SoCal Brew Crew Fan

I hope our guys remember to be classy when we steal this one off the Baseball Gods and their worshipping throngs

Mom keeps talking on the phone each time they show her...maybe next time she should try and protect junior from getting nailed by a 400 ft homer...that's just not classy

Loe with the ground ball...nice

I like the change after the 12 pitch AB, but why did Bush come in to begin with?

Bush in the pen...could be between starts or maybe he's already lost his spot. Very interesting. Love to see Manny get through this...he's pitched well.

Yes, the Washington Generals

I wonder if the car is full of used Kleenex from all the crying? He is very sensitive y'know.

Well said...not much to add to that.

Can't get too down about tonight. Despite having some chances, they were up against Josh Johnson.

Funketown...no you aren't the only one. Bad attitude & bad stats...but he may not be the worst first draft pick in the last two years.

So they're having a pow-wow about the zim-zam? OK...now I get it.

In one single night we had an ump blow a historic perfect game call and an ump win the game for the Mariners in extra innings. That doesn't seem that rare to me. Every game players have to adjust to a different ump's so called "strike zone". If the technology is there and the bugs can be worked out that don't overly delay the game I don't see why it's not an improvement. Having controversial calls make baseball memorable all right...for all the wrong reasons. It may be part of the game now, but it doesn't have to be. Why can't baseball evolve and get better? Why does it have to be stuck in the stone ages with excuses made by "traditionalists" about how bad umpiring is part of the game? Baseball is indeed a great game, but it sure didn't feel like it was run like one last night.

That is an outstanding idea. No questions, no arguments, no excuses...it's all just out there in black and white. I love it.

Looks like someone has already forgotten...it's Armando. Luckily we have replay on the site http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

C'mon Cappy...we've all been waiting for years you to end this streak. Let's unload on Johnson today!!!

lcbj68c paints a great picture of how qualified these umps are and how difficult the job is. Even with all that training, they still get it wrong far too often. It's just a darn tough job where you only get a split second to make the right call. If we ignore the whole ego issue of some of them, let's just admit even the good ones are human and humans make mistakes. That's why if there is a better solution to cut down on errors by umpires it should be used. It is my belief that MLB needs to replace the home plate umpire with an electronic strike zone and have an ump in the booth with full replay capability. If the technology is there to get it right, let's save the Joyces of the world (not to mention the guy in Seattle that blew the call last night too) from their own human frailty and get the call right. Players making mistakes is part of the game, blown calls don't have to be. With that I will get off my umpire soapbox...

I freely admit that I was short Corey Hart coming into 2010. He's always had a long swing and has never shown an ability to lay off that low outside junk...until this year. I'd probably still trade him if the price was right, but hats off to Corey for finally making the adjustments. Kudos to Sveum as well. The foot in my mouth tastes pretty good right now.

Totally agree pitchleague, but give your kids a chance...they might surprise you! This really is a great "teachable moment". Galarraga said after the game even if it wasn't in the record books, he would be proud to show his son a DVD of the game when he's older. Well Armando, I would like to show my kids a DVD of your post-game interview where you handled the adversity with class and grace. You just turned me into a Tigers fan this year. Hats off to Joyce as well for standing up to his bad call. I'm certainly no fan of umpires, but he's human and he made a mistake. In a year where some of Joyce's brethren have embarrassed themselves with their adversarial approach to players and shown egos that seem to be larger than the game, he took ownership and responsibility. We could all learn a lot from these guys.

Kottaras...the Greek God of True Outcomes

I'm sick to my stomach for Gallaraga. All-time top ten blown calls in baseball history. More proof they need to be replaced by machines.

Cory just came on and said tarp coming off and the game should start around the top of the hour.

Here's what I see happening: Around July 1, the Brewers brass starts to give up on the season and the first Prince calls start coming in. Prince is probably on pace for a 2008 type year. They decide to look around for multiple young arms in return. They find that the market has changed and every other team in MLB views young arms as gold. They are willing, but can't get what they want in return so they wait. In the meantime, they try and cut a longer term deal with Prince. Players who hire Boras do so because they want the highest price for their services. There will be no hometown discount here. Boras also views his players as a portfolio of clients and tries to maximize his overall fee. If one guy or two gets sacrificed by overplaying their hand or gets hurt, so be it. The message has been sent that Boras will drive his client into the wall if he doesn't milk you for the last penny. No way this late in the game Boras goes for 6/109 or slightly higher in negotiations. No deal is struck and the Brewers realize he will go FA. They sign a mid-upper teen one year deal. The off season has the same issues as during the season. Teams will not part with enough arms to make an offer the Brewers can't refuse. 50/50 they take a disappointing deal with one decent AA arm, a lower level flyer and a couple AAAA depth type guys. The alternative is to go into the year trying to be competitive with Prince and wait for mid-year to go through it all again. At that point it's a close call on the draft choices or a lesser deal than they could have gotten through the off season. If I thought he could be had for close to 6/109 I'd sign him since I'm bearish on what they can get for him in return. I doubt they can so it probably makes sense to shop him. I'm just not that optimistic they will get the kind of deal we are all hoping for. That what makes this really tough for the Brewers brass IMO.

The last few games showed no improvement in his horizontal movement. It sure didn't look much different tonight. Very discouraging.

May want to withhold judgment on Macha tonight...he said after the game Bush had a blister...that's why he came out after 6.

Yay...we finally get a break back.