TooLiveBrew

Yeah, that's what I meant. Even though Mark A. has given the old vote of confidence, I don't see why you'd want to bring back a lame duck GM after missing the postseason again (obv. in the scenario where the Brewers miss in '11).

I would love to see the Brewers be able to get Lester for Prince + Lawrie, but I don't see why Boston would want to make that deal. I'm not even sure they'd do it if you included a pitching prospect along with Lawrie & Fielder.

Seeing Greinke pitch for the Brewers would obviously be fun to watch for the next couple years, but I can't get over the feeling that trading for Greinke would be putting all the eggs in the 2011 basket. I think if I'm Doug Melvin right now, I'm all about putting all my eggs in the 2011 basket. I want to have a job in 2012. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

Our dog had a cluster seizure last night (one seizure that looks like multiple smaller ones), which is the first seizure she's ever had. Took her in to the vet, and when the blood work came back later in the day, they found that she's basically breaking down. Irregular kidney functions, liver enzymes are way up (they'd been gradually climbing as she's aged; she's been on meds for it for ~2 yrs. now), and she's anemic (body not producing enough red blood cells). The seizure was scary, and there's literally nothing you can do as an owner but try to make sure the dog isn't near a flight of stairs, or around anything else that could hurt him/her while they're having the seizure. She whimpered leading up to the onsets of the seizure. When they came, her limbs would all stiffen, she'd arch her neck, there would be some (seemingly) involuntary barking & whimpering, and she lost bowel control. The onsets wouldn't last any longer than 15-30 seconds, even though they seemed much longer. About 5-10 minutes would pass between each of the physical displays of the seizure, and she wound up having to endure 5 strong episodes of it before it passed. In all, the ordeal lasted about 30-45 min. She got her body into some really contorted & uncomfortable looking positions throughout this process, and I didn't move her out of fear of hurting her. The vet told me today that it's absolutely ok to reposition a dog on its side if it looks uncomfortably twisted up. The only caveat is a good general warning about dog seizures, which is that the dog might bite someone/something that gets near its mouth, since it has no real body control or awareness of what's happening. Always be careful with this, as a dog won't be conscious that it's biting you. She was really dazed & out of it all last night. Couldn't balance or walk well, really had a 'far away' look in her eyes. We found out that, as seizures go, hers was pretty mild. You know, for a freaking seizure. She just wasn't herself last night at all, and was completely exhausted after the seizure, which is 100% normal. She basically just slept after everything passed, which was around 8:15p or so last night. She was lethargic again today, but had her personality back & seemed as normal as one could be given the circumstances. She even had a little spring in her step when she found out she was going for a ride in the car. She had energy, albeit nervous & scared energy, at the vet, and afterward. The vet told us we need to keep her physical activity to a minimum, and that she could also have more seizures. The activity & oxygen use is what the red blood cell production can't keep up with... which is a bit ironic since taking her to the dog park during this year's spring/summer/fall completely reinvigorated her. Before the dog park, she was lethargic, getting skin rashes, & assorted other health problems probably mostly due to stress & boredom. The dog park changed that 100%, and she's been as happy as she ever has over the past 8 or so months. She's 14 years & 7 mos. old now, and she's had a great life. It's still hard to know that we'll be losing a friend in the next few months. The vet will take another look at her tomorrow to see if she has any specific liver disease, and might benefit from any medication; might be able to add a few more months onto her life. I provided the details I did in case anyone else's dog is unfortunate enough to have a seizure -- sorry I rambled. Really just wanted to vent about my dog's rough situation. She's happy, but tired. She's also still awesome, and I'm going to miss her. EDIT: added more description of what her symptoms were like during the seizure. The vet also told me that it's very important to time the seizure -- duration, and in the case of a cluster seizure, how much time passes between the visible writhing & seizing.

I can see the Brewers offering between 130-150 million guaranteed for fielder with an option and that might get Fielder and Boras to listen and consider staying a Brewer. I just don't think it would be a good business decision for Fielder to not become a free agent. That way he can entertain multiple bids, and theoretically drive his price up. I'd have to guess that anything the Brewers would be willing to offer would, at worst, be met on the open market.

Not sure exactly when it was edited, but apparently Wainwright was actually golfing with Halladay. At least, I think we can believe that's accurate.

it shouldn't matter whether or not Weeks is extended. If a package centered around Lawrie can land Greinke, I say go for it. I know you meant this relative to Lawrie, but I think this statement works as a standalone, honestly. Weeks should have little or nothing to do with whether or not you acquire Greinke. There are always other methods to replace the starting second baseman; they tend to not be too expensive on the FA market.

Jayson Stark with an update on Adrian Gonzalez This is probably pretty nice for Melvin

It's the known-name effect, imo. Same reason why there were threads on Prior last offseason.

*fingers crossed* Come on guys, get this worked out

Wow, I definitely didn't do very well. This was really fun -- a nice cap to the awesome work you do all season long, MH. Thanks.

And nearly 8 hours after the blog post was posted, it still hasn't been edited.

He's 25, we better just give up on him. I didn't say that at all. I just said any Ramirez comparisons aren't really useful imo.

This isn't a defining move or anything like that, but Jon Heyman tweeted Just wondering what people think about theoretically dealing for Papelbon. If the market is weak & the BoSox want to move his salary, wouldn't that be a nice time to buy low on a guy? You're not committed to him beyond '11, and even if he didn't rebound to his '06-'09 numbers, he'd probably be a Type A free agent. The Brewers will have quite a bit of payroll room this coming season. You could add a guy with potential to be as good as any closer in the game, and then net a comp pick or two by letting him walk after '11.

Anthony Witrado, consistently 100% replaceable: Link Carpenter didn't receive a single vote. At least the Cardinals aren't a divisional opponent of the Brewers or anything.

One thing I loved about the ball & glove era uniforms was the home pinstripes. I just always loved that look.

He simply hasn't done enough yet to earn that contract. I'm won't say the concern about Rickie's injury history isn't warranted, but whether he's done "enough" or not ultimately comes down to whether or not one team believes so.

Click on the "_time_ ago via web" link right at the bottom of a tweet for the direct link to said tweet.

Wow, sarcasm detection fail http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/embarassed.gif

looks like a great move by the Braves..... Infante is coming off a career year but doesn't offer any power & doesn't steal bases The Braves have now essentially traded Yunel Escobar for Dan Uggla. I'm assuming Fran Wren is going to go all-out on a contract extension with Uggla. If they can extend him, this is a very nice pickup. I have to admit, though, I'm going to miss the FLA tv guys' HR call -- "His name... is DAN UGGLA!" Maybe he can bring that call along with him. 2) what position will be play? With Chipper's age, I'd guess Uggla will find time at least at 2B & 3B, but possibly LF too (?). Uggla really is an awful defender at 2B.

Gomez is still defining his game. The guy could have the light come on quickly and become Hanley, v. 2.0. There's just nothing about Gomez that warrants a comparison to Ramirez. At age 22 Ramirez was already a strong hitter for his position. Gomez is entering his age-25 season & hasn't hit for squat.

That's the same guy who voted for Tabata & Walker, & left Jason Heyward off his ROY ballot. Voting like that is a disservice to the integrity of these awards, or at least what integrity they have left.

It's important imo to keep in mind that the offseason has really just started. I bet we hear more on Weeks between these GM mtgs. & the Winter Mtgs.

Interesting... or might Prince be there to explore contract extensions with possible trade targets? Nothing will probably happen for sure until the actual winter meetings, but this stuff is fun to speculate about.

Latest word on Dan Uggla is that the Marlins' "ask is very high" Link Adam Dunn supposedly wants a big contract, Adrian Gonzalez won't come cheaply, and I'll probably pass out if the Cards don't get Pujols extended. If the high prices remain on other premuim bats into the Winter Meetings, imo Fielder's a more attractive target than we tend to believe here at BF. I think Beltre will be the first domino to fall in terms of the Brewers' & Fielder's offseason. Once Beltre signs, imo the focus will shift to Uggla, Gonzalez & Fielder (each with one season of salary control remaining). Jon Heyman tweeted that a dozen teams are pursuing Beltre right now, and I'd guess several of those teams could use a big bat at either corner IF spot.