Optimism Remains Low in BCB Tracking Poll

by Kyle Lobner on May 28, 2010 7:00 AM CDT in Milwaukee Brewers News

This week's poll was open from 3 pm Monday through the day on Tuesday. 378 readers responded, and here are the most notable results:

Doug Melvin, Ken Macha and Rick Peterson all saw slight rebounds in their approval ratings, from 42%, 8% and 4% last week to 44%, 12% and 10%, respectively.
Only 8% of voters support an immediate firing of Doug Melvin, while 52% would support an immediate firing of Ken Macha.
48% of voters think the Brewers should add Chris Capuano to the rotation this week.

Follow the jump for the full results.

Over the weekend, Mark Attanasio had the following to say about Ken Macha: "I can tell you, unequivocally, we are not making a manager change Monday. There will be no news on that on Monday." Do you approve of this statement?

Response	Votes	%
Yes	135	36%
No	186	49%
Undecided	57	15%

Over the weekend, Mark Attanasio had the following to say about Doug Melvin: "Doug Melvin is very, very secure. You're not going to see any GM changes here. Absolutely not. Doug Melvin has built up too much credibility. You're going to have to a lot more than even a bad season for him to have any issues with his job security. To all of our fans, look, it feels great to get it off your chest, but you're going to have to be dealing with our general manager for a long time." Do you approve of this statement?

Response	Votes	%
Yes	170	45%
No	154	41%
Undecided	54	14%

A clause in his contract allows Chris Capuano to request his release if he's not added to the major league roster by Saturday. What should the Brewers do?

Response	Votes	%
Add him to the starting rotation	180	48%
Add him to the bullpen	125	33%
Leave him in AAA	73	19%

Do you approve of the job Doug Melvin is doing as General Manager of the Brewers?

Response	Votes	%	Prev	Diff
Yes	166	44%	42%	+2%
No	114	30%	40%	-10%
Undecided	98	26%	18%	+8%

Should Doug Melvin be fired as General Manager of the Brewers?

Response	Votes	%
Yes, immediately	32	8%
Yes, but not until after the season	83	22%
No	198	52%
Undecided	65	17%

Do you approve of the job Ken Macha is doing as Manager of the Brewers?

Response	Votes	%	Prev	Diff
Yes	44	12%	8%	+4%
No	266	70%	83%	-13%
Undecided	68	18%	8%	+10%

Should Ken Macha be fired as Manager of the Brewers?

Response	Votes	%
Yes, immediately	196	52%
Yes, but not until after the season	65	17%
No	57	15%
Undecided	60	16%

Do you approve of the job Rick Peterson is doing as Pitching Coach of the Brewers?

Response	Votes	%	Prev	Diff
Yes	37	10%	4%	+6%
No	214	57%	60%	-3%
Undecided	127	34%	36%	-2%

Should Rick Peterson be fired as Pitching Coach of the Brewers?

Response	Votes	%
Yes, immediately.	91	24%
Yes, but not until after the season.	56	15%
No	119	31%
Undecided	112	30%

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I think it would be interesting to track everyone’s expectation for the number of wins at the end of the season.

Applying Simpsons and Star Wars quotes to Brewers discussions since 2009.

by Yar Nivek on May 28, 2010 5:57 PM CDT reply actions

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