8/13/08 Brewers (Sabathia) at Padres (Banks): 9:05 PM CDT

[pete]

These late nights are killing me.

 

 

 

Nix is with the team tonight, right? If he is, I predict using my Yost-o-meter that he gets a pinch hit opportunity. Ned likes to throw the kids in the water to see if they can swim.

[brwrsfan]

This is really getting silly with Counsell starting all of these games. I realize we've been winning, but production needs to come into play at some point. Going 6 for your last 35 simply is not warranting a spot in the lineup. Hall can easily do that poorly against RHP. I find it odd that guys like Durham produce when they actually start, yet that production lands them a seat on the bench. Counsell doesn't do anything for us and earns a spot in the starting lineup....just about every day.

 

This is taking the platoon angle just way too far, it only works if both sides actually produce. If one isn't producing in his half...give the other guy a try. Am I wrong, or did Counsell actually say earlier in the year that if he was playing every day, that was a bad thing for the team? Or am I making that up...I could be http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[BrewCrewForever]

Man, with 3TO on the DL were gonna see a lot of Counsell at 3B and batting 6th. Yuck.

 

Every time CC takes the mound I feel like something special might and will happen. He has really spoiled us.

[olliegjw]

But it's not a tenth of win over 162 games, it is a increase in total expected wins by .08 wins -it's trivial (e.g. the difference between expecting the Brewers to win 90 or 90.08 wins - a .00088 percent difference in expected wins).

Unless, I am missing something it is 8% for one game. There is a 54% percent chance the Brewers would win the odd game, and there is a 46% chance the Cubs would lose the odd game. Over 162 games, the 54% occurance (Brewers winning) would happen 87.48 times (162 * 54%), while the Cubs would lose 74.52 times (162 * 46%). That is a 12.96 game difference over 162 games.

[2008 world champs]

What sucks is Craig is a likeable dude. Why can't the man just hit 260? It frustrates me , I said the same thing with Weeks and Cam, I doubt all of these players are low 200 type hitters. Why it had to happen in one year (an important year) for the Crew just sucks. You could throw Bill Hall in that mix. Just frustrating....but wait, we are in playoff position. If even half of these guys (Cam and Weeks are starting to show signs) can heat up, this is going to be a special last few months.

[thablingster]

Tomorrow's lineup will scare me. I can just see it now. Durham-Counsell-Hardy-Fielder-Hart-Nix-Cameron-Kendall. lol

 

In any case, lets hope CC can keep the mojo rollin' as it appears Atlanta has packed up and gone home for the winter.

[2008 world champs]

"Durham-Counsell-Hardy-Fielder-Hart-Nix-Cameron-Kendall"

 

and we thought we had a righty dominant lineup......http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/indifferent.gif

 

 

[rluzinski]

Unless, I am missing something it is 8% for one game. There is a 54% percent chance the Brewers would win the odd game, and there is a 46% chance the Cubs would lose the odd game. Over 162 games, the 54% occurance (Brewers winning) would happen 87.48 times (162 * 54%), while the Cubs would lose 74.52 times (162 * 46%). That is a 12.96 game difference over 162 games.

 

I think you need to reread my first post. It had to do with the fact that the Cardinals have played 2 extra games than the Brewers, and what advantage that translates into.

[RightFieldCoder]

Showed project in class

Will rush home to see CC

Watch the Brewers win

 

Interview called back

They don't want to hire me

Please stop my sad day

[TabbertBB]

I will be looking for a few more softball shots in the stands tonight. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

 

 

[Menotti80]

that is just too bad

sorry about that robin

youll find something else

 

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[TabbertBB]

Nice snag Cheryl.

[Menotti80]

rickie gets a 87 mph fastball thrown right by him

jj pulls a weak bouncer to short

gabe hits it hard but a nice defensive play

 

not quite the start i was hoping for

[TabbertBB]

Nothing "special" tonight.

[TabbertBB]

Fielder with something "special"

[trwi7]

PRINCE!!!!!!!!!!

[Hammer]

Is anyone else sick of Rock raving about how Prince can keep the inside pitches fair? Sheesh...

 

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[wibadgers23]

THE PRINCE!

[Menotti80]

pitchers fear counsell

[TabbertBB]

Now that we have a run and CC on the mound-- Ned says let them run wild.

[trwi7]

Kendall with a gap shot at Petco? Consider me stunned.

[wibadgers23]

Wow, ugly defense.

[trwi7]

Is anyone else sick of Rock raving about how Prince can keep the inside pitches fair? Sheesh...

That's not nearly as annoying to me as his constant talk about the opposite field. I swear he would rather a player take an inside pitch and hit a little bloop out right to 2B or SS than have that player turn on it and rip it into either the left or right field gap respectively.

[endaround]

My favorite right nwo is how Rock talks about how Prince doesn't try to hit homeruns---Fielder has oen of the most exaggerated upperdut swings I've ever seen when he tries to hit the long ball. Now he doesn't always swing that way, but if he expects soemthing inside its an uberviolent uppercut

[BrewCrewForever]

Is anyone else sick of Rock raving about how Prince can keep the inside pitches fair? Sheesh...

 

Honestly, I'm sick of Rock period.