9/17/2007 Milwaukee (Gallardo) at Houston (Albers) 7:05 CDT

[phatmatt1215]

Needless to say, this is a must win. With Gallardo going, I think it will be a win.

[owbc]

3 rookie starters = Brewers sweep (hopefully)

 

or, like years past:

 

3 rookie starters = Astros sweep

 

Assuming the Cubs take 2/3 from the Reds:

 

Brewers sweep = division tied

Brewers 2/3 = 1 GB

Brewers 1/3 = 2 GB

Astros sweep = 3 GB

 

2/3 is a must, anything less would really hurt unless the Cubs manage to choke this week.

[brewtank34]

Keep rolling Crew...your fans got your back!!
Lets get this road trip off right with a series win!!! Gotta like our chances with Yoyo on the mound.

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[MoneyballMan]

Down here in Houston again ready to see the Brewers to a must win!! YO!

[Brian the Automator]

Let's not overuse the term "must win", now...

[kgbaseball]

Replay of a couple Wednesdays ago? Please?

[patrickgpe]

I don' think this is a must win game, but its a game you would like them to win. The cubs have to go against Arroyo which has proven to be a competent starter with a poor record. We are going against a starter we faced 2 weeks ago and had a pretty good game against.

[GormanHarvey]

Love the avatar brewtank! Just my humble (and perhaps wishful) opinion, but I really think the Reds can take 2 out 3 against the Scrubs. They have to face Arroyo, Harang, and Shearn. Arroyo has good numbers this year against the Scrubs and has been on a roll (4 straight quality starts), Harang is Harang, and Shearn has been solid. IF we just take care of business, I think we will be in real good shape come thursdayhttp://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/smokin.gif

[rluzinski]

It isn't a must win game but with the Braves looming and the Cubs having a 6 game home stand against bad teams, it's probably a must win series.

 

And if you expect the Brewers to always beat up on rookie pitchers, you are setting yourself up for disappointment. What's a typical rookie pitcher ERA? Maybe a 5.0 - 5.25? Those kind of guys still win all the time. It's like expecting Bush to have a 4-17 record.

[ELCABALLO45]

Ok, I think every game down the stretch is kinda a must win. But I think we SHOULD TRY to win the rest of the games http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif. Lets just win out. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

[Brian the Automator]

To me, a "must win" game means the season is lost if they don't win. That's clearly not the case, here. If they win each series through the end of the year, I'd imagine they'd be heading for the postseason.

[brewfanks]

To me, every game from here on out is a "must win" game, until the cubs lose one. If the cubs win out, the Brewers will need to win out in order to tie. That would make tonight's game a "must win" else the season is lost. Since we don't really know what the cubs will do, the Brewers should probably win just to make sure. For every cubs loss in the next two weeks, the Brewers will earn a game that is no longer a "must win". I think it's to the point where we can't assume the cubs will lose enough games that we can afford to lose now.

 

This post is sort of a mess, if anyone understands what I am saying and agrees, feel free to put it in better words.

[Bumblebee Nickels]

Starters for the crew:

 

2B Rickie Weeks

LF Joe Dillon

3B Ryan Braun

1B Prince Fielder

CF Corey Hart

LF Gabe Gross

C Johnny Estrada

SS J.J. Hardy

RHP Yovani Gallardo

[Brian the Automator]

That's some shift. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

[kgbaseball]

Looks good. I wondered where Ned was going to play Joe because Braun would be returning today.

[patrickgpe]

nice that joe gets another crack in the lineup, i am assuming gabe is actually in right, right?

[TauPentaRei]

I think Johnny should be sent to the 15 day bereavement list for... um, in remembrance of that raccoon I saw on the side of the road today with its legs in the air.

 

I got to think that Chips is in there for his "defense" (?) ((shudder)), as he's caught Yo the last 3 times out.

 

Knows him the best, but still... scary.

[rluzinski]

To me, every game from here on out is a "must win" game, until the cubs lose one. If the cubs win out, the Brewers will need to win out in order to tie. That would make tonight's game a "must win" else the season is lost. Since we don't really know what the cubs will do, the Brewers should probably win just to make sure. For every cubs loss in the next two weeks, the Brewers will earn a game that is no longer a "must win". I think it's to the point where we can't assume the cubs will lose enough games that we can afford to lose now.

 

Doesn't that make the first game of the season a must win game?

 

And in football, in makes more sense to place more emphasis on the "control your own desinty" scenario but it doesn't make sense in baseball until maybe the last week of the season. I will put the rluz guarantee that neither team is going to win out the season, so I don't even bother considering that scenario yet.

[iluvlamp]

How about an old-fashioned ass-whooping tonight? WHO'S WITH ME?!!!!!

[uecker9]

Sounds good to me lamp - a hit and a couple of rbis for Yo would be cool too.

Someone cue the Lee v Hart thread.

[hawing]

Just keep on keepin' on, Brewers.

[thablingster]

Love the lineup. Get a W tonight boys and lets hope Arroyo stays on his game (has allowed 3 or less runs in his last 6 starts).

[sheetswannabe]

I dont want a Brewer blowout, cuz then tomarrow we wont score. Im hoping for a 6-2 win, so we dont need Cordero.

[sheetswannabe]

What a bad play on a promising start by Rickie.

[Ennder]

I really don't like going on contact with no outs, ug.