KTE: Here Comes The Brewers

[TransMonk]

So, the Brewers are coming to town for a three game series against our Metsies. The Brewers have been playing out of their minds (winning 19 of their last 21 as of Thursday) since the All-Star break and now boast the second best record in the NL. They have both hitting and pitching and with the addition of K-Rod at the break, they have a powerful back-end to their bullpen. They have finally taken over a commanding lead in the weak NL Central.

When we were choosing KTE assignments back in March, it somehow slipped my mind that I would be HEADING TO LAS VEGAS TO GET MARRIED THIS WEEKEND!!! In honor of my impending nuptials, this will be a very special KTE Milwaukee Brewer WIFEY WATCH edition.

All stats through Wednesday (the Brewers play on Thursday night�but I�ll be outta here by then).

Probable Pitching Match-ups:

Friday, August 19th, 7:10 EST
Shaun Marcum, RHP (maybe the girl in this pic is his wife - unconfirmed) vs. Mike Pelfrey, RHP
Marcum: 10-3, 3.50, 0 Svs, 149.1 IP, 41 BB, 124 K, In August: 0-0, 4.58, 0 Svs, 19.2 IP, 4 BB, 10 K



Saturday, August 20th, 4:10 EST
Randy Wolf, LHP (marital status unknown) vs. Chris Capuano, LHP
Wolf: 10-8, 3.30, 0 Svs, 160.2 IP, 55 BB, 104 K, In August: 3-0, 2.45, 0 Svs, 22 IP, 7 BB, 8 K

Sunday, August 21st, 1:10 PM
Yovani Gallardo, RHP (wife � Patricia) vs. R.A. Dickey, RHP
Gallardo: 13-8, 3.55, 0 Svs, 162.1 IP, 49 BB, 142 K, In August: 1-1, 2.57, 0 Svs, 21 IP, 3 BB, 18 K



Lineup:

All-Star 2B Rickie Weeks is on the DL with a sprained ankle, so the lineup may look something like this:

RF - Corey Hart (wife Kristen)
Hart: 51 R, 18 HR, 45 RBI, 4 SB, .270/.350/.478/.828, In August: 11 R, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 1 SB, .245/.344/.472/.816



CF � Nyjer Morgan (marital status unknown)
Morgan: 39 R, 3 HR, 28 RBI, 6 SB, .312/.345/.441/.786, In August: 6 R, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 0 SB, .265/.327/.347/.674

LF � Ryan Braun (ex-girlfriend Andreena Clarke)
Braun: 79 R, 23 HR, 78 RBI, 23 SB, .329/.398/.579/.977, In August: 12 R, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 4 SB, .375/.429/.536/.964



1B - Prince Fielder (wife Chanel)
Fielder: 76 R, 27 HR, 89 RBI, 0 SB, .305/.417/.565/.982, In August: 15 R, 3 HR, 13 RBI, 0 SB, .364/.439/.618/1.058



3B - Casey McGehee (wife Sarah)
McGehee: 37 R, 8 HR, 53 RBI, 0 SB, .238/.289/.347/.637, In August: 7 R, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 0 SB, .278/.339/.519/.858



SS � Yuniesky Betancourt (marital status unknown)
Betancourt: 39 R, 9 HR, 51 RBI, 4 SB, .266/.286/.390/.676, In August: 4 R, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 1 SB, .322/.349/.475/.824

2B � Jerry Hairston, Jr. (wife on the right (Scott�s is on the left) � name unknown)
Hairston: 6 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB, .182/.182/.212/.394, In August: 6 R, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB, .200/.200/.229/.429



C � Jonathon Lucroy (married, but name and photo unavailable)
Lucroy: 34 R, 9 HR, 50 RBI, 0 SB, .285/.327/.408/.735, In August: 5 R, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 0 SB, .311/.380/.467/.847


Bench:

IF - Felipe Lopez (marital status unknown)
4 R, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB, .190/.255/.190/.446, In August: 2 R, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB, .161/.250/.161/.411
UT - Josh Wilson (marital status unknown)
10 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 1 SB, .263/.300/.439/.739, In August: 2 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB, .200/.273/.200/.473
IF - Craig Counsell (married, but name and photo unavailable)
13 R, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 2 SB, .151/.250/.183/.433, In August: 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB, .200/.429/.200/.629
C - George Kottaras (marital status unknown)
9 R, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 0 SB, .225/.282/.366/.648, In August: 2 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB, .273/.333/.455/.788
OF - Mark Kotsay (wife Jamie)
12 R, 2 HR, 23 RBI, 3 SB, .261/.315/.342/.657, In August: 2 R, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB, .471/.500/.588/1.088

This is NOT Jamie, this is Johnny Damon�s wife:



But this is:



And this one too:



Bullpen:

Takashi Saito (marital status unknown)
4-1, 2.20, 0 Svs, 16.1 IP, 7 BB, 11 K, In August: 2-0, 1.59, 0 Svs, 5.2 IP, 2 BB, 4 K
Marco Estrada (marital status unknown)
3-7, 4.46, 0 Svs, 70.2 IP, 23 BB, 66 K, In August: 1-1, 3.52, 0 Svs, 7.2 IP, 0 BB, 10 K
Tim Dillard (marital status unknown)
1-1, 4.35, 0 Svs, 20.2 IP, 4 BB, 19 K, In August: 0-0, 0.00, 0 Svs, 2 IP, 0 BB, 1 K
Kameron Loe (marital status unknown)
3-7, 3.90, 1 Svs, 55.1 IP, 15 BB, 44 K, In August: 0-0, 0.00, 0 Svs, 5.1 IP, 1 BB, 7 K
John Axford (marital status unknown)
2-2, 2.35, 35 Svs, 57.1 IP, 21 BB, 68 K, In August: 0-0, 1.13, 5 Svs, 8 IP, 3 BB, 8 K
Frankie de la Cruz (marital status unknown)
0-0, 0.00, 0 Svs, 1 IP, 0 BB, 1 K, In August: 0-0, 0.00, 0 Svs, 1 IP, 0 BB, 1 K
Francisco Rodriguez (don�t even go there)
2-0, 2.03, 0 Svs, 13.1 IP, 5 BB, 18 K, In August: 0-0, 0.00, 0 Svs, 5.1 IP, 1 BB, 8 K
LaTroy Hawkins (wife Anita)
1-0, 1.67, 0 Svs, 37.2 IP, 7 BB, 20 K In August: 1-0, 0.00, 0 Svs, 7.1 IP, 3 BB, 3 K



For good measure, Zach Greinke�s wife Emily:





Also, owner Mark Attanasio�s wife Debbie:



Ex-Met Carlos Gomez is on the DL, and I don�t have a picture of his wife.

Feel free to add to the list if you find a wife that I've missed!

It would be nice to take two out of three like we did in Milwaukee, but the Brewers have a pretty good team. Let�s go Mets!

I�ll post some Vegas pics when I get back. I might feel compelled to post live to Facebook or Twitter (irish recently tweeted that I don�t tweet enough). Vegas, baby. Vegas!

[Willets Point]

Axford is married to his 'stache.

[seawolf17]

Brilliantly done.

TransMonk wrote: HEADING TO LAS VEGAS TO GET MARRIED THIS WEEKEND!!!

ROAD TRIP! LET'S GO!

[Edgy MD]

Bon chance, Transmonk.

[Ceetar]

seawolf17 wrote: Brilliantly done. TransMonk wrote: HEADING TO LAS VEGAS TO GET MARRIED THIS WEEKEND!!! ROAD TRIP! LET'S GO!

I'll be there in late September. just missed..

congrats, have fun!

bet 37, 41 and 14 in roulette. (and 31 for good measure)

and post pics! VegaS pics are always fun.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Congrats to the Monks.

I'll be at Sunday's game with the fam. Tailgating if weather permits!

[Guest themetfairy]

Excellent work, and Mazel Tov on your wedding!

[seawolf17]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Congrats to the Monks. I'll be at Sunday's game with the fam. Tailgating if weather permits!

Debating heading that way on Sunday too; we'll see.

[metirish]

Congrats Monk , great news......can you send a god damned tweet when you get married?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Nyjer, I'd imagine, is married to the lithium.

And holy crap! [crossout:3i37w8ey]What the f*ck do you think you're[/crossout:3i37w8ey] Good luck with everything!

[Ceetar]

metirish wrote: Congrats Monk , great news......can you send a god damned tweet when you get married?

check in to foursquare as "@ Altar"

[A Boy Named Seo]

I forget, who did the Brewers trade to My Chemical Romance to get Shaun Marcum? Nice eyeliner, bb.

Congrats, Monk! Light it up in Vegas.

[seawolf17]

We had a better pic of Jerry Hairston's wife in a Hairston family shot around here a few weeks back.

[Edgy MD]

[smg58]

That's a big, happy family.

So you pick the one week the Mets are in town to run off and get hitched? Sheesh.

Oh, and good luck. Is Elvis presiding over the ceremony?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

At the risk of sounding rude, it's pretty obvious that Jerry's got a much, much better sense of the feminine strike zone.

[Ceetar]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: At the risk of sounding rude, it's pretty obvious that Jerry's got a much, much better sense of the feminine strike zone.

Presumably that's why he's crossed the plate three times to Scott's two.

[TransMonk]

Thanks for the well wishes, folks.

No Elvi will be present and I will tweet when the deed is done.

Have a good weekend and Let's Go Mets!

[TransMonk]

The Dodgers beat Milwaukee today behind a Rod Barajas HR.

The Brewers have only won 19 of 22 now. We've got them on the ropes.

[Fman99]

TransMonk wrote:

That is [crossout]a nice dumper[/crossout] [crossout]some major league talent[/crossout] a nice shitter right there.

[Edgy MD]

Mets to hold COPD Awareness Night The New York Mets and the COPD Foundation will host Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Awareness Night at Citi Field, Saturday, August 20. You can support the cause by purchasing tickets for the 4:10 p.m. game at http://www.mets.com/copd and the will donate a portion of the tickets purchased online to the COPD Foundation to support research and awareness. The event will also honor longtime Mets executive, Bob Mandt, who passed away from COPD last October, and raise awareness for the disease. COPD is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. (Ed: really?) and the only chronic disease growing in mortality. It affects approximately 24 million Americans but only 12 million are diagnosed. COPD includes chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and adult onset (refractory) asthma. (Ed: Oh, OK.) Symptoms include breathlessness, wheezing, and chronic coughing. Visit http://www.copdfoundation.org or call 1-866-316-COPD (2673).

[Frayed Knot]

Yeah, whenever I hear about diseases that are increasing my first thought is that it's probably the definition of the disease that's doing the growing.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Any idea when these douches are gonna make with the players-to-be-named?

[Benjamin Grimm]

We shouldn't let them leave town until they pony up the players.

[Edgy MD]

Walkill Guance, meanwhile, took a while to find. Apperently, he started going by "Luis" and hung around ind ball until 2009.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=guance001lui

He's probably still swinging somewhere.