So, Kameron Loe and Chris Capuano have out clauses in their contracts coming up. Here’s how I’m thinking the Brewers should deal with the situation: – Bring up both Loe and Capuano, and insert one (or both!) into the starting rotation (Cappy gets first dibs because he’s a better story for the press). Remove Parra/Estrada [...]
…could a reporter be excited about a 7IP start. Frankly this ‘woe is me’ attitude is really silly, especially considering how well the last 3 games have been played. Between this post and the Ken Macha ‘blowup’ yesterday it’s pretty clear that the JS is trying to create this silly narrative that the Brewers are [...]
Might as well separate this post into a few separate sections… A) BREWERS WIN!!! B) Gregg Zaun’s going on the DL, Jon Lucroy is going to get called up. Carlos Gomez will be back today, probably for Adam Stern. These are all acceptable moves, although I’m not anticipating seeing Lucroy get the starting nod over [...]
Hoffman’s gonna take a few days to work out kinks. I’m glad I didn’t watch the game yesterday, as I’m sure I would’ve been as frustrated as anyone watching Hoffman blow it again. He’s been missing his spots by a ton, now that I look at the replay. However, I don’t know if All Macha [...]
Manny Parra’s starting tomorrow instead of Suppan. Good choice, although it doesn’t give me much confidence. Parra’s not exactly the type of pitcher I want to use as a stopper after a big losing streak. He’ll probably go 5, 4K 4BB 4ER, and then the pen will give up a few more runs. Like I [...]
Thought I’d post a little rumor that fell into my lap today. Don’t take this as truth obviously, but something to think about: Inside source with significant previous hits (had the Wolf, Braun, and Gallardo contracts a few days before they were announced) says he has the Brewers offer to Fielder: It is a 7 [...]
Truly desperate times by Tom H. Desperate times call for desperate measures. And, make no mistake about it, these are desperate times at home for the Brewers. Manager Ken Macha loosened the pitch-count leash on his starting pitcher Saturday merely to get him into the sixth inning and lessen the burden on an overtaxed bullpen. [...]
Since I haven’t posted for god-knows-how-long, we’re going to turn this blog into a newer twitter-feed of things I find interesting, with opinions thrown in there as well. Mostly going to be Brewers stuff, but if I post about politics, economics or the printing industry, don’t be surprised.
As per Tom H.’s Baseball America chat: Ian (Pittsburgh): Is it wise for the Brewers to continue stockpiling their system with poor fielders and then moving them around to find a place where the bat can play? Braun, Weeks, Fielder are good hitters, but when you add Gamel, Laporta, and Lawrie it makes you wonder [...]
Since school began taking over, I haven’t had the time to write about the Brewers… that doesn’t mean I haven’t been following them. Although posting will continue to be sporadic until I actually finish, I’m going to write as much as possible. As everyone knows by now Doug Melvin traded J.J. Hardy for Carlos Gomez [...]