Game Thread: Game 8, Mariners (?-?) @ Brewers (4-3)

by Marty McSuperFly on Mar 6, 2008 1:19 PM CST

It was nice to watch the Brewers crush a collection of contest winners yesterday (seriously, did that Harrison guy win a radio call-in or something? He's not actually a professional baseball player, is he?), but reality will probably slap the starting lineup pretty hard today, in the person of Felix Hernandez. The Brewers have their own punisher heading to the mound in Ben Sheets, so the first couple innings should be interesting, at least.

Looks like another ~~free~~ audio webcast, but no video to be had.

Facing the Seattle ace:

2B Rickie Weeks
CF Mike Cameron
1B Prince Fielder
LF Ryan Braun
RF Corey Hart
3B Joe Dillon
SS J.J. Hardy
DH Matt LaPorta
C Jason Kendall

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free audio?

sounds nice... do you have more details?

Bring Back The Old Logo!

by jacob on Mar 6, 2008 11:42 AM CST 0 recs

brewers.com

I'm pretty sure all the spring training webcasts are free.

by Marty McSuperFly on Mar 6, 2008 12:26 PM CST up 0 recs

ouch

Looks like I'm wrong on that. Sorry.

by Marty McSuperFly on Mar 6, 2008 12:27 PM CST up 0 recs

King Felix

Over at the sister site, lookoutlanding.com, there is a poll on Felx Hernandez's upcoming season and the middle choice is "same back and forth between effectiveness and stupidity."

I wonder how he got the moniker King.

by ol Pete on Mar 6, 2008 2:09 PM CST 0 recs

1,2,3

3 up 3 down, another good inning from sheets, let's hope it becomes the norm all year.

by MadJimiBrewha on Mar 6, 2008 2:09 PM CST 0 recs

I am tired of this announcer already.

It's great to listen to baseball, but this guy is goofy.

by SwampBuck on Mar 6, 2008 2:12 PM CST 0 recs

MLB or Mariner announcer?

I heard the first 30 seconds of the mlb guy and decided his voice annoyed me and switched to the mariners guy. Nice way to get an outsiders perspective on the crew.

by MadJimiBrewha on Mar 6, 2008 2:16 PM CST up 0 recs

The "MLB Guy"

is Kent Sommerfeld (sp?), the guy who does the producing and engineering for the spring games and all of Powell and Uecker's regular season games.

by KLSnow on Mar 6, 2008 3:10 PM CST up 0 recs

MLB Guy

I'm switching over right now, enjoyed listening to the padre crew a couple days ago.. Only have heard positive things so far from the outsiders.

by SwampBuck on Mar 6, 2008 2:19 PM CST 0 recs

Sheets

How many pitches did he throw in that first inning? It felt like it lasted a minute.

by drezdn on Mar 6, 2008 2:20 PM CST 0 recs

oh my

You guys are missing out. The MLB guy just said that the Mariners like the look of Adam Jones for the outfield.

by Marty McSuperFly on Mar 6, 2008 2:24 PM CST 0 recs

NICE

by SwampBuck on Mar 6, 2008 2:24 PM CST 0 recs

Home Run for Braun

by Marty McSuperFly on Mar 6, 2008 2:24 PM CST 0 recs

And the Hammer Drops

Brauny dinger, off the batters eye 410+ dead center.

by MadJimiBrewha on Mar 6, 2008 2:25 PM CST 0 recs

Mariners radio guys were fairly impressed

Sounded like a deep shot.

by SwampBuck on Mar 6, 2008 2:26 PM CST 0 recs

Anybody watch

the Geoff Jenkins retirement press conference today? Rough....

by SwampBuck on Mar 6, 2008 2:34 PM CST 0 recs

Nice

Strike Out/Throw Out!

by drezdn on Mar 6, 2008 2:35 PM CST 0 recs

Ha....

who says kendall can't throw guys out

by MadJimiBrewha on Mar 6, 2008 2:35 PM CST 0 recs

Strike em Out, Throw em out BABY

by SwampBuck on Mar 6, 2008 2:35 PM CST 0 recs

Atta Boy Rickie!!!!

by SwampBuck on Mar 6, 2008 2:42 PM CST 0 recs

Was it off

Felix H. or the next guy.

by ol Pete on Mar 6, 2008 2:46 PM CST up 0 recs

I think Felix but I will double check..

by SwampBuck on Mar 6, 2008 2:47 PM CST 0 recs

Yup it was off Felix

by SwampBuck on Mar 6, 2008 2:48 PM CST 0 recs

Zack Jackson

Any impressions from the announcers?

by ol Pete on Mar 6, 2008 3:00 PM CST 0 recs

Front page poll

Who was the last ("normal") manager to have a 10 man staff?

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

by TheJay on Mar 6, 2008 3:40 PM CST 0 recs

I'm sure there was one

somewhere. You should look it up and get back to me. :)

"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 6, 2008 4:00 PM CST up 0 recs

Heh

Well, yeah, there was one sometime (somewhere between now and when they used three guys all year), but I mean recently. I guess you can throw Tony La Russa's teams out.

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

by TheJay on Mar 6, 2008 4:03 PM CST up 0 recs

I voted 17

being the closest to what I think he would want. In an ideal world however, Ned would no doubt carry 16 pitchers 8 positional starters and 1 gritty veteran on the bench.

by MadJimiBrewha on Mar 6, 2008 4:01 PM CST up 0 recs

Not so fast

I'm counting Cirillo as a pitcher. :)

"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 6, 2008 4:19 PM CST up 0 recs

Touche

by MadJimiBrewha on Mar 6, 2008 6:17 PM CST up 0 recs

Troubling quote from Yost

From the official site and a story on Simmons: He was sitting there in his jock strap and a T-shirt, smoking a cigarette. He told me, 'I've had people throughout my career that have taken the time to teach me this game. And it's my turn to turn around and do it for you.

by ol Pete on Mar 6, 2008 4:10 PM CST 0 recs

Jenkins retired?

Why?

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

by Dikembe Meiztombo on Mar 6, 2008 5:57 PM CST 0 recs

It's a joke

about how Favre and Jenks look alike.

by molitorfan on Mar 6, 2008 6:27 PM CST up 0 recs

Here's a link

http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080304&content_id=2404383&vkey=spt20 08news&fext=.jsp&c_id=mil

If you dig around on Youtube.com, there is an episode of a tv show that has both Favre and Jenkins on.

by ol Pete on Mar 6, 2008 7:06 PM CST up 0 recs

Clearly

I'm an idiot

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

by Dikembe Meiztombo on Mar 6, 2008 7:15 PM CST up 0 recs

Weird

No walks in this game. That's got to be kind of rare for an early spring game.

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

by TheJay on Mar 6, 2008 8:02 PM CST 0 recs

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