8/1 Other Games

[Schwarber Fan]

Well we begin the final 2 months of the season as we start August

 

The Mets and Brewers play at 7:05 CT as Oliver Perez (9-7, 2.84) faces Cladio Vargas (9-2, 4.30). This game can be seen on ESPN

 

The Wild Card leading Dodgers are hosting the Barry Bondses again on ESPN2. A good chance for the Giants to win with Lincecum on the mound against Mark Hendrickson.

 

Arizona and Micah Owings are in San Diego to face David Wells at 9:05 ET

Wild Card Standings:

 

Dodgers

CUBS - 0.5 GB

Padres 0.5 GB

Phillies 1.0 GB

Braves 1.5 GB

Rockies 2.5 GB

 

So with a Cubs win and a LA loss, the Cubs could be 1st in the WC.

Edited August 1, 2007 by Rondon Fan

[Soul]

Dave Bush pitched for the Crew last night. Are they going to start him the day after using him in relief?

[Soul]

Looking at Milwaukee's website, they have Perez and Vargas listed as the probable starters...

[TruffleShuffle]

hey mutts, make yourselves useful for once

[Ender]

Vargas is one of those supreme cases for W's being a bad stat for judging pitchers. 9-2 record and the team is 16-4 in his starts yet he rarely goes more than 6 IP, doesn't make it 6 IP in even half of his starts and has a 4.30 ERA.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

With the bullpen spent, the Brewers will need 6 IP from Vargas tonight. Here's to him not making it out of the fifth.

[Balsa]

With the bullpen spent, the Brewers will need 6 IP from Vargas tonight. Here's to him not making it out of the fifth.

In 9 of his last 10 starts, he hasn't gone past the sixth inning.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

With the bullpen spent, the Brewers will need 6 IP from Vargas tonight. Here's to him not making it out of the fifth.

In 9 of his last 10 starts, he hasn't gone past the sixth inning.

 

Let's hope that trend continues.

[Ender]

With the bullpen spent, the Brewers will need 6 IP from Vargas tonight. Here's to him not making it out of the fifth.

 

Its really not that spent. Parra could go 3 innings, Villaneuva could pitch. Shouse only faced one batter. Cordero and Turnbow can both go again tonight since they had the day off Monday. Dessens should be with the team and he is available. What they might be stuck with is Parra going longer than he should if he's not throwing the ball that well or Dessens pitching when he sucks.

[brinoch]

Tire that bullpen out! Vargas needs to be out by the 3rd.

[Bruno7481]

Pirates beating the Cardinals 5-0 in the bottom of the 1st. Paulino with a Grand Slam.

[badger1679666666]

Pirates beating the Cardinals 5-0 in the bottom of the 1st. Paulino with a Grand Slam.

 

For everyone chicken littling and freaking out about the cards, let this be evidence of their GOD awful starting staff.

[Friendly Confines]

1-0 Braves in first, bases loaded nobody out for Andruw Jones.

[FergieJ31]

Teixeira first AB as a Brave, bags loaded ... Wandy wanted no part of him, ball four, 1-0 Braves. Welcome to the NL, Mark. :cry:

[FergieJ31]

3-0, bags loaded, Wandy's walked in two and has yet to get anyone out ... he might not last the inning.

[Friendly Confines]

Well I guess the Braves offense is incapable of making outs....that's probably a bad thing.

[Smack]

Ugh. The Braves look scary.

[jjgman21]

this Braves situation really makes me a little torn about the Brewers Mets game as I have a feeling that if the Cubs are battling for the WC to get into the playoffs, it will be a battle with the Mets.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Pirates lead the Cards 7-0 now in the middle of the 4th.

[Smack]

this Braves situation really makes me a little torn about the Brewers Mets game as I have a feeling that if the Cubs are battling for the WC to get into the playoffs, it will be a battle with the Mets.

 

Agreed. Though, with Beltran on the dl and the Phillies playing the way they are I wouldn't be surprised if the Mets end up 3rd in the east.

[Have a seat, Neifi]

I don't ever want to hear another criticism of Murton in RF after seeing that dive attempt by Shawn Green. Wow...just wow.

 

Brewers now up 5-4.

[TruffleShuffle]

is there a worse 9-2 pitcher in baseball than claudio vargas?

[Derwood]

vargas and perez both suck. amazing they are fixtures on 1st place teams

 

WOOT! 3-Run HR by Marlon Anderson!

[Have a seat, Neifi]

Wow, thank you Marlon Anderson...3 run bomb. Now 7-5 Mets.

[shnsajax]

12 runs total so far in on 9 hits in Milwaukee. Hopefully that Brewer bullpen will take a hit today :-).