Trevor Hoffman Will Be Fine Quit Sweating It Brewer Fans

The season so far has not gone well for the Milwaukee Brewers. Right now what could go wrong with the Milwaukee Brewers has. Even the reliable Trevor Hoffman has struggled and whispers have been popping up he should hang it up. I can tell you that Hoffman will get things going. He has been through tough stretches in his career and he will be fine. Trevor Hoffman is approaching 600 saves so when things go wrong he knows how to fix things. Now other pitchers I am not so sure about, but Hoffman I am.

Brewers pitching worries me and if I was Ken Macha I would give the ball to Hoffman as many times as possible. Will he blow some saves? Of course he will. All the good ones do as no one is perfect. Trevor Hoffman is fine and he will be the Brewers save leader at the end of the season. As far as others on the team I am not so sure about how to turn them around. I guess all we can do is hope the other pitchers can figure it out as well.

Brewers Finally Find offense In 11-6 Rout Of Dodgers

Brewer fans have been waiting for some offense for awhile and the Brewers bats finally woke up. Prince Fielder and Gregg Zaun homered, while Ryan Braun doubled in a 9 run second inning as the Brewers cruised to a easy 11-6 win over the Dodgers. Brewers hitters pounded out 15 hits with Gregg Zaun leading the way with three hits. The Brewers offense needed a game like this as they have been struggling to hit the ball. It was good to see Prince Fielder hit the ball better as well. It seems he just puts too much pressure on himself to perform at a high level night in and night out.

Pitching has been a problem for the Brewers lately, but they did get a good start from Chris Naverson who was able to go six innings and only give up three earned runs. The bullpen was not bad except for Manny Parra who only went one inning and gave up three runs. That worries me a little, but we will have to see if he continues to pitch that bad. Milwaukee needed this win as they have been struggling and a big win like this can only help the Brewers, Now let's see if they can make it two in a row.

Maybe Trading Prince Fielder Now Is A Good Idea?

Milwaukee Brewer fans have seen there fair share of players leaving Milwaukee and getting little or nothing in return. With a horrible start to the season Milwaukee should consider moving Prince Fielder who can become a free agent soon. He is going to want some big money and the Brewers have not shown the ability to keep people in the fold. The bottom line being in a small market the Brewers just cannot compete with the bigger markets. Fielder will command top dollar and just like C.C Sabathia bolted so will Fielder. You really can't blame him either.

Why would Fielder want to stay on a team that has one of the worse pitching staffs in the National League. He can go to a team that has a chance to win and get paid good for it as well. If he stays in Milwaukee him and Braun will need to knock in 5 runs apiece just to keep the game close. Trading Fielder is not something Brewer fans want to see, but best to get something than nothing at all. I will be shocked if he does not leave as why stay with a ball club that looks to be no better than .500 once again.

What's Going On With The Brewers?

Everyone is asking what is wrong with the Milwaukee Brewers? Simply put they stink on offense, defense, and pitching. When you stink in all three you get beat plain and simple. Take the weekend series in Sand Diego where the Brewers managed to score only two runs in four games against San Diego pitching. Meanwhile Brewer pitching gave up 21 runs in the losses. Everyone wants the answers and actually it's pretty simple. When you get no pitching it makes it tough to win games. Yes, the offense needs to score runs, but when you give up 21 runs you will not win a lot of ballgames.

The Brewers have a Team ERA of 5.09 and unless that comes down a lot the Brewers will not win a lot of games. Milwaukee is batting .268 as a team if you would take Ryan Braun's number out it would be much worse. The one guy who is really hurting the Brewers is Prince Fielder who is batting just .234 with 2 home runs and just a paltry 9 RBI's. Those numbers are horrible from a guy that usually carries the Brewers. Only Ryan Braun, Casey McGehee, and Jim Edmonds have done anything on the offense side of it. Unless the Brewers get going real soon they will be out of the playoff race by the end of May. Real sad real sad.

Brewers Crush Pirates 20-0

The Milwaukee Brewers found someone that they can beat and boy did they beat them. Milwaukee pounded out 25 hits on the way top an easy 20-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Milwaukee's Ryan Braun was 3 for 5 with 5 RBI's and Prince Fielder went deep for the first time this year. Jim Edmonds also had a good game 4 for 6 and 3 RBI's. Randy Wolf finally pitched a good game as he went six innings giving up no runs to get his second win of the season.

Milwaukee got healthy on Pirate pitching as they scored 36 runs and the pitching staff only gave up one run in the three game series. It's too bad the Brewers could not do this every series, but this was the Pirates so you must also consider that. It was great to get some great hitting and pitching, but don't hold a lot into it. The Brewers take on the Cubs next so we will see if they can keep rolling along or if this was just a fluke.

Brewers Struggling Early

The Milwaukee Brewers spent plenty of money in the off-season getting pitching help. So far the experiment has been a disaster. Doug Davis was brought in and is 0-1 with a 12.27 era. Randy Wolf has pitched decent, but has also struggled as well. The bullpen has struggled a lot as well. The Brewers pitching staff last year had a high ERA and so far this year it is at 5.52. Pretty close to what the Brewerswere last year. What has to be real troubling for Brewers fans are the home runs that the pitchers are giving up. Pitching is what gets you to the playoffs and right now the Brewers are really struggling.

On the offense side of it Ryan Braun, Casey McGehee, and Rickie Weeks have gotten out to fast starts. Prince Fielder is struggling and has just three RBI's and no home runs to go along with 15 strikeouts. Fielder is a guy the Brewers need to get going especially if the pitching is struggling like they are. Some lineup changes will probably be needed if they Brewers want to get things going in the right direction. The Brewers cannot fall to far behind as catching the Cardinals maybe real tough this year.

Milwaukee Brewers 2010 Preview

In this installment of Chalk Talk we will take a look at the 2010 Milwaukee Brewers. Last year was a disappointment for the Brewers and their fans. They had high hopes for the playoffs, but was just a .500 ball club. They hope 2010 will be different. Scoring runs has really not been a problem for the Milwaukee Brewers and they will be led again by Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder one of the best one-two punches in the National League. The Brewers need a healthy Rickie Weeks as well to help the offense along. Jim Edmonds could be a wild card as he is having a fine spring training. The Brewers will score plenty of runs this year.

Projected lineup

1. SS Alcides Escobar
2. 2B Rickie Weeks
3. LF Ryan Braun
4. 1B Prince Fielder.
5. 3B Casey McGehee
6. RF Corey Hart
7. CF Carlos Gomez
8. C Gregg Zaun

Last year the biggest problem the Milwaukee Brewers had was pitching and GM Doug Melvin went out and got some talent. Melvin brought in Randy Wolf and Doug Davis to help a staff that was one of the worse in the National League last year. The bullpen again will be anchored by Trevor Hoffman who seems to get better with age.

Projected rotation
1. LHP Randy Wolf
2. RHP Yovani Gallardo
3. LHP Doug Davis
4. RHP Jeff Suppan
5. LHP Manny Parra

Projected closer
RHP Trevor Hoffman