2008 Milwaukee Brewers

ledvedderman · August 2008

BIG series the next couple of days...not to take over the thread...but GO CARDINALS

Wobbie · August 2008

ryan198 wrote:

Where are the rest of the Brew Crew followers on this board? Do you guys realize how important today and tomorrow are? With 4 winnable series left (Pirates, Padres, Reds, Pirates), and 4 toughies (Mets, Phils, Cubs, Cubs) I'm guessing we go about .500 down the stretch which puts us at between 88-94 wins (hopefully the Cubs lay down in the last series b/c they hate the Cardinals more). If we can take at least 1 of these games that will make it tough for the Cardinals don't you think?

I'm here for you, but last time I jumped on the bandwagon, the Crew went into a tailspin. I'll root quietly.

IwasBit10 · August 2008

ryan198 wrote:

Why not? I think we have a winning record against all of our future opponents, besides the Cubs, what will stop them from getting there? I'm not suggesting that they definitely will, but you seem to be pretty sure they won't and I'm wondering what your reasoning is? I mean the Cubs never lose games, but have only gained one on the Brewers since the 4 game sweep.

He has no reasoning. He's just trying to cover-up his century-worth of angst. Brewers are 3.5 games up in the Wild Card and can create an even bigger lead with this next series against the Cards. And with the Mets-Phils playing each other, one of those guys have to lose as well. And as well as the Cubs have played, they only gained 1 game since the sweep 3 weeks ago. And a 5 game lead with over a month to play, including 6 head-to-head game, is not safe.

ryan198 · August 2008

IwasBittin wrote:

He has no reasoning. He's just trying to cover-up his century-worth of angst. Brewers are 3.5 games up in the Wild Card and can create an even bigger lead with this next series against the Cards. And with the Mets-Phils playing each other, one of those guys have to lose as well. And as well as the Cubs have played, they only gained 1 game since the sweep 3 weeks ago. And a 5 game lead with over a month to play, including 6 head-to-head game, is not safe.

C'mon boys six more outs and we go up 4 1/2 in the Wild Card and keep pace with the Cubs who might never lose again.

Wobbie · August 2008

Nice!!! I can't stand that pompous ass LaRussa!

ryan198 · September 2008

Starting pitching for the Crew the last 2 days 16 IP 1 ER...sure it's against the Padres but still we are winning. Has anyone else read about our "Mexican Pedro" throwing 50 pitches to live batters, and that he's about to go to a rehab assignment with Russell Branyan? How much happier would you be with him coming out of the 'pen in the 8th compared to any other jokester we've been sending out there right now? Finally, is it not kind of unbelievable that no matter how well the Cubs play we have not lost any ground on them since the 4 game debacle? C'mon Crew!

ryan198 · September 2008

and that ladies and gentleman...is the end of the Ben Sheet's era.

ryan198 · September 2008

Nice win tonight, now we gotta get Bush to figure it out against Harden tomorrow. We need that game so we can keep the Cubs from clinching till the Mets series...if at all possible. Can anyone else believe that ESPN failed to mention that the Brewers have a certain ace in the hole returning (maybe even Friday depending on Sheets) during the broadcast? I mean what the F do we have to lose by starting Gallardo at this point? Even if he goes 4-5 strong and hands it over to 'pen thats willing to go all out it's better than nothing. Either way had to know the way that the weird Sheets/Gallardo dynamic works that one would be injured while the other got healthy. That would have been a sick threesome.

Wobbie · September 2008

Bump. Godammit!

Come on Brewers!! It ain't over. Let's pass those choking dog Mets!!

patrickredeyes · September 2008

I kinda figured it would come down to the last few games of the season. But jezzz this is stressful. I just want to make the playoffs this yr.

patrickredeyes · September 2008

Fuck yea Brewers win!!!!!!

Nice HR Prince.

LONGRD · September 2008

I hope you guys win the wildcard. A lot of awesome young players on that team. i.e. Prince, Braun, CC, Hardy etc...

ryan198 · September 2008

well if they are awesome they better figure out how to do it over this last week.

ryan198 · September 2008

We got our ace back!!! And no I'm not talking about C.C. or Sheets, looks like our little guy is going sometime this week. Hopefully we make it meaningful...he did work hard to get here after that cheap slide but that stupid cub Theriot.

Wobbie · September 2008

Just checking......have you guys heard the Prince Fielder for Matt Cain trade rumor? I'm a Giants fan but your boys are the only NL team left that I can pull for. Go Brewers Go!

ryan198 · September 2008

imalive wrote:

Just checking......have you guys heard the Prince Fielder for Matt Cain trade rumor? I'm a Giants fan but your boys are the only NL team left that I can pull for. Go Brewers Go!

no jinxin' but yeah i heard it from my mother-in-law from boston of all people. she follows the sox but gives me updates from the boston press, and it was in the globe or something.

patrickredeyes · September 2008

Another big win tonight. Let's hope the Cubs can get it done.

ryan198 · September 2008

i've waited all year for yovanni to make his comeback (see: pages 4-9 on this thread), please pitch well to night young man, we're rooting for you.

londonwpr · September 2008

ryan198 wrote:

i've waited all year for yovanni to make his comeback (see: pages 4-9 on this thread), please pitch well to night young man, we're rooting for you.

I hope they're not rushing him back too soon. Go Crew!

Wobbie · September 2008

ryan198 wrote:

i've waited all year for yovanni to make his comeback (see: pages 4-9 on this thread), please pitch well to night young man, we're rooting for you.

This guy? :eek:

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u85/StevenClocher/Yanni.png

ryan198 · September 2008

londonwpr wrote:

I hope they're not rushing him back too soon. Go Crew!

at this point who the heck cares? i mean if he sucks then it's only one game, if he doesn't then that's like having a new ace.

ryan198 · September 2008

this just in...yovanni gallardo is a stud pitcher.

patrickredeyes · September 2008

What a great freaking win last nite.

ryan198 · September 2008

i'm in the final days of writing my dissertation, teaching five days a week, and this damn team keeps me coming back for more. i have no idea what jeff suppan has in mind for us tonight, but i hope its around the efforts that he was putting up in august. dempster is only going 75 pitches tonight so he should be done by the 5th, wood is likely shut down for the regular season, and marmol will only pitch one game in a non-stress situation. that means we get a steady diet of bobby howry, jeff szmardjia, and the other jokers that prove that the cubs are not all that different than the rest of the team's in the national league.

ryan198 · September 2008

ben sheets has his chance to be more than an american hero today...let's see if he last longer than 5. him starting reminds me of charlie dorn on major league, he looked around and saw everyone else trying after years of being good on a crappy team, and decided he had to do his part. c'mon crew!

ryan198 · September 2008

ok i've just realized that i have gone through the 7 stages of grieving with this team...even bargained with cubs fans (what a sellout). now i am at acceptance. if we win, which we can, that's awesome. if we lose, which we can, then the team did their best and at least made watching baseball fun and exciting. the really sad thing is that it has been 26 years since i've experienced a playoff series/run with the brewers. i may root for teams/athletes that would cause people to think i am a front runner, but this is my evidence that the idea is simply not true. i know it sucks to ask the big man for one more great effort just to put us in the position to be there, but let's go c.c. you can do it.