6/23/05 Cubs (Rusch) @ Brewers (Sheets) 1:05 CST

[brewerjamie15]

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This is former Brewer Glendon Rusch. Glendon is a south paw. As a Brewer, Glendon's paw didn't work very well. Here is a little information about Glendon:

? 5-3, 2.89 ERA in 2005

? 1-0, 0.00 ERA vs. MIL in 2005

 

And now for Mr. Benjamin Sheets: Ben (or Big Ben as he's known around here) Right-handed ace Ben Sheets will make his 10th start of the season and his fifth since a five-week term on the disabled list with an inner-ear infection. He won his last start at Toronto by limiting the Jays to two runs, one earned, in eight innings of his longest start since the DL stint. He is 1-2 in three starts at Miller Park with an outstanding 1.40 ERA, including a win over the Yankees on June 7, when Sheets pitched seven shutout innings.

? 3-6, 3.19 ERA in 2005

? 0-1, 5.14 ERA vs. CHC in 2005

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For all of you Butch Wynegar haters out there, here's a little something for you:

Quote:

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"I'll do anything for this team." -- Hitting coach Butch Wynegar, who wore his socks high during batting practice Wednesday in a superstitious attempt to spark the offense

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[CutWesHelmsPlease]

This has to be the most one-sided pitching matchup in the history of one-sided pitching matchups. Rusch is such a pile of garbage, the Brewers should put up about 10 runs on him in about 3 innings, I figure.

[Ennder]

Rusch hasn't let in more than 2 ER's in any start this year except against NYY and Bos... I don't think this is going to be as easy as it looks. Granted his secondary numbers are worse than his ERA.

[brettac1]

I doubt it, Rusch has been excellent as a Cub, and especially against the Brewers. It would be helpful to look up his numbers before calling it one-sided, considering they're better than Sheets'. He's 5-3 with a 2.89 ERA, and last year he was 6-2 with a 3.47. Hardly a "pile of garbage".

[brewerjamie15]

Yeah, Glendon is not in a Brewer uniform anymore so he seems to be a different guy out on the mound. I'd have to agree that this is not a total blowout, but I still think we should win the game.

[rluzinski]

2-1, Brewers. Cub's only run on, you guessed it, a solo shot by the evil Lee.

[burniebrewer]

If it hasn't already been mentioned, I think WGN is showing the game today. Not sure of blackout restrictions, just though I'd point it out especially for those out of market.

[Bench Coach]

Cubs

1 Corey Patterson CF

2 Neifi Perez, SS

3 Derrek Lee, 1B

4 Jeromy Burnitz, RF

5 Aramis Ramirez, 3B

6 Todd Walker, 2B

7 Todd Hollandsworth, LF

8 Michael Barrett, C

9 Glendon Rusch, P

 

Brewers

1 Brady Clark CF

2 Jeff Cirillo 3b

3 Bill Hall SS

4 Carlos Lee LF

5 Wes Helms 1B

6 Rickie Weeks 2B

7 Chris Magruder RF

8 Chad Moeller C

9 Ben Sheets P

 

It looks like we have our "B" squad going today. Then again some of them may be better than what has been in their place. (cough, Jenkins, cough)

[brewmann04]

i know Rusch is a Lefty but give Fileder another start

[burniebrewer]

It looks like we have our "B" squad going today.

 

Wouldn't want to give Ben any run support, would we?

[Gone]

Atleast we have a strong bench http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[JET15]

Lyle has been getting too much time off. We need him in the lineup.

[Worm8181]

oh man, just relized we have a 1:00 game today and it's on WGN. Going to have to miss the soaps today at work and watch the game.

[no19no1]

"It looks like we have our "B" squad going today"

 

Didn't realize we had an "A" squad.

[JoeH33]

 CHICAGO CUBS AT MILWAUKEE -- LINEUPS CHICAGO CUBS MILWAUKEE AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Corey Patterson CF .250 10 22 Brady Clark CF .330 7 28 Neifi Perez SS .285 7 27 Jeff Cirillo 3B .269 3 13 Derrek Lee 1B .389 20 61 Bill Hall SS .299 10 29 Jeromy Burnitz RF .288 12 42 Carlos Lee LF .280 19 64 Aramis Ramirez 3B .299 16 44 Wes Helms 1B .292 2 10 Todd Walker 2B .313 2 11 Rickie Weeks 2B .270 0 5 Todd Hollandsworth LF .256 2 21 Chris Magruder RF .212 2 7 Michael Barrett C .281 8 33 Chad Moeller C .177 2 7 Glendon Rusch LHP .158 0 0 Ben Sheets RHP .000 0 0 (5-3, 2.89) (3-6, 3.19)

[RayKingsForemanGrill]

What kind of crap lineup is that? I'm pulling out my hair, I swear to god. Why has Ben never been a 20-game winner? Because he never gets the run support (that and the whole Vertigo-esque thing he has going on). So what do we do? We put his destiny on the backs of wes Helms, Magruder and Jeff Cirillo.

 

I'm so mad i could spit (trust me, I wanted to say something more manly, but I dont want to face the wrath of the censor police).

[brewerjamie15]

What kind of crap lineup is that? I'm pulling out my hair, I swear to god.

 

What could you do instead?

[pogokat]

umm...overbay and jenkins suck against lefties...yost is playing the splits...

[Brian the Automator]

Why is everyone going so nuts? The splits indicate, with the exception of Moeller, this is the best offensive lineup.

[naivin]

This has to be the most one-sided pitching matchup in the history of one-sided pitching matchups. Rusch is such a pile of garbage, the Brewers should put up about 10 runs on him in about 3 innings, I figure.

 

Right, because of the Brewers solid track record of just torching left handers. If Sheets is on, the two runs the Brewers score might give them a chance.

[Bruce Ciskie]

I'm absolutely shocked that Ben Sheets never gets any run support. Stunned.

 

Oh, well. Maybe we'll bang out a couple runs early and salvage a split.

[naivin]

What kind of crap lineup is that? I'm pulling out my hair, I swear to god.

 

Who would you have out there against the lefty taht is going to make the line-up better? Jenkins? Overbay? Fielder? JJ Hardy?

 

With the possible, possible exception of Overbay, I don't see how any of them help.

[Bruce Ciskie]

Memo to Butch Wynegar...please don't take your motivational ploys any further.

 

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"I'll do whatever it takes," he said, laughing. "If it takes me sitting in the dugout in my underwear for us to get hits, I'll do it. It won't be pretty, but I'll do it."

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[shelmark]

So tired of lineup haters....Jenkins and Overbay are where they should be, the bench. Miller has done....nothing...so Moeller can do at least that. How about we let things play out. Magruder is lifetime 2 X 2 against Rusch. Jenkins 3 X10....Overbay 1X6 and Helms 2X13. Nothing to get excited about. Go Crew.

[Ennder]

Well the good news is, Rusch usually leaves by the middle of the 6th inning even when he's pitching well. The cubs bullpen is not very good, so if we can keep it close until the 6th I like our chances given the quality of pinch hitters we have on the bench.