Thursday, April 23, 2009

Day Baseball

These are the best work days. Cole Hamels goes for the Phils. Last year, if memory serves, he had a reverse platoon split. Just something to keep in mind. He'll be opposed by David Bush. Will the Brewers win a series? Finally? We'll know shortly.

Go Crew!
at

21 comments:

  1. PaulNoonanApril 23, 2009 at 12:14 PM

    I don't like stealing in front of Braun and Fielder. You know. Because it's stupid.

    Here are the top 5 nicknames that thyme with "Monster."

    1. Braunster.
    2. LeBronster
    3. Ramonster (for Ramon Sessions, of course)
    4. Wangster (for a certain Yankee pitcher)
    5. Ronster Villonster.

    ReplyDelete
  2. PaulNoonanApril 23, 2009 at 12:34 PM

    We have a Mike Rivera sighting!

    ReplyDelete
  3. trackerApril 23, 2009 at 12:34 PM

    Especially given that Fielder has homered twice in 15 PAs vs. Hamels

    ReplyDelete
  4. AnonymousApril 23, 2009 at 12:51 PM

    Take that Cole.

    ReplyDelete
  5. trackerApril 23, 2009 at 12:59 PM

    I think the Brewers' win probability graph just spiked.

    ReplyDelete
  6. DannyNoonanApril 23, 2009 at 1:46 PM

    Go Brewers! I'm sitting in the Detroit airport listening to a Scottsman talking about his solo world beer-tasting tour. Dude has drank beer in like 50 countries on 5 continents. He may be my hero.

    ReplyDelete
  7. trackerApril 23, 2009 at 1:50 PM

    Noonan I was there yesterday. Say hi to the world club for me.

    Eh, er, Bush, has a, you know...

    ReplyDelete
  8. PaulNoonanApril 23, 2009 at 1:54 PM

    He has a good sense of humor. That's all. Nothing else.

    ReplyDelete
  9. trackerApril 23, 2009 at 1:55 PM

    hahahahahaha. Yes. He does. hahahahahahaha.

    ReplyDelete
  10. trackerApril 23, 2009 at 2:18 PM

    Time to let Julio put a bow on this one. Nice work, Bushie.

    ReplyDelete
  11. OC LurkerApril 23, 2009 at 2:23 PM

    Bush sucks, he's already walked THREE.

    ReplyDelete
  12. DannyNoonanApril 23, 2009 at 2:24 PM

    He hit a guy too

    ReplyDelete
  13. PaulNoonanApril 23, 2009 at 2:30 PM

    D'oh.

    ReplyDelete
  14. DannyNoonanApril 23, 2009 at 2:30 PM

    Damnit tracker.

    ReplyDelete
  15. trackerApril 23, 2009 at 2:41 PM

    Brian Anderson's fault. He's been yammering about it since the 5th.

    ReplyDelete
  16. OC LurkerApril 23, 2009 at 2:42 PM

    Matt effing Stairs? Geesh.

    Hard to be upset about a road series win against the Phillies however with Braun and Fielder coming alive.

    We were following this on gameday at work and someone noted he started the 8th inning with 97 pitches already. We were all wondering if he would run out of gas before the finish line. I know he's the rubber arm kind and all but he was looking at a 130-140 pitch game if he actually finished it.

    Awesome win today. Hard to be upset about the no-no.

    ReplyDelete
  17. PaulNoonanApril 23, 2009 at 2:50 PM

    Yup. And Matt Stairs is actually pretty good, by the way.

    ReplyDelete
  18. trackerApril 23, 2009 at 3:07 PM

    I don't know if Stairs is "pretty good" but he'd probably be an upgrade over our lh-fat guy-pinch hitter.

    ReplyDelete
  19. PaulNoonanApril 23, 2009 at 3:18 PM

    Matt Stairs, who has been around since 1992, by the way, has a career OPS+ of 118, and has in the past put up a 153, a couple of 130+s, and a 142. His career line is .266/.358/.556. He's put up an OBP over .350 8 times in his career, by my count.

    The only knock on him right now is that he's really really old, but his recent seasons have still been quite productive.

    It is a crime that more teams could not find a place for Matt Stairs.

    ReplyDelete
  20. AnonymousApril 24, 2009 at 12:46 PM

    Stairs would be hof material with that kind of slg

    ReplyDelete
  21. PaulNoonanApril 24, 2009 at 4:08 PM

    You're right. Should be .484. I can't even find a .556 that I could have mistranscribed.

    ReplyDelete