2008 Silver Lining Thread

[rluzinski]

The Brewers are 13 games over and currently hold the wildcard spot. Boo friggin' hoo.

 

Baseball seasons have many peaks and valleys. All that really matters is where your team is, at present. So far, so good.

[bigredrobbo]

It's July.

[JET15]

It's July.

At least for another 36 hours... then we can all panic

[pretendastronaut]

It's July.

At least for another 36 hours... then we can all panic

 

Hahahahha. Thanks for that.

[pebadger]

At least the next road series isn't in Pittsburgh. If I had to see Jack Wilson beat this team with an inside-the-park HR, and then watch McClouth put up 7 RBI the next night, I'd probably fall into a deep depression.

[Postseason2006]

One more game closer to a Ned Yost firing.

[LUKE232323]

At this rate we don't have to wait til the last series vs. Cubs to get our hearts broken.

[brewmann04]

Cubs kicking our butt might force Melvin to make another trade to just hold onto the Wild card

[brewcrewkid14]

At least I don't have to watch the game tomorrow afternoon. For once I am thankful for work.

[crewcrazy]

Dave Bush in day games:

3-1

28.1 IP

15 H, 9 R, 8 ER, 2 HR

6 BB, 24 K

2.85 ERA

0.74 WHIP

.150 BAA

[PKBadger]

In a way, the Brewers are not alone...

 

The Angels (best record in AL) just swept a 3-game series with the Red Sox (who now hold only a 1-game edge in the Wild Card over the Yankees/Twins), in Boston.

 

Now obviously, Boston has had just a bit more to cheer about in recent years than Milwaukee has. Still, it made me feel good to see that we aren't the only team who's hit a rough patch and played poorly at home against the best team in their league.

[holybannana]

Settle down. We're in a slump and their streaking. Bad timing! The silver lining is we're still in this thing no doubt.

[holybannana]

rluzinski wrote:

Baseball seasons have many peaks and valleys. All that really matters is where your team is, at present. So far, so good.

Only if it's the last game of the World Series. But I rationalize with your sentiment with an edit to your predicate. That is, all that matters is where your team is going. and for the Brewers, it's OK.

 

[Mr QL]

Yost getting fired in the offseason is alot better than in April/May I suppose since Svuem would of replaced him and the success in spite of him probably would got him a long term contract. Glad we dodged that bullet.

[fondybrewfan]

I didn't Watch Last night.

 

If we win today we will still be closer to them than we were at the all star break

[Bring Back the Stein]

I always have a tough time remembering how to spell "embarrass." This series has gone a long way in reinforcing the correct spelling with me.

[Fear The Chorizo]

After today's game, the Brewers play 5 games against teams with current winning records (3 LAD, 2 STL) in August.

 

A Braves team fresh off trading away Teixeira and effectively giving up, a Griffey-less Reds team, a horrible Nationals team, and an equally bad Padres team make up the Brewers' next 13 games...I don't exactly see a prolonged losing streak in there.

[sheethead]

At least I did not go to any of the last 4 games.

[RyDogg66]

Dave Bush has only allowed 5 baserunners the entire game - through 7 innings. That is pretty good.

 

(They've all scored)

[brewmann04]

this turned in a nightmare and the crew will need another dynamite road trip.

[TooLiveBrew]

I mentioned in a discussion earlier this season that the Brewers' early-season success against the Cubs might loom large down the stretch. Thank god we won those games early on.

 

 

(accidentally posted that in the vent thread... deleted it there)

[SeriesFinale]

Silver Lining: the Manny deal will take a lot of national focus off this brutal mauling so I won't have to be reminded as much the next couple days.

[holybannana]

I mentioned in a discussion earlier this season that the Brewers' early-season success against the Cubs might loom large down the stretch. Thank god we won those games early on.

 

 

(accidentally posted that in the vent thread... deleted it there)

Well put. We are 6-4 in the series this year. Not great but not terrible either with 6 to go.

 

[craigharmann]

I'm hoping that this Cubs debacle is akin to being no-hit by Verlander next year. I'm hoping that it propels them to a long, winning streak and lots of good stuff for the team.

[Brawndo the Thirst Mutilat]

I watched every game in this series up to the end, missing only one half inning in transit to a bowling alley on Monday. At least, at the close of the final atrocity, the fine folks at the National Geographic Channel have seen fit to provide the perfect program for me to watch at the moment, given my mood.

 

It is called "Garbage Mountain".

 

And, yes, the creators are being quite literal with that title.