5/7/07 Nationals (Chico) @ Brewers (Capuano): 7:05 PM CDT

[MadisonBrewerBlue]

someone needs to start a thread similar to the archived bill hall thread from last year only this year it revolves around JJ

[uwisfan]

I must say this is the first time in my history of following the Crew that I truly expect to sweep a team before the series began.

[TheBwaz]

First off, what am I going to do Thursday with no in game thread?

 

Second, Ray King is the man. Me my bro and some friends saw him in Cincy the last year of Riverfront, 2002. It was the game where Alex Sanchez broke himself.

 

Anyhoo, we were first row in right field overlooking the Brewer's pen. When Ray was walking out to the pen before the game, we all stood up, cheered, and waived our Brewers gear at him. He came over stood at the base of the wall thanked us for coming, asked us where we were from, and shot the breeze for a couple of minutes. I will always have a spot for Ray King.

 

The Brewers won that game, one of only 56 that year. We almost got killed singing "Roll Out the Barrel" on the concourse outside Riverfront. Something about talking smack when your team stinks...

[MadisonBrewerBlue]

nice article on melvin from wsj

[PrinceFielder28]

Let's finish off the home stand strong! I look forward to a good game tonight! I will be attending my 8th of the season

[TooLiveBrew]

well, at least the WSJ didn't wait to jump on the Brewers bandwagon. They've been covering them well for years! There's been article after article praising Melvin, and this is another one!

[JET15]

As a lefty, I wonder who Chico would rather face, Hardy or Prince. I think Hardy and Prince's hot streaks are going to start ushering the way for a Bill Hall hotstreak a la last night.

 

Last 7 days, Hardy and Prince's OBPs respectively... 567 and 533! And Hall is already heating up with a 407 OBP over the last 7.

 

BTW, vs lefties, Hall is doing the worst of the three at 341. Prince is 370 and JJ is 333 (OBP)

[TooLiveBrew]

If JJ's at .333, then it's not possible for Hall to be the 'worst of the three'

[BrewCrewForever]

Maybe my new Bill Hall avatar will bring him good luck and get his bat going.

[TooLiveBrew]

that's a sweet pic of Hall's sweet swing man

[bucks2281]

I have an irrational fear that the Brewers are going to lose this series.

[UeckerAddict]

Alas! I was going tonight and now I'm not. Plans fell through and people dropped out and, with my recent car problems, I will not be in attendence. Woe is me.

[berniebrewer4life]

I felt bad about it too Bucks, however, i then noticed the OPS of the Washington Nationals. Wow, they are REALLY bad. 3 players above a .750 OPS. Thier starting rotation is pretty bad too. This is just a bad baseball club, and i don't think Ned will let the guys overlook em.

[BrewCrewForever]

that's a sweet pic of Hall's sweet swing man

 

That is what I thought when I found it. Found it in the 2007 photo's section of jsonline.com a lot of great pics on there site.

[Riebes24]

mattchicorules.blogspot.com/

 

Matt Chico is the man!

 

Wow, I love this blog.

[UeckerAddict]

Wow, I love this blog.

 

Interesting. I never thought of us as the Listach-less Brewers, but I guess we are.

[Brian the Automator]

I'll finally be attending my first game of the season... Section 236, somewhere in row 2 or 3. Stop by and say hi to the dude with the "automator" softball jersey.

[Schlitz001]

Yesterday's game was a blast, other than the speeding ticket I got on the way to Miller Park :P

 

It's a good sign for the Brewers when fans are getting tickets going to the games and not coming from them.

 

It's nice to be on the winning end of a worst vs. first matchup.

[craigharmann]

Wow, I read Chico's blog...that guy piece of work. I hope he gets rocked tonight. Being distracted by cheese and Bernie Brewer trying to kiss him and all...

[timothyw80]

MadisonBrewer that article from the WSJ sounds like a guy who was walking behind the Brewers bandwagon and now that it has taken off he's running to catch it.

[RayKingsForemanGrill]

I love me some Ray King.... (see my name)... but I love me some Milwaujee Brewers more...

[Rickie23Weeks]

Wow! Jenkins finally gets a start against a lefty. I wonder if Geoff finally went in to talk with Ned about him barely playing lately and not giving him a chance all year against a southpaw?

[Ennder]

Now if only they would sit Mench more against righties and play Gross or Hart we'd be set. Mench has not hit righties well at all this year and shouldn't be playing unless we face 3+ of them in a row.

 

Nationals entire roster 12 HR's, Fielder/Hardy 17 HR's, heh.

[owbc]

I also have an irrational fear of us losing the series...just like have for virtually every game and series this year. The only game that I was sure we were going to win was opening day. I should have stomach ulcers by July and I'll be watching the playoffs from the hospital.

[Oldcity]

Did someone post the lineups? Can't find em.