tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52216152012-02-15T23:50:01.728-07:00A lifelong Brewer fan's blog dedicated to the ups and downs of one of baseball's up and coming teams. Will 2009 be the "the year"? Depends on your expectations, which form me have always been low. I forsee a winning season with a slim chance at a wild card. As always in a small market, they have to win it now before all this talent leaves for greener pastures.Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02950522866441901803noreply@blogger.comBlogger1421100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221615.post-26502077048384761382009-08-05T14:55:00.003-06:002009-08-05T15:11:22.136-06:00

Aug. 4- LA 17 MIL 453-54, -5 CHIUgly Game and Prince's TemperThis game got ugly in the span of the 10 news while I was directing. Yovanni Gallardo struggled mightily, giving up 4 in the first inning. However, the Crew was able to whittle it down to a 1 run defecit in the 5th, when Gallardo started to unravel. He gave up a home run to Manny Ramirez, didn't make it out of the 6th and then Mitch

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Aug. 3- MIL 6 LA 553-53, -4 STLHoffman Barely Saves Parra's Fine PerformanceAside from a throwing error that led to a lone run in the 3rd and 7th, Manny Parra cruised into the 9th, having probably his best start of the season... maybe of his career. Things got a little dicey in the 9th however, and even Hoffman had trouble keeping the best team in baseball down. The Dodgers ended up scoring 3

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Aug. 2- MIL 6 SD 152-53, -4½ STL7th Inning the DifferenceI go into the control room to tape an interview with a dreadlocked soccer player with the game tied 1-1 and come out to see the Crew has jumped out to a 5 run lead on the strength of a 3 run Felipe Lopez double. Carlos Villanueva started the game and worked around 4 walks to pitch 5 good innings and give the Brewers a chance to win on

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Aug. 1- SD 4 MIL 251-53, -5½ STLDecent Performance by a Starter BlownMike Burns, recalled 4 days after being sent to Nashville to take Suppan's slot in the rotation gave the Crew something they haven't had much of, a good chance for the offense to win. 3 runs only in 5⅔ innings, the Brewer's offense should be able to make that stand up against one of the worst teams in the NL? Unfortunately not.

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July 31- SD 11 MIL 751-52, -4½ STL2nd Inning Outburst WastedWhen I turned the game on after getting back from dinner, things looked good. The Crew had a 6 run lead and should have been able to win their 3rd in a row for the first time since June 17th. Padres starter Chad Gaudin almost escaped the 2nd when he struck out J.J. Hardy and Jason Kendall struck out with the bases loaded, but Braden

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July 30- MIL 7 WSH 351-51, -4 STLGallardo Leads a Game where Everything Works and Suppan, Hall OutThe bats, the starting pitching and the bullpen all worked and for the first time since June 30th, the Crew has won 2 in a row. Tied at 3 in the 7th, Mike Cameron, who led off the inning with a double, sneaked in under a tag at the plate after Jason Kendall chopped a ball to Ryan Zimmerman at 3B. The

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July 29- MIL 7 WSH 550-51, -4½ STLMcGehee PH Dinger Ends SkidA beautiful note to Casey McGehee's night was added when I read the JSO article that said his 2 year old son, who has cerebal palsy, threw out the first pitch before the Brewer's 1st win after dropping 3 in a row to two of the worst teams in baseball. Down a run in the 6th, McGehee, hitting for Manny Parra, nailed a 2 run shot that put

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July 28- WSH 8 MIL 349-51, -4½ STLVillanueva No Better as StarterIt was a leadoff HR to Nyjer Morgan and a 4 run 4th that made Carlos Villanueva's 1st start since early '08 a rough one. Tim Dillard, who I would have preferred to see start, didn't fair much better. After overcoming 4 walks and 2 hits to pitch 3 scoreless innings, he unraveled in the 8th when Christian Guzman hit a 3 run

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July 27- WSH 14 MIL 648-49, -4 on CHIBelow .500 AgainNo such luck in turning things around with a 4 game home series against the Nats. Despite having the worst record in baseball, the Jeff Suppan and the Crew found a way to make the "Team that Should Not Be" (seriously, why didn't the league contract Montreal when they had a chance? I know, because it would have left an odd number of teams in

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July 26- ATL 10 MIL 249-49, -3 on STLAnother Day Game Loss for The Crew50 points lower in day games. That's in regards to the Brewer's team batting average and the difference between the best hitters at night and worst hitters in the day for the NL. Looper was skating by through 5 innings, allowing on 1 run until a 4 run 6th that included a 3 run Casey Kotchman home run. Then the bullpen combo

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July 25- MIL 4 ATL 049-48 2½ back STLReally Need to Get Some PitchingWith the odds of the Brewer's acquiring Roy Haliday slim, the fans should be damn thankful the Crew has a starter with as bright a future at Yovanni. I don't know where this team would be without him. However, it makes me also wonder how good they could be with just 1 more good arm. Hell, now that McClung is on the DL, they

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July 24- ATL 9 MIL 448-48 3½ back STLBack to .500 and Feeling the Division Slip AwayI thought this division would be tough, but now that the Cards have Matt Holliay and Chicago and Houston (hooray Cecil Cooper) climbing back into it, I'm doubting weather the Crew have the ability to stay in the race.Friday's loss to Atlanta showed just how many holes there are in the pitching staff. Although

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July 22- PIT 8 MIL 748-47 -2 on STLPittsburgh Figuring Out CrewFor a long time, the Pirates could do nothing right against the Crew. Now, thanks to Jeff Suppan serving up 4 taters in 3⅓ inlcluding 2 to Ryan Doumit, the Pirates were able to take 2 of 3 from the Brewers and send the Crew back to Miller with a 3-4 road trip result.The offense did try to overcome Suppan's start with a good offensive

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July 21- MIL 2 PIT 048-46 -2 on STLLooper Gives Crew Best Start of the SeasonAfter a rough June, when most Brewer starters faltered, Looper has improved in July and last night gave the Crew 7 innings of 0 run ball at PNC Park. He got some help with a 1 out diving catch by Mike Cameron in the 7th with a man on that sealed up a narrow win. Pittsburgh righty Virgil Vasquez was also able to work

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July 20- PIT 8 MIL 547-46 -3 STLPirates Win OneFor the first time in 18 games, the Buccos figured out a way to beat the Crew, however, that hasn't been hard. With Mike Burns coughing up 4 runs in the 1st, the Pirates were able to sustain the Felipe Lopez attack and get Ross Ohlendorff his 8th win. Lopez, who was acquired over the weekend for Cole Gillespie and Roque Mercedes went 4-4 with a

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7.4.09- MIL 11 CHI 243-38 EVEN w/ STLMcGehee's Big Day Beats CubsThe offense got started early against Rich Harden and Casey McGehee and Mike Cameron made the Cubs pay for pitching around Prince Fielder. Twice McGehee followed intentional walks to the slugger with RBI single and he finished the day 4-5 with 5 RBI, 3 runs and a double short of the cycle. That added to Cameron's 4 RBI day, which

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July 3- CHI 2 MIL 142-38 -1.0 STL Suppan's Effort WastedIt was easily Jeff Suppan's best performance of the season, perhaps in his Brewer career. He kept the Cubs to 1 run through 7 innings, but like Yovanni Gallarda a few days ago, the bats had a pathetic showing. In the 4th inning, with the bases loaded and no outs, the Crew only managed a run. Casey McGehee and Mike Cameron fouled out,

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July 1- NYM 1 MIL 042-36 +1.5 on STLGallardo Gets No SupportCraig Counsell just missed a leadoff home run in the 1st, and a few other well hit balls were either grabbed by the Met's gloves or kept in the park as the Crew's hitting woes in day games at Miller continues. The damn shame was that Yovanni Gallardo's career high 12 strikeout performance was wasted because of a Ryan Church RBI

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June 30- MIL 6 NYM 3 42-35 +2.0 on STL Burns & Braun Help Get over on SantanaIt was only Mike Burns 2nd start and he was facing a Cy Young winner, so I wasn't too optimistic about this game. After a 1st inning which including a leadoff walk that scored on a David Wright 2 run home run, I figured this could be one in the loss column. Ryan Braun picked things up in the 3rd with an RBI single

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June 29- MIL 10 NYM 641-35 +1.0 on STLMcGehee Get's RedemptionPlaying 3B tonight, Casey McGehee committed an error in the top of the 6th that nearly ruined yet another ESPN telecast of a Brewer game. Instead of using two hands to end the inning, McGehee's drop opened the door for two Met's run and pulled them to within a run of the Crew's lead. The lead was built on a J.J. Hardy tater (part of

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June 28- SF 7 MIL 040-35 EVEN w/ STLBrewer's Make Sadowski Look Good in DebutThe Brewer's are now 0-4 against pitchers making their major league debut.  26 year old Ryan Sadowski allowed only 4 hits in 6 scoreless as his opponent Jeff Suppan fell to 5-6.  The Getaway-Day-Game once again fell victim to the “Shadows of Miller Park” and afterward, Braun was quoted as saying no one on the team likes

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June 27- MIL 7 SF 6 40-34 Even w/ STLComeback saves Hoffman's 9th The Crew spent most of the night battling back in this game that occurred while I was recovering from a 100 mile ride in Logan.  Down 2 in the 9th and facing Giants closer Brian Wilson, Craig Counsell singled with 1 down, Gamel walked and Hart scored Counsell on a single to center.  J.J. Hardy's RBI tied things up and Prince

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June 26- MIL 5 SF 139-34 EVEN with STLYovanni Bests CainHooo RAY! Percentage points ahead of the Cards. It's .534 to .533, but it's still first. Matt Cain had only lost 1 game all season long and was on a 7 game winning streak, but tonight Milwaukee scored 5 runs off the righty in 6 innings, which stood up with the way Yovanni Gallardo was pitching. After giving up a dinger Pablo

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June 25- MIN 6 MIL 438-34 -1.0 STLThank God They're Done with InterleagueI listened to this game while doing some prep work for the MS Ride in Logan over the weekend. I'll admit, once the Twins tacked two more runs to their lead in the 7th, I kind of gave up thinking the Crew could pull this one out. Once Mitch Stetter's consecutive “Out by Strikeout” streak ended at 15 with a Jason Kuble

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June 24- MIL 4 MIN 338-33 -1.0 STLKendall's Hustle Key to Breaking SkidI always thought Jason Kendall fell into that category with Nomar Garciaparra and Moises Alou-- players who came on the scene and seemed destined for greatness, then kind of fell to the wayside with mediocre careers that were punctuated by a grizzly injury. However, one thing I always liked about Jason “I Want to Kill

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June 24- MIN 7 MIL 337-33 -2.0 on STLTwinkies Take Advantage of Mistakes at MillerIt was not the way to start the homestand. A team that was 11-21 on the road jumps over some early errors to give the Crew it's 4th straight loss. Jeff Suppan got charged with 7 runs, but only 4 were earned. A 1st inning wild pitch that kept the inning alive and gave the Twins 3 runs off the bat was not the

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June 21- DET 3 MIL 237-32 -1.5 STLVerlander Still Has Crew's NumberIt wasn't a no-hitter this time, but Detroit pitcher Justin Verlander finished off the Tigers 3 game sweep at Comerica with 7.2 innings in which he allowed 2 earned on 5 hits with 8 strikeouts. More importantly, Verlander was able to keep Fielder and Braun at an ofer, only letting Casey McGehee and Craig Counsell beating him

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June 17- MIL 9 CLE 837-29, 1 game up on STLHoffman Let's Cleveland Climb Back Into ItIn all fairness, 2 of the 4 Indian runs that scored in the 9th were charged to McClung. Pitching in the unfamiliar situation where he inherited runners, Hoffman gave up Victor Martinez' RBI single, a walk to Shin-Soo Choo (who seemed to be starting a rally every time he came up in this series) and then a 3 run

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June 15- MIL 14 CLE 1235-29 1 game up on STLHell of a Game for a National AudienceAs one of two games being played in baseball Monday night, the Brewers were given the Monday night baseball slot as they opened up their road trip in Cleveland. By the time I tuned in, Dave Bush had already been chased after 3.1 innings, surrenduring 8 runs and 2 seperate leads, but the offense was hardly done in

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June 11- COL 5 MIL 4Rec. 33-27Rockies Running Hot and Draftee Close to SigningThey have now won 8 in a row and the Crew has lost 4 in a row for the first time since early April. I was given a glimmer of hope while listening to the game when Ryan Braun's 3 run HR got them within a run of closer Huston Street, yet the game ended shortly after that and the Rockies had there first sweep in Milwaukee

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June 9- COL 3 MIL 233-25 2.5 Games in Front of CHIBullpen Struggles AgainCoffey took his first loss of the season as he couldn't save starter Braden Looper's fine start in the 7th. After giving up a run, Looper exited for Mark DeFelice, who was able to get the first out of the inning. Then Coffey came in and gave up a walk, a double and a sac fly to surrender a 2 run lead that was built on a

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June 7- ATL 8 MIL 733-24 2 games up on STLVillanueva HumanThe loss get's tagged on Carlos Villanueva but after 14.2 scoreless innings, he was bound to be touched up eventually. I just hope this doesn't destroy his confidence. He gave up the tying and go ahead runs in the 8th with two out, and a allowed the Braves to erase a 2 run defecit that the Brewer's built on the strength of 2 Ryan Braun

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June 6- MIL 3 ATL 033-23 2 games up on STLATL Shutout AgainEspecially considering it was Suppan starting, I think most Brewer fans are shocked as hell to see the team bounce back from the series in Miami with consecutive shutouts of the Bravos. Suppan put in 5.1 innings until he needed Coffey and Stetter to bail him out in the 6th. That combined performance of the gritty vet and the bullpen

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June 5- MIL 4 ATL 0Gamel and Gallardo8 innings of shutout ball was desperately needed and that's what Yo did for the Crew. After giving up a hit in the 3rd, the Braves couldn't manage another hit until the 7th, and considering his mound opponent, it was a good think. Jair Jurrjens, who entered the game with a 2.59 ERA took the loss as Mat Gamel, getting a shot to be the everyday third basemen

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June 4- FLA 4 MIL 331-23, Tied w/ STLBush Man's UpYes, he still took the loss thanks to serving up a 3 run tater to starter Josh Johnson but he took a Hanley Ramirez liner off his forearm in the 1st and still managed to give the Crew 6 innings, something that hadn't happened in a while. Fielder took care of the Brewer's offense with an RBI triple and a late, 2 run home run, but Johnson pitched

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June 3- MIL 9 FLA 631-22 1 game in front of STLBullpen Pulls it Together AgainThis was the 5th straight start where the Crew didn't get at least 6 innings from a starter. Macha pulled Looper with 2 outs in the 5 after he saw the Marlins erode a 9-1 defecit to a 9-5 defecit. McClung got Dan Uggla to strike out with the bases loaded to end the Florida threat and he went on to get the win. The

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June 1- FLA 7 MIL 430-21 1 game in front of STLJulio Finished After Horrible 6thA bullpen that was overworked in the weekend series with the Reds desperately needed Jorge Julio to work a solid inning in relief of starter Jeff Suppan. Suppan struggled through 5 innings, but was able to limit Florida to 2 runs. A 2 run lead that was built when Marlins starter Andrew Miller issued bases loaded

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May 31- MIL 5 CIN 2Rec. 30-20 1 Game Up On STLReds Get Swept by Gallardo and CameronI had dropped the jar of pickles before Gallardo left the mound to change shirts but I'll atribute the mess on Lexi's kitchen floor to a premonition of horror that would soon be on me when Uecker said, "and judging from the way he's walking, he's not coming back." No real explanation as to WHY Gallardo had to

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May 30- MIL 9 STL 5Rec. 29-20, TIED with STLOffense, McClung Bail Out BushThe Crew hadn't beaten Cincinnati starter Aaron Harang in over 2 season, but with their highest run total since May 9th, the Brewers made up for Dave Bush's poor outing and chased Harang after 4⅓. 8 consecutive Brewer's reached in a 6 run 5th in which Mike Cameron's 2 run dinger put the Crew in front, 6-5. Braun led the

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May 26- STL 8 MIL 1Rec.: 27-19 Tied with STLOK, Bats Need to Wake UpI was willing to pass off the poor hitting in Minnesota to Minnesota, and the euphoria of yesterday's 1-0 win and Chris Carpenter's good stuff (even with all his injuries which have probably rested his arm) covered any concern, but now the Crew struggled against the good, but not THAT good, Adam Wainwright. Suppan only made

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May 24- MIN 6 MIL 3Rec.: 26-18Mauer's Wrist Keeps Inning AliveI don't know if Mitch Stetter's inside pitch to Joe Mauer in the 7th actually hit the bat or bone first, but it was obvious Mauer was in pain. However, home plate ump Adrian Johnson called it a foul ball and it looked like the Crew could escape the 2 on, 2 out jam. Instead, after an intense argument with Ron Gardenhire, Johnson, who

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May 22- MIN 11 MIL 3Rec.: 26-16 Up 1 Game on STLParra Falls Prey to HomerdomeI don't think the roof played a part in a botched DP in a 4 run 4th, however, I am really suspicious that the reason Minnesota's interleague record is so good is because NL teams just aren't used to that dump of a stadium. If Counsell (playing in place of Hardy who left with back spasms) turns that DP, maybe Parra has

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May 21- MIL 4 HOU 3Rec.: 26-15 2.0 games ahead STLMcClung Shuts 'Stros Down and Lot's of MovesIt wasn't what we've come to expect of Suppan of late but thankfully, it wasn't what we used to get from Suppan either. He couldn't retire anyone in the 6th after already surreduring 3 runs and letting the first two hitters reach. McClung finished the inning with no more damage, Villanueva had his

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May 19- MIL 4 HOU 2Rec.: 25-14 3 Games Up on CHI7 in a RowAfter climbing into that 4-9 hole to start the season, the crew has now equaled their best start to season, matching the mark by the 2007 squad... which of course tanked in the second half to let the division slip to the Cubs. But now it's 2009, and the Crew has Trever Hoffman, who saved his 10th for the Brewes on 8 pitches. He only

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May 18- MIL 8 STL 4Rec.: 24-14 2.0 Games in Front of CHIWeeks out for the seasonIt's hard not to feel good when you sweep the Cards in St. Louis, but a few hours before game time, I logged on at work to see Weeks status after leaving the game early last night. Out for the SEASON! This guy is finally having the season we all expected, and now it's toast. I like the team's offense alot, but

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May 17- MIL 8 STL 2Rec.: 23-14 1.5 in front of CHIPitching Over Their HeadsThat's what I told my dad when we talked on Sunday, but I'm not going to worry about it now. Parra won his 3 straight start and benefited from a quick start by that bats. The Crew scored 4 in the 1st of Todd Wellmeyer, all with 2 outs, on home runs by J.J. Hardy and Jason Kendall. Wellmeyer ended up walking 7 and

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May 14- MIL 5 FLA 3Rec.: 21-14 TIED for FirstBush Gets it Done Against the FishFirst game in a while I've been able to listen to from start to finish, and it was great to hear Dave Bush again give the Crew a great chance to win. At 29 years old, I just wonder what this guy was doing with his career until now. 7 innings, 3 runs, 2 earned, 7 Ks and 1 walk. It was the performance that the offense

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May 13- MIL 8 FLA 6Rec.: 20-14, TIED WITH STL AND CINInstant Replay and Rickie Almost Hits for the CycleAnother come from behind victory, their 12th, as the Crew scored 5 with 2 out in the 4th to win. Patience pays off as Hart and Kendall sparked that rally with consecutive walks. Weeks started the game with a first pitch home run, a triple in the third and an RBI infield single in that

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May 10- CHI (N) 4 MIL 2Rec.: 18-14 2 GB STLComes to an EndAn impressive 20 games in 20 day stretch in which they went 14-6 came to an end with a loss to the Cubs. The Brewers strand 10 runners and Suppan, while hardly the Jugs pitching machine he was at the start of the season, had one poor inning that the offense couldn't overcome. Weeks homered to lead off the game and Villanueva and

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May 8- MIL 3 CHI (N) 2 Re.: 17-13 2 GB STLIt's Nice to Have HoffmanI don't know if it's because I was tired or because my shift at REI kept me from listening to this game but Lexi was surprised that I wasn't more enthusastic about this win over the sCrUBS. The Crew came back from their winning road trip and thanks to Braunies 2 run shot off Chi reliever Aaron Heilman in the 8th, won the first of

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May 5- MIL 8 PIT 5Rec.: 15-12, 2.0 GB STLJ.J.'s Night Runs the Streak to 1717 games, that's how many the Crew has won in a row from the Pirates. I hate to sound unapreciative of the win, but I feel for the Pirates. The organization has now gone 16 seasons without a winning record and has lost more consecutive games to one opponent than any team since 1970. When you are a fan of a team like the

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May 4- MIL 7 PIT 4 Rec.: 14-12 3.0 GB STLBraun Crosses a Time Zone to Blast the BuccosBraunie started the morning in a Milwaukee hospital getting an MRI on his back. In the 8th inning, he delivered a 2 run double off Jon Grabow to tie the game in Pittsburgh. The MRI revealed that Braun wouldn't do any further damage to his back if he continued to play, which was great for the Crew because until

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May 3- MIL 4 AZ 3 Rec.: 13-12Duffy DeliversThere was a sellout crowd for Braunie bobblehead day, but the slugger had to sit again with his back problem that had him out yesterday. Nelson got the start in left, but was replaced by Chris Duffy for defense in the 7th. The Brewers got their first "back-to-back" taters from Fielder and Cameron early in the game but after a 3 run D-Back 7th in which

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May 1- Arizona 5 Milwaukee 2 Record: 12-11 4.5 GB St. LouisAn Argument for Instant ReplayTom Haudricourt was pretty adament in the JS that the Crew got screwed by a blown call by 3B ump Brian Gorman on a pivotal 2 out double by Tony Clark in a 4 run 8th inning. That call could have made a difference but let's face it, the reason the Crew was in that position in the first place was that Villanueva

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April 29- Gallardo 1 Pittsburgh 0 Record: 11-10 3½ GB St. Louis Yovani Beats Pittsburgh on His OwnI guess the other 8 professional hitters in Milwaukees lineup were just there to give Yovani a break in the dugout as he did EVERYTHING to get his 3rd win of the season. Seriously, this game was ALL Gallardo, or as Karl Ravich called him, "Yovani Go-Yard-O". 8 innings (the first 4⅓ of which were

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April 28- Milwaukee 6 Pittsburgh 5 Record: 10-10 3½ GB St. LouisRickie gets it Done Again and Hoffman Closes it OutNow that the Crew is at .500, I will include their divisional placement in the blog. Years of losing seasons have made me believe that just getting over .500 is a goal in and of itself and if you can do that, then you can start worrying about winning the division. Well,

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Houston 3 Milwaukee 2 Record: 8-10Parra Tough Luck Again but Still a Good Road TripPerhaps it's too soon to be asking for a sweep when just two weeks ago I would have settled for a 50% drop in bases loaded walks. A 5-4 road trip should be seen as a giant step forward for this team, especially with the Pirates upcoming at Miller. Mike Cameron continued to improve his average with 2 doubles and

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April 25- Milwaukee 9 Houston 8 Record: 8-9Hart and Fielder make up for BullyHitter friendly park, hitter friendly pitchers (Mike Hampton?), that's what the Crew needed and that's what they got from in Houston Saturday night. After 2 days in the desert, it was nice to come back to hear the team stretch a win streak to 4 games with an 11 inning win over the 'Stros. Suppan turned in a decent start

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April 24- Milwaukee 5 Houston 2 Record: 7-9Gallardo Goes the DistanceTexas boy Yovanni Gallardo had his first complete game in a LONG, LONG time. He remember's his last CG being in HIGH SCHOOL. Either way, in hitter friendly Minute made, it was great to have the Brew Crew's pitcher of the future limit the 'Strohs to 5 hits with 106 pitches, with Carlos Lee's 2 run shot being the only

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April 11- Chicago 6 Milwaukee 5 2-3I guess Trevor Hoffman's absence can be blamed for this one, but I think Carlos Villanueva should be able to close out a 1 run game by this point in his career. Serving up a 9th inning winner to Alfonso Soriano ruined what should have been a series winner for the Crew. A missed call by Angel Hernandez on what should have been a 7th inning double play forced

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Milwaukee 6 San Francisco 10, 0-1I kept positive about Suppan getting the ball but I knew the offense would have to show up big time against Tim Lincecum in SF. For the most part, the bats did show up, chasing Lincecum after 3, but Suppan, and every pitcher that followed for the Crew gave up at least 1 run. In 4 innings he allowed 6 earned, which was oddly similar to Sabathia's line in his NY

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As Optimistic as a $90 mill payroll can get youOpening Day in baseball is all about optimism; optimism in the face of constant failure. When former commissioner Bart Giamatti said baseball was "designed to break your heart," he alluded to the fact that failure is a part of the game. During the course of a season, a good hitter will fail 70% of the time, a championship team may go through

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Powell? Why Couldn't it Be Anderson?Reports out of Atlanta are that Jim Powell is being strongly considered for the vacant Atlanta Braves radio job. http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/37101704.html. He's been with the Brewer's for 13 years, but I'll always be remember him for two things: he's the guy who replaced my favorite play by play voice, Pat Hughes, and in a strange way, he sounded a

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Game 4 of the 2008 NLDS- Brewers trail 5-1to PhiladelphiaThis blog has seriously lagged during two periods during this season. The first is when I spent a lot of time focused on training for a 170 mile bike ride, the 2nd was when my father came close to death due to a complication from surgery. Hard to be concerned about a Brewer meltdown while you deal with the reality of medical shortcomings.

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5-4 loss to Cincinnati, 82-63 4½ GBFalling apart sooner than 11 inningsYou always have a chance when you get to extra, but for the Crew, it just doesn't seem that way any more. Ray Durham's pinch hit 3 run HR tied things up in the 7th, but even with that jump start didn't eactly ignite the offense which has scored only 24 runs in 9 games. Chances for go ahead runs were ruined when Alcedes

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5-4 loss to CincinnatiThis Homestand Could Be ItIn a season of 162 games, any loss makes a difference, but if the Crew misses the playoffs, it will be hard not to look at this horrific homestand as a place where the Crew blew it. Dave Bush got some help from taters from Kendall and Hardy, which helped chase Edinson Volquez in the 6th, but his 8 innings of 2 run ball were wasted when Torres could

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10-1 Loss to San Diego and 1-0 win over San Diego2 Games, Same Offensive Symptoms, Different ResultsChris Young took a perfect game into the 8th. It was Gabe Kapler's HR that ended the bid and provided the Crew with their only run of the day. However, it wasn't just the bat's ineffectiveness against the 4-5 Young, it was 2 errors (Hardy and Hall) in the 3rd that put the Brewer's into a 5 run hole

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3-2 win vs. San Diego, 81-60, 4.0 GBOnce Again Bailing Out GagneI didn't get to listen to any of this game, just a few checks of the score on Brewers.com while I worked at REI. Every time I checked however, I was ticked to only see 2 runs on the board. Josh Geer was making only his second start of his career and the lineup still seemd to be sleepwalking. Had it not been for Sabathia's RBI, who

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5-2 loss to San Diego, 80-60, 5.0 GBIt's officially a SkidAfter dropping 3 in a row to the East leading Mets, bringing in the West's cellar dwelling Padres seemed to be custom made for a Crew turn around. Not so. The Brewers were 0-9 with RISP against a pitcher, Shawn Estes, making his first start since May. The Padres had lost 9 in a row on the road and got into Milwaukee at 5:30 in the morning,

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Aug. 30th, 11-3 win at Pittsburgh, 79-56, 5½ GBSuppan 5-0 in AugustYou have to beat the bad teams, even if you're on the road, and the Crew is doing that. Suppan's great month continues as he pitched 7 innings of 3 hit ball and the offense erupted in the 6th to put the game out of reach. Corey Hart hit his 20th tater to be the first Brewer to have 2 20-20 seasons and the 5-8 hittes, (Hart,

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Aug. 24, 4-3 win over PittsburghAnother Extra Inning Sunday at MillerThe ending on this one wasn't as great as Kapler's HR, but JJ Hardy knocking in Rickie Weeks on JJ Hardy bobblehead day was huge. Lot of heros today, but not who you'd expect. Braun and Fielder were hitless. Brewers had bases loaded no out and 1 out, and the heart of the order failed to capitalize. And Sabathia didn't have his

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Aug. 23rd, 6-3 win over Pittsburgh, 75-55, 4.5 GBStill a Good GuyI know I'm down on Suppan alot, mainly because I don't think his performance warrants his salary, but the rotation would be rough without him. He eats innings and can get out of jams by pitching to contact, but he also gives up the long ball (22 after this game) and walk total is higher than I'd like (54 in about 150 innings). All

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Aug. 20, 5-2 win vs. Houston 73-55Yost wanted this oneYost said in his press conference that it was important for this team to win this game and take 2 out of 3 from a hot Houston team, and they grinded it out. They had won 16 of their last 21, but the Crew managed 2-3 from a tough division rival who is still in this thing. Parra didn't have his best stuff, and the bats were facing Wandy

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Aug. 17th, 7-5 loss at Los Angeles, 71-54ALMOST, (this is why Villy isn't ready to close yet)Clayton Kershaw, who I think was just called up for this start, outdueled seasoned vet Jeff Suppan for 6 innings. Soup gave up a dinger to Matt Kempt on the first pitch then gave up another dinger to Ramierez to put the Crew in a 3-0 hole in the 1st. He settled down after that, but Kershaw was dealing.

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8-1 Win at Cincinnati, 63-51 Bizzaro WorldBrewers winning on the road, NOW DAVE BUSH winning on the road. I'm really starting to root for Bushie, I may even agree with Yost for sticking with him as long as he did. Yost scrapped the home/road platoon with Bush and McClung and Bushie went out there and made him look like a genius. Hart got Bush a lead in the 1st with a 2R triple off ROY candidate

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7-1 Loss to Chicago, 60-47, 3 Games BackI Know there are 50+ games left, BUT....I didn't want to listen to the game tonight. I knew what it would do to me. So I went to the gym and came back to my computer at work to check in. The headline on Brewers.com had Sheets matching Zambrano, but I saw 1st & 3rd on the current status display, and by the time on logged into hear Uke and Powell, Sheets

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6-4 win over Houston, 60-44, TIED for 1st"Oh, hey, when did you get here?"That's what the Cubbies must be thinking. A 5 game lead at the break has dwindled to nothing like an Italian beef sandwich in front of an overweight, stretch pant wearing FIB. The Crew pulled even with Chicago tonight with a come from behind win over Houston and a Marlins win at Wrigley.The show was all Braunie in my

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I can't hear the Brewer game over all this C.C. talk.Haudricourt really thinks the move for Sabathia is a strong possibility. A rumor got floated that the Crew offered Matt LaPorta and Alcides Escobar, but he doesn't think the Brewers would risk that much talent. He believes one of them is possible part of a trade, with either Gamel or Taylor Green. The move is hard for me to get excited over

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Mota Blows It6-5 loss at Arizona, now 46-39, 4½ GBI can't say it any more plainly than that. Yes only 3 runs were charged to him with a 5 run lead, but when he came in for the 9th and loaded the bases without retiring a hitter, it gave him a total of 10 earned over the last 8⅓. Shouse and Torres came into stop the bleeding, but they couldn't get anyone out either, and just like that, the 5-0

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Hardy goes to Town on the Big UnitBrewers win in Arizona, 8-6, Now 45-38, 4½ games backJJ Hardy is really making the most of hitting in the #2 spot. He has a 13 game hitting streak now and nailed 2 taters off Randy Johnson tonight. Joe Dillon chipped on in as well with a start for Rickie Weeks who has a stomach virus. Rickie just can't catch a break. The offense jumped out early, and with a 7

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5-1 over Minnesota, 44-36, 4½ backWinning the first two games of a 10 game road trip in Atlanta made me feel good, but dropping the next two (a Jorge Campillo 7 inning 2 run gem in the finale at Atlanta and a Joe Mauer tie breaking HR in the 8th at the series opener in Minnesota to overcome 4 Crew (2 by Braun) taters) made me feel worse in degree. It is a long road trip, and I strongly feel they

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4-3 Win over Atlanta, Now 43-34, 5½ games backWho 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

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Wow, That's a Great Juice Box9-6 Win at HoustonNow 35-31, 7½ Games BackThis team is just hanging onto my optimism by a thread. After looking horrible in Denver, the Crew finds a way to get up off the mat and finish the roadtrip at a respectable 3-3. Sheets got the support of 3 home runs in the 2nd (4 total in the game) and a lineup that now features Hart in the leadoff spot and Cameron in the 5

Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02950522866441901803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221615.post-83901574670246787372008-06-11T10:30:00.002-06:002008-06-11T10:52:37.734-06:00

(Mike Cameron to self) "DOH!"Loss 6-1 to Houston, Brewers now 33-31, 7½ games back ChicagoAfter grabbing only one game from the Rockies, I still had hopes the Brewers could break even on this 6 game roadie. And even thought Oswalt was going against McClung, I thought they could find a way to beat him. I was wrong, but not about McClung, he pitched pretty well, but Oswalt was dealing. The Crew

Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02950522866441901803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221615.post-6461663059074175472008-06-08T17:40:00.003-06:002008-06-08T18:00:03.458-06:00

One Little VictoryMilwaukee 3 Colorado 2 33-30, 6 GB ChicagoWhen the Crew jumped out to a 2 run lead before Suppan took the mound, I was hoping for a constant barrage of 1 or 2 runs per inning that would take the pressure off the team. Instead the bats shut it down after Kapler's RBI in the 2nd and Suppan had to grit it out again. Villanueava comes in during the 6th and gets an inning

Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02950522866441901803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221615.post-48313147168315392572008-06-01T15:43:00.017-06:002008-06-08T12:11:13.777-06:00

Once again, part laziness, part superstition is my reason for letting this blog lapse. When I got back from Canyonlands a week ago on Saturday and saw that the Brewers had taken care of business, winning three of four, I figured I would catch up on other things rather than blogging. Now that they are back to the dismal state of making weak teams look like the '27 Yankees (see Colorado) I'll get

Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02950522866441901803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221615.post-79069278897310229022008-05-26T14:38:00.005-06:002008-05-26T15:21:18.508-06:00

Brewers beat Washington 4-3 in 11Now 24-27I can't get too excited about a split with Washington. The team has nowhere near the talent of the Crew, yet, in terms of record, the Nationals are playing no worse than the Crew. Sheet's had his second gutsy start in a row, which is a euphimism for him seeming to struggle because the offense sputtered on various scoring chances and he had to work out of

Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02950522866441901803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221615.post-38316652226219297852008-05-24T08:12:00.002-06:002008-05-24T08:22:56.873-06:00

Loss at Washington 22-26, now 7.0GB3 hits! That's all the Nationals managed against the Brewers last night. Except in the column that mattered (runs scored) the Nationals somehow ended up with 5 to the Brewers 1 thanks to a JJ Hardy E in the 6th. That hung 4 unearned on Jeff Suppan and gave the Crew their 7th loss in 9 games. The one good thing is that Shouse and Dillard came in and looked

Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02950522866441901803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221615.post-91498837672358637502008-05-23T17:43:00.002-06:002008-05-23T17:53:43.739-06:00

Brewers lose at Pittsburgh 8-4, now 22-25, 6.0 games backUnfortunately, as much as Ben Sheets was the streak "starter" on Wednesday, getting the Crew their second consecutive win, Dave Bush will now be seen as the streak "ender", blowing up in the 4th inning. Eric Gagne was officially put on the DL today. Probably the best move considering they need the roster space for pitchers they don't have.

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Milwaukee wins in Pittsburgh 7-2 and 4-1. Now 22-24, 5½ games back.A hangover of despair hung over my head on Tuesday, caused by 23 lonely Brewers stranded on the Fenway basepaths like the Carole Wright Gifts catalogs I have to discard every two weeks because the lady who had my PO Box before me is still on their mailing list. I wasn't any more optimistic about Tuesday's game at Pittsburgh. Even

Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02950522866441901803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221615.post-91169283994372404882008-05-18T16:53:00.002-06:002008-05-18T17:02:44.712-06:00

Swept in BostonThe story of this series of woe in Fenway may not be the Brewers inability to play on the same level as the defending World Champions, perhaps it is the words Ryan Braun had after today's game. In so many words, he said the players don't have a winning attitude. It seems like whenever the starting pitching battles, the offense waves the red flag, and vice versca. I have to keep

Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02950522866441901803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221615.post-12747847692058437812008-05-16T23:22:00.002-06:002008-05-16T23:28:25.108-06:00

Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains.The Crew was washed out in Bah-stun today. I haven't blogged on the last two losses against the Dodgers at Miller. Wednesday looked good going into the 7th when the wheels fell off on a great start by Manny. They still had a lead in the 9th however, but Mota fell apart in the 9th. So much for my closer by committee.Thursday was worse.

Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02950522866441901803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221615.post-49819929879537555692008-05-13T22:11:00.003-06:002008-05-13T22:24:49.694-06:00

Brewers beat Los Anglese 5-3, now 20-19The last time I made a blog entry, the Brewers had lost their 5th in a row. I took a break, because the only things I could blog about were negatives. And while many people see blogs as a place to rant, I think excessive negativity in any venue can be detrimental.A lot has happened in that time I took that break however. The Brewer's losing streak stretched

Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02950522866441901803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221615.post-15205399629989683312008-05-08T10:24:00.002-06:002008-05-08T10:33:51.465-06:00

Brewers lose 6-2 at FloridaNow 16-17Burk [?] Badenhop was the recipient tonight of the Brewers lackluster offense. I commented to some co-workers that if I was a Rotissirie geek, I would merely stack my team with pitchers who were about to face the Brewers.Talked to my father about the Crew tonight. He's been hearing the complaints about Yost and thoughts of Simmons taking over. And once again

Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02950522866441901803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221615.post-66381900157668790722008-05-06T23:53:00.002-06:002008-05-07T00:02:26.540-06:00

Game 32: 3-0 Loss to Florida. Brewers now 16-16I listened to barely a third of the game, went to JSO to get the just of it. What I thought when I saw that row of 0's on the linescore is that, "this looks familiar". A beatable lefthander in Scott Olsen makes the Brewers lineup look pathetic again. Hall came up with the basesloaded and two out in the 9th, swung at the first pitch and lined out.

Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02950522866441901803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221615.post-468583234449597852008-05-06T00:10:00.002-06:002008-05-06T00:14:59.900-06:00

Game 31- Loss at Houston 16-15Gagne walks in the tying run. Hunter Pence wins it with a HR in the 12th. That was the Astros first extra inning game. That was the Brewers bajillion. NO Brewer's runs scored after the 4th. Sheets outing wasted.I keep telling myself to stay optimistic. That the talent will get this team over the hump, but 20 years of Brewer disappointment are hard to deny. I

Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02950522866441901803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221615.post-80002068944400194872008-05-04T00:19:00.003-06:002008-05-04T00:28:57.543-06:00

Game 30- L Houston 16-13Listless. That is the best way I can describe the Brewers play lately. Rickie Weeks leadoff HR had all the spark of an Estelle Getty strip tease. I really think this team is so novice that they think losing Gallardo for the season is the end of any hope as they know it. Parra didn't pitch great, but once again, that lineup HAS to do better than 2 runs. Numerous

Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02950522866441901803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221615.post-54871636455603410702008-05-02T23:03:00.003-06:002008-05-02T23:11:50.714-06:00

Game 29- L Houston 16-13I 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

Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02950522866441901803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221615.post-54211595743340388302008-05-02T01:26:00.003-06:002008-05-02T01:37:37.550-06:00

Game 28- W Chicago (N) 16-12 1.4 GBI 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

Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02950522866441901803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5221615.post-44006248573997559492008-05-01T09:54:00.003-06:002008-05-01T10:03:44.774-06:00

Game 27- Milwaukee 5- Chicago (N) 1915-12 2.0 GBIf 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

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