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Game Thread #154: Brewers (84-69) at Reds (70-82)

Milwaukee Brewers at Cincinnati Reds, Sep 19, 2008 6:10 PM CDT


Hey, remember when the Reds were supposed to be dangerous in the Central this year?  We may be disappointing, but at least we're 13.5 games better than that.

Tonight's matchup is Ramon Ramirez and Jeff Suppan.  I'm nervous.  Ramirez shut us down in his last start, and Suppan hasn't had a quality start this month.  Maybe he's due for one, and Ramirez is due for a major-league shelling.

Game time is 6:10 CT, and here's the BR Game Preview.

Go Brewers!

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I, for one, can’t wait for the first gravity ball of the night.

by HRF on Sep 19, 2008 4:47 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm a little confused...

Soup last pitched Sunday night, right? Isn’t that four days’ rest?

by Cheeseandcorn on Sep 19, 2008 6:00 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

hmm, you're right.

updated accordingly. I guess hearing so much about how he was moved up in the rotation, I assumed that meant 3 days, just like it meant for Bush (and will mean for CC.)

thanks.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Sep 19, 2008 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rotoworld thinks so too

Everybody’s confused about that.

Sat: George 2 (37, missed catch, fielding) Fri: George (35, throw) Tues: George (34, throw)

by Jordan M on Sep 19, 2008 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dwindling faith

Yesterday was pretty tough to swallow. Not much time left, everything now is a must win.

Go Atlanta… your our only hope.

by SgtClueLs on Sep 19, 2008 6:03 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow

Thank goodness the National Anthem was completed, I was afraid they’d have to postpone the game.

Also, is that Jolbert Cabrera batting cleanup? If any red reporters are around, I’d appreciate an explanation, and it had better be in pirate-language.

Sat: George 2 (37, missed catch, fielding) Fri: George (35, throw) Tues: George (34, throw)

by Jordan M on Sep 19, 2008 6:05 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I wonder what happened with that steal attempt

Good call by the catcher, Dusty or a stolen sign?

by ol Pete on Sep 19, 2008 6:17 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

unbelieveable

Can't pitch Gagne in rain. He’s like the B-2 bomber of baseball.--TheJay

by verno329 on Sep 19, 2008 6:24 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

lol - two more years

how long before our first out

by ol Pete on Sep 19, 2008 6:28 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow

I’m going to turn this one off.

First time all year, but playoffs are gone.

by SgtClueLs on Sep 19, 2008 6:28 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

i have an idea

since suppan likes giving to charities so much he should donate the last 2 years of his contract and retire.

I untuck my shirt!

by Michael M on Sep 19, 2008 6:28 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

sarcastic clap

I untuck my shirt!

by Michael M on Sep 19, 2008 6:29 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

well this season sure has gone to hell in a hurry.

Situational Signature (8th/9th inning only): pleasenotkendallpleasenotkendallpleasenotkendallpleasenotkendall
--NoahJ

by PagsBrewCrew on Sep 19, 2008 6:34 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I don't even know how to react

The said thing is I’m not mad at all. I’m not even surprised. Just numb.

Can't pitch Gagne in rain. He’s like the B-2 bomber of baseball.--TheJay

by verno329 on Sep 19, 2008 6:35 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I forgot the game started at 6:10.

Showed up at 6:35, checked the score, and now I’m not even going to bother turning the game on.

Hence my decision to call it "screwing around" as opposed to "in-depth study."

by KLSnow on Sep 19, 2008 6:35 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Thats the right move

Can't pitch Gagne in rain. He’s like the B-2 bomber of baseball.--TheJay

by verno329 on Sep 19, 2008 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

it looks like all soup needed was a visit to the mound from the coaches

he thought he’d spot the opposition 5 runs before they came out to say “hi” though.

Situational Signature (8th/9th inning only): pleasenotkendallpleasenotkendallpleasenotkendallpleasenotkendall
--NoahJ

by PagsBrewCrew on Sep 19, 2008 6:36 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I can’t help but feel Sveum deserves some blame on this one, Villanueva could have covered McClung’s innings yesterday.

Ryan Braun: He loves it.

by SRB on Sep 19, 2008 6:36 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

as i recall

gagne could have covered (part of) the 8th and Mota could have done the 9th.

Situational Signature (8th/9th inning only): pleasenotkendallpleasenotkendallpleasenotkendallpleasenotkendall
--NoahJ

by PagsBrewCrew on Sep 19, 2008 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Forgot it wasn't at 7

wish I would have just forgotten at this point.

by Bernie's Mustache Wax on Sep 19, 2008 6:37 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

we have to find joy in the little things now

sigh

Can't pitch Gagne in rain. He’s like the B-2 bomber of baseball.--TheJay

by verno329 on Sep 19, 2008 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gamel is hurt

Did I hear that? He has tendinitis?

by GoCrew on Sep 19, 2008 6:40 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

yeah

I untuck my shirt!

by Michael M on Sep 19, 2008 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

And the September Brewers

Have you seen them?

Hence my decision to call it "screwing around" as opposed to "in-depth study."

by KLSnow on Sep 19, 2008 6:42 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Adam Kennedy is screaming for a trade

He’s a $10M guy. A little pricey but some stability at second for next year?

by GoCrew on Sep 19, 2008 6:42 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

He hit a grand slam today

But is still hitting .263/.304/.327. So no.

Hence my decision to call it "screwing around" as opposed to "in-depth study."

by KLSnow on Sep 19, 2008 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

no

I’d rather leave Rickie there.

by ol Pete on Sep 19, 2008 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

These are the choices?

I have an unreasonable dislike of Bill Hall.

by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Sep 19, 2008 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

sucks

to be a brewers fan

by horace tarbox on Sep 19, 2008 6:48 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

since you put it that way...

…sure! Hey, anything to help out you guys.

Jackass

Can't pitch Gagne in rain. He’s like the B-2 bomber of baseball.--TheJay

by verno329 on Sep 19, 2008 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

A Kick in the balls

Dear Brewers Fan:

We are proud to announce that your 2008 Milwaukee Brewers Postseason tickets have shipped!

These tickets have shipped to you via Federal Express to the following address:

I’ll probably put that in the picture frame next to my 2007 Milwaukee Brewers Postseason Tickets.

by SgtClueLs on Sep 19, 2008 6:52 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Kendall walks

That’s good for reinforcing the ol’ stereotypes, right?

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 6:52 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Don't get me wrong, I'm glad the Reds are winning

But I feel bad too. I wish they’d decided to do this earlier in the year. These September wins, after you’ve been out of contention for three months, feel a little hollow. And I really want the Brewers to make it to the playoffs.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

getting pretty unlikely

When I watch the Reds, I think, why isn’t this team in contention? You really have a lot of nice pieces.

by ol Pete on Sep 19, 2008 7:02 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, that's what we thought at the beginning of the year

I like our rotation heading into next year though. If Harang approaches his normal stats, he’ll still be our ace. Then Volquez, Arroyo, and Cueto, with someone like Ramirez or Homer Bailey or Micah Owings as the #5. That’s not too shabby.

Our offense can come from Votto, Bruce, Encarnacion (if he’s not traded) and Phillips, and it will be addition by subtraction to not play Corey Patterson and Paul Bako every day. Although I wake up sweating in the middle of the night with the fear that we’ll resign one or both of them.

We’re not there yet, but we oughta be closer than our record suggests.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

They improved when they got rid of the two cancers on the team, Griffey and Dunn.

by statsllc on Sep 19, 2008 7:07 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Cincinnati fans were stupid for criticizing them constantly

So the fact that the team’s been doing well (and Arizona has gone in a nose dive) has been good fodder for the idiot media personalities. That said, if the team does start winning due to some Ewing Theory phenomenon, I’ll certainly take it. I’m like you guys. I don’t really care who’s on the team, I just want to win.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

no possible outfielders in the farm?

You never know who will be floating around as well. Cubs got Edmonds for nothing and the cocky little guy from toronto. Cards got Barton. I guess a lot depends on your GM.

by ol Pete on Sep 19, 2008 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Walt Jocketty is our GM, with Bill Bavasi in some nebulous assistant role

There’s rumblings that we’ll go after Pat Burrell, which would be fine except that he’s basically the same player as Adam Dunn, only older and right-handed. I’ll be pissed about that because we already had Dunn, so why go after an older, more expensive version of him?

Chris Dickerson is our best outfield prospect. He got called up just before September and has been playing well. He wasn’t expected to hit, but he has been. Whether he can do it over a full season remains to be seen. Drew Stubbs (aka the guy we drafted instead of Tim Lincecum) just moved up to AAA. He’s supposed to have Gold Glove level defense, but again hasn’t hit. We’ll see what happens.

There’ll also be the seasonlong hope that Dusty will be Yosted.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 7:15 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

you were sounding good

till the that last part… Dusty is too new I would think. Be strong. Friggin Yost was here forever.

by ol Pete on Sep 19, 2008 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dusty has a three year deal

There’s no way he was going to be fired this year. If we have as crappy a team next year, he might be on the chopping block.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Should be a good year for the Reds next season

Harang/Volquez/Cueto/Owings/Bailey/Arroyo

If any five of them start pitching at what they’re capable of for an extended period of time, that’s probably as good of a rotation as any in the major leagues.

Ryan Braun: He loves it.

by SRB on Sep 19, 2008 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

hey, i'm a K.C. fan by trade

but let’s face it, the cubs are america’s team. i watch as many cubs games as royals games. it gets boring in kansas city.

by horace tarbox on Sep 19, 2008 6:54 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I'd say outside of north chicago

the flubbies are the most hated baseball team in america.

by ol Pete on Sep 19, 2008 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow.. ok flagging as troll.

by SgtClueLs on Sep 19, 2008 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kansas City has a major league baseball team?

by statsllc on Sep 19, 2008 7:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i'm no troll

i can understand your bitterness though. it really seemed like this would finally be the year the brewers broke through. the young talent would gel with the high priced vets (gagne, cameron, suppan), and the team would ride Sabathia to the world series, or at least the playoffs. no such luck i guess.

by horace tarbox on Sep 19, 2008 6:59 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

No idea how you get Americas team. They have a large fan base, being the 3rd largest city in the US means off course they are going to have a large fan base. But if you see the postings of other clubs about the Cub fan base actions (not all of them but enough) you see that they are one of the most hated fan bases in MLB.

There are plenty of great Cub fans out there, but to crown them Americas team is a far stretch. I thought we liked winners. I’d ray Americas team right now would be the Rays. Young talent some how putting it together and taking down the goliths like BoSox and Yankees.

by SgtClueLs on Sep 19, 2008 7:02 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Extra Innings Package

For those of you fortunate enough to have the MLB package you can switch to the Padres-Nationals game.

by statsllc on Sep 19, 2008 7:04 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

well

yes, the fans of OTHER MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAMS aren’t fans of the cubs. hmmmm. interesting.

by horace tarbox on Sep 19, 2008 7:04 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

There is a reply button. It’s at the bottom of the post you’re trying to respond to.

Ryan Braun: He loves it.

by SRB on Sep 19, 2008 7:07 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

What?

Ok I’m done. I don’t think you read it. My point was Cubs fans are hated by just about every other city the Cubs play in. Cards fan are generally respected, Twins fans as well. My point was, they are hated, so therefor can not be Americas team.

by SgtClueLs on Sep 19, 2008 7:07 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

don't worry

logic is wasted on troll’s such as this

Can't pitch Gagne in rain. He’s like the B-2 bomber of baseball.--TheJay

by verno329 on Sep 19, 2008 7:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

"America's Team" is an unreachable goal.

Any team that generates the kind of following required to acquire such a label (the 1990s Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bulls, the 2005-present Red Sox, etc) also generates enough animosity towards their obnoxious fans that there will never be a large-scale acceptance of them as heroes.

Hence my decision to call it "screwing around" as opposed to "in-depth study."

by KLSnow on Sep 19, 2008 7:10 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Votto

If there is any heart left in this team he needs to be brushed back in his next AB

by statsllc on Sep 19, 2008 7:09 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Uh-oh

Yost is going to activate McClung through a chip in his ear like Reggie Jackson in The Naked Gun.

Ryan Braun: He loves it.

by SRB on Sep 19, 2008 7:16 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow

you guys are STILL whining about the CC one hitter? aren’t you ware that it’s………….irrelevant? aren’t you slightly more concerned with…………..the postseason? it was classic how much whining there was going on after a game that you WON.

by horace tarbox on Sep 19, 2008 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

What the hell are you talking about?

Sat: George 2 (37, missed catch, fielding) Fri: George (35, throw) Tues: George (34, throw)

by Jordan M on Sep 19, 2008 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

He must have read my mind....

I was just writing in my journal about the “No-Hitter”

by Bernie's Mustache Wax on Sep 19, 2008 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll bet its a second account

for one of the many sphincter Flubs trolls who have been banned. Hell, it could be fat Al himself. He seems to whine endlessly about anything and everything.

by ol Pete on Sep 19, 2008 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

color me confused, though

Was that an inadvertant reply? And if not, what the hell prompted that? Respond, please, guy, or I’m going to be really confused.

Sat: George 2 (37, missed catch, fielding) Fri: George (35, throw) Tues: George (34, throw)

by Jordan M on Sep 19, 2008 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

he just wanted to bring it up

they go on and on and on about it over at Fruit Loops and Bile, AKA evil BCB

by ol Pete on Sep 19, 2008 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

right, sure

i meant to reply to the comment about bob webb’s scoring

by horace tarbox on Sep 19, 2008 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

An infield hit for Hardy?

Bob Webb would have called that an E5 on the throw.

by statsllc on Sep 19, 2008 7:17 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Holy Fucking Shit

I just turned the game on.

I quit. I fucking quit.

::speechless::

Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.

I am also pro-Rodgers.

by Dikembe Meiztombo on Sep 19, 2008 7:21 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Is that you Dale?

Ryan Braun: He loves it.

by SRB on Sep 19, 2008 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Me 2

This was my proposed rotation beginning with CC last Tuesday (on a fanpost)

CC
Sheets
Bush
committee (McClung, Villy, Mota)
then CC again
WITH NO PARRA and SOUP

Since we are witnessing a veritable train wreck, I think something like “a rotation” will wait until NEXT APRIL

by heybatterbatter on Sep 19, 2008 7:23 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Sveum does not read BCB

He just always clicks through to his home page.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Right

It’s the vibe the Swami and I have. No big deal, really.

by heybatterbatter on Sep 19, 2008 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You're not out of it!

Bill Hall just entered the game. I know you hate him, but he has some kind of voodoo power over the Reds and always kills them. Keep ya heads up.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 7:26 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

SHUT. THE. FUCK. UP.

Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.

I am also pro-Rodgers.

by Dikembe Meiztombo on Sep 19, 2008 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

8 is a lot

I’d be happy if they could bang Ramirez around a bit so I don’t have to see his friggin fist pump.

by ol Pete on Sep 19, 2008 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’m not renewing my tickets next year.

*unless they sign at least 1 monster free agent.

Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.

I am also pro-Rodgers.

by Dikembe Meiztombo on Sep 19, 2008 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Monster as in really good, or monster as in Eric Gagne?

Ryan Braun: He loves it.

by SRB on Sep 19, 2008 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

hilarity

Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.

I am also pro-Rodgers.

by Dikembe Meiztombo on Sep 19, 2008 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

We're fully aware of this :)

We didn’t always/don’t hate on him too much. Check this out, I bet Red Reporter would laugh at that quite a bit. It’s a compilation from a famous Brewerfan.net thread. I was going to write my favorites, but they’re all so dang funny.

Sat: George 2 (37, missed catch, fielding) Fri: George (35, throw) Tues: George (34, throw)

by Jordan M on Sep 19, 2008 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions   2 recs

Haha

That’s the first I’ve seen that list, rec’d.

Ryan Braun: He loves it.

by SRB on Sep 19, 2008 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

With this game decided

we need six wins out of the last eight to reach 90

(This came to me as a fart, sort of. I had to let it fly. My bad.)

by heybatterbatter on Sep 19, 2008 7:35 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

ah there's Billy

I felt the breeze all the way from Cincy

by ol Pete on Sep 19, 2008 7:40 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Go Braves!

Sat: George 2 (37, missed catch, fielding) Fri: George (35, throw) Tues: George (34, throw)

by Jordan M on Sep 19, 2008 7:43 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Uggh

now i canna e’en think that a terrible loss might result in th’ firin’ o’ th’ manager.

Sat: George 2 (37, missed catch, fielding) Fri: George (35, throw) Tues: George (34, throw)

by Jordan M on Sep 19, 2008 7:45 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Really? I needed a good outing from him tonight.

I just can’t win for losin’

Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.

I am also pro-Rodgers.

by Dikembe Meiztombo on Sep 19, 2008 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i just notice when some guy strangles the Brewers

but other teams thrash him. The Estes guy for the Padres was abused after he throttled us not long ago.

by ol Pete on Sep 19, 2008 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHA
AHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA

Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.

I am also pro-Rodgers.

by Dikembe Meiztombo on Sep 19, 2008 8:03 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Parra has Manning-face

I would like for Prince to beat him now.

by Marty McSuperFly on Sep 19, 2008 8:03 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

No

Its more of a Norv Turner face.

Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.

I am also pro-Rodgers.

by Dikembe Meiztombo on Sep 19, 2008 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

or Art Shell face

Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.

I am also pro-Rodgers.

by Dikembe Meiztombo on Sep 19, 2008 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

No don't.

He’s got to be a starter next year. There is no one else.

I have an unreasonable dislike of Bill Hall.

by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Sep 19, 2008 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

and Bill calls him a utility infielder

by ol Pete on Sep 19, 2008 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

3rd, actually

I’m pretty speechless at the proceedings of this game.

by Brendanukkah on Sep 19, 2008 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah

Votto okay, Bruce okay, EdE okay, the Dunner okay, but HRs by Patterson and Phillips and Bako and Astrud Gilberto – er, I mean Jolbert C and others I have forgotten – ouch

by ol Pete on Sep 19, 2008 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow

What’s that giant choking sound?

I just sit back and root for the taser

by Hyatt on Sep 19, 2008 8:07 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Glimmer of hope

Florida just scored 6 on the Phillies, now leading 11-6.

Ryan Braun: He loves it.

by SRB on Sep 19, 2008 8:11 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

i honestly thought

this might be the year for the brewers.

by horace tarbox on Sep 19, 2008 8:16 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

it has to hurt

to know that this was probably the closest the brewers will be to the postseason in a long long time. i mean, this was it. the big chance.

by horace tarbox on Sep 19, 2008 8:16 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

did you guys get

excited? did anyone plan any NLDS parties?

by horace tarbox on Sep 19, 2008 8:17 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

the royals

will probably be in the postseason before the brewers. now THAT’S a thought.

by horace tarbox on Sep 19, 2008 8:18 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

^^^^

I think Ned Yost is drunk.

Ryan Braun: He loves it.

by SRB on Sep 19, 2008 8:21 PM CDT reply actions   2 recs

You get a rec

Horace gets a flag>>>>troll

Sat: George 2 (37, missed catch, fielding) Fri: George (35, throw) Tues: George (34, throw)

by Jordan M on Sep 19, 2008 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

dude

i’m not a troll. i don’t even dislike the brewers. i’m sad for them. i think ned yost got a raw deal and so did derek turnbow.

by horace tarbox on Sep 19, 2008 8:23 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

back under you bridge Horace

If Loving CC is wrong I do not want to be right

by WSB Chris on Sep 19, 2008 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's not one of ours....

Let my ashes blow in a beautiful snow from the prevailing 30 mile an hour southwest wind...
When my last remains go flying over the left field wall, I'll bid the bleacher bums adieu,
And I will come to my final resting place, out on Waveland Avenue. --Steve Goodman

by NotSure on Sep 20, 2008 12:29 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You think batting average is more important than on base percentage, don’t you?

by HRF on Sep 20, 2008 1:53 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

trade offer:

B. Butler and L. Hochover for M. Parra and C. Hart

by horace tarbox on Sep 19, 2008 8:27 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Micah Owings is up

I thought he had arm trouble or something

by ol Pete on Sep 19, 2008 8:31 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Just got back...

This is getting downright pathetic. If I’m Mark I’m cleaning house after the season. Bye bye Melvin, Skaalen, Maddux, Iorg, Sveum…everyone of Ned and Melvin’s guys. Enough of this hiring former Brewer’s, go get a real manager. Hire a damn hitting coach that can teach plate discipline. Maddux has done a hell of a job, but it’s time for new blood. Might as well trade anyone who won’t be around in 2 or 3 years when we have a real shot at the playoffs again for quality minor leaguers who are a year or 2 away. Cleaning house baby, that’s the direction I’m feeling.

alright…there is my rant for the night, had to get that off my chest. Lot of built up frustration from a long week, bullsh*t landlords, and ugly baseball games.

My only regret is that I have but one life to give to my blog

by MadJimiBrewha on Sep 19, 2008 8:39 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I'll agree with you on cleaning out the coaching staff

I can handle a playoff push of Sveum philosophy, but a full year would be just awful. I think he’s more vulnerable to making grit-influenced decisions than Ned was.

Sat: George 2 (37, missed catch, fielding) Fri: George (35, throw) Tues: George (34, throw)

by Jordan M on Sep 19, 2008 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I doubt Skaalen is back

but time and again I hear him say something in an interview about a strategy or plan for the hitters and then the players ignore it. If the manager does nothing when Billy Hall is waving at balls bouncing in the opposite batter’s box, what do you think Skaalen should do? Rickie should have practiced bunting, but he won’t bunt for some reason. Just be thankful that Yost is gone.

by ol Pete on Sep 19, 2008 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Totally agree lets put the past in the past

No more guys off the 82 team

Look outside the organization and time to start a 2 -3 year rebuilding phase.

What we got is not working

You have a couple of guys to build around like Braun and Yo but time to shuffle up the deck

If Loving CC is wrong I do not want to be right

by WSB Chris on Sep 19, 2008 8:45 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I wouldn't mind them getting someone from the Marlins or Tampa Bay staff

Both of those teams seem to know how to win with young players.

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by MadJimiBrewha on Sep 19, 2008 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Never understood why Kremblas(sp?) never was given a chance

He was able to win with most of these young guys

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by WSB Chris on Sep 19, 2008 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bright Side

If they keep this up and don’t make the playoffs, don’t we get to keep the PTBNL or at least pick it?

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by MadJimiBrewha on Sep 19, 2008 8:45 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

It's been rumored.

I don’t know what that would mean, though. Cain would probably be the guy going to Cleveland. There’s one guy here that knows the details, and I don’t think he’s here now.

Sat: George 2 (37, missed catch, fielding) Fri: George (35, throw) Tues: George (34, throw)

by Jordan M on Sep 19, 2008 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice play by Braun.

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by SRB on Sep 19, 2008 8:47 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Just a random thought on why Kremblas got the can

Gamel basically has to be promoted to triple a after the offensive numbers he put up. With Kremblas gone, Money can be promoted to manage triple a, which allows him to continue to work with Gamel another year. If he can help Gamel make the same amount of progress he made this year, I would say it is a worthwhile move.

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by MadJimiBrewha on Sep 19, 2008 8:52 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

that doesn't explain why Kremblas couldn't have been a 1st or 3rd base coach

supposedly the decision to fire Ned hadn’t happened. I have to think its some personality thing, probably something that would make him a good manager.

by ol Pete on Sep 19, 2008 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good Point

I especially like that last comment.

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by MadJimiBrewha on Sep 19, 2008 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hm. Just got home. Just checked the score.

It’s been a fun season, guys. I think next year we’ll be reloading, and I look forward to another playoff run in 2010, though I maintain hope for next year with our young hitters.
It’ll be fun to monitor the off season with you all, and I have enjoyed my first season as a member of Brew Crew Ball.

Yep, I’ve pretty much given up hope for this year. I hope I’m still proven wrong, but….

Bye Ned!

by NoahJ on Sep 19, 2008 8:53 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Wait...holy hell.

We gave up SEVEN HOMERUNS???
Jesus…

Bye Ned!

by NoahJ on Sep 19, 2008 8:54 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Didn't you hear the game got moved to Coors Field due to hurricane Yost

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by MadJimiBrewha on Sep 19, 2008 8:55 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Apparently the hurricane only blows to the outfield when the Reds bat.

Christ. Seven homeruns….I’m so pissed I cannot see straight. What’s the record for HR’s in a game, has that been discussed already?

Bye Ned!

by NoahJ on Sep 19, 2008 8:57 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

05-23-2002

Dodgers hit 8 HR against us, I think that’s the most given up in Brewers history.

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by SRB on Sep 19, 2008 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

The most by one team for the NL record

Was actually by the reds on September 4, 1999..
The MLB record is 10 by Toronto in 1987.

Bye Ned!

by NoahJ on Sep 19, 2008 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Remember that game when the Brewers hit 5 homers in one inning?

Those were the good old days when the team sucked, we all knew it, and it was fun if they moderately passed expectations.

Sat: George 2 (37, missed catch, fielding) Fri: George (35, throw) Tues: George (34, throw)

by Jordan M on Sep 19, 2008 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

At least we got to see Escobar and Rivera stand out there for a few innings.

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by SRB on Sep 19, 2008 8:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Whee.

I hope to see more of at least Escobar next season.

Bye Ned!

by NoahJ on Sep 19, 2008 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

insanity

Phils are going to lose and now the Braves are coming back. It reminds me of this girl in high school…

by ol Pete on Sep 19, 2008 8:59 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

got lucky a lot?

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by MadJimiBrewha on Sep 19, 2008 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rock talking about momentum

A wise old baseball man once said that momentum was the next starting pitcher. Ours was Jeff Suppan.

by ol Pete on Sep 19, 2008 9:10 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

You know its weird

I saw Suppon pitch in Small Park earlier in the year and he did quite well that day got the win then goes in there today and just lays and egg

How much is that sad sack going to cost us the next 2 years?

don’t bother I do not really want to know lol

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by WSB Chris on Sep 19, 2008 9:10 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

$25 million...(I think)...

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by SRB on Sep 19, 2008 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wonder if he could be traded in an NBA style contract where you trade a good player and include him in a package. If Mark A talks to Melvin almost every day, it can’t be fun to babble about him being an “inning eater” or “big game pitcher.”

by ol Pete on Sep 19, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Julian Tavarez just got Delgado out

I think I’ll have to spring for Extra Innings next year

by ol Pete on Sep 19, 2008 9:18 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

And I flip back and he has exploded. Glad that Ned recommended him. If Ned goes to the Braves in any capacity it will be entertaining to follow. Bastard.

by ol Pete on Sep 19, 2008 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dude, there’s a REASON the Red Sox canned his ass. Justin Masterson can blow games for 1/3 or less of the cost of Tavarez.

by morineko on Sep 19, 2008 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

MLB.TV is a pretty good option too

And if you get the premium you get all the Radio home and away and next year they are supposed to start giving you both TV feeds home and away.

I have had both but I like MLB.TV better because it is portable unlike Extra innings

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by WSB Chris on Sep 20, 2008 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Can someone make a sign at the next home game that says something like...

Mark did his part (CC)

We did our part (3,000,000+)

Hmmm….what’s missing?

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by MadJimiBrewha on Sep 19, 2008 9:21 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

or instead of “Hmmm….what’s missing?” it could say

Corey…what’s missing?

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by MadJimiBrewha on Sep 19, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

He needs to stop doing coke and start taking walks.

by HRF on Sep 19, 2008 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

that would be a beautiful thing

If I do not end up selling my tickets to the last game of the season maybe this can happen

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by WSB Chris on Sep 20, 2008 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

To busy watching The Soup

Did the Reds have a giant fan behind their hitters or something? Was there a zip line involved? What was with all the home runs?

We've got uniforms and everything, it's really great!

by drezdn on Sep 19, 2008 10:05 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

The Brewers seem to have lost their heads

I still dont understand the Yost firing at the time that they did, and I just think they arent playing up to their full potential… Im a Cubs fan (and I come in peace), and I am dissapointed to see the Brewers not pull down the wild card

"This balls got a chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannce, GONE!" - Pat Hughes

by SouthsideCUBSfan on Sep 19, 2008 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ah, those yearly traditions of Brewerdom

Ben Sheets goes down with an injury, Mike Rivera appears on the field during a game, the Brewers collapse in the late months of the season, I lose hope, and Vinny Rottino gets an at-bat.

C. Magruder scored, R. Weeks to second on balk

by alkaseitzer on Sep 19, 2008 11:06 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I pray for the Gallardo Jeffress Era to ease this suffering.

Time to rest Kendall so he can catch every game next year just as he did this year. Time to get some sort of spark in Rivera, and by god if he’s talked it over with the pitching staff so he’s possible for a in game situation, Angel Salome.

Ugh, how things have turned and turned in a hurry.

But hey, we probably get to keep Michael Brantley now :)

by Lavender on Sep 19, 2008 11:58 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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