Game Thread #80: We'll Be Just Fine, Thank You
Three blown saves out of thirty chances in the first 79 games? If you'd offered me that from our closer on April 1st, I would've taken it in a heartbeat. Every one of those blown saves hurts, but in the grand scheme of things, we're doing a-ok. Paul at the WSB does a nice job of putting things in perspective.
Here's hoping that Cubs fans will get a big dose of perspective from Sheets today. Sheets hasn't faced the northsiders since April, when he left after three innings and scared the crap out of each and every one of us. So, while his season numbers against them aren't great, they aren't at all related to how he's pitched since then.
For the Cubs today, it's Sean Marshall, who has pitched quite well this year, but kind of looks like a rapper. In a bad way.
Go Brewers!
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Pregame entertainment
I've made a retroactive new year's resolution
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 30, 2007 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions
lucky for me
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 30, 2007 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Lineups
Hart, RF
Hardy, SS
Braun, 3B
Fielder, 1B
Hall, CF
Estrada, C
Mench, LF
Weeks, 2B
Sheets, P
Chicago
Soriano, LF
Fontenot, SS
Lee, 1B
Ramirez, 3B
Floyd, RF
DeRosa, 2B
Pagan, CF
Hill, C
Marshall, P
The Cubs also called up Rocky Cherry to replace Billy Petrick on their roster.
yesterday hurt
get 'em, ben.
by andrew @ Brew Crew Ball on Jun 30, 2007 2:45 PM CDT reply actions
tv
and it sucks for MLBtv users
by dixieflatline on Jun 30, 2007 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Alternate Fox?
Thanks for the help
by dixieflatline on Jun 30, 2007 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions
bob and jim for me too...
Huh?
Ok first two runners on
your right
by dixieflatline on Jun 30, 2007 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Alright!
It was just warming up
by dixieflatline on Jun 30, 2007 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions
As an aside
I agree
by dixieflatline on Jun 30, 2007 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Mench
Ahhhh
He must be hiding an injury.
"only" 31 pitches for the cubs starter
4 pitch walk to braun
Man
If Sheets can't hold this lead
I love Big Ben.
I wonder
I don't know
Hmm
Y'know
Cubs Fans
http://bleedcubbieblue.com/comments/2007/6/30/64340/7420/224#224
nice
sportsmanship, running with a 5-run lead. didn't the brewers get sore about that when the cubs thumped them in milwaukee?
What a bunch of babies
Nice sportsmanship or not
The Ivy
Cubs fans
Shut. UP.
by wjblokl on Jun 30, 2007 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Eyre
Keep the runs coming.
BTW that was a great AB by Braun
Will Braun...
BBWAA rookie rules
So Braun wouldn't qualify as a rookie next year.
Unless we demote him right now
[nervous laugh]
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 30, 2007 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions
I saw that too
those were the idiots..
more sportsmanship
these guys are just jerks. They want blood for stealing bases, swinging at pitches, and pretty much just being better than the Cubs.
I can't imagine anyone actually thinking Prince is juiced. I can't imagine anything more absurd.
by Kocchatollah on Jun 30, 2007 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Where has the HR gone?
So now
Wait for the "E-Bench"
Hahaha
3 errors in two games for the short guy.
Jaque Jones' Bat...
After this spate of moves
Mench
So Sheets is at 80 pitches
Concede the game, empty your bench
Sheets with 8 Ks
I kinda wish we'd win this one by about 15
Poor sportsmanship
What
Ben is over 100 pitches now
That was a bit suprising...
Plus you never know how Bush is gonna be with his odd pitching schedule.
Worked out well, but I would have pulled him beofre that inning
Rickie
WTF?
Argh
Over 120 now
by dixieflatline on Jun 30, 2007 5:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Hehe
What's to mock
I didn't/don't find it funny. That's good, hard baseball.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jun 30, 2007 7:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Pinch hitting for Sheets?
Wait
Some say awful sportsmanship...
by andrew @ Brew Crew Ball on Jun 30, 2007 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions
I wonder if Yost was trying to showcase Sheets
Perhaps
Weak reason?
by dixieflatline on Jun 30, 2007 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions
When was the last time the brewers made the
Choke you mean like the Flubs for the last Century
Bartman game
you mean choke like that lol
Yup the Crew has been bad for a long time but those times are over get used to it loser flubs fan
300 million and you are 7.5 games back
did you enjoy your one day at 500?
you could say that if i were a cubs fan
by CubsBall2202 on Jun 30, 2007 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions
my mistake
I've seen enough.
Begging for beanballs? Have "we" ever done that?
You're getting your ass whupped. Stand up and take it like a man. Stop bitching about the team that's beating your ass, and start bitching about your team and it's management.
The Cubs blow goat balls. Deal with it.
Yes, I currently have a healthy amount of pent-up anger in me right now.
Good god, I hate the Cubs and their fans.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jun 30, 2007 7:07 PM CDT reply actions
I forgot
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jun 30, 2007 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions
actually from what ive read cubs fans
by CubsBall2202 on Jun 30, 2007 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions
okay.
And what's your deal with the "Brewerschoke07" handle? Doesn't quite smell kosher to me.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jun 30, 2007 7:20 PM CDT up reply actions
clubs being sold after this season
by CubsBall2202 on Jun 30, 2007 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions
I mean, seriously,
I guess that was unsportsmanlike to have our most powerless hitter take one deep.
Shame on Ned.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jun 30, 2007 7:18 PM CDT reply actions

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