JSOnline/Hunt: Cracks appear in foundation

“One week, I think we need a pitcher,” Brewers general manager Doug Melvin said. “The next week, a hitter. Then you get worried about the bullpen.

“But it’s too early to panic.”

Melvin’s comments came before the Brewers lost again, 5-4, to the Chicago White Sox to make them 1-5 on the recently concluded home stand and losers of eight of their last 12. The Good Ship Attanasio is starting to take on water, but the GM is correct. The calendar says it’s mid-June and the standings reflected that the Brewers were tied for first place in their division by the time Craig Counsell had bounced out to send, by the sound of things, about half of a filled Miller Park home grumpy.

But the cracks are becoming a little more noticeable. And they’re magnified on the rare occasion when Hoffman grooves a 3-0 pitch to A.J. Pierzynski.

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Melvin said stealing more was up to Ken Macha, but he added, “You’ve got to be aggressive. You can’t be afraid to make mistakes.”

also, Parra’s replacement still murky