Sheets completes gem against Pirates

While Milwaukee GM Doug Melvin chose to brush off the notions surrounding his manager's employment status as "erroneous Internet rumors," Yost chose to launch into what was described by the Sentinal Journal as a "mild tirade/venting session" that included "un-publishable words."

People are going to look at the box score and see that Dave Bush took the loss on Thursday night and immediately put the blame on him. While he did only pitch five innings and gave up nine hits and six runs, Bush showed positive signs by not walking anybody. After giving up a two-run home run to Jason Bay in the fourth, Bush appeared visibly shaken and was never able to recover.

It has now been a week since Ryan Braun signed his record-breaking contract extension with the Milwaukee Brewers, but there is an issue that seemingly is not going away on several sports radio shows. Many people feel that race was an issue when the Brewers signed Braun over first basemen Prince Fielder. For the sake of saving several people that may accuse me of racism, let me...

Could Ned Yost just be throwing darts at a board to choose the Milwaukee Brewers next starting pitcher? The Brewers have decided to move Carlos Villanueva out of the rotation, and make him work out of the bullpen for a while. The choice to replace Villanueva? It's Seth McClung. Yep Seth McClung, the guy who couldn't even cut it in Tampa Bay. There's no doubt Carlos needs...

This week I am going to plug two blogs after missing this section last week. Both of these blogs come from the great supplier of blogs, the MVN Blogging Network. But this is a baseball blog, not a general sports blog; therefore, here is the link to MVN's MLB page, click HERE. Both of these logs will be coming from the NL Central. The Milwaukee Brewers are one of my picks to...

In the last week, the hot starts of Mark Reynolds and Xavier Nady have cooled down, while three first baseman have surpassed the league leaders in homeruns. Nearly 10% through the Major League Baseball season, Prince Fielder didn't go deep until Thursday, and Ryan Howard has just 3 homeruns with a .189 average. So who are the league leaders, and are they legit? Here's a list...

The results of John Maine's MRI have come in. And the winner is: a mild strain of his right rotator cuff. The Mets are emphasizing the 'mild' part of the diagnosis. But anytime the rotator cuff is mentioned that can't be good. The Mets have an off day tomorrow and another one on Monday, so if Maine skips a turn in the rotation they don't need to find another starter...

Yesterday, Jason Wulterkens looked at how IMG might have been deeply connected to the Stanford Financial Scandal. But IMG and its clients might come away from this potential scandal unscathed. A few Boras clients may have tougher obstacles to overcome. Johnny Damon, Xavier Nady, and Mike Pelfrey have had their bank accounts frozen by the federal government as part of the investigation...

--The New York Times' Phil Mushnick weighs in on the Mark Madden controversy and compares the firing to that of Don Imus. --Contrary to what you've heard, the Pirates are still playing and not just watching the Stanley Cup Finals with the rest of us. Last night, they got off the schneid with a 7-2 win over Cincinnati behind the pitching of former Red Phil Dumatrait, who...