National League Game Summary – New York At Milwaukee
June 29, 2009NY Mets 6 Milwaukee 10
Brewers 10, Mets 6
June 29, 2009
W: Braden Looper (6-4)
L: Fernando Nieve (3-1)
S: Trevor Hoffman (18)
HR: J.J. Hardy (8), Casey McGehee (5, GS)
MVP: J.J. Hardy and Casey McGehee (both at .206)
LVP: Prince Fielder (-.094)
Win Expectancy Graph
SB Nation Coverage
Casey McGehee was the story of this game.
While the Brewers had plenty of hits and base runners through the first five innings, they'd only plated three runs.
In the top of the sixth, McGehee booted a routine pop-up, extending the inning. Of course, the next guy at bat hit one off the center field wall, scoring two runs.
However, redemption came quick for Casey, who came up in the bottom of the sixth with the bases loaded and cracked his first career grand slam to the Brewers bullpen.
Then, in the seventh inning, he got a routine grounder (though deep) from Gary Shefffield and failed to get the throw to first in time, once again allowing a run and extending the inning, which is when Ken Macha pulled a double-switch, taking him out and putting in Bill Hall.
J.J. Hardy was three hits to the cycle after his first three plate appearances. He doubled in the first, homered in the third and singled in the first. He had a hit to center in the sixth that got past Fernando Martinez that looked to be his best chance at the triple, but with the slightly injured Counsell on-base in front of him and his own not-so-fast pace, he was held to a double.
Hardy, despite going 0-for in Sunday's game, has been on base 11 times in the past four games.
The Brewers got at it early, putting more hits on the board by the end of the second inning than they did during Sunday's entire game.
It was a great game for the less prolific of Brewers hitters.
Frank Catalanotto, giving Corey Hart a day's rest in right field through six innings, was 2-2 with a HBP, Jason Kendall was 3-4 with a walk, Braden Looper had an RBI, and Bill Hall, who came in for McGehee in the seventh, was 2-2 with two RBI. All-in-all, the Brewers compiled 19 hits, their second-most this season.
Braden Looper up seven hits while walking two and striking out two. The two early runs were unearned, but he was responsible for the seventh inning run that scored on McGehee's throw. He was relieved by Todd Coffey, who notched just 1/3 of an inning.
Mitch Stetter came in and was his normal, spectacular self, stranding two more, making it 36 of 44 inherited runners stranded.
Carlos Villanueva came in in the ninth and made it interesting, giving up three runs and putting runners on first and second, necessitating Hell's Bells. Luckily, The Hoff needed just one pitch to get Brian Schneider to GIDP, ending the game.
Of course, perhaps the bigger story than McGehee is that the Brewers won a nationally televised game in more-than convincing fashion.
Brewers notes: Hoffman not in knots about tie games
June 29, 2009MILWAUKEE -- For the record, Trevor Hoffman has no problem coming into a tied game in the ninth inning.
Baggot: Brewers must make a deal this season
June 29, 2009First impressions, second thoughts and the third degree:
Blog: Macha defends scouting department
June 29, 2009Mehnert honored as All-Star Among Us
June 29, 2009The Brewers' "All-Star Among Us" is Loyal Mehnert of Milwaukee, chosen by fans across the nation for an adventurous approach to assisting people in need that has taken him to Dakar and across the Appalachian Trail.
Brewers prospect Jeffress suspended
June 29, 2009Major League Baseball announced Brewers pitching prospect Jeremy Jeffress' 100-game suspension on Monday for a "drug of abuse," the right-hander's third violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
This is beginning to have all the makings of a great draft pick
June 29, 2009After reading this, I ask you to google a photo of Brandon Jennings and his Young Money tattoo. He is rocking a nice fade in the photo on Deadspin and one of the comments asked something along the lines of "Wasn't he the guy killed at the end of Juice?" That comment slayed me.
Hammond said he did not want to elaborate on the reasons behind the free agent decisions. But he did address another issue facing the team this week: Jennings' involvement in a profanity-laced and provocative video clip that was posted on the Web site YouTube.
"We are aware of the story," Hammond said. "This is a team matter, and we've been in contact with Brandon regarding it."
The clip, which showed rapper Joe Budden having a speakerphone conversation with someone identified as Jennings, had been removed as of Monday afternoon.
But according to a partial transcript of the clip posted on sportingnews.com, Jennings said he was confident that Sessions would not return to the team, boasted that he would beat out Luke Ridnour for the Bucks' starting point guard job and made a profane comment about the New York Knicks for not drafting him.
"He did not know he was being taped and it's already been addressed to Brandon by the Milwaukee Bucks as well as Bill Duffy and BDA Sports," said Ilana Nunn, spokeswoman for Jennings' agency. "When you're not told your being taped, you don't know what's going on."
Jennings previously had mentioned his friendship with Budden on his Twitter account, which had been taken down as of Monday afternoon.
The incident could raise questions about the maturity of Jennings, who decided to play professionally in Italy instead of going to college.
And Jennings apparently was wrong about Sessions' future with the team.
InReview – Week 12
June 29, 2009Weekly Record: 3-3
Current Record: 40-35
Likes:
- Brewers back in first (technically)
- The gift Nick Blackburn gave the Brewers. Thanks for staying in the game and thanks for the ill-advised throw. Otherwise you would have swept the Brewers again, and that’s boring…
- Prince Being Clutch
- The fight the team showed to win on Saturday…I couldn’t believe it!
Dislikes:
- The team looking lazy on Friday. 4 goddamm hits against some kid who was getting hit hard in the minors?
- Kubel continues to kill the Crew
- The continued decline of Bill Hall is really just sad…I’m honestly starting to feel bad for the guy…
- The Cards getting DeRosa…that must be one helluva PTBNL
This Week in Stats
Weekly ERA: 4.50 (19th in the ML) YTD: 4.49 (24th in the ML)
Weekly BA: .233 (24th in the ML) YTD: .250 (24th in the ML)
Weekly Opponents BA: .278 (24th in the ML) YTD: .255 (10th in the ML)
Weekly Slugging Percentage: .399 (15th in the ML) YTD: .418 (12th in the ML)
Weekly Fielding Percentage: .991 (7th in the ML) YTD: .986 (12th in the ML)
Quick Hitters:
The Brewers have used 6 different players in the leadoff position this year.
The Brewers have lost 4 out of the last 4 times facing a pitcher making his debut. Sadowski won June 28th, Figaro won June 20th, Hanson ND, but ATL won on June 7th, and Swarzak on May 23rd.
Those pitchers had a combined total of a 3.00 ERA, but two out of the four didn’t even give up one earned run
The ever exciting Brewers work outing
June 29, 2009Went to the game tonight as part of our yearly work outing at the Brewers game. It was a good game to go to, except I was very worried that all the opportunities squandered early on were going to come back and bit the Brewers. We had decent seats and were right by McGehee when he dropped the pop up. To be honest, I looked away because I assumed he was going to catch the ball. I saw the highlights once I got home and I am still not sure how he dropped the ball.
Anyhow, getting back to the work aspect, it is always exciting to see the random people that show up to this thing.
- You have the ladies that know absolutely nothing and are taking photos the whole time and spend most of the game with their back to the field chatting up those around them. They tend to get up to go get some food in the middle of an AB. Tonight it was with 2 outs and 2 guys on for the Mets when the game was tight.
- You have the guy with some baseball knowledge who feels like he needs to broadcast all he knows to the whole section. Unfortunately I didn't hear anyone tell the group that JJ Hardy is a great fastball hitter.
- You have the a-hole who is on his cell phone discussing work projects. That was me for a half an inning tonight.
- You have the guy asking why everyone boos Sheffield. From that point on he boos Sheffield and still doesn't have a complete guess as to why.
- You have the people whose highlight of the night was doing the wave.
- You have the people who complain about beer prices. Yah, beer is expensive at a baseball game. If you don't want to pay that much, don't drink at the game.
- Finally, you have the true measure of every non-baseball fan. Those who boo when a player on the Brewers gets an intentional walk.
