So I have been watching Brewers live in sweet anticipation/flipping back & forth to ESPN & have the following to note:
1. Tony Gwynn Jr sounds EXACTLY like his dad, who sounds like a white dude who plays lots of dungeons & dragons when he's not doing extra math problems for fun.
2. Watching college womens softball is actually fun if several of the players are in fact attractive.
3. The Brewers called up Braun at just the right time. Although we are still comfortably in first, we have been playing like dog shit lately, have had exaclty 1 RBI from the Counsilino tandem this year, and judging by the postings on this blog, excitement for the Brew Crew has stalled slightly. Right now I am damn excited.
There will hopefully be more to report later as long as the Crew comes to play & I continue to pound the Highlife.
Polish out
Friday, May 25, 2007
Thursday, May 10, 2007
The First Challenge
9-1 in the last 10, sweep of the woeful Nats, 24-10 overall. Life is good in the land beer made famous. The next few series will provide a good scale as to how good this team is and how they fare as one of the dominant teams in baseball.
The first series is away against the 21-12 Mets. Many picked this team to win the NL during the pre-season and the team isn't dispointing. It's loaded with talent, I should know, I own three players on my fantasy team. This could be a NLCS preview (wishful thinking?).
The Brewers continue their road trip with a visit to Philadelphia. The Phillies are 15-19 and underachieving, yet again. So this series might not really be a good litmus test for the crews dominance of the NL. They've still got "my boy" Pat Burrell though. And who knows what Charlie Manual has got planned. "I will drop you right there."
The Brewers then return home for some good 'ole interleague play against the Twinkies. Currently 17-16, this series always heats up the old rivalry between the two old AL foes. I hate all that is Minnesota and the Twins.
The Brewers then hit the airplane for a trip to La-La land and the West-leading Dodgers. In the 2005 MLB video game for XBOX I let Sheets go because I didn't want to pay his huge salary and he landed with the Dodgers. And for some reason he always pitched against me when we played them and he was tough. But it brought out my A-game and I always rose to the challenge of sticking it to the Dodgers. I see no difference in real life, but this times Sheets will assist in sticking it to the Dodgers.
Continuing their tour of the West the Crew will then take on the Padres. A constant .500 team in the weak west, 2 out of 3 should be expected, not hoped for.
Finally the Brewers get to come back for a homestand that begins with hosting the Hot-lanta Braves. This team has reloaded and looks as though it could compete for another 13 division titles. B. Cox has already cleared his calendar for this time frame. Ironically enough, he has openings in his schedule during the end of October.
The first series is away against the 21-12 Mets. Many picked this team to win the NL during the pre-season and the team isn't dispointing. It's loaded with talent, I should know, I own three players on my fantasy team. This could be a NLCS preview (wishful thinking?).
The Brewers continue their road trip with a visit to Philadelphia. The Phillies are 15-19 and underachieving, yet again. So this series might not really be a good litmus test for the crews dominance of the NL. They've still got "my boy" Pat Burrell though. And who knows what Charlie Manual has got planned. "I will drop you right there."
The Brewers then return home for some good 'ole interleague play against the Twinkies. Currently 17-16, this series always heats up the old rivalry between the two old AL foes. I hate all that is Minnesota and the Twins.
The Brewers then hit the airplane for a trip to La-La land and the West-leading Dodgers. In the 2005 MLB video game for XBOX I let Sheets go because I didn't want to pay his huge salary and he landed with the Dodgers. And for some reason he always pitched against me when we played them and he was tough. But it brought out my A-game and I always rose to the challenge of sticking it to the Dodgers. I see no difference in real life, but this times Sheets will assist in sticking it to the Dodgers.
Continuing their tour of the West the Crew will then take on the Padres. A constant .500 team in the weak west, 2 out of 3 should be expected, not hoped for.
Finally the Brewers get to come back for a homestand that begins with hosting the Hot-lanta Braves. This team has reloaded and looks as though it could compete for another 13 division titles. B. Cox has already cleared his calendar for this time frame. Ironically enough, he has openings in his schedule during the end of October.
Monday, May 7, 2007
central foes
For those of you that do not have Insider access on espn.com, Peter Gammons referred to the Brewers as the consensus NL Central favorite in a recent article about the Cubs.
Gammons writes of the Cubs, "Their fourth straight win Saturday put them at .500 and second to the Brewers, the team most everyone in the division believes is the team to beat. " As far as I'm concerned, Peter Gammons is the foremost media authority on major league baseball and this legitimized our successful start more to me than any media coverage we have received so far.
That said, I do believe that the Cubs are the central team that the Brewers will need to be the most concerned about as the season moves along. If you look at the teams in the central, the Cubs have the best combination of talent out of any of our opponents. The Pirates can't get enough consistency from their offense to be considered a long-term threat. Houston will be able to score runs but after not landing Roger Clemens their pitching is seriously suspect. Cincinnati strikes out too much and their bullpen has taken a major step back from last year, and the Cardinals seem to have lost most of their pitching (some to injuries) and seem to have gotten old quickly.
Rich Hill continues to pitch well and Jason Marquis has rediscovered some of the success he had in St. Louis. When they get Soriano, Derek Lee, and Aramis Ramirez all hitting at the same time they will be dangerous. Lee has been playing well but Soriano has just very recently started to come around. Brewers fans can hope that Carlos Zambrano remains distracted by his contract situation all year and that the Cubs don't pick up anyone to improve their bullpen but the baseball season is a long one and we can't be counting our money for playoff tickets yet.
This series with the Nationals is one that a legitimately good team should sweep, and I'm looking forward to our trip out east to see how we can perform in Shea stadium against a quality Mets team. Nice outing by Cappy tonight and I'm glad to see Coco coming in to get the save for my fantasy team.
peace out,
the brat
Gammons writes of the Cubs, "Their fourth straight win Saturday put them at .500 and second to the Brewers, the team most everyone in the division believes is the team to beat. " As far as I'm concerned, Peter Gammons is the foremost media authority on major league baseball and this legitimized our successful start more to me than any media coverage we have received so far.
That said, I do believe that the Cubs are the central team that the Brewers will need to be the most concerned about as the season moves along. If you look at the teams in the central, the Cubs have the best combination of talent out of any of our opponents. The Pirates can't get enough consistency from their offense to be considered a long-term threat. Houston will be able to score runs but after not landing Roger Clemens their pitching is seriously suspect. Cincinnati strikes out too much and their bullpen has taken a major step back from last year, and the Cardinals seem to have lost most of their pitching (some to injuries) and seem to have gotten old quickly.
Rich Hill continues to pitch well and Jason Marquis has rediscovered some of the success he had in St. Louis. When they get Soriano, Derek Lee, and Aramis Ramirez all hitting at the same time they will be dangerous. Lee has been playing well but Soriano has just very recently started to come around. Brewers fans can hope that Carlos Zambrano remains distracted by his contract situation all year and that the Cubs don't pick up anyone to improve their bullpen but the baseball season is a long one and we can't be counting our money for playoff tickets yet.
This series with the Nationals is one that a legitimately good team should sweep, and I'm looking forward to our trip out east to see how we can perform in Shea stadium against a quality Mets team. Nice outing by Cappy tonight and I'm glad to see Coco coming in to get the save for my fantasy team.
peace out,
the brat
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Sunday Baseball
Does it get much better than sitting around on a nice, Sunny, Sunday and watching baseball? One of life's little pleasures.
I'm having mixed fillings about the Brewer's performance today. They currently have a 3-0 lead, but have let the 'Stros load the bases the last three innings. You can't ride this wave too long without getting capsized. This is where I am having mixed feelings. I'm glad the Brewers can hunker down and work themselves out of the innings, but their performance is poor to get them to this point. Claudio Vargas, for some reason is determined to go 2-0 or 3-0 to every batter. And with as patient as Berkman is and Lee batting behind him, you're risking the chance to wake up a sleeping giant. I'm of the school that you need to throw strikes and execute in the field. That is what good teams are made of and the Brewers are not doing either effectively. Their pitching is constantly getting behind and then either walking batters or letting hitters sit on pitches. Then the fielding has been less than spectacular. Vargas', what could only be described as, "lazy" throw to second that messed up a tailor-made double play ball. Hardy's mishandled turn of a double play. Good teams make big plays in big situations and Brewers have not done that today. However, they are still up 3-0. So, if the Crew hangs on to win this game, I won't complain about another "W" especially against a division foe. But for these previously-stated reasons are why I won't get too over-hyped about the Brewers fast start. Once they start executing consistently in the field and have their pitchers get up on hitters to control each at-bat (see Villenueva's outing today), that's when I'll start getting a good feeling about this club - and when I say good feeling, I'm talking about being a legitimate pennant contender.
I'm having mixed fillings about the Brewer's performance today. They currently have a 3-0 lead, but have let the 'Stros load the bases the last three innings. You can't ride this wave too long without getting capsized. This is where I am having mixed feelings. I'm glad the Brewers can hunker down and work themselves out of the innings, but their performance is poor to get them to this point. Claudio Vargas, for some reason is determined to go 2-0 or 3-0 to every batter. And with as patient as Berkman is and Lee batting behind him, you're risking the chance to wake up a sleeping giant. I'm of the school that you need to throw strikes and execute in the field. That is what good teams are made of and the Brewers are not doing either effectively. Their pitching is constantly getting behind and then either walking batters or letting hitters sit on pitches. Then the fielding has been less than spectacular. Vargas', what could only be described as, "lazy" throw to second that messed up a tailor-made double play ball. Hardy's mishandled turn of a double play. Good teams make big plays in big situations and Brewers have not done that today. However, they are still up 3-0. So, if the Crew hangs on to win this game, I won't complain about another "W" especially against a division foe. But for these previously-stated reasons are why I won't get too over-hyped about the Brewers fast start. Once they start executing consistently in the field and have their pitchers get up on hitters to control each at-bat (see Villenueva's outing today), that's when I'll start getting a good feeling about this club - and when I say good feeling, I'm talking about being a legitimate pennant contender.
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
The Soup's On
I must admit that I was skeptical of the Crew's chances this evening after Rich Hill started perfect the first three frames. I mean he's got a 0.47 ERA and the Cubs spent about 900 million this year on bats right? Screw that. The wind only seems to be blowing in for those lovable losers right now. I guess they're just hitting the ball too high.
Speaking of the wind blowing in, how great is it to see the Brewers flag atop that lame ass schooner mast out on the bleachers in Wrigley?
The real reason for this post is to comment on a few sights from this evening's game that I found thoroughly amusing. First was the shot of Carlos Villanueva holding a freshly cracked hand warmer up to his ear like it was supposed to sound warm or something. The Brewers pen looked like they were about to begin the Iditarod all bundled up in Parkas. I don't think Carlos has ever seen snow. He looks like a tool but he gets a pass because he saved our ass last night and is my hero.
Miller just scored. 4-0 Brewers. We are awesome.
Second is how Kevin Mench looks like a cartoon character when he runs. I mean he's pretty short and his legs move real fast. It's like the roadrunner. And how about the old "Oh shit I can't see the ball in the lights" trick that didn't fool Derek Lee for a second, at second. That's still pretty funny. Suddenly we have lots of good outfielders. El Caballo who?
Felix Pie just caught the ball. That's not a french last name, its a dessert.
Third is how Lou Piniella looks like he wants put away about a fifth of burbon and forget he took this job. I mean he could have managed a shitty team in Tampa right? At least it would be warmer. This guy has already gone off on one reporter for asking why the Cubs sucked that night and refused to address the press after the 12 inning masterpiece the brewers snapped off last night. This is going to be fun to watch.
Suppan just got pinch hit for. 8 innings of shutout ball. The Soup's On.
Go Crew,
The Polish (They call me the Polish because I have the longest cock)
Speaking of the wind blowing in, how great is it to see the Brewers flag atop that lame ass schooner mast out on the bleachers in Wrigley?
The real reason for this post is to comment on a few sights from this evening's game that I found thoroughly amusing. First was the shot of Carlos Villanueva holding a freshly cracked hand warmer up to his ear like it was supposed to sound warm or something. The Brewers pen looked like they were about to begin the Iditarod all bundled up in Parkas. I don't think Carlos has ever seen snow. He looks like a tool but he gets a pass because he saved our ass last night and is my hero.
Miller just scored. 4-0 Brewers. We are awesome.
Second is how Kevin Mench looks like a cartoon character when he runs. I mean he's pretty short and his legs move real fast. It's like the roadrunner. And how about the old "Oh shit I can't see the ball in the lights" trick that didn't fool Derek Lee for a second, at second. That's still pretty funny. Suddenly we have lots of good outfielders. El Caballo who?
Felix Pie just caught the ball. That's not a french last name, its a dessert.
Third is how Lou Piniella looks like he wants put away about a fifth of burbon and forget he took this job. I mean he could have managed a shitty team in Tampa right? At least it would be warmer. This guy has already gone off on one reporter for asking why the Cubs sucked that night and refused to address the press after the 12 inning masterpiece the brewers snapped off last night. This is going to be fun to watch.
Suppan just got pinch hit for. 8 innings of shutout ball. The Soup's On.
Go Crew,
The Polish (They call me the Polish because I have the longest cock)
Monday, April 23, 2007
midnight oil
For those of you that went to bed before the Brewers/Cubs game went final on Monday night, you missed a dandy.
This is just the type of game that you love to see as a Brewers fan. The Crew got down early, clawed back with some timely hitting and a very good bullpen effort, and won the game in the 12th on a solo homer from Prince Fielder.
Just as they did this last weekend on their homestand, the Crew once again looked like a very solid baseball team. This hasn't exactly been the case in recent years. We scored 5 runs, with no more than 1 coming in a single inning. Ned Yost made some gutsy managerial calls, especially leaving Counsell in against a lefty reliever late in the game to knock in the tying run. The Cubs threatened to score a number of times. They had runners on 2nd and 3rd with no outs one inning we were able to get out of it. They had a quick Felix Pie on 2nd late in the game that Jenkins made a great play on a rifle shot to left that saved the game. And then all of these little efforts as the game went on were able to bear fruit when Prince went deep in the 12th.
Since Cordero has been worked a lot lately (cause we've been winning) Derrick Turnbow came in to get the save, another example of exactly what I'm talking about, the little things. If we can keep making the hustle plays and doing the little things right, we might have some baseball to worry about in Milwaukee in October. Peace out.
the brat
(they call me the brat cause I've got the biggest cock)
This is just the type of game that you love to see as a Brewers fan. The Crew got down early, clawed back with some timely hitting and a very good bullpen effort, and won the game in the 12th on a solo homer from Prince Fielder.
Just as they did this last weekend on their homestand, the Crew once again looked like a very solid baseball team. This hasn't exactly been the case in recent years. We scored 5 runs, with no more than 1 coming in a single inning. Ned Yost made some gutsy managerial calls, especially leaving Counsell in against a lefty reliever late in the game to knock in the tying run. The Cubs threatened to score a number of times. They had runners on 2nd and 3rd with no outs one inning we were able to get out of it. They had a quick Felix Pie on 2nd late in the game that Jenkins made a great play on a rifle shot to left that saved the game. And then all of these little efforts as the game went on were able to bear fruit when Prince went deep in the 12th.
Since Cordero has been worked a lot lately (cause we've been winning) Derrick Turnbow came in to get the save, another example of exactly what I'm talking about, the little things. If we can keep making the hustle plays and doing the little things right, we might have some baseball to worry about in Milwaukee in October. Peace out.
the brat
(they call me the brat cause I've got the biggest cock)
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