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ESPN's Buster Olney speculates on something in his blog that makes a whole lot of sense to me -- that lefty Mark Mulder could end up in Milwaukee by next season. Mulder was coached by Rick Peterson in Oakland and Peterson also helped work on his mechanics this year as Mulder sat out the season while recovering from shoulder surgery. Mulder also pitched for Brewers manager Ken Macha in Oakland.

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

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October 24, 2009  09:22 AM ET

PLEASE let this happen!!! Any pitching help would be a welcomed upgrade!

October 24, 2009  09:33 AM ET

Man... it sure is hard being a Rangers fan standing outside with nose pressed against the store window...

October 24, 2009  09:49 AM ET

like pitching success would be a sure thing for mulder

October 24, 2009  09:51 AM ET
QUOTE(#2):

Man... it sure is hard being a Rangers fan standing outside with nose pressed against the store window...

Man, try being a Twins fan. Another year of Nick Punto and Matt Tolbert? Let's go shopping and see if we can buy some infielders who can hit the ball out of the infield.

October 24, 2009  10:11 AM ET
QUOTE(#3):

like pitching success would be a sure thing for mulder

No but it's better than the garbage behind Gallardo.

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October 24, 2009  10:28 AM ET
QUOTE(#6):

ive never understood the love affair with Punto.....hes solid defensivley but not that great with the lumber

Solid defensive and versatile middle infielder. Horrible Horrible Horrible offensive numbers. BA.228 OBP.337 SLG.284 OPS.621.

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October 24, 2009  11:20 AM ET

a poor man's Craig Counsell? Yikes!

October 24, 2009  12:22 PM ET
QUOTE(#9):

a poor man's Craig Counsell? Yikes!

Summed up nicely.

October 24, 2009  02:14 PM ET

who would have thought mulder would ever get another truth & rumors article...

October 24, 2009  02:45 PM ET
QUOTE(#1):

PLEASE let this happen!!! Any pitching help would be a welcomed upgrade!

Are you sure?.... He hasn't had a productive season since 2005.... I think this is what's commonly known as a low risk flyer..... major league minimum, or so, with no guarantee... no reason to offer more....

October 24, 2009  06:10 PM ET

I hope Mulder is able to make a return. I always liked the guy. He worked hard, never complained, and attempted to do anything asked of him. Even when he knew he was going to get his brains beat out on the hill, he'd still try it when they asked.

October 24, 2009  06:11 PM ET

They asked him to go out there many times when they shouldn't have asked him to go out there. He still never complained about it.

October 24, 2009  06:27 PM ET

This is the funniest story i've seen on T&R all year. Please sign with Milwaukee so the Cardinals will be assured of a few more wins next season.

October 24, 2009  06:33 PM ET
QUOTE(#14):

They asked him to go out there many times when they shouldn't have asked him to go out there. He still never complained about it.

Wow what a saint. He didn't complain when the organization asked him to live up to his contract. Give the guy a medal, or just tens of millions of dollars (like the Cardinals did) for not complaining.

October 24, 2009  07:28 PM ET
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Wow what a saint. He didn't complain when the organization asked him to live up to his contract. Give the guy a medal, or just tens of millions of dollars (like the Cardinals did) for not complaining.

I didn't say he was a saint. I think he was a stand up guy. He went out there when he couldn't even lift his arm high enough to throw. The team signed him knowing his shoulder was badly damaged. No one put a gun to their head. I had no idea why they kept sending him out there when he obviously wasn't physically capable.

I started getting a bit upset they were giving away games by sending him out after he'd been lit up over and over in the minors.

October 24, 2009  09:03 PM ET
QUOTE(#4):

Man, try being a Twins fan. Another year of Nick Punto and Matt Tolbert? Let's go shopping and see if we can buy some infielders who can hit the ball out of the infield.

Amen brother. I will always stand by Gardy, but why, oh why, does Punto have to start everygame?

October 24, 2009  10:47 PM ET
QUOTE(#17):

I didn't say he was a saint. I think he was a stand up guy. He went out there when he couldn't even lift his arm high enough to throw. The team signed him knowing his shoulder was badly damaged. No one put a gun to their head. I had no idea why they kept sending him out there when he obviously wasn't physically capable. I started getting a bit upset they were giving away games by sending him out after he'd been lit up over and over in the minors.

I agree with you CF2. I think Mulder was a standup guy in STL, and I think no one felt worse than he did that he was unable to contribute his last 3 years there.

The toughest part to me about hearing Mulder's name is knowing we gave up Danny Haren to get him to St Louis.

 
October 25, 2009  09:43 AM ET
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I agree with you CF2. I think Mulder was a standup guy in STL, and I think no one felt worse than he did that he was unable to contribute his last 3 years there.The toughest part to me about hearing Mulder's name is knowing we gave up Danny Haren to get him to St Louis.

baseball is a bottom line business, you don't win by being a stand up guy. He probably felt bad because he knew he was playing his way out of another big contract.

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