3/17/08 (SS) White Sox (Vazquez) at Brewers (Villanueva): 3:05 PM CDT

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[Jim Goulart]

Brewer audio via MLB.com now available.

Among the ways online to "enjoy" this game is with Ken Harrelson's TV call via MLB.com.

I imagine Fox Sports Net Chicago has it for TV viewers who are able.

[derflotr]

Man, that was nice changeup from Villy to strike out Hall there.

[Jim Goulart]

Wow, I'm watching Zelous Wheeler on MLB.TV here in the bottom of the 5th.

 

With minor league exhibition games also taking place, you can bet the Brewers had to dig very deep into the lower levels to find kids to play the later innings in both the split squad games.

 

It'll be fun watching the video archive this evening of the minor leaguers.

 

We'll recap their work on the Minor League Forum late this evening.

[Fear The Chorizo]

gonna suck to not have Cameron to start the season - he seems to be seeing the ball really well.

 

Villy with not too bad an outing - the sox big inning was really helped by a high-sky flyout to the track that Gross turned into a double.

[Fear The Chorizo]

Fielder with a poor attempt at a scoop to save Hall from an error, immediately followed by Hall playing too far back and giving up a bunt basehit - runners 1st and 2nd no outs...

 

...welcome to Brewer defense, Mr. Mota!

[Fear The Chorizo]

Mota picking up the poor D...looks like he's got a pretty good changeup, and hitting mid-90s with the fastball....fastball was catching a ton of the plate, though.

[trwi7]

Mota picking up the poor D...looks like he's got a pretty good changeup, and hitting mid-90s with the fastball....fastball was catching a ton of the plate, though.

 

If it's mid 90's he'll be able to get away with it more than most pitchers. Especially if he has that changeup working.

[derflotr]

What a play by Escobar...that was DEEP in the hole.

[TauPentaRei]

knowing it'll get buried for good, i'll throw my reply in here just for the hell of it because i saw that Escobar play too. (by nature of the bar-time white sock broadcast only did mine eyes see the glory.)

 

but in the midst of a tee-ball error-fest and after suffering from chapman-cain-nunez-fermaint-gillespie-gamel slappy magoo infield grounders, during the top of tenth i was awoken to MLB all-star caliber SS defense - showing not only incredible in-the-hole-throwing-side lateral range but a ridiculously meticulous patriot missile cannon from short left. one of my first thoughts (right or wrong) was Jeter 10 years ago.

 

(in the interest of full disclosure, he made an error on the very next play as he botched an easy throw in the (scoopable) dirt after recovering from knocking down a gloveside grounder, picking up the ball coolly on one bounce and making the low throw out of rhythm)

 

BUT,,, that that crowd of geezers managed to give a sun-soaked, nap-time standing ovation is more testament to the quality defense than I can ever give.

[trwi7]

during the top of tenth i was awoken to MLB all-star caliber SS defense - showing not only incredible in-the-hole-throwing-side lateral range but a ridiculously meticulous patriot missile cannon from short left. one of my first thoughts (right or wrong) was Jeter 10 years ago.

Just saw that play on SportsCenter (#5 on Top Plays) incredible play.

[SmartBall]

did I just catch a reference to Jeter and good defense, wow it must be later than I thought