6/29 Brewers (Gonzalez) at Cubs (Prior) 1:20 CT WGN (TV/R)

[brewfandave]

Knowing the Brewers hitters, here's what you can expect out of Prior:

 

Scenario A ("Let's all pretend to be Glendon Rusch"): he pitches like crap - control issues, lazy curves left up in the zone, dead fastball. He one-hits the Brewers through eight, throwing about 95 pitches.

 

Scenario B ("Portrait of Mark Prior as an Ace"): he's on - mid-90s fastball with movement, twelve to six curve, biting slider... the Brewers shell him and he leaves in the third with at least six earned runs.

 

It's frustrating being a Brewer fan because they can be so good and so bad in the same week, especially with such vastly different performances.

 

I'm serious about those scenarios - the Brewers shell aces like nobody's business (last two games against Roger Clemens: about 6 IP, 12 ER), but they can't hit soft-tossing lefties, junkballers, and desperately-called-up rotation-filler rookies.

[soccer10k]

Last Barrett-less lineup per ESPN 1000:

 

4-3, CF

Walker, 2B

Lee, 1B

Ramirez, 3B

Jones, RF

Nevin, LF

Cedeno, SS

White, C

Prior, P

 

Actually one of the better lineups Baker has fielded considering the circumstances. Obviously I don't want 4-3 at the top of the order but I don't see the word "Perez" in there.

[soccer10k]

I'm serious about those scenarios - the Brewers shell aces like nobody's business (last two games against Roger Clemens: about 6 IP, 12 ER), but they can't hit soft-tossing lefties, junkballers, and desperately-called-up rotation-filler rookies.

 

You mean the Cubs aren't the only team that does this?

[srbin84]

Did Gonzalez change the spelling of his first name? Nevertheless, he was a very solid pitcher with the Cubs. It was terrible to watch him go down in that game in 98. You could tell there was a good chance his career would never be the same.

[soccer10k]

It is so unbelievably nice to see Derrek Lee back on the field.

[illiniguy]

nice play jacque

[AR-Baseball-Fan]

Hall K's

[AR-Baseball-Fan]

Jenkins K's

 

CLee doubles to left

Brewers 1, Cubs nada

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Prince K's.

[illiniguy]

If we don't get Carlos Lee next year he needs to go to an AL team so we don't ever have to face him again.

[AR-Baseball-Fan]

Fielder K's swinging.

 

Brewers 2 hits, 1 run, 3 K's

End of top of 1st

[CaliforniaRaisin]

19 pitches for Prior in the first.

[PrimeTime]

Carlos Lee is a machine when he plays at wrigley..man we need him next year

[AR-Baseball-Fan]

CF 4-3

[soccer10k]

4-3 by 4-3. Enough said.

[mul21]

Holy crap, when did Juan Pierre get his avg above .250?????

[AR-Baseball-Fan]

Walker fouls out to first

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Holy crap, when did Juan Pierre get his avg above .250?????

 

He's doing his best to get it back down. A couple more 4-3's and he should be back below .250.

[brewfandave]

I'm serious about those scenarios - the Brewers shell aces like nobody's business (last two games against Roger Clemens: about 6 IP, 12 ER), but they can't hit soft-tossing lefties, junkballers, and desperately-called-up rotation-filler rookies.

 

You mean the Cubs aren't the only team that does this?

 

Let's just say that the only teams the Brewers' starting rotation (Cappy excluded - he's a stud) can get out are the Brewers and the Cubs.

[goonys evil twin]

Gonzalez is only 31? I could have sworn he retired about 8 years ago.

[abuck1220]

lame pearl jam reference by bob. can't hold it against him, i guess...at least he knows who they are.

[AR-Baseball-Fan]

DLee BB

[Chocolate Milk]

D. Lee

[goonys evil twin]

lame pearl jam reference by bob. can't hold it against him, i guess...at least he knows who they are.

 

Was it as lame as my favorite, Nirvana, Half the Man I Used to Be in any reference to John Wayne Bobbit?

[AR-Baseball-Fan]

Aram fly out to CF.

 

End of 1st Brewers 1, Cubs 0