Brewers Injury News 2011

[razzzorsharp]

Any chance for a Monday return? Could really use him for all three games of the series.

[PrinceEatMeat]

I'm just happy he'll be back by Tuesday. We need him desperately right now. It was good to see Gomez and Kotsay swing the bat well tonight though.

[Mass Haas]

Nashville Audio Archive --

 

April 22 - Pre-Game Chat with Corey Hart

 

Fairly generic conversation, but thought folks might like to hear the latest...

 

[bork]

A couples notes from McCalvy. Parra to get 3 or 4 more outings in Nashville and Stetter is out of options? I thought he had 1 left?

 

http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110423&content_id=18168616&notebook_id=18168624&vkey=notebook_mil&c_id=mil

[PrinceEatMeat]

Pretty sure he's wrong on that. I think Stetter does have an option left. I guess someone else can clarify on that. As far as I know, we only used options on him in '08 and '10, because he was up all year in '09.

[NYChez]

2 out of the last 3 games, the game is on the line in the 8th inning with multiple guys on base, and Almonte is the batter. My thought each time: just strike out so something worse doesn't happen. Not good. Hurry back Corey.

[PrinceEatMeat]

2 out of the last 3 games, the game is on the line in the 8th inning with multiple guys on base, and Almonte is the batter. My thought each time: just strike out so something worse doesn't happen. Not good. Hurry back Corey.

I concur, but Corey will be back on Tuesday, so only 2 more games of this crap. Hopefully Boggs starts in RF tomorrow over Almonte.

[Mass Haas]

Nashville Audio Archive --

 

April 23 - Chat with Pitcher Manny Parra

[Funketown]

Sounds like Weeks will be back in the fold pretty soon, if Roenicke's words hold water.

 

Weeks

Hart

Braun

Fielder

McGehee

 

That top five does not suck.

[PrinceEatMeat]

Sounds like Weeks will be back in the fold pretty soon, if Roenicke's words hold water.

 

Weeks

Hart

Braun

Fielder

McGehee

 

That top five does not suck.

No it certainly does not. We proved that pretty well last year. Hopefully the bottom of the order can be good enough also. Betancourt, Morgan/Gomez, and Lucroy isn't horrible. They can provide at least some production for us.

[GormanHarvey]

When is Nyjer eligible to come off the DL?

[PrinceEatMeat]

When is Nyjer eligible to come off the DL?

He was put on retroactive to April 18, so I believe that would make it May 3.

[GormanHarvey]

Ok thanks PEM

[PrinceEatMeat]

http://brewersbeat.mlblog...ained-thumb-for-mcgehee/

 

McGehee sprained his thumb on the final play. I'd guess he'll just miss a game or two, but we'll see. Hart is coming up tomorrow, but may not be activated. I'd guess he will now that McGehee is hurt, which would put them another bat short on the bench.

[Oldcity]

I honestly think this is fine either way. If it's just sprained, fine, and McGehee will be back in a couple days. If it's worse, let's see what Gamel's got for an extended period.

[ninja33]

Gotta think Hart will be activated tomorrow if McGehee can't go. He might not start (although if you're going to activate him, i don't see why you don't start him) but there's no way you can go into a game with Boggs, Almonte, and Nieves as your only bench players (assuming Kotsay and Counsell start. either way, 3 bench players, 1 of which is nieves is no good).

[TooLiveBrew]

McGehee sprained his thumb on the final play. I'd guess he'll just miss a game or two, but we'll see.

 

Since "sprain" is injury terminology for "he didn't break it", we'll definitely have to wait & see. Could wind up being nothing, could wind up being a partial tear to a ligament. Casey strikes me as one bad mutha- shut yo mouth... and he looked like he was in considerable pain. I hope it's not serious.

[PrinceEatMeat]

Yeah, that's definitely true. Probably won't know until tomorrow how bad it truly is. Hopefully it's just a sprain, and he'll be back in there by Friday.

[dlk9s]

On the bright side, it's not his throwing hand. Then again, it's his thumb, which is worse than if it were another finger. I would imagine trying to close a glove with a painful thumb would be tough.

[PrinceEatMeat]

http://brewersbeat.mlblog...day-saito-morgan-to-aaa/

 

Hart will be activated tomorrow. Saito and Morgan are headed to AAA for rehab assignments.

[umphrey]

I wish they would play the crap out of Boggs right now. I want him to earn his way on or off the roster after Hart gets activated. Also the sooner Kotsay settles into his long term role of pinch hitting and getting only sporadic at bats, the better, so he can make whatever mental adjustments he needs to for that role.

 

Do we keep an extra outfielder besides the starters + Nyjer Morgan and Kotsay? I don't know if they view Kotsay as the 5th outfielder or an infielder/pinch hitter who is playing out of position right now.

[hurricanecrush]

Okay, who on brewerfan is responsible?

 

http://brewersbeat.mlblog...monte-knocked-out-of-bp/

[derflotr]

I never thought I'd miss Luis Cruz. Ever.

[PKBadger]

Okay, who on brewerfan is responsible?

 

http://brewersbeat.mlblog...monte-knocked-out-of-bp/

Should I feel bad for "liking" this story when it showed up on my Facebook news feed?

[endaround]

Not sure you can like it. Almonte will likely be listed as day to day for a week before being placed on the DL. Its the Brewer way.