2010-04-07 Rockies (Cook) at Brewers (Davis), 12:10 PM CDT [Brewers win, 5-4]

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Aaron Cook

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1. Carlos Gonzalez LF
2. Dexter Fowler CF
3. Troy Tulowitzki SS
4. Jason Giambi 1B
5. Miguel Olivo C
6. Ian Stewart 3B
7. Melvin Mora 2B
8. Ryan Spilborghs
9. Aaron Cook P

1. Rickie Weeks 2B
2. Carlos Gomez CF
3. Ryan Braun LF
4. Prince Fielder 1B
5. Jim Edmonds RF
6. Casey McGehee 3B
7. George Kottaras C
8. Alcides Escobar SS
9. Doug Davis P

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[pretendastronaut]

I'll have to get the lineups updated close to game time as I'm off to some meetings and wanted to get this up.

[Teatoe993]

I'm looking for Kottaras to start today. I don't want Macha to throw Zaun out there like he did Kendall last year.

[zzzmanwitz]

Lineup according to TH.

 

2B Rickie Weeks

CF Carlos Gomez

LF Ryan Braun

1B Prince Fielder

RF Jim Edmonds

3B Case McGehee

C George Kottaras

SS Alcides Escobar

LHP Doug Davis

 

I just don't understand batting Edmonds (Diego) 5th, especially with the two games McGehee has put up.

[Dragonbait]

I'd be OK if it was Hart, but I really dont like batting your two lefty starters back to back...

[RobDeer 45]

Ya I'm not sure about that move either....... (Diego in the 5th)

 

Can someone fill me in on what the strategy would be in doing that? I'm not figuring out a reason to justify him 5th and I'm all for Edmonds being in there against good righties. I'm glad Hart had a few good AB's last night and hope he continues to do so.

 

I'm pretty pumped to see Kottaras in there. I'm also glad this is a day game because I don't know if I could stay up until 11 with DD pitching tonight http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[sheethead]

Hopefully one of the crack reporters can ask Gramps why he's doing this.

[Marleyboo]

I thought I remember "Gramps" saying a few days ago that Edmonds(Diego) would get this start because he has a history of hitting the tar out of Cook.

[zzzmanwitz]

I have no problem with Diego starting... I have a problem with him batting 5th behind Prince.

[sheethead]

I thought I remember "Gramps" saying a few days ago that Edmonds(Diego) would get this start because he has a history of hitting the tar out of Cook.

This is fine rationale to start him over Hart (even though Edmonds hasn't faced Cook since 2008). I was referring to him batting 5th behind Prince, again.

[hawing]

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Look, they make navy Sharpies! Go Doug!

 

Also, I'm delighted to see the Diego nickname catch on.

[zzzmanwitz]

I don't feel as dirty typing Diego as I do when I type Edmo.... no, I can't do it anymore.

[hawing]

If Diego produces for the Brewers in games that count, I'll be counting on the collective photoshop skillz of Brewerfan nation to go to work on images like this:

 

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Brewerfan.net Fan Forum: Where those not sold on Jim Edmonds can make lemonade out of lemons. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

Hungry Like the Wolf has been replaced by the Go Diego Go theme song in my head...

[crewcrazy]

At least with Cook we won't have to worry about Diego not being able to catch up to a mid-90's fastball. Cook has owned the Brewers, though, so my hopes are less than high. Hopefully they can jump on him early.

[razzzorsharp]

I am excited about Kottaras as I have never seen him at all. Not that I don't like Zaun but it will be fun watching a catcher not known for his grittiness.

[davemakovec]

This is the last time this year that I will complain about the lineup, but I have no idea what Ken Macha is doing.

 

Diego apparently hit Cook pretty well sometime back in the 17th century (while exploring America for the Spanish Empire?), so he's starting. That's fine. Hitting Diego after the only other lefty in the lineup makes no sense, particularly when on Monday the Rockies brought lefties in to face Prince, and they completely neutralized Diego.

[Menotti80]

hawing, that sharpie looks purple-ish to me...

 

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[hawing]

It was the Google image result for "navy sharpie."

[GoudaBrew]

Colorado's lineup:

 

1. Gonzalez LF

2. Fowler CF

3. Tulowitzki SS

4. Giambi 1B

5. Olivo C

6. Stewart 3B

7. Mora 2B

8. Spilborghs LF

9. Cook P

 

Anyone want to explain the Diego nickname to someone who is too lazy to dig through the previous IGTs?

[hawing]

From my post in Tuesday's IGT:

 

I would like to call attention to Tuesday's episode of Triple Play

Trivia Shame. The choices were Jody Gerut, Jim Edmonds and Craig

Counsell. The clues were (1) His middle name is Diego; (2) He went to

Stanford; and (3) He hit a grand slam against the Cubs last season. The

hapless contestant guessed Jim Edmonds. FAIL.

I know not everyone

reads the media guide as much as I do, but if they'd give it a little

thought they'd realize that Jim Edmonds hit no grand slams in 2009.

Also, Jim Diego Edmonds? Please.

Then phxMILWfan replied:

 

I think we should call Jim Edmonds "Diego" all year. I'd enjoy it.

I agreed, and others appear to be following suit.

[endaround]

This is the last time this year that I will complain about the lineup, but I have no idea what Ken Macha is doing.

 

Diego apparently hit Cook pretty well sometime back in the 17th century (while exploring America for the Spanish Empire?), so he's starting. That's fine. Hitting Diego after the only other lefty in the lineup makes no sense, particularly when on Monday the Rockies brought lefties in to face Prince, and they completely neutralized Diego.

Well Kottaras is there today making balancing the lineup more difficult if you refuse to ph for anyone and are wedded to Gomez as #2. Still in general you want them to bring in a LOOGY to face Edmonds/Kotteras so you can counter it, not Fielder/Edmonds when you can't.

[davemakovec]

I was about to say Kottaras is a switch-hitter, but baseball-reference disagrees.

 

Anyway, yeah, you'd rather see the lefty come in against Diego/Kottaras than Prince/Diego. Of course, the opposing manager may not even bother to bring in a specialist in that instance, and if you really want to play games (and can burn the pinch-hitters), shuffle in Hart at that point, giving more RH focus, while still leaving a very LH bench.

[ELCABALLO45]

Welcome back sharpie!!!

 

Lets take the series today, boys.

[steve267268]

That is hilarious. Our home fans are really on a roll in that trivia contest. Opening day it was just as bad, the hints involved the mystery player leading all rookies last year in RBI with 66. Only one player on the list saw significant time last year AND was a rookie.. Casey, obviously (no, i can't spell his last name!). The guy guessed Kottaras i think.