Trying Not To Get Too Excited

I would really like to believe that the Milwaukee Brewers will keep this hot hitting and dominate this weekend against the listless Chicago Cubs.  But I feel like I am falling in a trap if I believe that the Brewers will do well this weekend.  The reason?  Well it's pretty simple when you throw Jeff Suppan and Doug Davis back-to-back, I really cannot see it turning out well, the pitching matchups for the weekend...

Friday: Ryan Dempster vs. Jeff Suppan
Saturday: Ted Lilly vs. Doug Davis (Slow left-handed pitchers rejoice!)
Sunday: Randy Wells vs. Dave Bush

The Brewers will probably need to put up 7 to 9 runs on Friday and Saturday to win those games.  Which I do not doubtr the Brewers can do this, but it's hard to believe that the Brewers will continue to kill the baseball.  I mean everyone is hitting... Weeks/Gomez/Edmonds/Hart/Escobar to name a few and especially, Ryan Braun.

Usually, Braun is a guy who gets going come May and he really goes off for a couple months thus the reason why the Brewers have struggled in the past couple years in April.  But Braun has found his stroke already, and it's beautiful.  He is playing so well, and is T.J. Lavin level of killing it. I expect him to go on a cold streak some time in the middle of May but right now, it's scary time to face Braun. 

The two positives that can be taken away from this series is Ted Lilly is making his first start of the season so you never really know what you are going to get from the first start. I believe Lilly's numbers against the Brewers is pretty good but with the way Braun is hitting, he might hit three homers off his candy ass.  The other is I smell a Carlos Zambrano meltdown because if you didn't hear, he is going to the bullpen.  Fantastic news, I expect him to struggle there this weekend with the rowdy crowd tonight or tomorrow.  Cubs fans and the Brewers can both boo him mercifully this weekend... fun times.

Brewers-Cubs series are a ton of debauchery and a lot of drunken fights.  Add in a  "Fuck the Cubbies" and other chants that are pretty sweet.  But when it's on the weekend, all of these things get amplified about ten-fold.  Add to the fact, the Brewers are hitting the ball well the crowds will be on full tilt.  It should be an exciting weekend. 

-Charlie.