4/17/08 Brewers (Parra) at Cardinals (Lohse): 12:15 PM CDT

[Gobias Industries]

Maybe I'm an insane optimist but I think that Ankiel out was huge for our prospects today--I still have this crazy belief that this offense can muster 4 runs

I'm with you. Ankiel did us a favor in that at-bat by swinging at a couple of balls. We need to take advantage of that.

[Schlitz001]

Maybe I'm an insane optimist but I think that Ankiel out was huge for our prospects today--I still have this crazy belief that this offense can muster 4 runs

I'm with ya. We still got 5 innings to go. Let's just hope McClung can hold his ground.

[SeriesFinale]

Of course, seeing that "Due up: Gross-Rivera-Counsell" doesn't do much to inspire confidence

[BrewCrewForever]

Similar to CV and Parra getting a pass when their starts have been no better than Bush's.

Well since Suppan stunk it up in his last start yet we still won, it looks like Sheets is the only one worthy of staying in the rotation.

Oh what do you know, Gross struck out.

[afeter]

breaking bucks news interrupts the brewer broadcast.

[tristarscoop]

Is there a name for the line below the Mendoza line? Because Gross is making the Mendoza line look positively sexy right now.

[afeter]

ok braun, weeks, hardy,feilder, hall wake up. Craig is doing it. sheesh

[moofnelson]

I told someone earlier today that this is the first time in a couple of years that I was happy to see Counsel in the lineup because he would probably be the only one that would get a hit.

[tristarscoop]

Has any word come out about Kapler? They've made it seem like the shoulder was no big deal, but we're at 3 straight games without him in CF and he certainly would have been a better PH option in the past two games, right?

[JohnBriggs12]

How bad is it when Counsell is your best hitter?

[SeriesFinale]

Unbelievable, Billy

 

Go sit back down and crack open a beer for your hard day's work

[trwi7]

Probably could've just kept Parra in to bat instead of Hall there. Parra probably would've at least taken a pitch and not weakly rolled over a ball off the plate.

[Fear The Chorizo]

quality AB there - I guess Bill Hall wanted to get back in the clubhouse ASAP

[TSack27]

Is there a name for the line below the Mendoza line? Because Gross is making the Mendoza line look positively sexy right now.

The Sheets Line?

 

[moofnelson]

Maybe I'm an insane optimist but I think that Ankiel out was huge for our prospects today--I still have this crazy belief that this offense can muster 4 runs

 

We may score 4 runs, but by that time St. Louis will have scored 10.

[afeter]

great idea bringing mcpoop in here with this zone, ned. beautifull baseball mind

[tristarscoop]

Uecker just claimed that this wasn't a bad outing for Manny

[afeter]

i bet he still walks 2

[jwill535]

totally random question here, but whos phone is always ringing during every broadcast. It sounds like it is Ukes, you hear it softly then it gets louder like he is looking at is and then soft again as if he is putting it away. Anyways back to you regularly scheduled suck fest.

[tristarscoop]

For the record - Dave Bush has a better BA than Gross.

[BrewCrewForever]

Go McDung!

[afeter]

give me some crow

[tristarscoop]

Seth McClung says eat it to all the detractors, is our best pitcher of the past 3 games...

[BrewCrewForever]

I mean were only down 3-0, but with the way these guys hit that seems more like 6 or 7-0.

[moofnelson]

Was that McClung's first scoreless inning since joining the Brewers?