In the News (5/8)
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Thursday’s Game: Brewers 5, Reds 6
Record: 16-13, Third Place
Thursday’s Game
- Braden Looper struggled for the first real time in a Brewers uniform, giving up 5 runs and 8 hits, including 2 homeruns over just 3 1/3 frames. The offense fought back, including a pair of RBI by both Prince Fielder and Mike Cameron, and a RBI by Hardy. Milwaukee couldn’t escape the abbreviated roadtip undefeated, but return to Miller Park winners of 4 of the last 5 contests.
Brewers News
- Thursday’s loss came at the hands of a Reds team that’s battling the flu bug. A makeshift Cinncy team bested the Brewers. More HERE.
- A peek inside the mind of Ken Macha. Something tells me a lot of crossword puzzles and model ship building goes on in there.
- Miller Park Movies… AWESOME!!!
- Willie Randolph talks about the difference between playing in Milwaukee in ‘91 and coaching there now. Kind of a cool clip.
- Bleacher Report on Manny Parra apparently being Manny Parra.
- Chris Duffy is one of two reasons Milwaukee has arguably the best defensive centerfield in baseball.
- Not everyone has given up on Brad Nelson quite yet.
- Dedication.
Minor Leagues
- The Rattlers lost… again. But it wasn’t for lack of trying. Cutter Dykstra, Brock Kjeldgaard and Michael Vass went deep in the loss.
- The Sounds beat the Iowa Cubs Thursday. A precursor for things to come in tonight’s Brewer game? We’ll see.
NL Central
- Rich Harden hopes to show baseball he can pitch more than six innings like a big boy. Awwwwww!!!Â
- 10 shirts more racist than “Zambrano Mows My Lawn” (NSFW – I mean, where do you people work? It’s totally subjective).
- Roy Oswalt will corageously make his next start despite dealing with a widdo bwuze on his fingeeeey.Â
- Cards OF Rick Ankiel was put on the DL… his injury seems a bit more serious than Oswalt’s.
Other News
- Manny Ramirez was suspended 50 games for PEDs. If you’re just reading this news for the first time right now, you’re lying.
- Tim Lincecum likes 1993 movie “Rookie of the Year.” Not a bad flick, for a kids movie.
- O’s pitcher, and former Brewers prospect, Dennis Sarfate will undergo tests on his hand in hopes of determining the cause of numbness.
- Photoshops featuring current Brewer Dave Bush, former Brewer Candy Maldonado, among others.
- Ex Brewer prospect Matt LaPorta’s Twitter page ranges from boring to about God. Read Barry Zito’s instead.
- Cal Ripken Jr. texting during a game and leaving in the 8th inning with a 4-4 tie? Nothing is sacred.
Tags: In the News
May 8th, 2009 at 9:47 am
Dude. It’s a crime against humanity that Brad Nelson is still playing in Milwaukee.
Just bring Tony Gwynn Jr. back up and be happy. At least he could field. That would make three solid centerfielders! Okay, maybe that wouldn’t make sense. But Nelson should get shipped back down. Going 0-22 this season and 2-27 career is horrid.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:40 am
Beyond the Gwynn suggestion, I’m beginning to agree. I want Nelson to succeed, but the window is closing more with each O-fer, and he’s the one closing it.
I’d still rather have Nelson up trying to work through his problems than Tony Gwynn Jr. – who most of us know, and don’t like, what we’re getting. 0 for the season is rough, but there’s really no better OF option in the minors that I’m screaming to get back in the show. That might just be me though.
May 8th, 2009 at 11:54 am
A friend of mines dad was telling a story about how like 7 years ago he got to meet and talk with Bob Uecker. This was his favorite quote from the whole conversation You think your bad? I got booed at my tee ball games. Although I suppose that’ll happen when you get 3 backwards K’s.
Atleast TGJR can be put in late in ball games and pinch run…. thats doing more than Nelson is
May 8th, 2009 at 11:55 am
Altrhough I havent ever seen nelson run the bases since he never gets on them
May 8th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
HA! Sweet Nelson zinger.
And you do have a point about the pinch running too.