This Week in Twitter (T.W.I.T.): The Braden Looper edition
by KLSnow on Sep 27, 2009 10:09 AM CDT
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Braden Looper likely has one more 2009 start as a Brewer, and he'll enter it with a 5.10 ERA, needing to pitch four scoreless innings just to finish the season with an ERA under 5. He now leads the NL in both home runs allowed (39) and earned runs allowed (107), holds the franchise record for home runs, and his earned runs allowed are the most by a Brewer since Doug Davis allowed 111 in 2006. Even while setting records for futility, Looper has made 33 starts this season, maxing out his contract incentives and earning an extra $750,000.
Doug Melvin recently said he's "leaning toward" bringing Looper back for 2010. Let's see what Twitter had to say about Looper before and during last night's game:
Even before the game, Tom H. didn't feel too optimistic about the matchup:
@Haudricourt Phillies lead NL with 214 homers. Braden Looper leads ML pitchers with 37 homers allowed. Interesting match-up tonight.
The next stage of grief was disbelief:
@gigger1210 Braden looper gave up a homer. I can't believe it. He never gives up homers
Then anger:
@Jdondlinger I'm really sick of watching Braden Looper give up gopher balls. Please Doug, do not pickup his option for 2010.
Then, one Brewer fan looked for an alternate solution:
@JohnLusis Well we learned that Braden looper is a really good BP pitcher this year.
And, of course, Adam McCalvy was able to find the bright side:
@AdamMcCalvy Paul Bako hits HR No. 38 off Braden Looper. Prince Fielder (43) still has edge in #Brewers HR derby
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One thing about Looper
Melvin says he thinks they got what they were looking for in him. He says the same thing about Suppan.
Clearly, Melvin is not looking for winning baseball.
by Marty McSuperFly on Sep 27, 2009 10:23 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Can someone explain to me how we are supposed to add a couple new pitchers to improve the rotation next year...
and still bring back Looper? That would leave us with the exact same starting 5 we had this year.
"my goodness"
by BrewHaHeather on Sep 27, 2009 10:29 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
six man rotation maybe?
otherwise we are boned.
"I'll be glad to have Ryan help if he wants to. I'll give him a badge and he can be my deputy."
-Sheriff Melvin
by sowingwildoats on Sep 27, 2009 10:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
People that think that we've got the capability to add a "couple new pitchers" to improve the rotation are out of their mind.
If people really think that we’re not going to roll Bush & Suppan out there every 5 days, they’re crazy.
by Mykenk on Sep 27, 2009 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Doesn't make much sense, does it?
The only way it makes any sense to me is if Melvin’s hoping to cut a deal(s) that results in shipping out 2 or more of our current starters. Suppan’s obviously untradeable unless we’re taking on someone else’s disaster in exchange, which leaves Bush and Parra as the only marketable commodities they could deal. If, for some reason, both of them are gone and Melvin adds only one starter in exchange, then picking up Looper’s option makes a little sense from a monetary perspective, if the guy they added has a huge salary coming.
Seems pretty far-fetched. They could theoretically pick up the option and then deal Looper too, I suppose.
What’s the deadline on the option?
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Sep 27, 2009 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Beginning of FA, I would think
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
by tcyoung on Sep 28, 2009 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It wouldn't surprise me if it was even before that
Cameron’s team option last year had a deadline of Nov. 3, a week or so before free agency started.
You know me Al.
by TheJay on Sep 28, 2009 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How does the option exactly work?
I think if we decline it we’re out a million. It might be worth the risk of picking it up, there’s a chance of him not picking up his half. Even if he would pick it up, he’s definitely tradeable on that deal for a low-level minor leaguer.
E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).
by Jordan M on Sep 27, 2009 11:39 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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