Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Opening Day Game Thread

Well, I'm not sure if the game will be played today or tomorrow or some other time, but lets put out a thread anyway. If we need to move it to the top later, so be it. It's reigning Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum against mediocre old guy Jeff Suppan. Here are the lineups:

Brewers
2B Rickie Weeks
RF Corey Hart
LF Ryan Braun
1B Prince Fielder
SS J.J. Hardy
CF Mike Cameron
3B Bill Hall
C Jason Kendall
RHP Jeff Suppan

Giants
RF Randy Winn
SS Edgar Renteria
LF Fred Lewis
C Bengie Molina
3B Pablo Sandoval
1B Travis Ishikawa
CF Aaron Rowand
2B Emmanuel Burris
RHP Tim Lincecum

Go Brewers!

Update: Tom H. says they're shooting for an afternoon start.

(ESK): Pass the time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8E7QAAnWhw

61 comments:

Anonymous said...

C'mon SOUP!!!

E.S.K. said...

WOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

(My vacation starts at the perfect time!!)

DannyNoonan said...

I'm still skeptical it'll happen today.

E.S.K. said...

Tarp comin' off

OC Lurker said...

I cannot help but giggle in excitement. Yes I'm in my cubicle and I don't care who can hear me cheer!

OC Lurker said...

By the way did anyone catch FSN last night? They replayed the wild card clinching game in full. It was the perfect primer for getting ready for a new season.

PaulNoonan said...

My stupid computer is freezing up at MLB.com. Crap.

E.S.K. said...

Captain Sully!!

PaulNoonan said...

Nice start Rickie. Making Timmy work.

OC Lurker said...

Well, then.

PaulNoonan said...

Have I mentioned that I hate Jeff Suppan? Because I hate Jeff Suppan.

E.S.K. said...

I hate Jeff Suppan

tracker said...

I'm not saying, "soooop". I'm saying, "pooooop"

OC Lurker said...

Admit it, that fat pitch was still extra gritty.

PaulNoonan said...

That was one of the grittiest pitches I've seen. If not for the grit it would have flown all the way out of the park.

tracker said...

You know, as shitty as Suppan is, he really doesn't get much credit for grittiness. Just shittiness.

PaulNoonan said...

They need to make him work, and get him out of there.

E.S.K. said...

Strange, Hall struck out against a righty

OC Lurker said...

I'm surprised no one mentioned Hart going after the first pitch after a walk. Good to see Sveum making a difference in approach.

PaulNoonan said...

Wow. That was unusual. He's still -2 on runs though.

PaulNoonan said...

I meant to give Corey crap for that, but forgot. Especially as Timmy seems to be struggling with his control a bit.

PaulNoonan said...

OK, he's -1.

OC Lurker said...

Nice work by the bottom of the order.

OC Lurker said...

I call shenanigans on anyone who cannot get out of the way of a Jeff Suppan off speed pitch.

DannyNoonan said...

Jeff suppan sucks.

Just got to the 21st amendment. Go brewers.

PaulNoonan said...

Bill Hall walks! Sweet.

E.S.K. said...

Warm up the pen!!

PaulNoonan said...

Baseball season is now officially underway now that Rickie Weeks has been plunked.

DannyNoonan said...

Yeah, let's kill 'em with small ball with suppan on the mound!

PaulNoonan said...

Woohoo!

PaulNoonan said...

Bronx cheer for Fred Lewis. Harsh.

C'mon Prince, no grounders!

PaulNoonan said...

Unless it gets through.

DannyNoonan said...

So they wanna play that game, huh?

DannyNoonan said...

There's a big red man in the bullpen

DannyNoonan said...

Nice fucking earings bill hall

DannyNoonan said...

Nice move cameron. Damn.

Nelson is up?

steveegg said...

Except for a couple more walks, looks like the same team as last year, for better and for worse. Can anyone tell me why Bill Hall is still on a major-league roster?

PaulNoonan said...

He walked!

steveegg said...

Walked once, struck out twice. I suppose that's an improvement over the usual 3 trips back to the bench for him.

steveegg said...

Talk about your high cheese. BIG K.

steveegg said...

Bigger pop-up.

steveegg said...

One thing I like; the WTMJ audio is synched with the Fox Sports video.

E.S.K. said...

Jesus McClung

steveegg said...

Uh-oh; McClung has no control, and that has cost the Crew at least a run.

DannyNoonan said...

Why isn't stetter up for this guy?

steveegg said...

Could've been a LOT worse.

DannyNoonan said...

Nevermind. Whew, that was bad but could have been worse. Let's get a few dingers for chrisake

steveegg said...

Do I see the sun down there?

steveegg said...

Again, I ask why Bill Hall is on a major-league roster. Size 3 collar with an inning-killing double play.

E.S.K. said...

God fucking fuck shit.

steveegg said...

Does Billy Fucking Hall know how fucking bad he really fucking is?

steveegg said...

This game is out of control. It is out of control, and the Brewers' pitching staff is not living through it.

E.S.K. said...

strap in for a looooooong season, folks

DannyNoonan said...

Why is bush pitching?

DannyNoonan said...

That was foul.

steveegg said...

It's the ghost of Maddux Past.

steveegg said...

That was a Hunter Wendelstadt Crew Screw Special.

E.S.K. said...

Bush is pitching because he isn't sheduled to start til Saturday, they wanted him to get time in.

E.S.K. said...

So...Hart still susceptible to that low-away slider.

Anonymous said...

This is gross

steveegg said...

There's always tomorrow.