09/15/2004 - Brewers (Wes O.) vs. Giants (Tomko & Bonds)

[batman]

09/15/2004 - Brewers (Wes O.) vs. Giants (Tomko & Bonds)

 

Last night was fun, if ultimately unsatisfying. Tonight Barry will again go for #700, this time against Wes Obermueller. Sporting a 6.42 ERA, Obermueller has faced 467 batters this season and allowed 14 home runs, a ratio of about one longball every 33 batters. That's not bad, but opposing hitters are batting .303/.360/.510 or an 869 OPS against Obie, or almost exactly the line Jose Guillen is producing in Anaheim (.303/.360/.515, 875 OPS). In other words, when Obie is on the mound the opposing team, pitchers included, become hitters of Guillen's caliber. And that's pretty good... for the hitters, not Wes Obermueller.

 

I'm fighting through a nasty illness, so no game for me tonight. I encourage anyone "on the fence" to head out to Miller Park, though... the Brewers are doing a nice job with their fandemonium thing and seeing the stadium rise to its collective feet when Barry steps to the plate is something to behold. It really is quite an awesome experience, something I won't soon forget even though he didn't go yard.

 

Anyway, that's all I got. If you won't be at MP, be here or be square... 6:35 PM CDT is the first pitch, cheese sandwiches will be served, and you get to see Wes Obermueller. What could be better?

 

~Bill

[Frisbee Slider]

I've got seats in the RF bleachers, right behind the Giants bullpen.

[davego]

Hope you feel better, soon.

[batman]

Thanks davego, I appreciate it. I just got some nice new antiobiotics and so hopefully I'll be back at 'em soon.

 

Remember, cheese sandwiches and Wes Obermueller tonight at 6:35. We need to channel the spirit of the extra-innings win in Anaheim. Fun will be had by all.

 

Be there.

 

~Bill

[Cyanogen5]

Good luck CRicks...hope you get #700! I, however, will be sitting through a fascinating class on educational philosophyhttp://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/mad.gif ...I hate night classes...most are pointless, and they make me miss Brewers games two nigths a week. But, if I want to get my masters I have to sit through them right? Go Crew!

[rluzinski]

Ya know, I;m still pissed when thinking about Yost saying Obby is in there as our best option. PA-LEASE.

[burniebrewer]

It's gonna happen tonight. Wes will always have that to tell the kids about.

[BigPerm]

I had tickets last night in left field (right was already sold out), but have right field bleacher tickets tonight!

[lend d money]

Went last night, have tickets for tomorrow. If one and one does in fact equal two, it will happen tonight!http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/grin.gif

[JohnBriggs12]

The first baseball game I ever attended was June 27, 1958 (I was 5 years old). That night Hammerin Hank belted number 98 of his career off Sandy Koufax no less.

 

I was in attendence again in July 1976 when Aaron hit #754 (that's correct, 754, his next to last). That was a walkoff game winner against the Texas Rangers on a Sunday afternoon. Aaron came back for a curtain call after that one and he mentions it in his book "I Had a Hammer" as being much more memorable than his last one.

 

I will be sad if Bonds passes Henry.

[JoeHova]

I will be sad if Bonds passes Henry.

 

 

I will be too, but I also really like Barry and records are made to be broken. Hank will still be a legend no matter how many people eventually pass him.

[whizkid]

I will be sad if Bonds passes Henry.

 

Me too. I started going to Braves games in 1956 and Henry was my favorite growing up. Notice how we old timers still call him Henry like Earl and Blaine always did.

 

It saddens me more that the offensive era, smaller parks and possible roids use(I'll wait till its proven to remove the possible) made it easier for Barry. But that's life.

 

The other thing that bothers me is that younger people think of Henry primarily as a home run hitter and not the 5 tool player we got to see in Milwaukee. His 76% stolen base rate is the same as Mays but because it wasn't a running era and Braves managers didn't run him much he had very few attempts until the 60s when Maury Wills made stealing fashionable. He wound up with about 2/3 of Mays steal numbers.

[JoeHova]

It saddens me more that the offensive era, smaller parks and possible roids use(I'll wait till its proven to remove the possible) made it easier for Barry.

 

 

I disagree with this. Barry is much like Hank in that he never had the 50 home run season (well, Barry has had one now). He was much more than a power hitter too.

 

 

His 76% stolen base rate is the same as Mays

 

and Barry has stolen 500+ at a 78% rate.

 

 

Hank was great and is my favorite historical player, but Barry is better (though it kind of pains me to admit).

[Duff Man21]

Wes Obermueller mention on Sportscenter....wow.

 

Easily his career highlight.

[davego]

I gotta work tonight, too. Boo, work, boo.

[batman]

Let's go team.

 SAN FRANCISCO MILWAUKEE AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Ray Durham 2B .268 14 57 Scott Podsednik CF .248 11 35 Michael Tucker RF .262 13 58 Bill Hall SS .253 9 52 Edgardo Alfonzo 3B .293 11 74 Lyle Overbay 1B .314 14 79 Barry Bonds LF .372 41 94 Geoff Jenkins LF .262 23 82 J.T. Snow 1B .333 10 44 Brady Clark RF .272 7 41 A.J. Pierzynski C .279 11 74 Russell Branyan 3B .252 10 23 Deivi Cruz SS .293 5 44 Keith Ginter 2B .240 14 44 Marquis Grissom CF .273 19 80 Gary Bennett C .224 3 19 Brett Tomko RHP .113 0 0 Wes Obermueller RHP .394 0 5 (9-6, 4.44) (5-7, 6.42)

I'm pretty sure that Gary Bennett just said that the rest of the league will follow Wes Obermueller if/when Wes gets Barry Bonds out.

 

Um, right.

 

~Bill

[stkmtimo]

Bennett is a mastermind, if anyone can figure out how to get Bonds out, it's him http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/tongue.gif

 

Tim

[batman]

1-2-3 for Obermueller, 1-2-3 for Tomko.

 

Bonds is next.

 

Make yourself a cheese sandwich and join the fun. No sucky game thread tonight... bring your A game.

 

Question of the Night:

In what inning, and against what pitcher, and in what game... will Bonds hit 700?

 

I'll take the first inning, against Obermueller, tonight.

 

That means in like 2 minutes.

 

~Bill

[batman]

Wow... missed it by [...........] that much.

 

I was pretty close. So I lose the Question of the Night game... who wants to take a stab? Post your prediction and the winner gets to be King for a Day (or something like that).

 

~Bill

[ja002h]

I'll go against the grain and say it won't be tonight at all.

[ja002h]

leadoff single for Geoff. Let's get him in!

 

edit: or dp.

[batman]

Good job by Mr. Obermueller so far. Bonds will now be leading off the inning in his first two plate appearances... that's how it's s'posed to work, no?

 

Branyan reaching base on a ball he fouled off his foot is pretty funny. Ed Rapuano has missed two obvious calls already, but both went the way of the Crew... the Branyan play, and the Obermueller (non-) balk. Good karma, hopefully.

 

Looks like a nice-sized crowd again. Maybe 30k, although it is hard to tell from the TV.

 

~Bill

[ja002h]

Ditto the good job Wes comment. Can't argue with 3 shutout innings!

[DHonks]

Ditto the good job Wes comment. Can't argue with 3 shutout innings!

 

This is how he's done it all year long. It's the 1 extra inning they try to push him which inflates his numbers.

[JoeHova]

yeah, get a good 5 out of him and take him out.