Milwaukee Brewers Potpourri 6/6
BREWERS NEED TO LOCK UP GALLARDO Yovani Gallardo pitched another gem for the Brewers last night, going 8 innings in a 4-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves. With the win, Gallardo is now 6-2 on the season with a 2.84 ERA and a miniscule 1.08 WHIP. He may just be the best young pitcher this [...]
Escobar ‘Experiment’ Over
Apparently, minor league prospect Alcides Escobar won’t be the answer to replacing the injured Rickie Weeks at second base this season for the Milwaukee Brewers. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported this morning that Escobar will be moved back to his ‘natural’ shortstop position after spending most of the last week at second base. Escobar committed five [...]
QUICK HIT: Brewers Third Basemen
Milwaukee Brewers 3rd baseman Bill Hall failed to deliver in key situations against right handed pitchers in consecutive games this week. Wednesday night, Hall came to the plate as the tying run as the Brewers were rallying in the 9th inning against the Houston Astros. Hall struck out on three pitches against Chris Sampson, his [...]
PD UPDATE: The Dead Zone
As a public service to both regular readers of this space, I’d like to reassure them that we haven’t given up. It’s just that this seems to be a quiet period in Wisconsin sports. Oh sure, I could repeat the latest speculation on the most recent notion of a second-hand rumor regarding a certain future [...]
Packing the Van and Facing the Facts
The local paper in Nashville has done a story about Milwaukee Brewers prospect Mat Gamel noting his issues fielding the ball. Or, more precisely, throwing it accurately across the diamond from his position at Third Base. I have seen and heard a number of accounts downplaying this situation because “they are just throwing errors”, as [...]
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