Semi-Daily Brew Crew Hangover #14

I would just like to take a few seconds to express my concern for the mental health of Brad Nelson, reserve outfielder/1B/large mammal. Mr. Nelson is now 0 for 20 in his role as off the bench masher (formerly held by such Brewer greats as: Russell the muscle Branyan, Geoff Jenkins and Wes Helms). If you didn't see it, last night he came up in the bottom of the 9th, with the Crew trailing by one, and Francisco Cordero on the mound. Nelson SMASHED one about three miles high, and 369 feet long....right in front of the 370 sign in right center. Afterwards, it looked like he just found out that someone kidnapped and raped his prized golden retriever. I'm starting to get concerned.

The only solution is for him to get himself one or twelve slumpbusters. They are readily available in both Cincinnati and Milwaukee. And you better hurry, or you are going to be riding the bus in Nashville.

Heading to Miller Park Saturday night for Brewers/Cubs with commenter Stephen Colbert.

No Hockey for Old Men

-I tried really, really hard to make it until the end of the hockey game last night. It was a fantastic game (as far as I could tell). Its just that on a Monday night, when I was up at 6 to go to work in the morning, midnight gets to be pretty late. It fucking sucks fighting with all your might to try to stay up for something, and losing miserably. I was trying to fill my 4 hockey games per year quota, and I made it to the second OT, so counts I guess. What struck me (other than that dude that got hit in the face with the slapshots' face) was how much better Detroit was than Pittsburgh. They were so much faster, and they got off about three times as many shots, and lost. There is nothing better than OT playoff hockey. I just wish it was on earlier.

-I lost a bet yesterday. I had "when velociraptors hatch from my ass" as the date that Prince Fielder would steal third base. I also had "when running my nuts over with a lawn mower sounds like a good idea" as the date that he would steal third and get an infield single in the same game. So congrats.

-In Ned Yost news, he is still a fucking asshole. When questioned on whether he was concerned about Rickie "Windmill" Weeks and Mike "The human auger" Cameron striking out fucking 80 times between them, and batting 1st and 2nd, he responded (paraphrasing): "Russell Branyan fucking struck out 11 out of 22 at bats, so he is striking out fucking 50% of the time, but he's batting fucking .300 so nobody complains about him." Really Ned? Really? A guy could strike out 70% of the time as far as I'm concerned, but if he got a hit the other 30% of the time I would be perfectly fine. He has no argument at all and is fucking stupid. Weeks and Cameron are NOT good hitters.

-HUGE save last night. Despite their best efforts to fuck it up, Torres makes "The Committee" 7-1 v. 11-7 for Gagne. And Gagne TOTALLY would have lost that one last night.

-They call our resident ginger Seth McClung "Chucky". That is funny. He has his first two career hits off of Randy fucking Johnson.

-My wife believes that someone should bring back the term "Janky". I personally believe it is underused.