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Put it this way. You don't want to have to buy hot chocolate at the game.

http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/tongue.gifI love it, since I work at home. Problem is, I live in Atlanta, so unless I pay for a TV package, I won't be watching the games after the Extra Innings free trial is over.

I agree, and I dont understand it. The Brewers play 15 of their first 25 games in the afternoon. What the heck is going on? Looking at the schedule, it actually makes some sense. First three games are at Wrigley. Day games, obviously. Next game is the home opener, which is usually a day game. The following two are on the weekend, so day games make sense. 4/10 is a "getaway" game at Cincy. Next, we have two weekend day games at New York. Same "getaway" plus two weekend day games the following week. In the final homestand of the month, there are two "getaway" games because of the odd short series with Philly and St. Louis and a weekend day game. During the summer, the weekend pattern will usually be night game on Saturday, day game on Sunday. There are probably more Saturday day games this month because it will be warmer during the day (two of the three are away, not in a dome).

I can almost guarantee the guy was joking, which is why it's funny.

I still don't see what Turnbow did that was so bad. He hit a guy on a pitch that wasn't even far inside and walked a solid hitter with first base open, while still throwing some decent pitches.

Funny thing about Bush's outing today was it was not his typical bad game. When he pitches poorly, he gets knocked around. This game, he walked a lot of guys, which he never does. Hopefully he was just off today. Of course, not being able to hit Dempster doesn't help matters. Oh, well - winning the series was great.

He was far from terrible. In fact, he pitched pretty decently. Pie: 0-2 fastball inside that would not have hit him had Pie not moved his hands over the plate in preparation to swing. The pitch was not far inside and was basically a fluke HBP. Stolen Base: Kendall's fault. Couldn't get the ball out of his mitt and still could have gotten the guy on a good throw. Ward: None of the pitches were bad. All of the balls were pretty close. Plus, first base was open to set up the DP. No need to take big risks here. He got the next three guys out.

The Brewers were bad today, but boy was the home plate ump pro-Cub, 1st through 9th inning.

Who knows? Bush definitely got squeezed on that.

Gwynn will be the second member of his family in the HOF.

I hope this success doesn't continue. I don't want a repeat of last year.

I'll add something to what Chorizo said. From my past pitching experience, a lot of it has to do with (as Sheets put it), "being on the same page." Back in my glory days, the catcher with whom I played the most knew exactly how I pitched. He knew what my strengths were, he knew what my weaknesses were. He knew how my pitches moved (ex: I am a lefty - my fastball naturally cut in on righties, my curveball was a Zito-esque 12 o'clock-6 o'clock breaker) and thus, where they'd end up based on where I started them. He knew how I liked to throw. I did shake him off at times, but we were almost always on the same page - it gave me confidence that I could pitch my game and not worry about what he was doing. Example of when my catcher called a pitch that I would not have normally chosen, but was exactly correct: Early in a game my senior year in high school, there were two guys on, two out. The opponent's masher was up. I never gave up a home run, but I almost did during this at-bat, and was lucky the wind blew it foul. We were at a full count. I just assumed that I was going to see the catcher drop one finger down, but to my surprise, he called for the curve ball. Now, I had a nasty, nasty curve ball (oh, those were the days), and while I had very good control, I almost never threw it with three balls. But when I saw the sign for the curve I sort of thought, "Hmm, what the heck. Let's go for it." So, I through a perfect curve that started outside and broke right over the plate, freezing the batter. The ump didn't expect it either, as he actually hesitated before calling it strike three. I know that was just one pitch of thousands, but I've always remembered it because of how impressed I was with my catcher's head for the game. He knew what I could do, he knew what pitch would be best in a situation, and he trusted that I could throw it. At the same time, I had confidence in his decision making, so I could concentrate on throwing pitches. On the other hand, once in a while, I would have to pitch to one of two other catchers, and it was awful. I still did fine, as I was a good pitcher, but I constantly wondered what the guys were doing behind the plate. They were basically just glorified backstops. I felt like, other than catching my pitches, that I had to do both of our jobs.

He completely deserved it. Heralded Japanese star makes his Cubs debut by getting the only two hits off of Sheets (scorching 2B, single) plus a walk, and then ties the game with a 3-run homer in the ninth. If anyone ever deserved a lot of attention for one game, it was Mr. Fukudome.

1) Report was that Zambrano had a cramp in his forearm. Might have had something to do with when he got taken out by Lee on the pop fly. Didn't look serious, though. His pitch count was getting up there, anyway. 2) Mota made me a little nervous on the first batter, Ward, as he went to a full count, but finally got him to line out after a couple full count foul balls. K'ed Theriot and Soriano and looked pretty nice in doing so. 3) There was a shot of Turnbow after Gagne blew the save. He did not look happy. 4) I missed the Fielder thing (I think I had turned to look at BF.net). 5) Hall looked excellent at third. Had one very, very nice pick on an in-between hop. I don't think Braun saw a single ball hit to him.

No. It was basically a draw. Sheets: 6.1 IP, 2 H, 7 K, 2BB, 0 RZambrano: 6.2 IP, 3 H, 5 K, 1 BB, 0 R So, both allowed the same number of base runners. Sheets had 2 more K, one-third fewer innings. Sheets did get hit harder overall, though. Two of Zambrano's hits were to Gwynn - the first was an infield single, the second was a bloop single.

You know, I just visited that site for the first time. Holy cow, what a bunch of mouth-breathing rejects they have over there.

I like Orel (hey Beavis, I said Orel) and Brent Musberger, but holy jebus, what the hell was with all the "Zambrano is the best athlete on the team!" crap? Is everyone on the Cubs fat or something?

So, yeah, this is the worst-case scenario. Japanese hero can do no wrong, Cubs are all jacked on opening day. Reminds me of the A-Ram walk-off last year. I'll keep my fingers crossed that we get out of it and still win.

Hershiser corrected himself immediately after calling him Hunter.

I don't. Remember the last time the Brewers had a big first inning against Chicago? Happy Birthday! Mine was Friday. I am now half as old as my dad. Days like Monday give me another reason to REALLY like working from home.

I actually find that SI goes out on a limb way too often. I don't save the preview issues, so I don't have evidence to back that up, but they seem to make idiotic predictions a lot.

It's not "bad" news. It's bad news.

I'll say again, wow. Wow. This is great, Pedro. The Vuke bobblehead will look great next to the picture I had taken with him when I was a kid. My mom told him I was a pitcher and he put his arm around me, squeezed me tight, and gave a big smile for the camera. Great guy. Plus, he's Clue Haywood! Thank you very much for your generosity.

Wow. Wow. Regardless of whether or not I receive anything, thank you for your generosity. My BIRTHDAY is in less than two weeks, so a nice present would be one of: Molitor Bobble Cooper Bobble Vuke Bobble, or Roberts ball You're awesome, Pedro!

I really think that anyone who thinks this is some sort of outrage or disgrace needs to stop taking life so seriously. It was a fun thing to do. And yeah, he actually didn't look lost out there. Color me impressed.