How long of a leash should Gallardo have?

[theavrock]

The guy gave up 7 runs today and 2 Hr's. I mean I know he only had three hits against but they were all big hits in big situations. Its pretty obvious the kid isn't ready for the pressure and can't handle being the ace of the staff. He has almost a 7 era in two starts!!! Ridiculous, I thought he was supposed to anchor our staff.

 

(edit: excessive punctuation --1992)

[theavrock]

well technically Gallardo has next to nothing for a track record seeing as he was hurt for most of last season and this season he is off to a horrible start.

[Trombone482]

methinks its 7 games into the season and its a little early to be hanging ANYBODY out to dry. I have confidence that Gallardo will be fine.

[nate82]

The sarcasm meter is at level 100 with this thread.

[brewtown82]

I thought Brewerfan was better than this. These knee-jerk reactions are starting to resemble a Cubs' message board. Weeks is 0-for-3 since getting hit in the face, let's bench him! I mean, c'mon.

[DHonks]

to add some reality to this thread...for the first time in recent history, the Brewers are sporting some nifty OBPs. And if we keep having 2 or 3 runners on for Braun, Fielder, and Hardy all year, I think we'll do just fine

[brewtown82]

I concur. I definitely see a much more patient offensive team this year. If only we can turn that into wins now...

[RU Rah Rah]

If you want to feel good about Yo's ERA, check out Wang's (north of 28 after two starts).

[dlk9s]

Wait, wait...are the serious replies serious, or am I getting leveled here?

[davego]

DFA YO! Prince, eat a burger!!11!!!!!

[Invader3K]

Well, Gallardo gets a pass for last night...but it's getting old seeing our pitchers give games away. Our offense still has some issues, but overall has been performing pretty well.

 

I asked this elsewhere last night...but do you folks think Melvin knew the pitching would be this bad but couldn't do anything about it, or was he in denial and thought they would be better than this?

[Fatter than Joey]

Yo will pitch the entire season, regardless of ERA, with the only limitation being on IP.

[Diskono]

Maybe we should think about converting him to the outfield now. The Cardinals lost all of those years with Rick Ankiel, we can't make the same mistake!

[PlayerHader]

Comparing Yo's leash to Suppan's is just ridiculous even to make a point about knee-jerk reactions.

[sgtcluels]

Post sarcasm in blue gang. This may have to go in the bf.net hall of fame if this is a real thread.

[Kricket755]

I am with Diskono. Why waste years on a project that is as totally hopeless and pointless as Yo being a good SP. Billy Wagner was a natural righty who tought himself to throw lefty after a few broken arms. After last night, it seems the one possible scenario left for Yo to contribute this year seems to be to tell him to throw lefty and move him to the pen.

I had to edit in the blue on the off-chance people might take it as a serious post.

[SoCal Brew Crew Fan]

Who knows if Yo can even play the field? His only option may be to try and DH.

[Fatter than Joey]

Who knows if Yo can even play the field? His only option may be to try and DH.

 

Exactly. We should just activate him for interleague games.

 

Can Brad Nelson pitch?

[kramnoj]

Can Brad Nelson pitch?

 

Has anyone done a fun study on the success of position players doing a cameo as pitchers? Nick Swisher pitched a scoreless inning last night! Cirillo pitched a scoreless inning at 37.

[theavrock]

The sarcasm meter is at level 100 with this thread.

 

Glad to see some people figured it out. Just wanted to lighten up the boards and make a thread where people could have some fun instead of freak out and argue with each other. If you didn't get the joke, might be time to lighten up a little.

 

On a side note

 

Its obvious Gallardo is done. My girlfriend's brothers cousins sworn midget enemy said Yo told him that his arm was cashed in a strip joint on the southside of Racine the other night. Its over guys I'm sorry to tell everyone. Maybe we can bring him back as an on field reporter or he can Davey Nelson's place on the radio!

[giffted1]

I don't see why Suppan has been getting all the flack. At least he pitched for most of the season last year. Gallardo is just an injury prone bum.

 

Seriously though, Gallardo is my favorite player and I've never liked Suppan, but calling for Suppan's head after two starts (or eight starts if you decide to factor in September) is just another reaction based on a small sample.

[sgtcluels]

Has anyone done a fun study on the success of position players doing a cameo as pitchers? Nick Swisher pitched a scoreless inning last night! Cirillo pitched a scoreless inning at 37.

See who he struck out? Gabe Kapler. At least it was a swinging strike out.

[logan82]

I think we should move Yo to 1B and trade Fielder for pitching. I mean Gallardo is OPSing 1.750. Fielder has a weak .792. Of course we wouldn't get much in trade for a guy like Fielder. I think it is obvious he has declined as a hitter. He needs to gain some weight so he can hit for more power. This slimmed down Fielder is a weak version.

[RightFieldCoder]

I think the answer is obvious. Revisit the "Can Bill Hall pitch?" thread. With Hall struggling at the plate, switch them. Yo becomes our new 3B and Hall becomes the stud pitcher we need.

[1992casey]

If you didn't get the joke, might be time to lighten up a little.

 

I didn't get the joke. However, had a paragraph like this been included in the lead, methinks we all would have gotten the joke:

Its obvious Gallardo is done. My girlfriend's brothers cousins sworn midget enemy said Yo told him that his arm was cashed in a strip joint on the southside of Racine the other night. Its over guys I'm sorry to tell everyone. Maybe we can bring him back as an on field reporter or he can Davey Nelson's place on the radio!

Carry on.