diesmitty

You guys are awesome. I am really impressed with your team. I am a Cubs fan but I don't really dislike the Brewers that much except when we are competing together for a playoff spot. Obviously one of us isn't holding their end of the bargin there http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif Anyways, represent the NL Central well in the playoffs. You guys are the last NL Central team to win a playoff game, and I'm certain you will be the next. Will be cheering for you in the playoffs, but it will be interesting to see if I change my mind later on in the playoffs as it becomes obvious that yet another team gets to the WS before the Cubs haha.

That's really why I don't understand this move for the Cubs. If they're moving Hart, how big of an actual upgrade to their rotation is Gorzelanny?I think Gorzo has a higher upside than Hart, who people tend to say has maxed out his potention in his 4 start audition in the Cubs rotation. The thing that no one talks about is how Gorzelanny grew up on the South Side of Chicago and absolutely HATED the Cubs growing up, and hasn't been afraid to make that known during his time as a Pirate. It is going to be an interesting match to say the least.

A little late, but I didn't see anyone suggest this. You can park at DeVry College (at Addison and Western...about 1.5 miles from the park) and take a shuttle to the game for just $6. It is available for all Night and Weekend games only, but is a great option if you don't want to travel on trains and what not for a long period of time. To get there, just get off on the Addison exit on 94/90 and drive about 14 blocks to Western Ave. I live in the neighborhood so I don't drive to games, but friends coming in from out of town (including Mikwaukee) take this route and love it. Here is a link with more information: http://mlb.mlb.com/chc/ballpark/directions.jsp

Fair enough. I guess my eye is not as good as I thought it was. The thing that made that stand out to me was that I thought the Brewers got a strike call in the exact same location the next inning. Eitherway, the pitch was borderline at very best and only homers of the team that didn't benefit from the call would complain about it. The call to end the game will be seen by a casual fan watching Baseball Tonight and make them do a double take.

You don't want to hear from Cubs fans right now, especially ones coming to point out calls in the Brewers favor, so I'll make it brief and say I mean you no harm. But ball 4 to Hart to score the Brewers run was rather iffy. It was more of a ball than the one that ended the game, and it was with a 3-1 count, but yeah. Good luck to you guys the rest of the series. Edit: Oh and I should say that last pitch was an obvious strike...the game should still be going on. The ump had been calling a very very inconsistent zone all game but that's no excuse as that was probably the worst call of the game.

2-6 is not the end of the world. You guys are too talented to not recover.

I'm assuming you're meaning the Brewers, Cubs and Sox. Not all 3 are in the NL. And the Cubs and Sox are going to be done shortly. I'm hoping the Brewers can pull the miracle.I meant LCS. The Brewers probably have a better shot than the Cubs with 2 home games, but I think neither team has much of a shot.

Go Crew! Let's keep baseball going on the shores of Lake Michigan for at least a couple more days. Brewers, Cubs win today and tomorrow and the White Sox win on Sunday. How awesome would it be if 3 of the 4 NLCS teams were within 90 miles of each other?

I will agree though, that as an NSBB poster, the moderators are pretty bad nazis. But there's a time and a place for everything. You guys on this board have too good of posters to not know that.

You really thought that when the Cubs were being blown away and crushing the spirit of the entire fanbase of the Cubs was the perfect time to mention that you think Z's better days are behind him?

CONGRATS!!! I am supposed to hate you, being a Cubs fan and all, but I can't help but be happy for you guys. YOU GUYS DESERVE THIS!!! PACKERS SUCK!!!!!!! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

CONGRATS!!! I am supposed to hate you, being a Cubs fan and all, but I can't help but be happy for you guys. YOU GUYS DESERVE THIS!!! PACKERS SUCK!!!!!!! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

Zambrano is starting tomorrow (for approx 2 innings). Marshall will probably go from there.

He'll put his regulars in there for 2 games and probably put in the scrubs in for one game against Milwaukee. Give him a break, he put his regulars in for 3 games of the series, and won 2 of them. In that time span, DeRosa and Cedeno came down with injuries.

I'm glad we can help you guys out. It's too bad all this friendly back and forth will be ruined by having to play you guys this weekend.

Sorry guys. The bullpen is horrible, but other than Gaudin, it was people that aren't going to see the light of the playoffs. We'll get em for you tomorrow (hopefully, it would mean Z has pitched well)

This move can go one of two ways. Most likely this is more pressure for a team that is already playing extremely tight. But theres a chance, if the Brewers are lucky, that the players will respond and this will light a fire under them. Good luck

It's true. Go crazy Brewers fans, your season just got saved.

The Cubs and Astros will be playing in Milwaukee Sunday at 7:05 and 1:05 on Monday

Uhh the Saints played a home game in NY that year.

Absolutely my Cubs could slump and lose in the first round. I'm petrified of it every day. The Cubs probably have the best overall regular season team in the NL, but in a short series with top notch pitchers and no room for error it wouldn't shock me at all (just depress me). A couple of points regarding playoff baseball: 1) You don't get to tee off on the Pirates, Reds, Nationals, etc. 2) Patient teams sometimes have struggles in the postseason as they are less likely to face a pitcher who struggles with control. As the Cubs saw with Cole Hamels the other night, its really really difficult to draw works or even work counts when a pitcher has impeccable control and is throwing pitcher's strikes. This is the Cubs biggest weapon and it will be neutralized against most pitchers in the playoffs. If the Cubs come into the playoffs hitting the ball well, then its a different story. 3) The Cubs lack that one feared player that every pitcher hesitates when they come up. Obviously even Albert Pujols slumps, but in most series a player of his caliber is the last thing you want to see. The Cubs have a lot of very good hitters but no great ones. 4) Again, its easy to throw to Ryan Zimmerman, Elija Dukes, etc, but as Ryan Dempster learned the other day, its much more difficult to pitch to Chase Utley, Ryan Howard and Pat Burrell. Dempster started nibbling, lost his control, and eventually got hit. Bottom line, the Arizona Diamondbacks are by FAR the worst possible matchup for the Cubs in the first round of the playoffs. By far, and that includes the Brewers. Maybe my fears would be aleviated if the Cubs win game 1 and the jitters go down, but if the Cubs lose Game 1 at home, suddenly its impossible for even the most composed player to not panic a little in their minds. Everyone says they don't think about the curse and the drought, etc but its there.

Brewers, Cubs will play For the NL this season No need to worry

So you are saying that Harden > CC? Sorry I couldn't resist http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif If you needed 6 innings max, than yeah he probably is. But I'm very happy we got Sabathia, the only thing that makes me jealous is that the Cubs have a relatively miniscule $7 million option on Harden next year. But to me there is nothing like having a pitcher that could potentially go 8-9 innings every time he's on the mound I agree, I'd take CC over Harden in a heartbeat given his workhorse nature, I just thought it was funny the way you worded the previous sentence about Harden vs. Nats being the biggest mismatch in baseball this year, when CC mowed down the Nats just a couple weeks prior.

So you are saying that Harden > CC? Sorry I couldn't resist http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif