The Great, The good, and The other guys. Brewers pitching issue in playoffs!

Here is a breakdown of the Brewers Pitching Staff.

STARTERS

The Great.

CC Sabathia (1.65 ERA) has been unstoppable.  In fact the only thing that has slowed CC down this year has been when the Brewers were batting with Icecycles.  If he is pitching and Mike Cameron and Rickie Weeks don't strike out more than 3 time each they are a lock to win.  He is a monstar.  He is a powerhouse.  He can pitch on three days rest.  I wouldn't be surprised if the Brewers play him every game and have him pitch 5 innings each game because he is capable of it. 

Ben Sheets (3.09 ERA) is hurt with a torn muscle close to his elbow...big surprise Ben. When have you had a season without being hurt...wait never.  Go bite your fingernails Ben cause you should be nervous about being a free agent that gets hurt every year.

The Good.

Yovani Gallardo (1.88) is back.  He looks good on the mound.  He is throwing strikes. He is being smart with the baseball, but he.......has only pitched one game in the past 6 months.  Kind of scary going into the playoffs for the Brewers.  People don't realize though how good this guy is but if you are a Brewer fan and were watching the game where he made his comeback you remember Bill Shroeder talking about how everyone on the Brewers coaching staff is extremely confident in Gallardo and the progress he has made.  This is extremely evident since they are giving him the game ball for the first Playoff game in Brewers history since I was born in good old 82!  Expect Yovani to pitch well in the playoffs.  Historically the Brewers give him good run support so expect Braun to have a huge game in the opener against the Phillies.

The other guys

Jeff Suppan (4.96 ERA(SCARY)).  All of the sports media  predicted the Brewers would not make the playoffs based on the fact that they didn't have any pitching other than the Monstar.  Wait don't we have the world series MVP of just two years ago as a starting pitcher? Well Jeff we paid you a lot of money after you were the World Series MVP and in the two or three years that you have been here you really have not done much but give up home runs in the fourth inning.  So.  I suggest that you get back to your playoff form ASAP.  The Brewers desperately need Suppan to pitch well in Ben Sheets absence.  If Jeff can figure out how to not throw fastballs down the middle of the plate to homerun hitters the Brewers have a shot to make it to the big show where Suppan can hopefully return to MVP form so someone else can pay him even more money next year.

The other other guys.

Manny Parra (4.39 ERA) used to be an extremely effective starter.  In fact he went a whole month without a loss this year.  What people sometimes fail to realize is that when he was getting those wins the Brewers were hitting the baseball like a red headed step child.  Parra had a couple of bad outings and lost his starting spot and now has it back due to injuries.  If the Brewers return to their dominant beating form look for Parra to get a start and possibly a win.....if CC ever lets go of the baseball. 

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