In his first move as manager, Dale Sveum shook things up a bit with the line-up:
CF Mike Cameron
2B Ray Durham
LF Ryan Braun
1B Prince Fielder
SS JJ Hardy
RF Corey Hart
3B Craig Counsell
C Jason Kendall
P CC Sabathia
I think the biggest thing is that Weeks and Hall are on the bench. Cameron is at the top of the order, which is odd from an OBP standpoint, but may be good from an it-may-get-him-another-at-bat standpoint. Hardy also drops back to the 5 spot. Sveum seems to have been cognizant of keeping his lefties spaced out in the line-up, which is good. I think we'll get a better idea of whether yesterday's dugout personnel change will matter when Sveum is put into substitution situations. Will he pull Kendall for Rivera or Salome if we need some offense? Will he pull Counsell for Gamel or Escobar? Find out the answers to these questions and more at 7:05 tonight.
The pitching match-up is CC Sabathia (15-8, 2.81 ERA, 55 BB/225 SO) against Ryan Dempster (15-6, 3.02 ERA, 74 BB/173 SO).
Go Brewers!
Already, he's a smarter manager than Yost.
ReplyDeleteI've been saying it since the trade - there's no way in Hell that Weeks should be playing when Durham is on the team. Vast improvement on both offense and defense.
Plus, when both Weeks and Hall are in there, if I were the opposing managers, I would fine my pitcher if he threw either of them anything but a breaking ball low-and-away.
100% agreed. Weeks's OBP isn't what I'd call "good" but it's actually better than Cameron's though. I wonder why they don't just have Durham lead off. He has the best OBP on the team.
ReplyDeleteLooking better already IMHO. Hopefully, Sabathia has his good stuff so we don't need any bullpen management...at least tonight.
ReplyDeleteWhether or not Sabathia has his good stuff, I hope Sveum doesn't let him throw 120 pitches. That'd make it hard to have him pitch on 3 days rest, which I really hope Sveum will do, so we can get 4 starts out of him. That's what a competent manager would do with a rented monster in this situation.
ReplyDeleteWeird. But worth a try.
ReplyDeleteWell it's improvement
ReplyDeleteI agree that i think Durham should leadoff.
Is there convenient way to list a players batting hand in the lineup? THat would be a real value add for those of us who don't have such things memorized.
Oh and thank you for the lineup and open thread and lack of emotionalism. 'Cept during the game of course ;)
I'm disappointed at no Rivera, but not terribly so. I didn't really expect Sveum to make him the starter anyway.
ReplyDeleteQuit winking at me eric.
ReplyDeleteCF Mike Cameron - R
ReplyDelete2B Ray Durham - S
LF Ryan Braun - R
1B Prince Fielder - L
SS JJ Hardy - R
RF Corey Hart - R
3B Craig Counsell - L
C Jason Kendall - R
P CC Sabathia - L
Definitely a different look to the order. If the Brewers win tonight, that will bode well for the other 11 games because this doesn't look good on paper.
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize Hardy is 0-13 against Dempster. Strange. Also, and it sounds awful, but Mike Lamb may have been a sound play:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.baseball-reference.com/pi/p-pvb.cgi?n1=dempsry01#choice=&bats=&minPA2=0&minPA=0&orderbydir=DESC&orderbydirb=ASC&n1=dempsry01&as=pitcher&year_game=career&opp_id=MIL&orderby=PA&orderbyb=Name
http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/09/16/yost/
ReplyDeletenice article on the Yost firing (heaping heavy praise on FireNedYost.com)
it's a new era gentlemen...here we go!!!
ReplyDeleteDid you guys here that? McClung to the ROtation, Parra to the pen.
ReplyDeleteI'm in class so I can't hear shit.
ReplyDeleteI would rather a 4 man rotation
That's what they said.
ReplyDeleteBraun just got held up at third. Sveum would have sent him for sure. It would have been close.
let's go JJ!!
ReplyDeleteRiske done for the year, Gallardo likely to join the club in Cincy in the pen
ReplyDeleteDamnit Cameron, scared of the brick wall.
ReplyDeletesigh
ReplyDeleteBS call. Cameron should have walked.
ReplyDeleteThe Cubs have an absolutely perfect approach to Sabathia. It's sort of stunning really.
ReplyDeleteYeah, they're pretty good. We NEED some offense.
ReplyDeleteThis isn't going well. On the bright side, the Astros and Mets are both losing too. On the not bright side, Philly is up by one.
ReplyDeleteAnd the Braves just pulled ahead of Philly!
ReplyDeleteC'mon now Brewers!
CC Bunts for a single!
ReplyDeleteYou guys really need to get HaloScan :-)
ReplyDeleteSeriously, not a bad live thread. This is turning out about as I feared.
You can't see Haloscan comments on a blackberry. Or at least I don't know how to. And I travel a lot.
ReplyDeleteWhat's the advantage of haloscan anyway?
Yeah Ray!
ReplyDeleteI wish I would've bee home to see the CC bunt single. Unfortunately, I got back in the bottom of the 5th.
ReplyDeleteAny word on how the Crew has done with RISP tonight?
Atlanta just got out of a jam. Still lead the Phillies 7-6
ReplyDeletedanny, the thing I like about haloscan comments is that it's a pop up.
ReplyDeleteThey left the bases loaded with one out last inning.
ReplyDeletePRINCE!!!
ReplyDeleteHaloScan lets us know (some of the time at least) when new comments show up. That's something I haven't seen with either Blogger or WordPress.
ReplyDeleteNow, what was I saying about piss-poor performance with RISP? Thank you, Prince.
Dude watched that one fly! That's what we need, a little swagger.
ReplyDeleteHARDY!
ReplyDeletePaul and I thought about Haloscan. We can add it if that's the concensus. We were both mehhh on it. My only problem is sometimes I like to check what you morons are saying from the airport or something.
We can do pop-ups with Blogger.
ReplyDeleteFigures there would be a mass-stranding.
That bases-loaded stranding was kind of bullshit though. Cameron should have been safe at first.
ReplyDeleteMets lost.
ReplyDeleteAh, now I'm on the right account (have a second Google account for a group).
ReplyDeleteI'll bet that call was approved by The Sports Netork That Shall Not Be Named :-)
i just want the pop-up, danny.
ReplyDeleteVERY nice play by Hardy to finish off the Cubs' 6th.
ReplyDeleteAstros lost too.
ReplyDeleteHe's letting Sabathia bat. I don't think that's a bad idea, especially since he can hit.
ReplyDeleteI'll take those losses. Hopefully it's 1-3 with the Crew providing the 1.
ReplyDeleteAs for pop-ups, that's Settings > Comments > Comment Form Placement
Sabathia out there to force Pinella's hand and hopefully not bat for himself.
Congradulations to Bronson Arroyo on his 15th victory tonight.
ReplyDeleteThat was a ride, but not quite deep enough.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure what's going with letting CC hit for himself.
ReplyDeleteallright, mutaman!
ReplyDeleteAw crap. Philly pulled ahead 8-7 in the 9th.
ReplyDeleteDammit; we didn't get to Howry.
ReplyDeleteAnd we got Marmol now.
ReplyDeleteNASTY CC!
ReplyDeleteFUCK!
ReplyDeleteSoriano owns CC. What the hell?
ReplyDeleteJust one of those things. If it makes you feel any better, Nedley would've left him in to do that as well.
ReplyDeleteWhy didn't we dump Maddux when we had the chance?
PRINCE!!!!!
ReplyDeleteFielder be HOT!
ReplyDeleteGotta love those home runs.
ReplyDeleteCan we swear here?
ReplyDeleteIt's a free country.
ReplyDeleteGood, because I can't watch games without the "occassional".
ReplyDeleteThat's one way to set up a potential inning-ending double-play.
ReplyDeleteWinning run on for the Braves, but 2 outs.
Okay, now we just need a double play.
ReplyDeleteIf we get out of this in striking range, it'll be interesting to see if Sveum pulls Kendall.
I'll add that, although this isn't exactly "working" I like CV in the 8th inning.
ReplyDeleteBraves have the bases loaded.
ReplyDeleteIt will work if they can get either the double play or a K and another out and strand Ramirez
ReplyDeleteBIG K!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the K, now sit down and let Shouse have a crack.
ReplyDeletePhillies win. Shit.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, the Phillies also got the big K for the win.
ReplyDeleteIf we can pull this off, we'll still be a half game up because the Mets lost.
ReplyDeleteWhy is Shouse pitching to a righty again?
ReplyDeleteShouse does what he does against righties. DAMMIT!
ReplyDeletefiredalesveum.com
ReplyDeleteWe do have more pitchers. Even more lefties. We should have pulled Shouse without throwing a pitch.
ReplyDeleteSveum's gone in 2 weeks. We need to start up firemikemaddux.com.
ReplyDeleteCan't we just have a computer make these decisions? How about letshirearobot.com?
ReplyDeleteIf memory of the rulebook serves, we were committed to Shouse for at least 1 pitch. Unfortunately, it was a grooved one.
ReplyDeletegreat steve, lets fire the beer vendors too, they have roughly the same impact.
ReplyDeleteKendall is hitting. More of the same.
ReplyDeleteIs that Mike Fucking Lamb on deck?
un-fucking-acceptable
ReplyDeleteBill Fucking Hall must be busy.
ReplyDeleteNedly v1.1
ReplyDeleteC'mon LAMB!
ReplyDeletewhat a cruel cruel joke
ReplyDeleteMeet the new boss. Same as the old boss.
ReplyDeleteWoo Hoo!
ReplyDeleteC'mon CAMMY!
ReplyDeleteWay to go RAY!
ReplyDeleteC'Mon Braunnnnny!
This one goes onto Mike "Ned Jr." Maddux. I doubt Sveum is running the pitching staff.
ReplyDeleteSpeed kills. Fortunately, it's our speed.
ReplyDeleteIf Fielder hits another dinger, I'll take back everything I've ever said about vegetarians.
ReplyDelete:(
ReplyDeleteWay to leave the fucking bat on your shoulders, Prince.
ReplyDeleteBuh-bye share of the wild-card lead.
fuck.
ReplyDeleteThese postgame guys are idiots. We didn't fall a game behind Philly, we fell a half-game behind the Mets.
ReplyDeleteThey caught it.
ReplyDeleteThat's the positive aspect; the Mets have one more game to play than the Crew. </ommmmmmm>