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Pittsburgh - Carlos Villanueva and his 6.43 ERA have been moved out of the starting rotation and into the bullpen. That decision was made today and followed by the one to start Seth McClung on Saturday against the Washington Nationals in Villanueva's place. Villanueva has struggled all season to pitch deep into games and avoid the one blow-up inning that has seemed to doom him. This month ... [link]

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Brewers throwing darts for starts
Published 5/21/2008 by Administrator at MySportsRumors.com
... really be throwing darts at the board, hoping someone catches fire and saves his job. He’s definitely managing for that right now, its pretty much obvious. They’ve got the talent but he’s just not getting this team to perform up to it. My call is Yost is unemployed at the end of the season, but the financially responsible Brewers won’t do it before the season is up. They won’t pay someone for doing nothing. Here’s an article from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about this. Photo is courtesy of mlb.com ...

Baseball Today: Wednesday, May 21
Published 5/21/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... (Miami Herald) . . . The Brewers have lifted Carlos Villanueva, last seen getting cuffed around by the Red Sox, on the disabled list (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel) . . . The Padres have put the ailing Jake Peavy ...

Wednesday's Frosty Mug
Published 5/21/2008 by KLSnow at Brew Crew Ball: Front Page Posts
... , Seth McClung has been moved into the rotation, taking the place of Carlos Villanueva. I'm not arguing the decision, but it's proof that baseball can be a funny game sometimes. The Brewers opened camp with Ben Sheets, Jeff Suppan, Yovani Gallardo, Dave Bush, Carlos Villanueva, Manny Parra, Claudio Vargas, Chris Capuano, Zach Jackson and others on the roster, and have since signed Jeff Weaver. Less than a month ago there were those arguing that McClung shouldn't even be on the roster. Who would've guessed he'd start a game before the All Star Break? ...

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Could Ned Yost just be throwing darts at a board to choose the Milwaukee Brewers next starting pitcher? The Brewers have decided to move Carlos Villanueva out of the rotation, and make him work out of the bullpen for a while. The choice to replace Villanueva? It’s Seth McClung. Yep Seth McClung, the guy who couldn’t even cut it in Tampa Bay. There’s no doubt Carlos needs some more seasoning
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PITTSBURGH -- Right-hander Carlos Villanueva was bounced to the Brewers bullpen after his loss to the Red Sox on Sunday and will be replaced in the starting rotation beginning Saturday by another righty, Seth McClung. > Villanueva is 2-5 with a 6.43 ...
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