Miller Park PA Announcer: Ok Steve, here are your 2 clues to guess the MYSTERY BREWER!
Steve: I'm ready!
PA Guy: 1. He was picked 6th overall by Kansas City in 2002, and he led the American League with a 2.16 ERA in 2009.
FREEZE: It's obvious to everyone in the stadium who it is. It's obviously Zack Grienke, and this nutjob wins $100 if he answers it right. In front of a sellout crowd at Miller, he unleashes his answer.
Steve: It's Prince Fielder! (smiles at his wife, who hugs him)
At that moment, the sellout crowd of 43,000 in a 42,000 cap. stadium goes crazy. Prince Fielder was not a Royal, did not have an ERA, and did not lead the AL with that ERA! After 5 minutes of booing, jeering, even some trash on the field, the game resumes. Kind of like the Brewers hot streak.
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It's not the 2nd year of the pitcher, for 2 reasons. First of all, last year was the 2nd year of the pitcher, 1968 was the first. 2nd, there have been 2 no-hitters, and the game is evolving more into a pitchers game. But 2 no-hitters, 0 perfect games, and nobody really dominating is not the 2nd year of the pitcher.
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What's up with the White Sox? They have no consistency, which is why I think they should fire Ozzie Guillen. I love Ozzie Guillen, and I think he's been a great manager (even though he's rather infamous). But when a team with the Sox's talent is doing so poorly, they need a new manager.
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Jonathan Lucroy - possibly my favorite Brewer, and no mention of him on this blog. The young catcher is hitting .325 with 5 HR and is second in the NL among catchers in RBI. The catch is, he was out half the year. With a fielding % of .993 and universal praise among coaches and pitchers, Lucroy is on his way to becoming an elite catcher. Oh, and another thing - you have to be good to lay down a perfect bunt in the 9th inning in a suicide squeeze.
