SoCal Brew Crew Fan

C'mon Prince!!! Arrrgghh

PRINCE...veggie burgers for everyone!!!

Cuzzi, Lane, etc...never good for the Brewers. They are the crew from heck...or Chicago.

Silver Lining...Ozzie Guillen reminds us that no matter what we think of Ned, he isn't the worst manager in baseball.

Linebrink, I don't care what your ERA is...you are horrible. I wouldn't trade 10 maple bats and Gagne for you.

I'm now rooting for a 28 inning bullpen killing marathon that ends with Carlos Marmol hitting a batter to bring in the winning run in his 8th inning of work. C'mon Linebrink...you owe us for last year...and more than those 2 comp picks we got for you!!!

White Sox = Brewers circa early May '08

C'mon Dotel...are you kidding me???

Nine Innings was an awesome book...a true treat for any long-time Brewer or Oriole fan.

Ahhhh, it's a beautiful day for some schadenfreude...but man is it hard to root for the Sox.

Totally Agree. I've been and still am a fairly neutral party on Yost, but I would say last years anti-Yost crowd had some very rational points. I do think Yost has learned some things this year and specifically improved in a few areas. Maybe it's having Simba on the bench. Granted, it's one game...but look at Wednesday's one run victory over the Jays. To me, the two main areas he's improved on were on display. One, being more aggressive on the basepaths. Hart and Cameron's aggressiveness on the basepaths got us 2 runs that were the difference. The windmill at third had a big role in that. While there will be times like Fielder being out by 30 feet where they are too aggressive, the work they did in Spring Training and through Sveum has contributed some extra runs this year at the margin. Second, bullpen management. This can still be spotty at times as Ned gets a little stubborn with these 7-8-9 inning roles, but he has had a quicker hook this year. CV was struggling, in comes Shouse. Mota was struggling, in comes Torres for a 4 out save. Much better. Last year's Yost may have gotten through the 7th, but would have blown the 8th. A great deal of this may be his 'pen is fresher and he can be more flexible since the starters have been so good lately, but I see improvement. Last year's Yost would not have learned his lesson from a blowup like Mota had in Colorado, this year he seems to adjust...that's an improvement. There have been so many managers over the years I might have said, "He stinks, but I'd love to have a beer with the guy". I find nothing that appealing about Yost. He seems arrogant in his pressers, he likes NASCAR and drinks 16 cups of coffee a day which may explain a great deal. Aside from the fact he played on the '82 team, I have no interest in having a beer with the guy, I just want him to manage the team well. IMO, he is doing a better job of that this year versus last.

Spot On!!! You have to look at it as a whole. You can declare Gagne a failure, but after losing out on Cordero...Melvin brought in Mota, Riske, Torres for affordable amounts. He also traded for McClung last year for a guy who they would have released...that freed up CV for the pen. We don't have a guy like Cordero out there, but the depth he put together has really paid off when certain guys like Gagne or Turnbow didn't work out. They aren't all going to work. Taking a few selective shots within the budget on a guy like Gagne makes complete sense. Whether it works or not...I agree it's still early, although so far not good...it was a one year shot. This isn't a Zito-like contract that could weigh on us for years.

Any chance we get the retro unis for both teams tonight??? I've been thinking about that last game in '82 all day...how about Yount and Sutton that day...that was sweet.

Wasn't that an AC/DC song?

They were referring to the fact it was Overbay, the guy traded for Bush, was the one that broke up the no-no. It was funny.

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2 out of a wild card and 5.5 behind the Cubs...c'mon Brew Crew!!!

Hilarious!!! Now 8-3 Rays!!! We can only hope Zambrano's injury has the same cascading effect on their bullpen the Sheets injury had on ours. Nothing but tired arms.

Upton triple...pile it on!!! Still nobody out!!!

GRAND SLAM CRAWFORD!!! Rays up 6-3!!! I love Eyre you big meatballer!!!

Not sure if anyone is out there...but Marmol just loaded the bases and hit a batter to bring the Rays within 1 at 3-2...still loaded and no one out!!! GO RAYS!!!

Right on brother!!! Once again the Braves conspiring with Chicago-ans to screw Milwaukee...Darn Carpetbaggers.

Silver Lining...maybe they get into a 18 inning game and completely blow out their pen...

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!

GAME!!! Way to bounce back Brew Crew...3-3 roadtrip after that first one in Colorado...I'll take it!!! Let's make up some ground at MP!!!