Brewers 8, Astros 2: This Lane for Cycles Only
by Noah Jarosh on Sep 3, 2011 9:37 PM CDT
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PrintWin: Chris Narveson (10-6)
Loss: Bud Norris (6-9)
HR: Kottaras (4), Counsell (1), Lee (14)
MVP: Kottaras (.173)
LVP: Hairston (-.032)
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With Bud Norris being terrible against lefties, Ron Roenicke decided to play a whole bunch of southpaws. That meant that Taylor Green got his first major league start at third base, Craig Counsell got the start at shortstop, and George Kottaras started at catcher on a non-Randy Wolf day.
You could say those moves worked out okay.
Green hit the ball hard all night, going 2-5 with a double, a run, and his first RBI. He hit a couple more line drives right at fielders.
Craig Counsell hit his first homerun of the season, a two run shot to right field. Counsell hadn't homered since September 22 of last season.
But the piece de resistance was George Kottaras' day. His first at bat was nothing remarkable as he flew out. His second at bat, he hit a homer. His third at bat, he tripled to lead off the sixth inning. He got another at bat the very next inning and shot a grounder into the outfield for a single. Something special seemed afoot. With 3/4 of the cycle completed, the Grecian Sensation came up one last time in the ninth inning. He hit a long fly ball to center right field. Astros' centerfielder Jason Bourgeois tracked it and nearly ran it down, but it went over his head and bounced over the wall for a ground-rule double--completing the seventh cycle in Brewers history.
Kottaras now joins the company of esteemed colleagues Mike Hegan, Charlie Moore, Robin Yount, Paul Molitor, Chad Moeller and Jody Gerut in Milwaukee Brewers lore.
Oh, and Chris Narveson pitched fine.
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But prior to this season he destroyed lefties.
What is to be done?!
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
The only logical solution
RRR makes Casey hit from the left side the rest of the season
Get a ife broseph
by Supertramp on Sep 3, 2011 10:21 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
It's weird.
If he just had normal splits it would be so easy to platoon them.
Yuniesky Betancourt is bad at baseball.
I think he earned himself the ability to continue in his current role
Occasional pinch-hitting, about one start a week. That’s my guess.
by Cheeseandcorn on Sep 3, 2011 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
One certainly hopes so
For goodness sake, we finally have a AAA player who is performing well when promoted…by all means, have him stuffed! After, of course, getting ten years of production out of him.
Mr Green deserves more chances to play, so hell yeah, platoon him! RRR has no excuses to not play him, does he?
"Why do I slam Yuni so much? It's nothing personal. It's strictly business." -- Michael Corleone
by PlusorMinusThree on Sep 3, 2011 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions
15
that is all.
"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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Huh.
Nothing on mlb.com yet about Brewers win, or the cycle for that matter.
"People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."- Rogers Hornsby
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by Yar Nivek on Sep 3, 2011 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
HA!
good one
"Why do I slam Yuni so much? It's nothing personal. It's strictly business." -- Michael Corleone
by PlusorMinusThree on Sep 3, 2011 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Brewers?
Is that like an affiliate to the Red Sox, Yankees or Phillies?
"This one means 'Kill Kirk!!!!'... And also, 'hallelujah'... Depending on the context."
by trippingandy on Sep 3, 2011 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions
I can see the headline now
“Former Red Sox Catcher Hits for Cycle”
by Cheeseandcorn on Sep 3, 2011 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions 8 recs
I wonder if Hegan gave Geo a call tonight.
It would only be appropriate, being 35 years later to the day, and all.
"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
Did anyone mention that the Cubs were officially eliminated today
Woot
"It's a joke. It's all a joke.
by WSB Chris on Sep 3, 2011 9:54 PM CDT reply actions 7 recs
The season is a success
"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 Sep 3, 2011 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions
The last 108 years is a success.
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by Yar Nivek on Sep 3, 2011 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions 8 recs
rec'd.
"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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What Charlie said
I just hope their new GM is as solid as Mike Quade
"This one means 'Kill Kirk!!!!'... And also, 'hallelujah'... Depending on the context."
Just wish we could have eliminated them in August
That would have been amazing. It’s still awesome now, just even more amazing if they didn’t even last until September.
Kottaras is the first major leaguer to hit for the cycle this season
So of course the Brewers game and Kottaras’ achievement isn’t mentioned anywhere on Yahoo’s home page for MLB.
Yahell sports is mostly an extension of the AP’s sports coverage, sp there isn’t much to expect of them, I guess. To hell with the Coastal media ignoring us, we’ll keep the Midwest to ourselves. After all, we wouldn’t want scumbags from each coast to start moving here, now would we?
Oh wait….I did that thirteen years ago….moved from California to Wisconsin…..most people said “WHY??” Hahahaha….let them figure it out!
"Why do I slam Yuni so much? It's nothing personal. It's strictly business." -- Michael Corleone
by PlusorMinusThree on Sep 3, 2011 10:03 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
BREAKING NEWS: DEREK JETER A SINGLE, TRIPLE AND HOME RUN SHORT OF THE CYCLE!!!!
YANKEES FIRST TEAM TO HIT THREE DOUBLES IN ONE GAME THAT LANDED TO FORM A PERFECT ISOSCELES TRIANGLE
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
by SRB on Sep 3, 2011 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
It was awesome and fun to watch
But a backup catcher having a unique statstistical night shouldn’t necessarily be front page news nationally.
Get a ife broseph
by Supertramp on Sep 3, 2011 10:14 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
More rare than a no-hitter.
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
Yeah
It’s cool for us and for some general baseball statophiles, but it’s really not a big deal beyond that.
by Cheeseandcorn on Sep 3, 2011 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions
I stand corrected
Yahoo MLB page now has a link to George’s cycle achievement. Maybe it just took them some time to write it up.
Yeah, suuure
"Why do I slam Yuni so much? It's nothing personal. It's strictly business." -- Michael Corleone
by PlusorMinusThree on Sep 3, 2011 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm actually okay with Yahoo for the most part
I like Jeff Passan, I think he knows what’s up (other than picking the Brewers to finish poorly in the central) and I like Big League Stew.
by pauldietrich on Sep 4, 2011 12:59 AM CDT up reply actions
Not as bad as Yahoo! having the incorrect headline after Friday's game:
“Brewers continue slide” when they won the game. Or mlb.com having an incorrect score for yesterday’s game.
"People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."- Rogers Hornsby
Trivia: Can anyone name the seven Brewers who have hit for the cycle? I'll give you the hard one.
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7) George Kottaras
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
Oh no, it's in the post!!!
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
Tough question
but it’s obvious Jody Gerut isn’t one of them
"This one means 'Kill Kirk!!!!'... And also, 'hallelujah'... Depending on the context."
by trippingandy on Sep 3, 2011 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Name the high school(s) of the pitcher(s) who gave up the triple(s) in each cycle!
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
by SRB on Sep 4, 2011 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Funny how a cycle is more rare than a no-no, and the Brewers have 7 cycles and 1 no hitter. Weird, but the Brewers have always been more hitter heavy.
Pretty flukey either way though, considering only two of the seven Brewers cyclists were actually good hitters.
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
The thing about the cycle
is that at Miller Park, Kottaras might’ve had a 3-HR day. Both the double and the triple to center could’ve gone out on a day the ball was carrying just a little (or was it carrying in Houston last night). I wonder if Kottaras would rather have a cycle or a 3 HR game with foreknowledge that the Brewers would win the game either way.
And with Yuni finally missing a start, my signature has been cleared.
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25 | 22 | .531 | 1.5 | Lost 3 |
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