2014-04-23 Padres (Ross) at Brewers (Lohse), 7:10 PM CDT [Brewers win, 5-2]

[dlk9s]

Ding ding ding. Correct. Teddy Ballgame played for the Pads in the PCL in 1936-37.

 

Yup. They won the PCL title that year, iirc.

You're old.

[DocLuna7]

Oh goodie. We get to use Thornburg, Smith then Frankie ... again ... because our manager is a crap in game manager. He is quite good in all other roles... credit where credit is due. But, in game... he is a blithering fool. (bullpen management is easy when you have the bullpen doing what it does... you just squander all scoring chances... then get a 2 era starter to be replaced by NIL era relievers)

 

but when I hear the term 'bullpen tired' for the rest of the year I will translate that to 'stupid in game management'

 

I get that, but with an off-day tomorrow it doesn't concern me quite as much.

[The stache]

Loading the Roku up. They patched new software last night, let's see if the horrible lag/skipping/pixelation/audio dropping out issues are finally fixed...three weeks into the season.

[jjkoestler]

Teddy Ballgame's wiki page is a hell of a read. That man certainly lived a full and interesting life.

[The stache]

Ding ding ding. Correct. Teddy Ballgame played for the Pads in the PCL in 1936-37.

 

Yup. They won the PCL title that year, iirc.

You're old.

 

42, not that old. I just read a lot of baseball books, and watch a lot of baseball documentaries, especially now since I'm collecting vintage and pre-war baseball cards. I've got Ted Williams' HBO special on my DVR, and probably watch it at least once a week.

[The stache]

Teddy Ballgame's wiki page is a hell of a read. That man certainly lived a full and interesting life.

 

Yes, he did. He could be surly with reporters (that started after he decided to go fishing off-season instead of going to see his mother), and sometimes with the fans. But he was a good man overall. He was like Ruth in that he absolutely went out of his way to help kids in any way he could. He did a lot of work with the Jimmy Fund in Boston.

 

Then there was his service in not one, but two wars.

 

Ted is an American icon, and the best pure hitter to ever play the game imo. Cobb was great, too. Joe Jackson was amazing with Black Betsy. But Williams was an artist. I'd give my left leg if I could jump in a time machine, and go back in time to watch him play a game in his prime.

[The stache]

That was a NASTY changeup! Way to go, KRod!

 

1 more to go!!!!

[The stache]

My God, Thornburg really wants to be an All Star this year. 0.73 ERA, 0.73 WHIP, 12 Ks in 12.1 IP. Wow!

[brewcrewdue80]

wow gameday is crediting that as a SB? not catchers indifference?

[coolcool]

Game. Blouses.

[igor67]

Wins are fun.

I vote to end the regular season now and start the playoffs.

[brewcrewdue80]

Yes Ballgame! 16-6 Crew! Back to a 4game lead!

[The stache]

Woo hoo!!!! Hello, win column! K Rod 9 for 9 in save ops!

 

Brewers win!!!!!!

 

Is this the game that gets Jean and Krush going?

 

 

I am so happy, I am going to do a happy dance. My fantasy team hit .536 tonight, too.

[The stache]

wow gameday is crediting that as a SB? not catchers indifference?

 

I have to believe the official scorer will change that, brewcrewdue80.

[azcheesehead]

I thought nothing could compare to Schafer's walk-up music but Krush Davis' is pretty awesome

 

Agreed. A little West Coast flavor.

[topper09er]

Going by Team name not franchise, the first Milwaukee Brewers teams played from 1884-1899 mostly in the Northwestern League and Western League. No future HOFers, but I have to call out the 1886 squad featuring such players as Lady Baldwin, Tug Arundel, Trick McSorley, Jumbo Schoeneck and Dick Burns.

 

From 1897-1900 their manager was Connie Mack, but 1888 they first had Clark Griffith. He went made 25 starts and had 25 complete games. He entered the HOF as a pioneer in 1947 although he was a good pitcher in the majors before becoming the owner of the Washington Senators.

 

I don't see any other HOFers until they joined the American League in 1900 and had player/manager HOFer Hugh Duffy in 1901, but I feel required to mention 1891 player Phenonenal Smith

[topper09er]

Teddy Ballgame's wiki page is a hell of a read. That man certainly lived a full and interesting life.

 

Yes, he did. He could be surly with reporters (that started after he decided to go fishing off-season instead of going to see his mother), and sometimes with the fans. But he was a good man overall. He was like Ruth in that he absolutely went out of his way to help kids in any way he could. He did a lot of work with the Jimmy Fund in Boston.

 

Then there was his service in not one, but two wars.

 

Ted is an American icon, and the best pure hitter to ever play the game imo. Cobb was great, too. Joe Jackson was amazing with Black Betsy. But Williams was an artist. I'd give my left leg if I could jump in a time machine, and go back in time to watch him play a game in his prime.

 

In the 1940s, Williams did each of the following things in separate years:

Hit .400

Win the Triple Crown

Win the Triple Crown

Win an MVP

Win an MVP

Miss a full season to WWII

Miss a full season to WWII

Miss a full season to WWII

[topper09er]

I cheated

 

I didn't. I knew it right away. But then I read a lot of baseball history. A lot.

 

To clarify, I did not cheat with my guess, I cheated by confirming there was not a previous player

[sdcheezhd]

While we are talking Ted Williams and history this is the 75th anniversary of his 1st major league home run.

 

We learned to our horror in 96 that Caminiti has the same # of syllables as Macarena.

[The stache]

I cheated

 

I didn't. I knew it right away. But then I read a lot of baseball history. A lot.

 

To clarify, I did not cheat with my guess, I cheated by confirming there was not a previous player

 

I kinda figured that you probably guessed Williams right off the bat. After I said Sheffield, I had to go back to look if anybody else had won a batting title before him. Thankfully, my instincts were correct.

 

It never ceases to amaze me what former Brewer players go on to accomplish with other teams. Surhoff became an All Star. Vaughn hits 50 bombs. Sheffield puts up a Triple Crown-like season the first season after leaving Milwaukee with the Padres. Molitor gets even better. Dante Bichette, though greatly aided by the thin air of Colorado, becomes a real power hitter (look at his 1995 splits, though. 31 home runs at Coors Field, 9 on the road ).

 

I'd love to see that kind of a bump in performance when a player comes to Milwaukee for a change.

[The stache]

While we are talking Ted Williams and history this is the 75th anniversary of his 1st major league home run.

 

Wow, that I did not know.

[topper09er]

And to tie this whole thing together nicely, similar to what a rug can do for your living room, the closest anyone has come to hitting .400 since Williams in '41 is Tony Gwynn, .394 with San Diego in 1994

[topper09er]

 

I'd love to see that kind of a bump in performance when a player comes to Milwaukee for a change.

 

Last may have been Cecil Cooper

[SRB]

It never ceases to amaze me what former Brewer players go on to accomplish with other teams. Surhoff became an All Star. Vaughn hits 50 bombs. Sheffield puts up a Triple Crown-like season the first season after leaving Milwaukee with the Padres. Molitor gets even better. Dante Bichette, though greatly aided by the thin air of Colorado, becomes a real power hitter (look at his 1995 splits, though. 31 home runs at Coors Field, 9 on the road ).

 

I'd love to see that kind of a bump in performance when a player comes to Milwaukee for a change.

 

Don't forget Darrell Porter. Traded by Milwaukee and in 1979 went on to have one of the best seasons by a catcher of all time.

[igor67]

Umm how about Gomez?