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  1. TooLiveBrew
    Hendry has really proved to have a knack for acquiring arms. Solid addition for the Cubs.
  2. TooLiveBrew
    "That means a bid north of the six years at $137.5 million the New York Mets New York Mets bestowed last year on Johan Santanaohan Santana. My gut says six years at $150 million sounds about right to force league-wide surrender before the bidding really even gets started." That's just recklessly arrogant (then again it is Joel Sherman). League-wide surrender? Come on. The Dodgers can match basically any offer the Yanks want to pony up, and CC 1) Wants to play closer to home (CA), 2) Wants to continue to be able to hit (NL). Also, 3) He's not the stereotypical pro athlete that would leave over $1M or so (like Cordero did). I wonder if the New York media really has any idea that it's stupid comments like this that engender so much distaste for them around the country. Hey, Sherman, the Yankees aren't the only team that can bankroll staggering contracts anymore. Heck, the Dodgers just offered Manny Ramirez something like $40M for 2 seasons, and have more money coming off their books than the Yanks do.
  3. TooLiveBrew
    I'm surprised. Imo Lowe is nowhere near the talent that Sheets is, and has been pitching in a pitchers' park in LA. Plus, he's older than Ben (entering his age 36 season)
  4. TooLiveBrew
    MOTY is usually awarded more as a team honor anyway, so I really can't say the selections are surprising. While I agree that Piniella is a rather uninspired pick, I can't think who I would say is a better choice in the NL. Maybe Manuel? But I guess that's with the postseason in mind, and I really don't think Manuel was all that incredible. The fact that most managers are so similar makes these choices hard imo.
  5. TooLiveBrew
    Basically they are trying to add to our strenghts, power, while not addressing the weakness, OBP and situational hitting. Also, at some point you have to realize Weeks is a .240 hitter who shouldnt be leading off, yet we keep trotting him out there in the leadoff spot because for going on 3 years now we havent been able to find anyone to replace him. Then our best in house option, Brantely, gets traded away. I'm afraid the team isnt going to be nearly as good next year. We have a top-10 CF option in Cameron, who you're saying is a problem. Weeks would be better as a #5 or so batter, but to get stuck on AVG at this point in time is preposterous. Even if you go off 'Weeks is a .240 hitter', which is worst-case imo, you still have a .340 OBP & at worst an avg. 2B. Then to claim that Brantley is our best leadoff option for 2009... I really don't know what to say. Brantley is not, and was not ready. I guess my biggest fear this offseason would be that Melvin would suddenly start getting hung up on AVG & the idea that positional assignments should be ignored... & focus on some abstract lineup where the leadoff hitter hits .325 no matter what, plays CF, is a fast guy that steals bases & doesn't strike out. We could always hire Clint Hurdle & bring Willy Taveras with him.
  6. TooLiveBrew
    Is he really good WHEN HEALTHY? Yes. And Sabathia's arm was abused last season & he suffered in the postseason. I don't get where the disconnect comes from, aside from fan emotions & inability to be objective. Pettite Maddux Randy Johnson Livian Hernandez Jamie Moyer Derek Lowe Kevin Millwood Tim Hudson Tom Glavine Javier Vaczquez If anyone wants to argue that anyone on that list is a better option than Sheets for 2009, I'm sorry but I just think he/she'd be lost. Maybe Hudson.. maybe Millwood. But that's about it. I can't believe that, in the face of overwhelming evidence that Ben Sheets just isn't this embarassingly un-durable pitcher, people still cling to straws. He's a top-tier pitcher, but people seem to just pick out the top pitchers each season that don't get hurt & preach that Sheets is such an inferior option, because, 'See?! These pitchers were healthy this season!' Is he healthy for each start? No. But no pitcher is. That's the reality that some refuse to accept no matter what.
  7. TooLiveBrew
    Who the heck gave Svuem a 3rd place vote? Another poster in a different thread (sorry, can't remember which one... http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/frown.gif) guessed that was Haudricourt
  8. TooLiveBrew
    Sheets wasn't available for the team's first post season berth in 26 years, which didn't surprise anyone, because he wouldn't have been available if that first post season berth in 25 years occurred in 2007 (which was almost the case) either. Yeah, stupid guy that was our best SP to begin the season, and pitched through an injury & turned in 198.1 IP of 139 ERA+ work! He gets hurt sometimes! Booooooo! Honestly, there's no way this team makes the playoffs without Sheets, and he notched a workload right aroung that magical 200 IP tally that fans like to see. I really don't understand why people piss & moan about him so much. Yovani got hurt -- BOOOO! Sabathia didn't pitch well in the playoffs -- BOOOO! But at least he was there -- Hooray!
  9. TooLiveBrew
    I realize this isn't breaking news anymore, but thought it at least deserved a discussion MLB.com press release Longoria received 28 of 28 first-place votes; Soto got 31 of 32 (Joey Votto received the other one). Strangely (& exposing how uninformed sportswriters can actually be), the Reds' Edinson Volquez received three 2d-place votes even though he was not eligible to win the award. AL Points: Longoria (TB) - 140 Ramirez (CWS) - 59 Ellsbury (BOS) - 26 Aviles (KC) - 9 Galarraga (DET) - 9 Devine (OAK) - 3 Span (MIN) - 3 Blackburn (MIN) - 1 Chamberlain (NY) - 1 Ziegler (OAK) - 1 NL Points: Soto (CHC) - 158 Votto (CIN) - 76 Jurrjens (ATL) - 34 Volquez (CIN) - 9 ** Bruce (CIN) - 3 Fukudome (CHC) - 4 Soto is the first Cub honored with the award since pitcher Kerry Wood in 1998, and the first catcher in the NL since the Dodgers' Mike Piazza in 1993. "I had a huge responsibility with the pitchers," Soto conceded. "Day in and day out, I just prepared the best I could. It was a rollercoaster all season, and everything just happened for the best." The rookie award caps off a remarkable year for the 25-year-old Puerto Rican native, four months after he'd been elected by fans as the first rookie catcher to start in an All-Star Game. Soto's power numbers were 47-year highs for Cubs rookies. Billy Williams hit 25 homers and drove in 86 runs while also earning NL Rookie of the Year honors in 1961. Soto gave heartfelt props to teammate Henry Blanco, thanking the veteran catcher for being "in my corner, like a big brother." "I owe him a lot of my success," Soto said. "It was huge having him on my side."
  10. TooLiveBrew
    Nice catch, recte. That is overwhelmingly good to hear from our GM. To think, I was just going to post in the 'Biggest Fears this Offseason' thread...
  11. TooLiveBrew
    CHEEZBURGERS R AWSUM!!11!!1!!!!! LOL U GUYZ R LAYM
  12. TooLiveBrew
    Personally, I think I would have voted for Santana all things being equal (home park and competition). Wasn't Shea more of a pitchers' park than AT&T?
  13. TooLiveBrew
    I'm not as worried about the bullpen as last season for some reason. I think McClung and Villy are both more established now and we have a couple younger guys in Dillard and Stetter who can step in and contribute. Riske is someone who we haven't really seen the best of yet. Great points, Buc. I agree with you fully, though I'm not sold on Seth McClung being anything different from the high-K/high-BB pitcher he's always been. Fortunately for the Brewers, he's in his prime-aged seasons, so we should expect to get about the best performance that he'll turn in during his career. As long as Castro can get him to stay away from the grunt-ball fastball, I'd actually love to see McClung tried at closer in 2009. I should mention (again) that I think the best RP should not be a team's closer, and I think Seth would be a decent fit (or at least worth trying). I'd rather not see him as a SP again, but he's not a terrible option if we have to fill out the rotation. I think that with Dillard, DiFelice (often overlooked), Villy, Riske, McClung, Shouse, & Stetter, that's a pretty solid start to the 2009 bullpen. Maybe bring Mota back...? It sure would be great if Melvin could add someone this offseason to really be the exclamation point of that bullpen, even though I know that would probably mean said mystery pitcher would become the closer by default, given the way MLB managers tend to operate.
  14. TooLiveBrew
    Can you compare across the league & explain why you believe it wasn't above-avg.? Seeing some of those numbers would be nice.
  15. TooLiveBrew
    The 24-year-old right-hander... 265 strikeouts. http://blog.menupirate.com/images/drooling_homer.png Glad to see the CY go to Lincecum. He was disgustingly good this season.
  16. TooLiveBrew
    Our bullpen was average or above-avg. iirc last season. And honestly, Torres was not the bullpen ace some people (*cough* TH *cough*) would lead us to believe. He was good, not great. "It's time for me to dedicate more time to my family and my religion," said Torres. "Doug was very understanding, which I appreciate. I had a wonderful experience in Milwaukee but he knows I am serious about it." Sad to see you go, Salomon, but thanks for being a part of Brewers history. Good luck on your baseball academy, and enjoy the time with your family. A class act if nothing else.
  17. TooLiveBrew
    Holliday's career SLG is nearly 200 points better at home (.645) than on the road (.455). I don't think there's much in there that relates to how he'll adjust. I think he's yet another hitter made to look like a superfreak by playing half his games at Coors. Don't get me wrong -- I think he's a fine hitter. But a .280/.348/.455/.803 road line is pretty comparable to Cameron's career road split (.258/.345/.471). I think that's the type of player the A's are getting, but Holliday makes more contact & K's less, where Cam BBs more & K's more. Plus, Holliday isn't close to being the same caliber of defender.
  18. TooLiveBrew
    OMG Player A strikes out too much. OMG
  19. TooLiveBrew
    I think the stats with baseball are great, but at the same time you can't always rely on stats in every situation. Oh definitely. And in my example from the WS, I'm definitely 'micro-managing' when it comes to analyzing the situation -- it just got me wondering about this, and the specific example happens to raise (imo) an interesting question since both Balfour & Werth trend towards putting the ball in the air. By no means do I mean it as a concrete/'I told you so!' example. Werth could have grounded to 2B & the IF being in might have saved a run. But I agree with Logan that it's a MLB Managery thing. No thought put into it more than, 'Ok... gotta play the IF in now...'
  20. TooLiveBrew
    Ok, appreciate the feedback rluz. To me it seems like playing the IF in is akin to issuing an IBB so you don't get beat by a HR. Kinda playing for slim outcomes. And it's not that I think playing the IF in is inherently a bad/good idea, but I'm pretty damn sure Maddon didn't check any GB/FB splits on the pitcher or batter in that situation... he didn't have to... you 'have' to play the IF in there! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif I doubt managers put much thought into playing the IF in, which bugs me. As with most matchups in basebally, there certainly appears to be times to play it & times to not.
  21. TooLiveBrew
    Well said, Tbadder. For years Sheets was the best player on a losing team. In my opinion, Sheets will never be the best player on a WINNING team. How good Sheets is & was has only to do with his contribution to a team's winning & losing, just like any other player. Imo any more context than that is fans shaping the perspective of certain players to match up with their (the fans') emotions.
  22. TooLiveBrew
    Why couldn't Suppan produce results similar to his St. Louis years (avg. 14-9 record, decent ERA) under Maddux? Because he went from having one of the best IF defenses to one of the worst
  23. TooLiveBrew
    how are fans supposed to treat a stud who isn't there in crunch time year after year? This is bordering on ridiculous. This logic states that game 162 is more valuable than game 1. I can't even begin to wrap my mind around how certain player injuries & stats are 'clutch' & some 'aren't'. Aside from the myth that Stevo debunked, this 'Sheets was never there when his team needed him' is complete & 100% garbage. Fans need to get over their own petty/selfish/ill-conceived complaints & recognize the fact that there is absolutely no way the Brewers make the playoffs this past season without Sheets. *Gasp!* He was a crucial & irreplaceable part of a playoff run... dare I say... CLUTCH?!
  24. TooLiveBrew
    I really don't remember any flashes of brilliance from Prince either, whether from 2006, '07, or '08
  25. TooLiveBrew
    Jack Z. could loot the Brewers' organization one more time. If by "loot", you mean "hire Willie Randolph as manager", then yes. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
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