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

[endaround]

So, just in general is Barrett for real now or is this a fluke?

[scoop53714]

Ned wrote WH in the lineup for 3b. Dang. I was hoping for an early wedding gift. THis HAS to be the end of the string for WH though. Don't you think? I mean come on. Maybe 25 more useless AB's, and then banished to the bench?

[thebruce44]

Brewerfan...gorgeous?! Why would you be watching a Brewer game on your honeymoon? http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smokin.gif

 

Anyways, Im cracking open my first beer of the night and saying here is to a good second half.

[tomwopat]

"the more often he gets on base, the more often he has the opportunity to steal bases"

 

--cutting edge analysis from bill

[ja002h]

Way to slap it the other way Scotty!!!

 

For God's Sake, the D IS SILENT!!!!!!

[thebruce44]

Was that just the 2003 Scotty? Keep it up.

[batman]

We interrupt this regularly scheduled game thread for a special announcement...

 

... thanks to SlideBernieSlide, I just added the pitching matchups for the rest of the division to the DB Series Preview. They would have been up earlier, but I've been off-line since this morning. Thanks again to SBS for his help!

 

We now return to your regularly scheduled game thread, already in progress.

 

~Bill

[Bruce Ciskie]

I hate WGN. And I hate the fact that I live in Minnesota, so WGN is the only shot I have of watching any of these games.

 

Chip Caray is a jackass. And maybe someone should tell them that the first "d" in Podsednik is silent. You'd think after 19 meetings last year and three more this year, they'd learn that.

 

Also nice were the excuses made for the Cubs. Two runs and 31 strikeouts, my fellow Brewer fans, had NOTHING to do with the Brewers' pitchers and EVERYTHING to do with a sudden team-wide slump.

 

At least Po is off the bases now. Chip and Steve Stone can stop mispronouncing his name for at least a few minutes.

[DHonks]

great start to the second half by Scotty and Geoff. Counsell with 2 poor sac bunt attempts, but he got the job done.

[ja002h]

Way to get him in Jenks, I guess.

 

Does he know that you don't HAVE to swing with an uppercut?

[batman]

We own Mark Prior. Strange, and satisfying.

 

~Bill

[DHonks]

anyone else thinking Lyle and Grieve will have huge second halfs (I think that's correct, and not "halves")? Lyle has established himself. With his selectivity, he may see his walks sky-rocket, and he could have a Bonds-like (in terms of avg and obp) second half where he just swings at the perfect pitches and walks a lot.

 

With Grieve now basically our fulltime RF and 5-hitter, he'll come up with men on a lot, and should be able to thrive.

[ja002h]

25 pitches so far. Sweeeet.

[ja002h]

Will Grieve ever stop sucking? http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/tongue.gif

[endaround]

Brewers keep this up and Prior may only see 4 innings again.

[Bruce Ciskie]

27 and counting. C'mon, Keith!

[batman]

In other news, Todd Hollandsworth is officially out for the entire series with his injuried "leg nerve" (medical term). Aramis Ramirez will probably be back tomorrow, though, or over the weekend at the latest.

 

~Bill

[Terok Balefire]

Any possibility of getting Wigginton?

[endaround]

Wigginton is not good. He has an OBP of 317, basically the same as last year of 318. If his BA falls at all, he becomes below avergae.

[ja002h]

Dugout, Sammy. Sammy, Dugout.

[endaround]

Helms makes up for his defensive shotcomings by swinging at the second pitch.

[ja002h]

Prior hurt? Aw shucks.

 

Sucka. We Own you, in the game or NOT!

[Bruce Ciskie]

With how Chip Caray is talking right now, you'd think Mark Prior just dropped dead on the field. Or, at least, took a line drive to the head or something.

[tomwopat]

GLENDON!!!!

 

HE MUST PAY!!!!1

[badgerfan.tgf]

As happy as I am to see Prior out of the game, I wouldn't be surprised to see Rusch shut us down for the next few innings...that seems to be the way the Brewers go against mediocre pitchers.