Ben Francisco on the Jim Rome Show

Bad inning wipes away a good day

Right Field Bleachers found this 5/16/2008 on www.jsonline.com

Sheets' rock-solid start crumbles in seventh By ANTHONY WITRADO awitrado@journalsentinel.com Posted: May 15, 2008 A historic day for the Milwaukee Brewers off the field turned into a forgettable dud on it. Five hours after the franchise announced it ...

Brewers drop game, series to Dodgers

J-Mo posted 5/16/2008 from mvn.com

For the first six innings yesterday Ben Sheets pitched lights-out and it appeared that if the offense could just tally a single run, they would take the game and series. That thought went up in flames in the top of the seventh. Sheets gave up six hits and six runs while only recording one out in the inning. The Brewers trailed 6-0 and Sheets was out of the game.

Betancourt? Kobayashi? Borowski?

rickg15 posted 5/16/2008 from www.waitingfornextyear.com

Borowski is on his way back to Cleveland...but should he still be the closer?

Welcome to the Big Leagues, Michael Aubrey

rickg15 posted 5/17/2008 from www.waitingfornextyear.com

With Jeremy Sowers being sent down to Triple-A, the Indians have called up first baseman Michael Aubrey. While his injury history is not good (never played more than 98 games in a season), the fact that he is a former first-round selection - 11th overall in 2003 - and was once a top-25 prospect (21) in

Ugly seventh inning dooms Sheets

Right Field Bleachers found this 5/16/2008 on milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com

MILWAUKEE -- This one got away from Ben Sheets and the Brewers in a hurry. > Sheets held the Dodgers scoreless on three hits through six innings on Thursday, then surrendered a trio of home runs and six runs in what he called the worst inning of his ...