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That would be my guess as well, but I would go a different direction: Greinke Wolf Gallardo Narveson Greinke Wolf (same...move Yo up if behind) Gallardo Marcum has been outstanding this season and we wouldn't be here without him, but he seems either hurt or worn out at this point in the season. His velocity is down and his control is off. I think lefties are decent matchups versus the Cards. If Wolf can solve that first inning issue he can keep us in the game. I'd go with Narv too for much of the same reason. Marcum can slip into that long relief role. He won't be happy, but I certainly wouldn't put him out there without a thorough once over from Dr. Raasch. If we just win all our home games...that's all it will take.

SABR and fangraphs have just awarded Yuni 5 honorary lifetime WARs.

SABR and fangraphs have just awarded Yuni 5 honorary lifetime WARs.

Nice call blue

Nice call blue

So many people to mention...fans, players, coaches, front office, alumni...but for me it's the posters on this board...I know how much I means to all of you my interweb friends....Go Brewers!!!

If an AZ pitcher misses inside to Rickie he'll crush it...if they keep pitching him outside effectively he'll struggle with that ankle...but it's not like Green has been getting steady at bats either. I'd stick with Rickie and hope he gets a mistake to hit.

If an AZ pitcher misses inside to Rickie he'll crush it...if they keep pitching him outside effectively he'll struggle with that ankle...but it's not like Green has been getting steady at bats either. I'd stick with Rickie and hope he gets a mistake to hit.

Those long fly balls to the gaps they hit in AZ...those are homers at the Keg.

Sorry I missed you too sd. I posted from the park early, by the time I could get back in the IGT was on page 21. Hats off to hawing who got me to download "Written in the Stars" on my ipod which I listened to a dozen times on the trip over to Phoenix to fire me up. That song will either be my favorite or the bane of my existence in 48 hours. The overall experience at the park was mixed (I'm trying to be balanced after an emotional loss)...it's kind of a strange place. I've been to AZ at least 50 times, but this was my first ever stay in downtown Phoenix...I haven't missed much. It's very nondescript. Everything is nice and clean, but very bland and dead. I'm actually more of a fan of the downtown parks than big parking lot venues (although Milwaukeans know how to bring their own fun to the park with tailgating), but with downtown Phoenix there's no there, there unlike an east coast park or even a Denver or Seattle. The roof was closed...everyone was pissed about that. It was low 70s with no wind...pathetic, but this is MLB's call. We went down by the field pre-game and saw the Brewers take BP. They looked loose. We were cheering on Tony Plush...I got him to crack up when I yelled "way to tickle that one" when he took one the opposite way during BP. Prince & Rickie were hitting bombs...if only Sveum could pitch to my hobbling hero Rickie during the game. Plenty of national media hanging around as well. The stadium has many similarities with MP, but is more cavernous especially in the upper reaches of the stadium so it feels bigger. The outfield and scoreboard are very similar. There were plenty of empty seats in the upper deck. It looked about half full. The rest of the stadium was full. They said attendance was 38k and there were plenty of tickets available outside at or below face. I paid less for this one and had better seats than a few weeks ago in Milwaukee for a regular season game. An issue with Phoenix is the DBacks are everyone's second favorite team. It reminds me of how the Angels have been out here. As people raise their kids there and they grow up to follow them they'll build more of a fanbase (like the Angels have), but right now people just aren't that invested in the team. I spoke to plenty of fans, they all like the DBacks but then mentioned they were fans of some other team...mainly the Cubs. The place we stayed at was within walking distance and had plenty of Brewers/Miller Park employees staying there. We met a bunch of really cool people. They had a double whammy...the disappointment of losing, then getting ready for a home game on Friday. It was beers and blackberries after the game. Lastly, we sat fairly close to Mark A and saw him downstairs when we made a pit stop. We were down about 7-3 and the poor guy was pacing and looked sick to his stomach. I really want to Crew to win for that guy...he's poured his heart, soul and cash into this team and deserves more than a financial reward for his efforts. As does the City of Milwaukee and the respective diaspora. The Milwaukee metro area is less than half the size of Phoenix and could have sold out three Chase Fields last night. Hopefully that earns some points with the baseball gods. If there is justice, the next DBacks home game will be in April...in front of 8k fans with the roof closed. Hang in there Brewers fans. EDIT: Added spacing

20 min to gametime and this place is half full and quiet. Just not the buzz you get at other parks. Boys looked loose during BP...Rickie showing why Prince put him in the derby. Gave Nyjer the T and Beast Mode...got a smile out of him. Fun stuff!

Hey folks...last minute changes today...woke up and decided to come to the game. Thank you stubhub & southwest airlines (not to mention a very understanding Mrs. SoCal). Have fun in the chat room! Go Brewers!!! I've also swapped out of the Yount jersey into the T Plush jersey. I had the Yount on in SF and we lost, so I'm trying out the T Plush. Hope it works! Enjoy the game...and hopefully a great postgame celebration!!!

I think it's cool that the local teams are supporting each other. Rodgers wearing a Brewers hat and some of the Packers taking BP, showing up at Bucks games...I'd love to see Braun on the sidelines at Lambeau too. It's not like they'd be imitating some random superstar from some other city...it's about all the athletes from Wisconsin sports teams cheering each other on. I think it's cool and it makes me like them all the more. These guys are all awesome players and they've embraced the state...not much more to ask than that.

That belt was awesome in the post-game celebration...I just thought it would be cool to see Braun cross home plate after a big homer, look at the crowd and do a belt move.

If Aaron Rodgers does a Beast Mode after scoring a TD, I think my head will explode! A championship belt from Prince or Braun would be cool too. I love how the teams are rallying around each other...it's like Pittsburgh in the late 70's.

The Brewers should be able to charge whatever the market will bear, within reason of respecting their long term customers (ie. the season ticket holders). They've shown they are willing to take that revenue and put it back into the team so I am all for it. An extra $5-7 for this experience? Considering the amount I plan on spending on airfare to attend some of these games and the magnitude of the experience, I'm not really getting the bitterness. Small price to pay IMO.

I don't know what was cooler: Yount doing the beast mode or the reaction from the dugout. That was some serious Brewers love there. Awesome moment. Awesome guy. They should put a statue of Robin outside...oh wait... Just thought of this...Prince, we'll offer you $100m for 6 years and a statue outside the Keg of you doing beast mode.

I'm glad I didn't shell out the bucks to go to these games. Dude, really? (imagine I'm saying this in the same voice as the guy in the Head & Shoulder's commercial with Joe Mauer)

The Grand Slam weekend for the epicenter of Sport!!!

What a sight that is

C'mon Ax...finish him!!!

With day off...it'll be Ax

That is correct.

Maybe that inning will fool Gibby into using Owings again.

Zing, boom, tarrarell people...let's finish this thing!!!