The Brewers: horrendous

Massive failure looks so pretty.

Our collective dream of inspiring the Milwaukee Brewers to victory completely fell by the wayside, probably because First Half and Fast Times were crimping our juju by subverting the true essence of Brucefest and cheering for the Rockies. Milwaukee had four hits -- two by Nyjer Morgan, two by Prince Fielder -- and fell in a 4-0 embarrassment that left me ready for an 18-hour RV trip back to Milwaukee. Guhhhh.

This isn't stalker behavior. The picture
she has outside the door of the Brewers
hotel in Denver? That's stalker behavior.

But not all was lost. The game was still a good time, Coors Field is still lovely (see visual), Road Rage and Michigan Left made a sign for Whine and Die, allowing her to profess her love for a certain Brewers starting pitcher in concrete terms (see visual), and several members of the RV crew visited the Denver bar scene. Whine and Die met a random guy named Randy. I was going to post his picture, then decided it was not merited. Maybe later. We all know the No. 1 man in Whine and Die's life.

We did happen to find a Brewers bar in town right near Coors Field known as Swanky's, which was wall-to-wall with Brewers fans when we arrived. It was actually a little too crowded, but it was nice to know there was so much support for the Brew in the Mile High City.

In love with First Half's character from the first half of the trip, producers for Brucefest have decided to add yet another character, Jessica "Second Half" Medina. She happens to be the sister of Whine and Die, part of an extended family network that has been exceedingly generous to us this trip. Another Murphy sister, Shannon, has graciously allowed us to stay at their abode for the evening so that we may find ourselves in strategic geographical position for early departure to tomorrow's white water rafting.

A joyous conglomerate of attitude and altitude.

So the Brewers are terrible, but we still have roughly 48 hours left in Denver to continue the Brucefest dream. In addition to whitewater rafting tomorrow, we're expecting a massive barbecue at the Bruce Habitat.