Timely Rescue!

Of all the players I thought that would pull us out of the depths of hell....Rickie Weeks came through in a major way (sounds like a rap song). With two outs in the bottom of the ninth Weeks' blast to outfield that scored two runs. This off a dominant, but recently struggling, closer in Jake Isringhausen (love that name), lit a spark under the entire clubhouse resulting in them mobbing Rickie in celebration. This was just what the team needed. An emotional victory that would loosen their ties and unbutton their suits. Because that is exactly what this club needs to do. Loosen up. One thing I have always noticed is that The Crew has a great chemistry to them. The fool around and mess with each other. They always smile, similar to what I saw last night. Look at the first month and a half of this young season and you will see stern faces and tight lipped grins. They were all business no pleasure. C'mon, this is a team filled with young men who are all under the age of 26 (excluding Cam, Sheets, and Kendall) who are starters. Get back to your clubhouse antics and start acting your age. Perhaps that is what will salvage this bumpy part of the road we're on.

All in all, the Brewers did very well last night. Even Parra pitched a good game giving up only 3 runs. If your starter can at least do that, there should be enough run support from his offense...usually. His only smudge was the 5 innings he put out and leaving the bases loaded. Our pen is deep and their are many options to use if there is trouble early on. David Riske started his turn around (actually last week he did) and pitched two solid innings and only 2 hits. He pitched out of some jams and held his composure and control of the ball. MVP goes to either Rickie Weeks (my nod) or to Brian Shouse, who once again pitched a solid inning and earned the win (3-0). Weeks' performance prove to me that he has the potential, he just needs to have consistency. That could be said about a lot of Brewers right now. My friend Rat will now blast me away telling me "I told you so" about Weeks.

- The Cardinals have the best pitching in the National League. But their once-shiny closer is struggling at Gagne proportions. Both of which having blown 5 or more saves this season.


-Sell Out Crowd last night for the Brewers...nothing like playing at home after a tough road trip. That is why Miller Park is #2 on the list of top parks. The category covering the fans is tops. Wonder why? Well, this is a good reason (see last night attendance numbers).

-On facebook, there is a Brewer application (or something like that) which you can add to your page, for those who facebook. On that application there is a pretty sweet trivia game you can play. I was doing fantastic until it was the end of the work day and the office was shutting down. I will try again next Friday. Try it, there are some good questions.