Fire Ned Yost Now

In 2005, the Milwaukee Brewers were 81-81 and we thought it was an accomplishment. The 2007 Brewers, freshly eliminated from playoff contention, are a Chris Young and a Jake Peavy victory, respectively from being 81-81. That's not an accomplishment, it's a joke. To quote the genius Ned Yost, "A really bad joke."

Quite honestly, Ned Yost has not done a single thing to warrant another year at the helm of Brewers. He has had this team treading water, going absolutely nowhere for the past three years now. If anyone can explain how a .500 record, at best, is deserving of yet another year to demonstrate his inability to manage a baseball game, time upon time again, I'd seriously like to hear it.

As fun as this season was, this would have had its season ended two weeks ago if were in any other division than the NL Central. It sucks, but it's true.

There's a lot of moves that need to be made at the end of the year, but we'll get to those later. I need a day to let the depression out of my system. In the meantime, the Green Bay Packers can save this weekend with a W and an Uncle Brett tudder. Doug Melvin can start the work week off in a fantastic manner by firing Ned Yost on Monday morning.

3 and 2

Still 2 games behind the Cubs with 3 to play. To say the window is closing is an understatement. As much as I love Brauny, he looked clueless in the field yesterday. The team had 5 errors. He had 3. No team will win a game with 5 errors. If the Cubs win tonight, it's truthfully, do or die. In fact, they have left themselves zero room for error now.

How 'Bout a Blue Out?

How great would Miller Park look if everyone wore their Brewers blue? You don't see that very often in baseball. Closest I've ever seen is in St. Louis.

La Russa and Cuzzi: Douche and Douchier

No, Phil Cuzzi wasn't working home plate tonight, but he let it get to this last night by lofting his gayard friend Tony La Russa a softball 'warning.' It's tough to challenge La Russa's credentials as a MLB manager, but he sure is a douche bag. Face the facts, La Russa has Cuzzi in his back pocket and by constantly being able to drill Brewers hitters and be issued warnings, the Brewers were unable to retaliate without saving their pitcher automatically head to the showers.

Sad but true, Dale Sveum is officially a dumber manager than Ned Yost. No matter where you stand on the decision to plunk Pujols with a McClung heater, Turnbow made matters worse and then they turned to Shouse against two righties. Sveum could have (and should have) hooked Turnbow immediately after there were runners on first and second, or at the least, when he walked the bases full, but he left him in and let Pujols score.

Nobody would be bitching about if plunking a guy to put a runner on base was boneheaded or not had Sveum used whatever brain he has left and gone to Cordero for the final out or two of the 8th inning.

Sigh, what little hope was left is all but done now. As usual, Tom Haurdicourt of the JS has some great blog entries with plenty of banter for you to read here.