End of the trade deadline fidgeting

Hey all,

So the trade deadline is officially Friday, what's the deal? Some have said, and Brewers' GM Doug Melvin seems to agree with the idea, that the Brewers have somewhat cast themselves out of the area of outside help by both playing poorly, and by the recent trips to the DL. A pending move to shore up the starting pitching no longer seems imininat, as it did just a few short days ago. Melvin has said the he expects Seattle to hold onto Washburn and for the D'backs to hold onto Garland and Davis. There basically goes all of our SP help down the shoots. Doug admtted to talking to the Padres about Correia, but for whatever good he would do, with his 4.75 era...

I still continue to believe that the Brewers can play well enough to make the playoffs... but now I am truely doubting that they will, even perhaps. The mounting injuries and the increasingly common downfall of the bullpen seem to put us away for the year.

Oh goodness. I am hoping to see some turn around in play, and hopefully a move to help something, somewhere, somehow....

I can't do it, but I hope you can Brew Up...