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There is a scene in the movie 'Pleasantville' where the male lead (Tobey MaGuire) is at basketball practice. As he starts shooting baskets and to his surprise he makes everything. He then starts taking progressively more absurd shots, all of which go in. That scene reminds me of games between the Pirates and Brewers at Miller Park.
After pulling a Houdini on Saturday the Brewers actually did one better on Sunday. The Brewers were dead to rights in the bottom of the 8th inning. They were down 1-0 and facing Joel "1.03 ERA" Hanrahan. With two outs he got Nyjer Morgan to strike out swinging. What usually ends an inning started a rally for the Brewers, and the game was tied when Ryan Braun promptly ripped a single to center.
Not to be outdone by one escape act, the Fielder and McGehee committed errors to allow the lead runner to reach in the top of the 9th and 10th. The Bucs even managed to load the bases in the 10, but when playing at Miller Park the Pirates could have six men on base and it wouldn't matter. The Brewers went on to win the game courtesy of a sac fly from Tony Plush.
Other thoughts on the game:
-Craig Counsell received a standing ovation when he came to the plate in the 2nd inning. This, despite batting .151 and going on an 0-45 slump. I hope the Crew makes a run in the playoffs so the rest of the baseball world can see how absurdly supportive Brewers fans are. Speaking of that...
-Over 45,000 people paid to see the Brewers play the Pirates in the middle of August. That's both incredible and proof that Milwaukee is one of the best baseball town's in the country. I expect the interest in the Crew to continue even after football season starts.
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