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  1. TooLiveBrew
    No question that Durham has range issues, but i also trust him to no blow simple plays as much either. I know you said 'as much', but as irony would have it, Durham booted an easy play this afternoon.
  2. TooLiveBrew
    I agree, razzzor. Just hope he went peacefully. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/frown.gif
  3. TooLiveBrew
    << See avatar... guess I'd have to move to California or Massachusetts, though. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif Oh, and I'm talking about Luke Skywalker, not Mark Hamill. Yes, marrying a fictional male character. It works for Oprah!
  4. TooLiveBrew
    Yeah, he got a lot of help from Stavinoha, but he was downright filthy against Mather.
  5. TooLiveBrew
    Braves announcer Skip Caray passed in his sleep today at his Atlanta home, aged 68. link "Skip Caray made the call when the Atlanta Braves won the World Series in 1995: "Yes! Yes! Yes! The Atlanta Braves have given you a championship! Listen to this crowd!" He made the call when Sid Bream scored on Francisco Cabrera's pinch-hit to win the National League Championship Series for the Braves in 1992: "Here comes Bream! Here's the throw to the plate! He iiiiiiiisssssssss ... safe! Braves win! Braves win! Braves win! Braves win! ... Braves win!" And he made the call in the late innings of a lousy game in the lost season of 1979: "You have our permission to turn off the TV and go to bed now ... as long as you promise to patronize our sponsors." Harry Christopher "Skip" Caray Jr. moved from St. Louis to Atlanta in the 1960s partly to escape the professional shadow of his father, the iconic and inimitable baseball broadcaster Harry Caray. Over the next four decades, with a style very much his own, Skip Caray became as much the voice of baseball in the Southeast as his father had been in the Midwest"
  6. TooLiveBrew
    Stavinoha down swinging, 2 out. RF Joe Mather strikes out! Game over with Pujols in the on-deck circle!
  7. TooLiveBrew
    Annnnd now Lidge beaned Cesar Izturis. Great. Loaded, 1 out, 5-4 Phils, leadoff man Nick Stavinoha to bat.
  8. TooLiveBrew
    Ruh roh. Glaus led off the 9th with a solo jack off Lidge, and it's now runners on 1B & 3B with one out, 5-4 Phils.
  9. TooLiveBrew
    Wu would then virtually dropkick Densem, striking his spikes in the catcher's mask. This incident would clear both benches, but the situation was diffused before there were any further altercations. Wu was ejected from the game and could face a possible suspension. What do you have to do to get a definite suspension? That sounds like about the dirtiest play imaginable, short of throwing at someone's head/face... or I guess spiking a guy in the face who wasn't wearing a catcher's mask.
  10. TooLiveBrew
    Likely game-saving DP off the bat of Ludwick after Pujols BB'd to load the bases in the 8th at StL. 5-3 Phillies, heading to the 9th.
  11. TooLiveBrew
    All that's happened with his offense is that he's gone from hideous to below average. If you're under the impression that he's the only player that makes outs that frustrate you, I would ask how many other games you watch. There's no hand-holding, he's the best option we have. I want to be able to see a playoff game at Miller Park this year darn it. Don't worry, Rickie Weeks doesn't have the kind of impact, positive or negative, that you're alluding to here. He's been performing at an above-average level for 2B for over a month now. But, you know, just ignore that.
  12. TooLiveBrew
    To me, Bush seems like a decent reliever, and a below-average SP. McClung has been much better adapting to being a starter lately. And during this home/road "audition" nonsense, Bush's ERA as a starter has been 7.30. McClung beat the Cardinals in his 1 start during this timeframe, and was bad in his 2 relief appearances. McClung imo is best used by stopping him from trying to blow away batters, which is my opinion of why he had some success as a SP. Batters know he can't locate the gruntball, and his CB is roughly average if not worse. When Seth decides to pitch instead of throw, he should get meaningful innings. Until then, I'm fine with him working in the middle innings. However, his control problems have not been fixed -- thus far in 2008, 4.3 BB/9 IP. Better, but two BBs today with Seth featuring the gruntball/blow-'em-away FB that he doesn't possess the skill to command is extremely concerning to me. Kendall & Maddux both made mound visits to talk to Seth during his inning (I assume it was about not trying to throw it through the backstop... just a guess), but McClung appeared to decide to tune them out.
  13. TooLiveBrew
    Yes, factors, like players performing above their talent level. There's nothing wrong with saying that about a player -- I don't know why some people find that so offensive. Braun played way over his head in 2007 for a long stretch, and esp. against LHP. J.J. Hardy played over his head for a big stretch this season. It happens for every team.
  14. TooLiveBrew
    OK then, please explain how that complete surrender on the basepaths, on the liner to Soriano, resembled a player who hustles... For all we know, maybe he does usually care. But to say he's arguably the hardest-working & hardest-hustling Brewer is tough to back up when we see evidence like that. Seeing this... that we don't see Rickie busting his butt every single game... just makes me wonder how objective you're being. For anyone that watches the majority of Brewers games, the one thing you absolutely cannot call into question is whether or not Rickie routinely hustles. It's appalling to me that anyone would try to argue otherwise, but then again, the 'proof' is one play that sticks out in the memory. It's only tough to back that statement up when you give one play the weight of a thousand moons. And last year, after the team demoted Rickie to the minors for 8 days, he came back with some good habits the rest of the season, even drawing 4 walks in his first game back. It was related to his wrist healing up far more than any demotion/promotion. Weeks draws BBs... he's quite good at it. A statement that claims "therefore (Durham's) swing has no weaknesses" IS off-base. And so is saying that, 'Since he's a switch hitter, matchups don't affect him'. Check his career splits. His performance v. RHP should not be expected to continue.
  15. TooLiveBrew
    Plus the warm summer months tend to inflate numbers, not supress them. It's just a struggle through a small sample imo. Nothing to get too concerned about. "He seemed more comfortable going to his backhand than going to his left, which might not be too big an issue if Escobar continues to play to his left." That's from the Kalk article. That's an interesting point, but it sounds like this was a 'seems like' based on watching one or two games. It does appear more likely that Mat will man 1B in Milwaukee.
  16. TooLiveBrew
    I assumed Rivera played but apparently not. Playing Kendall back to back in hot and humid Atlanta day games is ludicrous. I couldn't agree more. If ever there were a time to give him a rest, it's in the 90-degree heat of Atlanta. I'm worried that Yost is waiting to get another LHP to play to Mike's advantage, as opposed to keeping his #1 C from getting run ragged.
  17. TooLiveBrew
    Competent? Like his bad defense costing us games? Or maybe his bonehead baserunning or lack of hustle? Lack of hustle? You're talking about the Brewer that, by all accounts, is as hard working player -- if not the hardest working guy on the team. And aside from one play that you can't forget, he busts his butt every single time. There's this notion that, 'Oh man, it just couldn't be worse than Weeks', and ironically it rears its head when he's finally playing well. It's 2B. It could be a LOT worse than Rickie. And if you think he's going to bat .225/.330/.390 the rest of the way, you've clearly been overlooking the fact that his offense has finally started to show.
  18. TooLiveBrew
    I don't think it's possible for a team to play over it's head for a whole season. I mean no disrespect, but it's not only possible... it happens nearly every season. A team, unlike a player, only exists for one season and is a product of team chemistry. A team is constituted of those players. So if multiple players play over their heads, that certainly leads to a team playing over its 'talent head'.
  19. TooLiveBrew
    I feel your pain. I had to sit through four days with a drop-dead gorgeous colleague who is a big Cubs fan, and not only did I have to deal with the torture of finding out she is married again (the second time in about two years) I have to sit and listen to her ask what the score of the game was last night. Why does she have to be gorgeous? The universe clearly hates you, LouisEly, and I object. You deserve much, much better! At least she could be horridly ugly, so you could at least think, 'Well, at least she isn't super-hot'. I still don't know why Ray Durham isn't being given a chance. For a leadoff man, his OBP is 46 points higher than Rickie's, his OPS is still 77 points higher, he's a switch hitter, so matchups don't affect him, you won't see HIM dogging it, and I think he can turn a DP instead of jumping back and sidearming the throw to first. Well, Durham has only hit RHP this well this season, so to say 'he's a switch-hitter, therefore his swing has no weaknesses' is off-base. And of all the Brewers to call out for not hustling... you pick arguably the hardest-working & hardest-hustling one? Wow.
  20. TooLiveBrew
    That's your choice & right Myday, but that right there is why there are so many Cubs fans at these games. When something makes that much economic sense, I can't say it's easy to criticize the decision... especially when the season ticket-holder doesn't have oodles of disposable income (like me, if I were one). As a UW-Madison student, this same debate/concept would come up for nearly every big football/basketball game. If you can pay for a huge chunk (or all) of your ticket purchase price, it's hard to not say 'Yes' in many cases.
  21. TooLiveBrew
    The Brewers need that defensive consistency as well as Durham's ability to hit for average and get on base. The defensive consistency is outweighed by superior range, and one can certainly make the argument that Durham's lack of any range at 2B makes him the complete opposite of 'consistent'. And it's been re-hashed time & time again, but the offensive side is where Durham's skills are least favorable to Weeks. I agree with Ennder -- perhaps the best course of action is to get Durham in v. high-end RHP, but Weeks should be playing against everyone else... especially LHP. Weeks will make the spectacular play from time to time and his bat will show flashes of brilliance, but too many strike outs, pop flys and errors in between hurts the Crew. But Weeks makes far more plays than Durham, even with the errors. If the satisfaction of Durham making the easy play easily is more important to fans, then I can see why there's occasional outrage over Weeks. In terms of offense, Durham is actually likely to make as many if not more outs than Rickie the rest of the way, as he's played over his head (or past production) v. RHP this season so far. Durham won't continue at this pace, nor should the fact that it's a tiny sample be discounted, but he's been very bad so far for the Crew, both on offense & defense. Imo it just illustrates how over-dramatic the reactions to Weeks have been. Is he a superstar? No. But he's far superior to what many would have you believe.
  22. TooLiveBrew
    The notion that the main & most accurate way to criticize Weeks is through his offense is just mind-boggling to me. It's in the exact same vein as 'OMG!1!! PRINCE Fielder NEEDS to EAT MEAT to have HR power!' stuff, imo. Hardy is a great luxury to have. He's well above average right now as an offensive performer, and a steady but unspectacular SS. Moving him to 2B, with Prince on the same side, would be a near-disaster, defensively. You really couldn't draw up worse range for the right side. And no, the jokes about Weeks on defense don't make that an invalid point imo. Hardy's skills on defense would be relatively poorly used at 2B -- I think that, really, the best spot for his D is 3B... except that his bat is not as special at third like it is at SS. His trade value relative to his talent right now is immense, and likely couldn't get any higher. I've said before, and I still feel this way: If the Brewers are lucky enough that Hardy would agree to a financially-depricating move to 3B, great. But if he's cogent enough to recognize that moving there would literally cost him millions of dollars, there's just no way he should agree.
  23. TooLiveBrew
    @ Atlanta (3) 2-1 @ Cincinnati (3) 1-2 Washington (4) 3-1 @ San Diego (3) 2-1 @ Los Angeles (3) 1-2 Houston (3) 2-1 Pittsburgh (3) 2-1 @ St. Louis (2) 1-1 @ Pittsburgh (3) 2-1 16-11
  24. TooLiveBrew
    We are talking about expectations. This is the disconnect in Weeks discussions. When your expectations are that he's somehow supposed to be a superstar, *or else!*, of course you're disappointed.
  25. TooLiveBrew
    Lou gets a better rep because A) he was a better player, B) he played and managed in New York, and C) he happened to be lucky enough to have managed some good teams. Add in that he now manages in Chicago, and I completely agree. Great overall post on Piniella, I think that completely sums up why I think he's drastically overrated -- especially by Brewers fans.
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