Brewers get Wooden just in time

Big win for the Brew Crew in Chicago, aided in part by the Cubs strange decision to trust their closers role to a man who has never been what you would describe as a "control" pitcher, Kerry Wood.

If you think about it, closer is a severely overrated position. Most Major League quality pitchers can prevent one earned run in one inning of work. So most any decent pitcher can close well most of the time. But the one kind of pitcher who you don't want to let out there is a guy like Wood (or Turnblow) who has a tendency to give up free passes, or hit guys, or just give up extra baserunners. Those guys will kill ya.

So, as a Brewers fan, I hope Pinella keeps drinking that bottled water and getting Wood every ninth inning.

Download Ueck

Did you know you can download any sweet Ueck call onto your ipod? I just found it out today. After a big Brewer win you go to Brewers Radio Network and download the postgame show. I downloaded today's show and it has a great Ueck call of the ninth inning rally. Now I'm off to the gym with it.

By the way, after an April in which the Brewers did not even scratch their offensive potential, to see them in second place one game out after a big series in Chicago... I'm feeling pretty good.