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  1. And That
    I'm going to bow out of the discussion for now because I think the two school of thought on this are far enough apart where we're not going to change each other's minds. I'd like to see Parra kept to 170 or fewer innings. The 30 innings he gives up to someone else, preferably now and not later in the season, are a very small percentage of innings pitched by the club this year. There are an infinite number of "what if" scenarios involving the innings he wouldn't pitch, but statistically, there would be very little difference in the impact of those 30 innings on the club if Parra pitched them, or if Suppan/McClung/Bush/Villanueva pitched them. The average marginal output between Parra and any of those guys over the course of 30 innings just isn't that great. During that span, Suppan could have a 2.50 ERA and Parra could have a 7.00 ERA. Who knows, really? I do know that there seems to be some merit to the practice of gradually ramping up the pressure put on the arm, and many teams have arrived at the number of 25-30 innings increase per year. I also know we need Manny Parra going forward, whether or not we are in the playoff contention between '09 and '12 or not. If he is pitching for us over that time span, our odds are better than if we lose him to injury. There are infinite possibilities of infinite things happening over the course of the rest of the season. The Brewers know what is at stake, and they need to balance that with the future of the franchise. 30 innings is not that much to the 2008 Brewers, but it could be a lot for Manny Parra and the Brewers' future postseason prospects.
  2. And That
    There's nothing that I can see that has been removed from the thread... when did you type it?
  3. And That
    This Manny Parra thread?
  4. And That
    Two words is all you need to know: Santo Manzanillo.
  5. And That
    The thing is, it can be easily managed to where Parra has 140-160 going into the playoffs. And to accomplish that, you put him in the pen for a little while now, especially as long as Bush is pitching well. To keep his innings to that level, he'll only have to miss 4-6 starts. That's not a whole lot, and the marginal difference between him and McClung (or Suppan, if you want to look at it that way) over that time frame is not that large. Plus, you have the added advantage of Parra in the pen for a bit. I guess I really don't see the downside to keeping Parra as healthy as possible for the long run while keeping him out of maybe 25-30 innings in total this year.
  6. And That
    Alfonso Cuarón.
  7. And That
    Gallardo pitched 188 innings last year, 160 (give or take a few innings, I forgot how long his playoff start was) in '06. And Gallardo was taken out of the rotation at one point - he didn't make a start from June 29th to July 19th. No one that I can remember suggested "shutting him down" last year and that's not being suggested this year for Parra. Parra just needs to be kept under 170 innings. It is certainly possible to do that and be a contending baseball club at the same time. Sheets and Sabathia could well be gone after the year. If Parra were to get hurt because he got pushed to hard, we might not have him either. We need Manny Parra in 2008 and 2009 and 2010 and 2011 and 2012.
  8. And That
    Parra needs to be pulled at some point and I'd rather they do it now as opposed to later so that he'll be strong at the end of the year. I could see Manny being sent to the bullpen for 3 or so weeks and then come back and replace whomever is sucking the most at that point.
  9. And That
    With as many corner OF/1B types as the Brewers have (Gamel possibly included), I would be shocked if the Brewers signed a high-priced corner OF. I would be equally as shocked if Burrell accepted that contract to play here. The Brewers will spend money first on pitching, namely trying to resign Sheets or Sabathia... if they sign either of those two to deals that don't cripple the franchise from doing other things too, it would be pretty close to dream offseason.
  10. And That
    Eat hot crepes, Cardinals, we're in the wild card lead! Wooooooo!
  11. And That
    If we can't use Mota with a 10 run lead, when can we use him?
  12. And That
    Let's keep the comments about other games in this recently started thread, please.
  13. And That
    Choate's rehab assignment was coming to an end, so he had to be outrighted if he wasn't going to activated with the big club.
  14. And That
    We're 5-5 so far in the games Rivera has started.
  15. And That
    2nd - Kansas City and now Colorado.
  16. And That
    This link should be useful.
  17. And That
    I hate this team! I hope we lose the rest of our games! Hahahahahahahahahaha!
  18. And That
    Since you're on this website, I'm assuming you also root for them. Does that make you a masochist?
  19. And That
    Nope.
  20. And That
    Henry Ian Cusick?
  21. And That
    That is a definitive name upgrade.
  22. And That
    The AZL Crew's final pitcher today, righty Joel Morales, might become intriguing pretty quickly. The 19 year old has a big frame, throws in the low 90's and had good peripherals last year... he just allowed a ton of hits. He was drafted in the 16th round in 2007 out of Puerto Rico.
  23. And That
    Half orange juice and half lemonade is really good.
  24. And That
    I checked just to make sure, but we're not at your blog. That's not how we (in the community "we" sense, not the royal "we" sense) add color here. "Heh... (insert statment)... wow." does not witty repartee make.
  25. And That
    The proof of that might be in the, uh, bologna, if the Brewers go out and take on even more salary this year, say Maddux and the $5 mil he's owed over the rest of the season. I have no doubt they're making less money than they did last year at this point in time however.
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