Back From a Weekend Away
I spent the weekend with the Brewers and was away from a computer (for the most part) until today. I figured that, rather than posting something about each game, I would just make some bullet pointed observations from the weekend that was. I will be back in the saddle for daily posts all week and over the weekend.
- What a great problem the Brewers have with Gabe Kapler and Tony Gwynn each getting off to such great starts. When Gwynn is healthy, the problem will be between those two, but then Mike Cameron will return and it will be a problem between three... and don't foget about Gabe Gross.
- How about the other problem of having one too many starters when Yovani Gallardo returns in a week or so? After one start apiece, it appears as though Dave Bush may be the odd man out. Hopefully Bushy recovers from his rough outing and makes Ned's decision more difficult on Wednesday night.
- What did i say about Jason Kendall and his eye surgery? Looks like he's seeing the ball much better this season than any of the last couple. his mid .400 average will not continue, but it is a good sign that he will be better offensively than expected.
- Is it just me, or are the Brewers running a lot more than last year? I love having a running game, and with their combined speed and pop, it will be a huge factor in winning the division.
- Not to jinx anything, but Ben "Soft" Sheets has been anything but soft. His stuff has been just plain nasty. According to ESPN.com's "Best Games", he owns two of the top five, and according to their "Cy Predictor" he is ranked third.
- Miller Park trails only Wrigley Field and Nationals Park in attendance percentage (attendance divided by capacity) and is sixth in average attendance. What a great start in those categories, too!
- As far as Opening Day, it was my last attended in person. I can drink with the best of 'em, but at least I am not as obnoxious as the vast majority of the people in attendance Friday. I am there for the baseball, they are there for the drinking... it is just not a good mix for me. Sunday's game was so much more relaxing and fun without the added stress of feeling like I was going to either get puked non, or get hit in the head with a thrown bottle.
- One cool thing from Friday's opener was getting my picture taken with Mark Attanaaio and Gorman Thomas (see below). Milwaukee is very lucky to have Mark owning the team. He was a classy guy in person and has run the team with that class and passion in mind. Gorman was equally as nice. It is great to have a legend like that still hanging around with the club at the ballpark. Guys like that make it easy to cheer for the Brewers.
Me (looking the wrong way) and Mark Attanasio
Gorman Thomas and Me
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