Outshined_One

really? Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match! Find me a find! Catch me a catch!

His BABIP is at an incredibly unsustainable level (over .390). While a .361 OBP is pretty good, his IsoD of .039 scares the crap out of me in terms of his future prospects. Even if he manages to be a .300 hitter for much of his career, a .340 OBP isn't going to endear me to the guy. I'm happy for his success, but at the same time, I'm curious to see how he'll look 100 ABs from now.

Wait, now he doesnt need surgery? Nah, his elbow's made of titanium.

couple of pages late ;) I know, but no one gave the specifics from what I read. :P

Just confirming the news, Carpenter's getting arthroscopic surgery and will be out approximately three months. Ouch.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/sxc_lucifer7/towelie.jpg Neither did he.

Rich Hill has a walk and an RBI too Wow, I missed an IsoD Party it seems. :( IsoD party!!!!!!!!! I brought the Johnnie Walker. :D

Rich Hill has a walk and an RBI too Wow, I missed an IsoD Party it seems. :(

Just got back from my study session. Theriot has three walks and an RBI? hahahahahahaha

Box Scores Iowa won 6-5 Box Score LF C. Walker 1/4, BB, K, CS (1) 2B E. Patterson 4/5, 2 R, RBI SS M. Fontenot 1/5, R, K RF B. Coats 2/4, R, RBI 3B S. Moore 1/4, 2B (3), RBI C G. Soto 1/3, BB, R, RBI, 2B (5), K CF A. Pagan 0/3, BB SP L. Walrond 6 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 5/1 K/BB, HR, WP, 8-5 GO-FO RP C. Rapada 1.2 scoreless, 1 H, 2/0 K/BB, 1-1 GO-FO Tennessee won 1-0 Box Score CF S. Fuld 0/4, K DH J. Fox 1/4, 2 K, CS (1), PO (2B) 3B M. Craig 1/4, RBI, K 1B B. Dopirak 0/3, 2 K C C. Robinson 1/3, K SP D. Veal 7 scoreless, 3 H, 3/1 K/BB, 7-10 GO-FO Daytona lost 6-3 Box Score 3B M. Matulia 0/4 CF T. Colvin 1/4, R, RBI, 2B (11) DH R. Harvey 0/4, K SS R. Chirinos 1/4, R, 2B (6), 2 K 2B N. Spears 0/2, 2 BB C M. Reed 1/4 SP T. Blackford 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1/1 K/BB, 9-5 GO-FO RP M. Avery .2 scoreless, 1 H, 1-1 GO-FO Peoria lost 3-2 Box Score 2B M. Camp 0/4, R, SB (7) SS D. Johnston 0/3, BB, K, SB (6) LF A. Joseph 0/3, R, K, HBP 1B R. Canzler 1/4, 2 K 3B J. Lansford 1/4, RBI CF Y. Carter 1/4, K DH DJ Lewis 0/3, BB, K C W. Castillo 0/4, K SP J. Ceda 1.2 IP, 1 H, 3 ER, 1/6 K/BB (apparently due to bad umpiring), WP, 2-2 GO-FO RP J. Papelbon 3.1 scoreless, 2 H, 1/2 K/BB, 2-7 GO-FO

Off days.

http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/images/admin/MAVSOWNED.jpg Want to get away? *DING!*

Box Scores Iowa won 9-6 Box Score LF C. Walker 1/4, R, 2 RBI 2B E. Patterson 3/4, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR (2), CS (2), PO (1B), E (4, throw) SS M. Fontenot 2/5, 2 R, RBI RF B. Coats 3/4, R, RBI, 3B (1) C G. Soto 0/4, K, E (1, fielding) 3B S. Moore 3/4, R, RBI, 2B (2), CS (2), E (4, throw) CF A. Pagan 0/2, 2 BB, 2 R SP R. O'Malley 6 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 3 ER, 0/3 K/BB, 8-10 GO-FO Tennessee won 16-1 (Not a typo!) Box Score CF S. Fuld 3/6, 2 R, K LF J. Fox 3/6, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2B (8), K 3B M. Craig 3/4, 2 BB, 3 R, 6 RBI, HR (3) 1B B. Dopirak 3/6, 2B (1), K C C. Robinson 3/6, R, 2 RBI, 3 K SP M. Holliman 6 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 4/1 K/BB, WP, 6-8 GO-FO RP G. Reinhard 2 scoreless, 2 H, 1/1 K/BB, 2-3 GO-FO Daytona won 7-6 in the Bottom of the 10th Box Score 3B M. Matulia 0/4, 2 BB, 2 K, SB (5) CF T. Colvin 2/6, R, RBI, 2B (10), 3 K DH R. Harvey 2/4, BB, R, 2B (1), K SS R. Chirinos 2/5, RBI, SB (4) 2B N. Spears 1/3, 2 BB, R, 2B (4), 2 K, 2 E (5, throw, fielding) C J. Muyco 1/5, RBI, K SP J. Samardzija 5+ IP, 11 H, 5 ER, 3/0 K/BB, HR, 8-2 GO-FO RP G. Johnson 1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2/0 K/BB, 0-2 GO-FO RP M. Phelps .2 perfect, 1/0 K/BB Peoria lost 3-2 in the Bottom of the 11th Box Score DH M. Camp 0/5, 3 K 2B J. Mota 1/5, K RF A. Joseph 0/5 1B R. Canzler 2/4, BB, R C W. Castillo 2/4, BB, R LF DJ Lewis 1/4, BB, RBI CF Y. Carter 1/4, RBI 3B J. Lansford 0/5 SS D. Johnston 1/3, BB, 2B (1), 2 K, E (7, throw) SP M. Carrillo 5 scoreless, 2 H, 2/2 K/BB, 6-7 GO-FO RP O. Bernard 2 scoreless, 2 H, 2/2 K/BB, 4-0 GO-FO RP R. Roquet 2 hitless/scoreless, 2/1 K/BB, 2-2 GO-FO RP J. Papelbon .1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1-0 GO-FO OVERALL: 3-1

Alright, that makes sense to me. Thanks. Out of curiosity, do any of you Brewer fans know what they're planning for Braun and Gallardo? Both have been tearing it up in AAA in a short amount of time this season and probably could immediately upgrade the team upon getting called up.

My understanding is that a .300 BABIP is above league average in BABIP (which I believe is somewhere between .280-.290) and all of those guys I mentioned have managed to hit above the .300 level to varying degrees. I know I singled out some players to make a point, but here are the BABIPs of the Brewers over the first month with more than 50 ABs (ABs in parentheses): Hardy (111): .301 Fielder (106): .303 Weeks (101): .250 Hall (95): .308 Estrada (82): .348 Jenkins (78): .393 Mench (72): .328 Graffanino (58): .265 Hart (58): .319 Counsell (55): .267 As a team: .301 Look, this team isn't due to come crashing down into the gutter from an offensive standpoint, but a number of their players have been above average when it comes to BABIP and it's reflected in the team's numbers as a whole. These numbers inevitably regress to a mean unless the team manages to get a horseshoe crammed up its rear (which is a possibility with this team). They're due for a few slumps and adjustments, which will make the coming months really interesting. Moreover, your depth/top end talent argument has me scratching my head. Are you saying that their bench is able to replace or match production if someone goes down, but that they do not have the top end talent in the starting lineup that a team such as the Cubs has? Or are you making another argument?

That makes me happy.

The Brewers are most certainly an intriguing team. But, they're starting to develop into one of those teams which are yearly chic sleeper picks that end up not living up to expectations. That's not to say that the history of how people predict teams' success is a terrific indicator of future performance, but I think it is something that needs to be tempered for the time being. Hardy, Jenkins, Fielder, and Hall all have BABIPs that would be difficult to continue to sustain over the course of the season. Injuries and depth problems have hurt the Brewers in the past (although, I think Gallardo's got the goods to be a quality starter). I think they're a better team than they've been in the past, but I'm still skeptical about whether they'll be able to win the division. They're off to a good start, but they haven't built an insurmountable lead yet. There's still plenty of baseball left to go.

Box Scores Iowa PPD: Rain Tennessee lost 5-0 Box Score CF S. Fuld 0/4, K RF J. Kroeger 1/3, 2B (5), BB, K, OF assist DH J. Fox 0/4 3B M. Craig 2/4, 2B (5), E (4, throw) 1B B. Dopirak 0/4, K SP K. Hart 7 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 7 K/0 BB, 2 HBP, 7 GO-5 FO RP P. Schappert 1 IP, 3 ER, 3 H, 0 K/0 BB, 1 HR, 3 GO-0 FO Daytona won 5-4 in the Bottom of the 9th Box Score SS R. Chirinos 1/2, R, BB, HBP, CS (2), E (2, throw) CF T. Colvin 1/3, R, HR (2), 4 RBI, K, HBP - grand slam RF R. Harvey 2/4, R, K LF A. Garcia 2/3, R C M. Reed 1/4, RBI, K - GW RBI single SP M. Atkins 4 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 5 K/0 BB, HBP, 3 GO-3 FO RO M. Avery 1.2 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 1 K/0 BB, WP, 3 GO-1 FO Peoria won 6-3 Box Score 2B M. Camp 1/3, 2 R, 2B (2), BB, K RF A. Joseph 2/3, R, 2B (2), BB, K, CS (4) 3B J. Lansford 0/3, BB, 2 K C W. Castillo 1/4, R, 2 RBI, 2 K CF Y. Carter 1/3, R, 2 RBI, K, SB (5) LF DJ Lewis 1/3, RBI, CS (1) SP J. Renshaw 6 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 H, 4 K/0 BB, 7 GO-6 FO RP O. Bernard 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 K/0 BB, 0 GO-2 FO OVERALL: 2-1

Quite frankly, I think the talent is significantly better and deeper today than it has been at any time in the past. I wouldn't be surprised if someone like Jason Marquis could have been a 25 game winner with an ERA in the low 3s if he had pitched in the early 60s.

Any team can develop a rabid fan following in a decent market. Places like Tampa, Pittsburgh, and Kansas City have proven that they can support major sports franchises despite having troubled baseball teams. The problem is, because of bad luck, poor ownership, and inept administration, they've managed to alienate most of their fans in impressive fashion. It's kind of like the Blackhawks in Chicago in some regards. Personally, I'm not in favor of contracting teams when the owners have been so terrible.

Dolis with a decent outing. 5.2 scoreless with 3 hits, 4 BBs, and 4 Ks. Peoria's currently up 1-0.

Marmol just had a mediocre outing on the 30th. He still needs to be straightened out in terms of control. If he learns to consistently throw strikes without attempting to make every other pitch go to the backstop, he'll be really good. Whether or not that will happen remains to be seen.

Yes, this. I love Marshall, but he's not ready yet.

So, I had an evil final yesterday, went into a drunken stupor all day, woke up early today and studied until 4, took a nap, and finally am getting caught up on what I missed. Looks like a hell of a day. :D

Box Scores Iowa won Game 1 of their DH 2-1 Box Score LF C. Walker 1/4 2B E. Patterson 1/3, RBI SS M. Fontenot 0/2, E (4, throw) 1B M. Hoffpauir 0/3 RF B. Coats 1/3, PO (1B) 3B S. Moore 1/3, K, CS (1) CF A. Pagan 1/2, BB, R, SB (6) PH C. McGehee 0/1 SP S. Marshall 5 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 5/1 K/BB, 2-6 GO-FO Iowa lost Game 2 of their DH 2-0 Box Score CF C. Walker 1/3, K LF A. Pagan 0/3, Assist (Home) 2B M. Fontenot 1/3 C G. Soto 0/2, BB, K RF B. Coats 1/3, 2B (3), Assist (Gunned Down Jose Macias at home!) 1B C. McGehee 0/2, BB, K 3B S. Moore 0/3, 3 K PH E. Patterson 0/1 PH M. Hoffpauir 0/1 SP JR Mathes 5 scoreless, 10 H, 1/1 K/BB, 11-1 GO-FO RP R. Wells 1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2/0 K/BB, HR, HBP, 2-1 GO-FO Tennessee won 4-3 in the 11th Box Score CF S. Fuld 2/3, 2 BB, RBI, 2 CS (2), Assist (3B) DH J. Fox 2/5, R, 2 K 3B M. Craig 2/5, 2 R, RBI, HR (2), E (3, throw) 1B B. Dopirak 0/5, K C C. Robinson 0/4, K SS J. Simokaitis 1/5, K, E (4, fielding) SP J. Berg 7 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3/3 K/BB, HBP, 10-8 GO-FO RP A. Mendez .2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0/1 K/BB, 0-2 GO-FO Daytona lost 4-3 Box Score 2B M. Matulia 0/3, BB, R, SB (4) DH T. Colvin 0/4, K LF J. Valdez 2/4, R, RBI, 2B (3) RF R. Harvey 1/4, R, 2 RBI, HR (2), K SS R. Chirinos 0/3 C J. Muyco 0/3, 2 K SP J. Santo 2.2 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 4/3 K/BB, WP, 3-1 GO-FO RP M. Phelps 2 scoreless, 2 H, 2/1 K/BB, 3-0 GO-FO Peoria won 2-0 Box Score 2B M. Camp 1/4, K SS/3B J. Mota 1/2, 2 BB, R, 2B (1), E (1, interference) 3B J. Lansford 0/3 SS D. Johnston 1/1 1B R. Canzler 1/3, BB, R RF A. Joseph 0/1 CF Y. Carter 0/3, RBI, K LF DJ Lewis 0/3, K DH W. Castillo 1/3, K SP R. Dolis 5.2 scoreless, 3 H, 4/4 K/BB, 7-5 GO-FO RP A. Maestri 2.1 scoreless, 4 H, 2/0 K/BB, 3-2 GO-FO OVERALL: 3-2