purposes, are one of the best teams in the NL. If Vegas thinks our fill-in-the-blank starter is even to their hotshot rookie starter, then at least one outside sector isn’t pushing the panic button on this team.
Correction
If Vegas thinks our team with fill-in-the-blank is equal to their team with Mike Minor, not the pitchers heads-up.
right.
I’d say our offenses are pretty similar, so these games will generally come down to starting pitcher.
http://www.mlbsoup.com
Except when your closer blows a 3 run lead
or your set-up man gives up 2 solo HR with a 1 run lead. Starters have a large impact, but they’re far from being the defining factor.
Congrats to Mykenk
on that college ball dunk hoop thingy competition. Of course, my congratulations are tinged with disappointment at somehow being edged out of first place (and into 58th out of 65) and seeing my radical strategy of complete guesses miraculously failing to achieve the success it so obviously deserved…
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)
Can we also throw some congrats to Sandman's Sleepers
he got 45/63 games correctly picked, yet finished 4th, as opposed to kenk who got just 37. Congrats Myk. Also, TOP HALF FINISH!!! 31st!!!
"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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With my basketball ability (both playing and predicting)
any congrats I’d throw to Sandman’s Sleepers would miss by a mile…
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)
by MrLeam on Apr 6, 2011 12:18 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
wow
he might get picked up by someone else
by PagsBrewCrew on Apr 6, 2011 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions
Really?
IIRC, anyone who picks him up would have to add him to their 40-man immediately. Not sure if anyone is willing to do that at this point.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
they might be able to pick him up
then immediately DFA him. We can’t re-claim him without first freeing up ANOTHER 40 man spot, so would be unlikely to
by PagsBrewCrew on Apr 6, 2011 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions
I still think any team who picks him up would still have to free up a spot on their 40-man...
even if it’s for a short time before they DFA him.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
right
there are probably a couple clubs sitting at 39 or with an available person to stick on the 60 day for just an occasion such as this
by PagsBrewCrew on Apr 6, 2011 12:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Why did you remove cinnamon?
Applying Simpsons and Star Wars quotes to Brewers discussions since 2009.
by Yar Nivek on Apr 6, 2011 11:45 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Completely forgot about that gamethread
For a second, I thought I missed that one, but no, I see I was posting in it.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
time machine!
Posted on April 6, 2011 at 4:25 pm (Brew Beat is using GMT?)
by PagsBrewCrew on Apr 6, 2011 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions
I think so
"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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In other news
Randy Wells and Andrew Cashner are both restricted from throwing for a minimum of 2 weeks, no clear timetable for either to return. Which minor leaguer are we getting this Sunday?
by mpbMKE on Apr 6, 2011 11:58 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
The one that'll probably shut us down.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
by sjlee on Apr 6, 2011 12:02 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
team era
Even after allowing 12 runs to the Reds on Sunday, the Brewers’ team ERA is 4.22 on the young season. It was 4.58 in 2010 and 4.83 in 2009.
If I remove cinnamon, weren’t a few runs unearned in that game?
"Special teams means special times, bros"
Gomez upbeat despite his slow start.
If Gomez was ever down because of not hitting he would be constantly depressed.
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
by cooper82 on Apr 6, 2011 12:04 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
fixed
Adam McCalvy said Gomez is remaining upbeat despite his slow start.
Should be, “despite his low talent level and overall career uselessness”
Too close for missiles, I’m switching to Ueck.
I would be happy too
if I thought I was going to hit a HR on the next pitch I saw.
by Bernie's Mustache Wax on Apr 6, 2011 12:43 PM CDT up reply actions
That's because
He’s only a couple of multi-hit games away from hitting .260.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
OT: Remember that Dodger fan who punched a Giant's fan in the parking lot?
Just heard on sportscenter that the punched fan has a skull fracture, brain injuries, and is currently in a coma. Over a freaking baseball game…
I was disappointed with the lack of hookers but the pancakes were delightful
The two guys would be in jail
except the authorities don’t know who they are… nor will they likely ever.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
The reward is up to 100,000 right now. If anyone did see anything or knows the guys
and they were afraid to come forward before, perhaps they have some monetary incentive now
I was disappointed with the lack of hookers but the pancakes were delightful
First of all, let's hope this guy recovers. I don't know how he was acting at the game, but he doesn't deserve this.
Second, what would the charge on this be? I don’t know law very well, but I don’t think attempted murder would be the charge unless they can prove there was intent to kill.
Third, we should all treat fans of opposing teams at Miller Park with respect. Yes, there will always be the drunk guy from another team looking to pick a fight, and that fan is often a Cubs fan. However, there are many fans who are respectful and should be treated well. I’ve had some good conversations with some of these fans. It just comes down to the “golden rule” that you’ve heard many, many times: treat others as you want to be treated.
by -JP- on Apr 6, 2011 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
THey'd probably throw a list of charges at them.
Public nuisance
Reckless Endangerment
Assault & battery
Etc.
For your health!
Story from ESPN:
http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/news/story?id=6300406
My initial concern was that this guy might be an unruly fan and some other fans just went after him, but it doesn’t sound like that at all. It sounds like a completely unprovoked attack.
Yikes
At one point, doctors had to remove the entire left side of his skull to ease pressure on his brain.
Here's what I think is odd
He was with two friends when the attack happened, but it sounds like they ran off while he was getting beaten up by the two attackers. I have no idea who his friends were, but I would’ve thought that they could have at least tried to help their friend.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
It sounds like it was a quick attack
He got punched in the back of the head and hit his head on the ground, then was kicked before they ran off.
These articles have more details on the actual attack:
http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/news/story?id=6297020
http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/news/story?id=6280485
With so many articles about the attack
I think this is the first one that actually gives some detail into how the attack went down.
Yeah, it seems that hitting his head on the pavement is what caused the most damage, and it sounds like the attack didn’t last very long and the attackers got away in a nearby car.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
In injury news to make you feel better about the Brewers:
Cubs just put two starting pitchers (Wells and Cashner) on DL.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl/2011-04-06-2012530606_x.htm
Quote from that article that affects the Brewers:
“Triple A pitcher Casey Coleman likely will start for Wells in Sunday’s game at Milwaukee.”
Projected starters for Cubs series:
Friday: Zambrano vs. Wolf
Saturday: Garza vs. Narveson
Sunday: Coleman vs. Gallardo
Interesting matchups
Coleman didn’t pitch that well last season in Triple-A, but then again, the Brewers have a way of making rookies look really good.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Gallardo CG shutout + Gallardo HR
Duh.
Ryan Braun: He loves it. -- Four pitchers in history with 8.5+ WAR and <250 IP seasons: Greg Maddux (age 29), Pedro Martinez (age 28), Roger Clemens (age 27), Zack Greinke (age 25).
by SRB on Apr 6, 2011 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Lucroy
When is Lucroy expected back?
I have been on record (cough) saying he will have the best season of his career. Which he will.
I’ve got to make it up there to Miller Park for at least one game this season. I might just bring a bunch of cajuns along with me. God help y’all.
"People ask what I do in the Winter when there is no baseball. I stare out the window and wait for Spring." -- Rogers Horsby
HA!
Ouch! Let me qualify: He’ll have the best season of his career thus far. He’ll top it every year until he retires? Is that better, couyon? LOL
"People ask what I do in the Winter when there is no baseball. I stare out the window and wait for Spring." -- Rogers Horsby
I'm going to be in NOLA for the summer
want to catch a Zephyr’s game sometime?
Too close for missiles, I’m switching to Ueck.
Yes.
It’s just a relatively short drive to Metaire. My email is cavernstevens@aol.com.
"People ask what I do in the Winter when there is no baseball. I stare out the window and wait for Spring." -- Rogers Horsby
I think they said on the broadcast yesterday that he's starting opening day in Huntsville tomorrow
Lucroy an was placed on the 15-day DL on March 30 and they can make it retroactive to 10 days before Opening Day. If they put him on the 15-day DL without making it retroactive, he’s eligible to be called-up April 14.
Teams can only keep a player on minor league rehab for a maximum of 20 days, though I don’t think that clock will start until tomorrow. At the latest, Lucroy will have to be on the 25-man roster April 27 or else he’ll have to go to the 60-day DL.
The Brewers are anxious to get him on the club so I’d be surprised if he makes more than 10 minor league starts, but Kyle tends to have a much better feel for this kind of thing.
I'd say he maybe plays a full weekend series somewhere, then gets called up.
Because of the retroactive assignment you mentioned, he can probably come up more or less anytime now and timing won’t be an issue.
He’s been catching bullpens, intrasquads, etc, so he probably just needs a good weekend of ABs to be ready…maybe 5 innings tomorrow and Friday and full games Saturday and Sunday, then a travel day Monday and rejoin the team ~Tuesday.
Now that's great tasting chicken!
"Lucroy will have to be on the 25-man roster April 27 or else he’ll have to go to the 60-day DL."
the brewers can declare a setback in his rehab and put him back on the 15 day DL (and not a new term, but retroactive to the start of the previous one). Players can stay on the 15 day DL all season, with or without multiple rehab assignments. The problem is, if he contests that he’s not hurting anymore, the team has to prove that he’s still hurt.
at least that’s my understanding
Plus
A player on the 15-DL occupies a spot on the 40-man roster, which is why a team won’t just leave a player on the 15-day DL for very long.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
yeahbut
they keep ‘em on the 15 day DL for as long as they can, but they really shouldn’t
if they go on the 60 day, you need to establish 40 on the 40 man roster. But once you’re already on the 60 day DL, they don’t need to maintain that number.
Rehab plan
He’s going to start his rehab assignment with the Brevard County Manatees and play in their opening series (starting tomorrow) against the Dayton Cubs (4-game series). After that he’ll join the Huntsville Stars for a 5-game series against the Carolina Mudcats.
If all goes well, he’ll rejoin the team afterwards… sometime around April 18th.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Of course this plan was reported before Opening Day, so it might have changed.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
From the Manager's briefing he's now starting in Huntsville
Via TH on April 4,
As for catcher Jonathan Lucroy, who is on the DL while recovering from a broken pinkie finger, Roenicke said he’s going to play in a Double-A vs. Class A game within the system before reporting to Class AA Huntsville to begin the season.
“He got four at-bats (Sunday in a minor-league game) and everything was fine. He gets a little fatigued in the finger but it’s not real sore.”
"Fatigued in the finger"
Never heard that one.
by placidity on Apr 6, 2011 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
I had to laugh at that one, too.
"People ask what I do in the Winter when there is no baseball. I stare out the window and wait for Spring." -- Rogers Horsby
I knew someone would know about Lucroy....
That’s why I come HERE. I’m too lazy to do my own research.
"People ask what I do in the Winter when there is no baseball. I stare out the window and wait for Spring." -- Rogers Horsby
Whitecaps
I loved that link. I was an intern for them in 2004 and Mickey Graham is one crazy dude!
Wait a minute wait a minute wait a minute
Tomorrows game isn’t on TV and fridays is on WMLW? The hell?
I think there's a conspiracy afoot.
They’re trying to get us to snap.
Now that's great tasting chicken!
Milwaukee will probably lose tonight, then win the next two games.
At which point I will begin writing to FSN to not show any more Brewers games because clearly if I can watch them, they will lose.
If FSN stops playing brewers games and I cant watch them anymore
I’m blaming you :)
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by Jeo on Apr 6, 2011 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions
They may or may not work
I was disappointed with the lack of hookers but the pancakes were delightful
waste of words
I know we talk about it endlessly. But the MLB blackout rules are ridiculous. I assume the way they are is determined by the TV deals MLB signed? I hope sometime they’ll listen to the fans and re-negotiate that part of the deal (though I doubt it)
Too close for missiles, I’m switching to Ueck.
Just be lucky you don't live in Canada, the Virgin Islands, or any other US territory.
All games are blacked out there.
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
I'm all for talking about it endlessly...
I’m still pissed that obviously MLB does not want me and my family to be fans of the Rangers nor the Astros. It’s insane to think that I live in their “area.”
"People ask what I do in the Winter when there is no baseball. I stare out the window and wait for Spring." -- Rogers Horsby
Can I ask for advice?
I have tickets to this Saturday’s Cubs game on the terrace level. Would it be advisable to take a 5 and 10 year old or will the crowd be too rowdy on the terrace level? I normally wouldn’t hesitate but it is the Cubs. I always take my kids to the game with me. Would I be better off selling these tickets and taking them to the next Saturday home game 2 weeks later?
It's been a long time since I've gone to a Cubs game
But I have sat in the Terrace Level before.
I’ve seen kids and even infants up there. Granted, they’ll likely hear things they shouldn’t and maybe see things they shouldn’t, but it didn’t seem too bad, but it didn’t seem to get too bad.
In the future, you might consider getting tickets in one of the Family Sections if you’re planning on bringing the kids (I think there’s at least one on each level). Much tamer fans in those sections.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Should be OK
Most fans are pretty courteous around kids, unless they are EXTREMELY loaded…Have taken my 2 oldest to a few Cub-Brewer games with no incident.
Worse case
If someone gets rowdy in your area, just text the ushers, and they’ll take care of it. Sounds like they do a pretty good job at responding to it quickly.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
My advice
Make your children very visible from the 1st inning on. Take a picture at the front of the section, hold the 5 year old up high to look at the field… just something so that the people around you see that there’s a kid nearby. It’s easy for drunks to be in their own world and not notice all of the people around them, especially the smaller ones.
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I wouldn't recommend holding them up too high from the Terrace Level
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by sjlee on Apr 6, 2011 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
It was pretty rowdy last year when I went to a cubs brewers game
Not sure I’d bring my son…
For your health!
Tonight's Lineup
Rickie Weeks 2B
Carlos Gomez CF
Ryan Braun LF
Prince Fielder 1B
Casey McGehee 3B
Erick Almonte RF
Yuniesky Betancourt SS
Wil Nieves C
Marco Estrada RHP
http://brewersbeat.mlblogs.com/2011/04/06/estrada-starts-and-so-does-almonte/
Counsell
Plus, why Almonte in RF and not Morgan? Or even Reed.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
So, it appears that Roenicke likes to go with the matchups
That being the case, I guess that means Reed is more or less going to be left on the bench for PH duties since Kotsay seems to get the nod against righties.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
I think it's hard to have Counsell playing back to back games so early in the season
Also, the left-handed thing.
Why would it be any different now than later in the season?
It’s not like a pitcher who’s getting stretched out.
If Counsell isn’t able to play back-to-back games now, what’s going to happen that’ll allow him to do so later on?
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
It's not that Counsell will change.
The loss to the team of him getting injured is much higher earlier in the season, so the team engages in more risk-averse behavior. As the season progresses, they are willing to take more risks, particularly if the team is in contention.
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Line-up
A-men to no Kotsay in the line-up!!
Also....
As long as Yun-E6 gets on base and doesn’t air-mail any throws into the stands I say meh….
Is it really any worse
if he makes bad throws to first than if he is unable to get to grounders that lead to hits?
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
It pisses us off more when he air-mails it?
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Personally, I get pissed off more when he can't get to grounders
Especially when he does that thing where he just completely gives up and takes a cigarette break halfway through
If I were Ryan Braun, I'd be really excited to be Ryan Braun, too.
by Lefti on Apr 6, 2011 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Like this?
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
by sjlee on Apr 6, 2011 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
No, that's when he's about to get the ball
Then starts thinking about what wallpaper he should use in his bathroom.
I’m talking more about the times when he jogs halfway to the ball, then just stops and stands there and watches it go through the infield.
If I were Ryan Braun, I'd be really excited to be Ryan Braun, too.
Actually, he doesn't get to the ball on that play
but I know what you mean.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Here's a nice little article about a Royals game a couple seasons ago
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Batted Ball #6
I thought the exact same thing about a play Rickie made on the SS side of the bag when Betancourt was no where near it.
He's got the pose I'm thinking of there
Where you look at him and you just know he’s thinking, “Wait, why did I start running? Why am I putting any effort it?”
If I were Ryan Braun, I'd be really excited to be Ryan Braun, too.
That breakdown makes baby Jesus cry
So do we believe that Yun-E6 is sooner off the roster than Kotsucker? He doesn’t have any veteran presence to fall back on.
I'd still take Betancourt over Kotsay
No defense + some offense > no defense + no offense + veteran presence
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
If anything, they could just platoon Betancourt and Counsell.
But no reason to keep Kotsay around when they have other lefty OF options on the roster (i.e. Morgan and Reed).
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
What is up with the universe?
"People ask what I do in the Winter when there is no baseball. I stare out the window and wait for Spring." -- Rogers Horsby
Which is more likely to happen first?
- Cubs win the World Series.
- Pirates finish a season with a winning record.
If the apocalypse happens when less than 162 games have been played
and the pirates have a winning record at that point…did the apocalypse happen first, or did the pirates finishing the season with a winning record happen first?
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that is too improbable to happen
I mean seriously, the Pirates with a winning record? Really? Take off the tin foil hat.
LOL
LMBO
LMAO
ROFL
ROFLMAO
Yeah, it’s not 4pm and I’m drunk already. Hey, I’m not driving.
"People ask what I do in the Winter when there is no baseball. I stare out the window and wait for Spring." -- Rogers Horsby
On another note
and so did the Cards
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by Jeo on Apr 6, 2011 3:54 PM CDT reply actions 6 recs
In AL news...
The Rays and Red Sox are a combined 0-9 right now.
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yup
Cards lost to the PIRATES with Carpenter on the mound.
Cubs lost to the DBACKS with DUMPSTER on the mound.
Those are tough losses.
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What are the official negative nicknames of the Cubs starting rotation?
Here’s what I know:
Dempster = Dumpster
Zambrano = Zam-Bozo (hyphen not always included)
Parra set for rehab start
From JSOnline:
“Parra, meanwhile, threw 37 pitches in a simulated game and had no setbacks. He’s set at this point to go out on a rehab assignment.
“He looked good,” Roenicke said. “Kind of simulated two innings for him, and he threw the ball good. He said he felt good. I’m not sure where he’s going to go (on rehab). I think he’s close to that point.” "
Correction: Rehab Assignment
Don’t know why I said rehab start.
I know people have given up on him, but I still think he could be good as a reliever. However, I don’t think his leash is too long as this point.
Actually, it might end up being a "start".
That’s only because the minor league teams like to start the rehabbing reliever so they can get it out of the way.
Not everyone has given up on him
There are quite a few people here who think he still has potential. He did a very good job as a reliever last season, so perhaps that’s where he’ll find his MLB success.
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