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andy — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:07:43 +0000

Ryan Braun for iPhone

andy — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:26:57 +0000

Apple wants to highlight iPhone’s MLB app, so the demo commercial shows how a user navigates from a full scoreboard to a pitch-by-pitch animation to a video highlight. Opportunistic as usual, they targeted the most affluent MLB markets: Milwaukee and Pittsburgh.

Of all highlights this season, they feature Ryan Braun’s walk-off grand slam to beat the Pirates in the final week of the season.

I like it.

At first glance, I thought, Some marketer didn’t put a lot of thought into this; he just picked the first screaming announcer he came upon. On second viewing, it looks like they put some thought into it. To doctor it up at least.

1) In the scenario presented, the home run highlight that didn’t happen until the 10th inning is available for viewing in the seventh inning. Killer app!

2) The pitch-by-pitch screen shows a situation in which Corey Hart is batting with an 0-for-4 day going. Not hard to believe at all. But Hart finished the day 0-for-4 — never came to the plate with that. Also, it says Prince Fielder is on deck. This never happened.

You can’t afford a backyard grotto on Brewers money

andy — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:14:37 +0000

A site called Electronic House has pictures of CC Sabathia’s back yard — “an outdoor entertainment utopia, complete with outdoor sound, video, a pool, grotto, grill and dining areas” … and certainly better than the interior of any of your houses.

Situating electronics near water presents danger, so electronics contractor Sight & Sounds opted for a Sunbrite TV that is weatherproof and operates on low-voltage DC power, so if it were to fall into the water, bathers wouldn’t be electrocuted.

Wait wait wait wait. Where’s Jenks?

andy — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:46:58 +0000

I was under the impression that if Geoff Jenkins ever got out of this horrible city of Milwaukee that was unfairly plattooning him, he would surely realize his full potential and be an everyday player again and probably bat third with the decent protection he never had with the Brewers and he would definitely be an MVP candidate, guiding his team to the playoffs and never getting booed.

Now you’re telling me, as a lefty, he is not in the Game 1 lineup against a right-hander? Well, this surprises me.

Come to think of it, what is Rickie Weeks good at?

andy — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:26:57 +0000

Joe Simpson on Rickie Weeks:

Rickie Weeks is a second baseman not known as much for his glove as for his bat.

Actually, Joe: Why don’t you just hold off on that one for now. We’re not really sure what Rickie Weeks is known for just yet.

Brian Anderson? Of all the luck

andy — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:59:22 +0000

I always pictured the Brewers in the playoffs as something exciting, something more than a regular season game. More on-field mics, more noise, more drama, recognizable national broadcasters on the call …

Then this happened:

The television voice of the Milwaukee Brewers, Brian Anderson, has been assigned by TBS to call at least the first three games of the best-of-five National League Division Series between the Brewers and the Philadelphia Phillies.

It’s not that I have anything against Brian Anderson. He’s totally average, capable, a little too pro-Brewers, but whatever. Eighty times better than Daron Sutton. It’s just that I wanted a big name. Even Dick Stockton and Harold Reynolds last night made me feel like the game was a little something more.

Melvin to Yost: One final humiliation

andy — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:40:55 +0000

ESPN’s BottomLine just ran this bit of MLB news:

Brewers GM Doug Melvin sends e-mail to fired manager Ned Yost to show appreciation for getting Brewers “in position” to make playoffs

Don’t get me wrong; I appreciated every bit of that item. I just wonder about the rationale of the BottomLine editor for thinking that was newsworthy.

Is that relevant to the national audience? Keeping Ned’s name in the news as he shops for other jobs? Or is it for the same reason I would’ve run it: to say, “Can you believe this damn guy? Fires his manager, rubs it in, then tells the media about it?”

Bravo, Melvin. And good call, ESPN.

You only celebrate once, Brewers

andy — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:47:07 +0000

And you’ve chosen to go crazy about simply qualifying. Fair enough: It’s your first time. Maybe next year you win a series.

Prince Fielder T-Shirt

andy — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:31:48 +0000

When it comes right down to it, Prince Fielder is nothing more than a left-handed version of his father.

+ Left-Handed Cecil T-Shirt

Sveum old, Sveum old for the final 12 games

andy — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:24:28 +0000

I thought we were over the ideas of loyalty to veterans and giving up outs. Now, before Dale Sveum has even managed his first Brewer game, Tom Haudricourt packs one paragraph with several of the worst ideas of the season.

… Mike Cameron [is] leading off. Sveum just said he wanted some experience in the top spot, so he was willing to ignore Cameron’s high strikeout rate and low on-base percentage. He told the team in a meeting a little while ago that they would be doing more bunting and hit-and-running — “small ball,” if you will — so he probably wants Cameron’s speed up there, assuming he gets on base.

He “was willing to ignore Cameron’s high strikeout rate and low on-base percentage.” I am certain that Sveum did not say exactly that and Haudricourt was just reminding us about the implications of what he was paraphrasing.

But.