1-2 Punch Proves Devastating

Milwaukee has taken 2 of 4 games in their series with DC and has held them to 0 runs. Pretty impressive, regardless of the Nationals being the worst team in baseball, it's still pretty sweet. Milwaukee is doing exactly what it needs to do to position themselves for September. They need to win their games against the lesser teams of the NL. It's nice to sit back and watch the Cards and Cubs do battle. After all, the Brewers have already did their time in the trenches.

The 1-2 punch of CC and Ben Sheets proved lethal once again in their convincing 6-0 beatin' of the Nationals. Ben Sheets threw a complete-game shut out, the second in as many days for the Brewers. Giving up only 5 hits, the hurler looked to be on top again. Most noteworthy is the fact that Sheets didn't walk a single batter! After CC came over the Brewers in the first half of July, Ben had yet to record a win. In fact, it looked as if he was playing second fiddle to the more popular and more successful Sabathia. Hopefully, this will be a good indication of what't to come.

-Sheets was able to throw a decent 110 pitches in the complete game. That was key for Sheets to accomplish in the game, otherwise he may have been relieved.

Not to be outdone, the Brewer batters combined for 10 hits and 3 home runs to aid Sheets. What lacked before was the run support, which was answered last night. Three different Brewers went yard last night: Ray Durham (4), JJ Hardy (17), and Corey Hart (17).

-Ben Sheets even did his part to secure his win, but driving an RBI liner to center, scoring Ray Durham.

-Scary moment for the state of Wisconsin, when Ryan Braun left the game after his first-at-bat after tweaking his back. This concerns me and others I'm sure. It sounds like a "unique injury" which could nag Braun the rest of the season. Let's all hope the young All Star is just fine. He will probably be given the day off today and perhaps even tomorrow to ensure he's good to go. As of now, he is listed day-to-day. You don't really need to gamble with the Nationals in town. If anything, they will probably have Kapler start today and tomorrow.

-Old man Durham looked liked damn good last night.

-Is it just me? Or does Manny Parra look sad. Not performance-wise, but truely sad or upset? Everytime I see him in the dug out he looks distant and by himself. Probably just me. This could have a horrible effect on his start today if he doesn't have the team behind him. Or...he could just throw better sad or mad. Who knows.

-This story references SI's rankings on MLB ball parks and Secret Stadium Sauce. The food served at Miller Park is by far, the best in the bigs (according to SI). Although parks, like the one in Seattle, offer unique cuisine entreys like Japanese Tuna Rolls or San Fran's clam chowder. Odd. Miller Park has it's own novelty item, the plain ol' Brat. My favorite is the Chorrizo and the Italian Sausage with a tapper of Miller Lite. Secret Stadium Sauce is best servced on the Chorizzo. It provides a sweet ting to the palet along with the spicier sweeping sidekick of the meet.

-Milwaukee enters todays game playing 23 of their next 45 games against teams under .500. This is a good break down on the playoffs by the Suntimes.

-Mark Attanasio's Malibu house has been for sale for some time now. If you have 22MM, here's your chance to live large.

-Another story that would make Babe Ruth roll over in his grave. Although I do know that peanut allergies are a serious thing...having peanut-free sections seems ridiculous at first read. But once you think about it, allergic ball fans can break out with hives and other series symptoms by just sniffing the nut (ick).

-Brian Giles turns down trade to the Bosox.

-Oh...the Olympics are on. When I used to bartend in Milwaukee (for 6 years) I would cringe during these days. You get the weird "sports fans" in the bar who drink a bottle of beer, nursing the S.O.B the entire visit. They are the type of fans who don't watch nor read up on Baseball, Football, or Basketball. Rather they are the ones who come out of their respective caves to annoy other sport fans; by asking the barkeeper to turn of the Brewer game so they can watch Joe Skippy swim some laps in his speedo underwear. They get the cold shoulder. Oh, and they tip like shit too.