07/15/2004: Brewers (Davis) at Cubs (Prior)

[batman]

07/15/2004: Brewers (Davis) at Cubs (Prior)

 

The second-half kicks off today as the Brewers take on the Cubs. An enhanced (but 100% natural, THG-free) series preview is available at the Daily Brew... use the link on the homepage or view it directly at:

 

www.brewerfan.net/ViewDai...portId=278

 

Cork Sucks. So do the Cubs. Go Brewers.

 

~Bill

[batman]

For those that are interested, here's the game thread over at Northside Baseball:

 

northsidebaseball.com/For...hp?t=11789

 

Remember, though...

 

http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/graphics/moran.jpg

 

Will there be a Nomar sighting? An Orlando Cabrera sighting? An Alex Gonzalez sighting?

 

We'll have to wait and see.

 

Three days without the Brewers is harsh, but hopefully everyone is refreshed and ready to kick off a tough stretch of second half games.

 

I hope the players are ready, too. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

 

Have a nice day, everybody!

 

~Bill

[ja002h]

Three days without the Brewers is harsh

 

You said it! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

 

GO CREW!!

[rluzinski]

If the Crew is above .500 after July, they are definetely for real.

[RoseBowlMtg]

Hopefully this is the thread because I am going to be out until after the game starts but I want:

 

Jenkins to start off hot and Overbay if Jenks is benched for whatever reason.

[WHEEL]

rluzinski.......you said it about as good as could be said! The rest of this month pretty much will tell all! For some reason I am feeling real nervous about the start of the second half....I wouldn't say nervous as in a bad feeling, just nervous because the first couple series out of the box in the second half may prove to be really really big either stepping stones or swimming in a deep lake with the same stones

hanging around our necks!

[burniebrewer]

Someone ask that Cardinal fan in the picture what a "MORAN" is. Must be his deep midwestern accent. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/laugh.gif

[homer]

Not sure who they are but they must be pretty important to get a parade in their honor:

 

http://www.melroseiowa.com/july4/July42001/morans.jpg

[DHonks]

what's our record in July thus far? (gives me an excuse to use "thus" in a post)

[LS Brewer]

If the Crew is above .500 after July, they are definetely for real.

 

 

How many times are we going to move the bar?

 

At the end of September we are probably going to have people saying things like 'if the Brewers win more games than every other team in their division, win the NLDS, win the NLCS and beat the AL foe four times in the World Series, then they are for real...'

[ja002h]

I'll bite. If the Brewers make the playoffs then we'll KNOW they're for real! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

 

July record thus far: 5-7

 

 

edited to give DHonks another "thus" to read.http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/tongue.gif

[igor67]

I think perhaps that the bar isn't moving so much as the definition of "for real" has changed over the course of the season. Through May or so it was a question of is the team really this good that they will be watchable after the Sexson trade? After that for real meant can they finish .500 or better, and now it's will they actually stay in the playoff chase?

[scoop53714]

This might be the last game I get to watch until the end of the month!!!! Getting married saturday and then its off to the Riviera Maya for a week!! I am not sure if the resort is going to have access to any of the games or not!!!

 

Lets make it a good one boys!

[Iron Chef Napalm]

Congrats scoop!

 

I have Prior on my fantasy team, but I still want him to do an imitation of a gas powered christmas tree tonight.

 

GO CREW.

[ja002h]

This might be the last game I get to watch until the end of the month!!!! Getting married saturday and then its off to the Riviera Maya for a week!! I am not sure if the resort is going to have access to any of the games or not!!!

 

Man, that's too bad. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/laugh.gif

[DHonks]

I have Prior on my fantasy team, but I still want him to do an imitation of a gas powered christmas tree tonight.

 

so like last time, brewers score all unearned runs

[endaround]

You forgot, they all became earned after the game.

[scoop53714]

Dhonks...

 

If you'll remember, the official scorer went back and changed the ruling on the play following the game. The result was that all of Priors runs were earned.

[DHonks]

oh, thanks guys. I never heard or read that. I just remember seeing Baseball Tonight after the game, and the boxscore on jsonline that night, and both showed the runs as all unearned

[jschris]

Congratulations Scoop-

Hope you aren't too upset that we're all hoping the Brewers score more than you do these next few weeks!

[panthernick]

Congrats Scoop

[davego]

Congrats Scoop. Everyone should get married...once. Hope it goes well. I'm off to Vegas this weekend, I'll have one for you and the Mrs.

[scoop53714]

Thanks guys....

 

For the record she is a great girl. In fact, she is a Brewer fan too (plus she is gorgeous!) She has much more patience watching the games than I do so that helps. I am a lucky guy!

 

I think she might be the only one around who has a bigger crush on Jenkins than I do! Just kiddin'! I know I defend Jenks alot, but I really feel like the guy has the stroke to produce big time.

 

I appreciate the good thoughts guys!. Whether or not I can watch the games in Mexico I will be thinking about the Brew Crew and hoping they get hot!

 

Now lets go out and kick Prior's ass tonight and start the weekend off right!

[AJAY]

Congratulations Scoop. Wishing you and Mrs. Scoop a happy married life together.

 

A gorgoeuos girl who is a Brewers fan. What more can you ask for? I am so jealous.

 

Hey, does she have a sister? http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

[batman]

 MILWAUKEE CHICAGO CUBS AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Scott Podsednik CF .253 9 26 Mark Grudzielanek 2B .286 1 5 Craig Counsell SS .259 2 14 Jose Macias 3B .286 1 10 Geoff Jenkins LF .251 12 48 Corey Patterson CF .274 10 35 Lyle Overbay 1B .344 10 62 Sammy Sosa RF .279 16 39 Ben Grieve RF .282 4 21 Moises Alou LF .276 19 49 Keith Ginter 2B .257 10 34 Derrek Lee 1B .304 12 49 Wes Helms 3B .258 2 17 Michael Barrett C .291 10 43 Chad Moeller C .239 4 22 Ramon Martinez SS .261 2 23 Doug Davis LHP .000 0 0 Mark Prior RHP .125 0 0 (9-6, 3.46) (2-2, 4.00)