4/3/08 Brewers (Bush) at Cubs (Dempster): 1:20 PM CDT

[derflotr]

Nice job Seth...keeping this game in reasonable reach.

[And That]

McClung (er, McDung?... he plays for us guys) with a nice looking inning. If he can keep throwing that breaking ball for a strike, he'll be tough.

[PrinceFielder28]

So not as bad at it could have been...hopefully we can wake up the bats...time to summons jobu

[sheethead]

Could it be the same people saying at least we took 2 of 3 are the same ones that said at least we had a winning record last year? Its called killer instinct, and the team that has it will be playing in October. Its never too early to get a sweep, nor to expect it if you want to see a dominant, winning ballclub. Just let the sky fall on this game and bring the rosiness tomorrow, K.

[derflotr]

Uh oh, here comes the 9 pitch 3 k inning, haha. Marmol is sick.

 

Well, that wasn't a strike.

[SeriesFinale]

I can accept loses when we are outplayed but the only thing we have done today is beat ourselves.

Give the Cubs some credit here...they've had some nice, timely hitting today and Dempster did much better than expected.

[bthurley19]

So not as bad at it could have been...hopefully we can wake up the bats...time to summons jobu

Are you saying Jesus can't hit a curve ball.

[Fear The Chorizo]

this ump is brutal...Corey Hart's 6'6", not 5'6"

[And That]

Could it be the same people saying at least we took 2 of 3 are the same ones that said at least we had a winning record last year? Its called killer instinct

If the Brewers win 2 out of every 3, I'm pretty sure they'll make the playoffs (even without killer instinct).

 

[tristarscoop]

It's just the frustration. Our #3 pitcher just shouldn't have been this bad on his first outing. Plus, the leaving in of Bush too long is like a bad hangover from last season. There is long held bitterness over Yost's pitcher management and this just brings it right up. If we were starting fresh, maybe the anger wouldn't be so bad.

[sheethead]

Are you saying Jesus can't hit a curve ball.

awesome. best baseball movie ever.

[SeriesFinale]

Nothing like swinging at ball four JJ

[And That]

Our #3 pitcher just shouldn't have been this bad on his first outing.

At what point would be okay for him to have a bad outing? Should he have waited for his third or fourth start?

 

[whynotthebrewers]

Could it be the same people saying at least we took 2 of 3 are the same ones that said at least we had a winning record last year? Its called killer instinct, and the team that has it will be playing in October. Its never too early to get a sweep, nor to expect it if you want to see a dominant, winning ballclub. Just let the sky fall on this game and bring the rosiness tomorrow, K.

It's the same ones that can accept a loss in the third game of the year. Also the ones who see that we took 2 of 3 (at least) from the favorite of the division, on the road. And the ones who know that a team will give up runs and may not score a bunch every game. It's called the reality of playing a game. I always like to relate to games I play. I don't win every pickup basketball game or summer baseball league game. Sometimes you are just not going to win.

[sheethead]

If the Brewers win 2 out of every 3, I'm pretty sure they'll make the playoffs (even without killer instinct).

 

That doesn't seem realistic. Sweeping the Cubs today seemed realistic until just recently. And if they would miraculously win 2 out of every 3 games, i believe they would have developed killer instinct.

[Fear The Chorizo]

good AB by Counsel

[orca1963]

it's cuz it's the cubs...i know we will not win every game but i want very badly to win every game against the cubs....and the world series of course

[SeriesFinale]

Its called killer instinct, and the team that has it will be playing in October.

Is "Killer Instinct Ratio" one of the tiebreakers in the National League?

[SoCalBrewfan]

It's possible to be disappointed in the loss, and specific performances, and yet not write off the team (or its fans) as having no killer instinct, insisting they are losers if they don't sweep. Of course everyone is starved for games that count. Still, winning 2 of 3 on the road against your chief rivals is still nice. JMO of course...

[And That]

And if they would miraculously win 2 out of every 3 games, i believe they would have developed killer instinct.

What is the win-loss cutoff point for killer instinct?

 

[SeriesFinale]

If the Brewers win 2 out of every 3, I'm pretty sure they'll make the playoffs (even without killer instinct).

 

That doesn't seem realistic. Sweeping the Cubs today seemed realistic until just recently. And if they would miraculously win 2 out of every 3 games, i believe they would have developed killer instinct.

 

Wait, but the fact that they "only" took 2 of 3 this series doesn't mean they have this mysterious "Killer Instinct" though?

[Harold Hutchison]

I don't think we're getting the sweep. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/frown.gif

[Fear The Chorizo]

I'll take 2 of 3 against the Cubs anytime we face Zambrano in a series and we throw two marginal starting pitchers against them.

 

in fact, I'll take 2 of 3 against the Cubs anytime, period.

 

still some game left - it'd be nice to shut them down the next two frames and get some sort of rally going to make it interesting!

[orca1963]

killer instinct is when you make the playoffs, then make the ws and then win ithttp://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

 

 

[And That]

McClung showing the good stuff today for sure.