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Me neither. As Maldonado was throwing the ball, I figured as long as the throw was even OK that Rizzo would be dead meat.

Wait, so the Brewers aren't the only team that makes outs on the bases?

Never make the 1st out at 3rd, Cubs. Couldn't believe Fowler was going there, even with his good speed.

It's at Wrigley...

Nice passive aggressive post.

Now THAT was awesome.

Sweet at-bat, Segura. Why does this team continue to suck so bad at knocking in a runner from 3rd with less than two out? It's like a dream scenario for the other pitcher to get in - he knows he's got an easy out coming.

Of course it is great to see Braun go deep, and it's nice to see his power to the opposite field, but I think I'll be finally convinced he's 100% when he starts hitting homeruns to left field. I know part of it is pitch selection and Braun will go with the pitch, but when he can drive the inside pitch I'll feel like he's "back to normal".

Seems like Garza always struggles with the opposing pitcher.

Well, I called the Davis HR.

Lorenzen looks like he's about 17 and hasn't quite filled out yet. Like a taller Tim Linceum.

The Reds' pitcher is making his first career start, throws hard with a sinker, right? Yep, I'm predicting 7 IP and 3 hits, 1 ER (HR by Davis). Garza will "cruise along" but the wheels will come off in only the 3rd inning after walking the pitcher to leadoff the inning.

4-17. Haha

Now I'm wondering if the Brewers can even win tonight.

Now I'm wondering if the Brewers can even get a hit tonight.

Ballgame.

I'm sorry but PED's or no PED's, Braun can still hit a baseball. While those things might have kept him healthier, I still do not believe they help you hit a baseball. Still have to have the talent to do it. Sure, you still need hand-eye coordination to hit a baseball, but the PEDs can help you stay healthier longer. Healthy body = quick bat, and Braun's bat seems to be slow. He's having trouble getting the barrel on the ball on the inside half of the plate. If he's lucky, he can inside-out the ball to RF but those were balls that used to be deposited into the LF bleachers. I'm not going to mention how he's chasing bad pitches, because PEDs or not, that's just ugly. But I would say his slow bat could be a result of not being on something; could also be a result of his thumb not being 100%; could just be that he's older now. I don't know if he was on PEDs his whole career or not until he actually got suspended; it's unlikely given how much he was tested and still put up great numbers. I don't know if it's the thumb that's making his bat slow, but it's pretty clear to me that he can't handle inside pitches like he used to be able to. If he's laying off the low and away breaking ball, it looks like pitchers then attack him up or inside where he can't lay off the pitches but also can't do much with them. Maybe he should use a lighter bat, or maybe I just need to be more patient with him but this start is ugly and if this continues it will make the contract pretty bad, even if he's the only player we're going to be paying a lot of money to. A bad contract is a bad contract, no matter what percentage of the team's payroll it is - just my opinion.

I know it doesn't matter anymore, but just an awful at bat from Herrera. Yikes.

He has.

They're making Jason Marquis look like Greg Maddux.

I thought for sure that throw was going to get away from Ramirez.

Can't blame a guy for wanting to fit in.

His stuff looks good tonight; you'd think sooner or later a major league team would take notice.

Lol CB Bucknor.

Looks like Adam Wainwright is done for the season with an injured achilles. That's a big blow to the Cardinals. I just saw the update on MLB Channel; haven't found a link to confirm yet - probably won't come out until Monday morning.