I will be out there w/ my son.  We are 4-1 watching Brewer games live together this year.  Here's to 5-1.

 

Weeks in; Braun still out

By Tom Haudricourt

Wednesday, Aug 20 2008, 08:42 AM

Happy Birthday
Craig Counsell celebrates his 38th birthday tomorrow.....the team will enjoy an off day in recognition of this event.

An Astronomical Feat
With a win today, the Brewers would clinch their second consecutive season series victory over Houston.....the team went 13-5 vs. Houston last season after 9 straight losing seasons to the Astros.

For Starters
Brewers starters are 10-5 with a 2.74 ERA over the last 18 games (128ip, 39er) and have had 14 quality starts during this stretch.....Brewers starters have posted a 3.91 ERA for the season, which ranks fourth in the National League.

Mikey Likes It
Mike Rivera has made only 13 starts this season (12g at C, 1g at 1B) but is batting .320 (16-for-50) with 12 RBI in those starts.....he has hit safely in 11 of his 13 starts this season.

Astros vs. Parra

Reggie Abercrombie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..500 (1-2)
Brad Ausmus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..500 (1-2)
Lance Berkman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..400 (4-10, 1bb, 2k)
Michael Bourn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..250 (2-8, 1hr, 5k)
Carlos Lee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..600 (6-10, 1hr, 2bb, 1k)
Mark Loretta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..000 (0-1)
Kaz Matsui . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..364 (4-11, 2bb, 3k)
Hunter Pence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..273 (3-11, 1k)
Humberto Quintero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..500 (1-2)
Miguel Tejada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..333 (4-12, 1hr, 2k)
Ty Wigginton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..286 (2-7, 1hr, 4bb, 1k)

Brewers vs. Rodriguez

Braun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250 (2-8, 1hr, 1bb, 2k)
Cameron. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250 (2-8, 2k)
Counsell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .333 (1-3, 1k)
Durham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .333 (1-3)
Fielder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286 (4-14, 4bb, 4k)
Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208 (5-24, 1hr, 5bb, 7k)
Hardy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286 (4-14, 2hr, 2bb, 2k)
Hart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .450 (9-20, 3bb, 2k)
Kendall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .000 (0-4, 1bb)
Rivera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .000 (0-1, 1bb, 1k)
Weeks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .333 (5-15, 2bb, 4k)

And some reading material I posted in the Daily Drink

The Llama has a postgame locker room report. Bernie's Crew says Two out, Two Strikes Hurts Sheets. Right Field Bleachers interviews Jeff Cirillo. Is Ned Yost destroying another arm? Ned doesn't think so. Cute Sports is concerned about Ned's over use of CC. Michael Hunt says you should be concerned about Sheets, not CC. Sheets doesn't think he's pitching that bad. Should CC be considered for the NL Cy Young award? This guy says no, This guy says yes. This braves fan wants nothing to do with CC in the off season. Is Sabathia the greatest pitching acquisition ever? Fan Graph has the details. Rumors and Rants doesn't care for CC Sabathia and hopes his arm falls off. Wisconsin Sports Bar is not pleased with the money Jason Kendall will be making next year. I believe the Brewers pitchers would disagree with that. Bugs and Cranks weaves the Fonz into their game story. Tim Dillard is the SportsBubbler.com Brewers Prospect of the Week. We should see Tim back in Milwaukee on Sept. 1st. Brad Nelson should hopefully be joining the team too.

Some late ads - Bernie's Crew profiles Caleb Gindl. And Between the Green Pillars has 4 things to watch.

Argy bargy!

I hope the game is better than the National Anthem.

'Stros:

Wigginton LF

Loretta 2B

Tejada SS

Berkman 1B

Blum 3B

Pence RF

Abercrombie CF

Ausmus C

Rodriguez P

 

Crew:

Weeks 2B

Hardy SS

Kapler LF

Fielder 1B

Hart RF

Hall 3B

Cam CF

Rivera C

Parra P

 Wiggington seems like an odd choice to leadoff, no?

I would think he would be right behind Tejada and Berkman, the way he's been going.

Einsteinhood:

 Wiggington seems like an odd choice to leadoff, no?

I would think he would be right behind Tejada and Berkman, the way he's been going.

This is exactly why I'd rather have Coop than Yost as a manager.

While Yost is toying with his paint by numbers "plug 'em in" line up catering to the needs to stupid spoiled hitters like Braun, Prince, and Hardy, Coop is out there trying to make things happen.

Bless his soul.

Einsteinhood:

 Wiggington seems like an odd choice to leadoff, no?

I would think he would be right behind Tejada and Berkman, the way he's been going.

Agreed, it makes no sense at all. Coop's got to be getting the Nedly treatment on Astro boards.

Hey Einstein, did you get my text last night? I was worried you had fallen out of your chair and fainted into the loge level when you read it.

What do you think of Yost's new rest strategy, of pitching starters very deep into the game with high pitch counts, and then giving them an extra day of rest?

My personal favorite is that pitching deep into games is mental...and apparently so are pitch counts!

Coop wins ballgames.

radio silence:

Hey Einstein, did you get my text last night? I was worried you had fallen out of your chair and fainted into the loge level when you read it.

Yeah, I got it. I was amused.

BTW, everyone should check out the Josh Kalk Player Card thread.

Coolest baseball reference site I've seen.

Even breaks down pitch-type usage by count (to batting side)!

Einsteinhood:

radio silence:

Hey Einstein, did you get my text last night? I was worried you had fallen out of your chair and fainted into the loge level when you read it.

Yeah, I got it. I was amused.

Anyone that is confused as to why Yost has a job only needs to listen to interviews like that.

Dude is such a lovable baseball guy.

 Weeks just about threw that one away.

Einsteinhood:

 Weeks just about threw that one away.

Thanks I was just gonna ask.

Einsteinhood:

 Weeks just about threw that one away.

Thank goodness "just about" only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.