Astros and Cubs in Milwaukee

[kepdawg]

Sunday and Monday

Game 3 the 29th if necessary

[DDBooger]

Originally posted by kepdawg
Sunday and Monday

Game 3 the 29th if necessary should be a pro Astros crowd.

[kepdawg]

Originally posted by DDBooger
should be a pro Astros crowd.

I would think they would be pro Cubs.

[DDBooger]

Originally posted by kepdawg
I would think they would be pro Cubs. why, milwaukee and chicago are division foes, how far back is milwaukee from the cubs?

[kepdawg]

Originally posted by DDBooger
why, milwaukee and chicago are division foes, how far back is milwaukee from the cubs?

brewers are like 6 back

astros only 3? back from brewers

[DDBooger]

Originally posted by kepdawg
brewers are like 6 back

astros only 3? back from brewers oh yeah, the wild card :doh: sux for the 'Stros! hope they can keep the momentum

[Highschoolfan78]

Tickets should be cheap considering the city is partial to their team which happens to be a rival to both of these.

[Sweetwater96]

I think the crowd at this game will be predominately Cubs Fans. Chicago is about 90 miles away from Milwaukee. Huge advantage for them (Big disadvantage for the Astros).

[Bull's-eye]

I hope the Astros can concentrate on baseball. The Brewers lost last night to Philadelphia, so the Astros are 2-1/2 behind in the wild card. Also, Philly is 1/2 game ahead of the Astros.

[BTownVBall3]

Berkman seemed to think the 2 days off was a huge advantage to their final stretch of the season.
I don't know how he could possibly like having to play at Milwaukee.

[Maroon87]

You have to beat good teams on the road to win championships, so this is just one of those times. Besides...the Astros should have more than enough motivation for the rest of the season.

[Necks_Fan]

Go Astros! 2 1/2 back of Milwaukee.

[dslonel]

This has to be one of the foulest decisions ever made on behalf of MLB. As I remember Bud Selig has an interest in the Milwaukee franchise, and they are involved in the playoff scenario. They could have postponed the series until the last week of the season. This decision is a black mark on the integrity of the game. Adumbarse move by the jerk of a commish.

[Antec]

Is This game televised tonight?

[Bull Butter]

Yeah, it's on FSN Houston. Zambrano is cruising along with a no-hitter through 6 against what looks to be a very tired Astros team.:(

[Antec]

Found it 676 on Direct TV

[FormerBellvilleBrahma]

Astros need to find somewhere else to play a HOME game, nothing but Cub fans in the stands for a Away game. Only Astro was Draton, come on Draton lets move game 2 some were away from the Cub fan base!!!

[GreenGobbla]

zambrano had a nice game against the astros... can you say no-hitter!:D :D :D haha

[rangerjim]

No matter the circumstances and controversy of the game being played in Milwaukee - a no-hitter is awesome. Zambrano's stuff was electric. Stro's need to stay hot and hope Philly cool's down.

Looks like Milwaukee's second September meltdown in a row. 6 of their 12 left are against the Cubs. Philly has 9 of 12 left against sub-500 teams. Houston has about the same schedule as Philly - last 6 back in Houston. Gonna be a heck of a wild card battle.

[Maroon87]

Originally posted by rangerjim
No matter the circumstances and controversy of the game being played in Milwaukee - a no-hitter is awesome. Zambrano's stuff was electric. Stro's need to stay hot and hope Philly cool's down.

Looks like Milwaukee's second September meltdown in a row. 6 of their 12 left are against the Cubs. Philly has 9 of 12 left against sub-500 teams. Houston has about the same schedule as Philly - last 6 back in Houston. Gonna be a heck of a wild card battle.

I'm thinking Phils/Astros in a 1-game playoff...:thinking:

[Bull's-eye]

Astros lose and they still gain a 1/2 game on Milwaukee. The Astros now trail Milwaukee & Philadelphia by 2 games.

[crzyjournalist03]

Any reason that the Astros and Cubs couldn't have played a doubleheader in Arlington yesterday? At least it would have still been a pro-Astros crowd.

[Maroon87]

Originally posted by crzyjournalist03
Any reason that the Astros and Cubs couldn't have played a doubleheader in Arlington yesterday? At least it would have still been a pro-Astros crowd.

MLB wanted to make sure there was no rainout I guess...

I was also thinking that they could've played in KC if the Royals were on the road. At least that would've been a bit more neutral.

[rangerjim]

Believe it came down to a domed stadium so there would be no chance for a rainout. The first round of the playoffs are basically set, date wise, and there would be no way to make up 3 games after the season ended. Would have loved to go see the games in Arlington, had my fingers crossed but believe the Rangers are home today so they would have had to reschedule that also - too much trouble for the bigwigs in the MLB.

[Bull's-eye]

Not looking good for the Astros, losing 6-0 in the bottom of the 6th. Also, no hits yet for Houston. :(

MLB should be ashame of themselves. This is not a neutral location, the crowd is all Cub's fans. Take consideration the Astros would of been in front of a packed house screaming for the home team.

[Buccaneer]

After 15 innings of no hits Loretta finally gets one but Astros cant score.

[Bull's-eye]

Found this on another site.

Astros
Friday night: stay up all night while a storm beats the hell out of your city.
Satuday day: make provisions for your family while getting yourself together for an unplanned road trip
Saturday night: sleep horribly because there's no air conditioning and no power
Sunday morning: get up at 5am after precious little sleep in the last two nights, drive to Minute Maid. Get on a bus. Ride to some airport somewhere, board a plane.
Sunday afternoon: arrive in Milwaukee a couple of hours before the game
One hour later: BP
One hour later: "Home" game begins. The stadium has exclusively Cubs fans, your family is back home with no power, you've had no sleep in 48 hours.

Cubs
Friday night: get a good night's rest after the latest meltdown. Your suckball POS team is 3-7 in its last ten, and you're facing a tough road trip in Houston this Sunday.
Saturday: enjoy your complimentary day off. You find out you won't have to go to Houston, after all
Sunday: get up around 11am after another good night's rest; drive an hour and a half to Milwaukee, where 26,000 screaming Cub fans await you on this "road" game.

Yeah, that's fair. That's "neutral".

[headhunter]

should have played in Round Rock. or Kansas City or St Louis, or Colorado or Arlington.

Anywhere but where they did. stupid Commissioner, he is a jerkoff.