In 2005, the Milwaukee Brewers were 81-81 and we thought it was an accomplishment. The 2007 Brewers, freshly eliminated from playoff contention, are a Chris Young and a Jake Peavy victory, respectively from being 81-81. That's not an accomplishment, it's a joke. To quote the genius Ned Yost, "A really bad joke."
Quite honestly, Ned Yost has not done a single thing to warrant another year at the helm of Brewers. He has had this team treading water, going absolutely nowhere for the past three years now. If anyone can explain how a .500 record, at best, is deserving of yet another year to demonstrate his inability to manage a baseball game, time upon time again, I'd seriously like to hear it.
As fun as this season was, this would have had its season ended two weeks ago if were in any other division than the NL Central. It sucks, but it's true.
There's a lot of moves that need to be made at the end of the year, but we'll get to those later. I need a day to let the depression out of my system. In the meantime, the Green Bay Packers can save this weekend with a W and an Uncle Brett tudder. Doug Melvin can start the work week off in a fantastic manner by firing Ned Yost on Monday morning.
Friday, September 28, 2007
3 and 2
Still 2 games behind the Cubs with 3 to play. To say the window is closing is an understatement. As much as I love Brauny, he looked clueless in the field yesterday. The team had 5 errors. He had 3. No team will win a game with 5 errors. If the Cubs win tonight, it's truthfully, do or die. In fact, they have left themselves zero room for error now.
How 'Bout a Blue Out?
How great would Miller Park look if everyone wore their Brewers blue? You don't see that very often in baseball. Closest I've ever seen is in St. Louis.
How 'Bout a Blue Out?
How great would Miller Park look if everyone wore their Brewers blue? You don't see that very often in baseball. Closest I've ever seen is in St. Louis.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
La Russa and Cuzzi: Douche and Douchier
No, Phil Cuzzi wasn't working home plate tonight, but he let it get to this last night by lofting his gayard friend Tony La Russa a softball 'warning.' It's tough to challenge La Russa's credentials as a MLB manager, but he sure is a douche bag. Face the facts, La Russa has Cuzzi in his back pocket and by constantly being able to drill Brewers hitters and be issued warnings, the Brewers were unable to retaliate without saving their pitcher automatically head to the showers.
Sad but true, Dale Sveum is officially a dumber manager than Ned Yost. No matter where you stand on the decision to plunk Pujols with a McClung heater, Turnbow made matters worse and then they turned to Shouse against two righties. Sveum could have (and should have) hooked Turnbow immediately after there were runners on first and second, or at the least, when he walked the bases full, but he left him in and let Pujols score.
Nobody would be bitching about if plunking a guy to put a runner on base was boneheaded or not had Sveum used whatever brain he has left and gone to Cordero for the final out or two of the 8th inning.
Sigh, what little hope was left is all but done now. As usual, Tom Haurdicourt of the JS has some great blog entries with plenty of banter for you to read here.
Sad but true, Dale Sveum is officially a dumber manager than Ned Yost. No matter where you stand on the decision to plunk Pujols with a McClung heater, Turnbow made matters worse and then they turned to Shouse against two righties. Sveum could have (and should have) hooked Turnbow immediately after there were runners on first and second, or at the least, when he walked the bases full, but he left him in and let Pujols score.
Nobody would be bitching about if plunking a guy to put a runner on base was boneheaded or not had Sveum used whatever brain he has left and gone to Cordero for the final out or two of the 8th inning.
Sigh, what little hope was left is all but done now. As usual, Tom Haurdicourt of the JS has some great blog entries with plenty of banter for you to read here.
Princey
This is exactly what MVP candidates are supposed to do. Prince Fielder is literally trying to single handedly club the Brewers into the postseason. Since returning home to Miller Park, Princey has clobbered three dingers. A three-run moonshot on Monday, and two, two-run blasts on Tuesday.
He became suddenly vocal about bettering a number of his father's numbers so it shuts his dad (Cecil) up. The Brewers remain quite a long shot to bypass the Cubs in the standings, but they certainly aren't going away quietly at home. Playing the Cardinals certainly has something to do with it, but they can ill afford to slip tonight and drop a very winnable game.
He became suddenly vocal about bettering a number of his father's numbers so it shuts his dad (Cecil) up. The Brewers remain quite a long shot to bypass the Cubs in the standings, but they certainly aren't going away quietly at home. Playing the Cardinals certainly has something to do with it, but they can ill afford to slip tonight and drop a very winnable game.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Wild Card?
I realize the Brewers are 5 games behind in the Wild Card standings, but the Phillies and Padres are knotted at the top and the Padres barely have a team any more. If the Phils lose some games and the Brewers take care of the Pads at Miller Park it's a possibility. The Crew closes the regular season with 4 games against San Diego....let's continue the trend of Wisconsin professional sports teams besting those from San Diego this week....just a thought.
Monday, September 24, 2007
So here we are
Bear with us BCB fans (all two of you), as we try for the umpteenth time to manage an up to date, accurate, state of Wisconsin sports blog. We're hopefully adding some writers to the site to give it a fresh prospective. Hopefully that helps in actually posting more than once every month. Only time will tell.
It's a funny time here in Wisconsin. Typically, devoting nearly all of my attention to the Packers in September wouldn't be funny, it'd be the norm, even when the Pack was 4-12 in 2005. But this year, the Milwaukee Brewers, the Brewers, were in the thick of a pennant chase in the NL Central. That's right, were in the thick of a pennant chase. Sitting 3.5 games behind the Cubs with 7 games left, there's technically enough time to wipe the deficeit away, but it's next to impossible. The Cubs magic number sits at 4. Unless the Cubs tank it in proportions that would be epic even for their sorry franchise, Ned Yost will have masterminded one of the worst fades over the months of July, August and September. I can't be the only one who felt as though the Central would be taken by the Cubs even when the Crew had a 5.5 game lead in mid-July. It's a real shame as the Brewers have as much talent as almost any team in the NL. I remain convinced that had Yost not been the manager this version of the Brewers would already have the division locked up.
The only thing I can think of that would be worse at this moment is if the Brewers don't fire Yost in the offseason and get themselves a manager who doesn't almost single handedly blow 10 games a year with bone head moves. Bringing Yost back for next season would be a major league buzzkill going into the season.
And that's what makes this funny...the Green Bay Packers are 3-0 and atop the NFC North. No one would have picked them to be 3-0 at this point without being horribly ridiculed. Consider September 23, 2007 the official "changing of the guard" in this state, as Uncle Brett Favre is poised to shatter Dan Marino's all time NFL TD record in the HumpMe Dome, or the worst standing venue in professional sports. Crazy, we'll keep you up to snuff with insight from here on forward (at least that's what we're telling ourselves).
It's a funny time here in Wisconsin. Typically, devoting nearly all of my attention to the Packers in September wouldn't be funny, it'd be the norm, even when the Pack was 4-12 in 2005. But this year, the Milwaukee Brewers, the Brewers, were in the thick of a pennant chase in the NL Central. That's right, were in the thick of a pennant chase. Sitting 3.5 games behind the Cubs with 7 games left, there's technically enough time to wipe the deficeit away, but it's next to impossible. The Cubs magic number sits at 4. Unless the Cubs tank it in proportions that would be epic even for their sorry franchise, Ned Yost will have masterminded one of the worst fades over the months of July, August and September. I can't be the only one who felt as though the Central would be taken by the Cubs even when the Crew had a 5.5 game lead in mid-July. It's a real shame as the Brewers have as much talent as almost any team in the NL. I remain convinced that had Yost not been the manager this version of the Brewers would already have the division locked up.
The only thing I can think of that would be worse at this moment is if the Brewers don't fire Yost in the offseason and get themselves a manager who doesn't almost single handedly blow 10 games a year with bone head moves. Bringing Yost back for next season would be a major league buzzkill going into the season.
And that's what makes this funny...the Green Bay Packers are 3-0 and atop the NFC North. No one would have picked them to be 3-0 at this point without being horribly ridiculed. Consider September 23, 2007 the official "changing of the guard" in this state, as Uncle Brett Favre is poised to shatter Dan Marino's all time NFL TD record in the HumpMe Dome, or the worst standing venue in professional sports. Crazy, we'll keep you up to snuff with insight from here on forward (at least that's what we're telling ourselves).
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