2009-08-22 Brewers (Burns) at Washington (Lannan) : 6:05 PM CT [Brewers win, 11-9]

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[pretendastronaut]

Per TH:

 

I haven't gotten to talk to Macha yet, so I don't know why he switched Escobar from No. 9 to No. 8. And it might not matter because it's pouring rain here and the forecast is bad for tonight.

 

Here's the Brewers' lineup, which is filled with righties with LHP John Lannan going for the Nats:

 

2B Felipe Lopez

CF Mike Cameron

LF Ryan Braun

1B Prince Fielder

3B Casey McGehee

RF Jason Bourgeois

C Jason Kendall

SS Alcides Escobar

RHP Mike Burns

[Invader3K]

Hope this is the "good Burns" we saw last time on the mound.

[young guns]

If it's pouring like TH said, I just hope to see him on the mound today. Macha must have moved Escobar up a spot because the pressure on him has eased up one spot's worth.

[owbc]

Looks like 1-2 more hours of light rain. All the heavy stuff is over. Edit: TH reports game will start around 7:30

[yogallardo43]

Fischer really needs to stop waiving people around with no outs

[ilovebeer]

Nice start 2 run double for ryan.

[yogallardo43]

Nice atart 2 run doublw for ryan.

 

Ilovebeer, It sounds like you started drinking early tonight.

[yogallardo43]

Just kidding. Is anybody here tonight, or did most give up on this game due to the weather delay.

[ilovebeer]

Lopez was one fine trade.

[ilovebeer]

Cameron goes downtown

[pitchleague]

so, it's 6-0 in the 2nd inning. We've chased their starter.

 

PLEASE, Brewers, do NOT cue up the "rest on our laurels" team. You know what I'm talking about. The one that gets a big, early lead and then sits back and watches as the pitching staff slowly closes the gap/ties the game/takes the lead and the offense is already back at the hotel.

[ilovebeer]

its 7-0 now

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

Yeah for bats!!!

[hawing]

PLEASE, Brewers, do NOT cue up the "rest on our laurels" team. You know what I'm talking about. The one that gets a big, early lead and then sits back and watches as the pitching staff slowly closes the gap/ties the game/takes the lead and the offense is already back at the hotel.

Or quickly closes the gap/ties the game/relinquishes the lead. Either way, don't do it! Pitchleague and I are asking nicely!

[brucrustu]

yuck

[hawing]

Sweet jebus, Mike - Ronnie freakin' Belliard? Do you not like me?

[SeriesFinale]

Mike Burns drives me up a wall.

 

And man, Ronnie Belliard is up there with my least favorite ex-Brewers. Turning to spit? Come on.

[Fike85]

Let us hope the Brewers bats have some magic left in them.

[SeriesFinale]

Do the everyday guys even speak with most of the pitching staff any more?

 

(Does Yo speak with the everyday guys?)

[hawing]

I'm afraid to turn the radio back on.

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

Any other former Brewers underachieving losers going to tag off on us tonight?

[SeriesFinale]

Dibble just commented upon Burns leaving after 3, "Ken Macha has to manage these games a little different than Jim Riggleman...they're still trying to get into the playoffs."

 

Really, Dibs?

[hawing]

Come talk about it in the chat room. We can help each other through this.

[crewcrazy]

Well, at least they got out of the inning still tied, and there's a lot of baseball left. The final score of this one's probably going to end up looking more like Packers-Redskins than Brewers-Nats.