Today In Brewer History: Dave Bush's Near Miss

by Kyle Lobner on Apr 23, 2011 6:00 AM CDT in History

Dave Bush didn't exactly set the world on fire at the start of the 2009 season. In his first three appearances (two starts), Bush had posted a 5.40 ERA and pitched in three Brewer losses, allowing 16 hits and five walks in his first 13.1 innings. Two years ago on this day he was due to start again for the Brewers.

A little less than a year earlier I had been at Miller Park for a Dave Bush start under similar circumstances, sitting in the best seats I'd ever purchased at Miller Park. A few minutes before the first pitch, I got this text from my dad:

"You just paid $100 to watch Dave Bush."

That's really relevant to nothing, but it's the game I thought I was writing about when I started this post. I feel like it's a good addition to the story, so I'm leaving it in there.

At any rate, on this day Dave Bush flirted with history. For seven and one third innings he held the Phillies hitless, walking three but allowing nothing else. Finally, with one out in the eighth, Matt Stairs hit a solo home run to break up the party. Bush recorded one more out before being lifted from the game, which the Brewers eventually won 6-1.

Happy birthday today to 1953-64 Milwaukee Brave Warren Spahn, who would have turned 90.

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Didnt he do that against the Blue Jays?

He’s actually underrated, but that’s another can of worms…

by jarlbartar on Apr 23, 2011 7:06 AM CDT reply actions

you may be right

i think Stairs was traded after this event…unless we’re thinking of another dominant bush performance (lots of Ks? CG SO?)

by PagsBrewCrew on Apr 23, 2011 8:01 AM CDT up reply actions

It was the Phillies

Celebrating the addition of Greinke and mourning the loss of my man crush Cain

by molitorfan on Apr 23, 2011 8:09 AM CDT up reply actions

The Blue Jay game

This is the game you are confusing with Kyle’s post.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIL/MIL200806190.shtml

Fielder had an inside the park home run. Joe Inglett hit a pinch hit grand slam for the Blue Jays in the 9th inning.

by statsllc on Apr 23, 2011 8:38 AM CDT up reply actions

perfect game through 5

no hitter through 7

first batter of the 8th: triple, single, popout, hbp. he made it through 8 and then the pen unraveled.

by PagsBrewCrew on Apr 23, 2011 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions

Definitely was the Phillies.

I remember that game.

by -JP- on Apr 23, 2011 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions

Until he got drilled by that liner in, was it 09(?)

Bush was one of our more consistent starters. Plus, only WP ever for the Crew in the NL playoffs. I really felt bad for him when he fell off after that.

I wonder if Mr. Saito will confuse batters by throwing salt in their eyes.

by PriceT on Apr 23, 2011 10:12 AM CDT reply actions

consistently bad

I always liked Bush but he has a penchant for homers, and he allows too many baserunners without striking people out. Those three thing together are the baseball equivalent of a lit Molotov Cocktail.

"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."

~Doug Melvin

by Charlie Marlow on Apr 23, 2011 10:56 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions

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