One reassuring thing about the Crew is our unbelievable depth of starting pitchers. That is something every playoff team needs and we got it in spades.

If Bush, Villanueva or Parra continue to struggle, our AAA team is stocked with veteran starters. We've got Jeff Weaver, Chris Narveson, Zach Jackson, Mike DeFelice and whoever else we pick up in trade for Turnbow. (Believe it or not, Doug Melvin said he's received calls from teams interested in Turnbow. Bye Derrick, thanks for the good times).

So no worries, our offense is still not firing on all cylinders. Rickie is due to get hot, Cameron is just warming up, Braun is on fire, Prince starting to snack on jerky (still tofu jerky, but it's a good step forward), Corey Hart is Mr. Consistent, Billy Hall is starting to really see the ball (he's got 7 home runs and 20 RBIs), J.J. is still looking for good pitches to hit and Kendall is one of the best Brewer acquisitions of all time!

We've got 5 full months left and over 130 games to go. Don't forget, in September, we can expand our roster to 40 players (from 25). We've got a backload of talent and it'll take us straight into October.

Get well Yovani!

Posted By: Adam Poblocki

Monday, May 05, 2008 12:00:44 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
Hugh's feeling a bit negative today. He did not see a playoff team over the weekend. Those starting pitchers in AAA are in the minors for a reason. If one of them was ready, I suspect Yovani going down would have been reason to bring one of them up. You have starters that go only 4 good innings, and then get shelled in the 5th. Can you really call those first four innings good if they're followed by a fifth like that? Gagne looks like a guy who has lost his composure.

Hugh knew we lost yesterday's game when we didn't get the call in the ninth on Rickie's brutally close throw to first. Gagne proceeded to act as if the the whole umpiring staff was against us by second guessing both the home plate and third base umpires on calls that shouldn't have gone our way anyways. You don't get to complain when you can't throw the ball below a hitters knees. Gagne now owns the blown saves lead all to himself. You know what happened to the closer that he was tied with until yesterday? LOST HIS JOB.

On a positive note, the Cardinals have played 8 more home games and the Cubs 4. That should help us. Plus, we haven't had the joy of playing Washington or Pittsburgh yet. This team needs to show me that we own Miller Park. This weekend would be a good start. I don't think we can afford to fall too far behind the Cards or the Cubs.

That said, Hugh will be in attendance on Friday and Saturday this weekend cheering like he's on fire. And yes, Hugh does enjoy speaking in the third person.
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