5/17/06 Phillies (Floyd) @ Brewers (Bush), 7:05 PM CST

[wOOgiE22]

Gavin Floyd (4-2, 5.30)

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Floyd notched his fourth win on Thursday as he tossed five scoreless innings over the Mets -- Rotowire

 

vs.

 

Dave Bush (3-4, 4.17)

http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2006/03/13/URwpUtm6.jpg

Bush allowed three earned runs in six innings to pick up the win against the Mets on Friday night -- Rotowire

 

 

Game Preview:

MLB.com

 

Media Coverage:

TV: FSN North

Radio: 620 WTMJ

Internet: MLB.com Gameday, ESPN.com GameCast

 

Splits:

Dave Bush vs. Philadelphia Hitters

Gavin Floyd vs. Milwaukee Hitters (Never faced Milwaukee)

 

Phillies Fan Site:

PhilliesPhans

PhilliesNation

[cruiserx43]

Does anyone have the book on this Folyd character? I would like to see the bats come tonight.

 

"Well that game was a big bowl of crap." - Brian

[brewerjamie15]

I've asked before, and I'll ask again.

Doesn't Bush have a really long neck? A giraffe neck?

[homer]

Floyd is one of the Phillies better pitching prospects, but he hasn't really done much since AA (last time his ERA was under 4.00) Last year at AAA he was pretty bad - 6.16 ERA, WHIP over 1.6. He has had command issues this year posting as many walks as K's (21) in 35 innings. I think the Brewers have a really good shot this game as long as Bush can be competitive through 6 innings.

[wOOgiE22]

Gavin Floyd was the Phillies 1st round choice in the 2001 draft. Prior to this season he had made 8 starts in the Major's compiling a 3-2 record with an ERA of 6.63.

 

Career Minor League Stats:

 W L ERA G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO WP BK h9 hr9 w9 k9 whip 31 36 3.69 100 95 6 2 0 0 591.0 534 282 242 42 230 464 34 0 8.13 0.64 3.50 7.07 1.29 

 

 

 

(removed empy line between column names + stats. Easier to follow -TC)

[Frisbee Slider]

Gavin Floyd

6'5" 210 lbs

Age 23

 

Had a very rough 2005, getting beat up in 4 big league starts and 23 starts in Triple-A.

 

"At 23, Floyd needs to learn how to pitch to disciplined hitters, any one of whom can turn around his fastball or hit a mistake curve over buildings." -Baseball Prospectus

 

Also says he has a "mediocre fastball."

[craigharmann]

The key to that BP quote is "disciplined hitters"...which means patient hitters. They're getting better at plate discipline, but I have a good feeling about tonight. 2/3 from Mets and 2 or 3/3 from Phillies would really be great! I really believe this is where the Brewers start putting it all together and where everyone steps up!

[bsglorydays]

No Brewers player has faced Gavin Floyd. Only 3 Phillies players have faced David Bush, for a combined 10 ABs. So, this one could be interesting from the standpoint that both teams will be relying heavily on advanced scouting, rather than experience.

[rluzinski]

The key to that BP quote is "disciplined hitters"...which means patient hitters. They're getting better at plate discipline, but I have a good feeling about tonight.

 

The Brewers are actually the most patient team in the the NL, with an average of 3.91 P/PA. If Floyd is willing to give walks, these guys will probably take them. It will be interesting to see how it plays out.

[craigharmann]

Wow, I didn't realize that. It still seemed that this year there was a lot of "free swinging" strikeouts. But I was wrong. This should be a big win tonight!

[TheBwaz]

I would like to thank the designers of The Keg for the roof. Without the roof there would be no baseball tonight for me to watch on TV, and that would sadden me.

 

As an aside, how the heck could the Twinkies design their new digs and NOT put a retractable roof on it?

[berniebrewer4life]

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As an aside, how the heck could the Twinkies design their new digs and NOT put a retractable roof on it?

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If your team was stuck in the Dumpodome for as long as they have, you wouldn't want anything with a roof either.

[nsimps]

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If your team was stuck in the Dumpodome for as long as they have, you wouldn't want anything with a roof either.

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That and the fact that Minnesota doesn't want to pay for a new stadium, so one with an expensive retractable roof was out of the question.

[IslandsAC]

I think the fact that they live in Minnesota may answer any questions about their intelligence that you might have.

 

*tongue in cheek*

[And That]

I think the fact that they live in Minnesota may answer any questions about their intelligence that you might have.

 

Substitute "live in" with "born in" and I can live with that. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[wOOgiE22]

Lineups:

 Philadelphia Milwaukee ------------ --------- Pos Player HR RBI AVG. Pos Player HR RBI AVG. --- ------ -- --- ---- --- ------ -- --- ---- SS Rollins, Jimmy 4 12 .242 2B Weeks, Rickie 3 10 .286 2B Utley, Chase 8 26 .303 SS Hall, Bill 8 16 .291 RF Abreu, Bobby 4 23 .257 RF Jenkins, Geoff 5 22 .268 1B Howard, Ryan 12 28 .301 LF Lee, Carlos 15 33 .297 CF Victorino, Shane 1 6 .413 1B Fielder, Prince 8 22 .319 LF Dellucci, David 0 2 .233 3B Koskie, Corey 4 12 .287 3B Nunez, Abraham 0 0 .214 C Miller, Damian 4 21 .324 C Fasano, Sal 1 5 .245 CF Gross, Gabe 4 12 .255 P Floyd, Gavin (4-2, 5.30) P Bush, Dave (3-4, 4.17) 

[UeckerAddict]

Gross in center. I like it.

[berniebrewer4life]

Nunez is starting at third? That's a bit of a shock, concidering Bell hits almost .300 vs righties, compared to Nunez's .250.

[berniebrewer4life]

Oh yea, if anybody wants the phillies prospective,

 

philliesphans'(not to be confused with phillaphan) GDT:

 

www.philliesphans.com/pho...hp?t=33585

[JoeH33]

Man, I was hoping we'd see Corey out in center tonight. Guess that'll have to wait.

[Point Beer Is Best]

From the philliesphans GDT, in case we needed more proof they think their "rookie phenom" King Cole will win tomorrow afternoon:

 

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this is the RUBBER GAME, boys!! bring it!

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[Prince James]

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The Brewers are actually the most patient team in the the NL, with an average of 3.91 P/PA.

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It takes 3 pitches to strike out doesn't it? Just being a smarty pants...

[COOOOP]

Aaaand we're off!

[JoeH33]

Bush with the big K on Howard there to get out of the first.

 

Now lets get some runs!

[jloos19]

Heck of a pitch by Bush on Howard there. Let's get some runs! I want to know what it feels like to have an early lead again.