Today In Brewer History: So Long, Derrick Turnbow

by Kyle Lobner on Jan 1, 2012 6:00 AM CST in History

On this day in 2009, a memorable and polarizing Brewer career quietly came to an end. Derrick Turnbow, who had appeared in 218 games as a Brewer over four seasons, signed a minor league contract with the Rangers.

The Brewers claimed Turnbow off waivers from the Angels following the 2004 season and he paid immediate dividends, posting a 1.74 ERA and recording 39 saves in his first year as a Brewer. Turnbow was an All Star in 2006 but faded badly in the second half and was never really the same afterwards.

Turnbow is, fair or unfair, the name that comes up every time a Brewer closer struggles. He's a textbook example of a reliever that was brilliantly effective for a short period of time but couldn't sustain the success.

Turnbow made just eight appearances in the minors for the Rangers in 2009 and went to spring training with the Marlins in 2010, but hasn't appeared in affiliated baseball since.

With help from the B-Ref Play Index, happy birthday today to:

1998-2000 Brewer Rafael Roque, who turns 40.
1901 Milwaukee Brewer Ned Garvin, who would have turned 137.

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Opening day?

Wasn’t Roque an opening day starter? I’m not sure, those were some bad years.

by northernbrew on Jan 1, 2012 5:06 PM CST reply actions

he was

I was disappointed with the lack of hookers but the pancakes were delightful

by Michael M on Jan 1, 2012 8:55 PM CST up reply actions

Turnbow's probably out of baseball

Never officially retired AFAIK but his shoulder is pretty damaged and he didn’t want to have the surgery on it.

by morineko on Jan 1, 2012 5:46 PM CST reply actions

Good old Turnblow wow the rage that man used to cause

"It's a joke. It's all a joke.

by WSB Chris on Jan 1, 2012 6:42 PM CST reply actions

If he had never been good I wouldn't have been so angry

by cwolf20 on Jan 2, 2012 4:18 AM CST up reply actions

He went from unhittable to terrible almost over night

But they kept trotting him out there. I guess Turnblow is why I am always nervous about Axford I keep fearing the Turhblow like implosion

"It's a joke. It's all a joke.

by WSB Chris on Jan 2, 2012 1:47 PM CST up reply actions

I liked Turnbow when he was a Brewer.

However, all of the players I like (especially pitchers) tend to turn on me at some point. Since I wasn’t an Axford fan until around halfway through 2011, of course he had a good season. Now that I actually am a fan of him…

Contributor on Brew Crew Ball, Commissioner of Prognostikeggers, Owner of a broken sarcasm detector

by -JP- on Jan 2, 2012 2:23 PM CST up reply actions

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