Well I’m heading out tomorrow to go see the Brewers play at PNC Park. I’m taking advantage of a free flight and will be checking out the nicest stadium in the Majors. Keep an eye out for us; I’ll be in a yellow old school Brewers t-shirt and Glenn will have his Corey Hart jersey on. I say this because FSN seems to show the same few Brewer fans over and over on road games.
Pretty sweet to see the four Brewers get into the All-Star Game like I figured. Chris Young and Hanley Ramirez got royally screwed though, but I guess you always have deserving players left off.
I leave you with proof that the Chicago Cubs are just, well… Not that cool. This makes me feel a little better about seeing this loss in person.
Apparently nobody told the Brewers that their walk-off loss was supposed to lead to a losing streak, seeing how they pounded the snot out of Cubs pitching yesterday. I just didn’t want the Brewers to get swept, so I’m happy.
In other news, Jose Capellan finally got his wish. He was traded to the Tigers for minor league left-hander Chris Cody. Capellan proved to be a bit of a disappointment, considering the hype we were fed about his supposed 100 mph fastball when the Brewers traded for him. Then he threatened to retire, demanded a trade and stopped showing up to AAA games (trifecta!). One thing I will say about Latin Cappy is that he was the source of one of my better rants this season.
Cody is a 23-year-old who will be assigned to high-A Brevard County. He’s not young, but he has put up great numbers this season. The Brewers acquired Carlos Villanueva for Wayne Franklin a few years ago in a similar deal, and Melvin obviously found a nugget there. Even if Cody amounts to nothing, it wouldn’t matter because…
Yovani Gallardo will replace Capellan in the bullpen, which is an obvious upgrade. The Brewers’ pen is pretty sick now.
Finally, while the All-Star selection process is highly flawed (wins, RBIs are weighed far too heavily) I think the Brewers have a great chance of getting four players in. Despite Cordero’s recent slide, he’s still a virtual lock because he leads in saves (yet another highly flawed and overrated stat). Sheets is tied for the lead in wins and has been dominant since May. Hardy has a shot, mainly because nobody realizes how good Hanley Ramirez has been. And obviously Fielder’s in.
Steve and Dan are both huge Brewers fans who have become very interested in all things baseball over the past few years. They are strapping, young twenty-somethings with a thirst for knowledge.
Unlike many baseball fans, they try not to get too high or too low, as they realize it's a long season. However, they are both very high on the Brewers and feel the organization has the parts in place for prolonged success.
"Brewers! Brewers! Keep Turnin' Up the Heat!" is an outlet for them to voice their opinions on the Brewers and baseball in general. They hope you enjoy their perspectives. Thanks for stopping by, and let us know if you have anything to say!
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