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Thank you for everything, Zack Greinke. ♥ Best of luck in Anaheim.

One last hurrah! So happy to see this.

(via iamstillrunning)

Dear Zack Greinke,

Thank you for the contribution you to the Brewers. You were undefeated at Miller Park, got over 200 Ks, and led our team to win a division in nearly 20 years. Your fans will miss you and I hope they, like I do, support you in your baseball career. Come back and visit. The Brewers and fans welcome you.

Take care in LA. I hope they welcome you like we did.

Signed,
Carolyn

I’m pretty excited for this weekend. On Friday I am taking my sister to the Brewers game for her birthday, in which Zack Greinke will be pitching. Yay!

Then on Saturday, I will be at Wrigley to see the Dbacks take on the Cubs.

Quite a week of baseball, with the HR derby and Allstar Game included. And Brauny will be starting! Woohoo!

Although Zack Greinke is the biggest prize, considering his 2.18 ERA and impending free agency, Ken Rosenthal talks about what other trades we can make. By possibly giving up K-Rod, George Kottaras (we may have a backup in Martin Maldonado), Shaun Marcum (who could be looking less valuable with his current elbow injury), and Randy Wolf, we may be able to get a really good package of guys in return. Unfortunately, that is a large portion of our pitching (especially starting rotation) that we’d be trying to adjust. In my opinion, it’s our bullpen that needs the most help. Too bad you can’t trade Manny Parra, Tim Dillard, or Kameron Loe for someone better.

One thing is for sure, we can’t keep depleting our farm system.

However, both Rosenthall and MLB Trade Rumors write that Greinke will most likely be moved if they can’t agree on a contract extension before the deadline. MLB says that Brewers are “very realistic” about their position with Greinke.

Last night I had a dream that I told Zack Greinke, to his face, that whenever he enters the mound, I always yell, “DON’T FUCK IT UP!” This is a true story. I actually do this when I am at the games, in real life. In the dream, he smiled at me and told me that these were some wise words.

I dreamt of the Brewers last night because I was still aware of the fact that they had a late night game. I couldn’t stay up like I did the previous night for Ryan Braun’s boomtastic performance. Tell ya, though, they won in my dream. DAMN YOU, MARK KOTSAY!

I tweeted about this and someone replied saying that she read in an article Zack Greinke doesn’t swear. Now I really just want to hear Zack in daily conversation. I wonder what he says? “Oh, fiddlesticks!” OR “I want that dirtbag to eat the leather of my curveball.”

I like to think that my dreams are telling me I’m swearing for him. He hears me. Don’t fuck it up, and he doesn’t when he’s at Miller Park.

After having just purchased two tickets to see the Brewers take on the Reds next Monday, for $5 each, it reminded me of the recap I need to write.

Now that the first month of regular baseball has passed, it’s time to look back on the good and the bad parts of April. Brewers are currently at 11 wins, 12 losses and 3.5 games behind the title for the National League Central.

Good:

Just before heading into last night’s game against the Padres, many would argue that Ryan Braun isn’t exactly playing like an MVP. He went a good week or two there where he was 0-for-15 in his at bats, not something you can really cheer for. However, last night against the Padres, he dazzled us all with three HRs and a triple. This was the first time anyone had homered that many times in one game at Petco Park, as well as being the only other person in MLB to do so. He is also second, right behind Matt Kemp, in leading homeruns for the National League. Both he and Zack Greinke were named April’s pitcher and player of the month. Due to his performance, he became the 6th trending topic on Twitter in the United States. People now believe that he was on steroids and never stopped using them.

Zack Greinke STILL remains undefeated at Miller Park.

Shaun Marcum is 2-0 at Petco Park against the Padres.

Entering Monday’s game, Corey Hart was third among OPS leaders for the National League. (THAT’S MY BOY!)

Chris Narveson, a.k.a. NARVDOG, had successful surgery as of 5/1/12. Unfortunately, his injury has put him on the disabled list and he will need 9 months to recover. I’ll play “Dr. Feelgood” in his honor.

John Axford has a career high of 48 saves, putting him in the top 5 with the highest number of consecutive saves.

Mat Gamel looks great at the plate. I see big things for the guy.

Bad:

Yovani Gallardo v. the St. Louis Cardinals. I love the guy and respect him greatly. April was a rough month for you and those dirty birds.

Chris Narveson is out for 9 months. Marco Estrada has been appointed his starting position.

We’re overusing our bullpen. There were a couple of games there where we were exhausting our options. Axford and K-Rod were pulling double shifts. I’m also worried about our other guys. While Jose Veras and Kameron Loe have been OK, I am still uneasy about other guys like Tim Dillard. He has that crazy sidewinder that seems to do more harm than good.

Brewers are relying on big homers for their runs.

Rickie Weeks is the all-time franchise leader in being hit by a pitch. He surpassed Geoff Jenkins with 96.

Weeks was also leading the league with striking out…

Tidbits:

I attended five games this past April. Two of them being a part of my season ticket package, and the other three are extra.

Jonathan Lucroy has officially been immortalized in the form of a bobblehead.

Next game:

Brewers v. Reds on 5/7/12. I’ll be sitting in the Terrace Reserve, section 420. HOLY NOSEBLEEDS, BATMAN!

Brewers, you’re making it so easy for me to do nothing but go to baseball games.