(Saturday) “I thought he’d be ready by now,” Cooper said.
Won’t play with pain?
“You’re talking about a young player who is trying to feel his way through a little bit,” Cooper said. “It’s a little bit of learning to play through some of that [pain].”
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Desperate measures possible
(Yesterday, regarding the lack of outfielders) “If it doesn’t get any better here pretty soon, yeah we’ll have to do something,” said Cooper, referring to a potential disabled list stint, “… I was almost the other day tempted to use Newhan. He’s played a little bit in the outfield. It even crossed my mind to use Lance.” Link
Brewers coming apart
Parra, who surrendered six runs in six innings, had just been lifted from the game for a pinch hitter. Someone who overheard parts of the conversation said Parra apparently was headed back to the clubhouse and an agitated Fielder told him he should remain in the dugout to watch the Brewers bat that inning. Link