5/31/07 Marlins (Obermueller) @ Brewers (Vargas): 7:05 PM CT

[augie46]

It is time to offer Prince that 10-year $100,000,000 contract. Actually, we would be ripping him off the way it looks with that deal

 

When did Wes get that curveball? I don't remember him having any success with a curveball in Milwaukee.

[sheethead]

Last inning for Vargas, hope he makes it through.

[TeeJayh1980]

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Actually, that was a pretty good pitch by Obie, I'm not surprised it was a called 3rd strike, except for the fact that Vargas wasn't getting those corner calls, so it does make me a little mad.

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my buddy from work is behind home plate, a shade to the right, 4 rows up, and I just text messaged him. He said it was a ball..lol

[LUKE232323]

Today is the exact one third point of the season.

 

Fielder's projections: 57 HR, 129 RBI

[markedman5]

Does Vargas know that there is no rule in baseball that the lead off hitter has to get on every inning?

 

I mean just get him out once on awhile will ya?

[rluzinski]

Estrada's arm has just been terrible this year.

[TheCrew07]

I really like Estrada, but defensively he's not so hot with the basestealing.

[adambr2]

I recall Estrada priding himself on being a "defensive catcher".

[EdgarDiazRocks]

It's odd watching a possible future Hall of Famer develop before your eyes and realize that he's a Milwaukee Brewers.

 

And that his agent is Scott Boras.

[yfinn6]

Error number 149 for Estrada this season, throwing error that is.

[bucksman4]

Umm....you may have misheard him. He was just "defensive" about his poor catching abilities. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

[bucksman4]

And that his agent is Scott Boras.

 

Meaning, enjoy him now. We don't know how long he will stay here.

[rluzinski]

I really like Estrada, but defensively he's not so hot with the basestealing.

 

Well, when you consider his sub .300 OBP, it's kind of hard to get very excited about his performance at all so far.

[adambr2]

Pretty early yet, but Vargas' PC is getting up there -- do you hit for him this inning, and go with Villanueva in the 6th? Or is it worth letting Vargas bat to have him pitch a maximum of 1 more inning?

[rluzinski]

Meaning, enjoy him now. We don't know how long he will stay here.

 

I'm going to guess about 6 years, total.

[TheCrew07]

96 or 97 pitches for Vargas, looks like Villy is going to get a couple of innings here.

[sheethead]

I still remember the days in which I was excited when Bill Hall came to the plate. Those days seem so far away however.

[SeriesFinale]

Oof

[bobskube]

Why is Vargas batting? This is typical Ned.

[yfinn6]

Vargas at the bat here, now I'm hoping he doesn't give up 3 or 4 next inning because he's got nothing left in the tank.

 

I'm not ripping on Yost here, because it's definitely not a situation where a pinch hitter should clearly be used. So let's go Vargas!

[rluzinski]

I still remember the days in which I was excited when Bill Hall came to the plate. Those days seem so far away however.

 

He's hit two balls right on the screw today... what are you going to do.

 

And I understand the bench is one man short, but what's the point of Vargas batting when he probably won't even make it through the next inning?

[sheethead]

Vargas is just getting going. Oh wait, he's thrown 96 pitches. It Wes that is just starting to get going. Oh wait, he has been going all game. Prince is just going to have to hit #20 if we stand a chance of winning this game.

[bobskube]

I think Vargas is about to blow up this inning. 96 pitches is a lot for him already.

 

Keep the leash short.

[bucksman4]

I'm going to guess about 6 years, total.

 

That kinda depresses me. We wait for years to get him here and before we know it, he'll be in his prime playing for another team. It's situations like these that make me wish we were in a large market where we know we could retain a player if he's good and the organization likes him.

[sheethead]

He's hit two balls right on the screw today...

 

Yet neither one were close to the warning track, and both were too far in the air to fall in for a hit. Still not excited.

 

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