The revamping and rebuilding of the Brewers pitching staff started today when Doug Melvin finally announced he had not only talked to Rick Peterson, but he hired him to be the new pitching coach. Yeah, last week was a bit of weird situation where the J-S's Tom Haudricourt talked to Peterson and while not being able to say he had interviewed, said he'd be a "great fit" for the organization.
He did the media roundabout today in the Milwaukee area and Tom H. got him on the hopper. Not much of any substance in that (must be saving it for the morning paper), but I did find this on ESPN.com that had some better takes from Rick. Brewers.com does have a better story from Adam McCalvy, which Peterson was pretty good with. Take a look.
I must say, I love his enthusiasm for the job. The fact that he knows both Ken Macha and Willie Randolph sits well with me too. As I'm thinking if a shakeup needs to be made at the start of the season, Macha will be out and Willie will take over and he can keep the spot.
But aside from that, the line he said in the ESPN story about being a student of the guys on the pitching staff, speaks for the type of guy he can be for that team. He knows it's going to be a long road back and to just get the guys to middle of the pack should translate well and put the Brewers in a good spot for another playoff push.
Now to go after two key pitchers that Haudricourt talked with him about in the blog post. To hell with all those Zac Grienke rumors, it's not happening. It would be nice if it would, but I'm not going to start anything to save myself from looking stupid. I do, afterall, know what it takes to make a real news post and whatever that guy from Bleacher Report had over the weekend, wasn't it.
I did find this, on MLBTradeRumors.com, which is a credible site that is educated in what goes in around MLB. It's an off-season outlook on the team. Take a look. I'm on board with most of what they say there. Not sure where McCalvy got the line that the Brewers were going to extend Looper, but I'd let him got and use the money elsewhere.
Staying on a Brewers trip, I noted two-thirds of the writers that cover the Brewers on an everyday basis in Tom Haudricourt and Adam McCalvy there. Well, Miller Park Drunk, which is becoming one of my favorite Brewers blogs, has this amazing finale to his series of "Witrado's Quest" featuring the awesomeness of Tom H.'s sidekick Anthony Witrado. This is so good. If you missed one of the first three installments, there are links to go back.
Now for some non sports items, that bring the funny. As you know, I'm a big fan of the CBS sit-com "How I Met Your Mother" and last night the big topic was Robin getting her American citizenship. Being from Canada it led to a great exchange between her and Barney (played by Neil Patrick Harris). He wrote on his blog today about the Canadian citizenship test, which pales in comparison to the US test, eh! Take a look and see for yourself, eh! Could you pass?
OK, now for the Nussie Hunter feature of today's blog. I have to thank my dudebro Josh G. for this. He was telling me about how awesome the upcoming movie "The Men Who Stare At Goats" looked. So I watched the trailer and it does look damn good. Then, on my usual blog prep trip to Maxim.com, I discovered George Clooney's date he took to the premiere at the Venice Film Festival. Her name is Elisabetta Canalis and she has a hit TV show in Italy and was a host on MTV Italy's Total Request Live. Take a look at her Maxim gallery. As a side note, I Google imaged searched her to find some pics and honestly, it was a damn tough choice. Take a look for yourself, then check the one I picked.
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