I'm not gonna lie, folks. Monday's game against the Cardinals was a brow-wiper. After dropping four games in a row, and losing their first series in a LONG WHILE (April 18), I was a little worried. You got the sense that the Brewers were cooling off, especially after Rickie Weeks' season ending injury. The Brewers, in Minneapolis, were playing ugly baseball. They were not only swept, but had been outscored 23-8 in the series. The Brewers couldn't score any runs, and it seemed as if the pitching had reverted to its early-season form. The Brewers needed a pick-me-up, and today was exactly that. Gallardo pitched incredibly, and the Brewers were able to pull out a walk-off win. This was just what the doctor ordered.

      Bill Hall is clutch!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

    With a lifetime .255 batting average, Craig Counsell is due for a breakout year. His new batting stance is pure genius, putting him in a position to hit more infield singles and slow-rollers down the line then ever before. His uncanny ability to produce points without ever hitting a home run will be invaluable to the team. We here at BCB have been talking about an up year for the Brewers offense, and the glorious cornerstone will undoubtably be the original C.C.

       Hi, everybody. I am a Packer fan, but before everyone jumps all over me, I would like to congratulate you guys for playing a good game. AP was, well, AP. Tavaris Jackson played a good game as well, I believe it was play calling that was the Viking's downfall on Monday. The rushing defense was good as usual, with RB Ryan Grant only gaining 92 yards, which is below his average.

       Now, the Packers and the Vikings are obviously the best two teams of the NFC North. The Bears win over the Colts was a fluke, the Lions loss was a reflection of just how bad they really are. The rivalry between the two teams is growing, maybe even surpassing the Packers- Bears rivalry, due to the Bears not being relevant at the time.

       I look forward to duking it out with you guys in the future. Good Luck!!!

Don't worry, hes not in trouble:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3424737

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    (Sighs)... There goes the chance af finishing the road trip .500.

But, what if Gagne wasn't hurt? Would he have made the save? Can another loss be placed on Gagne's shoulers?

How about this: Two runs today were scored on wild pitches. Was the loss Rivera's fault? I did not watch the game, could Kendall possibly have gotten to those balls?

If anybody could, would you take the wild pitches thrown in the games Kendall caught divided by the games he caught, to find a sort of "Wild Pitch Avg." and then do the same with Rivera?

     After going 2-5 to start a 10-game road trip, Brewers manager Ned Yost said Saturday afternoon that consistency has been a problem for the team in recent days.

"We're just not getting it done and winning ballgames," he said. "We're either not scoring runs or giving up too many runs."

Very observant  of you, Ned...

Article Here:

http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080524&content_id=2762765&vkey=news_mil&fext=.jsp&c_id=mil

Does Ned Yost have a problem with keeping pitchers in too long? Friday's game at Houston has me thinking that he does.

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