Looking at the Game of Baseball from all ends of the Spectrum
There is a very nice little league ballpark in the parking lot outside of Miller Park in Milwaukee. The home plate from old County Stadium is on exhibit by Helfaer Field for all the little leaguers to see. Two little league teams from Kenosha wrap things up. Here is a nice view from the outfield. … Continue reading “HELFAER FIELD”
There is a very nice little league ballpark in the parking lot outside of Miller Park in Milwaukee. The home plate from old County Stadium is on exhibit by Helfaer Field for all the little leaguers to see.
Two little league teams from Kenosha wrap things up.
Here is a nice view from the outfield.
David Eckstein, St. Louis Cardinals 5-7 leadoff man David Eckstein hit a one out grand slam in the bottom of the 9th off Atlanta reliever Chris Reitsma to turn a 3-1 loss into a 5-3 Cardinal winner. Eckstein also doubled, walked twice, and stole a base in the game, not a bad day’s work.
David Eckstein, St. Louis Cardinals
5-7 leadoff man David Eckstein hit a one out grand slam in the bottom of the 9th off Atlanta reliever Chris Reitsma to turn a 3-1 loss into a 5-3 Cardinal winner. Eckstein also doubled, walked twice, and stole a base in the game, not a bad day’s work.
Miller Park features the Sausage Race at the bottom of the 6th inning of every ballgame. We even observed a sausage in the parking lot. The Italian Sausage has a four link lead over its nearest competition in the season long standings 16-12-11-11. The Sausage Race gained nation wide fame when Randall Simon whacked a … Continue reading “CAN’T BEAT OUR MEAT”
Miller Park features the Sausage Race at the bottom of the 6th inning of every ballgame. We even observed a sausage in the parking lot. The Italian Sausage has a four link lead over its nearest competition in the season long standings 16-12-11-11. The Sausage Race gained nation wide fame when Randall Simon whacked a wiener that was racing by the dugout a while back
There was even a Sausage tailgating in the parking lot.
And they’re off.
Here are the Sausages are approaching the finish line.
While tailgating before my first ever game at Miller Park in Milwaukee we met Katie Simon. Ms. Katie is an arm artist who also paints faces. She charges whatever you’d like to pay, which makes it all legal. She once painted over 400 mostly shamrocks on St. Patrick’s Day. Ms. Katie has been a fixture … Continue reading “SWEET PAINTIN KATIE”
While tailgating before my first ever game at Miller Park in Milwaukee we met Katie Simon. Ms. Katie is an arm artist who also paints faces. She charges whatever you’d like to pay, which makes it all legal. She once painted over 400 mostly shamrocks on St. Patrick’s Day. Ms. Katie has been a fixture at Milwaukee ballgames for years.
Here’s a nice picture of Arm Artist Ms. Katie.
Ms. Katie in action.
David Dellucci, Texas Rangers 5 AB, 1 R, 3 H, 4 RBI, 1HR David Dellucci hit his 19th homer of the season last night in leading Texas over the hapless Orioles. Dellucci is having his best all around season. His OPS is over .900 this year. He’s finally been given a chance to play regularly … Continue reading “8/6 Linescore of the Day – David Dellucci”
David Dellucci, Texas Rangers
5 AB, 1 R, 3 H, 4 RBI, 1HR
David Dellucci hit his 19th homer of the season last night in leading Texas over the hapless Orioles. Dellucci is having his best all around season. His OPS is over .900 this year. He’s finally been given a chance to play regularly and he’s made the most of the chance.
I recently went to Miller Park in Milwaukee. Here is my review of the “new” park. Hadn’t been to a game since the old County Stadium. In fact the first MLB game I ever attended was a benefit game between the White Sox and the Cubs in 1968 in County Stadium. Miller Park does tailgating … Continue reading “MILLER PARK REVIEW”
I recently went to Miller Park in Milwaukee. Here is my review of the “new” park. Hadn’t been to a game since the old County Stadium. In fact the first MLB game I ever attended was a benefit game between the White Sox and the Cubs in 1968 in County Stadium. Miller Park does tailgating up right as the parking lots open three hours before game time, they give you plenty of room to barbecue, and plenty of receptacles for dumping hot coals. It’s a very nice park with lots of room around the park with beautiful landscaping. They needed to build this ballpark with a retractable roof to prevent rainouts with fans coming to the park from all over Wisconsin. But the retractable roof in my opinion gave me the sense more that I was inside a shopping mall rather than a ballpark.
Walking to Miller Park.
Almost at the Ballpark.
Olmedo Saenz, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 ab, 1 r, 3 h, 6 rbi, 1 double, 1 HR The Pirates’ pitching proved to be the cure for yet another poor offensive team last night as the Dodgers lead by Saenz pounded the Buccos. Saenz came into the game in a 1 for 11 slump and broke … Continue reading “8/5 Linescore of the Day – Olmedo Saenz”
Olmedo Saenz, Los Angeles Dodgers
5 ab, 1 r, 3 h, 6 rbi, 1 double, 1 HR
The Pirates’ pitching proved to be the cure for yet another poor offensive team last night as the Dodgers lead by Saenz pounded the Buccos. Saenz came into the game in a 1 for 11 slump and broke out of it in a big way. Olmedo’s performance overshadowed the first career homer for Pirates rookie Brad “Big Country” Eldred.
John Patterson, Washington Nationals 9 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 13 K’s (Win) John Patterson continued to impress Thursday. After struggling for most of the previous 3 seasons the lanky 27 year old Texan seems to have found his stride this season in DC.
John Patterson, Washington Nationals
9 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 13 K’s (Win)
John Patterson continued to impress Thursday. After struggling for most of the previous 3 seasons the lanky 27 year old Texan seems to have found his stride this season in DC.
BRAD ELDRED — 4 ab, 1 r, 4 h, 3 rbi, 3 doubles, 1 hbp.
Doubled in the 7th to tie the game. Doubled in the 9th to win it.
Rookie Brad Eldred had the best game of his young career.
Eldred went 4-for-4, including a ninth-inning double that scored Rob Mackowiak to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 9-8 victory over the Padres.
Eldred, who entered Wednesday with four hits in 23 at-bats after hitting .282 with 15 homers and 48 RBI in 54 games at Class AAA Indianapolis, tied the contest in the seventh with an RBI double.
Vladimir Guerrero, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 3 for 4, 2 HR, 2 runs, 5 rbis Tough day to choose a LSOTD. Fifteen players had 3 or more hits. And Ortiz had an interesting outing against the Braves. Vlad is doing his best to reward his fantasy owners with yummy stats after being out with … Continue reading “8/2 Linescore of the Day – Vladimir Guerrero”
Vladimir Guerrero, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
3 for 4, 2 HR, 2 runs, 5 rbis
Tough day to choose a LSOTD. Fifteen players had 3 or more hits. And Ortiz had an interesting outing against the Braves.
Vlad is doing his best to reward his fantasy owners with yummy stats after being out with the injury (yeah, I’m sure fantasy owners are foremost on his mind :-P).
Note: You probably won’t see any posts from me for a week or so. I’m going on a well-deserved vacation. The site will be left in the capable hands of the Baseball Zealot staff who will be posting in my absence. I’ve told my wife that we need to schedule stops at wireless cafes so I may peek in and see how things are going.
until then,
TBZ