Brewers Fever

I love the K-Rod trade. If adults can put their egos aside for 3 and a half months, we can make a run at a world championship. Everyone's saying, "but we don't need another closer". Enough with the labels, we traded for a great relief pitcher, regardless of what inning he's throwing in. He'll get his chance to close games, which will be great, especially if Axford goes 2 or 3 days in a row. You want quality arms coming out of that pen. This is a much better option than Kameron Loe or Latroy Hawkins. You have to love a franchise that goes out and gets a player that can have an immediate impact.

Now, on to the J.J. Hardy rumors. Do it. Do it now. It the Orioles don't extend him, again, this improves the team. They traded Hardy because they were high on Escobar, but they traded Escobar after one year, so that is the best evidence that they regret the deal. If you have a chance to get him back, even for the rest of this season, do it now.

The Brewers are the talk of baseball, just like they were in 2008. Prince Fielder hits the first Brewers homer in All Star history, takes MVP honors, we trade for K-Rod, and we get Braun back tomorrow night, with the 22 game hitting streak in tact.

The next 11 games are key. All on the road, all against decent teams. If we want to show the baseball world that we are contenders, we have to take 6 of 11 on this trip. Take 3 of 4 in Colorado, split the 4 games with Arizona, and steal 1 in San Francisco. That would be an acceptable trip, for the team that has the worst road record in baseball.

I'm excited for the second half of the season.