Game 29- L Houston 16-13
I think the biggest hurt came today when, during a lull in REI's Anniversary Sale, I decided to check Brewers.com for a start time of tonights game. There was the headline I really didn't think I would see. Gallardo had a torn ACL. All I had to see was that all CAPS "ACL" and I knew the whole story from that. He would be gone the rest of the season and the Crew now has a major hole in it's rotation. Tonight's come from ahead loss almost seems a footnote to that news. From the way Gallardo's fall was described, I guess it should be no surprise it was is ACL. But obviously the fact that he pitched another inning on it led most Brewer fans to believe the Brewers dodged a bullet. I think what this means for the Brewers is they will have to make an acquisition at some point in the season for a top line pitcher. If Melvin has any brains, he's already got a list of young talent the Brewers would be willing to part at the trade deadline to get the Brewers over the hump... if they are still in the race.
5.02.2008
Game 28- W Chicago (N) 16-12 1.4 GB
I had a feeling through most of this game that it wasn't going to happen. I listened to the entire game at home while dicking around on the new computer, but wasn't sure I could sit through another loss. Outs on the basepaths, Giovanni Soto killing the Crew and runners left on base were frustrating me. Then Gallardo went down in a collision near first base. I didn't see it, but it sounded bad. Yet another reason why I thought this team would be doomed to be the Brewers for the rest of my life. But Gallardo not only stayed in there, but pitched another inning. Zambrano and Marmol kept the lineup handcuffed for most of the day, but thankfully, Kerry Wood is still the Cubs closer. Braun was able to get things going with 3RBI and a HR. He palayed a critical part in the 9th with a 2 run double and Gagne, after walking the leadoff man, shut things down. Shouse apparently got the win for doing nothing more than picking a man off first. Crew has now won 4 of 6 at Wrigley.
I had a feeling through most of this game that it wasn't going to happen. I listened to the entire game at home while dicking around on the new computer, but wasn't sure I could sit through another loss. Outs on the basepaths, Giovanni Soto killing the Crew and runners left on base were frustrating me. Then Gallardo went down in a collision near first base. I didn't see it, but it sounded bad. Yet another reason why I thought this team would be doomed to be the Brewers for the rest of my life. But Gallardo not only stayed in there, but pitched another inning. Zambrano and Marmol kept the lineup handcuffed for most of the day, but thankfully, Kerry Wood is still the Cubs closer. Braun was able to get things going with 3RBI and a HR. He palayed a critical part in the 9th with a 2 run double and Gagne, after walking the leadoff man, shut things down. Shouse apparently got the win for doing nothing more than picking a man off first. Crew has now won 4 of 6 at Wrigley.
5.01.2008
Game 27- Milwaukee 5- Chicago (N) 19
15-12 2.0 GB
If there was one bright spot in this sound beatdown, it's that perhaps now, the Brewers can deffinitively say Turnbow is shot. 6 runs in 2/3 of mop up duty?! It's time for the Crew and Turnbow to part ways and use that roster spot for someone mildly effective. Yes, he wasn't the only pitcher that got rocked, but I can't deny now that he just isn't reliable and will probably never regain his '06 form.
This is one of those games where Suppan shouldn't feel to down about. I think all the pitchers deserve a mulligan after the way they have pitched. Yes the Cubs hung 8 earned over 3 1/3, but the offense has been letting this whole pitching staff down. Maybe the hitters were reminded that getting 6 runs in the first can go a long way towards getting even a half assed pitcher like Dempster a win.
15-12 2.0 GB
If there was one bright spot in this sound beatdown, it's that perhaps now, the Brewers can deffinitively say Turnbow is shot. 6 runs in 2/3 of mop up duty?! It's time for the Crew and Turnbow to part ways and use that roster spot for someone mildly effective. Yes, he wasn't the only pitcher that got rocked, but I can't deny now that he just isn't reliable and will probably never regain his '06 form.
This is one of those games where Suppan shouldn't feel to down about. I think all the pitchers deserve a mulligan after the way they have pitched. Yes the Cubs hung 8 earned over 3 1/3, but the offense has been letting this whole pitching staff down. Maybe the hitters were reminded that getting 6 runs in the first can go a long way towards getting even a half assed pitcher like Dempster a win.
4.29.2008
Game 26- Milwaukee 10 Chicago (N) 7
15-11 1.0 GB
Yes, I went through a 7 game lay off. Apparently, so did the Brewers bats. Goose eggs, doughnuts, manholes. That's what Brewer line scores were reminding me of. The series against the Giants was the only one where the lineup really seemed to click. And the drain on the bullpen in all those close, extra inning games was really starting to show. I have to hand it to the bullpen, they kept the Crew around in those games. I don't know how a lineup like the Crew's can go so long without a nice 4 run win, apparently a while. Tonight wasn't a 4 run win, but it was a double digit run total, something this team needs to have more of.
On a night when Sheets was rusty after an 11 game layoff (7 walks), the bats, fired up by the return of Cameron, came alive and lit the Cubs up for 10 runs. Sheets got lit up like a Polish church, but a W is a W. Listened to the 3rd when the Brewers took a lead and then the Cubs came back to tie it up and the HP ump left for "sickness". Then got busy at work and turned on the bottom of the 8th on to hear Gagne make it interesting.
To follow up on something that happened on the "Work Imposed Hiatus", I was actually disappointed to see Bush go down. He still is a decent pitcher and Parra may not be as ready as everyone thought. It may not have hurt to send him down to Nashville to get some focus. While the Brewers are at it, they need to get the memo to Braun to focus. He looked a little better tonight, taking some pitches for once, but you can tell why there is such a phrase as "Sophomore Slump". He must be pressing.
15-11 1.0 GB
Yes, I went through a 7 game lay off. Apparently, so did the Brewers bats. Goose eggs, doughnuts, manholes. That's what Brewer line scores were reminding me of. The series against the Giants was the only one where the lineup really seemed to click. And the drain on the bullpen in all those close, extra inning games was really starting to show. I have to hand it to the bullpen, they kept the Crew around in those games. I don't know how a lineup like the Crew's can go so long without a nice 4 run win, apparently a while. Tonight wasn't a 4 run win, but it was a double digit run total, something this team needs to have more of.
On a night when Sheets was rusty after an 11 game layoff (7 walks), the bats, fired up by the return of Cameron, came alive and lit the Cubs up for 10 runs. Sheets got lit up like a Polish church, but a W is a W. Listened to the 3rd when the Brewers took a lead and then the Cubs came back to tie it up and the HP ump left for "sickness". Then got busy at work and turned on the bottom of the 8th on to hear Gagne make it interesting.
To follow up on something that happened on the "Work Imposed Hiatus", I was actually disappointed to see Bush go down. He still is a decent pitcher and Parra may not be as ready as everyone thought. It may not have hurt to send him down to Nashville to get some focus. While the Brewers are at it, they need to get the memo to Braun to focus. He looked a little better tonight, taking some pitches for once, but you can tell why there is such a phrase as "Sophomore Slump". He must be pressing.
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