If the Card’s closer blows one more save, he’ll be tied with Gagne!

Putting up a 6.66 ERA in your first rehab attempt seems like a bad omen…

I know its still early, and I’m trying not to panic, but my ass did last night in the 6th inning. It started out as clenched buttocks and some minor flatulence. Then my ass started barking out commands like “Bench Rickie! Put Counsell in the leadoff spot! Pick up Matt Morris for the veteran presence! Sell high on Prince and Braun! Trade them for an established closer!”

My ass has never been wrong before. Should I continue to trust it? Or should I remember that it’s still early and not panic?

I’m also worried that this whole talking-ass thing might affect my job performance.

The brewers look like crap right now… can’t deny that, but why is everyone going so crazy? If we should have learned anything from last year, it would be that the season is so long. Sure we lost Yovanni, which was a huge loss, but this team will bounce back and they are only one game under .500. That’s not that bad.

Also, the mere mention of trading Prince and Braun seems ridiculous to me. Who’s to ever say that these guys are replaceable.

Finally, I don’t blame any part of the season on Ned, except for maybe never having Rickie bunt. After saying that, he needs to go. The need a new boost of energy for this team to reach their potential again.

IIRC, today is the day when he would be placed on the waiver wire if we couldn’t find a trade partner.

As an aside, there’s a ton of noise when it comes to the rules for picking up a player off the waiver wire. I’ve seen several sites suggest that the team that places the player on the wire has to pay their salary if they are picked up by another team.