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Man, do I need to vent tonight. This game pissed me off more than any other game this season. I am just fuming right now. I wish I could use obscenties here. 1. Tomo Ohka stinks. He has way too many short outings that chew up our bullpen. He completely set the tone for this loss tonight. He can't be counted on. 2.Julio Santana is brutal. He needs to go. He was nowhere close to the plate at all. He seems to be getting worse as the season goes on. 3. Bill Hall needs to concentrate out there. It was painful to see him blow it out there in the field. 4. Relief pitchers should not be swinging in bunting situations. WHAT THE HECK WAS GOING ON OUT THERE ?? If I am the manager, I am chewing out Justin Lehr for being stupid out there. He should have bunted. If Ned called for Lehr to swing, that was absolutely stupid. 5. Why do hitters watch the ball go down the middle with two strikes and the winning runs on base? If it's close, you gotta swing. 6. We finally get a big night from both Jenkins and Lee in the same game. HOW THE HECK DO YOU LOSE? Ugh, I am SO FURIOUS. Anyway, I have no problem with Turnbow blowing a save. He is only human.

GEOFFREY !!!!!!

A relief pitcher swinging away? http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/mad.gif http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/mad.gif http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/mad.gif http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/mad.gif http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/mad.gif http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/mad.gif http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/mad.gif http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/mad.gif http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/mad.gif http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/mad.gif http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/mad.gif http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/mad.gif http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/mad.gif http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/mad.gif

You just can't count on Ohka. He is just way too inconsistent out there.

Exactly what we needed. It has been a while since we have seen a dominant Ben Sheets out there. The clutch hits were huge. It's awesome to stop the bleeding and get a solid win with a huge crowd on hand. I wish I could have been there.

I didn't think it was an easy catch. Brady gave a good effort and just came up short.

This loss was as tough as they come. The game has been over for several hours, but I am still pretty stunned right now. It hurts to lose in your own park against a team with a poor record. It hurts to blow a big lead so late in the game. Four games under .500 again seems like a big hurdle again. Boy does this hurt.

I just got home from the game today. Here it is . . . . . . BOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!

Victor Santos has probably never seen this kind of run support in his life. He must be peeing in his pants. He might actually get a "W" tonight http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

Oooooohhhhhh YES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I really hate Bob Brainerd. I can't stand that guy.

SPLIT !!

I don't see this as a must-win game either. My main goal for this series was not to get swept. We already took care of that. A victory today would be a nice bonus and a morale boost. But it wouldn't be the end of the world if we lost too. But yeah, I hope we clobber them.

Yeah, I was there next to him near the Brewers dugout during batting practice. He was on his honeymoon with his new wife. He was on his break from the military.

No cheesehead for me. It was 100 degrees outside and I was concerned about the cheese melting. I opted for the Brewers retro hat. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

Just got home from the game. I had a nice time at Busch Stadium. It seemed really different in person than it does on TV. It took me a while to get acclimated to the depth perception. 1. As you all noted, the hitting with RISP was HORRIBLE. We should have had a million runs. I am sick of the strikeouts and non-productive outs. Runners at second and third, nobody out. At least hit a groundball to second. Some of the balls they swung at were in the dirt. Mulder was behind in the count all night, and still they couldn't do more. It was painful. I wish I had a laptop so I could have come here and said BOOOOOOOOOO !! 2. Brady Clark swung at the first pitch of the game against a pitcher nobody on this team has ever faced. WHY? He seems to have Scott Podsednikitis. He needs to go back to working the count, drawing walks, and fouling off a lot of pitches. He seems to feel he has to hit his way on. Once he proves he will take his walks, he will get better pitches to hit. 3. Hardy is looking awesome at the plate. I hope he hits the weights a little this winter so some of those line drive outs can carry a little more and maybe leave the park. He was hitting the ball extremely hard. 4. There were quite a few Brewers fans there. More than I expected. It was fun chatting with them. 5. Eveland seemed poised out there. Even when he was in a jam, he stayed calm, threw strikes, and minimized the dama 6. The new Cardinals stadium is coming along. You get a nice view of the inside when you walk around there. But it's hard to imagine how they will finish it in time for next year. I am not going to say that they NEED a new ballpark, but I am sure they will enjoy more of the comforts like wider concourses, restaurants, etc. Busch really did not have much and it was cramped in there. By the way, everything seems expensive there compared to what we are used to in Milwaukee. 7. As you all know, Albert Pujols is ridiculous. It's scary when he comes up.

I will be attending my fist game at Busch Stadium tonight. I absolutely can not wait. I have e-mailed Jim Powell and Daron Sutton and asked them to say hello to my family and friends back in Glendale, Wisconsin. If either of them mention anything, I would appreciate it if someone could post a note on this game thread so I can read it when I check later tonight. I'll be thinking of you guys. GO BREWERS !!! http://ideaspot.net/mlb/NL_Central/small/brewers3-sm.gif

I know this already came up but . . . Biggest win of the year ??

Turnbow had to really work for that one. I hope he isn't gassed for tomorrow.

WOW !!!!!!!!!!!! BREWERS HANG ON !!

The bottom of the 9th has not even started and I am already peeing in my pants.

We finally get a bunt down, and now this. Unbelievable. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/sick.gif

Darn it. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/mad.gif

Ask me when it's over.

WHOA.