Bill Hall is Angry

One of the things I missed over the weekend was Russell Branyan getting called up by the Brewers to essentially take Bill Hall's job at third base. I mean, sure, it's a platoon, but since Branyan gets the righties, it's pretty much a full time job. According to the JS Brewer's Blog, Hall isn't happy about it:

"Going on the last four years, nothing makes any sense," he said. "My understanding is we needed a left-handed bat in the lineup and I was the odd man out. Does that make any sense? We'll see what happens the next couple of days."

Hall should probably research his usurper a bit. For as much as statheads have crushed on Branyan over the years, he hasn't exactly been a job-stealer. He's been on eight teams over the course of his career, but he hasn't stuck around for 100 at bats on any of them since 2001. He'll crush the ball when he hits it, but he has a knack for wearing out his welcome quickly. I'm still not convinced that he can't be an important part of a winning team, but given the pressure on Yost, Branyan will be cut the first time he goes 0-5 and strikes out four times.

Wait, make that the second time.