Once again, Ryan Braun amazes me with his character. Geoff Jenkins took out a full page ad in the paper, after he left, thanking the fans of Milwaukee for all their support during his tenure here.
CC Sabathia did the same in Cleveland.
Ryan Braun just took out a full page ad on Friday thanking the fans for all their support during this season, and acknowledging that the team wouldn't have made it to the playoffs without us.
This kid, at 24, realizes that without us, they wouldn't have a job. Without us, Attanasio couldn't go out and sign Sabathia.
Nice job, Ryan. You are truly a class act.
Sunday, October 05, 2008
Playoff Summary
Game 1 - Gallardo - good
Defense - garbage
Offense - garbage
Game 2- Sabathia - tired
Defense - better
Offense - still garbage
Game 3 - Bush - surprisingly very good
Defense - spectacular
Offense - patient
Game 4 - Suppan - garbage
Defense - not really needed
Offense - garbage
Bottom line - We lasted longer than the Cubs!
Update: To make things even better, it turns out that the Cubs were the only team to get swept in the first round. Yeah, no curses in Chi town!
Defense - garbage
Offense - garbage
Game 2- Sabathia - tired
Defense - better
Offense - still garbage
Game 3 - Bush - surprisingly very good
Defense - spectacular
Offense - patient
Game 4 - Suppan - garbage
Defense - not really needed
Offense - garbage
Bottom line - We lasted longer than the Cubs!
Update: To make things even better, it turns out that the Cubs were the only team to get swept in the first round. Yeah, no curses in Chi town!
Friday, September 26, 2008
May I Just Say...
Yum!If all the guys look like this under their jerseys, I vote for shirts/skins games next season!
Thursday, September 04, 2008
If God Likes Baseball...
If God likes baseball, then he must be a Brewers fan. The Brewers just got swept in a three game series by the Met,s, and lost only one game in the wild card standings, and no ground at all in our division.
The Phillies lost two of their three games against Washington, and St. Louis dropped two of three against Houston.
So yes it sucks that the Crew got swept at home, but the good news is that no real damage was done.
Oh, and Carlos Zambrano has 'dead arm.' Rich Harden is suspected of having arm issues, but someone on the team said he's just being rested. Yeah right. Could this be the collapse we've all been hoping for?
Fingers crossed the Brewers will turn it around tonight against San Diego. Go Brewers!
The Phillies lost two of their three games against Washington, and St. Louis dropped two of three against Houston.
So yes it sucks that the Crew got swept at home, but the good news is that no real damage was done.
Oh, and Carlos Zambrano has 'dead arm.' Rich Harden is suspected of having arm issues, but someone on the team said he's just being rested. Yeah right. Could this be the collapse we've all been hoping for?
Fingers crossed the Brewers will turn it around tonight against San Diego. Go Brewers!
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Wouldn't It Be Nice?
Shoeless Joe: Man, I did love this game. I'd have played for food money. It was the game... The sounds, the smells. Did you ever hold a ball or a glove to your face?
Ray: Yeah.
Shoeless Joe: I used to love travelling on the trains from town to town. The hotels... brass spittoons in the lobbies, brass beds in the rooms. It was the crowd, rising to their feet when the ball was hit deep. Shoot, I'd play for nothing!
- Field of Dreams, 1989
Much has been written lately about how the Brewers will be unable to keep Ben Sheets and CC Sabathia next season when they reach free agency. I know this is true, because teams are paying ridiculous money for pitchers these days.
It seems to me more and more that players are forgetting why they started playing baseball in the first place. All they care about is their payday. (see Prince Fielder temper tantrum back in March) It really makes me wonder, how much money does one person actually need?
Ryan Braun knew how much more he could make if he went year to year, but he wanted to make a commitment to this team and the fans in this city, and I applaud him for that. It's not often you see that kind of integrity in sports, especially in a kid his age. He has slowly replaced Prince Fielder, at least in my opinion, as the leader of our Brewers, and he has become the face of the franchise. I, for one, am proud of that, and of Ryan. I can't think of a better representative.
He said it best when questioned about the fact that he could have made tons more money. "What can't I buy with that much money?"
Sadly, it seems more and more players care less about winning and for whom they play, than they do about how much money they are going to get. Francisco Cordero bolted to the Reds for a mere $3 million. I say mere because that's peanuts when you're talking $44 million. Now look at Cordero. There is no All-Star appearance for him; no record setting saves; hell there's barely any appearances for him because the Reds stink. But he's getting paid. He's getting paid to sit on the bench and pick splinters out of his butt.
Wouldn't it be great if players showed a little bit of loyalty to a team and/or a fan base? Milwaukee has sold out every single game since CC came on board. That says something.
Personally, I would want to play for a good team, a team that actually has a shot at doing something special for the next few years. But of course, no one is banging on my door offering me megabucks to play a child's game.
Seriously though, in the grand scheme of things, what's the difference between $85 million and $120 million? Yes I can do the math and say $35 million dollars. But what in God's name can you get with $120 mil that you can't get with $85 mil?
So that's my rant for the day. I'll be sending out some good vibes for the Brewers as they take on Houston again tonight, and hoping and praying that a little bit of Shoeless Joe, or at least Ryan Braun, will rub off on Ben and CC. Go Brewers!
Ray: Yeah.
Shoeless Joe: I used to love travelling on the trains from town to town. The hotels... brass spittoons in the lobbies, brass beds in the rooms. It was the crowd, rising to their feet when the ball was hit deep. Shoot, I'd play for nothing!
- Field of Dreams, 1989
Much has been written lately about how the Brewers will be unable to keep Ben Sheets and CC Sabathia next season when they reach free agency. I know this is true, because teams are paying ridiculous money for pitchers these days.
It seems to me more and more that players are forgetting why they started playing baseball in the first place. All they care about is their payday. (see Prince Fielder temper tantrum back in March) It really makes me wonder, how much money does one person actually need?
Ryan Braun knew how much more he could make if he went year to year, but he wanted to make a commitment to this team and the fans in this city, and I applaud him for that. It's not often you see that kind of integrity in sports, especially in a kid his age. He has slowly replaced Prince Fielder, at least in my opinion, as the leader of our Brewers, and he has become the face of the franchise. I, for one, am proud of that, and of Ryan. I can't think of a better representative.
He said it best when questioned about the fact that he could have made tons more money. "What can't I buy with that much money?"
Sadly, it seems more and more players care less about winning and for whom they play, than they do about how much money they are going to get. Francisco Cordero bolted to the Reds for a mere $3 million. I say mere because that's peanuts when you're talking $44 million. Now look at Cordero. There is no All-Star appearance for him; no record setting saves; hell there's barely any appearances for him because the Reds stink. But he's getting paid. He's getting paid to sit on the bench and pick splinters out of his butt.
Wouldn't it be great if players showed a little bit of loyalty to a team and/or a fan base? Milwaukee has sold out every single game since CC came on board. That says something.
Personally, I would want to play for a good team, a team that actually has a shot at doing something special for the next few years. But of course, no one is banging on my door offering me megabucks to play a child's game.
Seriously though, in the grand scheme of things, what's the difference between $85 million and $120 million? Yes I can do the math and say $35 million dollars. But what in God's name can you get with $120 mil that you can't get with $85 mil?
So that's my rant for the day. I'll be sending out some good vibes for the Brewers as they take on Houston again tonight, and hoping and praying that a little bit of Shoeless Joe, or at least Ryan Braun, will rub off on Ben and CC. Go Brewers!
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