Tom Haudricourt of the Sentinel Journal:

It might be time for the Brewers to consider removing Parra from the rotation. He was 1-5 with a 4.76 ERA in nine starts entering today, and he's pitched 20-some innings more than ever before. He might have hit the wall for the season.

Uecker and Powell were saying almost the same thing.

Anyone else's thoughts? Who do you replace Parra with?
Peter | Homepage | 09.13.08 - 7:56 pm | #

I guess it doesn't matter who you replace him with if the bats don't wake up.

McClung or Villanueva are probably the only options. Neither option is very enticing.
Chris S | 09.13.08 - 8:17 pm | #

For what it's worth I was saying Parra had hit the wall 2 starts ago. The kid just doesn't seem to have ANYTHING left in the tank. I have to agree with you though chris...neither option for replacement seems very good, but the way Parra is pitching it can't possibly be worse.
Phill | 09.13.08 - 8:24 pm | #

I just can't be more down on this team. Chris I understand the way you feel. It's just so incredibly to put all the time and "fandom" if you will, into a season, and to watch a team so egregiously tank it at the end of the year, and no, I don't think they've not giving their all, but I definatley can say that they are playing nowhere near their abilities. This choke job is going to be remembered for a LOOOOONG time I have a feeling.
Phill | 09.13.08 - 8:26 pm | #

I will be honest I am hoping people like Peter are right and if they choke this away we get rid of Yost look what getting rid of Willie Randolph did for the Mets and he was a much better Manager than Yost

Getting rid of Yost would be a tiny silver lining in this dark cloud of a ending to the season.
Chris | Homepage | 09.13.08 - 8:53 pm | #

I think if they don't make the playoffs there absolutely no way they can bring Yost or any of the other coaches back next year. The problem with comparing them to the mets is the mets are a big market team that still had big market talent (including adding johan this off season...that helps) The Brewers took their shot this year with CC knowing that this was likely going to be their one best chance for the next 2-3 years...and they still choked it away. Inexcusable.
Phill | 09.13.08 - 9:29 pm | #

anyone know if Beckum is playing tonight for the Badgers?
Phill | 09.13.08 - 9:30 pm | #

Hey move it up to the open thread Phil lol
Chris | Homepage | 09.13.08 - 9:33 pm | #

While I would love to at least GET to the playoffs, it became clear to me during the last Cubs series that this was not a playoff team.
Dave | 09.13.08 - 11:50 pm | #