2007 Game 41: Minnesota Twins at Milwaukee Brewers
Posted by ubelmann on Friday, May 18th, 2007 at 6:05 pm
Chris Capuano is a very good left-handed pitcher. His xFIP of 3.88 would make him the second-best pitcher in the Twins' rotation, behind just Santana. At a 48% GB%, he's not an extreme groundballer, but he's above average in that area. Which of course means that the Twins will fail to hit the ball out of the infield against him.
No DH! I'm sure with all of the pitchers bunting, Dick Bremer will be pleased as Punch.
I'm sure that most of SBG Nation is aware of the dubious merits of RBI, but it is no fluke that Twins' DH's have only 16 RBI so far this season, given their measly .270/.350/.376 line so far. Personally, I'm hoping that Twins pitchers, as hitters, can challenge that number. (Of course, that would probably require the back of the order to actually get on base, which is also a challenge.)
I'll be at the opera, but hopefully the Twins can find a way to stick it to me and do that w-thingy. Wan? Wim? I forget what they are called, there haven't been too many of them lately.
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Is 2nd best pitcher in the Twins rotation really that impressive?
Is second-best starter behind Santana ever a very informative statement???
Good knees could have turned that into an inside-the-parker
FOTF!!!
Five runs, all started with two outs. Who am I watching?
Me and my giraffe are lonely
good god!!!!
I will have to open up the Vault.
Homer!
just playing a little catchup here.
K
baked potatoes, sauteed spinach and leftover beef ribs tonight. Are you feeling less lonely, Beau?
Ok, are we annoyed that Punto is playing SS today (because Bart is sitting down) or pleased that Punto is being used as a proper Futility Infielder today?
blooper for Nicky.
Annoyed. Wouldn't it be better to use Punto for Bartlett against a RHP, if at all?
Swing for the Fences, Boof!!!
Great. Runner at second. Slappy at the plate, so we are a hit away from having a runner in scoring position.
Bart vs. RH: 265/343/337
Bart vs. LH: 290/333/390
I don't think it makes much difference, Moss.
ESPN has slightly different stats. It gives him +.053 in OBP versus right, and +.078 in SLP versus left. So not much different, but Moss might prefer to let him face a lefty.
my numbers were from baseball-reference. weird that there would be a difference.
btw, mine were career numbers.
Big K.
7th whiff for Boof tonight.
I'm a Johnny Estrada fan. Not that I'd rather have him than Baby Jeebus. I'm just sayin'.
Three up and three down. I could get behind that from the defense.
Wow. Just you and me, Moss. Baby SBG is killing this site. I say that with love in my heart.
Moss just got a birth announcement in the mail today. She's a beaut!
I'm jealous. But then, I'm just some guy who started blathering on this site
but yea, she's a cutie. I'm definitely behind SBG putting his time where it belongs.
you got kids, Moss?
Yep, two under the age of 5 and one on the way.
cool. Magical ages. although I don't miss the diapers at all.
I'm now starting to face up to Puberty with my oldest. It is frightening.
I should modify that. The site is alive and well, thanks to AMR, Big Mak, Banjo, etc. and the occasional favor from The Godfather. It's the game threads that are withering on the vine here.
Some of us don't have families/children/etc just yet, which provides for some conflicts between baseball and social life, especially 1700 miles from the Metrodome.
Other than that, I know some of the other guys mentioned it being near finals time for some schools, so that's probably a factor, too. Plus the weather getting nice, etc., etc. Things'll probably pick up a little when The Chosen One comes off the DL, too.
I should have included Herr Ubelmann on the front of that list above, btw. My apologies if any slight seemed implied.
I've said it before, but it bears repeating. I wanna be ubelmann when I grow up.
I'd love to participate more, but like ubelmensch, a social life (and in my case - several night shifts a week) preclude me from doing so. Still, reading the game log every night has become a pleasurable ritual that i really look forward to. Keep the faith, fellas. (Hey bS, maybe it's time to dust off that Carter speech again.)
This one?
Clearly, the President is crying out for a right-handed power hitter.
A grateful citizen dries his eyes.
ugh. double play rears its ugly head. are they resting on FOTF's laurels? I want more distortion in the distribution of runs scored, dammit!!!!
I think our record, combined with it being a beautiful Friday have more to do with it.
If I recall, the game threads sucked last year until we started winning
Moss is checking out, for now...
I don't think game threads existed until we started winning.
I like being the double player better than the double playee.
Not sure that striking out the opposing pitcher should get full weight in the stats. But I'll take it.
I’ll be at the opera
Opera-man or ubelmann? You make the call.
Gaah. Dazzle explains the context for Hunter's Grand Salami: three bertin' walks in front of his (first-pitch?) hack.
Hunter padding the stats with a one-out steal. C'mon, Lewwwwwwwwwwwwwww!
Lewwwww delivers with the ground-rule double. Boo birds out in Milwaukee. Dazz is hammering Gabe Gross for his Hunter-like route to the ball.
Capuano is done for the night. Time to feast on the bullpen. Oh, right. Li'l Nicky's up. He's already had his hit for the weekend.
Charlie Villanueva in the game for Milwaukee. Getting some extra work in now that the Bucks' season is over.
We seem to have reached the "filler" stage of the game. Can somebody order (and ship) me my $5 Papa John's pizza?
Cleveland closes out NJ at last. Could the Eastern Conference playoffs get any more boring?
Lebron with a solid, 23-8-8 performance, and a Donyell Marshall sighting!! (18 pts)
but the Nets stank. Time to dismantle/retool that roster. They don't have what it takes to contend for a title anymore. 37.7 pct from the floor, thanks to a 1-7 from 3pt range performance from Kidd. And only 11 FGA from Vince Carter in 41 minutes? WTF??
Bonser with another 1-2-3 inning. 80 pitches through 6. He has an outside shot at a complete game. But I'm guessing he goes 8 and Gardy brings on Nathan for a little work.
The Rocket gives up 3 hits to the Miracle, including a jack for Erik Lis and a double for Baby Gardy.
what is it about the Brewers that always seems to wake up our bats?
it's the beer. Definitely the beer.
Homer!
I likes me some Cirillo!
sure, now you show up, Godfather!
I'm calling it a night. This one is over, and I got a Heroes and two Smallville's waiting on tape. The boy™ is getting anxious
and I'm flipping over to the season finale of Law & Order
I'm up at the In-laws (Alexandria area) and missed the game and gamethread for some walleye fishing. Only got a small one (my first! actually) but the weather was beautiful and the Twins were on a little radio.
mmmm, walleyes and beer batter (the only other kind of batter that matters this -- or any -- time of year).