SoCal Brew Crew Fan

Way to get that pitch count up...uggh

Forget the IBB...just drill him

Dear GH Oooops...sorry Dave

C'mon Craig...at least get that pitch count over 40.

Let's chase Harden early...the middle relief is the soft underbelly of the Cubs.

PLease, no DP.

It's not a must win, but it's huge. With Santana going for the Mets today and Hamels for the Phils, the likelihood is we'll be 1.5 games back if we don't somehow pull this out.

Ben has already had a terrific career and proven himself as an ace, nothing that happens tonight will change that. However, if you really want to be known as an elite athlete, one needs to be the guy that rises to the occasion on the biggest stage. Ben will be making 3 critical starts over the next week. He won't be the complete factor on whether they win or lose, but he'll be a big one. Rightly or wrongly, these three starts will go a long way on how Ben's Brewers career will be judged. It's Big Boy Time.

C'mon Brew Crew...we've detected a pulse. Prince is now driving...hop on board and get some. I loved how he was yelping at the fans who were heckling him. They were doing the same thing in LA last year before he unloaded with two monster bombs. I sure hope this thing is contagious. Marquis is a stiff...let's get some batting practice going early tonight.

Nice job Jamie...thanks for the link.

I could not disagree with you guys more on Sveum as a 3B coach. Sveum would have sent Braun last night. Certainly a good throw gets him, but it would have taken 2 good throws. There have been numerous times this year they have sent runners that scored because the opposing teams could not execute. Sveum was fearless at 3B. A few times the opposing teams executed and when they did, our guys were out by a mile. I think we've done much better by pressuring our opposition and sending the runners versus not. Iorg should have sent him last night...it's what they've been doing all year.

This lineup must mean that Cameron is starting at 2B and Durham is playing SS. Right?

Someone please tell me what city our owner could move us too that would have north of 2mm in attendance in a bad year and over 3mm in a good year? That city would also need to have a superior facility to ours. Also, what would the Brewers do with their share of the stadium debt they've incurred? Would a new city pick up the tab in this economy? The Brewers aren't going anywhere...with or without Mark.

I agree with a number of the rips on Yost, and at some point he deserved to be fired. Clearly it was going to happen if they did not make the playoffs. Whether this works or not, I have no idea. Two weeks is not much of a test period so we'll see what happens...it probably couldn't hurt. I do want to give the other side to some of the Yost rips. Hall - Remember they did make a bold move with Branyan, but he got hurt. That limited their options. They tried Counsell too, but all heck broke out on the board when he was in. At some point there weren't a great deal of options. Durham/Weeks - They were platooning them, but Durham was hurt for a short period and they were warned by Bochy not to play him every day. Kendall/Rivera - Totally agree that Rivera should have gotten 10-12 extra starts this year, but now what do you do? It's a little late to be trotting Mike out there. The window to save Kendall for September is closed...he should start each game until year end, although a pinch hitter in key late game situations makes sense. Bullpen - Agree there is no excuse for the Shouse incident the other day...that was a clear Yosting, but at times he's had no other choice than Gagne, Riske or Mota...that's like asking which gun you want to use to shoot yourself with. I would like to see Torres out there earlier in the game if the situation warrants, regardless of this silly save situation thing...but every manager does that. By and large it is tough to completely defend Ned...but I just can't be that one sided on the guy. He dug his own grave at times, but his players and the hand he was dealt also played a role.

Dale I'm more nervous than Yost after his 13th cup of coffee. We need another miracle...just like Easter Sunday 1987. Please sprinkle some pixie dust on those bats and score some runs!!! Love, One (of many) nervous Brewers fan

The Pirates were the team that should have hired Jack Z. Seattle should hire him now. If I had a poor to average MLB team with a barren minor league, he's be my first call to build the team from the ground up. GM is a different skill set than he has had so far. It's less clear that he is the right guy to take a playoff contender to the next level. Not saying he couldn't do it, it's just not something he's done. I would keep DM. I do believe he's had two failings. 1) Defense, which to his credit has improved with Cameron and Kendall. 2) Not enough OBP. If we could trade a little SLG for some OBP, it may enhance our overall run production for the same OPS. This is purely theoretical on my part. I don't even blame DM for the bullpen this year. They got boxed in when they couldn't re-sign Cordero. He took that money and replaced him with a committee of solid guys like Torres and Riske and took chances on Mota and Gagne. Gagne was the most expensive and riskiest, but it was just a one year deal. Torres worked, the others haven't completely, but overall their bullpen has at least been average.

Has there been any confirmation that Yount is coaching? I've seen it here, but I haven't seen it reported.

Maybe one of Mark A's kids came home and said, "Hey Dad, check out this Brewerfan.net website I just found...wow, they really don't like Ned."

Loretta singles...ends the bid. Feel free to delete this thread. A Lilly non-no would have been just too much...now back to gossiping about Ned.

Maybe they really fired Ed Yost, the mortgage trader at Lehman?

Not sure if this belongs here, but holy cow. Ted Lilly???

Can things get any more bizarre???

Why couldn't Kapler be the interim bench coach?

The first thing I thought of was why fire Kremblas? It was almost like he was bumped out by Melvin to remove a political threat to Yost. Now that Yost is gone and TH speculates it "came from the top", it makes me wonder if Melvin's head is on the block as well. I also wonder if there were some behind the scenes altercations. Between Braun's comments on the "disaster", Skaalen melting down at the ump and Hart pseudo-ripping the fans, things seem to be brewing under the surface. Lastly, I disagree with those that rip Sveum as a thrid base coach. The Brewers have had a philosphy to be more aggressive. It has added more runs than have been lost, but the few times it has bitten them, the throw outs look so bad everyone yelps. They have had far more times when a good throw would get a runner, but it's off the mark and we score. I just wonder why Sveum? I guess you can't really go out and find someone new at this point, but he seems to be a Yostian guy.

The 1983 collapse was bad. The 12 game losing streak in 1987 was rough after the big start. They lost some crucial games down the stretch in 1992. Losing Molitor and the trade of Gorman were pretty bad days...they were each the end of an era and brought on a new period of hopelessness. Was yesterday the worst? It's gotta be in the top ten, but it's just one day in a series of one of the worst periods in franchise history. If they miss the playoffs, it will be top 3 and like '83 or '92...probably the end of an era. This team will not be as good next year as they are this year. Watching the inevitable departure of Sheets and CC will be some bad days. Who knows...maybe the next two weeks will be some of the most magical in team history. I doubt it, but I sure am hoping.