03/02/07 - Brewers (Villanueva) @ Giants (Cain) : 2:05 PM CT

[Brian the Automator]

http://www.brewerfan.net/images/igt/villanueva.jpg

 

It's unlikely that Carlos Villanueva will open the season in the Milwaukee, let alone the starting rotation, but he's been tagged to start this split squad game against the San Francisco Giants.

 

TV: None

Radio: None

Internet Audio: LINK

MLB Gameday: LINK

[brewmann04]

Qustion is there a legit shot That Rottino can make the club?

 

thanks for your thoughts

[MadScientist]

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Qustion is there a legit shot That Rottino can make the club?

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I'd say it will depend on Braun. If they decide that Braun needs to be in AAA, then Rottino has a very good chance of making the club.

[SlideBernieSlide]

The lineup against the Giants:

 

2B Hernan Iribarren

SS Yohannis Perez

3B Ryan Braun

CF Bill Hall

LF Geoff Jenkins

1B Mike Rivera

RF Drew Anderson

C JD Closser

P Carlos Villanueva

 

http://www.jsonline.com/watch/?watch=2&date=3/2/2007&id=19966

[berniebrewer4life]

Perez is starting? This is one young lineup. I think this is the game i am gonna listen to.

[brewmann04]

Living here in NYC will either game be on Free Radio.

 

thanks

[lcbj68c]

http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/mil/schedule/broadcast.jsp

 

Not sure, according to this link, as I read it, only the giants game has a radio feed of MLB.com next to it, but again, that's just how I read it.

 

Either way, can't wait to listen to some more Brewers baseball.

[BrewCrewForever]

I like this young lineup. Rivera playing 1B? Huh.

[BrewCrewForever]

Does Closser have options left? Or is he gone if he doesn't make the club? Which of course it looks like both Rivera and Closser are long shots with Estrada and Miller in front of them.

[bjkrautk]

I'd say it will depend on Braun. If they decide that Braun needs to be in AAA, then Rottino has a very good chance of making the club.

 

I really don't see Braun as a factor in the Rottino decision.

 

Candidates for the Brewers' Bench (in order of likelihood to make the 25-man, IMO)

Graffanino

Counsell

Miller

Clark

Mench (or Jenkins against LHP)

Rottino

Gross (still has an option, IIRC)

Nix

 

 

Either Braun starts, or Graffanino moves off the bench until / unless Koskie is healthy, and Braun is in the minors. Koskie / Braun could take up an extra roster spot, but Vinny has a decent shot to make the squad as a 3rd infielder.

 

IMO, it comes down to:

- whether the Brewers carry 12 pitchers (rather than 11),

- whether the Brewers are forced to carry extra outfielder(s), and

- whether someone comes out of nowhere to take the final spot on the 25-man roster.

[adambr2]

Bonds grounds out on his first pitch and then has a ball pop right off his glove in the next inning. And the scorekeeper calls it a HIT. Unreal bias, even though it's just a ST game.

[Team Canada]

Early leads in both games, I like it.

[Team Canada]

Wow, The Hurricane has left the building! 5-0.

[parkside21]

Hurricane, Bill, Hurricane

[adambr2]

Here's what irks me so much about just ridiculous calls like that. For the scorekeeper, it's just showing a little respect for a veteran hall-of-famer. How about for the pitcher who gives up multiple earned runs that inning because of a call that was obviously wrong, and ends up with a 5.00 ERA for spring training instead of 3.50 because of it? I'm not sure whether the team is going to go back and take into consideration what happened in the first spring training game and a bogus call, but if they don't, for someone who might be borderline to make a rotation or bullpen, stats can be skewed badly against someone, and that's not right.

[Team Canada]

Another throwing error on Braun. Hopefully this means a HR next inning.

[adambr2]

Would anyone notice if we just moved Braun to CF and Hall back to 3rd?

[zzzmanwitz]

Is throwing from 3rd to 1st THAT much different than from SS to 1st? I mean, sure, its a little longer, but you would think throwing wouldn't be the biggest problem. I would think it would be the balls coming way quicker. I don't know.

[brewers82]

nice call Team Canada

[Team Canada]

Another throwing error on Braun. Hopefully this means a HR next inning.

 

umm.... Simply unconscious!

[zzzmanwitz]

are we kidding?

[adambr2]

LOL nice call!! 3rd HR for Braun

[bjkrautk]

Another day...

...another error

...another Homer.

[Tisko]

Alright can we create a new stat, a ratio of errors to home runs.... right now its a 3/2 ratio....

[JohnBriggs12]

Braun throwing one away is the indicator another bomb is coming up.

 

Way to go CV. You'd be in my rotation.