Brewers 3, Cubs 2
by battlekow on May 8, 2009 9:36 PM CDT
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Ryan Braun's huge two-run homer off Aaron Heilman in the bottom of the 8th turned a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 lead for the Brewers. He loved it.
The Cubs built a 2-0 lead on the strength of a booming home run by Milton Bradley in the 5th and a leadoff triple by 30-year-old rookie Bobby Scales in the 6th; Scales scored on Alfonso Soriano's sac fly.
The Brewers had numerous scoring chances early on off Randy Wells, making his first career start, but he managed to hold them scoreless over his five innings. They finally managed to get on the board in the 6th, courtesy of J.J. Hardy's home run off Angel Guzman.
Dave Bush pitched well for the most part, throwing only 81 pitches in his seven innings. Bush had a nice curveball working early, but Bradley turned on one of Bush's specialties, the get-me-over fastball, and hit it about three miles. Trevor Hoffman came in to pitch the 9th and continued to impress, expertly painting the black like the crafty veteran he is and generally making the Cubs look foolish.
Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez was seriously injured in the 3rd inning. He dove for Braun's hot shot down the line and apparently dislocated his shoulder, though his landing did not look particularly violent. Ramirez was obviously in great pain and seems likely due for a DL stint, which would be a huge blow to the Cubs.
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9th inning
Was the zone really as wide as it looked on Gameday?
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by TheJay on May 8, 2009 9:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes.
Though it shrunk a bit all of a sudden after the called strike on Bradley.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on May 8, 2009 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll take it
I’m too lazy to check if it was called that way all game.
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by TheJay on May 8, 2009 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Took you long enough to get this post up…. I had to refresh twice.
by Saberilliterate on May 8, 2009 9:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hoffmans owned them tonight
made them look just silly
"At least we still have math on our side" - Ned Yost
by Prentice on May 8, 2009 9:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He was painting the outside corner with ease. Mr Grit didn’t even need to move his glove.
by Saberilliterate on May 8, 2009 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So the Cubs still gonna win 100?
Or even 90, if A-Ram is out for an extended time?
by Getting Yosted on May 8, 2009 9:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No
With Z on the DL, A-Ram on his way there, D-Lee getting older and older, and Milton Bradley hitting like a tee-baller… NO
by Saberilliterate on May 8, 2009 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least a month
I don't hate Kendall like everybody else, I'm a non-conformist like that.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on May 8, 2009 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bizarro BCB complaining about
Braun running around the bases with his head down? Really?
I don't hate Kendall like everybody else, I'm a non-conformist like that.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on May 8, 2009 9:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
on why they hate braun:
“just his attitude
He throws the bat after his last AB, and he runs head down after that last home run.”
by MKEtotheATX on May 8, 2009 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah.
He just has to do an interview as he rounds the bases in which he talks about what great fans the Cubs have.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on May 8, 2009 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's so @#%#ing hard to hate him when he does that
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by TheJay on May 8, 2009 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bigger sin?
Running with head down, or untucking the shirt?
A rip in the space-time continuum may develop if Braun were to run with his head down while his shirt is untucked.
by Getting Yosted on May 8, 2009 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
from espn
Braun admired his opposite-field drive for a moment, then stuck his tongue out in a Jordan-esque display while slapping hands with first base coach Ed Sedar.
Braun compared to Jordan…he is the chosen one :)
"At least we still have math on our side" - Ned Yost
by Prentice on May 8, 2009 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's been a chosen one since his Bris
by Getting Yosted on May 8, 2009 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
FACT
I don't hate Kendall like everybody else, I'm a non-conformist like that.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on May 8, 2009 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe next time
he should make eye contact with all the players. Lets see how they like that.
I don't hate Kendall like everybody else, I'm a non-conformist like that.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on May 8, 2009 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lingering eye contact.
and throw in some elevator eyes
by MKEtotheATX on May 8, 2009 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mmm
Elevator eyes as in “You and I are alone in an elevator going up 50 floors with no stops” right?
"If lovin’ Braun is wrong, I want to be a repeat offender!"
RIP Nick Adenhart: Stop Drunk Driving
by kirbir on May 8, 2009 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That works too :)
"If lovin’ Braun is wrong, I want to be a repeat offender!"
RIP Nick Adenhart: Stop Drunk Driving
by kirbir on May 8, 2009 11:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah, only one.
He’ll need the other hand to lift up his jersey and reveal his “Cubs Suck” t-shirt.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on May 8, 2009 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
No worries.
They also were criticizing Hitler for invading Russia at the wrong time, and then for invading at all when it still had Britain to deal with.
Also, a spirited debate occurred over whether one of the commentors was a homosexual.
There are some not so bright folks over there. It’s not all of them. But they’re around and they tend to be vocal.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on May 8, 2009 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, from a strict military strategy standpoint
Hitler did pick a bad time to attack, but it was mainly due to his own ineptitude and the fact that he pushed back the original date of Barbarossa from mid-May to late June. But I’d argue that he made bigger mistakes with the declaration of war on the US and his constant meddling in operational planning that led to things like the debacle at Stalingrad…. Of course, I have bigger problems with his actions other than his military strategy. I’m glad he made strategic mistakes!
by Brew Angel on May 8, 2009 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
clearly...
the US would have gotten involved in the European theatre directly.
We had been suppling the Brits and French with logistical and tactical support from the start of their declaration on Germany. After we dealt with the Japanese, we would have gone after Germany, if not before.
by PagsBrewCrew on May 8, 2009 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh I don't doubt we would have gotten involved more directly eventually
But Germany’s declaration certainly made it much easier for Roosevelt to implement the “Europe First” strategy and start sending materiel support to the Soviets (and increased support to Britain). Immediately following Pearl Harbor, most Americans were understandably much more inclined to pursue the war against Japan. Regardless, between June 1941 and December 1941, Hitler went from a position where he might have been able to hold onto his gains to a multi-front war against an alliance that was bound to wear down the Wehrmacht’s qualitative advantages with sheer numbers.
by Brew Angel on May 8, 2009 11:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also, he has googily eyes, apparently.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on May 8, 2009 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that are either too far apart or too close
by MKEtotheATX on May 8, 2009 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really?
Either he gawks too much or he is just focused on rounding the bases…
Whatevs, evil BCB and others. Don’t be hatin’
"If lovin’ Braun is wrong, I want to be a repeat offender!"
RIP Nick Adenhart: Stop Drunk Driving
by kirbir on May 8, 2009 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t hate the playa’ hate the game….
by Saberilliterate on May 9, 2009 8:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Got Braun's HR uploaded to Facebook
"I didn't realize his velocity was that high," said Macha, noting that radar readings aren't flashed during exhibition games.
by battlekow on May 8, 2009 9:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Totally put his head down.
read: what, BCB?
by Mykenk on May 8, 2009 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where do you get these?
I don't hate Kendall like everybody else, I'm a non-conformist like that.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on May 8, 2009 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I record them from mlb.com
"I didn't realize his velocity was that high," said Macha, noting that radar readings aren't flashed during exhibition games.
by battlekow on May 8, 2009 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ohhhhhh
I need that. Maybe.
I don't hate Kendall like everybody else, I'm a non-conformist like that.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on May 8, 2009 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Getting the ones that don't get made into short highlight clips is a little more annoying
"I didn't realize his velocity was that high," said Macha, noting that radar readings aren't flashed during exhibition games.
by battlekow on May 8, 2009 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
TY so much for these!
Nice to see them not go with the throwbacks tonight.
by Flag Up on May 8, 2009 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Braun might have left Macha hanging on the high-5.
by Bernie's Mustache Wax on May 9, 2009 1:30 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually he does give him the high-5 at :40
and Macha seems not to know what to do afterwords.
by Bernie's Mustache Wax on May 9, 2009 1:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
*afterwards
damn high life.
by Bernie's Mustache Wax on May 9, 2009 1:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tonight's game sort of reminds me of the one last year where Gallardo blew out his knee.
Only the situations are reversed and it’s the Cubbies taking the blow this year.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on May 8, 2009 10:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sabathia threw a shutout for the Yankees
8 K, 1 BB, 4 H
I can’t help but root for the man.
"I didn't realize his velocity was that high," said Macha, noting that radar readings aren't flashed during exhibition games.
by battlekow on May 8, 2009 10:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Not me
I couldn’t care less
I don't hate Kendall like everybody else, I'm a non-conformist like that.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on May 8, 2009 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't.
Not for a guy wearing that uniform.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on May 8, 2009 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can't hate him
Because it would be insane not to go for New York’s money. Literally, like if he signed with the Brewers for 100 mil less or whatever the difference was I’d have him admitted to a mental institution.
by Awesomo on May 8, 2009 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still not Roy Halladay
At least Doc can throw shutouts in April.
by morineko on May 8, 2009 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cubs fan here as a UW alum and BCB fan.
Good game from both sides. I’m very afraid of Braun, as everyone should be. More concerned about Aramis than I am about the outcome of tonight’s game. Aramis is one of the best hitters in baseball, period. We have hit the injury bug hard this year—Lee, Marmol, Soto, Milton, and now, Aramis—harder than usual. It’s hard to know how good (or bad) our team is without a consistent lineup for a week or two. Wells pitched great and he appears to be a nice replacement for the time. See you guys tomorrow @ 6 pm.
Dan
Evey Hammond: Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici. V: By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe.
by dtpollitt on May 8, 2009 11:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hope he's okay, especially long-term
I never like seeing a player hurt, even if I don’t particularly like his team. It was a good, close-fought game.
by Brew Angel on May 8, 2009 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I keep thinking that we made the playoffs last year despite losing Gallardo early.
And I’m guessing ARam won’t miss nearly as much time.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on May 9, 2009 7:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So the Cubs are going to trade for Alex Rodriguez?
"I didn't realize his velocity was that high," said Macha, noting that radar readings aren't flashed during exhibition games.
by battlekow on May 9, 2009 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, they'll trade for Craig Counsell
Remember, he’s the best non-juicing player of the era!
by Brew Angel on May 9, 2009 12:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I definitely wouldn't downplay the significance of the injury
It could have some serious implications for his swing and ultimately his power numbers. Even if he doesn’t miss a significant amount of time I wouldn’t be surprised to see a decline in his power numbers, not to mention an increased risk of re dislocation. The shoulder is one of the most unstable joints in the body. It doesn’t take much to throw it out of whack and once you do it can be extremely difficult to avoid future issues.
BCB, the preferred above replacement level sarcasm supplier.
by MadJimiBrewha on May 9, 2009 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not downplaying the significance of the injury.
I’m just guessing that he’s not going to miss 4-5 months like Gallardo did, and I’m expressing the opinion that the Cubs aren’t going to go belly up just because of this injury (though if they keep losing players every couple of weeks, it’s going to take its toll eventually). If the shoulder’s non-surgical, he’ll be back on the field in a month or so, though as you point out we don’t know what the after-effects of the injury might be.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on May 9, 2009 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gah!
I’ve been waiting all season for a game with Hallion behind the plate and I wind up not watching the one he calls.
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by TheJay on May 8, 2009 11:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Occasionally I turn on SportsCenter to see if it's still as bad as i remember.
I’m about 35 minutes into an hour long SC, and they’ve covered the Yankees game 3 separate times now. I’ve lost count how many times they’ve actually shown A-Roid’s homerun. So far there has been no mention of the fact that the Cubs and Brewers played last night and no mention that the Cubs have lost yet another player to injury.
Oh wait, at the 37 minute mark, the Cubs-Brewers JUST appeared on that irritating upcoming stories bar on the far left of the screen. My guess is they’ll show Ramirez get hurt about 3 times and Braun’s homer once. After that, they’ll probably have time to mention A-Roid again, and maybe show a water-skiing squirrel just before the show ends.
FU, ESPN.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on May 9, 2009 8:38 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
They do it for the kiddies
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by TheJay on May 9, 2009 9:06 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That squirrel can water ski!
"I didn't realize his velocity was that high," said Macha, noting that radar readings aren't flashed during exhibition games.
by battlekow on May 9, 2009 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's kind of strange this game didn't get more play on ESPN
since it was a Cubs game
"si si Peeedro"
by trippingandy on May 9, 2009 9:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but the Cubs lost
so it wasn’t another step in the march to end the curse, it was just a come-from-behind victory by a young and exciting division rival chasing after the first championship in franchise history.
Move along, nothing to see here.
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by Lefti on May 9, 2009 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ahhh this is true
now if the cubs won, it would have been one of the main stories
"si si Peeedro"
by trippingandy on May 9, 2009 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just skip sportscenter
and watch MLB Network’s coverage. Or beg and plead your cable provider to get MLB Network
Brewers fan lost in South Carolina.
by SCBrewer on May 9, 2009 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
MLB Network is fantastic!
I have fallen in to a regular schedule of getting home from work, getting something to eat, and then plopping on the couch to watch MLB Network till I go to bed. They do a great job of checking in on games in progress, giving actual baseball discussion a shot, and highlights from around the league, not just the Yankees and Red Sox. Its not perfect by any means but it is very enjoyable for someone who can’t watch most Brewer games down here in NC
Frye is honestly gotta be one of the top 10 3rd Stringers in all of the NFL right now--colbyb
by verno329 on May 9, 2009 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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