2011-04-26 Reds at Brewers - [Brewers win, 3-2; pre- and post-game audio at tail end of thread]

[liveforoctober]

The "beaned"/"beamed" thing drives me nuts too. You get beaned! Beaned!

 

Also, I broke my nose when I got hit in the face with a baseball in high school... the most confusing pain I've ever been through. Wouldn't wish it upon anyone.

[topper09er]

Nobody gets "beamed" by a baseball. They get beaned. Sorry, huge pet peeve of mine. And I wouldn't wish it upon anyone

Actually Brandon Phillips has been Beamed before, in this game:

[COOOOP]

I have a lot of sympathy for Mike Leake. When you walk a mile in another man's shirts, then you can judge (the quality of your now free shirts).

 

Go Brewers!

 

Edit: smartphone & big fingers related edit.

[endaround]

So we have 3 LH hitters in the lineup and 2 of them are back to back. Now I guess giving Dusty a big hint when to go to his left handed reliever is sporting and all.....

[PrinceEatMeat]

You gotta be kidding me? Hit in the face? When will the injuries end? We have a 2-man bench tonight.

[crewcrazy]

McGehee is apparently available to pinch-hit if needed, but we do remember when Rickie Weeks was also "available" the day after he hurt his pinky and wasn't used when the Brewers needed a late-inning pinch hit.

 

There's no "deadline" to activate Hart as long as it happens before the game, so if they decide Almonte can't go and they need a bat, they could activate him at the last second. I'm more worried about what happens if another infielder gets hurt during tonight's game.

[ninja33]

i wouldn't wish getting hit in the face on anyone....but they HAVE to activate Hart and send Almonte down if he can't play, right? It's a tough break for Almonte, but he's going to go down soon enough anyway.

[endaround]

Almote would go on the DL and not go down until he was cleared to play

[crewcrazy]

They could conceivably use the new 7-day DL for concussions if they could get that diagnosis, but that doesn't seem like something that could be done an hour or so before the game. If they would have activated Hart (using that tense because it seems pretty clear it's not happening tonight), they probably would have optioned Kintzler or Braddock since they're likely unavailable tonight anyway.

 

Edit: Well you know what they say about assuming things. Brewers Live announces Hart activated, Almonte to the 7-day DL.

[thablingster]

Almonte to the 7-day DL, Hart activated per FSN. Interesting.

[ilovebeer]

Lets have a good game tonight.

[ilovebeer]

I didn't know mlb had a 7 day dl?

[ninja33]

ah yes, the concussion DL. forgot all about that. works out pretty well for the crew.

[PrinceEatMeat]

I didn't know mlb had a 7 day dl?

New rule. Just started at the beginning of this season for concussions only. Anyways, it would be nice to see Hart in any fashion tonight.

[Jim Goulart]

Hart / Almonte discussion thread -- topic includes is Craig Counsell the only backup infielder for the next week?

[PrinceEatMeat]

I wouldn't be surprised if Counsell was the only backup infielder for most of the season. Unless one of our starting infielders gets hurt for an extended period of time.

[thablingster]

Estrada hitting 95? Remarcoble. Good start!

[ilovebeer]

Is 95 high for Estrada?

[PrinceEatMeat]

Is 95 high for Estrada?

Yes, that's why everyone sounds shocked about it.

[bucksman4]

I was thinking the same thing. He's hit 95 several times so far tonight. Bringing the gas!

[crewcrazy]

FSN's gun is very hot tonight, it seems. Pitch f/x has Estrada's high velocity so far as 92.6, nowhere near 95.

[derflotr]

Seems as though the shifts have been working more than not lately

[ilovebeer]

Estrada had a 14 pitch first inning.

[trwi7]

Did Mike Leake steal that rosin?

[GormanHarvey]

I just hope he doesn't steal all our hits tonight, the dirty thief!