Brewers up 1 in the NLCS.....some random thoughts and hoping that some blog posts keep it going.
Prince Fielder's HR traveled at a speed of 119.2 MPH off his bat. That is the highest speed for any HR hit in the year 2011.--ESPN They keep stats on that? (Al's Ramblings)
I've heard fans (easy Kais) talking about the lady in the front row at all the home games. The only thing I noticed is that she obviously keeps the book! Anyway.....fame is upon her - now referred to online as Front Row Amy!
http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/frontrowamytalks.html
Greinke looked much better throwing with a lead didn't he? Must be still working through the playoffs mentally. Definately a guy getting run support!
JS Online is reporting that Axfords forearm is OK. X-Rays came back negative. Hopefully they don't have to use him tonight so he can rest it for a couple days. Maybe see KRod in 9th?
The Brewers are scary good at home. Hopefully they are the 2nd half Brewers on the road, not the one that showed up in Az.
Hat tip SI.com. In a Milwaukee Brewers clubhouse filled with oversized personalities, the first shot at the rival St. Louis Cardinals going into Game 1 of the NLCS came from a surprising source: Starting pitcher Zack Greinke, whose bout with social anxiety disorder typically makes him one of the least likely players to pop off. Speaking to reporters at Miller Park on Saturday, Greinke said some of his Brewers teammates don't like Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter when he shouts at batters from the mound. "They think his presence, his attitude out there sometimes is like a phony attitude," Greinke said. "And then he yells at people. He just stares people down and stuff. And most pitchers just don't do that. And when guys do, I guess some hitters get mad. Some hitters do it to pitchers. But when you do that some people will get mad. "There's other pitchers in the league that do it, but, I don't know," Greinke said, "a lot of guys on our team don't like Carpenter."
ESPN.....When Cardinals manager Tony La Russa later met the media, a reporter read Greinke's comments to the manager and asked him to respond. "I'm very disappointed," La Russa said. "I just praised him a little bit ago. I always thought he was a high character, classy guy." "Our attitude is we look at ourselves and we grade ourselves," he said. "I think the Brewers should take care of their players and their comments and not be concerned about other players and comments. I'm disappointed. If you knew him, none of that stuff is true. He doesn't give bull----. He doesn't take it. That's the way it's supposed to be." Of course, it was La Russa who offered his opinion on Milwaukee's Nyjer Morgan after a Sept. 7 dustup with Carpenter, saying "I hope he gets a clue. And he's probably going to get upset that I give advice, but if it's the truth, it's the truth. He can be the player he is without instigating."
This series will get ugly yet....
Which brings us to Prince getting plunked first pitch after the Braun homer. "I certainly can't fault the umpire," said La Russa. "But you know, you can't go out and argue those things, or you get thrown out. I didn't say anything. What I would have said is, 'If you watched the way Jaime pitched that whole inning, every fastball he threw was in that same area -- out away from the [right-handed hitter] or in on Fielder.' They just looked bad, but he was just trying to get the ball somewhere near the glove. But I don't fault the umpire." HMMMMM?
A full article on the hate.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs/2011/story/_/id/7078129/no-shortage-drama-cardinals-brewers-nlcs
Tony La Russa. "Three straight pitches right in the middle of the plate, and they didn't miss any of them, just went like that," said La Russa. "It was a weird thing. [Garcia] was really good, then three pitches -- bam, bam, bam." "Bam, bam, bam," he would repeat later. "It was unusual."
Seemed to me Tony finally made a tactical error in this inning.
Betancourt, who had the go-ahead RBI single in the Brewers' Game 5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday, pounded out a two-run homer and a double on Sunday. The native Cuban typically doesn't speak with the media, but when he does, he needs a translator. He had one up on the stage in the Brewers' media auditorium, and provided the laugh of the night when the final question posed to him had to do with how he deals with all the criticism he's had lobbed his way over the years. "I don't really understand English very well," Betancourt said through the translator. "So that being said, I don't really pay attention to what the critics say. Since I don't understand, I don't get mad. I just try and do my job."
Braun has hit safely in five of the Brewers’ six postseason games this October, batting .500 (11-for-22) with five doubles, two home runs, eight RBIs and seven runs scored. Overall in his career he has hit safely in eight of his 10 postseason games, batting .421 (16-for-38) with seven doubles, two homers, 10 RBIs and seven runs scored. Some kind of MVP honor buried in those numbers......
Of the last four teams in the playoffs, none have top-tier payrolls. The Tigers, at No. 10, spent about $106 million on players this season. The Cardinals are No. 11 at a little more than $105. The Rangers are No. 13 at about $92 million. The Brewers are No. 17 out of 30 at a little more than $85 million.
Hat tip Adam Rubin ESPN. Jose Reyes has said Ryan Braun gave him a recruiting pitch for the Milwaukee Brewers at the All-Star Game. And Milwaukee's interest apparently is sincere. Ryan Braun tells the Post: "I think there's a better chance we sign (Reyes) than we re-sign Prince (Fielder)." Braun continued about Reyes: "(Reyes) is dynamic, man. He is one of the most exciting players in the game. He plays with a lot of energy and a lot of emotion and I enjoy watching him play. He's one of my favorite players to watch. Whenever their games are on, I love watching him, man. He always plays the game the right way. He always plays hard. He runs everything out." One of Reyes' agents, Chris Leible, recently tweeted that Braun texted congratulations to Reyes after the shortstop won the batting title with his bunt-and-depart finale.
How about that defensive play by Fielder....not known for his defensive skills. Seems like a bigger play now than maybe it did at the time!
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