7/31/2009

Trading Deadline

Brewers on the cheap
trotting out value Vargas
baserunners half price
~Scott

Claudio Vargas?
Hell, why not also go get
Johhny Estrada?
-dz

Dear V. Rottino,
Will miss you come September
When you don't get called
-dz

Game 100 Brewers: 7 Nationals 3

Gallardo mows Nats
Counsell and Fielder go deep
Team turns Hall light off
-dz

New murderer's row
Braun, Fielder and ... Counsel?
Fourth home run this year
-db

Realistic shot
50 up and 50 down
62 to play
-db

7/29/2009

Game 99: Brewers 7, Nationals 5

Insert haiku here
because I don't see that much
to get me going
~Scott

Bleeding stops for now
But patient still critical
Doctor Yo on call
-DZ

Old reliables
Parra, Hall's futility
Hoffman shuts the door
-db

Game 98: Brewers 3, Nationals 8

Brewers wounded knee
no Indians to save them
losses pile up
~Scott


Found tranquility
Losses now enjoyable
Cheering for Nats' sweep
-db

Pack is 9 and 2
Rodgers blows out ACL
Who they gonna call?
-db

7/28/2009

Game 97: Brewers 6, Nationals 14

expectations high
weak team swats awful pitching
playoff hopes stone dead

Barack hold the phone
two grand slams trumps perfect game
it's a local call
~Scott

Yesterday Looper
Today Suppan stays too long
Macha's stay shorter
-db

Suppan gives up six
Stays in to bat next inning
Then gives up four more
-db

Where's the team leader?
Oh that's right fans and Melvin:
You tore him apart
-db

7/27/2009

Game 96: Brewers 2, Braves 10

What can one man do
when 5 of their 9 hitters
are big question marks?

Halladay and Lee
let's go get both of those guys
it's not my money.
~Scott

All runs on one swing
This feast or famine thing is
Starving Crew's season
-dz

Once more with feeling
A Sunday bloody Sunday
Isn't this just swell
-db

Game 95: Brewers 4, Braves 0

Milwaukee Bears play
Like we thought Brewers could do
Can we keep this team?
-dz


Lose first, win second
Series' pattern emerges
Let's break bad habit
-db

7/25/2009

Game 94: Brewers 4, Braves 9

evasive action
pitch gives batter a wide berth
just a bit outside
~Scott

Back to sea level
Brewers need pitching life raft
Braves still rule this town
-dz

Sub-Parra outing
Lopez sits out another
Counsel only hope
-db

Braun's bomb ties it up
Scratch pessimistic-ku
Unless McClung throws
-db

Chipper's bomb breaks tie
Pessimisitic-ku back on
Sellers not buyers
-db

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7/22/2009

Game 93: Brewers 7, Pirates 8

Alka-Seltzer game
Suppan eats sour innings
McClung coughs up lead
~Scott

Clutch sticks in neutral
Series win sputters to halt
Walk-off in waiting
-db

Game 92: Brewers 2, Pirates 0

Battering the ball
But only Prince is timely
Two runs on 12 hits
-db

Gamecast prediction
Three outs in ninth, up two runs
99 percent
-db

Looper goes seven
Saved by Cameron's defense
Pirates back in place
-db

7/21/2009

Game 91: Brewers 5, Pirates 8

Lopez offers a spark
But pitching Burns victory
Season's charred remains
-db


Veteran Macha
Discovers Yostian slump
Sveum to the rescue?
-db


Game story

7/20/2009

Game 90: Brewers 3, Reds 5

Bullpen is fading
Gamel earns trip to Nashville
Season hangs by thread
-dz

Game 89: Brewers 5, Reds 1

With Braunless line up
Slack picked up by Craig Counsel
Is 3 career high?
-dz

7/18/2009

Game 88: Brewers 0, Reds 4

Three of four unearned
Was really not an issue
One run can beat Crew
-dz

7/17/2009

Game 87: Brewers 9, Reds 6

McClung's best out pitch
keeps his toe on the rubber
by trapping his boss
~Scott

All starters score runs
But McClung gets his bell rung
Hoffman gets it done
-dz

All stars come out strong
But three hole slump continues
Braun should trade himself
-db

7/13/2009

All-Star Break: Home Run Derby

Prince is HR king
@Brewerfan enjoy now
Tomorrow's Yankee
-db

Game 86: Brewers 4, Dodgers 7

Didn't watch one pitch
Didn't read the game story
Interest fading
-db

Game story

Game 85: Brewers 6, Dodgers 3

Frolicking Brewers
Before Bay View fireworks
Summer's evening
-db

Game 84: Brewers 8, Dodgers 12

Ninth inning, up one
Dodgers ring Hoffman's changeup
This bell rings in hell
-db

7/08/2009

Game 83: Brewers 0, Cardinals 5

He hit that grand slam
So when Braun opens his mouth
You know he has clout.
~Scott

Home stand starts with thud
Hopefully Braun working phones
To improve the team
-dz

7/06/2009

Game 82 Brewers 2 Cubs 8

With eleven hits
Crew only musters two runs
Short, long bus ride home
-dz

Game 81 Brewers: 11 Cubs: 2

Hardy, Braun, Fielder
Set Brewers' dinner table--
Cam, Casey clean up
-dz

7/04/2009

Game 80: Brewers 1, Cubs 2 (10 innings)

Banks said: 'Let's play two'
Brewers less optimistic:
Let's try to win one
-db

Game 79: Brewers 5, Cubs 9

Here we go again
Can't rise to an occassion
North side pummeling
-db

7/02/2009

Game 78: Brewers 0, Mets 1

Yo pitches a gem
But struggles to his HR
Has to do it all
-db