5/11/08 Cardinals (Looper) at Brewers (Suppan): 1:05 PM CDT

[adambr2]

Little surprised to see no game thread yet, so here goes. Lineup:

 

2B Rickie Weeks

CF Tony Gwynn Jr

LF Ryan Braun

1B Prince Fielder

RF Corey Hart

3B Bill Hall

SS JJ Hardy

P Jeff Suppan

C Jason Kendall

[sgtcluels]

Why is Cameron out but Billy still in?

 

Going to the game, which probably means they'll lose.

[pitchleague]

I'm guessing it was finally time for Cameron to take a day off--whether it was his choice or Ned's choice is up to discussion (my money's on Ned's choice).

 

At least this game is on television.

[adambr2]

I am still baffled as to why Gwynn bats 2nd every time he starts. In this lineup structure, it makes absolutely no sense. The whole purpose of batting the pitcher 8th is to set the stage for RBI situations your #2-#3 hitters.

[thablingster]

Hopefully Billy can get going with the pink bat. Lets also hope for a good outing from gazpacho.

[crewcrazy]

Cameron probably could use a day off, but the potential of having the batting order go Suppan-Kendall-Weeks-Gwynn just made me throw up in my mouth a little.

[cnycerveceros]

Cameron probably could use a day off, but the potential of having the batting order go Suppan-Kendall-Weeks-Gwynn just made me throw up in my mouth a little.

You mean seeing the lineup go Hardy-Suppan-Kendall-Weeks-Gwynn, or, wait, you meant seeing the lineup go Hall-Hardy-Suppan-Kendall-Weeks-Gwynn. Wait, maybe you meant Hall-Hardy-Suppan-Kendall-Weeks-Gwynn-Braun....

 

[imblotto]

Something terrible is happening at Miller Park. Fans no longer stand until there are 2 strikes in the 9th inning and if you do, some know nothing fan rats you out and the ushers tell you to sit down.

[yfinn6]

I guess I am excited for this game, but I'm not really expecting a lot out of this team right now. Who knows what will give them a kick in the pants to wake them up - I surely don't. But... I'm going to watch anyway, because well.. what else is there to do?

[mikerollins]

What channel is FSN-WI on Dish Network? I'm at a relative's house and they have Dish. Thanks.

[Oldcity]

445 on DISH

[Fatter than Joey]

Weeks almost caught that

[pebadger]

The pickoff play was kind of a metaphor for the season prior to the post-Gallardo downturn. Take something good, screw it up, then somehow find a way to make things work out in the end. The difference the past ten days is that the good fortune the Brewers had in winning all those xtra inning games has worn off.

[adambr2]

Nice start in the first ....1st and 2nd nobody out, meat of the order coming up...let's do something with it...

[yfinn6]

Please be patient, Ryan. Take a few pitches and then destroy one.

[adambr2]

Heads up baserunning by Weeks.

[adambr2]

According to Brian Anderson, every pitcher in baseball pitches to contact.

[davemakovec]

Did we just take the lead? I may turn the game off right now, bury my head in the sand and imagine that it was the bottom of the ninth.

 

Woo-hoo! Corey Hart with a two-out double!

[uwmbrewers]

awesome start

[Glennron]

Come on Billy, continue the magic!

[yfinn6]

Where is this ump's zone? It sucks, a couple of those pitches from Soup were right there, and he just stared at them. Hello!

[sheetswannabe]

Suppan looks great, not to jynx him... But Duncan should have gotten K'd

[pebadger]

Anyone find it odd that many on this board complain about 'Slappy' Gwynn, while at the same time complaining that too many guys are always swinging for the fences and not working the count enough? I understand that these two positions are not inherently contradictory, but the results of two of the last three innings (yeah, small sample size) provide some food for thought.

[adambr2]

Suppan is really getting squeezed out there.

[Oldcity]

I'm not a fan of Gwynn's offense, and I don't have any problem with guys taking home run cuts. That doesn't go hand-in-hand with plate discipline, as I think everyone realizes the Brewers plate discipline in general has been awful this year.