7/28/08 Cubs (Lilly) at Brewers (Sabathia): 7:05 CDT

[jjgott]

...and people consider Braun egregious when watching HR's

[ELCABALLO45]

Good to see Aramis get 4 strikes.

[Brew Man Dan]

I wonder if the crew should throw at Soriano for dogging it around the bases?

[RyDogg66]

Weeks is a bum.

[pitchleague]

Cubs 2 battles, Brewers 0 battles, 1 tie

[ELCABALLO45]

0-3 with RISP

[Brewcrewin07]

So, this offense is just pathetic right now. They are letting Ted fricking Lilly look like he's a good pitcher. Way to get up for the biggest series of the year guys!!!

[Brew Man Dan]

man the brewers can't expect to win this series if they can't get a hit w/RISP.

[sheethead]

CC is going to have to do better than a single up the middle if he wants the Brewers to plate some runs this game.

[Brewer Fever]

It's early, we gotta stay postive. It's really the only way we can contribute as fans. That and not selling our tickets to the highest Cubs fan bidder. Everybody keep pulling for 'em.

[trwi7]

It's early, we gotta stay postive. It's really the only way we can contribute as fans. That and not selling our tickets to the highest Cubs fan bidder. Everybody keep pulling for 'em.

 

Okay let me try. Weeks looked slightly less pathetic in his second at bat.

[ELCABALLO45]

Sit down Soto, and say sorry for playing well over your head to start the year

[brewmann04]

I have a strange feeling the Brewers left their bats on the road but they will need to split this series.so Hopefully they will fingf their lumber sometime betwwen now and Thurs game.

[BrewCrewForever]

You know, I give Prince a very hard time for his D, but he is pretty good at tagging guys when throws are a bit off.

[jjgott]

You gotta DIVE for those Corey! He's playing shallow and it still falls in. Ugh!

[sauveb]

With 2 outs and the 8 and 9 hitters coming up you can't take a chance on one getting by him and going to the wall. Give the guy a break.

[Bruce Ciskie]

With 2 outs and the 8 and 9 hitters coming up you can't take a chance on one getting by him and going to the wall. Give the guy a break.

 

If he goes all-out to the ball, he catches it without leaving his feet. Easily.

 

It looked to me like he misjudged it. While that's a mistake, it's hardly unforgivable.

[jjgott]

We're making Lilly look like Cy Young out there. The Crew need to start taking some pitches.

[Brewcrewin07]

Ummmmm guys, Hello???? This is Ted Lilly you are facing, not Cy Young. Please stop making him look like he's good. They are playing like they don't even care. It's the biggest series you will play all season, pull your heads out of your butts please!!

[Bruce Ciskie]

I'm smelling frustration on the board. At least we aren't getting beat by the Diamondbacks while making Randy Johnson look like he's 28.

[sheethead]

The way this offense is clicking, Lilly is going to have to make some big time mistake pitches in order for the Brewers to get anything going. Professional hitting this is not tonight. Blah.

[ELCABALLO45]

Cy Lilly on the mound, WHERE DID THAT MISS

[Brewer Fever]

Actually rather than looking like they don't care, they look to me like they're pressing. Tonight they have that look they had so often in July and August when the pressure put on by the Cubs was just too much for a team that hadn't been through it before. At some point, today, tommorow, next week, or next year they'll realize they're as good as any team in baseball. What we need is for a couple of hits to fall in, catch a break or two. A comeback win just might be what the doctor ordered. I think this thing will turn when we get a hit with a runner in scoring position.

 

That play by JJ right there is a nice start.

[phxMILWfan]

Whats with Corey? He's not going after any of the shallow fly balls. HUSTLE Corey!

 

Maybe still the stomach virus? Afraid of diarrhea when diving?

[ELCABALLO45]

Soriano is only good 3 weeks out of the year, Why does it have to be this week?