2012-04-20 Rockies (Chacin) at Brewers (Marcum), 7:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 4-3]

[jjkoestler]

Time to get some runs.

[pebadger]

For his next trick, Aoki will triple to the third baseman.

[jjkoestler]

Nice hustle from Aoki. Fun player to watch so far.

[umphrey]

haha Japan is going to be laughing at american outfielders tomorrow

 

http://i.minus.com/iJ4yX35BKYDvW.gif

[pebadger]

I wish this team had a good all-purpose infield utility man.

[topper09er]

Finally some life, great job getting to 2B from Mat the batt. Tulo was not in the 3B cutoff position at all

[Schlitz001]

Hey, it's tied.

[topper09er]

Gonzo may approach Yuni's infield fly records by the end of the year

[jjkoestler]

Gonzo may approach Yuni's infield fly records by the end of the year

 

Impossible

[chickinbrickin]

What is encouraging about this team is that they don't depend on the big boys. If you told me Weeks and Ramirez would be batting .200 and Braun was stuggling to hit for power and drive in runs for the first few weeks. I would guess they would have 3 wins.

 

Everyone contributes from 1-9 and the bench. Once Weeks, Braun, and A Ram get going this team could get really hot.

[topper09er]

Gonzo may approach Yuni's infield fly records by the end of the year

 

Impossible

 

That was my reaction as well, but we shall see. Yuni had 36 last year. Gonzo has 5 including tonight through 14+ games. On pace for 58

[Schlitz001]

Gonzo may approach Yuni's infield fly records by the end of the year

 

Impossible

 

I couldn't help but look this up and Gonzo is actually worse than Yuni for infield fly balls, 17.1% to 15.3%. And of course Joey Votto still has yet to ever pop up in the infield.

[pebadger]

That blurb about Pirates inside-the-parker reminded me how weird the Pirates season has been so far. Still not a single game in which either team has scored over 5 runs. The Cubs look like they have a chance to be historically bad this season and the Pirates may very well threaten some runs scored records.

[topper09er]

And of course Joey Votto still has yet to ever pop up in the infield.

 

Fangraphs has him with 10 career. He did have 0 in his 2010 MVP campaign

[topper09er]

Lucroy was close to being limited to adoption as the only means of having children

[pebadger]

Lucroy was close to being limited to adoption as the only means of having children

 

I laughed out loud at the slow-mo reaction to getting crossed up.

[Funketown]

And of course Joey Votto still has yet to ever pop up in the infield.

 

Fangraphs has him with 10 career. He did have 0 in his 2010 MVP campaign

 

From 2010 to 2012 Votto's IFFB% is 0.3%, the next lowest is Kendrick, 1.9%. He's the anti-Yuni.

[pebadger]

THAT was a nice pitch.

[topper09er]

He's the anti-Yuni.

 

You mean good at offense but and good at defense

[chickinbrickin]

Very nice pitch Veras. Way to take advantage of the bad call on the 4th pitch. Come on bats!

[Funketown]

He's the anti-Yuni.

 

You mean good at offense but and good at defense

 

Yeah, that pretty much sums it up.

[dlk9s]

THAT was a nice pitch.

 

Yeah, when you can totally fool Todd Helton, you know you've done something right.

 

Thought Veras had strike three on the first guy he walked, too.

[topper09er]

Why is Rickie check swinging on a slider 2-0? Come on sit fastball

[topper09er]

Violetta Maybe

[topper09er]

Wow Braun, basically a FB down the middle looking