It’s a tough time right now for our friends to the north.  Take this guy for example.  Last week he was on top of the world.  The Brewers had won all seven games on a road trip and they were closing fast on those awful, mean, big city Cubs.  His best friend (in his mind anyway) Brett Farvuhruh was coming back to quarterback the Packers.  Life was good.  He even splurged and went with the Miller Lite over the Old Milwaukee at his bi-weekly stop at the Piggly Wiggly.

They don’t have salad days in Milwaukee.  They have kielbasa days, and our friend, in his v-neck undershirt, the Brewers cap he bought at a Stuckey’s and the running shoes that have never been run in was living large.

Now?  Things are not so good.

And so he woke up this morning in the Miller Park lot leaned up against his F-250, his beer spilled on his leg (at least he hopes it’s beer) and his own vomit on his shirt (at least he hopes it’s his own vomit).  Life has rarely been worse.

What’s next?  A doctor’s going to tell him that cheese curds are bad for him?

The Brewers were supposed to show the Cubs who the new boss in the NL Central was.  They were going to atone for gagging away an 8.5 game lead to the Cubs last year by coming back from an 8.5 game deficit of their own.

Oops.

And it’s not like the Cubs have just been a little better than the Brewers.  Game one was an epic, back and forth affair, won by the Cubs when Derrek Lee eschewed a double play in the ninth for a more unconventional double.  Since then?  The Cubs have spent two nights kicking Bernie Brewer squarely in the ass.  Fourteen runs, 29 hits.

It’s almost like the Cubs forgot that they’re lousy on the road.  Then again, going to Milwaukee isn’t like going on a real road trip.  There are still more Cubs’ fans than Brewers’ fans in the park.  They still sing Go Cubs Go at the end of the games.

We don’t even have the heart to tell this guy that the Brewers are probably going to release Farvuhruh early next week and he’ll end up on the Vikings.

Nah, just let him pass out again, maybe he’ll crap himself and complete the hat trick?

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The Cubs go for the sweep today behind Rich Harden.  What’s more unlikely?  That Harden’s ERA with the Cubs is 1.04 in three starts with 30 strikeouts?  Or that he’s 0-1?

It’ll be interesting to see how he handles the Brewers’ right handed bats.  Bill Hall seems to think that all Cubs’ starters throw are sliders and he said he’s just going to sit on them now.  First, I think Ryan Braun would disagree.  He’s seen nothing but fastballs since his game one homer and he’s done squat.  Second, I hope Hall sits slider today.  Since Harden throws almost nothing but fastballs and changeups.

The Brewers hilarious defense continues.  Honestly, how did the Cubs ever end up tied with this bunch?  Their lineup is full of holes, they can’t catch the ball and their bullpen is horrendously bad.

Last night, Jason Kendall and Prince Fielder combined for a fine moment.  I’m sure you enjoyed the “oops, strike three went through my legs” which turned into “oops, the throw to first bounced off the sandwich I was hiding in my glove.”

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The White Sox have agreed to a trade with the Reds for Ken Griffey Jr.  I’m sure Dusty is bummed.

“Dude, can’t take away my horses.  Even if he’s playing like it’s time to make glue out of him.”

But unless there’s another trade coming, how does this make sense for the Sox?  Where’s Junior going to play?  OK, say you bench Konerko and move Nick Swisher to first.  Neither Jermaine Dye or Carlos Quentin is fast enough to play center, so you mean…no, really?  Junior’s going to play center?  He’ll pull both hamstrings before the third of August.

Every time Kenny makes a trade it just amazes you that the Sox might have won the World Series in 2005 if it hadn’t been canceled for lack of interest.