2009-03-01 Brewers (Bush) at San Francisco (Lincecum): 2:05 CST [Brewers lose, 5-2]

[GormanHarvey]

Brewers
2B Rickie Weeks
LF Chris Duffy
SS J.J. Hardy
1B Scott Thorman
CF Mike Cameron
RF Trot Nixon
C Mike Rivera
3B Mike Lamb
RHP Dave Bush

The Brewers will be facing 2008 NL Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum, one of the top strikeout pitchers in all of ball.

Carlos Villanueva, Mitch Stetter, Omar Aguilar, Sam Narron and Joe Bateman were also on the list to pitch today.

edited title to change date to March 1st, unless everybody is playing some sick joke and I'm the only one not in on it.

[Brian the Automator]

Not that results or stats really matter today, but I find it interesting that the Brewers have had good success against Lincecum so far. Small sample size, for sure.. but interesting nonetheless.

[GormanHarvey]

Not that results or stats really matter today, but I find it interesting that the Brewers have had good success against Lincecum so far. Small sample size, for sure.. but interesting nonetheless.

Maybe he would rather just come pitch for the Brewers so he doesn't have them anymorehttp://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

[GormanHarvey]

Didn't know where else to put this seeing there isn't a non-Brewers IGT, but anyone that's fiending for baseball like I have been and has Dish Network that lives in west-central WI - channel 251 (WPIX) is showing today's Astros at Mets game

[BrewCrewForever]

The calender has turned to March and I'm gonna spend my afternoon listening to Uecker and Provus. Looking forward to hearing Bush make his first start. I have high expectations for him this season. Also I would say early here in camp the story is the red hot Scott Thorman.

[GormanHarvey]

The calender has turned to March and I'm gonna spend my afternoon listening to Uecker and Provus. Looking forward to hearing Bush make his first start. I have high expectations for him this season. Also I would say early here in camp the story is the red hot Scott Thorman.

I'm excited about Bush too. It really seemed last year that after he went pack to pitching with the way he is comfortable with that he was a different guy. Much more on the attack and was one of our most consistent pitchers down the stretch (not to mention getting our only postseason win). Thorman has intrigued me as well (as I have aforementioned). I wonder how bad he would be defensively in the OF?

[BrewCrewForever]

Yeah if Thorman continues to hit you have to wonder if he can play some OF if he could be that 4th OF over Nixon and Duffy?

 

I know its early bit so far Nixon has not been this years Kapler.

[GormanHarvey]

I know its early bit so far Nixon has not been this years Kapler.

I'd say. Someone over in the ST travel thread said he looks old. Still wish they had kept Kap

[BrewCrewForever]

I think Duffy and Thorman are both out ahead of Nixon and by a decent amount right now.

[brewmann04]

i was wondering if Brad Nelson chances should be he plays 1st but had experiece at 3rd and the Of

[GormanHarvey]

There was something in the js today about how Macha has been impressed with his bat so far. I like Nelson and thought he did a nice job in sept. Heard he is in good shape too

[GormanHarvey]

Anyone else just catch what Ueck just said about Koskie? "I wonder if he is still whacked out?"

[Schlitz001]

I just tuned in and swear I heard Bob say, "and Garciaparra stays in to play 2nd base". I'm guessing this isn't Nomar Garciaparra, right?

 

Nevermind, I found the numbers on Michael Garciaparra.

[GormanHarvey]

I just tuned in and swear I heard Bob say, "and Garciaparra stays in to play 2nd base". I'm guessing this isn't Nomar Garciaparra, right?

I'm still wondering what he was talking about. Obviously not Nomar, but I don't know that the Brewers even have a player by that name in the organization.

[Schlitz001]

It looks like Michael Garciaparra played 44 games for the Stars last year. LINK

 

It's was weird to hear that name, because just yesterday I was reading about Nomar as a free agent.

[BrewCrewForever]

Yeah what was with Uecker and all the Koskie jokes/bashing?

[GormanHarvey]

Ueck just called Provus "Jim"

[GormanHarvey]

Yeah what was with Uecker and all the Koskie jokes/bashing?

I don't know - it was kind of weird. Apparently Ueck is not happy that Koskie was so fragile when he came to the Brewers and feels he didn't give full disclosure to the Brewers when they signed him. At least thats how it sounded to me

[GormanHarvey]

Apparently the Brewers do have one Michael Garciaparra and he is 2 or 2 today

[BrewCrewForever]

Ueck just called Provus "Jim"

Yeah, knew that was gonna happen sooner or later. But he was about to talk about Jim Leyland so that may have screwed him up as well.

[Brew City Baseball Fan]

Hitters were off all day. JJ had the only really great hit of the day off the left field wall, would have been gone at many parks. Lincecum is lights out. Bush was good but off most of the 2 innings. Is there really any differnece in any 4th or 5th outfielder in MLB. Trot Nixon, Gabe Gross, Chris Duffy etc. These guys are who we thought they were and no one is crowning anything in these situations. Trot had looked poor though for the last 3 days. Pretty lame day all in all. Heres the pics

http://flickr.com/photos/7332217@N05/

[GormanHarvey]

Thanks again for all the pics. Really appreciate it, although they seem to make me even more anxious to leave for Maryvale on the 12th!

 

A few observations from the pics - Rickie looks even more muscular and is it just me,or does it look like Trot has a little bit of a boiler?

[Brew City Baseball Fan]

Make sure on away days you go to watch the team take bp at maryvale. did it today for the first time and it is the best

[GormanHarvey]

Make sure on away days you go to watch the team take bp at maryvale. did it today for the first time and it is the best

Do you know about what time they take BP? Thanks

[Patrick425]

It was amazing how many Brewer fans were at the game.