2010 Milwaukee Brewers

[filihok]

Maybe if Hoffman, the CLOSER!, had saved the game last night then Parra would have been able to pitcher better tonight.

That's the problem with these stat geeks.

[HoustonGM]

Doug Davis Cements His Name in History
Tosses A No-Hitter!

April 7, 2010
Game 3 – Colorado Rockies (1-1) @ Milwaukee Brewers (1-1)
Aaron Cook (0-0, 0.00 ERA) v. Doug Davis (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
       Rockies (COL) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    1  0  1
       Brewers (MIL) 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 x    7 13  0

HR:  Prince Fielder (1), Corey Hart (1)

WP: Doug Davis (1-0)
LP: Aaron Cook (0-1)

The game started off in ominous fashion. The perpetually control challenged innings eater, Doug Davis, walked the Rockies lead-off hitter, Troy Tulowitzki. Ian Stewart followed and was plunked in the back by a pitch. Davis loaded the bases by walking the three-hole hitter Carlos Gonzalez. A run would score as he induced a groundball double play from clean-up hitter Brad Hawpe and he would get out of the inning relatively unharmed. Brewers manager Erik Smith commented to pitching coach Rick Peterson, "That could've been a lot worse. At least Doug has a no-hitter through one inning!"

In the Milwaukee half of the second inning, the Brewers bats jumped all over Rockies starter Aaron Cook. Prince Fielder and Corey Hart led off the inning with back-to-back shots to left center field. Four more extra base hits followed as the Brewers struck for a total of five runs in the inning.

Meanwhile, in the field, Doug Davis settled down greatly after the rough first inning. He would walk two more batters over the course of the final 8 innings, but allowed no other baserunners. Despite allowing the run, he cemented the second no-hitter in the history of the Milwaukee Brewers franchise. The first and only other Brewer to throw a no-hitter was Juan Nieves 23 years ago on April 15, 1987 against the Baltimore Orioles. Manager Erik Smith's joking comment after the first inning would prove to have been a foreshadowing of the day's events.

The other minor storyline of this game was Jim Edmonds return to Major League Baseball. Batting 7th and manning center field in his first game since September 26, 2008, Edmonds racked up three hits in four at bats - two doubles and a single - and scored two runs. So far, so good, as Edmonds attempts to return to the MLB and make a positive impact on the Brewers season.

After taking the first series of the season two games to one, we have an off day on the 8th before hosting a three game series with our division rival St. Louis Cardinals.

[gosensgo101]

Erik Smith is going all unconventional on our ass!

I like it!

[metsguy234]

1987 was 23 years ago, not 13.

[HoustonGM]

1987 was 23 years ago, not 13.

>_>

[boomboom]

1987 was 23 years ago, not 13.

thanks for making me feel old...

[etothep]

there are still too many posts by tang in this dynasty

[200tang]

I'll leave every post up to HGM then

[HoustonGM]

April 9, 2010
Game 4 – St. Louis Cardinals (2-1) at Milwaukee Brewers (2-1)
Kyle Lohse (0-0, 0.00 ERA) v. Dave Bush (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     Cardinals (STL) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    0  5  0
       Brewers (MIL) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 x    3  6  0

     HR:  Casey McGehee (1), Jim Edmonds (1)

     WP: Dave Bush (1-0)
     LP: Kyle Lohse (0-1)
     SV: Trevor Hoffman (1)

Dave Bush was dominant in his first start of the season, tossing 8 shutout innings. He struck out three while allowing four hits and one walk. The Brewers scored twice in the bottom of the 2nd inning as Casey McGehee and Jim Edmonds launched back-to-back home runs. A third run was tacked on in the 6th when Alcides Escobar singled, stole second and was driven home by a Ryan Braun single. Up 3-0, Trevor Hoffman came in for the 9th and locked down the game for the Brewers.

April 10, 2010
Game 5 – St. Louis Cardinals (2-2) at Milwaukee Brewers (3-1)
Jaime Garcia (0-0, 0.00 ERA) v. Pedro Martinez (0-0, 0.00 ERA)

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     Cardinals (STL) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0    1  7  0
       Brewers (MIL) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 x    2  4  0

     HR:  Corey Hart (2)

     WP: Carlos Villanueva (1-0)
     LP: Jaime Garcia (0-1)
     SV: Trevor Hoffman (2)

Today was Pedro Martinez's Brewer debut. Corey Hart smashed his second home run of the year in the 2nd inning to stake Pedro to an early lead. Pedro was great through his first five innings as he held the Cardinals scoreless. He recorded the first out in the 6th inning but allowed the next two batters to reach base. Carlos Villanueva relieved him with runners on the corners and immediately uncorked a wild pitch to allow the tying run to score. He kept the Cardinals off the board for the rest of the inning, though, and Prince Fielder gave the Brewers the lead by driving home Ryan Braun with a double in the bottom half of the inning. Trevor Hoffman nailed down the save as the Brewers improved to 4-1 on the season.

April 11, 2010
Game 5 – St. Louis Cardinals (2-3) at Milwaukee Brewers (4-1)
Adam Wainwright (1-0, 3.00 ERA) v. Yovani Gallardo (1-0, 0.00 ERA)

                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +  R  H  E
     Cardinals (STL) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0    2  8  0
       Brewers (MIL) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x    3  7  0

     HR:  Prince Fielder (2), Ryan Braun (1)

     WP: Yovani Gallardo (2-0)
     LP: Adam Wainwright (1-1)
     SV: Trevor Hoffman (3)

Young phenom Yovani Gallardo was treated to an early three run lead as Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder went back-to-back with home runs in the first inning. Gallardo would last 6 and a third innings, allowing just 1 run on 2 walks and 6 hits while striking out 9 batters. With a 3-2 lead, Trevor Hoffman was called upon for the third consecutive day and couldn't have done a better job, as he struck out the side, including the two biggest Cardinal bats in Matt Holliday and Albert Pujols, for his third save of the season.

[HoustonGM]

Week 1 - Around the League

The first week of the 2010 season featured a flurry of transactions.

Releases
Angels released C Ryan Budde
Dodgers released C J.D. Closser
Blue Jays released IF Mike McCoy
Tigers released C Mike Rabelo
Royals released RP Bryan Bullington
Pirates released RP Jack Taschner

Retirements
Nationals C Chris Coste retires

FA Signings
Royals signed SP Charlie Zink, RP Mike Burns
Marlins signed C Mike Rivera, RP Jay Marshall, RP Dave Weathers, SP Jarrod Washburn
Indians signed IF Matt Kata, RP Seth McClung SP Noah Lowry
Reds signed OF Brad Wilkerson, C J.D. Closser, RP Logan Kensing, RP Russ Springer
Diamondbacks signed RP Dave Davidson, RP Chad Bradford, RP Duaner Sanchez, RP Justin Speier
Orioles signed 1B Jason Botts
Astros signed IF Ramon Vazquez
Tigers signed IF Aaron Miles, C Robinson Cancel
Royals signed OF Corey Patterson, SP Braden Looper
Rockies signed OF Brian Barton
Athletics signed IF Khalil Greene, RP Juan Salas
Cubs signed C Rob Bowen
White Sox signed OF Elijah Dukes
Padres signed IF Angel Berroa
Nationals signed OF Jermaine Dye, UTL Ryan Freel
Mariners signed 3B Joe Crede
Rangers signed IF Pablo Ozuna
Tigers signed SP Cha Seung Baek, C Eric Munson
Pirates signed RP Kurt Birkins
Rays signed 1B Dan Johnson, RP Jack Taschner

Contract Extensions
Cardinals extended 1B Albert Pujols @ 5 years/$26.0 mil per and RP Dennys Reyes @ 2 years/$2.55 mil per
Astros extended SP Wandy Rodriguez @ 2 years/$5.7 mil per
Angels extended SP Jered Weaver @ 2 years/$5.8 mil per
Marlins extended SP Ricky Nolasco @ 2 years/$4.4 mil per
Mariners extended RP David Aardsma @ 2 years/$3.5 mil per
Dodgers extended SP Chad Billingsley @ 2 years/$5.2 mil per and RP Hong-Chih Kuo @ 2 years/$1.2 mil per
Athletics extended RP Joey Devine @ 1 year/$600K mil per
White Sox extended SP John Danks @ 1 year/$4.0 mil per and RP Matt Thornton @ 2 years/$5.2 mil per
Blue Jays extended SP Shaun Marcum @ 2 years/$1.9 mil per
Giants extended SP Jonathan Sanchez @ 2 years/$3.5 mil per
Twins extended SP Francisco Liriano @ 2 years/$2.45 mil per
Rays extended RP J.P. Howell @ 2 years/$2.6 mil per, RP Grant Balfour @ 2 years/$3.15 mil per and SP Matt Garza @ 2 years/$3.65 mil per
Padres extended RP Heath Bell @ 2 years/$5.5 mil per and RP Mike Adams @ 2 years/$3.9 mil per
Cubs extended RP Carlos Marmol @ 2 years/$3.75 mil per
Diamondbacks extend SS Stephen Drew @ 2 years/$12.0 mil per

Injuries
The Cubs will be without C Geovany Soto for two weeks as he deals with a strained calf. Koyie Hill will replace him in the starting lineup with recently signed Rob Bowen backing him up.

The Rangers lose reliever Frank Francisco for 2 months with a broken ankle.

Mariners LF Milton Bradley will miss 5 weeks with a hip injury. Rookie Michael Saunders takes over in left field.

Cardinals 3B David Freese seized the starting third base job out of spring training, but injured his ankle in the third game of the season and will miss approximately 3 months. The Cardinals will use a combination of Allen Craig and Felipe Lopez at the hot corner in his absence

Royals SS Mike Aviles will be out 3 weeks with a sprained finger. Yuniesky Betancourt will start in his place.

The White Sox lose two players to injury for about 3 weeks, as OF Andruw Jones and SP Freddy Garcia hit the disabled list, and SP Mark Buehrle joins them on the DL but is expected to miss the minimum amount of time. Young pitchers Dan Hudson and Jeff Marquez were called up to man the empty rotation spots and recently signed outfielder Elijah Dukes will replace Jones in right field.

[oriole^]

I'll leave every post up to HGM then

Well, I'm not saying HGM is any great shakes...

[ragecage]

St. Louis should get charged with robbery.

[HoustonGM]

St. Louis should get charged with robbery.

The actual extension was 16.9. I edited it to 26 to knock make it completely unrealistic. I've also had to continually undo Arizona signing Adam LaRoche to a 4 year, $13 mil per extension .

[etothep]

The actual extension was 16.9. I edited it to 26 to knock make it completely unrealistic.

wut?

[HoustonGM]

I edited it to 26 so that it wasn't completely unrealistic. >_>