It wasnt easy. Justin Verlander was dealing. He had 15 strikouts over the first seven innings of the game. The Brewers struck out 24 times in the game but found a way to pull it off, winning in 14 innings 6-3. Mike Moustakas (who should make the All-Star team) hit a 14th inning 2 run homer to break the deadlock. Yasmani Grandal (who should slo be an All-Star) homered as did Ryan Braun. They even got some production from the black hole at first base. Eric Thames homered and Jesus Aguilar had an rbi single in the 14th. The Brewers beat an Astro team that has a record of 25-9 at their place. Brandon Woodruff survived an early hiccup and went seven innings. Adrian Houser pitched the final two innings. The Brewers pitchers gave up only five hits and three runs over 14 innings while striking out 14. They did walk 9 which makes the effort even better. This can be one of those signature wins that teams need to sustain them through a season. They now get a day off in San Francisco to re-charge a bit and get a three game series against a not-very-good Giants team.
It's always fun when a franchise wins a championship for the first time. It's even better when the team was in last place halfway thru the season. After 51 years The St. Louis Blues did it last night on the road!
According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel the popularity of the name “Giannis” increased by 135% last year and is up 662% since 2016.
Dr. John knew he was dying but was still able to record one final LP with Willie Nelson, Aaron Neville and Rickie Lee Jones. Rolling Stone reports it a mix of new originals, country covers and re-worked Dr. John classics with some great New Orleans session men.
Here 's another “Playing For Change” video featuring musicians from around the world “collaborating” on the same song….this time it's Stevie Wonder's Higher Ground
Martin Scorsese weighs in on his new documentary on Bob Dylan's 1970s Rolling Thunder Revue Tour.
At the state high school baseball tournament Stratford won their matchup over Boyceville 7-5 to advance to the D-3 title game. Athens came up short losing to a loaded Webster team 4-3. Antigo's D-2 matchup with West De Pere was pushed back to this morning by rain. The Marshfield girls soccer team will play at the state tournament in Milwaukee today vs Whitefish Bay
The Wausau Legion baseball team held off Merrill 10-8 last night. Post 10 led 10-4 heading into the 7th inning but bullpen wildness led to Post 46 scoring 4 times and having the bases loaded with nobody out. Tying run at second, winning run at first. Wausau Newman pitcher Dylan Ackermann came to the mound and proceeded to induce a short flyball and two strikeouts to nail down the save.
Post 10 will host Wisconsin Rapids tonight at Athletic Park. The Junior Legion Polar Bears play first at 5pm while the Senior team play at 8.
Other Legion matchups tonight include Stevens Point at DC Everest and Waupaca at Marshfield.
Quotes of The Day
“When your government tells you it's illegal to give water to a child dying of thirst in a desert, your civilization has crumbled.”-Trevor Davis
“We need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why theyre falling in.”-Desmond Tutu
“The only thing easier to buy in America than a gun is a Republican.”-unknown
Songs Of The Day (I saw a music article this week that talked about bands that had three different lead vocalists and this band was one of just a few that had at least three number 1 songs with three different singers. One of the most popular bands of the early 70's….Three Dog Night. Here are those number ones.
