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  1. TooLiveBrew
    I'm personally in wait and see mode, if he was at fault I'll be upset, but this wouldn't be the first time a promising prospect hurt his chances because he got injured operating a motor vehicle of some sort. I krynged when I read that.
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    Besides Griffey, is there an AL centerfielder from this era who is more deserving? I don't think what league a guy played in is very relevant, but Kenny Lofton, Jim Edmonds, & even Devon White come to mind. Andruw Jones if you ditch the AL caveat. Now I don't mean that I think 100% that all of those guys are better or more deserving, just that I'd have to weigh my options.
  3. TooLiveBrew
    Yep, in one freak accident he goes from having a real shot at the 2012 MLB bullpen to... ? I can't imagine it's a given he'll be able to return to form at this point. Hope he heals up & does, though!
  4. TooLiveBrew
    Yeah, I'd actually be more inclined to vote for a Rollie Fingers or Danny Plesac (just to use Brewers examples of RP usage) than a John Axford or Trevor Hoffman. More innings pitched, more value provided. I love looking back at Fingers's career -- he was just an unreal asset. From '69-'80, he averaged 120 IP with a 2.95 ERA. For comparison, Smith averaged 86 IP & a 2.87 ERA from '82-'93. Basically the same ERA, but Fingers gave you 30-40 more innings in a given season. I wish the corny phrase I sometimes like to throw the trademark symbol behind was still Fireman™, instead of Closer™.
  5. TooLiveBrew
    I used to be on the Lee Smith bandwagon, but as the years go on with closers, his career doesn't look so good. Bagwell was a juicer in my mind, too many coincidences for him not to have been. I have a really, really hard time with the relief pitcher question. Even when guys are dominant for most or all of their careers... how do you reconcile just how few innings they pitch? Take a comparison between David Cone (3.46 ERA in ~3,000 IP) & Trevor Hoffman (2.87 in ~1,100). I don't think anyone could convince me that Hoffman was the more impactful, important, or valuable player... but he's probably going to be a first-ballot inductee. Meanwhile, David Cone & the many SPs like him are hardly mentioned as HOF candidates. My point isn't that Cone is a surefire HOFer, but that Hoffman... is? And on Bagwell, I always thought he looked the part of a juicer, but it's not really fair to just assume he was with no proof. Then again, it's not really fair to assume McGwire & Rafa Palmeiro were the only guys off this ballot that did juice. What a pain in the butt. Further, though he seems to be gaining steam, I don't see how you could vote for Larkin if you don't vote for Trammell. Yeah, I was really on the fence on Trammell. You're probably right that it's a bit arbitrary for anyone (myself included) to opt for one & not the other.
  6. TooLiveBrew
    Off that ballot, I think the guys I'd narrow it down to first would be: Bagwell, Juan-Gon, Larkin, Lopez, Martinez, Mattingly, McGriff, McGwire, Morris, Murphy, Raines, Trammell, Walker, Williams. Not that I'd vote for everyone there, but that'd be my first cut. I guess my quick-&-dirty final ballot here would be: Bagwell, Larkin, Martinez, Morris, Raines, Murphy, & Walker. Javy Lopez probably should get more attention than he does, just given position.
  7. TooLiveBrew
    Oh man, how unlucky & unfortunate. Get well soon, Santo. EDIT:- McCalvy blog post 1 - McCalvy blog post 2
  8. TooLiveBrew
    According to this Toronto Sun piece, "The Kansas City Royals will start with Lorenzo Cain in centre, but with concerns about whether the 25-year-old (42 career starts) will hit has the Royals looking at Colby Rasmus of the Jays" I wonder if Doug could get Lorenzo back. If the Royals aren't sold on him, I certainly still am.
  9. TooLiveBrew
    Now that Papelbon & Broxton have signed, I think the market for relievers will either pick up, or just stay dormant for a long time. I'm guessing the former, & I think Rodriguez will sign after Ryan Madson.
  10. TooLiveBrew
    The surronding areas of DC have a lot of money. The only reason people don't show up now is because the team is garbage. If Fielder and Worth pan out, Strasburg comes back strong, and Harper comes up strong, people will support this team and $$ will start flowing in. Given how long the Orioles have been down & out, that market certainly looks ripe for the claiming. I really think he'd be a good fit with the Nats -- a bona fide clubhouse leader who'll be around until roughly 2020. I think Prince's decision will come down to the Nats & the M's, unless the Cubs get involved.
  11. TooLiveBrew
    Is there any way coaching can become the "new moneyball"? Obviously there's no real reliable way to measure a coach's impact, but they're certainly important cogs in the machine. I have faith that Ron Roenicke is going to make good hires & will surround himself with good coaches, I just wish he'd get out of his own way in-game.
  12. TooLiveBrew
    Jackson's a nice option for some leverage in terms of the rotation. The Brewers very well could lose Greinke & Marcum after next season, which would leave the starting rotation in a sorry state. I'd much rather see the Brewers spend a bit on pitching this offseason than make huge offers to Fielder/Reyes.
  13. TooLiveBrew
    Thanks for linking that, sheetskout. That's nice to see. Did Bradley throw a changeup before joining the Brewers?
  14. TooLiveBrew
    The Blue Jays' unis look great, as does the logo
  15. TooLiveBrew
    He can still be offered arby but for some reason the team that signs him doesn't have to give up a pick. The Brewers would simply get the pick before the team that signs him. I have no idea what thats all about but it is what is it. It's one of the new CBA changes. As best I understand, it takes the punishment of giving up your (unprotected) 1st rounder for middling Type A FAs. The Elias FA rankings were done away with, & MLB is now using a different (hopefully better) FA ranking system. This is a nuance to said new system; FAs like Fielder/Pujols/Reyes/Wilson still require forfeiture of an unprotected 1st rounder. It looks like this change was implemented both so FAs didn't have their markets diminished & so teams losing players aren't punished either. If I'm the Yankees last offseason, how much easier is it to sign Rafael Soriano without having to give up next year's first round pick? And if I'm the Rays, I still get the same kind of comp. pick.
  16. TooLiveBrew
    Principessa21 has officially given up on this show. That surprises me, since I thought she'd love it. I've watched about four episodes, but it's not my kind of show.
  17. TooLiveBrew
    Supposedly Fielder 'offered' to stay in Milwaukee a couple years ago for ~ 8/$176M, per Jon Heyman. So 8 yrs./$175-200M would be the starting point in discussions with Fielder & Boras. That's waaay over my max offer, and I'm guessing nearly everyone else's, too.
  18. TooLiveBrew
    Awesome. Congrats to Ryan!
  19. TooLiveBrew
    On Furcal, it's whether you believe he's just aged to the point of no return, or that he had a bad year while missing time due to injuries. I know he's an injury risk, but talent-wise I really like him. He still looked good defensively, & don't think his tank is empty yet. I don't think it's necessarily disappointing that the Brewers opted to wait & see with Fielder, because Barmes isn't that good. I think he just realized he wouldn't likely do any better than what Pittsburgh offered.
  20. TooLiveBrew
    Gindl's road slugging stats being so much higher than his home SLG certainly points to those Western parks affecting things. I still think he's going to 2011TaylorGreen the PCL next season, but that's just a hunch, & as of right now he certainly has a lot of questions left about just how much power he has at the plate.
  21. TooLiveBrew
    This isn't new or anything, but since it's the seventh-largest contract extension in MLB history, I think it could warrant discussion. MLBTR linkLA Times's Dodgers Blog piece 1LA Times's Dodgers Blog piece 2 From that first LA Times piece - "Here's the payment schedule: 2012, $10 million, of which $2 million is deferred without interest; 2013, $20 million; 2014-15, $21 million per season; 2016-19, $21.5 million per season. Kemp also received a $2-million signing bonus and agreed to donate $250,000 annually to the Dodgers Dream Foundation. There does not appear to be a no-trade clause in the deal."
  22. TooLiveBrew
    For an indication of the direction Epstein wants to go with the Cubs, intially -- Source, via MLBTR
  23. TooLiveBrew
    Nice post. I agree that the young crop is going to be fun to follow. Max Walla's a good example of what those guys look like when they can start to live up to their hype or potential just before heading to full-season ball. Whether they have early success or not, there's still a long way to go to reach even just the upper levels of MiLB. Lots of good candidates to follow through the minors on that last list you made, though. Huntsville should see lots of good talent this season, & I'm excited that guys like Rivera, Roberts, Walla, & Goforth will be with the Timber Rattlers. If Ozuna makes it to Wisconsin, that'd be cool, too.
  24. TooLiveBrew
    The collective bargaining changes take immediate effect? I wasn't expecting that.
  25. TooLiveBrew
    Hah! Sadly, that might not be far from the truth.
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