Wednesday's Frosty Mug
by Kyle Lobner on May 18, 2011 9:50 AM CDT
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Another day, another poor hitting performance for the Brewers on the road. Despite holding the Dodgers to just four runs over two games the Brewers were only able to muster a series split in Los Angeles, largely due to the fact that they went 2-for-23 with runners in scoring position over the two games.
It didn't lead to any runs, but the Brewers' decision to bat Corey Hart second instead of Carlos Gomez looked like the right one last night. Hart reached base in each of his first two trips to the plate against Hiroki Kuroda, while Carlos Gomez went 0-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts and grounded into a double play. Jaymes Langrehr of The Brewers Bar has a post on Gomez's elite center field defense.
So how much of these road struggles is attributable to luck or sample size, and how much of it is a real problem? Here's what Miller Park Drunk had to say about it:
The Brewers can't hit on the road is not a real thing. The Brewers haven't hit on the road thus far is a real thing.
Other notes from the field:
- Randy Wolf had the Brewers' lone extra base hit, a double. The Brewers now have a double in 14 straight games.
- Here's a transcript of Ron Roenicke's postgame press conference.
- Hiroki Kuroda, Matt Kemp and Casey McGehee are leading FanGraphs' Star of the Game voting.
- 42,138 people paid to see last night's game on Clayton Kershaw bobblehead night, but it certainly didn't look like that many people were there.
The Brewers made a series of roster moves yesterday, placing Mitch Stetter on the DL with a hip injury, calling up Mike Rivera to take his place and designating Sean Green for assignment to free up a spot on the 40 man roster (FanShot). Let's take a quick look at the moves individually:
- Placing Stetter on the DL means the Brewers now have no lefties in the bullpen, although that will change once Zach Braddock returns.
- Calling up Rivera is an interesting decision because the Brewers passed over George Kottaras to do so. Having him around allows the Brewers to pinch hit for Wil Nieves in key situations, but not having Wil Nieves on the roster would seem like a more efficient way to solve that problem.
- The fact that the Brewers are keeping Tim Dillard on the active roster and exposing Green to waivers should tell you a fair amount about what the Brewers think about Green's value at this point.
If you watched last night's game, Randy Wolf's absence on this list will come as no surprise: Josh Wussow of Inside Wisconsin Sports has a look at the best pitches in various Brewers' arsenals.
After last night's game the Brewers boarded a bus for San Diego, where they'll open another two game series tonight. Jon Star of MLB.com has the preview. This is the first contest in an eight game homestand for the Padres.
Kameron Loe got a rare night off last night. Before the game he talked to Quinn Roberts of MLB.com about pitching nearly every day.
Until this morning I didn't realize that Ryan Braun has a hit in seven straight games, batting .346/.469/.692 over that stretch. David Schoenfield of ESPN has him third on his "one-fourth of the season NL MVP ballot" behind Joey Votto and Lance Berkman.
Speaking of Braun: He's the subject of my favorite t-shirt at Forward Fabrics. Check this out:
Braun is almost certain to be an NL All Star at this point, and if he goes he won't be the only Brewer: Assistant trainer Dan Wright was named to the NL coaching staff yesterday. It's his first all star assignment.
Marco Estrada is quickly becoming that guy that everyone writes about: MLB Depth Charts listed him among their relievers on the rise, and this week's edition of A Simple Kind of Fan looks at what the Brewers could do with him.
Meanwhile, Jim Breen of Bernie's Crew makes the case against the Brewers signing Shaun Marcum to an extension. I have a feeling he's going to be in the minority on that one.
Do you need your heart warmed this morning? If so, check out this story from the Appleton Post Crescent about what the Brewers did for a young girl from Menasha who recently lost her mother to cancer.
In the minors:
- Zach Braddock pitched three hitless innings in a rehab start for Wisconsin last night, needing just 33 pitches to record nine outs. Afterwards he talked to Tim Froberg of the Appleton Post Crescent about what he's learned in the minors and his excitement to get back to Milwaukee.
- Elsewhere in health: Logan Schafer's broken thumb is better and he's been assigned to Brevard County. He'll probably be there for a couple of weeks to rehab before moving up.
- The affiliates went 2-2 last night, with Nashville and Brevard County combining to score 30 runs and Huntsvile and Wisconsin combining to score three. You can read about that and more in today's Minor League Notes.
- Rattler Radio has video highlights from Wisconsin's 7-0 loss to Beloit.
- Cory Provus talked to Brewers Director of Baseball Operations Tom Flanagan before last night's game, and was told to keep an eye on pitcher Brooks Hall. Hall is expected to debut with the Timber Rattlers soon.
If you haven't yet, please take a moment this morning to vote in this week's BCB Tracking Poll. It will remain open until game time tonight and the results will be up tomorrow.
Around baseball:
Blue Jays: Placed first baseman Adam Lind on the DL with a back injury and released reliever Chad Cordero.
Diamondbacks: Designated pitcher Armando Galarraga for assignment.
Mets: Placed third baseman David Wright on the DL with a stress fracture in his back.
Red Sox: Placed pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka on the DL with an elbow injury.
White Sox: Placed infielder Mark Teahen on the DL with an oblique strain.
The Reds won their fifth straight game last night, bumping the Brewers back to five games back in the Central. You already know that if you've read this morning's edition of Around the NL Central.
Today in former Brewers: Thanks to Scott Segrin of In-Between Hops for pointing out this Tommy Lasorda blog post on Ben Sheets.
It rained for a while in LA last night, but the two teams were able to get the game in. That makes the Brewers one of the lucky ones, as four games were postponed last night. One of them was in Washington, where the game was shelved early and the rains didn't come.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going back to .gif'ing my neighbors.
Drink up.
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I think when the brewers are on the west coast
it would be permissible for the Mug to be published at 1 or 2 PM.
I have a feeling that kyle is doing a bunch of this write up during/before the brewers even play the night before. At least, that’s what I’d attempt to do
by PagsBrewCrew on May 18, 2011 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions
I multitask a bit during late games.
I got a good hour or so of Mug prep work done during the game, and another 15-20 minutes or so after the game while waiting for the call from WTMJ.
If these trips happened all the time I’d probably be more likely to attempt a schedule shift, but as it stands there’s really only 1-2 late game weekday trips each year.
Now that's great tasting chicken!
by Kyle Lobner on May 18, 2011 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions
If all of us are staying up too late...
Maybe you’re the one with the problem of going to bed too early?
"You need to add a signature line about your sarcasm detector being broken like a Cubs fan’s spirit."
- molitorfan
by -JP- on May 18, 2011 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
I'd agree with you
if i still lived on the west coast
by PagsBrewCrew on May 18, 2011 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions
I always wondered why the Brewers son't do bobbleheads on weekday nights
instead of Sundays. Sundays afternoon crowds seem to be big enough anyway since most people have the day off. Wouldn’t a Tuesday night game be a better candidate for the attendance boost the bobbleheads bring?
"Plenty of changes in the lineup, and if you want to know about them… check tomorrow’s paper." - Bob Uecker
by thefreewheelin76 on May 18, 2011 10:03 AM CDT reply actions
I know Sundays normally draw big crowds
But I doubt they’d consistently sell out without giveaways.
Having a weekday bobblehead game creates the possibility that someone who really wants the giveaway can’t go. Having it on a Sunday maximizes the impact…and leaves weekday nights free for people like me who would rather not fight that crowd.
Now that's great tasting chicken!
by Kyle Lobner on May 18, 2011 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions
I still don't understand Rickie bunting.
RISP, no outs, third best hitter on the team. Why not try driving him in? Weird decisions coming from the dugout.
by Mr. McGehee on May 18, 2011 10:11 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
Don't forget: down two at the time.
That decision sent me to bed early.
We pull our pants up and do our jobs here.
It gets worse
Down 2. Randy Wolf was the base runner, so if you’re playing for a sac fly, it would have to be a really deep sac fly. Rickie is the 3rd best hitter. Randy Wolf was also getting hit hard at that point.
I also don’t buy the “bunting for a hit” stuff. Rickie has 2 successful bunt for hits in his career! If he puts down a bunt, its not going to be for a hit, especially like last night where he bunted it right to the pitcher.
Dumb.
Get a ife broseph
Somebody seriously said Rickie was trying to bunt for a hit there?
We pull our pants up and do our jobs here.
Yeah, couple random twitter people "corrected" me when I complained about it
Including a casual blogger named Al.
Get a ife broseph
I thought he was trying a push bunt past the pitcher
And didn’t quite get it past him. A drag bunt would have been a better choice, anyway, with Kuroda on the mound and trying to (at least) advance the runner to 3rd.
FWIW, Vin Scully said something along the line of “Weeks was trying to bunt for a hit there.”
Same here.
Ridiculous.
fka "warwick5s"
by DEUCE SLUICE on May 18, 2011 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions
hypothetical situation
if Gomez had come up in the 6th (or later) with 2 on and 1 out, would you have him bunt to advance the runners? Then pinch hit for the pitcher?
Or would you have counted on him to pop up the bunt or otherwise not get the job done? Or alternatively, do you think he has a better chance for a hit and less chance for a DP than a pinch hitter would (change DP to single out)?
How about in the 4th when it did happen, and you have Wolf coming up to bat. Wolf had a double earlier in the game, could you count on him to come through with a hit with runners on (and not just facing fastballs)?
by PagsBrewCrew on May 18, 2011 10:27 AM CDT up reply actions
I wouldn't do it because I don't think Gomez is a good bunter (yet)
"I don't even know who Bryce Harper is — hah, hah, hah, hah, hah!" -Nyjer Morgan
Didn't we have this conversation?
And find out that Gomez averages something like .400 when he attempts to bunt for a hit?
Marcum
I dont know if an extension is the best idea, so you can put me in the camp with Breem.
His injury history and age would be the big question marks. I would say if he can hold up all of this year without any missed starts, and put in over 200 IP, then he would be worth a 2 year extension past the FA years.
But he has already exhibited some soreness in his shoulder early on, and it was a problem for him last year too. The Brewers still control his rights for another year and a half, and if he stays healthy and they miss the boat on that, I’m ok with it. Even on the open market he probably isnt going to get the $15mm type deal given his history and age.
It only takes one team willing to pay him $15 MM
For teams that can’t afford Greinke, Marcum might be the best option so someone is bound to overpay. They always do.
The Winner's Curse
It’s real, people!
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I worry about extending Marcum too
Marcum already has one of the slowest fastballs in the bigs and I’m worried that he’s going to completely collapse if his stuff or control degrades at all.
by kingcharlesxii on May 18, 2011 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions
first-hand weather report for tonight's game
it poured overnight here in SD, and although it has since let up, right now the sky looks cloudy and threatening. it is just 9am here, so i’m sure the sun will come out and make this a completely moot point (and post)
good news!
the sun has burned off the dark clouds, leaving just the nice fluffy white kind blocking an otherwise-blue sky. there shall be baseball tonight in San Diego…. and I shall be there (although I won’t be paying twelve bucks for a Sierra Nevada)
Get some of the watered-down "Stadium" beer instead!
Once I read that PETCO serves 3.2% beer from most of their taps, I decided to spring for the good stuff when I’m there.
since the Brewer series, SD scored 7+ runs in 4 of its next 5 games
which they only did 4 times total before that
weird game
"I don't even know who Bryce Harper is — hah, hah, hah, hah, hah!" -Nyjer Morgan
The Padres were under-performing big time
It was only a matter of time before they started hitting. Unfortunately, it started against the Brewers.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Nats game
I commented in the NL Central post about it. It looks like the Nats were trying to get the extra revenue from a weekend summer game instead of a Tuesday afternoon game. It sounds like the Pirates welcomed the break since they are on a long losing streak and it was a travel day as well.
Celebrating the addition of Greinke and mourning the loss of my man crush Cain
Fielder's May slump is bad luck and lack of line drives; don't be fooled by his peculiar reverse BA splits
Fielder’s Line Drive rate has only been 10.2% in May compared to a career 18.2%. This has left Fielder with a tiny May BABIP of .174*. The difference between his BA and OBP is slightly lower than usual with career numbers at ~100 point spread and May ~80 point spread. He’s pretty much on pace to equal his average HR production in May at about 6 HR. It seems like his May slump is a combination of not making solid contact and a fair amount of bad luck.
Noting that Fielder only has 45 PA against LHP and 134 PA against RHP, I noticed a strange thing. Fielder has a higher BA against lefties (.295) than righties (.276) this year. The rest of his splits are more in line with what you would expect, though wOBA against LHP is .299 and against RHP is .417.
I think the BA discrepancy comes from an unusual BABIP split. Against LHP, Fielder’s BABIP in 2011 is .361 and against RHP it’s .242. His career BABIP splits against LHP is .292 and against RHP is .299 so there doesn’t appear to be a large shift effect on his BABIP in LHP v.s RHP.
‘* Troy Tulowitzki’s BABIP in May is .135 with a 10.7% LD rate; Yuniesky Betancourt has a May BABIP at .167 with a LD rate of 14.0%. As much as I hate Yuni, he’s getting a bit hosed in May.
Wouldn't a lack of line drives signal that something more than luck is at play, and the problem is his swing?
http://www.mlbsoup.com
Gomez's WAR
“According to FanGraphs, Gomez has already racked up 1.2 WAR this year, making him the 4th-most valuable position player on the team and 5th-most valuable overall, behind Ryan Braun, Prince Fielder, Rickie Weeks, and Shaun Marcum. That’s entirely due to his defense thus far, and if there was any value in his bat, he’d probably be pushing for one of the top spots on the team.”
Makes me feel alot better about him getting everyday starts, especially in the 8-hole. That’s…godlike to be +1.2 already just for his D.
(insert comment here about a healthy Tony Plush being a significant bat upgrade and only a slight defensive loss)
by Archibaldcrane on May 18, 2011 11:31 AM CDT reply actions
A soft Plush / Gomez platoon is going to be extremely valuable.
(Would any platoon including Plush be soft? Yes, it would.)
fka "warwick5s"
by DEUCE SLUICE on May 18, 2011 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions
"Soft" platoon...
This was mentioned during the telecast last night and it wasn’t obvious to me what that means. I assume it means not strictly platooning on LHP/RHP but not sure.
Right.
It wouldn’t be a strict lefty / righty platoon, more of a lefty / righty + matchups + rest + hot hand deal. In between a strict platoon and a normal starter / backup situation.
fka "warwick5s"
by DEUCE SLUICE on May 18, 2011 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes it would other Barry.
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
Soft Plush hits as well as Gomez.
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Breakdown of Gomez' WAR
Batting -2.6 runs
Fielding +7.3 runs
Replacement +5.4 runs
Where “Replacement” is derived from his 163 PA (0.5 PA / Inning).
Morgan, meanwhile has a Fielding value of +3.8 in only 70 innings 1/3 of Gomez’ total, except Morgan is also getting +3.1 from his hitting. Misleadingly extrapolating Morgan’s numbers to Gomez’ innings and he’s about:
Batting +9.3 runs
Fielding +11.4 runs
Replacement +5.4 runs
Positional + 0.6 runs
Total fWAR = +2.67
Betancourt’s hitting value ranks 183rd of 192 qualifying players.
For the non-mathematicians among us...
Could you spoonfeed a logical conclusion from those abstracts?
Not really
since Plush (as much as I love him) is batting way over his head (OPS over 1.000) so extrapolating those #s would be erroneous.
However the fielding is pretty normal, and even at his career average batting his value eclipses Gomez’s.
A soft platoon R/L would probably be the best solution though, along with some Plushy defensive substitutions in RF or possibly LF as well.
by Archibaldcrane on May 18, 2011 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Gomez sucks, so does Betancourt.
But Gomez at least has some redeeming qualities (his defense).
by BrewCrewBrian on May 18, 2011 12:09 PM CDT up reply actions
This is true.
They’re a very different kind of bad with the bat, and nothing alike on defense.
We pull our pants up and do our jobs here.
I was going to write a post on this very topic very soon and it kinda turned into Yuni-bashing yesterday
E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).
I had a title in there "Carlos Gomez is not Yuniesky Betancourt"
E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).
Plush/Gomez Platoon Numbers
In the Brewers’ 42 GS at CF so far this season, Gomez has been worth +10.7 RAR, Morgan has been worth +7.8 RAR, and Boggs has been worth +0.7, for a total of +19.2 RAR
With 120 GS remaining, and assuming about one third of starting pitchers are LHP, that leaves 40 GS for Gomez and 80 GS for Morgan (if he were actually healthy right now) or 160 PA and 320 PA with 4 PA/GS. Using Gomez’s ZiPS RoS wOBA projection of .306 and assuming that he has no significant platoon splits, that gives him approximately -2.6 RAR offensively, plus +4.2 RAR defensively using his career UZR/150 over 40 games. With replacement/positional numbers added in, that would make him worth around +7.5 RAR in his remaining 40 GS.
Using Morgan’s career wOBA vs. RHP (since Fangraphs doesn’t list ZiPS splits) of .335 would make him worth +2.8 RAR offensively, plus +9.2 RAR defensively using his career UZR/150, in his remaining 80 GS. Adding in replacement/positional gives him a total of +23.9 RAR.
Together, that would be +31.4 RAR over the remainder of the season, which added to the +19.2 RAR they’ve already posted, would give the Brewers +50.6 RAR or around +5.0 WAR out of CF on the season. If Gomez could maintain his current UZR/150 over his 40 remaining GS, it would be closer to +5.6 WAR (56.0 RAR).
That wouldn’t be too bad for a position that was supposed to be a “black hole” this season and was somehow compared to the crapitude that is Yuniesky Betancourt.
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).
Love those numbers
Thanks for the number crunching. That’s a pretty damn effective platoon. Using career averages means that could conceivably happen, too.
Anybody saying that the 2 were comparable in any way other than just offense is crazy.
I think most intelligent people realized that Gomez in CF for the whole year would be about 2 WAR just because of his defense.
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
and I would go with a hard platoon.
Gomez really has almost no platoon split. He sucks all around. Morgan and Gomez have similar splits against LHP.
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
I'd argue they are pretty different offensive players
Gomez gets on base a little more and can steal bases. He’ll sometimes have a great approach and tease you with good ABs followed by ABs where he looks clueless.
Yuni rarely gets on base, just tries to make contact and gives them nothing on the bases. He won’t tease you with any good ABs, will sometimes get lucky and have a grounder find a hole or a blooper drop in for a single.
Get a ife broseph
Their results are pretty similar.
I really don’t care how they get there.
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
.295 and .290 career wOBA's
I am more concerned with expected production than what their results this year.
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
Well how much worse can he get?
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
It is possible.
I hate Betancourt as much as the next guy, probably more. I quit voting that the Greinke trade was good because it included YunE-6. I don’t think he is as bad as he has shown so far. At lest on offense.
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
read closer
With replacement/positional numbers added in, that would make him worth around +7.5 RAR in his remaining 40 GS.
If I got any closer, I'd be behind my monitor.
I didn’t see that statement in your post… but now I see it in SRB’s response.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
This is why I'm ok with him remaining in the lineup.
But he can and should remain in the lineup without having to bat second.
Now that's great tasting chicken!
by Kyle Lobner on May 18, 2011 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
That t-shirt is excellent.
My favorite is still a UPS-styled shirt that says “What can Braun do for you?” I want to make one with a braided number 8 that says “Challah at your boy.” Cue Krusty the Clown: Puns are lazy writing.
This has made my day
I’ll also be completely heart-broken if its a fake, but I’m 95% sure its real
Get a ife broseph
Seemingly confirmed by @JohnAxford
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).
Its Pimpn?
"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
by Charlie Marlow on May 18, 2011 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Holy shit lol
the juxtaposition between real Tony Plush and fake Tony Plush is so perfect.
by Archibaldcrane on May 18, 2011 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Nyjer is the new Greinke
Plush Nation jus letting u know dat this morning Burrito was hella good! Need to know all the hot spots in da 414!!!
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).
Saw him in the dugout last night...
Maybe he went home for rehab?
Or maybe he ate a really good burrito in CA this morning
and wants to know all the good eats in Milwaukee.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
by sjlee on May 18, 2011 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, he's in CA but asking for places in WI at the same time
To da P Town Nation need to know da bomb food spotz n da Waukee? Love dem Bratz but I need more than bratz tho! Let the Nation decide da eat
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).
Fake Tony Plush has better diction, spelling, and grammar.
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What is this "P Town" to which he refers?
PlushTown?
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic
but I read it as (Mil)waukee
"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
by Charlie Marlow on May 18, 2011 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Gaslamp Ball has a picture that we all probably want to see in reality at some point.
Full article here. It’s mostly the same opinions we’ve heard before, just posted in frustration again. Of course, I found the following paragraph enjoyable.
Just imagine a questionable call is made. The manager comes storming out of the dugout. Standing toe to toe, screaming ensues. Fans are chanting “Throw the flag! Throw the flag!” Finally, Buddy can’t take anymore and throws a red hankie to the ground. I go nuts! You go nuts! Everybody in the stands goes nuts!!!
"You need to add a signature line about your sarcasm detector being broken like a Cubs fan’s spirit."
- molitorfan
Man it's quiet around here...
Is everyone off taking naps so they can make it through tonight’s game?
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I'm guessing at 5:30 CDT on a weeknight
People might be commuting. Or eating. Or (hopefully) drinking.
But yeah, relatively slow day for the ol’ Mug comments.
Quiet?
We’re at 91 comments, 92 with this one.
We’re short 20-30 comments, because I didn’t write my daily rant about how terrible Yuniesky Betancourt is.
It was less about the total number of comments as the spacing.
It’d been like half an hour with nothing. School is out, and I was bored.
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Maybe this will help.
I haven’t seen an official lineup, just this tweet from TH:
Mark Kotsay starting in CF for #Brewers tonight and batting 6th. Rest of the lineup has the usual suspects.
So I’m guessing tonight’s lineup is:
Weeks
Hart
Braun
Fielder
McGehee
Kotsay
Betancourt
Lucroy
Gallardo
"You need to add a signature line about your sarcasm detector being broken like a Cubs fan’s spirit."
- molitorfan
Even better
Just blown away that a guy coming from the Angels with a rep for “fundamentals” and everything doesn’t care at all about defense.
Get a ife broseph
Happy to see Hart at #2
But clearly Lucroy needed to go 5-for-5 with 3 HR, 2 2B and 9 RBI to stay in his #8 slot.
Then again, given that Gallardo is “protecting” him, he’s probably better in the 8 than in the 7. Now if Roenicke can keep it in his head that Gallardo is a better hitter than Betancourt and Kotsay maybe they’ll score some runs.
McCalvy confirmed the above lineup is correct.
"You need to add a signature line about your sarcasm detector being broken like a Cubs fan’s spirit."
- molitorfan
But seriously
Why fuck isn’t he playing Boggs in CF? Fuck you Roenicke.
by ecocd on May 18, 2011 5:52 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Better yet, why does Gomez need so many days off?
He can’t play everyday for a couple weeks until Morgan is back?
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).
Because he looks lost at the plate
Even Gomez isn’t this bad. Everyone needs a break. It did wonders for McGehee. Over his last 5 games, Gomez has 2 H (both singles) and 2 BB in his last 18 PA. He could use a night off. Boggs could use a start…
He always looks lost
He’s on the team for his defense.
He just had an off day on Saturday
Get a ife broseph
I don't know if 5 games is a long enough "slump" to constitute needing nights off
He has a .371 OBP in his last 9 games.
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 May 18, 2011 6:22 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Kyle is optimistic about tonight's lineup.
Mark Kotsay is starting in center tonight. This might be the night I give in early and catch up on some sleep.
"You need to add a signature line about your sarcasm detector being broken like a Cubs fan’s spirit."
- molitorfan
I don't know why I thought of this, but you could make tonight's lineup a haiku.
Weeks Hart Braun Fielder
McGehee Kotsay Betancourt
Lucroy Gallardo
"You need to add a signature line about your sarcasm detector being broken like a Cubs fan’s spirit."
- molitorfan
With Narron's penmanship...
awww man, beautiful.
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Just saw another picture from Gaslamp Ball.
Let’s hope the Brewers make the opposing pitcher eat his glove tonight.
"You need to add a signature line about your sarcasm detector being broken like a Cubs fan’s spirit."
- molitorfan
Looked this up because I knew there would be something there
Kotsay is 3-5, 2 doubles and a BB against Mosley in his career
Runn’in Ron likes his Small Samples, defense be damned.
Get a ife broseph
Small sample size AND outdated.
P.S. I hear Enron is a good growth stock.
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| W | L | PCT | GB | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cincinnati
|
26 | 20 | .565 | 0 | Won 1 |
|
St. Louis
|
25 | 22 | .531 | 1.5 | Lost 3 |
|
Houston
|
22 | 24 | .478 | 4 | Lost 1 |
|
Pittsburgh
|
22 | 24 | .478 | 4 | Won 2 |
|
Milwaukee
|
19 | 27 | .413 | 7 | Lost 1 |
|
Chicago
|
15 | 31 | .326 | 11 | Lost 11 |
(updated 5.27.2012 at 12:11 PM CDT)
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