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I just hope people aren't getting it into their heads that pittsburgh is going to be this safe haven and that the pirates are going to just lie down and bay is going to stop crushing the ball. I still think splitting the series in pittsburgh is a monumental way to end this road trip, but the consensus here seems to be dissapointment with anything less than 3 wins.

that was one of the most frustrating innings of the year.

4 runs in 5 innings is a-ok in my book for a 4th starter, not to mention a 7th starter. especially with the brewers offense the way it is lately. every game eveland is pitched in so far this year, he's left the brewers within striking distance.

amazing, one hit through three innings for eveland, and he's thrown almost 50 pitches... also, this MGD commercial, is it edward norton? or just some guy who sounds exactly like him?

3 hit batsmen. what are we looking at for a major league record here?

Jason Bay just hit another home run. Yikes. 6 straight games, and 10 HRs in the last 10 games. Lets hope he cools off by, um, tomorrow.

Uecker is in top form today. I'm cracking up in my room here.

I know exactly what you mean. I know its easy to see that the brewers won the last three games and all of a sudden forget their road record and bullpen problems. I'd like to be optimistic too, but to demand three out of four from pittsburgh is a stretch. My prediction is a loss today and 2-2 in pittsburgh. I don't think thats being overly pessimistic, and I hope the brewers can do better than that, but remember how hot pittsburgh has been lately....

This is nothing but good for the Brewers. Isn't vampire supposed to start on monday? EDIT: game over. bucs win 8-7 in 18. wow.

I really thought the Brewers were going to pull out the last two games once it got to the bullpen

me too. good, i don't have to eat my words, althought I thought he would make it to the sixth. ...almost.

I know Eveland hasn't been pitching up to his potential, and in his two starts this year, he's kept the Brewers atleast close enough to make a game of it (9-8 loss, and 5-4 win). more importantly, he's gone over 5 innings in each, and that is the #1 thing the Brewers need from him right now. Any more pressure on the weak spots in the bullpen, and Melvin will have to keep grabbing guys out of nowhere. I think he'll throw a good game tonight. No perfect game, no 15 strikeouts... but I think the Brewers will be within striking distance when he leavs in the 6th or 7th. (hopefully i don't have to eat my own words later tonight)

this bullpen seems to make a loss worse, but that doesn't bother me. bush lost this game, all demaria and lehr were supposed to do was eat up some innings so wise and kolb and capellan and jdlr can stay fresh. as long as the bullpen is there when the brewers are losing or winning by a couple i'm content...

I like how you can always tell when its a game like this by turning on the radio and hearing dead silence for twenty seconds, followed by, 'strike on the inside corner.' followed by ten more seconds of silence, followed by, 'and the reds are still leading the brewers 7-1'... also, schroeder (about griffy jr): 'him and tori hunter should have a smiling contest' yikes.

Wow, I still have to smile when I take a look at that line-up. Then I look over and see that Arroyo is pitching...

oh wow... this is instantly going into my top 5 most clever things of the year. the other four are probably from arrested development. lets grab a win today to close out a 6-3 homestand. against the mets, phillies, and twins? c'mon! huge.

Wow what a fun game to be at, these Brewers are exciting! Don't get me wrong, I love kids. I even plan to have a few someday. But holy crap, remind me not to have 27,000 and bring them all to a sporting event they know nothing about so they can jump around and scream and just do bonkers kids stuff. Don't these kids have school?? I figured there'd be like 10-12 thousand total people there today, but they pretty much packed the place. Anyway, nice sweep!

haha, thats exactly what I said to my brother after the game. He just makes an elaborate statement and then the player agrees with him. Don't get me wrong, I never liked Brainerd, but Coshun kind of bugs me in a different way...

I really think that Turnbow should've stayed in, but thats not my decision. He just as easily could've stayed and given up a bomb. maybe this will slap something into him. as for daron, thats a tough situation to have to call. I still say we have some of the best announcers in the league (which may not be saying a lot), atleast from what I've heard. I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that the Phillies are a very good team. Not every win is perfect, but the fact that the Brewers pulled this and last night's out, I think it really shows a lot of character. Good things to come, I'll be at the park rooting for a sweep tomorrow!!

I think the fact that they live in Minnesota may answer any questions about their intelligence that you might have. *tongue in cheek*

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Out of fear and respect, President Bush passed legislation to rename Mother's Day. Its new name will be "Bill Hall presents Mother's Day" Bill Hall's mother was the first professional female baseball player. She has thrown every perfect game in the history of baseball. Bill Hall once played shortstop, second base, and outfield in an afternoon game at Miller Park against the Astros. He then took 94 east to start at point gaurd for the Bucks in a game against the Rockets. The game was the first shutout in NBA history. The next day, the Texans instantly forfieted their game against the Packers after hearing that Bill Hall would be starting at quarterback. The city of Houston has since been renamed Bill Hall, Texas. Bill Hall once hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth, but his thirst for victory wasn't fully quenched, so he insisted that the game go on. The umpires held a quick conference, decided to continue the game, and then threw out the opposing manager, pitcher and entire outfield for looking at Bill Hall. He hit another walk-off home run in the 10th. It landed in Lambeau Field. PPD stands for 'Postponed because Bill Hall says so'. There is no such thing as the 'strike zone'. After each pitch, the umpire simply looks to Bill Hall, who either nods or shakes his head. Earlier this season, after beating the Reds 11-0, Bill Hall decided it wasn't fair and played for Cinncinati the next day. Baseball used to have a 10th position called Bill Hall, but he got bored and decided to become a super-utility player. Miller Park was only built because Bill Hall decided to move County Stadium to his backyard in order to host an annual reenactment of the movie 'Major League', in which he plays Rick 'Wild Thing' Vaugn, Jake Taylor, and Roger Dorn. The only differences are that he renamed the character to Rick 'Bill Hall' Vaugn and the Cleveland Indians win the world series as well as the World Baseball Classic. "Miracle" was initially supposed to be an autobiographical movie about Bill Hall, but Corey Koskie begged him to make it about hockey instead. Billy complied, but only allows Koskie to start at third out of pity. Bill Hall was the MVP of the 1982 ALCS. Pete Rose was betting on Bill Hall. Can you blame him? That isn't a wad of tobacco in Bill Hall's mouth, it's barbed-wire. He says it "levels the playing-field." Bill Hall sometimes likes attending Cubs games under the alias, Steve Bartman. Fans at Wrigley Field don't throw back home run balls. Coincidentally, those are all Bill Hall home runs landing. Brady Clark's average went down this year because Bill Hall wanted to try center field. Brett Favre was never addicted to Vicodin, he was addicted to Bill Hall. To help encourage Brett to kick the habit, Billy gave him the three consecutive NFL MVP awards he had won. Bill Hall once went into the Miller Brewery and helped himself to some fine beverages. The resulting shortage led Miller Park concession workers to raise the price of beer from $0.50 to $7.00. The words to 'Take me out to the ballgame' were originally "and root, root, root for Bill Hall," but everytime it was sung, the crowd reacted so loudly that an earthquake destroyed the stadium, so he allowed it to be changed. Bill Hall runs in the sausage race in each game. He switches every day so that each sausage has an equal chance to win. Once, after batting practice, the umpires realized that they had simply run out of baseballs. It turns out that Bill Hall had hit all of them out of the stadium. Feeling responsible, Bill Hall poured 5,000 full cups of water out of a single water-cooler. He then turned the water into baseballs.

Did anyone else notice a different feeling from the Brewer fans at the game? It may have been because Barry was in town, or maybe something in the way Schmitt pitched, or maybe because it was such a tense game, but it seemed like every pop fly was cheered as if it were going to be a home run, remeniscent of Wrigly.

whats the normal recovery period for a rotator cuff? too bad for ohka, he finally put together two good starts in a row.

Carlos Lee hits a home run and Preston Wilson strikes out. Its like a broken record.