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August 2009 - Posts
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Meet Treveon. An amazing young man who was selected to be this year's "Bank Mutual Junior Broadcaster". Treveon and I hung out on the field, inside the Brewers' dugout, and in the broadcast booth. Also, he got the chance to meet his favorite Brewer....Prince Fielder. I know it's an experience that will stay with Treveon forever. Thanks to our terrific partners at Bank Mutual for another successful season.
Check out all the photos of Treveon in the broadcast booth and in the dugout.
Best,
Cory
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Wow. What a day, huh? Part of my morning routine before a workout is to read the newspapers. Both the Journal Sentinel and the opposing team’s local paper. Needless to say, when I saw the headlines my jaw dropped. I wasn’t surprised that the Brewers made a few moves, but I never expected to see 3 significant roster changes in about a 15 minute span.
Baseball, like almost any other profession, is performance based. In fact, I wrote about that back in the spring. I felt that Brad Nelson, Chris Duffy & Casey McGehee deserved to make the team based on the numbers they produced during spring training. That philosophy doesn’t change during the regular season. JJ Hardy is batting 229 with 11 HR & 45 RBI’s. Bill Hall is hitting 201 with 6 HR & 24 RBI’s. Both guys will tell you their current numbers at the plate don’t warrant a roster spot. Hopefully, Hardy will get a little mental break and start tearing up Triple-A pitching. Hall, meanwhile, will get a fresh start with a new organization. Both guys are terrific to be around. When you travel with a team for 6-months you can build relationships quickly. I can’t say enough good things about JJ Hardy & Bill Hall. However, nice guys don’t always finish first.
Bill Castro’s time with the Brewers goes back a long time. He worked in the bullpen for several years before getting his shot to be a big-league pitching coach in 2009. Folks, the numbers don’t lie. The Brewers pitching staff, both starters & relievers, ranks near the bottom in several categories in the National League. Baseball, like all the other professional sports, you always need a “fall guy.” You can’t fire players but you can fire coaches. That’s what happened to Castro. Is it his fault injuries to Jeff Suppan & Dave Bush forced some dramatic changes to the starting rotation? Of course not. However, something needed to change and unfortunately he found himself caught in the middle. This entire day has caused quite a bit of controversy. As always, your views and opinions are welcomed.
Best,
Cory
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