Brewers 7, Giants 6
LVP: Trevor Hoffman (-.403)
This is maybe the fifth different opening paragraph this recap has had. The Brewers didn't make it easy on me, rallying, almost blowing the game, rallying again but falling short, actually blowing the game, and then finally rallying a third time to put the monster to bed.
Down 6-4 in the bottom of the 9th, the Brewers put runners on first and second with one out before Corey Hart put together a great at-bat, spitting on a bunch of nasty 90+ MPH Brian Wilson sliders before rapping out an RBI single. J.J. Hardy followed by banging a fastball back up the middle to tie the game, abetted by an excellent slide at home plate from Mat Gamel. Ryan Braun struck out on four pitches, kindly allowing Prince Fielder to walk 'em off. Fielder's double tallied his fourth two-out RBI of the night; that WPA MVP is well-earned.
The game began, many moons ago, with Seth McClung's first start of the year. Irish Coffey allowed eight baserunners and three runs over four innings, but hey, it could have been worse. Exacerbating the problem, though, was Barry Zito's surprising dominance of the Brewers--just two hits and a walk through five shutout innings for His Flakiness. Chris Smith didn't help when he allowed Pablo Sandoval's second solo homer of the game to lead off the 5th inning.
Finally, though, the Brewers' bats came alive in the 6th inning--or rather, Zito's control came undone, as he walked Corey Hart on four pitches and Ryan Braun on five to bring Prince Fielder to the plate with two outs, and we all know that the big dog's gotta eat. Fielder's three-run bomb knocked Zito out of the game, and Casey McGehee greeted reliever Brandon Medders' first-pitch spinner with a homer of his own to knot the game at four apiece.
Mike Cameron would play a crucial role in the next two innings. Coming off the dramatic 6th, handing the lead right back would have been crushing, but Todd Coffey did exactly that in the 7th--except Cameron had other ideas, robbing Nate Schierholtz of a go-ahead homer with a beautiful catch, the best I can remember. Cam's fortunes turned in the 8th, however, as he grounded into a double play with the bases loaded and one out to kill a Brewers rally and set the stage for Trevor Hoffman.
Flashes of the White Sox series: the Brewers rallied from behind to tie the game and brought in Hoffman in the top of the 9th, only to see him get hit hard and untie it. This time, Bells allowed three straight singles to open the frame and then two sac flies to give the Giants the lead and set the stage for the Brewers' dramatic final rally.
Look at this ridiculousness:

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If only we had some Major League players
It was a great selection of awesome.
by battlekow on Jun 27, 2009 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sandoval should be called Savant-the-ball
by ol Pete on Jun 27, 2009 9:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Holy crap
I can’t believe that I missed this game! Seriously though, we should use our connections with Bud to abolish inter league games. And then we should have Jeffress abolish his connections with bud.
Coffey is surprisingly fast, as is the Polish Sausage
by molitorfan on Jun 27, 2009 9:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
one of the more exciting games of the year
"Cubs fans boo again – 99% of these people can’t see the plate." -Ueck
by dux2bux on Jun 27, 2009 9:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
DeRosa traded and ESPN wants me to wait to find out
by ol Pete on Jun 27, 2009 9:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
for Chris Perez and a PTBNL
the PTBNL better be good
by ol Pete on Jun 27, 2009 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
For Chris Perez and a PTBNL
I wonder if the PTBNL will be of Brantley quality. Good trade for the Cardinals, damn.
It was a great selection of awesome.
by battlekow on Jun 27, 2009 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope
that the PTBNL is Pujols.
Coffey is surprisingly fast, as is the Polish Sausage
by molitorfan on Jun 27, 2009 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Silver lining:
Bleed Cubbie Bleed is pleasantly pissed.
It was a great selection of awesome.
by battlekow on Jun 27, 2009 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hoeeee
The stupid trade ideas going on in that thread are incredible.
Samardzija for DeRosa. Where’s the roflcopter when one needs it?
by morineko on Jun 27, 2009 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
my reward for being bad at remembering ASCII art
thank you.
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by morineko on Jun 27, 2009 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow
they are so UPSET by that trade? i really can’t wrap my mind around it, try as i might to put myself in a cubs fans shoes…
by MKEtotheATX on Jun 28, 2009 1:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If would be kind of like if we traded, oh, Mike Cameron to save money
…then spent a significant portion of that money signing Wes Helms, and then saw Cameron traded to the Cubs in the middle of the next season when they had a huge hole in center field.
It was a great selection of awesome.
by battlekow on Jun 28, 2009 2:11 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
WAT?
Half year rental.
I bet in hindsight most Brewers fan wouldn’t do the CC deal last year. Obviously they aren’t on the same level, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the Cards look back and say that was a mistake. I can also see DeRo driving daggers into our hearts in late September. How knows? Only father time. Wow I sound old haha.
Quality. I like the playoffs.
by Bush League All Star on Jun 28, 2009 12:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i just read the post game thread over at mccovey chronicles
there seems to be an equal amount of hate to craig AND fielder.
by sowingwildoats on Jun 27, 2009 9:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Probably that lil point to the sky display
"You have no honor!" - McClung to Fukudome
by zsxander567 on Jun 27, 2009 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
or the fact
that we could trade him for Cain.
Coffey is surprisingly fast, as is the Polish Sausage
by molitorfan on Jun 27, 2009 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
of course they hate CC
Counsell is pretty much an NL West lifer—he’s played for 3/5 of the teams and none of them were the Giants.
by morineko on Jun 27, 2009 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Was Brian Wilson tweeting last night?
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by TheJay on Jun 27, 2009 10:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice, real nice

The Giants tried it, but it didn’t really work out:

It was a great selection of awesome.
by battlekow on Jun 27, 2009 11:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
that was remarkable
with the slow trot like a high jumper
by ol Pete on Jun 27, 2009 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just got home
I just got home from the game. My brother had been hounding me all week to drive up from Chicago to go to the game with him. Wow, was that a great idea. We had club seats behind home plate and it was just a great game. 99% of the stadium thought Hardy had hit into a double play to end the game and exploded when it took that (presumably bad) hop over the second baseman and into the outfield. What a game.
And, amusingly, as we walked out the PA announcer recapped the game noting Hoffman got his first win on the season. Riiiiiight. What a great game.
by ecocd on Jun 27, 2009 11:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ah, the BS win
it’s still better than an L
by morineko on Jun 28, 2009 12:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha
“… and f’n Craig Counsell!!! The guy who deserves a spot on a MLB team was out taking a wiz when they were calling names, and Counsell just happened to be standing there.” – backtocali
by ol Pete on Jun 28, 2009 8:06 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
That sounds more like the hiring process for associate scouts
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by TheJay on Jun 28, 2009 8:58 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
I see you carefully read the rest of the thread.
It was a great selection of awesome.
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