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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
I don’t think there’s much hope left this season. The future doesn’t sound too great right now either. Losing by 8 at home to the lowly Nationals is obviously the low point of the season. Tom H. has a new article up touching on the problems of the currently overworked bullpen, which one starting pitcher [...]
Good post over at Dan & Steve about Yovani Gallardo’s excessive pitch counts and his being the victim of Ken Macha’s abusive management. After his excessive 126-pitch outing on May 25, he’s proceeded to also have starts of 110 pitches, 105 pitches, 116 pitches, 107 pitches, and 118 pitches in consecutive starts. Considering the rest [...]
The St. Louis Cardinals have lost to the Milwaukee Brewers four out of four times so far this season, and going back to season the Brew Crew have beaten them up to the tune of a 9-1 record in their last ten meetings. Milwaukee’s kind of treated them recently as if they were the Pirates, [...]
From pools of xylophone clear From caves of memory I saw the children at heart That we once used to be Borne on foaming seahorse herd Compose with trumpeting shell – XTC – Mermaid Smiled The Brewers have put together one of the more memorable starts in recent history, riding a current 21-5 monthly hot [...]