Milwaukee rolled into Cincinnati expecting to regain ground in the wild card race. After a string of poor performances, the Brewers figured a series against the hapless Reds would be the remedy for their own sickening play.
Flash forward to Saturday night, the Brewers tune has changed. On Friday, the Brewers were on the wrong side of a fireworks show that rivaled anything China did during the Olympics. Brewers outfielders probably complained of sore necks and whiplash after witnessing 7 homeruns fly over their heads during the game. The Reds, elminated since June it seems, turned Great American Ballpark into their own batting practice and fireworks show. In fact, according to the Associated Press game summary,
The Reds hit so many home runs off Milwaukee's shellshocked pitching staff in
the series opener - seven in all - that they exhausted their supply of
celebratory fireworks. Their supplier couldn't make more because of damage from
the remnant of Hurricane Ike, which blew threw last weekend.
That's right. The Reds ran out of fireworks.
After getting shallacked Friday night 11 - 2, the Brewers sent "rented" ace C.C. Sabathia to the mound in an effort to stop a now seemingly invincible Reds juggernaut team led by the Mendoza Twins (Patterson and Bako) and a bunch of no-namers. Case in point, Micah Owings (a pitcher) provided a bases-loaded pinch hit off Sabathia that was the latest entry in a long line of shocking letdowns for the Brewers. The Reds held on to win 4-3.
Perhaps the Brewers can fire their manager and try another one...after all, there's still a week left of the season.
Sources:
http://sports.excite.com/news/09202008/v6365.html
http://www.garden-mowers.co.uk/images/fireworks/fireworks.jpg
I know this year was tough on you so no teasing from me. That was a sucky game
ReplyDeleteFiring Yost could have went one of two ways. I think we know what way it went.
ReplyDeleteMind of Madman: Yeah, the baseball season was rough for us Reds fans...of course, every baseball season has been rough for me this decade!
ReplyDeleteLester: Indeed. I thought it was a mistake when it happened...I almost attribute the Reds' pummeling of the Brewers to karma. The Brewers don't deserve to win after what they did to Yost (assuming, of course, that there wasn't some internal reason for the firing that hasn't been disclosed publicly).
stupid comment time from the football chick: i know nadda about baseball, i just like reading your blogs ;0
ReplyDeletegood luck today Freds!!!
Nice work. Hey, if Karma has to come around and whack someone at least your team can benefit from it, right?
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