Comments on: The Big Sweat Will Be Missed?

By: sirsean

sirsean — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:17:40 +0000

I doubt Gardy was trying to avoid a Guerrier-like burnout. If he were capable of thinking like that, Guerrier probably wouldn’t have burned out and might actually be useful in 2009 … as it is, I’m not confident.

With Gardy’s bullpen, it’s either all or nothing. You’re either throwing 30 pitches every night for a week, or you sit your ass on the bench for 10 days while Gardy rocks back and forth on the bench trying to remember the name of that reliever who used to pitch all the time. There’s no such thing as “balance” or “avoiding burnout.”

By: Erica

Erica — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:08:58 +0000

Crede, sure, Gagne= no. I don't trust the guy at all. I live in Brewer land, and I watched Gagne perform an epic fail in the beginning of the season. Yeah, he improved when he got demoted from closer- but I don't see him magically having a full good year again.

Also, I wish Gardy would have used Breslow more- he was the only reliable member of the bullpen at times. Of course, Gardy may have wanted to avoid a Matt Guerrier-like burnout.

By: sirsean

sirsean — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:01:04 +0000

No.

By: Schulte

Schulte — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:59:34 +0000

Who cares. :) Any news about the impending Manny Ramirez/Twins nuptials?

By: FunBobby

FunBobby — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:42:04 +0000

Word on the street is we are deep in negotiations with Gagne and Crede. If we can get them both for one year, I have no problem with it.