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  1. TooLiveBrew
    Even so, let's not act like $30M isn't an insane sum of money that would make anyone reconsider where they'd play. Just because it came after the figures had already reached $150M+ doesn't make it any less jaw-dropping a total. While I get the general argument here, to me I just can't understand how people can be so critical of Tex. He got $30M more & plays on a team that has a chance to win. Sure, he could have been a 'nice guy' and go to Baltimore to be their poster boy while they try to rebuild, but honestly... not many players get a chance to be a main cog on a team as powerful as the 2009 Yankees, let alone for $30M more than any other offer he got.
  2. TooLiveBrew
    Teixeira seems to be the antithesis of this. He claimed to be interested in playing for the O's or Nats because of his alleged interest in returning to the area, but, in the end, his greed got the better of him and he went elsewhere -- to New York, of all places Why would a top FA that's about to sign the one monstrous deal he'll get his entire career... a) Not take the biggest offer? b) Sign with rebuilding teams when he can sign with a WS contender? c) Sign anywhere else when he can accomplish both a & b on one team? If the O's were just as serious of contenders as the Yanks, I'd completely agree with ya, RU Rah Rah.
  3. TooLiveBrew
    I don't think it's been mentioned in this thread, but the person responsible for the hit and run was driving with a suspended license for a previous DUI. Despicable. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/mad.gif I'm with Robbo on this one... I am so sick of hearing numbskulls talk about how they still can drive when drunk. It's bleeping stupid, and just never seems like the drunk-tard is the one to pay with his/her life.
  4. TooLiveBrew
    Which suggests to me Gonzalez may be the better hitter, if only he played his home games in a hitter friendly ballpark like Teixeira has. There's a decent chance that's true, but Gonzo has the weakness of not being very strong v. LHP, while Tex handles both sides well. Overall, imo the two are very, very close.
  5. TooLiveBrew
    Not phrases: All of the sudden He/she borrowed me... By in large Could/should/would of Different than Easedrop Embaress Every since... Exspecially For all intensive purposes Greater/less then Hone in (on) Hippocritical I seen... Irregardless Libary Mash potatoes Must of Nuclear One in the same Ostensively Pedal to the medal Perogative PIN number ATM Machine Pre-Madonna Reap what you sew Rediculous Reoccurring Road to hoe Sacreligious Shutter to think Statue of limitations Suppose to/Use to These ones... Tooken Unconscience Wet your whistle Wheelbarrel A whole 'nother... Ying & yang [/English nerd rant]
  6. TooLiveBrew
    Wait, I think the preferred term is 'salmon', not 'pink' -- it's ever so slightly more masculine http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif As for the Cubs, I really am not convinced the gap in talent between the two teams is as big as the differential in most win projections. Given the wild card of player health, I'm not one that is ready to just accept that the Cubs will run away with the Central by 5 or more games. Soriano, Bradley, Harden, Zambrano, and iirc even Fukudome are injury concerns, and there just isn't good depth behind them in case any of them miss significant time.
  7. TooLiveBrew
    So it feels like a slap in the face when the hometown boy turns down hundreds of millions of dollars to play with the enemy. The rumored/reported O's offer was 7 yrs./$150M, and he got another year & $30M more from the Yankees. Again, given the teams' circumstances, I have no idea why anyone in their right mind would have seen him signing with Baltimore. Seems like the offer was made as much as a PR move as anything else. I didn't hear any reports that Baltimore was ever a leading candidate to obtain him. He's more Adrian Gonzalez than Albert Pujols And of course the delicious irony is that Adrian Gonzalez's road OPS is over 100 points better than his home OPS http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif To be fair, Tex is going to be playing in a park that has a decent chance to play as a LH HR hitter's heaven, so the point on having a favorable home park might not be a good one to tear down just yet.
  8. TooLiveBrew
    And then the whitetails eat the antelopes' & gazzelles' food supply... and also some of the antelopes & gazzelles... and it's 95 degrees instead of 5 degrees
  9. TooLiveBrew
    I feel so much for Adenhart's & the other victims' families & friends... like liveforoctober said, baseball doesn't seem very important when something like this happens.
  10. TooLiveBrew
    Just thought this stupidity deserved a mention. The Orioles fans are booing Mark Teixeira regularly & vehemently every time he's up to bat or seemingly even just involved in a defensive play. This was on Opening Day when the stadium was full, and again today with the stadium looking over half-empty. The premise? Mark was born in Annapolis & grew up ~30 min. from Camden Yards... and apparently was expected to sign with a rebuilding O's team for those reasons alone. Nevermind the facts, like that the O's never made a competitive offer to Tex (LAA, BOS, NYY were the serious bidders), BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Makes Brewers fans look a bit less bad. I mean, I know, it's the Yankees and all, but at least the O's fans could base their selfish anger in reality.
  11. TooLiveBrew
    This was reported in November. By using this basis it would take Vitters (About equal to Schafer), Fotenot, plus some pitching prospects the Cubs do not have. Do you know see why I am saying they do not have the prospects to trade for Peavy? I'm not ignoring Vitters at all I am including him in the deal and weighing his value into the trade and comparing it to one that was rumored to be on the table. Yes I see now, and thank you for bringing that up. I didn't follow the Peavy soap opera as closely as you did this offseason, and clearly missed the boat. So thanks http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
  12. TooLiveBrew
    I said I didn't understand his methodology because random guessing isn't methodology. That's cool if you're talking about guesstimates on individual players' win totals, but to then say that you can somehow figure out how many wins the team will have is too big a stretch imo. If those two cannot combine to win 30ish games, do the Brewers have any shot of getting to the 88 or so that will be needed to make the playoffs? Suppan, Looper, Bush...I think not. The truth is that you have no idea, and no way of knowing. The point is, those two guys would appear to have the potential to post win totals in the mid-teens. There is nothing random about it. If they can do that, and the other spots can average 9-10 wins each, that puts the Brewers in position to compete for the playoffs. On the other hand, if those two combine for only 20 wins or so, now it will require the other 3 spots to do much more if the Brewers are to flirt with the playoffs. I don't see the other starters being capable of that. It's not whether the other starters are capable, it's if the team is capable. Every year the W-L thing pops up when it comes to pitching, and when you talk about individual players, then imo it's harmless. Once you make the leap into team win projections based on some random guess of what a pitcher 'is' or 'isn't', then you're just on a fool's errand imo.
  13. TooLiveBrew
    I think most people are just not going to trust 6 or 7 starts over his career body of work
  14. TooLiveBrew
    Honestly I find this whole discussion a bit strange... especially when you start analyzing playoff chances based on completely random win projections for two pitchers. Briggs, I just don't even undertand the methodology you're using there, if any.
  15. TooLiveBrew
    Their was a reason why the Cubs had to get a third team involved in the trade talks for Peavy. The reason is obvious it is staring everyone in the face. The Cubs DO NOT have the pitching prospects the Padres are looking for. I doubt a deal was ever even close to being done for Peavy to the Cubs. You seem to ignore the fact that Vitters alone would fetch at least one top-flight arm. What's so wrong with the Cubs needing to involve a third team if they can get a deal done? It's not really any sign of weakness imo... just logistics. If the Pads wanted a top positional prospect, Peavy would probably already be a Cub.
  16. TooLiveBrew
    Say you'll take [the Cubs fans], then run them over when you're supposed to pick them up. That way everyone wins. Awesome. For future reference for anyone seeking advice, just ask Invader. Then, if you don't like the actual advice he gives you, just go with this standard.
  17. TooLiveBrew
    If Weeks has actually turned the corner on D like he flashed yesterday, Suppan might post significantly better results than he has in the past couple seasons. It looked like working with Randolph so far has resulted in refreshed mechanics & fundamentals for Rickie. I agree completely that the jersey sizes need to be regulated, and if they already are, then replace 'regulated' with 'enforced' Yup. I was watching the SF telecast at it did hit the jersey. And yes, it's crap that it counts as an HBP. My dad decided that it shouldn't count as an HBP unless the ball hits skin. Therefore, you only get to go to first if the ball hits you in the face, wrist, or forearm. Your dad sounds old-school. I wouldn't want to bat with him as an ump... I would want to pitch, though http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
  18. TooLiveBrew
    Parra's lack of what? 8 or 9 wins for him imo would only be an accurate guesstimate if you're also forecasting a significant injury.
  19. TooLiveBrew
    And that HBP that Robin19 mentioned clearly didn't even touch the jersey. Fwiw, the SF feed had an angle that made it look pretty clear that the ball grazed his uni. So unless the FSN-WI feed had an ultra-zoom, high-res shot, I'm going to trust the replay I saw where the jersey was pretty clearly grazed. Still a bogus HBP call, but still.
  20. TooLiveBrew
    Oof. Wouldn't have wanted Yo out there today, of course *rolls eyes*
  21. TooLiveBrew
    caught his jersey... SF's broadcast had a great replay
  22. TooLiveBrew
    Suppan! Apply directly to the mound! Suppan! Apply directly to the mound! Suppan! Apply directly to the mound! Suppan! Apply directly to the mound! Suppan! Apply directly to the mound! Suppan! Apply directly to the mound!
  23. TooLiveBrew
    I was thinking all The Muscle would have had to do was break out the Oakleys. Then the sun would know it had to come out.
  24. TooLiveBrew
    Acquaintance of mine that lives in the Bay Area (Giants fan as well) just excitedly told me this: "Just went out for a smoke break and nary a drop fell. So that should be a decent sign that the game is on."
  25. TooLiveBrew
    Well if there's interest in Vitters, they probably could find at least one pitching prospect
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