NLDS - Milwaukee vs. Philadelphia, Game 3

These pictures and the video at the end are courtesy of my brother, Bob S., who got to go to they Brewers-Phillies playoff game Saturday. Milwaukee won 4-1 to capture their first playoff victory since 1982!


These fans didn't have a ticket to the game, so they were setting up Direct TV and tailgating.


The view from section 129.

Dave Bush started for the Brewers, and went 5 1/3 innings, allowing just 1 earned run on 5 hits and 0 walks. He struck out 3 Phillies in the game.

The team celebrating the win after the final out.

And the crowd goes wild.

The ceremonial first pitch, thrown out by Bob Uecker.

Quick Brewers Notes

-Here's hoping Ray Durham hits 3 home runs today and forces Dead Head Ned to play him instead of Rickie Weeks. Meanwhile, what is going to take for Yost to give Kendall a day off? The Brewers' starting catcher is now hitting .246. Keep in mind that his career average is .294.

-The Dave Bush/Seth McClung home and away experiment is done. This was one of those ideas that looks good in theory, but you knew that it wouldn't work out in practice. Especially when both Bush and McClung expressed concerns about it. Hopefully McClung will be able to add some depth to the bullpen now.

-The Brewers have now won 9 in a row on the road. Even though the competition hasn't been that tough (Atlanta is practically a AAA team right now), considering the woes MLB road teams have experienced this season, it is still quite impressive.

-I thought it was a good idea to put in Torres yesterday to finish the game. With 2 months left in the season, there's no sense in squeezing as many innings out of Sabathia as you can right now. Who knows what will happen come September...there may come a time when you need CC to pitch on 3 days' rest. It was also good for Torres to get some work in, as he had not worked since the first game of the cubs' series.

-Have you read about the problems Prince Fielder and CC Sabathia are having concentrating when they are in the field together?

Brewers News

Dave Bush, Mike Cameron, and Prince Fielder all played key roles tonight in one of the season's most exciting wins.

But the win, which pulls Milwaukee within 3 1/2 games of first-place Chicago, will be quickly overshadowed if the Cleveland Indians accept the latest offer for C.C. Sabathia.

ESPN.com's Buster Olney, who was the first person I heard suggest (a couple of weeks ago) that the Brewers were the front-runners in the Sabathia sweepstakes, also provides an update on the situation. He also lists some alternative starters that the Brewers might be interested in should the Sabathia deal fall through.