2014-06-24 Nationals (Zimmermann) at Brewers (Gallardo), 7:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 4-2, 16 innings]

[The stache]

That throw by Desmond was Brooks Robinson in the 1971 World Series-esque. Wow.

[TooLiveBrew]

That throw by Desmond was Brooks Robinson in the 1971 World Series-esque. Wow.

His arm & defense are top notch. WHAT a throw!

[topper09er]

The all-time WI born team

 

C/braodcaster: Uecker

1B: Konetchy

2B: Grudzellleiiernijfahlskdfh

3B: Keltner

SS/manager: Keunn

OF: Simmons

OF: Cross

OF: Beaumont

 

RHP: Nichols

LHP: Joss

 

Post game analyst: Jerry Augustine Craig Counsell Trenni

 

Honorable mention: Grimes, Jim Gantner, Tony Kubek, Andy Pafko, Bob Wickman

 

Question: Besides Kuenn (1982 AL) who is only other WI born manager to win a pennant (and only WS title among WI born managers)

[TooLiveBrew]

2B: Grudzellleiiernijfahlskdfh

[topper09er]

That throw by Desmond was Brooks Robinson in the 1971 World Series-esque. Wow.

 

I assume you mean this from the 1970 WS. Brooks was still better, he was moving away from 1st and had to retire a player that was not walking down the line.

 

[DuWayne Steurer]

if Herrera would have hit a walkoff dinger..........

[dlk9s]

OMG. A Herrera walk-off homer would've been the greatest thing I have ever witnessed in baseball. And I was at the Easter Sunday game and Yount's 3,000th hit.

[trwi7]

What a shock. Segura pounds one into the ground on the first pitch for an easy double play.

[yfinn6]

Nice job, Segura. Ugh.

[topper09er]

Another WI - Cubs link besides Merkle is Ryne Duran. More of a traitor to WI than Wendy Selig-Prieb, he was a big part of the Yanke 1958 3-1 WS deficit comeback against the Braves. He had a big triple digit fastball.

 

This was his WS line

 

[pre]Year Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L ERA G GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO

1958 NYY AL WS W MLN 1 1 1.93 3 2 1 9.1 7 2 2 0 6 14[/pre]

 

He was the namesake for Ryne Sandberg, a Chicago hero, but purely by chance as his dad was watching the Yankees while trying to think of his unborn baby's name. They are the only 2 players in MLB history named Ryne. He was also a hard drinker and was very involved with AA after his career

[The stache]

If I don't see the Brewers hitting into another double play for a while, I'll be ok.

 

Also, are we going to run out of pitchers? Roenicke is burning through them at an alarming rate. Meanwhile, Detwiler continues to mow us down.

[yfinn6]

Duren was also part of the inspiration for Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn in Major League.

[sdcheezhd]

Duran was living in Cazenovia I think before passing away recently. My mom got signed balls from him for my kids.

[trwi7]

Honestly, what the hell is this ump even looking at? It just makes all the swinging by the Brewers that much more maddening considering what it takes to get a strike call.

[adambr2]

Remember when some wanted to give Segura 60M after a few months last year?

[DocLuna7]

Nice Ryne Duren reference. I believe that he is also the pitcher who purposely would throw to the backstop during his warm up pitches to intimidate the other team.

 

What's the over/under on how many innings this game is going to go tonight?

[The stache]

That throw by Desmond was Brooks Robinson in the 1971 World Series-esque. Wow.

 

I assume you mean this from the 1970 WS. Brooks was still better, he was moving away from 1st and had to retire a player that was not walking down the line.

 

 

Yup, that's it. Thank you for finding it. I had a brain fart, thinking the play was against the Pirates in the '71 World Series. It was in the '70 Series against the Reds. Such a great play.

 

And yes, I agree, Brooks' throw was better. Robinson gets the nod as my all-time best defensive third baseman.

[dlk9s]

Nice Ryne Duren reference. I believe that he is also the pitcher who purposely would throw to the backstop during his warm up pitches to intimidate the other team.

 

Ha! I actually did that once or twice in high school, as the irony of it was that I was a control pitcher.

 

My pitching coach also wanted to teach me a knuckle ball so that I could throw it just once in the first inning. That way, it was another pitch the other team would have to think about. And of course, my catcher had a sign for "shake off the sign" as a fake-out.

[stalton]

Colorado just added 4 runs to go up 10-5 in the 8th. That's the way to start it, Obay

[The stache]

Question: Besides Kuenn (1982 AL) who is only other WI born manager to win a pennant (and only WS title among WI born managers)

 

Pants Rowland, from Platteville, WI was the skipper for the victorious 1917 Chicago White Sox. He was also the manager for the Sox in 1918, but he was not the manager in 1919 when the Black Sox Scandal hit.

[dlk9s]

Man, I feel bad for Ryan Zimmerman. He was so, so good.

[sdcheezhd]

My wife is big on cowbell let's see if it works for Ueck.

[topper09er]

Question: Besides Kuenn (1982 AL) who is only other WI born manager to win a pennant (and only WS title among WI born managers)

 

Pants Rowland, from Platteville, WI was the skipper for the victorious 1917 Chicago White Sox. He was also the manager for the Sox in 1918, but he was not the manager in 1919 when the Black Sox Scandal hit.

 

Yes, he had a lifelong rivalry with this guy

[The stache]

Come on, Brauny!!!!

[dlk9s]

My wife is big on cowbell let's see if it works for Ueck.

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