NLCS Game 5: All Tied Up In St. Louis

by Marc Normandin on Oct 14, 2011 6:00 PM EDT in Open Thread

It's been back-and-forth for the Senior Circuit's championship round, with the Brewers taking last night's contest to even things up. Tonight, we get Zack Greinke on the bump for the Brew Crew, against Jaime Garcia, whose team was owned by the largest American-owned brewer in the country until they weren't, and I mean that in the sense that Anheuser-Busch no longer owns the Cardinals, and that they are no longer an American-owned entity. To avoid any confusion, you should just be drinking Dogfish, anyway. You know, for America.

Zack Greinke

#13 / Pitcher / Milwaukee Brewers

Height: 6-2

Weight: 190

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Oct 21, 1983

Greinke had something of a rough first season he sorted out by year's end, missing time with a rib injury and then pitching far worse than his peripherals suggested he should. That all evened out, as those things tend to do over time, though his ERA still doesn't match his stellar 2.98 FIP. Greinke's good, folks, and tonight is a chance to be reminded of that on national television.

Jaime Garcia

#54 / Pitcher / St. Louis Cardinals

Height: 6-2

Weight: 215

Bats: L

Throws: L

Born: Jul 08, 1986

Speaking of FIP, one of the lovely things about it is that you don't always see pitchers move towards it all at once. Garcia posted an ERA of 2.70 last season with an FIP of 3.41 -- this year, he has a 3.50 ERA, with a 3.23 FIP. Much closer!

I have no personal stake in this game, so let's pick who we are rooting for entirely based on which state makes better beer. I expect this to be a good, clean fight in the comments, and one with good taste.

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I'm actually slightly invested for the Brewers! Kinda! Maybe!

Woo!

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by Ben Buchanan on Oct 14, 2011 6:03 PM EDT reply actions

God, not the Cardinals

They already stole one WS this decade.

by Sean O on Oct 14, 2011 6:30 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

If by "stole" you mean "outplayed everyone in the playoffs"

by Sologub on Oct 14, 2011 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions

I think there should be a 90 won minimum

For the playoffs. The 2006 cardinals and 2005 padres demean the sport.

by Sean O on Oct 14, 2011 8:15 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

I like the Brewers

Because we are kindred spirits who like beer and polka music. I do a mean “Roll Out the Barrel.”

by Cee Angi on Oct 14, 2011 7:25 PM EDT reply actions

So how about Henry saying he was "against signing Crawford"

I’m getting pretty tired of the Sox smearing everyone who leaves the organization.

by Sologub on Oct 14, 2011 7:34 PM EDT reply actions

I really don't like that move

Largely because while Theo is gone, Crawford is still here and now has to endure the next few years knowing that the guys at the top didn’t want him in the first place.

"We are not normal, We are Legends. People will tell their kids about us." - Deon Butler before Ohio State Game 2008.

by Rogue Nine on Oct 14, 2011 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions