Russell "the Muscle" Branyan is back with the Brewers. He will platoon with Billy Hall at 3rd base. Hall can't hit right-handed pitchers and Branyan is tearing it up at AAA Nashville. Also, Hall's defense has been shaky lately- he had 2 errors in the 9th inning the other day.
I still think he's a pretty good defensive 3rd baseman but we need more production and consistency from him behind the plate. The majority of major league pitchers are right-handed and that doesn't bode well for Billy Hall & the Brewers.

   Tony Gwynn Jr was sent down to the minors to make room for the "muscle". Ned said he wants to keep Jr sharp and doesn't want him riding the bench every day. He said there are plans for Tony in the Brewers future. I don't think TG Jr was ever going to see much action in the field or more than 5 at-bats a week for the rest of the season. So keep his skills honed in the minors. Next season, Mike Cameron will be gone, Corey Hart will shift to center field and Tony Jr will start in right field. If this is not the Brewers plan for '09 then we should trade Tony as soon as possible to help out our current situation.