HR Batista....Bud, go away!!!!! Since you showed your face, Cappy has allowed a double, home run, walk, and sac bunt. Normally I don't believe in that kind of thing, but we can't take any chances with you!
Well, that's a 4.58 ERA.... Including tonight, over the last 8 games, it'd be 32.1 IP, with a 1.75 WHIP, and a 7.11 ERA. If those are not too bad numbers, your expectations of this bullpen were astronomically lower than mine...
I know this isn't really what you meant.... but the 2003 Brewers team pretty much stunk. And they won 10 in a row. They were 27 games under .500 when the streak started. So I don't think it's so much a matter of how good you are as it is things clicking for you at the right time. We're going to need them to click and put together at least some decent streaks together this season if we're going to contend -- because we seem to lose in streaks, too. Man I miss Sheets, Okha, Helling. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/frown.gif I can already name 2 out 3 guys that could immediately say goodbye to Milwaukee if they were all suddenly to get healthy...http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
Well, at least Eveland has quieted the Phillies down since the first. Might get one more inning out of him. Now if only we could start swinging the bats...
Well, Dana, if you want us to completely forget about the 1st inning forever, your first career Grand Slam would be welcome. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif
So we just deal with having pretty much a guaranteed loss every 5 games? I'm not sure that a 12+ ERA is going to cut it, even in a weakened rotation. Surely De La Rosa or Jackson can do better than that.
I say give JDLR or Zach J. a shot until Helling comes back, then hand the spot over to him. Any of those three sound like betters options than Eveland to me right now.
I am not saying that Dana does not have a bright future, but it seems pretty clear to me that he's not ready for the big leagues, at least not as a starter. Considering we're trying to make a serious run at contending this year, we need to have someone in there who can at least give us a shot at winning, not someone who gives us a guaranteed loss every 5th day.