Disappointed!!

The one word in the headline is what Kevin Kline's character yelled upon finding out the diamonds were not where he was told there would be in the movie A Fish Called Wanda. I kinda feel that way about the Milwaukee Brewers' season so far. They came out of the gates strong, but have been stymied by a terribly ineffective bullpen. Eric Gagne is an unqualified bust, the rest of the bully is not up to snuff, and they just got swept by the Red Sox. Losing some games to the Red Sox is not the end of the world, but the Brewers have played terrible baseball lately, losing five straight. Doug Melvin needs to figure out two things: how to fix the bullpen, and whether or not Ned Yost should continue being the Brewers manager.

But, in much better news at Miller Park, the Brewers signed Ryan Braun to a long-term contract. Hopefully Braun lives up to it. But, it's a sign that Mark Attanasio is serious about keeping top-tier talent in Milwaukee. Hopefully guys like J.J. Hardy look at this and decide to stick around. I am less optimistic about Prince Fielder, because he has Scott Boras as an agent.