davemakovec

I hope they cry big, classy tears in St. Louis. Let's see how classy they really are now that Baseball Jesus left Baseball Heaven for more money.

They can win at Busch. They've done it this year. 1-2 at Busch Stadium means surviving until they can get home to Miller Park. 2-1 at Busch means coming home to clinch the pennant. 1-0 tonight to give yourselves a chance, Brewers.

The Rays prove once again that, with the rare exception,* you cannot win with just stellar starting pitching. You must have some semblance of an offense, or a couple of breakout players. *The 2010 Giants (terrible offense) and 2006 Cardinals (not really good at anything) jump to mind.

I think that the Brewers figure this guy out. They had trouble against Kennedy before, then they beat him. Hudson was tough all year, and they beat him. Now they've had trouble against Collmenter, and they're going to beat him, too. Plus, having your best hitter out there this time helps.

How does a ground ball to the shortstop score the pitcher from second?

Pretty much no.

I hope he goes back to washed up, and fast. Good for him.

Alright! I was going to make a joke about Cory Provus making a mistake because Kotsay couldn't have possibly hit a home run, but that wouldn't be so funny now that Braun followed with another one. C'mon, Prince, get number two on the game and number three on the inning.

Monday night with my brother, I have no idea where. He has the tickets.

I'm about to leave for my first Brewers game since... I don't remember when. 2009, maybe? Whew. It's been a long time.

Is there an organization with less class than the Marlins?

Yeah, I predict a rude welcome at Miller Park for this guy.

It would be really nice for Gallardo to turn around his recent bad starts against the Cardinals. Pound some nails into their coffin, as it were.

Hopefully the Brewers can get right against the Astros.

Just win. One game puts the Cardinals back in a huge hole.