Hidden inside this game preview was a mention of the deliberations behind this year's roster expansion.

Meanwhile, Macha expects to have "the big talk" in the next day or two with Brewers general manager Doug Melvin regarding which players currently in the Minors will be joining the club on Sept. 1.

"He mentioned that we need to sit down and figure out who will be called up," Macha said. "Last year, a lot of people got called up and some didn't get used. And he's leaning towards not having that happen again. I think that will be a Tuesday conversation."

The situation of last year and this year are reversed. Last year, it was Nashville that had no chance of making the playoffs. Even so, the Brewers chose to call up mostly position players. After Sheets was injured and the team was forced to run Bush, Sabathia and McClung out on short rest for the last weeks of 2008, some more pitchers could have come in handy. DiFelice, Dillard, and Stetter got plenty of work in during September (and waiver claim Coffey also was quite useful.)

This year's Brewers team doesn't seem to have many problems with the bat. It's the pitching that's lacking. Which minor league players do the readers here think would be most helpful, playoff run or no (seriously, no) for the 2009 Brewers this September?