Quick Random Thought on the Milwaukee Brewers

Call me crazy or call me in a bad mood, but the Milwaukee Brewers are not contenders this year.  I’m not talking about being a contender for the World Series or even the National League pennant.  No, I am talking about being in the race to even come close to winning the National League Central. You might be asking why, so let me tell you. The Brewers have the worst starting pitching in the National League Central and I really do not even think it is close.  First off, we do not have an ace on our staff (Wainwright, Lilly, Oswalt, Cueto, Duke) and at best have a No. 2 pitcher (Gallardo), a No. 3 pitcher (Looper), a No. 4 pitcher (Suppan), a number five pitcher (Parra) and a pitcher that has no place in a major leauge rotation (Burns).  If you look at it that way, each one of those pitchers is being asked to bump up a spot and act as something more than they are.  Maybe that’s the reason all but Gallardo are having awful years. Here’s another...