Axford called up, Stern back to Nashville

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

per Tyler Barnes twitter...

http://twitter.com/Brewercom

Guess our bullpen is in worse shape than our outfield...can't argue with that.

[thablingster]

I mentioned in the chat last night it wouldn't surprise me if we went to 13 pitchers soon considering the state of our pitching. Macha probably wasn't going to use Stern much anyway.

[BrewCrewForever]

I like the move, Axford has pitched well in Nashville and figures to be in our pen next season anyway. Nice to see him up now. I just wonder what move they make when Gomez comes off the DL next week.

[TooLiveBrew]

I'm hoping it's to DFA Soup to get Gomez back on the 25-man, but it will probably be to send Axford back down

[BrewCrewForever]

I'm hoping it's to DFA Soup to get Gomez back on the 25-man, but it will probably be to send Axford back down

Yeah, I to am kind of hoping it is Suppan. I hope Axford makes the Brewers brass decision tough by coming up and having some good performances out of the pen.

[stalton]

Could there be a revolving door of pitchers with options to effectively have an extra pitcher? It sounds kind of dumb, but at this point, it might not be a bad idea.

 

I see Stetter going down if Axford does well otherwise I think Axford will go back down

[Funketown]

I had no clue how dominant Axford had been in Nashville this year. 13.1 IP 2.03 ERA 5 BB 19 K 0 HR, wow. Although, I am a bit surprised that he will be allowed into the league with that mustache...

 

http://web.minorleaguebas...=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=446099

[stalton]

I had no clue how dominant Axford had been in Nashville this year. 13.1 IP 2.03 ERA 5 BB 19 K 0 HR, wow. Although, I am a bit surprised that he will be allowed into the league with that mustache...

 

http://web.minorleaguebas...=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=446099

Along with having a middle name of Berton

[nate82]

I had no clue how dominant Axford had been in Nashville this year. 13.1 IP 2.03 ERA 5 BB 19 K 0 HR, wow. Although, I am a bit surprised that he will be allowed into the league with that mustache...

 

http://web.minorleaguebas...=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=446099

Gotta love the 70's/80's porn mustache.

[hawing]

Along with having a middle name of Berton

Richmond Lockwood Sexson managed. That is quite a 'stache on the ax-man, though.

[yfinn6]

I had no clue how dominant Axford had been in Nashville this year. 13.1 IP 2.03 ERA 5 BB 19 K 0 HR, wow. Although, I am a bit surprised that he will be allowed into the league with that mustache...

 

http://web.minorleaguebas...=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=446099

That's a beaut, I wonder if it was Mustache March?

[Funketown]

Edmonds taken out of the game...I wonder how long Stern will be in Nashville. Does he have to stay for ten days in the case of an injury?

[jackalope02ca]

I am anxious to see how he does this time around. I could see him getting a chance to close later in the year depending on the circumstances.

[BrewCrewForever]

Axford's mustache is another reason to like him. That thing is a beauty.

[PeaveyFury]

Does he have to stay for ten days in the case of an injury?

 

10 days EXCEPT in the case of injury.

[davemakovec]

Slightly tangential, but it's so nice to have a bunch of power arms coming through the minors that are not just on Dr. James Andrews's waiting list.

[TheCrew07]

Slightly tangential, but it's so nice to have a bunch of power arms coming through the minors that are not just on Dr. James Andrews's waiting list.

That's because they've already had surgery... Braddock, Peralta, Rivas, Rogers.

[JJHardy7]

That's because they've already had surgery... Braddock, Peralta, Rivas, Rogers.

 

You can add Axford to that list as well...

[BrewCrewForever]

That's because they've already had surgery... Braddock, Peralta, Rivas, Rogers.

 

You can add Axford to that list as well...

And even though they had surgery, they all still throw hard. Except Rivas, I don't think he throws as hard as the others.

[TheCrew07]

Rivas consistently works 92-93 and hits 95.

[danzig6767]

I understand that who the pinch hitters are on a team are at the absolute bottom of importance compared to other areas of a team and i haven't been following the minors much, but wasn't there anyone who could have been called up instead of Stern who hits from the right side so that late in games we aren't constantly having to choose between 3-4 lefthanded pinch hitters when a lefty is on the mound?