Wednesday's Frosty Mug

by KLSnow on Mar 19, 2008 9:27 AM CDT in News

The Brewers may be off today, but the Mug is not. Enjoy.

The JS "Young Guy Hopes to Make the Team" series has been replaced by "Here's a guy who won't make the team." Today: Chris Narveson.

Three more predictions on the web today, two of which will be wrong:

Braves Journal has the Brewers third, behind the Cardinals.
Chop-n-Change has the Brewers in second.
Squawking Baseball has the Brewers winning more than 84.5 games.

I don't usually post on fantasy baseball, but The Hardball Times' latest fantasy mailbag includes mentions of Braun and Parra.

Batting the pitcher 8th continues to spur conversation. Today, at Bird Land, Derrick Goold posts Tony LaRussa's defense of it.

Remember yesterday's Baseball Analysts link, with the chart of starting pitchers listed by their ground ball % and K %? Here's part two: relief pitchers.

Only one injury to report today, but it's still alphabetical and in one line or less:

Marlins C Mike Rabelo has a sprained left leg.

This video, though, is an injury waiting to happen: Jim Caple tries to catch R.A. Dickey's knuckleball.

Via Baseball Musings, I learned that Rangers P C.J. Wilson is working on throwing a gyroball.

Environmentalists across the country (including the newest one, one Prince Fielder), should be happy to see this: the Nationals and Pirates are both taking steps to go green at the ballpark.

The Mets have reportedly changed direction and will not trade for someone to play left field in place of Moises Alou, who is out until May. One of the candidates to replace him is Brady Clark. If Brady Clark and Scott Podsednik both make teams out of spring training, I'm going to fall out of my chair.

Finally, file this one under "ask and you shall receive." I asked TheJay over at Recondite Baseball to finish the trifecta and post the career leaderboard in BB/9, figuring at least a couple of the former Brewers who had already shown up (Karl, Wright, Haynes, Rusch and Bere) would appear again. Surprisingly, they didn't.

CORRECTION: Bere did. More coffee please!

That's all for today. Drink up.

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Sprained Leg?

How does one sprain the entire leg? I've heard of sprained knees, hips, groin but leg? Impressive Mr Rabelo.. the entire leg!

by SgtClueLs on Mar 19, 2008 10:04 AM CDT 0 recs

BB/9 list

Other than Bere, who you mentioned, two pitchers on the list spent time in Milwaukee uniforms: Eric Plunk (1998-1999) and Ron Villone (1996-1997).

Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.

by TheJay on Mar 19, 2008 10:06 AM CDT 0 recs

And yet somehow...

Even while looking for Bere, I passed right over him. I've made a correction.

by KLSnow on Mar 19, 2008 10:11 AM CDT up 0 recs

Yost is a baby

http://www.latimes.com/sports/printedition/la-spw-angels19mar19,1,2267696.story

by SwampBuck on Mar 19, 2008 10:10 AM CDT 0 recs

Stay classy Nedly

I saw the overcrowded marketplase that is the brewers blogs and said, "Me Too!" The Chubber Lang Report

by hyattff2003 on Mar 19, 2008 11:56 AM CDT up 0 recs

I say screw the Angels

I couldn't care less that Nedly ran out the kids. It was mostly the kids that ran up a 17 on the Mariners while they were trash talking about winning the division. If the Angels do it regularly, and the league doesn't really care, why not?

by ol Pete on Mar 19, 2008 12:33 PM CDT up 0 recs

The hypocrisy

Ned had a huge fit about Seattle violating the 4 regulars rule last week. No one complains about violations of the rule because everyone does it. And then Yost complains about people breaking the rule, even though he continues to do it.

It's not just the Angels. He's been sending Gwynn and Kapler out there and claiming they're "regulars."

Just another example of Yost's nincompoopery.

by Marty McSuperFly on Mar 19, 2008 12:39 PM CDT up 0 recs

Cards in Second ????

I have a hard time figuring that one out.

I hope everyone keeps thinking the Crew was a fluke last year. I really think the changes to the pen will put us over the top.

Its all about the Bullpen this season that is the key.

by WSB Chris on Mar 19, 2008 10:25 AM CDT 0 recs

They have Lohse

It's assured that they're going to come in second.

Sure, Pujols arm can't even bend anymore, Chris Carpenter's arm is held together by Popsicle sticks and wishes, and Rick Ankiel is the new king of the Three True Outcomes, but the Cards are definitely going to be in contention this year.

by drezdn on Mar 19, 2008 10:32 AM CDT up 0 recs

Funniest prediction yet

He justifies it by calling our rotation "a kid and a bunch of soft arms" without a reliable Sheets. Guess he hasn't checked the Cardinals rotation in a few years.

Braun Over Brains

by stevie ray Braun on Mar 19, 2008 8:23 PM CDT up 0 recs

The Reds need a catcher

Apparently Dusty might be considering Michael Barrett

by drezdn on Mar 19, 2008 10:34 AM CDT 0 recs

oh. my. god.

I'm watching the Red Sox stream on mlb.tv as they cover the whole Japan screwup, and the announcer just introduced Steve Philips as "America's GM." Where do I sign to sever that relationship?

Incidentally, how is it that Bud Selig makes $15 million per year and can't manage to handle a single public relations issue properly? Is he just paid to sit on his pile of gold and grind the bones of peasants?

by Marty McSuperFly on Mar 19, 2008 11:39 AM CDT 0 recs

Just Curious

I like your quote about severing your relationship with Steve Philips, but my question for you is: Other than Bill Hall, is there anyone in baseball that you actually like? ;)

by brewfan2 on Mar 19, 2008 12:06 PM CDT up 0 recs

I don't talk much about the guys I like

Mainly, because I like them. :) Bad managing and bad reporting gets me all worked up, and so that's what I post about.

Here's a short list, off the top of my head (I actually like most Brewers players (the non-gritty ones), but these are my favorites).

Brewers:
Bill Hall
Rickie Weeks
Corey Hart
Ben Sheets
Carlos Villanueva

Other teams:
Manny Ramirez
Ichiro
Vlad Guerrero
Jose Reyes
Tim Lincecum
Russell Martin
Ken Griffey Jr.

by Marty McSuperFly on Mar 19, 2008 12:22 PM CDT up 0 recs

Oh!

Not that it's all that important to have them all, but I can't believe I left Pedro off the list. My favorite pitcher ever.

by Marty McSuperFly on Mar 19, 2008 12:26 PM CDT up 0 recs

Mmmm...

ground peasant bones...

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Mar 19, 2008 12:16 PM CDT up 0 recs

Oh Yipee Oral !!!

Brent Musburger & Orel Hershiser will be calling the opening day at Wrigley for the worldwide leader. Thank god for FSN.

by SwampBuck on Mar 19, 2008 12:12 PM CDT 0 recs

Usually when i say

"Oh Yippee Oral" ...I'm not talking about baseball.

I might not choose those exact words, either.

Weird, but not weird.

by Jeff Sackmann on Mar 19, 2008 1:27 PM CDT up 0 recs

I dunno

Yippee! sounds about right. :)

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Mar 19, 2008 2:26 PM CDT up 0 recs

Mets/Clark

This is going to be a good year. The pre-injury Mets were the best team in the NL and the Cubs are still going to run away with the awful Central.

by ol Pete on Mar 19, 2008 12:37 PM CDT 0 recs

Article on Fielder

http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/story/10719877

by Marty McSuperFly on Mar 19, 2008 1:22 PM CDT 0 recs

Gotta love Prince

He tells the truth, and doesn't care what anyone thinks of it.

And, wow, I am surprised MLB didn't already have recycling.

by Braunstalker on Mar 19, 2008 1:56 PM CDT up 0 recs

I meant

he tells his truth honestly.

by Braunstalker on Mar 19, 2008 1:57 PM CDT up 0 recs

MLB

And, wow, I am surprised MLB didn't already have recycling.

Those recycling containers are pretty pricey for a bunch of poor old MLB owners. I wonder how many of them complained that the training rooms needed separate biohazard bins.

Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.

by TheJay on Mar 19, 2008 2:22 PM CDT up 0 recs

Seems like he's leaning...

Toward Veganism... How's that pleather gonna hold up his pants? And how's wearing plastic or cloth shoes gonna feel? Hmmm....

TED IS TO NED WHAT CHENEY IS TO BUSH.

by CATALYST on Mar 19, 2008 6:31 PM CDT up 0 recs

I'm not worried

unless he decides it's wrong to smack that leather baseball.

by Marty McSuperFly on Mar 19, 2008 6:51 PM CDT up 0 recs

I just looked up at the clock...

It was 3:12, and I thought, "Oh ****, I'm missing the game!"

It took me several minutes to remember: no game today.

My brain is fried.

by KLSnow on Mar 19, 2008 3:17 PM CDT 0 recs

Just remember

tomorrow is a night game - against the Royals again.

by ol Pete on Mar 19, 2008 3:31 PM CDT up 0 recs

Thanks for the note...

I actually had 3:05 written into my calendar. Fixed now.

by KLSnow on Mar 19, 2008 3:49 PM CDT up 0 recs

Look on the bright side

No worrying about Braun being out of the lineup today.

Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.

by TheJay on Mar 19, 2008 3:40 PM CDT up 0 recs

Still no ticket package

WTF?!?!

Lordz Of Vengeance....Sometimes I drink...Okay...I drink most of the time.

by Dikembe Meiztombo on Mar 19, 2008 7:02 PM CDT 0 recs

A Jemile Weeks story

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=3281990

by ol Pete on Mar 19, 2008 7:58 PM CDT 0 recs

A Coco story

Jayson Stark gives his take on the Reds.

The Reds produced some interesting stats. What was the Brewers stat that the media beat to death last year, number of 3 run leads lost? The Reds have their own version. The eye popper was they got outscored by 71 runs after the seventh and by 92 runs after the sixth.

Interesting as well that the opinion of the signing by baseball executives was so divided.

by ol Pete on Mar 19, 2008 8:12 PM CDT 0 recs

oops

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/spring2008/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&id=3301183

by ol Pete on Mar 19, 2008 8:44 PM CDT up 0 recs

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