tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post1981080376939928620..comments2023-10-10T12:46:47.186-04:00Comments on The Green Weenie: Bucs Beat BrewersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-42755416245837814722009-08-18T17:33:38.476-04:002009-08-18T17:33:38.476-04:00I don't get the way they've handled Daniel...I don't get the way they've handled Daniel McCutchen at all. Not one bit. <br /><br />As for Walker being a super utility guy....bleeecccchhh. As you say, just like half the roster now.WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-29792384536828539692009-08-18T16:08:37.748-04:002009-08-18T16:08:37.748-04:00Mr. McCutch should finally get his shot, Will - he...Mr. McCutch should finally get his shot, Will - he's really not been a favorite of the suits, has he? When you're by-passed for Virgil Vasquez....<br /><br />As for September, I don't think they'll play anyone except Tabata anyway, so getting the call is just gonna be a Phyrric victory. <br /><br />And I understand they're considering making Walker another uber-utility guy, just like half the roster is now.Ron Ieracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784507810080514099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-26803418880035473382009-08-18T00:10:16.239-04:002009-08-18T00:10:16.239-04:00Dunno 'bout you, Ron, but I'd be 100% in f...Dunno 'bout you, Ron, but I'd be 100% in favor of a September callup for Mr. Walker. It's not that Andy LaRoche is terrible---particularly, as you noted, with his glove---but it's evident that he has a substandard bat for a corner infielder. Walker can't draw a walk to save his life and he's not going to hit 30 HR, either, but he's an athletic switch-hitter who is definitely on a tear right now in Triple-A. I say give him a look in September; if nothing else, it might make him work even harder this offseason and next spring, when I expect him to give LaRoche a run for his money. <br /><br /><br />And I'll say it again: what in the WORLD does Daniel McCutchen have to do to earn a trip to Pittsburgh? Can you or anyone honestly say the Pirates, right now, have 5 starters better than him? I don't think they do. Besides which, Maholm has probably been pitching hurt much of this season. I say, either put Paul on the DL---might as well shut him down and get him 100% for next year---or go to a six man rotation for the remainder of the year with McCutchen in the 6th slot. Of the two, I much prefer staying with a 5 man rotation and letting Paul get an early start on his offseason healing and conditioning.WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.com