Here in Chicago it is raining, atleast downtowm... but it is not too hard yet... maybe the lighter rain will allow the game to start. If the field is in good shape, I am optimistic they could get the game started.

Of course knowing they have tomorrow off, they might call it simply on the speculation of more rain coming.

They'll start the game, play two innings, call the tarp out, wait a while, and then postpone the game.

Yesterday I was channelsurfing while my son was sitting/napping/throwing up on my lap, and noticed that WGN was killing off a Sunday afternoon by showing a couple of decent-but-not-great baseball movies. At commercial breaks, various baseball folks (usually Cubs-related, naturally) provided commentary, including our very own Bob Uecker.

The funny part (I actually laughed out loud) was that when Uecker's cap came into full view of the camera, the logo was blurred out. It was obvious that he was wearing a Brewers cap, but they didn't want to show it on WGN!

(Yes, I realize there's probably a legal reason for WGN blurring a Brewers logo on their station during a non-MLB broadcast, but I found it funny anyway.)

he better swing. I don't think he'll see more than one per at bat.

Here and here

The rain looks like it is coming down harder... and may not start until 2 from what some people at Bleed Cubbie Blue have been prediciting as harder stuff is on the way.

I've got tickets to the Wed. game, wouldn't mind that one being the opener

My DVR is pissed.

FSN said they would be back on at 1:47. Im assuming there playing then.

Does having a SB Nation screen name I can be a total asshole over at Bizarro BCB now lol ?

No longer listing game as delayed. May get underway reasonably soon

on the way!

I got back from class just in time to see the game start. Just a little foggy from that center field camera, huh?

not the way to start the season brewers!

He's seen more pitches this plate appearance than Mike Cameron's average. :)

let's go Prince!

Tony Gwynn :).

Braun has got to know he looks like a dork with the stocking cap on!!

How did Stocker make the team?

And yes, one does need a parking pass to get in the lot on Friday

If the camera adds ten pounds then is it like J.J. Hardy never had the flu?

All the pitcher-batting-eighth haters will have some ammo next inning.

a vulgarity comes to mind.

Coaching wearing helmets...I don't know if I recognize this game anymore.

There's good Z vs. Bad Z.

The bad Z is Carlos Zambrano, of course; boo at will.

The good Z is with the SBN 2.0. When you click on a post/entry and want to go straight to the new comments, press Z, and it'll take you directly to them. When you're done, press Z again to go to the next one.

Successfully avoids the double play and draws the walk!

Kendall was pretty much blind last season.

On the Evil BCB, they're already at 582 comments.

Missed a homer by only 300 feet.

Let's say Sheets and Evil Z don't come back out. Who gets the advantage?

60 years of Cubs "winning" baseball. It should go quick unitl they get to Bartman and then they will spend a hour or so wondering what if????

Anyone know anything about this pitcher the Brewers picked up off waivers from the Reds? Apparently he was their 2004 minor league player of the year.

any word on when the game might resume

but I didn't realize how much I missed the game day threads until I got back to my desk and started chuckling my way through this thread.

FSN is showing their top 50 Dynamic Duos. Normally I couldn't care less, but apparently somewhere on their list are two women's beach volleyball players in "uniform" (i.e., sport bikinis) who seem to like to hug each other.

Let's play two!

Am I the first guy ever to have Denny Bautista on a fantasy team in two different years?

...that Atlanta and Washington finished their, uh, one-game series last night. What the hell?

is it still considered opening day?

Did I just see on WGN the groundscrew getting ready to take the tarp off the field?

They said the game is supposed to resume around 3:30.

hopefully

How did Sheets look through the first 3?

In only 52 minutes!

Sit down, Alfonso.

until zambrano is warmed up

Neither pitcher seemed too bothered.

having troubles with mlb's gameday audio?

for mlb, their site crashes on opening day cuz of more-than-expected interest

That was close.

is doing his best Bush impression with a rough first inning.

a baserunner would be nice

He'd be benched for that.

Kendell hitting 9th will help this innings - this is what this line-up is all about

I wonder if this will be his last inning.

with two strikes on Soriano, I'm thinking to myself- throw it in the dirt, and you'll get him out. and sheets did, and soriano swung and hit a weak grounder to prince. haha

is a pretty good pitcher.

now drive him in corey

So much for that. Zambrano's finger looks like it's bothering him after the pickoff.

If you asked 1000 baseball fans which one of this game's starting pitchers would leave with a finger injury, how many would have said Zambrano?

hall pickoff, zambrano injured.

Marmol gets a strikeout credited to him for throwing that single pitch.

C'mon, Torres.

Was always I guy I liked with the Pirates. It's nice to see him in a Brewers uniform.

You don't see a catcher tag a guy out halfway between 2nd and 3rd very often.

Early season baserunning is so pleasant to watch.

that Estrada would of made

another close one.

But no one scored, so I'll take it.

I have to get to work. Go Brewers!

I had forgotten why they race.

who are supposed to win the world series...well, they lost to the Royals today.

Not a good start.

That's a bright blue glove he's got on.

The radio picked up the press box announcement he left the game with a "forearm cramp."

Who is the long-haired guy they keep showing sitting next to Maddux?

making rickie look good...

Mota's looking sick out there - then again, so did Turnbow on opening day '06

about the mota/estrada/wise transactions...

i take it all back.

(pending future dominance, of course!)

now take 2nd

That'll sting.

Anyone else think the camera work has been pretty horrible today?

play the percentages nedly, first attempted sac bunt of the year...

I would hate to have to decide to pitch to Prince or Braun

who needs Cameron?

going to pitch to Braun.

Kerry Wood is now the potential losing pitcher. :)

after seeing what maddux did with mota, i'm pumped

and see if it works.

that's some fantastic pitching all around.

of K's with Billy again this year

2 run double!!

carlos marmol, are you ready for a promotion?

but you had to know the bats would wake up eventually.

anyone else see Braun fall getting out of the batter's box, pretty funny

Best type of save for his Brewers debut - three run lead.

Booing Kerry Wood? Who would've thought Cubs fans would do that today?

when I realize how much the Brewers have the ability to affect my mood :).

On Gagne's jersey.

this sucks

Not a good start for Gagne.

if we want someone who can pitch like this.

What's that?

but that doesn't mean you should pitch around him with runners on first and second.

You're effing kidding

At least it's not over yet.

That's all I'm going to say about that.

why is no one up?

I want to talk to him about that ridiculously optimistic PECOTA projection for Fukudome :)

I'm at work, so I've only got Gamecast. I'm glad.

that just ruined my day... now he gets outs

they pitch batting practice in the 9th inning.

Gagne thought it was the 8th inning, so we would have the top of the 9th to get some runs...

just wow

i don't know what to say

The game shouldn't have even gotten to that play at first.

thank god.

Welcome to baseball season guys.

...still has him in a Red Sox cap. Does that mean we can send him back?

Finally through the inning. Maybe the PH, Kendall, and the top of the order can do some damage against Howry, etc.

Maybe with so many pitches for Gagne tonight, he won't be available for... a week or so? Sounds reasonable to me.

If I was Bob howry I would not want to face prince next inning.

Where the Wild Thing is?

Facing him for two innings here would really suck.

the 8 hitter (pinch hitter) leading off could be nice... Kendall advances him, and Weeks knocks him in?

do not make personnel decisions based on stats from 4 years ago.

Shall we say, less than pleased?

Man, slugging 2.000 in this young season.

that's wat veteran leadership gets you

You need some GRIT to get the victory..

or some more HGH and spare ribs in Gagnes case

Shut up Rickie.

You could hear a pop over the radio when that one hit Rickie.

this one from ESPN. Rickie is 0 for 3 this month.

HBP

One? Two?

I'm envisioning some sort of bizarre double pick-off play.

he looks pissed

Turnbow's got closer experience, but we've been over that before in this thread.

I have unkind words for Doug Melvin re: The Canadian Collapse

they will be ALL about TGJr and Counsell ... never mind that three of the four runs came from the usual sources.

One is not enough!

Try running.

that might even Turnbow-proof it.

Foul fly aside, someone should make a "Ryno #8" sign with Braun's picture just to annoy fans at Wrigley.

Enjoying his well-earned rest on the bench.

Presumably.

somone can throw strikes!