Classic Display of Chicago Cubs Fans

(Props to The Big Lead)

A couple of thoughts here:  1.) The guy has a horrible arm motion, I bet that doesn't even make it to the infield.  It's still a better arm than John Grabow

2.) The guy who gets the majority of the damage from the beer takes it like a freakin' champion.  He just knows stuff like this happens when people are on the suds team.

 3.) This babe needs to relax.  It's a little beer honey, it's not like your precious Cubs Victoria Secret shirt can't deal with a beer stain, she just needs to settle down a bit. Classic Cubs chick fan, she probably gets excited for a fly ball thinking it's a homer.

-Charlie.

Brewers-Cubs Preview

This is the biggest rivalry for Brewers' fans. It's not so much for the Flatlanders because they see the Cardinals as their true rival. I hate to admit this, but we are like Maryland Terrapins to the Cubs due the Chicago-St. Louis rivalry is like Duke-North Carolina.  Now, the Cubs cannot be compared to Duke or North Carolina because that  means they would have to win championships... HEYOOOO!  Anyways on the old blog, I frequently gave a preview of the series so you can impress that smokeshow later today.



Friday
Carlos Zambrano (0-0 4.50 ERA) v. Randy Wolf (0-1 13.50)- Ugh, I do not like this matchup at all for the Brewers tonight. Big Z always pitches well at Miller Park plus the Wolf Man has been shaky all year so far if you include Spring Training. The Brewers need to hope that they can rattle Zambrano's cage early, and get him out of his rhythm.

Saturday
Matt Garza (0-0 3.86 ERA) v. Chris Narveson (0-0 0.00)- The only guys who have faced Garza on the Crew have previously played in the American League, which probably means this is his first start against the Crew. It could be a good thing with Garza not understanding how to pitch Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder. But I have seen the opposite where a Brewer killer is born on the spot. If Narveson pitches like he did on Monday, the Brewers should win, no questions asked.

Sunday
TBD v. Yovani Gallardo (1-0 1.20 ERA)- The infamous TBD who is taking the place of Andrew Cashner, I would assume Sean Marshall will probably get the go maybe John Grabow if Mike Quade's feeling frisky. Yovani is off to a fast start, and Yo has done pretty good against the Cubbies therefore I think he can get done for the Brewers in the final game of this series.

I like the Brewers in the Saturday/Sunday matchups way more than Friday. Tonight is the only game that makes me nervous especially since we made plans to head out to the bar tonight to watch the game because FSN considers Bucks-Pistons the more important game, but that's another topic for a another time. Go crew like always.

-Charlie.

First Taste: Keep The FIBS Out Of Miller Park

Didn't think I would do it? You don't know me well enough.  I had to play something to fire up the Brewers fans up for the first game against the Chicago Cubs. Will the Brewers probably lose by 10 because I threw up this video up today?  Yup. Fant and Brett are pretty good Cubs fans, but I don't like most of them. I enjoy this song like some did with Stairway to Heaven.  Enjoy the weekend, don't start fights with Cubs fans, usually they are the more immature ones even though it's not even their stadium.

-Charlie.

Potential Pujols' Free Agency Leads To NL Central What If's

There isn't many things that Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs fans can agree on.  Whenever the I-94 rivalry is on, both fan bases are rowdy and are obnoxious at the other team's stadium. But one thing that we can both hope and pray to our respective gods- Bob Uecker and Harry Carey, is that Albert Pujols leaves for free agency.

With the exorbitant amount of football going on this weekend, people might not have heard Pujols tell the Cardinals that if they do not get a deal done before Spring Training then he will test the free agency market.  There is a possibility that this could happen because the Cardinals have a ton of money invested in Matt Holiday, Chris Carpenter, Jake Westbrook, and Kyle Lohse.  I think they have enough to give Pujols what he wants because the city, arguably the biggest baseball city in America wouldn't forgive the management if they got rid of Pujols.  This would go down as one of the bigger FU move in the history of sports if they let go of Albert even at his older age. But this raises two interesting things for the Cubs and Brewers.



For Chicago, if Pujols gets to test the market, shouldn't the Cubs throw the pie in the sky type offer to him. His loyalty to the Cards in his career is unmatched by a lot of athletes, but as we learned with Brett Favre and others, they love revenge and money talks.  The Cubs do have Carlos Pena for a year, but I assume they will want Prince Fielder or Pujols in the 2011 offseason.  I am curious to hear from my Chicago readers/writers, if there would be any resentment.  My assumed answer: No, it's Albert f------ Pujols bro.  

Today, Fielder signed a one-year deal for 15.5 million dollar deal and it appears he will probably test the market in the upcoming year. If Pujols is out there, he is the second banana. Prince will make less money than Albert, and he will not be welcomed by the fans with ringing praise. Instead it will be 'well we could have had Pujols, but I guess I will settle for Fielder.'  I think Prince is a sneaky MVP pick this season because he will come up big in a contract year, but in no way is he better than Pujols.  Who knows if Pujols is out there, maybe Prince decides his best option is staying here in Milwaukee even though I know that's wishful thinking.

When a team is under a deadline, there are multiple scenarios that could happen.  1.) They overspend and screw their franchise for the years to come (could happen but it's Pujols, the man's a robot)  2.) Management decides to play hard ball with him, and believes he will come around by the beginning of the season (horrible idea).  3.) They come to a mutual agreement like the Joe Mauer situation, which this reminds me of it a lot.

Obviously as a Brewer fan, I hope nothing gets done and the Cards are in a chaotic panic the entire year. But I doubt it will happen, the Cardinals are smarter than that, right?

-Charlie.