It's Over!

It was fun while it lasted, but just like many other rock stars....Derrick Turnbow's time of selling out stadiums could be over. When Turnbow burst onto the scnene last year as the long-haird, fireballer, Brewers fans latched on to their new found hero. For about season and a quarter, whenever it got to the 9th and the door to the bullpen opened, fans got on their feet to cheer their hero. A few 100 mph fastballers later and the Brewers would have a W! Well...those days are done, every since Derrick Turnbow Bobblehead Day back in June, when D-Bow blew the save, it's been an ugly roller coaster ride when he was in the game. Wednesday's latest meltdown could have been the last nail in the coffin....at least for now. Ned Yost has to do something now, whether it's just giving his closer a break, or lookig for another answer, nobody will have confidence in the reliever if he's called to the hill on Friday night in Cincinnati. Not the players, the coaches, the fans, or even Turnbow himself.

What can Yost do...who knows? There's been talk of giving Dave Bush a shot at closing when Ben Sheets returns to the rotation. Bush has been a closer in his career. Cleveland's Bob Wickman, a former Brewers, is said to be available if Ned Yost wants to go that route, or maybe one of his other bullpen guys will get a shot. Bottom line is Turnbow needs a break!

I just hope 10 years from now, we're talking about the days when they had that odd-ball Turbow who threw hard and was an overnight senstation...only to fade out of the spotlight...like Mark "The Bird" Fidrych.

In stead of the Rolling Stones....Turnbow looks like he could be more of a "One Hit Wonder" ala Carl Douglas and his Kung-Fu Fighting. It was a neat novelty at the time but nothing more.