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Man I really wish we had Gabe Gross to strike out in this situation instead of a Gywnn single. WHY DID WE GET RID OF HIM?!?

They just put the injury video on Gameday for anyone who wants to see.

I guess your right Robin. I just watched the Gameday replay of Zombrano's home run and saw the Cubs fan who caught the ball. What a tool.

I know this has been pointed out before, but really, what is the deal with the crowd getting all excited about routine fly balls at Wriggly? Does it have to do with the way the acoustics and sightlines are in the ballpark, or is everyone that drunk at 2 o'clock in the afternoon?

Run scoring single works. Let's keep it going.

The lineup (no surprises): 2B Rickie Weeks CF Mike Cameron LF Ryan Braun 1B Prince Fielder RF Corey Hart 3B Bill Hall SS J.J. Hardy RHP Jeff Suppan C Jason Kendall EDIT: I guess great minds think alike at exactly the same time.

It's not coddling when a manager sits a pitcher FOR ONE START with arm soreness. (Particularly a pitcher who had a torn muscle in said arm). It's seeing the forest from the trees - Sheets is still the best pitcher on this team when he's healthy. If you like that kind of manager, I heard Dusty Baker is in Cincinnati now ... Rubbing some dirt on it=FAIL

JJ needs to show something here.

"Pretty well hit, but not well enough ..." Story of the game. Blah. Shut out by the Marlins.

I like the moderation. myself, I can never pace myself that well and rarely think that far ahead when consuming miller products word

OK, if Gordon comes in, time to pinch hit. Yost shouldn't have had Gwynn or Counsell facing the lefty.

Hopefully that will mean Rickie will have plenty of practice for the next time the Crew needs a double play in a crucial situation again.

Was Suppan's at bat song "Baba O'Riley" by The Who? That's not going to help with the old jokes.

Redemption. Congrats, Derrick.

I've always felt this way too. Once they signed Kapler, I figured Gross' days as a Brewer were numbered. He was going to be arbitration eligible after this season, so his price would probably exceed the value of his role on the team. On the other hand, the Rays could always non tender him after the year and BrewCrew could bring him back! I think that's the key right there. We got a interesting minor league pitcher for a guy we would've let walk at the end of the year anyway. I do think that if the lack of a lefty-power bat continues to be an issue, Melvin will trade for a guy who is much better.

Here's the JSonline update: http://blogs.jsonline.com/brewers/archive/2008/04/22/gross-traded-to-tampa-bay.aspx

Here are Butler's minor league stats, including an 0-2 start this season at A+ ball. http://minors.baseball-reference.com/players.cgi?pid=31157

From a Web site called www.draysbay.com #17 - Josh Butler, RHP Talk about a tale of two seasons. Butler had arguably the best numbers of a very talented Columbus Catfish staff, but got called up to Vero Beach toward the end of June and simply got rocked, missed nearly a month of starts, came back and was slightly more effective. The University of San Diego product was a surprise 2nd-rounder in 2006, as his draft stock had been falling in concert with his productivity, which sparked concerns over his durability. At his best, Butler throws a low-90s fastball with good sinking actions as well as two serviceable breaking pitches and a changeup. But something really got out of whack in Vero Beach: In 49 innings there, he allowed 9 homeruns. In his previous 357 innings(combined college and pro), he allowed a total of 13. Before the 2006 draft, BaseballAmerica mentioned that a taxing delivery might be to be blame for his decline over the course of his junior year. The report was that he didn't incorporate his lower body enough, and that's practically inviting an arm injury. Judging from the poor 2nd-half statistics and the time missed, I'd say the concerns over his delivery are as alive as ever. Part of the decline can be chalked up to being promoted a level, but the sharp HR rate increase makes me think it's something else, such as not finishing on his delivery and leaving more balls up. 2007 was the second straight year Butler underwhelmed toward the end. I can probably be accused of saying this too much, but I think it applies to Butler perhaps more than anyone: I think he should make a move to the bullpen. If it is a durability issue, limiting his innings could help. Also, if efforts are made to clean up his delivery, pitching in shorter spurts might allow him to better focus on incorporating those changes. Then again, perhaps his poor finish was a result of the injury(I can't for the life of me find out why he missed those 3-4 starts). He was dominant in his final outing(7 innings, 2 hits, 7 strikeouts), so it might be best to see if a fully healthy Butler can be successful in Vero Beach as a starter. Either way, VB is almost certain to be where he opens 2008, and he's still got plenty to prove.

Just heard the news on the 540 aftershow. Sounds like Butler will be assigned to Bevard County. JS Online UPDATED: Confirmed by JSonline

*knocks on wood*

That's not Ned's call, it's more Melvin's, isn't it?

Stetter already pitched in this game Oops, at work. Ppaying too much attention to my job, I guess.

Stetter time? Or Riske for another inning?

I don't know why, but that made me laugh out loud at my desk. Well you know what I mean? Dude has been practically un-hittable so far this season looking like Cy Young. Were finally hitting him. Oh yeah, my laugh was more like, "Exactly." The whole cardinals teams they just seem to be getting an inordinate amount of seeing eye singles and inexplicable pitching performances this season.

I don't know why, but that made me laugh out loud at my desk.