MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers have agreed to terms with free-agent closer Trevor Hoffman, acquiring the former Padres right-hander who's the all-time leader with 554 saves, his agent, Rick Thurman told MLB.com in a text message on Thursday morning.

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Posted on Brewers.com as of 10:43am, much like KLSnow  I'm happy the Brewers have done something about our ninth inning but am still much more concerned about improving our starting rotation. Although I'm looking forward to hearing "For whom the bell tolls" on Opening Day

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1. Mike Cameron CF
2. Bill Hall 3B
3. Ryan Braun LF
4. Prince Fielder 1B
5. JJ Hardy SS
6. Corey Hart RF
7. Rickie Weeks 2B
8. Jason Kendall C
9. Yovani Gallardo P

I'm not sure what Sveum's affection to Corey Hart is lately, I think the guy needs a day off, how many crushing bases loades strikeouts must we endure!!! That said GO GALLARDO!! GO BREWERS!! Let's jump out on top in this series, I want to clinch this thing this weekend!!

 

 

 

 

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Julian Taveras does not have his good stuff, 12 year-old kids in the stands are asking "Why can he not throw strikes?" He squeezes out of a bases loaded jam in the 11th somehow striking out the top two in the Twins line-up, just in time for our offense to go 1,2,3 in the bottom half. Then my worst fears are realized when Taveras trots out of the dugout in the 12th and all 4 of our available relievers are sitting in the bullpen coats on, flicking seeds!! Someone play good-cop, bad-cop with me here and explain how the hell Yost can possibly trot him out there and give him the inning after what happened in the 11th.

2 Innings and 1 ER after Gagne said this, "I do not deserve the ninth inning right now." He has an interview with Tom H. of JSOnline for the purpose of saying, "I had my mental break (Sunday), I'm good to go now. I know I belong in the ninth inning." It's good to see confidence out of our $10 million dollar man, but come on what has changed since Sunday that he suddenly feels as though its 2002 again?

Just read an article on JSOnline. They interviewed Eric Gagne following todays game, and while Ned Yost continues to sit and wait because he doesn't make decisions following tough losses, it appears Gagne is suggesting the move for our thick-headed skipper.

"I don't deserve that ninth inning right now. It's very simple," said Gagne, who surrendered two ninth-inning runs that allowed St. Louis to pull out a 5-3 victory at Miller Park.

How can you continue with a guy in the 9th, after he admits he doesn't even believe he can get it done?

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