TooLiveBrew

Opposing hitters only were able to muster a .209 AVG against Rogers this season. I think that's pretty impressive.

Bump on this topic. In addition to images not working, now I can't see any post icons/unread post icons. I should note that I'm not referring to smilies, or anything within a 'make a new post' window. Just the baseball new post icons & the other icons (exclamation point, transaction icon, locked thread, etc.). They all show up as text... ie "Unread Message", "Closed Topic", etc.

D-Backs' official press release Gillespie was recalled the evening of Sept. 7th.

So the only reason to worry about it is because of suspension? It has no impact on the rest of his life? We're not going to agree on this, but no I don't believe it would have a significant one.

Since Jeffress is on the 40-man roster now there's really no reason to worry about marijuana anymore. He should (and imo will) return to starting next season.

I don't think we know that Ryan Braun likes Milwaukee. He's commented that he took financial security over the risk of going year-to-year like Prince has. Danny Tartabull! YYEEESSS!! Seriously, though, Invader, that's a pretty impressive list.

Best player on the team That would actually be between Rickie Weeks, Prince Fielder, & Yovani Gallardo this season. Braun is well behind them.

Depends on how much of Prince's salary the Brewers are willing to subsidize. I still think the Rays could be a good fit.

If you like feel good stories look up John Lindsey. A 33 year old rookie with over 5000 minor league ABs finally got his first major league AB last light. I saw him play several times in AAA, and he can really hit. Raw power enough to be a big-leaguer, but injuries seemed to have just completely derailed his career. I'm happy for him to have finally gotten to the Show.

If we're talking an over/under on C.J. Wilson of 175 IP for 2011, I'd definitely bet on the under. It sounds like you would be more comfortable betting on the over. I think Dempster is a complete exception, as opposed to the rule. I understand that he had to strengthen his arm again, but I do think it means something that he had thrown 200 IP in his past, even if it was only the experience in having done so.

Wilson is doing the same thing Ryan Dempster did a few years ago Not a great comparison, though, aside from the RP -> SP change. Dempster went over 200 IP for three consecutive seasons ('00-'02). He had elbow issues in '03 & '04, then came back as a RP. He's had no problem getting back to 200 IP/season form since he regained his health. Wilson, on the other hand, has never even been remotely close to his current season's IP totals. As of today, he's at 177, and the closest he ever got to that was 136 IP in '05 between high-A & AA. Between the large innings increase, & the concern I mentioned earlier about him having a career year, I don't want the Brewers to target C.J. as the main piece in a deal for Fielder.

I assume the Rogers family is just not very MLB knowledgeable, being from Maine and all. Yeah, I mean, they don't even have running water, TVs, or the internet in Maine. The family probably wouldn't know anything about baseball since their son wasn't a top draft pick & prospect his whole young adult life.

To be fair, that throw was up the 1B line towards home plate, and directly in the path of the oncoming runner. I agree with your take on Fielder's lack of scooping ability overall, but I can't blame a guy too much for alligator-arming one that could've gotten him hurt badly.

Wilson's had good results this season, but I'm not as convinced as you are that he's the real deal. His BABIP, LD%, and HR/FB & are all low enough that I'm leery he could repeat this season's success. An xFIP of 4.28 isn't bad, but it's certainly not ace material -- it's basically what Randy Wolf posted from '07-'09. Everything about Wilson's season screams career year to me.

Not sure if this was posted elsewhere, and honestly I didn't know where to post it. Baseball America Prospect Blog: USA Baseball Releases Pan Am Qualifier Roster. Andre Lamontagne is the only representative from the Brewers organization. The Royals lead the way with 6 players. Oh, another note in the article -- "Canada is expected to announce their roster next week."

He's like a kid out there!

Macha was managing from the tunnel, like basically every ejected MLB manager does. Iirc BA & Rock were talking about that during last night's broadcast.

There was an online chat (before this incident) with a person in charge of officiating MLB, there was a question "Can an umpire eject a fan" -- and the answer was "yes" Yes, per the rules, an umpire explicitly can eject a fan -- one that enters the playing surface. There is no mention of any other situation in which an umpire can eject a fan, and no mention of how an umpire otherwise cannot eject a fan. I also read that Davidson said "he wanted to wait between innings to be discreet, however he thought Molina was going to escalate the situation" And this is a problem I have with the situation. Molina's desire to break MLB's rules, and the law, should not dictate Davidson going beyond his stated rights as an umpire. The more appropriate action would have been to eject Molina. Fans heckle players every game in every city, and you never see this. This was a clear overreaction by Davidson, favoring a player that whines & works any angle he can with the umpires, and stepping past his rights as defined in the MLB rulebook. If this had happened during a Red Sox-Yankees series, ESPN would be putting on a full inquest into the situation.

He has questions about his position, and hasn't proven he can hit at the major league level I won't argue about the defense, but he put up a league-avg. slash line for his position when he got his best chance at playing time in '09. He then proceeded to destroy AAA pitching in '10. The kid can hit, that's the last question I have about him. In fact, I'm pretty confident he could match the low-.800s OPS McGehee has provided this season, but Mat's would carry a better OBP. I think this is a decent offer for a guy who will hit 30-50 HR for you - a potential game changing player. I don't think Gamel, Odorizzi or Braddock offer that. I don't either, Gamel might reach 30 HR someday, but it's only one season of Fielder. And it would be 5 seasons of Gamel, and I think 6 each of Odorizzi & Braddock. Even though not one player is as good as Fielder, the total value is still a way bigger offer than I would ever make.

The fan was ejected for making homophobic slurs. I find homophobic slurs to be different than "make some noise" -- perhaps you think "make some noise" should incorporate homophobic slurs -- if that is the case, we can agree to disagree here. If he told the truth on the radio, he didn't really even come close to making homophobic slurs. And certainly wasn't doing anything nearly as distracting as your horn example -- isn't that a straw-man, too?

Who cares. More important things to worry about in the world. Well, of course. This isn't mostimportantproblemsfacingtheworldfan.net. I just think this is a crappy precedent to set, if that's indeed what has happened with Davidson ejecting a fan.

Wow, so basically Davidson stepped past his rights as an ump because Molina was going to go way past his rights as a player? I thought the fan was being obnoxious, but I don't see how what Davidson did was within his rights. Maybe someone will uncover that umps can eject fans that don't enter the field of play, but I couldn't find it in the MLB rulebook. I wish all the Cardinals' whining didn't result in preferential treatment.

I'm reading Bleacher Report right now, and it says that umpires, by rule, have no right to eject fans who have not entered the playing field. If it's true that this guy was not in violation of the Code of Conduct, then I think he really has a case here. This is what I was wondering. Maybe nothing like an eye-popping lawsuit, but that fan probably can sue MLB in some manner. I doubt much will come of it, though, beyond maybe seeing the ticket dropped. EDIT: The best I could find for a Fan Code of Conduct was individual ballparks' codes of conduct. All of them that I could find (LAD, PHI, CHW, TBR, NYM, CLE, BAL) included some variation on the phrase: "foul, abusive or obscene language or gestures." So it would appear this fan definitely violated that clause, but I don't see whether or not the umpire is supposed to be able to eject a fan that hasn't entered the field of play. All the language in the codes of conduct refer to contacting stadium security and/or an usher. Rule 4.06(a)(1) of MLB's Official Rules states, "No manager, player, substitute, coach, trainer or batboy shall at any time, whether from the bench, the coach’s box or on the playing field, or elsewhere— (1) Incite, or try to incite, by word or sign a demonstration by spectators" Rule 9.01(d) states, "Each umpire has authority to disqualify any player, coach, manager or substitute for objecting to decisions or for unsportsmanlike conduct or language, and to eject such disqualified person from the playing field. If an umpire disqualifies a player while a play is in progress, the disqualification shall not take effect until no further action is possible in that play. Rule 9.01(e): "Each umpire has authority at his discretion to eject from the playing field (1) any person whose duties permit his presence on the field, such as ground crew members, ushers, photographers, newsmen, broadcasting crew members, etc., and (2) any spectator or other person not authorized to be on the playing field." So it sounds like Davidson would have been in the right to eject a player saying the things this fan was to Molina, but I don't think he had the right to eject a fan in this instance. I'd imagine MLB's rule 4.06(a)(1) would apply to umpires as well, but I could be wrong.

Lowered attendance for '11, combined with the fact that the Brewers have appeared to stretch their payroll to or beyond the supposed limit in each of the past three seasons. My random guess as to what the payroll will be cut is to around the $75-80M mark. For only one year of Fielder? That seems like an overpay. I hope that kind of deal is out there this offseason, or the type of deal colby proposed.

I don't know much, if anything, about the legal system, but could said fan have a case to try to bring against MLB? Just curious.