Game Thread #51: Anakin vs. Emperor Palpatine
Happy Memorial Day, everyone! And what better way to celebrate the holiday, than to fire up the grill, put on a few brats, and make fun of Jeff Sackmann's reading list.
While you're at it, though, no reason you shouldn't have the game on as well. And this is nothing if not a big, big series. Consider:
- It's Ryan Braun's homecoming! What better way to endear yourself to the drunken masses than with a walk-off home run?
- It's time to prove the skeptics wrong. You know that all around baseball, people weren't taking the Cream City Crushers' fast start very seriously. After a 24-10 start, we've scuffled to 4-12 out of our last 16. Time to right the ship, and demonstrate to the naysayers why we have a 5-game lead in the NL Central.
- Best of all, it's Ned Yost vs. Bobby Cox. The only thing Ned likes better than filling out a lineup without inking Corey Hart's name is besting his old mentor, Bobby Cox. History might be on our side as well: The Brewers are an NL-best 17-7 at home, plus we went 4-2 against the Braves last season, winning all three at home. Moreover, of late, the Braves have been just as stinky as the Crew: they've lost 10 of 14, and were just swept by the Phillies in Atlanta.
- Our SB Nation sister site, Talkin' Chop, well, they don't seem to be well-prepared for today's game. Moving on...
- Chop-n-Change are also too busy moping to notice that we have a game today. There's no crying in baseball! It's worth checking out if only because Kristi Dosh is pretty.
- DixieFlatline is on the case, dawg.
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Today's lineup, brought to you by Culver's
J.J. Hardy SS
R. Braun 3B
P. Fielder 1B
J. Estrada C
B. Hall CF
K. Mench LF
C. Hart RF
C. Capuano P
Hey, Hart's playing! Must be a holiday.
again i flip braun and hardy
by dixieflatline on May 28, 2007 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm sure somewhere out there
No Chipper Jones
I think we win this game, and by a lot (4 runs or more). Even if BA just said "Ned's Nine."
rickie working the count again
Well, thank you, Brian Anderson
Know the strike zone!!
(my 1st game to view---I'm in Utah)
playing JJ to hit to right
Utah???
Crap
Cappy appears to have settled in
Capuano career
3.85 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, .239 BAA
AWAY
4.56 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, .283 BAA
wow that is crazy
by dixieflatline on May 28, 2007 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions
On FSN
Bill, please stop saying "don't do too much with it."
Also, please grill me a chicken.
For a lefty
Didn't Hall hit 7th in the last game they won?
by engbjm06 on May 28, 2007 1:36 PM CDT reply actions
Was he on the team the last time we won?
Chuck James is getting that Outside corner to much
by engbjm06 on May 28, 2007 1:38 PM CDT reply actions
please more comments like this
by dixieflatline on May 28, 2007 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions
2 outs
CRAP!!! is this what I've been missing??????????????????????????????
yeah the baserunning sucks
by dixieflatline on May 28, 2007 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions
hey rickie
Sheesh!
So, here I am, watching my very 1st game of the season.
We're 40 minutes into the game. . . . and I've lost my patience!!!!
ya; it was a nice pley.
by engbjm06 on May 28, 2007 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions
even though we aren't hitting right now
so-so
Boy, I am ragging....
This is the first game you have seen this year?
by engbjm06 on May 28, 2007 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions
wtbs
you know
Dick;s Sporting Goods Customer Support.
(Please forward this to someone in Advertising)
Hello,
I am a MLBTV customer; and your Dick's ad is running every 5 minutes to a point where I am going insane. I think you guys might want to cut down on the frequency so you don't get a backlash. I am muting it every time it comes on and am thinking about boycotting Dick's all together. Please look into this; this is not good advertising.
Thanks.
JE
by engbjm06 on May 28, 2007 2:10 PM CDT reply actions
make the adjustment fellas
pull happy
Ugh
Ugh
Ryan Freel injured
Freel
The injury occurred during a collision chasing an OF flyball.
watching on TBs
I figured out the problem
So I am cancelling my mlbtv subscription. Hey gotta take one for the team.
by Brooks Kieschnick on May 28, 2007 2:46 PM CDT reply actions
nevermind...
by engbjm06 on May 28, 2007 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions
If Sheets goes on the DL...
by engbjm06 on May 28, 2007 3:04 PM CDT reply actions
several options
by dixieflatline on May 28, 2007 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Prove me wrong
Jenkins, patient...
Big G
So Prince is now at 46 homers in his career
Rickie
He has been pretty spray
by dixieflatline on May 28, 2007 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions
right!
by dixieflatline on May 28, 2007 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow
Bunting with 2 strikes. . .
That hardy AB
JJ
Any idea who is up in the pen?
That would be fine too.
by dixieflatline on May 28, 2007 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Dammit
by DC Brewer on May 28, 2007 3:17 PM CDT reply actions
In other games...
I just wish we would win.
by engbjm06 on May 28, 2007 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah
by dixieflatline on May 28, 2007 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Very young
Turnbow
Anyone have any idea why...
Ugh... the first Dick's ad of the day.
If the scores stay the same
Estrada
So
Hall
by DC Brewer on May 28, 2007 3:31 PM CDT reply actions
or 7th; the last time they won he was 7th.
by engbjm06 on May 28, 2007 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Cordero
Just as I say that
by dixieflatline on May 28, 2007 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions
As closers go
Mench Hart Gwynn
COCO rules
NEVAH EVAH GIVE UP!
by engbjm06 on May 28, 2007 3:37 PM CDT reply actions
Gross?
by dixieflatline on May 28, 2007 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions
If Ned pinch hits for Hart here
nice one, giant head
He looked truely terrible there
by dixieflatline on May 28, 2007 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions
That was a mistake pitch
time to switch over to the cubs again
That was discouraging
Yikes
by DC Brewer on May 28, 2007 3:48 PM CDT reply actions
6th best record in the league now
by dixieflatline on May 28, 2007 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions
biil hall needs to be pushed down; and
by engbjm06 on May 28, 2007 3:48 PM CDT reply actions
Smoltz and Hudson next
Stats
by DC Brewer on May 28, 2007 3:52 PM CDT reply actions
8 LOB
by dixieflatline on May 28, 2007 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions
ESPN says 6
by dixieflatline on May 28, 2007 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions
It's a funny game
Ya just never know from day to day.
Here's to knocking out Smoltz in the 2nd; and KO'ing Hudson in the 3rd!!!
I'll drink to that!
Remeber the soldiers today!!
roguejim
S-C-0-R-E-B-O-A-R-D !!
by heybatterbatter on May 28, 2007 8:24 PM CDT reply actions
that would be awesome.
by engbjm06 on May 28, 2007 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions
write it on the mirrors in the clubhouse
have it printed on the toilet paper...
by heybatterbatter on May 29, 2007 9:14 AM CDT up reply actions

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