Cirillo: "I'd like to be a Brewer again"

[Jarjohm]

Found this interesting quote (allegedly) from Jeff Cirillo on a POST on CodBall.com:

"I still feel like there is some magic when I put on that Milwaukee uniform," Cirillo told me. "Last season I was up in Minnesota and I kept wondering, 'what am I doing here?' I missed Milwaukee. We went down to Milwaukee last season for an inter-league game and I hit a homerun. I love Miller Park and I'd like to be a Brewer again. It's a great community, and my family and I enjoy getting involved there. But who knows?"

[ILuvDaBush]

Didn't he pitch too? But seriously, I'd be all for him as a veteran pinch-hitter and back-up at the 2B/3B... Unfortunately, Joe Dillon seems to be a younger, cheaper alternative.

[hawing]

Aww, it'd be like a Christmas miracle (unless a signing didn't happen until after the holidays). And yes, this is my baseball heart posting.

[logan82]

We actually do need a real backup infielder. I know Dillon can play infield, but I see him more as a bench OF.

[giffted1]

I'd love to bring Cirillo back, but we already have two righthanded hitting bench types in Dillon and Rottino.

 

My dream is to have both Mark Loretta and Cirillo on the bench, but I don't think it'll happen.

[sbrylski]

Slap on that catcher gear, Jeff. That or grab a clipboard. We'd love to have you, but I don't see a fit for him right now.

[paul253]

i just don't see Dillon and Rottino, although Counsell, as a very...well....good bench. Although Cirrillo isn't what he used to be, I'd trust him more than I would Counsell and Rottino

[trwi7]

Can we just cut Counsell? Everything about him makes me angry, whether it's Ned's irrational love for putting him in the starting lineup or the way he hits. But yeah I'm totally with hawing, my heart says yes and my brain says yes as well.

[Ashford Lando]

Hey... why can't Cirillo 3.0 be like Cirillo 2.0? -- sign him and let him play his way onto the roster in ST.

[brewers255]

Is Cirillo a free agent?

[Cracked Bat Collector]

Pleassse bring him back here!!! He is the definition of a true at bat. He is one of the smartest hitters I've ever watched, I love his approach. Bring him back to end his career in Milwaukee.

[sheetswannabe]

Cirillo NEVER had a bad year with the Brewers.. His lowest OBP was .369 besides his rookie year... well given the last time he was with the Brewers he didnt start. Just looking at his numbers in the late 90's is amazing.

[MNBrew]

The only thing better than Cirillo returning would be him returning with Loretta.

 

Scratch that. The only thing that could make Cirillo's returning even better would be the subtraction of Craig Counsell.

 

I love Jeff Cirillo and have been campaigning/dreaming for his return since he signed up here w/ the Twins last December.

[tigerbrew]

Cirillo is just my favourite Brewer of all time, I wouldn't mind having him back next season. When he retires, I would love to watch him on Brewers TV calling games.

[SmartBall]

I love Cirillo and would love for him to retire a Brewer, but there just isn't a spot on this team for him. We need Counsell because he is left-handed and is our only back up SS, Rottino looks like a 25th man and he can catch and play outfield, and Dillon is also more versatile. Cirillo just doesn't fit. I would love to see him back calling games or coaching 3rd someday though.

[MNBrew]

The notion that there's no room on the roster on account of Vinny Rottino . . . No matter how much I want to like Rottino, that notion is ridiculous.

[SoCalBrewfan]

Cirillo would look nice as a RH complement to Blalock, should that come to pass, though I don't know if they've got the roster spots to do that...Dillon and Rottino fill the same role to a large extent, though neither is guaranteed a job by any stretch.

[patrickgpe]

i think it is plausable that gwynn gets traded and the brewers enter the season with gross and dillon as backup of's and counsell and cirillo as the backup if's. There is a lot of versatility in that bench as well.

[recte44]

Hey... why can't Cirillo 3.0 be like Cirillo 2.0? -- sign him and let him play his way onto the roster in ST.

Seconded.

 

 

[JET15]

It sounds like everyone is voting from their hearts. And I completely agree. I hated watching him bounce around last year. He's true blue Brewer.

[Paul77]

After Yount and Molitor, Cirillo is my all time favorite Brewer. I was so upset when he was dealt to Colorado. I literally screamed out, "Nooooo!" when I first found out he signed with the Twins. I'd love to have him back - in number 26 this time. I echo the sentiment about having Loretta & Cirillo on the bench. Thats usually the first moves I make when I fire up the franchise mode in MLB The Show.

 

Cirillo & Loretta - Together again. Again.

[twobrewers]

Cirillo = Brewers Icon

 

I am not sure Cirillo would help us win this year however. We have Dillon already off the bench to fill Cirillo's role - and Dillon is cheaper. Of course, if Dillon gets significant playing time in the outfield - perhaps we could use Cirillo. (Or, for that matter if Dillon gets significant playing time at 3B)

 

But I have to think his veteran leadership is worth something. I would love to see him with the Brewers next year. He could play. He could coach. Or he could take over Davey Nelsons role during the telecast.

 

This thread has me thinking - I need a Jeff Cirillo jersey!

[And That]

Cirillo is the one player in all of baseball for whom I cast away all common sense about roster building and would just like to see make the team in some capacity. I was pissed off when they traded him, and became equally as angry when they let him go last offseason. I don't know why, but 'Rillo=Brewers to me, and I'd love to have him back. At least give the guy a shot.

[jlau20]

I wouldn't mind having Cirillo back either. Of course if it was up to me, I'd try to bring Seitzer back too.

[valpocrewsader]

I put this in the Blalock thread, but he'd be a really nice RH bat to complement Blalock. And he's a FA. Possibly my favorite Brewer, so I might be a bit biased....