5/4/08 Brewers (Sheets) at Astros (Sampson): 1:05 PM CDT

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BREAK THE FUNK, BEAT THE ASTROS!!

[Blancofan1]

Benny, we need you to be the stopper here. If we can salvage a win in this series, take the day off Monday and start a hot streak in Florida I'd be very happy. I believe it was in Florida last year that both JJ and Rickie had pretty good series, something about the game that went into extras and was completed the next day. For some reason that sticks in my head as a good run for them both. I might be way wrong though.

[sheetswannabe]

Thank god its on tv.

 

Thank god I have work at 3 so I can catch till the 5th...

 

Thank god Ben should stop the bleeding.

[cnycerveceros]

I'm feeling oddly optimistic today, not just about the game but about the season. Maybe it's just because I can't imagine it could get much worse, but I think they'll break out in the next week and at least pass the Cardinals.

[Jim Goulart]

St. Louis has played 20 of 31 at home, the Cubs 17 of 30. The Brewers have only played 13 of 30 at home, with another three-game set in Florida to follow.

 

It is important that the Brewers take advantage of the big pitching mismatch today, as the hole Yovani leaves already looks cavernous.

 

It'd be nice to have the day off Monday coming off a win, with a 3-3 road trip thus far.

 

Make it happen, Benny!

 

I posted this two days ago in the Minor League forum --

 

31-year-old RHP Mark DiFelice's next start is Sunday with Nashville.

 

Gord Ash just made a point of mentioning him in an interview on WSSP.

 

Simply pay attention to his starts in the coming weeks -- I promise you, you will look like a genius with your casual Brewer friends when he's on the Brewer roster sooner rather than later -- yes, before Jeff Weaver. Book it (that's me, not Gord, talking).

 

His K / BB ratio since the start of '07 is 139-to-15. 104 hits in 136.2 IP.

 

Don't be surprised to see the Brewers try to catch lightning in a bottle if he keeps pitching well.

[BrewCrewForever]

Please Ben, stop the bleeding today for all of us. I have so much confidence in you today, Hopefully these guys can rally the bats around you today like they did Tuesday night in Chicago.

[Sheets4theHOF]

I thinking pitching on a normal days' rest will help with the control issues Ben had his last start. As long as the offense isn't completely dead, I think the brewers can avoid the sweep.

[saget]

And we need you now tonight!

And we need you more then ever!

 

Benny, I haven't been this nauseous for a win since last September! Let's end the weekend on a beautiful tune.

[wOOgiE22]

Lineups:

 

Brewers

2B Rickie Weeks

CF Mike Cameron

LF Ryan Braun

1B Prince Fielder

RF Corey Hart

3B Bill Hall

SS Craig Counsell

RHP Ben Sheets

C Jason Kendall

 

Astros

CF Michael Bourn

2B Kaz Matsui

SS Miguel Tejada

1B Lance Berkman

LF Carlos Lee

RF Hunter Pence

3B Ty Wigginton

C J.R. Towles

RHP Chris Sampson

[yfinn6]

I'm really excited for this game. For a couple reasons, mainly being that I want to see how Sheets looks today after that stinker in Chicago.

[hawing]

And we need you now tonight!
And we need you more then ever!

 

I never really liked that song, but amen to that.

 

Come on, guys. Stop the madness! Start the movie!

[bacon06]

Who's starting today for the Astros? Swimmy, swammy, swummy....

 

 

Sampson, I was way off.

[iluvlamp]

Please win to make my weekend a little more tolerable. It would also make Monday better.

[rluzinski]

I'll just be happy if Sheets just pitches like he's healthy. If he's going to have lingering issues, nothing else is going to matter anyway.

[saget]

The Brewers are 5-1 in games the great Craig Counsell starts. If that's not a sign of gamerness I don't know what is.

[PeaveyFury]

Wow, the game is actually on TV today? Did UCLA have the day off or something?

[TabbertBB]

UCLA probably has a night game.

[yfinn6]

They must not have been able to work out their contract with FSN Wisconsin. Since there was such a high demand for UCLA baseball UCLA thought that the money they were getting from FSN Wisconsin was too little. Shucks, looks like it's bask to Milwaukee Brewer baseball.

[B2k1121]

The Brewers should kill this guy

[yfinn6]

Wow, that 1-2 pitch to Corey was a gift that was called a ball. I thought it was too close to take, BUT the next pitch was hit to left for a lead. Hurray. 1-0.

[Blancofan1]

great to have the run and early lead, but again it looked like Rickie would have been out at the plate if that throw wasn't cut off.

[rluzinski]

How does Carlos Lee not have any kind of play at the plate on Weeks?

[rluzinski]

Why does Bill insist that Sheets pitches to contact? Sheets is a flyball pitcher. If he pitched to contact he would suck. He's a strike out pitcher, as he showed this inning.

[PeaveyFury]

Yeah, I think they had Weeks if they try him at home, but I guess you take the sure out when you can get it.

 

Sheets looking MUCH sharper early on.

[marquettefan13]

Alright - let's get at least one run here.