2008 Silver Lining Thread

[pebadger]

With the collapse of the Cards, I'm feeling pretty confident about the Crew finishing no worse than 3rd in the division.

[logan82]

I take some solice in the fact that the poundings the Brewers have endured at the hands of the Phillies, Mets, Cubs and even the Dodgers are a pretty good indication that they just may not be that good. I have a much easier time missing the playoffs when you don't belong there in the first place, then I do if they fail to reach their potential. It is becoming pretty clear that they simply aren't as good as those teams. Combined 9-18 against the teams likely to make the NL playoffs.

Are you trying to say that it is better to miss the playoffs and let people think that we would have been good rather than make the playoffs and get swept out to remove all doubt?

[sbrylski]

An even more motivated to win Mark Attanasio in 2009.

[BrewCrewForever]

An even more motivated to win Mark Attanasio in 2009.

That is a fantastic and probably very true silver lining. We might not be able to keep CC or Ben, but I have faith Mark will do anything in his power to make this team better.

[owbc]

At least there's 2 legitimate playoff contenders playing tonight in Milwaukee.

[pitchleague]

I finally figured out the losing this month . . . . .

 

The Brewers are tanking some games on purpose because they needed a new challenge:

 

1) Last place in May and fight back to wild card lead? CHECK!

2) 20-7 month of August? CHECK!

3) 4 game wild card lead equals little excitement during the final month? CHECK!

 

Yeah . . . That's the ticket!

 

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n116/pitchleague/lovitz.jpg

[naivin]

An even more motivated to win Mark Attanasio in 2009.

 

That, or an exremely gunshy Mark Attansio in 2009.

[adamb100]

The Cubs are winning 4-0 so far. That good enough?

[Point Beer Is Best]

Every Brewers loss gets us closer to the "post-Yost" era.

[brewtank34]

Bye Ned....don't let the door hit you on your way out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pebadger]

I had a nice chat with my daughter tonight. I told her that when I was a little older than she is now, the Brewers played in a World Series. I told here that if she married a nice boy 15 years from now that maybe her child could say the same thing.

 

Milwaukee Brewers - bringing families together.

[trwi7]

The Brewers don't play tomorrow.

[brewcrewkid14]

The Brewers don't play tomorrow.

 

Amen.

[brewizard]

At least this year's collapse seemed to happen really fast - like over just two weeks. Last year's collapse took two agonizing MONTHS. This is an improvement.

[logan82]

For September BA/OBP/SLG/OPS

Weeks 303/439/455/894

Hardy 220/264/520/784

Braun 222/314/334/647

Fielder 231/348/359/707

Hart 186/239/256/495

Cameron 114/184/171/356

Hall 167/219/233/452

Kendall 211/318/368/687

I am sure that doesn't include today, but lets face it, they didn't hit today either.

 

There is almost no way they can keep hitting this poorly or maybe they can and we will save lots of money in arbitration.

[senorjerm]

Weeks 303/439/455/894

 

Rickie Weeks is finally showing some of that potential?

[hawing]

It looks like we won't see Zambrano in this Wrigley series.

[thablingster]

I'm glad Ryan Braun will be a Brewer for the foreseeable future. He's a very good player and a stand up man. He never shies away from telling the truth, no matter how it may make him look or who he may out by telling it like it is.

[BrewCrewForever]

I also tip my hat once again to my favorite player Ryan Braun. He stood up and told it like it is. Calling the Phillies series a complete and total disaster. To bad the Manager can't see that.

[giffted1]

Tied for the wildcard lead with a little over two weeks to go. Last time we played the Cubs we came in hot and fell flat on our faces. MAYBE (big maybe) the opposite will be true this time.

[hammytime]

The season isn't over yet, and anything can happen between now and then.

[Sundown Kid]

The Brewers still have 6 games left on the road so Corey Hart can feel good and loose for another week.

[JohnBriggs12]

The bright side: Sabathia and Sheets will start 6 of the final 12 games. The Cubs will have locked up division by final weekend, and could be starting guys like Marshall, Randy Wells and Kevin Hart the final weekend.

 

If somehow Sabathia can outduel Dempster who's only been so-so his last 3 starts, and Sheets can beat Jason Marquis, then they'll still have a pulse and at least some positive momentum. Yost should then replace Parra and piggyback McLung and Villanueva on Thursday.

[TooLiveBrew]

The Cubs scored two lucky runs tonight in the 3rd & our offense (esp. Prince) started to make me feel confident again. What was that thread this preseason about the 'Other 42' games? Meaning games that could go either way on a few twists of fate. I can't get upset tonight about the loss like I could in some games recently. At least this one came down to the end, and if one or two plays in the game went differently, the Brewers would have nabbed the win. Very much looking forward to the next two games, which is not how I felt heading into tonight's game.

 

Please truly be back, Prince. Give us 10 games of your insane power potential & we could make the playoffs.

[BrewCrewForever]

I was much more impressed with the teams overall effort tonight then all 4 Philly games combined.