4-3 Win over Atlanta, Now 43-34, 5½ games back
Who is this "Dave Bush" and when did he decide to start pitching?
Following up his incredible start against the Jays with a game in which no Brave reached base until the 4th and he had them shut out through 6. The offense got big help from 4 Bravo errors and the D chipped in with a few crucial DPs. All in all, it was a great game until Torres came in and gave up 2 in the 9th and had a 1st and 3rd situation before getting a pop out to Hardy. Wheew.
June 23rd, 4-1 Win in Atlanta, Now 42-34
Man it feels good to get that first win on a road trip and it feels good to do it without using your bullpen. I think Sheets genuinely feels he has to go out there and make this happen for the Brewers every time he pitches... and it amazes me that most of the time he can. His 3rd complete game of the season and he retired the last 16 in a row. Kasey was actually at the game and said it was the best pitched game he had ever seen. At 2:14, it probably rivaled the Capuano/Maddux game I saw a few years ago. Mike Cameron got things going with a dinger off JoJo Reyes and Rickie Weeks reached base 4 times. I almost think Weeks getting hot is the most important thing for this team.
June 22nd, 7-3 Win over Baltimore, Now 41-34
Manny Parra contributed 6 of the Brewer pitchers 10 free passes, but the Brewers turned 5 DPs to close out the homestand with a win. Prince Fielder has just been locked in and today he knocked 2 out of the park in addition to Bill Hall getting the fans behind him (momentarily) with a tater of his own.
June 21st, 3-2 Win over Baltimore, Now 40-34
Just maybe Seth McClung will be a legitimate member of this rotation? He worked out of jams and got another win. The rotation is REALLY looking sharp, (except for Suppan's clinker). This was the Brewer's 16th 1 run win, a number that leads baseball, but as I point out, it can also mean you have just blown more leads and barely won as being clutch.
June 20th, 8-5 loss to Baltimore, Now 39-34
Eeeeeh, Suppan left in the second after giving up 6 runs. The bullpen kept the Crew in as best they could, and Bill Hall had a chance to get the Milwaukee fans behind him when he came up with the sacks drunk in the 9th, and struck out. This game was lost early it seemed, but I was happy that the Crew was able to climb back close to winning.
June 19th, 8-7 win over Toronto, Now 39-33
This has to be the most upsetting win of my Brewer's fan lifetime. Dave Bush, DAVE BUSH, took a no hitter into the 8th. Going into the 9th, the game had been given over to a bullpen with a 7 run lead. Yet David Riske just in after his stint on the DL and Guillermo Mota did their best to blow this game up. The Jays got a grand slam in the 9th to help make it a 1 run game and Torres actually had to come in and get a save. Prince Fielder also got his second career in the park home run when Alex Rios thought a ball stopped under the fence was a dead ball.
June 18th, 5-4 win over Toronto, Now 38-33
Another win for Sheets, but it got dicey. Torres had to come in during the 8th to wrap this game up, but it worked. I listened to this whole game on the internet and had to deal with the Blue Jays broadcast since there was a quality problem with the TMJ feed. I kind of dozed off during the 9th, but when I woke up, I was listening to a Toronto post game show that had JP Richardi, Jays GM taking calls and getting ripped by listeners, some who wanted to see Gibbons fired. I guess Milwaukee isn't the only city hostile towards mediocrity. I couldn't believe one caller wanted Cito Gaston back, as if a former winner is the answer. Funny though that after a 3 game sweep at the hands of the Brewers, the Jays decided to bring back Gaston.
June 17th, 7-0 win over Toronto, Now 37-33
This is starting to come together. 5 dingers for the Crew, including 2 for Braun and 1 for Craig Counsell! Manny Parra decided to cruise into the 7th with a shutout before getting lifted and the bully was solid. Parra is now 4-0 in his last 4 starts. For a guy I'm still not sold on, it was nice to see him taking advantage of the O and settling in.
June 15th, 4-2 win over Minnesota, Now 36-33
A Mike Cameron tater, another fine performance by McClung and Salomon Torres getting his 7th straight save after pitching 2.1 innings last night. I'm liking Torres alot. Gagne WHO!
June 14th, 9-4 loss to Minnesota, Now 35-33
You don't get any more painful than a "blowout" loss in extra innings. Russel the Muscle gets a PH tater in the 9th to send the game to extras, and the Brewers run out of pitching... plain and simple. Julian Tavarez was left in an inning too long, but then again, Yost really didn't have many other options. Fielder just missed ending it in the 10th with a tater of his own, but it just wasn't enough to give up the winnig run to a visitor in extras, the Crew had to give up 5! I hate that.
June 13th, 10-2 loss to Minnesota
Had to lose to a guy named "Slower". Tomorrow, the Crew will get killed by a guy named Busher. I hate this. Bush feel partly victim to 2 Bill Hall errors who was starting at 2B for an MIA Weeks. I can't fault Hall too much on the Es, he hasn't really been a second baseman for a while and I think it's harder to switch like that then most people think.
