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A Few Observations and Opinions
- There is no question Dave Bush pitched his way out of the rotation. If Ned and Doug do anything but move him to the bullpen or attempt to get him through waivers and to Nashville, they will be making a mistake. Villanueva and Parra have erned their spots and should not be “punished” because they have options.
- The wrong Gabe is playing center field. Kapler, not Gross, should maintain a hold on that position until Tony Gwynn is healthy, or Mike Cameron comes off of suspension. I have never understood Ned’s decision to usually play players based on matchup and not based on who is hot.
- Although I am getting less patient with each appearance, I still think Eric Gagne deserves a chance to right the ship. It will not take much for me to change that opinion and believe the reigns should be given to David Riske instead.
- Jason Kendall will prove to be the best acquisition by the Brewers during the last offseason, but more for his catching than his hitting. He is off to a tremendous start at the plate, but behind it he is leading the pitching staff to a handful of outstanding starts. If he can get the bullpen under control, the Brewers’ pitching staff will be in tremendous shape as the year progresses and we will have him to thank.
- The Milwaukee Bucks need to go away. I will complain every season when I am unable to watch Brewers games because they have been preempted by a terrible Bucks team. Rather than see the Brewers play the Mets tomorrow night, I will be stuck with Bucks-Celtics. What a waste!
- People who say it stinks that Johan Santana is in the National League because the Brewers will play him more need to realize they will play him about the same as previous seasons. The Brewers play the Mets six times. The Brewers play the Twins six times. We should just be fortunate he did not go to another NL Central team.
Back From a Weekend Away
I spent the weekend with the Brewers and was away from a computer (for the most part) until today. I figured that, rather than posting something about each game, I would just make some bullet pointed observations from the weekend that was. I will be back in the saddle for daily posts all week and over the weekend.
- What a great problem the Brewers have with Gabe Kapler and Tony Gwynn each getting off to such great starts. When Gwynn is healthy, the problem will be between those two, but then Mike Cameron will return and it will be a problem between three… and don’t foget about Gabe Gross.
- How about the other problem of having one too many starters when Yovani Gallardo returns in a week or so? After one start apiece, it appears as though Dave Bush may be the odd man out. Hopefully Bushy recovers from his rough outing and makes Ned’s
decision more difficult on Wednesday night. - What did i say about Jason Kendall and his eye surgery? Looks like he’s seeing the ball much better this season than any of the last couple. his mid .400 average will not continue, but it is a good sign that he will be better offensively than expected.
- Is it just me, or are the Brewers running a lot more than last year? I love having a running
game, and with their combined speed and pop, it will be a huge factor in winning the division. - Not to jinx anything, but Ben “Soft” Sheets has been anything but soft. His stuff has been
just plain nasty. According to ESPN.com’s “Best Games”, he owns two of the top five, and according to their “Cy Predictor” he is ranked third. -
Miller Park trails only Wrigley Field and Nationals Park in attendance percentage
(attendance divided by capacity) and is sixth in average attendance. What a great start in those
categories, too! -
As far as Opening Day, it was my last attended in person. I can drink with the best of ‘em, but at least I am not as obnoxious as the vast majority of the people in
attendance Friday. I am there for the baseball, they are there for the drinking… it is just not a good mix for me. Sunday’s game was so much more relaxing and fun without the added stress of feeling like I was going to either get puked non, or get hit in the head with a thrown bottle. - One cool thing from Friday’s opener was getting my picture taken with Mark Attanaaio and Gorman Thomas (see below). Milwaukee is very lucky to have Mark owning the team. He was a classy guy in person and has run the team with that class and passion in mind. Gorman was equally as nice. It is great to have a legend like that still hanging around with the club at the ballpark. Guys like that make it easy to cheer for the Brewers.
Two and Oh Yeah!
What a sweet win against “Sweet Lou” yesterday! From Rickie’s homer to kick off the festivities, to Kendall’s 3-4, 2 RBI performance against his old mates, to Suppan’s dominance over 6+ innings, it all sounded good from the comfort of my desk at work. I think my favorite part of the radio broadcast when Bob Uecker noticed how the Cubs fans at Wrigley were not chanting anything when Fukudome came to the plate, other than his first AB. What have you done for me lately, Kosuke? Since I did not have the game on TV, can anyone let me know if Ted Lilly had another glove spiking breakdown like last season during the NLDS? That was awesome!
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The way David Riske has pitched that last two games, I think the calls for him to be the new closer will get louder and louder. I am not one of those people just yet. I think Gagne should be given more of a chance to prove himself. I do not think that the leash should be too long, but it should be long enough to allow for him to blow a save here and there as long as it does not happen every time he gets the ball. He got off to a bad start, but let’s see what happens before rushing to judgment. After all, we are paying him $10 million. Until he completely loses it, which I hope does not happen, Riske will provide a great setup option for Ned… along with a calming presence in case Gagne gets in a major jam.
With it being election season, here’s a song for Hillary “3 AM” Clinton…. “It’s 3 AM, I must be lonely….”:
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