2010-10-03 Brewers (Wolf) at Reds (Harang), 12:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 3-2]

[hawing]

And we arrive at game #162.

 

Randy Wolf

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs004.ash2/33571_1607372549922_1404434242_1569461_8356873_n.jpg

 

vs.

 

Aaron Harang

http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/images/photos/000/937/000/98263039.jpg.31270_crop_340x234.jpg?1271382048

 

 

Your Milwaukee Brewers:

2B Rickie Weeks

CF Corey Hart

LF Ryan Braun

1B Prince Fielder

3B Casey McGehee

CF Lorenzo Cain

SS Alcides Escobar

C George Kottaras

LHP Randy Wolf

Those Cincinnati Reds:

2B Brandon Phillips

SS Orlando Cabrera

1B Joey Votto

3B Scott Rolen

LF Jonny Gomes

RF Jay Bruce

CF Drew Stubbs

C Ramon Hernandez

RHP Aaron Harang

 

As I say every year at this time, it'd be nice to not have a "last game" loss staring at us from the Brewerfan home page for the next six months. So how about it, Brewers?

[Invader3K]

Harang looks like Nosferatu in that picture.

 

Also, that's a very weird Brewers pendant you managed to find, hawing.

[hawing]

Yes on both counts: It almost looks like Aaron Harang should be wiping blood from his fangs with that towel; and that pin is bizarre. Its combination of ridiculous and awesome lured me into buying it during the last homestand.

[owbc]

The last day of the season is always sad, but at least this year there should be plenty of offseason moves to keep us interested--most likely starting tomorrow. Still, it's hard to believe that this is likely Prince Fielder's last game in a Brewers uniform.

 

I'm also looking forward to the games with playoff implications today--rooting for the Padres who are miraculously still in contention.

[hawing]

Bob Uecker is asking Ken Macha about "next spring." He's such a straight-man.

 

Edit: But Ken seems to see the writing on the wall, since he's thanking Ueck for the good times (had during the Macha show) for the last two years.

[davego]

...and now...the end is near...and so Ken reaches the final curtain...

[crewcrazy]

Definitely a sad day, even if the season was ultimately disappointing. Still plenty of good memories from 2010 to look back on.

[SeriesFinale]

Weird to say since I haven't been following them much the last few months, but I'm disappointed I'm not getting the Brewers' feed on the last day today...

[hawing]

Was Harang injured again? My mom is visiting (since she can't watch FSWisconsin at her house) and I missed that.

[stalton]

Assuming Wolf doesnt have a multiple hit game, Wolf is going to win the pitcher's hitting competition by 3 over Narv-Dog and Yo

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

I think it's a blister.

[trwi7]

I'm watching on gameday, but why exactly did Escobar sacrifice bunt Cain to 2nd to put a runner on 2nd with 2 outs with Kottaras facing a lefty? That seems pretty dumb.

 

Edit: Apparently it was only one out, but still pretty stupid to sacrifice bunt to bring up Kottaras to face a lefty pitcher and then the pitcher has to bat.

[RightFieldCoder]

I think Escobar was trying to bunt for a hit. Since the result was Cain on 2nd, it became a sac.

[davego]

Thanks Randy, hope your 2012 is like the 2nd half of 2011.

[SeriesFinale]

Prince's last AB as a Brewer? Downer.

[davego]

...could that be Prince's last Milwaukee AB?

[And That]

It was a disappointing, but often entertaining season. We'll see (some of) you next year, guys.

[hawing]

I've really come to dislike Franci$co Cordero. And Aaron Harang did leave with a blister.

 

Well...thanks for playing, 2010 Brewers.

 

Edit: Uecker just invited us to join him in Maryvale in 2011, when the Brewers launch "another championship season." Tear.

[SeriesFinale]

Edit: Uecker just invited us to join him in Maryvale in 2011, when the Brewers launch "another championship season." Tear.

"So long! Evvvrrrreeeebodddy."

[stalton]

A small part of me is now dead until next Spring

[davego]

Tomorrow is the worst day of the year. Today is 2nd.

[Eddiehitsthefoulpole]

I am already missing the Brewers. I have to admit that I had higher expectations for this season than many over the last 20 years. This probably could be its own thread, but I think if we brought the same team back that we had at the end of this season we would have a winning season. We don't have to blow this team up, yet.