9/23/05 STL (Carpenter) vs MILW (Capuano), 7:05 pm

[bsglorydays]

To say this is the start of a very important series is a huge understatement.

 

Chris Carpenter comes in as (probably) the front-runner for the NL Cy Young Award. Carpenter carries a 21-4 record and a stellar 2.42 ERA.

 

Chris Capuano comes in with a shot at a 20-win season. He currently carries a 17-10 record with a solid 3.64 ERA.

 

Can the Brewers start the series on the right foot? Can they ultimately take 2-of-3 (or better) vs the Cardinals and put themselves in good position for their run at a .500 record.

 

The Cardinals come in with the best record in the league at 96-58, while the Brewers are 75-77.

 

The game is televised on FSN.

[markwitx]

The only good thing about the Hurricann Rita is that i get to see the Brewers tonight and tomorrow.

[Oldcity]

It's a tall task, but I think they need to take 2/3 from the Cards if they want a realistic shot at .500. Time for Cappy to get it done tonight; bounce back from your shaky outting last time!

[brewerjamie15]

I'll be at the game tonight with brewermary15. We got tickets for DB 120 Row 2 seats 7 & 8. Stop by and say hello.

I've never sat in such nice seats and I'm looking forward to it.

[brewmann04]

I think we have to take at least 1

and we have a decent shot at 500 with Cinn and pitt left

[RightFieldCoder]

Considering their AAA ballclub pounded us the last time they were here, I'm just hoping they don't sweep us. But then again, they have nothing to play for and La Russa seems to like Yost. Maybe La Russa feels bad for his friend and "lets" us take two games.

[markwitx]

I don't have tickets yet, but when i always come up i sit on down the first base line on the first level. I will be wearing a Geoff Jenkins jersey so come up and say hi.

[temke]

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I will be wearing a Geoff Jenkins jersey so come up and say hi.

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that should narrow it downhttp://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/tongue.gif

[hawing]

Hey, now, knowing that he's wearing a Jenkins jersey sets him apart from all the Hardy/Weeks/Fielder shirts. Give Mark a break! Look at all he's been through lately!

 

Maybe La Russa feels bad for his friend and "lets" us take two games.

 

I wouldn't completely object to this notion, but it doesn't sound like La Russa to me.

 

C'mon Brewers.

[tomwopat]

on the cubs game they just announced that today is the anniversary of the brant brown game. santo responded with an "ooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh".

[Member]

I'll be there with a neighbor's kid in tow. Look for a guy wearing a Nashville Sounds cap (circa 1985) out in the LF loge bleachers.

[Brewcrew255]

Starting lineups are

 St. Louis Milwaukee --------- --------- Pos Player HR RBI AVG. Pos Player HR RBI AVG. --- ------ -- --- ---- --- ------ -- --- ---- SS Eckstein, David 8 58 .290 CF Clark, Brady 12 46 .308 CF Taguchi, So 8 49 .293 SS Hardy, JJ 7 46 .238 1B Pujols, Albert 39 109 .335 1B Overbay, Lyle 19 70 .275 LF Sanders, Reggie 18 44 .264 LF Lee, Carlos 32 109 .269 2B Grudzielanek, Mark 8 53 .294 RF Jenkins, Geoff 23 80 .287 RF Luna, Hector 1 14 .268 3B Hall, Bill 16 57 .277 C Molina, Yadier 8 48 .261 2B Weeks, Rickie 13 40 .244 3B Nunez, Abraham 5 43 .287 C Miller, Damian 8 38 .265 P Carpenter, Chris (21-4, 2.42) P Capuano, Chris (17-10, 3.64)

 

edit: changed to pretty lineups -ja002h

[nullbyte]

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Look for a guy wearing a Nashville Sounds cap (circa 1985) out in the LF loge bleachers.

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Whew, I bet that's a stinky hat. No need to look, just follow your nose!

 

Oh. Never mind.

[PeaveyFury]

We made it all of two pitches and we have started the Eckstein love-fest.

 

And walking the leadoff man is probably a bad forcast about how Capuano's outing is going to go....

[pitchleague]

I see that it is another one of those Directv debacles where they aren't showing it again.

 

The game is even on my DTV schedule channel 741 but no game! GRRRRR! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/mad.gif

 

At least I can listen to Uecker and Powell over the internet.

[nullbyte]

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We made it all of two pitches and we have started the Eckstein love-fest.

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I was just thinking the same thing. Sick.

[ja002h]

JJ hits good.

[MoneyballMan]

Yeah, Directv has been terrible. It is on my schedule as well (but channel 642) and not on. Who's working their magic with them tonight???

[ja002h]

Darn it Jenks! Hit the freaking cutoff man for once in your life.

 

He's doing it all the time this year, and it's really getting annoying.

[PeaveyFury]

Eckstein moving to second took the bat out of Pujols' hands... I have little problem with the result of Jenks' throw.

[SoCalBrewfan]

This bases loaded thing I do have a problem with, however.

[ja002h]

I don't much like walking in runs, myself.

[PeaveyFury]

Just great that Capuano has looked like the pitcher that was wild and inconsistent at the start of the year during his last two starts... you have to wonder if he's fading under a workload that far surpasses anything he's done before.

[ja002h]

Cappy bangs out a two bagger!

[JoeH33]

Cappy! Doing what he can to make up for that walk.