With the Brewers and Cubs playing on WGN and the Mets and Marlins on TBS, the NL wild-card race played itself out in dramatic fashion for a national audience this afternoon. In a ten-minute span that gave every baseball fan in the country sore thumbs, three home runs decided the the final playoff spot in the National League this year. With both games tied entering the eighth innings, the Mets bullpen surrendured home runs to Wes Helms and Dan Uggla to fall behind 4-2. Immediately after that, Ryan Braun launched a two-run home run to the same spot he hit his walk-off grand slam earlier this week. Both scores held up, and the Brewers are going to the playoffs for the first time in 25 years.
The Brewers were carried today by CC Sabathia, who pitched on three days rest for his third straight start. Somehow, he's gotten stronger in each start and today he threw a complete game four-hitter, holding the Cubs to one run and giving the Braun and the Brewers' offense the chance they needed. He looked so strong today that manager Dale Sveum let him hit for himself leading off the bottom of the eighth inning of a 1-1 game with the season on the line.
The Mets, meanwhile, watched their season crumble at the hands of the Marlins for the second straight season. Scott Schoeneweis and Luis Ayala served up the two key home runs today after Carlos Beltran had tied the game at two with a two-run homer in the sixth. The Mets put runners on in both the eighth and ninth, but couldn't find the game tying hit, clinching their second straight September collapse. That Omar Minaya extension looks brilliiant today, doesn't it?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
9-28-2008 @ 5:39PM
est said...
yeah brewers, were in, finally the tides are changing in milwaukee
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9-28-2008 @ 6:34PM
Mikey said...
Congrats, here's an idea to getbthe hitting going . remember when the "Prince" bitch slapped Manny Parra, and it put some fire under the teams ass.well here is what I predict needs to be done for the Philly series.. Prince needs to BITCH slap everbody in the club house, because after he slapped Manny the freakin team WOKE UP and started HITTING. your playoff prayers have been answered. now it's time for Hardy & Hart to get thier shit together and start hitting and driving in some runs..............Please find yourselves.,, Thank you , for the total effort, however now you are running with the BIG DOGS........FOUCUS!!!!!! Mikey
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9-28-2008 @ 8:26PM
Met hater said...
MUTTS R OUT!! They suck, so much for trying to buy a championship w/Santana!
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9-28-2008 @ 8:52PM
Lakergregg said...
Does anyone else think that maybe in the back of their minds the Brewers brass are thinking they may be able to keep Sabathia because other teams will be afraid to pay him big bucks after the taxing Milwaukee has put on his arm?
P.S.
No offense meant and maybe I'm just spoiled in SoCal but watching the game today I did not see one descent looking woman in the crowd.I went to Wisconsin for cold weather training when I was in the Army and didn't see one local woman under 2 bills.
A 10 in Wisconsin is a 4 in L.A.
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9-29-2008 @ 2:35AM
brians brewer said...
yo we have some real nice women here . but not many chics really dig sports . but i agree women are better looking in cali but . the fine ones are here just need to know were to look bro
9-29-2008 @ 12:27PM
Bas said...
Offense taken. Post a picture - it could be that all the women in WI under "2 bills" saw you coming and hid.
9-29-2008 @ 11:17AM
Big Jim sr said...
I saw a picture posted on line of a Mets fan giving the camara man the finger, with 1 out left in their season. If this happened in Phila it would have been head line news, how we are horrible fans. Mets fans can suck it!!
Watch the Phillies on Wednesday night and see what it is like for a pitcher to save a game and not blow a game . 3 MVP seasons in a row- Rollins- Utley- Howard-
Good luck next year- NOT
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10-02-2008 @ 8:49PM
Lakergregg said...
Bas, I wrote an apology on here yesterday to brians brewer because he seemed cool.
However, since it was not posted the author must agree with my original post.And, you sir are delusional.
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9-29-2008 @ 7:29PM
brians brewer said...
look at my myspace there are some hot milwaukee women on there. and my girl is smoking fool
go brewers and the dodger suck woooooooooot
http://www.myspace.com/pimpinheadshot
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