Big plays have cost the Brewers the first two playoff games in 2008.  On Wednesday it was a misplayed ball by Mike Cameron in center field.  On Thursday it was an unbelievable at-bat by the Phillies pitcher Brett Myers (who battled Sabathia for a walk after being down 0-2) and a grand slam by Shane Victorino in the 2nd inning that did the Crew in.  The offense was stifled by Myers, who through 7.0 strong innings, and only managed a run off of a J.J. Hardy bases-loaded walk in the 1st and a Craig Counsell RBI groundout in the 7th.  With the bases juiced, Myers losing his command, and a run already in with 1-out, Corey Hart swung at the first pitch, grounding out weakly into a double play.  His decision was atrocious and cost the Brewers the game any way you look at it.  The bullpen continued to impress, shutting down the Phils after Sabathia’s short and shaky start ended.  The Brewers are facing almost insurmountable odds, as teams down 0-2 in NLDS series have lost the series 16 out of 16 times.  The 1982 Brewers, an AL team, did fall down 0-2 in the ALCS (before the current divisional format), but came back to win the final 3 games at Milwaukee County Stadium.  That sent them to the Suds Series against St. Louis, who won in 7.

Post info: By newcrewrox08 on October 4th, 2008
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