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MKE-STL series (It's raining and people are bored)

The Brewers play 3 against the Cardinals this weekend.  They are tied for first; the Cards are the traditional rival and have arguably the best manager in the game, while the Brewers have finished second to the Cubs two years in a row and whine about inside pitches.

So, who ya got for these three games?  The Cubs play the Cards next week, so I prefer the team that they don't see for a while to lose and then the Cubs take care of business themselves.  I'm pretty sure I don't want the Cards to sweep, though.

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What do you think the best outcome for the Cubs would be in the Brewer-Cardinal series?
Cardinals win 3
3 votes
Cardinals win 2
16 votes
Brewers win 2
23 votes
Brewers win 3
9 votes
The fact that I'm reading this fanpost shows how little I was planning on working this afternoon, and now am desperate to fill it with something mindless since the Cubs were rained out.
40 votes

91 votes | Poll has closed

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You hit it on the head with #5

I’m still not worried about the division. MKE has been hitting on all cylinders the past few weeks. I still think their pitching will come back to earth.

Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson

by MikeOxbyg on May 15, 2009 1:38 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

#5 is pretty much why I posted this in the first place . . .

Although, I did vote for Cards win 2

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on May 15, 2009 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Look at it this way

Which team do you think is the better team than root for the worse team to win.

"You can't take life to seriously, you don't get out of it alive"

by wild bill on May 15, 2009 1:49 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I want

the Suds to beat the Cardinals down, but not get too far out in front.

"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley

by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2009 2:13 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Brew Crew should win 2

preferably the last 2 so that the cards are on a losing streak when they come to Wrigley.

Obviously I also agree with number 5.

Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008

by slcathena on May 15, 2009 2:18 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

That was quite lyrical

Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson

by Shanghai Badger on May 15, 2009 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

hee hee

I didn’t even notice it until you pointed it out.

Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008

by slcathena on May 15, 2009 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, except the series vs. St. Louis next week is at St. Louis.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al on May 15, 2009 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

D'oh.

I knew I should double check that before I posted. Thanks. :)

Believe or Leave ~Cubswynn 9/9/2008

by slcathena on May 15, 2009 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

need tix

to the Cards at Wrigley next weekend?

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on May 15, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, as the Great Mambochicken established in the other thread...

…we should be rooting for:

  • Short, disastrous outings for both teams’ starters,
  • The use of multiple relief pitchers – on both sides – in every game,
  • High pitch counts for both starters and relievers,
  • At least one extra-inning game, and
  • Behavior unbecoming of major league ballplayers (and coaching staff) that results in lengthy, embarassing suspensions.

PLAY BALL!

I've committed to tweeting about the Cubs for the rest of the season. (Does that sound as ridiculous as I think it does?) Anyway, if you're on Twitter, you can follow me here.

by dat cubfan daver on May 15, 2009 2:42 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

We are in agreement

As it has been chorused, so shall it be done at the intonation of the ceremonial statement.

ONE OF US
ONE OF US

"I don’t really play baseball, I feel it." -- Milton Bradley

by drewishdrewid on May 15, 2009 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

can we hope for a Pujols suspension

for pure awesomeness

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on May 15, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

How bout two rain outs

forcing the to play back to back double headers in August ?

"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux

by Doggie Stalker on May 15, 2009 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not bad, not bad at all.

Let it be written, let it rain!

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by dat cubfan daver on May 15, 2009 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

no

Selig might get the brilliant idea to move them to Milwaukee due to having a dome, and make the Cardinals the home team in Milwaukee.

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on May 15, 2009 7:35 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well I am half way there

"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux

by Doggie Stalker on May 15, 2009 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Shouldnt Milwaukee be MIL not MKE?

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on May 15, 2009 10:02 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Airport Code

MKE is the airport code for Milwaukee.

I think the Cards should win 2 of 3. Its their house, and early on Gallardo did not look good and the Cards jumped out to a 2-0 lead before the rains came.

By years end, I think the main competitor for the Cubs in the Central could be the Reds, they are the most impressive so far of the teams bunched up at the top. Best pitching of the 4 thats for sure.

by backtocali on May 15, 2009 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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