2011-07-27 Cubs (Zambrano) at Brewers (Greinke) - [Brewers win 2-0]

[jason21nl]

holy crap that was too close

[ilovebeer]

nice job K Rod.

[natronek8780]

that looks like a dislocated ankle

That would be better than torn ligaments!

[The Heartbreak Yid]

I blame the Cubs - Yo a few years ago and now Weeks.......

 

Aramis Ramirezes injury vs. the Crew in '09 pretty much derailed that entire season, so its not like its a 1 sided thing.

[endaround]

Bucs pitchers continue to defy sabermetrics: Braves had 11 hits through 9 and only managed one run. Maholm had 8Ks.

 

I don't get it; Maholm was awful the last few years.

Maholm's FIP in 2010 4.18 in 2011 3.94. He's basically the same pitcher with a lower BABIP and a lucky strand rate.

[ilovebeer]

That picture reminded me of Geoff Jekins injury at third base vs houston in 2002 I think.

[PrinceEatMeat]

Man that picture is horrible. I bet he he tore something.

[owbc]

I do not see ANY other scenario than the Brewers travelling to Philly for games 1 & 2.

well OK let me hedge... perhaps a 1.2462% chance of hosting the Braves if we can someone get 16 games above .500 (89 wins) to trump the Giants.

 

While I admit that the odds are less than I thought, the Braves could still pass the Phillies and win the NL East, which would also send the Brewers to Atlanta. With the Giants acquiring Beltran today, that reduces the odds of the Brewers making up the 5 games needed to catch SF.

 

But it doesn't matter anyway since a pitching duel against the Phillies will likely come down to 1-2 big hits, which could easily be provided by Braun and Prince, regardless of who is hitting 6-8.

[ilovebeer]

i sure hope Counsell is our every day 2nd basemen.

[ilovebeer]

Ok lets have the Axford we had last night pleae.

[theavrock]

Ok lets have the Axford we had last night pleae.

How about we have the Axford we have had almost the entire season?

[dlk9s]

Ok lets have the Axford we had last night pleae.

As opposed to...

[natronek8780]

Are these pitches really strikes? ESPN Gamecast has all 3 as strikes!

[theavrock]

Are these pitches really strikes? ESPN Gamecast has all 3 as strikes!

He's not missing by much

[mastershake76]

Thank you, Pena... I get the distinct feeling you'd have been on 1st if you'd kept your bat on your shoulder.

[owbc]

Are these pitches really strikes? ESPN Gamecast has all 3 as strikes!

Not even close, all way high.

[endaround]

Axford not durable...Really Ron?

[natronek8780]

Are these pitches really strikes? ESPN Gamecast has all 3 as strikes!

He's not missing by much

Thanks. Luckily didn't matter

[crewcrazy]

ESPN's GameCast struggles with high/low pitches, I've noticed, which is a shame because it's a cleaner look than MLB.com.

[dlk9s]

Are these pitches really strikes? ESPN Gamecast has all 3 as strikes!

ESPN's strike zone is not good. Most pitches on it are strikes and the ones that aren't barely miss.

[natronek8780]

ESPN's GameCast struggles with high/low pitches, I've noticed, which is a shame because it's a cleaner look than MLB.com.

Yeah, it operates a lot better on my computer for some reason too. Thanks though, that makes sense as they had pitch 2 and 3 inside the top of the zone.

 

 

[PrinceEatMeat]

Well, we won the game. But we lose in the end with Weeks getting hurt.

[ELCABALLO45]

Brewers win!

 

Great pitching and pretty decent defense in the first two games of the this series. Let's sweep them tomorrow.

[TauPentaRei]

this is really going to help out our run differential

[mastershake76]

w00t!