08/27/2004 - Brewers (Santos) @ Phillies (Padilla)

[GenoSeligPrieb]

Once a year, I get to start one!

[gregmag]

My wife, as she did last year, got me tickets to all three games as my anniversary gift, on the condition that she doesn't have to go. So I'll be back later with any fun things I noticed.

 

Greg.

[stkmtimo]

Padilla vs. Santos, should be an interesting one. Will Santos continue to struggle at night and in the 2nd half of the year? Will Padilla beat the Crew as he failed to do his last time against us? Should be fun...let's score some runs.

 

Tim

[davego]

C'mon Ned, you have got one more play to use. Go with the ole picking the order out of a hat card. I wanna see Council hitting #4 and Geoff leading off!

[tomwopat]

Ned has already used the "we suck, so we might as well make this entertaining, and have everyon steal bases every time we're on base" Davey Lopes tactic.

 

Why didn't Ned let Durrington pitch a couple in the last few blowouts?

[davego]

Wonder if Ned will use the "straight up" comments made so famous by Davey if/when we get crushed again.

[batman]

More weirdness from Nedley, straight up.

 MILWAUKEE PHILADELPHIA AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Scott Podsednik CF .245 11 31 Jimmy Rollins SS .281 8 49 Craig Counsell SS .251 2 20 Jason Michaels LF .235 4 16 Lyle Overbay 1B .316 13 75 Bobby Abreu RF .290 27 91 Ben Grieve RF .257 7 29 Jim Thome 1B .288 38 88 Geoff Jenkins LF .247 19 66 David Bell 3B .287 13 59 Russell Branyan 3B .234 6 15 Placido Polanco 2B .273 11 31 Trent Durrington 2B .262 2 3 Mike Lieberthal C .254 12 42 Gary Bennett C .211 2 17 Marlon Byrd CF .229 4 27 Victor Santos RHP .067 0 0 Vicente Padilla RHP .130 0 1 (10-8, 4.11) (4-6, 4.23)

~Bill

[Vgmastr]

Bill beat me by a minute.

 

I'd like to see Grieve batting second, Branyan fourth, and Counsell lower.

[stkmtimo]

Strange, very strange. Today's weird move of the day: Ben Grieve batting cleanup.

 

Tim

[batman]

Bill and Daron just went on and on about how Citizen's Bank is such a hitter's park. It seems like everyone agrees, but the numbers indicate a much more neutral environment. According to ESPN.com's Park Factor stats, it ranks 9th in runs (just ahead of SBC and Miller Park and just behind the Metrodome), 4th in homers (ahead of Skydome and behind Wrigley), and 14th in hits (behind PNC and ahead of Shea).

 

If you convert the rankings to the standardized format where 1000 is neutral, those ranks are 1050, 1231, and 990. So basically, the park gives up home runs at about the same rate it takes away hits, and is therefore a relatively neutral hitting environment.

 

The sample size is still small, and the numbers will be much more reliable after two or three seasons, but CBP isn't in the same class as Coors and Arlington. It's kind of weird that it's gotten that reputation already.

 

~Bill

[davego]

I guess Ned is right when he refers to Milwaukee and the "land of opportunity." Don't play for a week, hit clean-up.

 

All in all, I guess we could see weirder things....and I predict, shall.

[stkmtimo]

Wow, Padilla made Durrington look stupid on that K.

 

Tim

[stkmtimo]

What the hell was Padilla doing throwing after time was called!?

 

Tim

[ja002h]

Santos cruisin thru 3...

[ja002h]

So in about 3 games, our ENTIRE LINEUP (besides Overbay of course) will be batting under .250. Yay.

[ja002h]

Cmon Russell, show your Muscle.

 

edit: Cmon Durrington. Show your, er, muscle.

[BuckyTuba]

comon russell, how bout some 2 out heroics

[BuckyTuba]

and it's up to resident scrub trent durrington

[stkmtimo]

Nice take by Russell Grieve...err I mean Branyan.

 

Tim

[ja002h]

Have we set a record for RISP yet?

[stkmtimo]

We lost.

 

Tim

[stkmtimo]

Well, this proves that Doug Davis is the only guy pitching well for the Crew now.

 

Tim

[MassBrew]

You walk the pitcher, you deserve this.

 

After tonight, the Brewers could go 7-29 and have a 100-loss season.

 

Seriously.

[LV Brewer Fan]

Somebody wake up Maddux and tell him to remind Yost that there is a new kid in the bullpen that might need some work. Down 5-0 with no chance of coming back (with the way we hit) and you bring in Bennett! Why? Why not see what Liriano can do. I can't think of a more perfect opportunity.

[batman]

That was quite the pathetic inning. I feel bad for Victor, 'cause he was really pitching well, but you just *can't* walk Padilla in any situation, much less that one.

 

I agree with LV, too... perfect time to get Pedro The Lion a few innings.

 

~Bill