Milwaukee Brewers take on St. Louis Cardinals - MLB News
The Milwaukee Brewers will have the first game of the season on Friday, April 06, wherein they will face the World Series Champions the St. Louis Cardinals. The eagerly awaited game offers all the flavours that make a game irresistibly palatable.
Last season witnessed intense rivalry between the two teams; angry exchanges and all that any competitive game has in its fold. However, much as the rivalry persists, dynamics have indeed changed.
That is what Corey Hart also alludes to.
"It might be a completely different dynamic," Hart said. "Their two biggest personalities [La Russa and Pujols] and our biggest [Fielder] are gone. I think a lot of our conflict is because of the way Tony did things. Great manager, but he rubbed people the wrong way.”
Verbal shots, epithets and everything imaginable that influence the teams’ encounter in and outside the ballpark aside, Friday’s game will also bear a testimony of who actually remains the powerful contender.
"We did have a little bit of a rivalry, but I think it made for some pretty good baseball," Cardinals closer Jason Motte said. "It made people want to tune in more to see if something was going to happen. It made for better baseball.”
Brewers will enter Friday’s game as the last season’s National League Championship Series’ contender. They no longer have Prince Fielder, a hitter who would be an ultimate nightmare for any and every team in baseball.
The game may see some hostile environment. But that is predictable given the two teams’ calibre and their subsequent attempts to prevail over the other. What remains key in the game is pitching.
Yovani Gallardo will be the Opening Day starter for the Milwaukee Brewers. This would be his third consecutive Opening Day start in as many years. How he performs against the Cardinals will be a treat to watch.
Ben Sheets was the last player for the Brewers who had 6 Opening Day starts for the Brewers. Be that as it may, the game at Milwaukee will be one of the best games to be played this week, and throughout the season.
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