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  1. TooLiveBrew
    1. start of baseball/history- civil war time 2. club baseball of 1900's 3. 1901 milwaukee brewers 4 cream city grays If you want/need, I could connect you with someone that could provide you with a [LOTS OF MANYS] of info about this segment. He coordinates the Base Ball team at Old World Wisconsin (the Eagle Diamonds) & is a passionate historian that also happens to be a huge baseball fan (& thus has checked deeply into the history of baseball in WI) If you plan on keeping that listed segment in your presentation, & desire any more info, shoot me a PM. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif EDIT: Yes, you're absolutely wrong Casey. Thank you for hindering my inability to misuse words correctly. Sheesh... note to self... don't post when this tired http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
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    Braunie with the walkoff! High drama to be sure -- nice recap. It's why we come back & play after losing 9-1, no?
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    Obi-Wan would approve of that usage, COOOOP. Very nice. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
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    To a point they are high on both. Hank lost out on Santana and if he thinks that getting a pitcher like a Ben Sheets will help them win the World Series then those two will be gone. I strongly disagree. Cashman has more power now than he has ever had, and trading off young players for older vets has never been his desire. He's just finally been allowed to run the team the way he sees fit. Hank is even more of a bag of hot air than his father, since George would follow crazy talk with crazy action. At least Cashman knows his hand won't be forced much if at all this way any longer. I just don't think this Steinbrenner has the kind of control you're describing. When Papa Stein eases up on Cashman (2007), you know the times have changed in NY.
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    Slightly ironic that the 'original' Milwaukee Brewers played just one season before moving... then the Pilots log all of one season in Seattle before heading to Milwaukee.
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    Maybe we can send Sheets for Hughes, Kennedy and a low level prospect. I mean this with all due respect... that deal ain't happening. The Yanks are far too high on both of those guys to include them in a single deal.
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    Who's Russell Branyan? This is from the article thablingster linked. I was at that "first start for the Brewers last July": Determined not to let this chance slip away, Branyan put on a show for the ages Monday before an enthusiastic, sold-out audience of 42,458 at the Brewers' home opener at Miller Park. He belted not one but two, two-run homers, providing most of the electricity in a 6-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The first of Branyan's home runs was right out of "The Natural," a mind-boggling blast off right-hander Kip Wells in the second inning that struck the jumbo video board in straightaway center, coming remarkably close to his name in the No. 7 spot on the digitally displayed lineup. The moon shot was estimated at 465 feet, not quite as far as the Miller Park-record 480-footer off Chicago's Greg Maddux in Branyan's first start for the Brewers last July. Afterward, Branyan was asked what it felt like for the ball to come off that bat so solidly. "When you've got full extension out front, it's just a really sweet feeling," he said. "I guess that's where they came up with the name 'the sweet spot' on the bat. It feels like the ball and the bat are just one. "I can't explain any other better moment in the game than making contact like that, seeing the ball fly." Russell... bat & ball one-ness... welcome back to the Brewers! The Muscle returns Milwaukee cheers once again bat and ball are one
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    Whether or not he is capable is a question that cannot be answered until he actually does so. I agree, which is why your comment: Its obvious by now that Melvin doesnt know how to evaluate pitching correctly bugs me so much. It's not obvious in any way that Melvin is anything worse than below-avg., or anything better than above-avg. when it comes to evaluating & assembling his pitching staff. Your response usually includes something about Burkett being a #1 SP, yet you chose to omit several other relevant factors which would contradict the 'he has no clue' argument. I don't disagree that Sheets is a big factor this offseason, but I think that once again, it's going to come down to simple economics (unless Ben somehow feels obligated to the Brewers) like it did with Carlos Lee. Other franchises can take the risk of going 5 or 6 years with Sheets... even if the Brewers can match or exceed the AAV, Sheets would be either loyal or foolish to accept a 4-year deal when he'll have 5 & 6-yr. deals extended to him, too.
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    So Melvin doesn't get credit for Parra... he gets blamed for pitching in Texas that was heavily skewed by playing their home games in a launching pad (would you have suggested he not build his offenses around the HR?)... and you once again point out only one SP from his tenure in Texas as yet another sign he can't evaluate pitching. I just don't get why the argument is that he can't eval. pitching, aside from frustration now & selective or poor memory. No mention of (1996 Tex. ace) Ken Hill's stellar 1996 -- Melvin brought in Hill... no mention that Burkett was fine in '96, the season that Melvin acquired him from FLA... no mention of good bullpens in all 3 playoff seasons ('96, '98 & '99)... no mention of getting Helling back from FLA for two solid seasons in '98 & '99.
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    I still don't think that it's very likely he'll out-hit Hardy... but in terms of the O+D considerations, he could very well be better in a year or two. He might actually be a nice successor to Kendall in the 9-slot down the road.
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    How is it "obvious" that Melvin doesn't analyze pitching correctly? I've seen that tossed around a lot, and I just don't know how it can be justified. He gets zero credit for Parra & Gallardo, and all the blame for Capuano (injury), Gagne (injury), TBow (lucky to be successful in the first place; contract extension was not high risk), Suppan (Mark A.'s desired signing, reportedly), & Villanueva (lucky results prior to '08 made many feel he was a talent that he isn't). It's getting near the point where Jack Z. is the main reason why the Brewers are good, & Melvin is the main reason why they're bad. They work together, and assemble the best talent they can. I don't agree at all that Melvin can't scout pitching. Also, I'd hope we can be spared how 'the pitching in Texas was awful', bc that really wasn't the case -- largely just a HR/hitters' park.
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    Not to mention that W-L records in the minors are 100% meaningless.
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    Yea, it's funny you posted that -- I was just thinking the same thing. I don't think that there's some 'wink-wink' agreement, but I do think that Melvin & Co. might worry about Hall's attitude if Branyan is brought up for a straight platoon... which wouldn't even need to be necessary, but clearly Melvin wants Gwynn on the roster as opposed to Branyan, which makes me question either his talent evaluation or his motives.
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    Escobar doesn't play in triple-A. There isn't really anything to suggest that Escobar will not outhit Hardy. Sheesh, am I embarassed. Guess with all this 'Escobar to take Hardy's spot' talk of late, my mind just blocked out reality. He's hitting at a clip at Double-A that doesn't indicate that his offense will be MLB-ready in 2009, let alone better than Hardy. Escobar is in his age-21 season. In Hardy's age 20 season, he put out .279/.367/.428/.795 at Hunstville. I don't see how anyone can claim that there's no evidence Escobar won't out-hit Hardy, let alone that Escobar's offense would even be ready for the bigs next year.
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    Yes, he will struggle a bit, but will do no worse offensively than Hardy and will play with more range at short. His offense will not match Hardy. Escobar has not hit well enough at Triple-A to suggest that. To me the question is 'will Escobar's defensive value + his offense be greater than Hardy's offense + defense. I'm not sure what to expect for 2009 just yet, but if we're basing the assessment on Hardy off just his ~ 200 PA for 2008, then that's unwise. I know many feel that J.J. hasn't proven that he can be anything more than a streaky hitter, but I think judgment is better reserved until we see how he adjusts back to the pitching in 2008.
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    Yost reminds me of a fat guy at the salad bar in this instance. You're right that batting Gwynn 2nd was mind-boggling, but Gross there wasn't a terrible idea at all. Lack of flexibility by Yost? Sure. Cause to cancel out the good done by being willing to try out batting Kendall 9th? No. It may not be the norm for the anti-Yost crowd, but I try to find the good contributions Ned makes even though I think he's overall the wrong choice at manager. Batting Kendall 9th this season (imho) has been a very savvy move by Ned & Co.
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    Simplistically stated, most of the difference between the Cubs and Brewers right now in the standings is the Cubs record against the Pirates. And home v. road games. And overall competition. And players playing over their heads for CHN, while guys on the Brewers are moving up.
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    The best thing of all about Dillard is that he's a former catcher, thus allowed Nedly the possibility of a triple switch, in which Dillard moves from pitcher to catcher, Kendall moves to first, Shouse comes in to face a lefty then Dillard moves back to the mound again afterward. And then of course Gwynn would play first after that. No smiley-face access for me right now, so suffice it to say that I think this is one of, if not the, funniest posts I've ever read here. Thanks for the laughs. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif Glad to hear Dillard had some good results tonight. Need a bright spot, right?
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    Prince does look less fit than last season. I don't think it has much to do with his offense, but I'm no nutritionist.
  20. TooLiveBrew
    I am ready for The Brewers to give Weaver three starts to see what he can do...If he goes 0-3...well, it is what we would have gotten from Bush...Maybe, just maybe, he will realize this might be his last chance and pitch with a chip on his shoulder and give us some quality innings. Do you remember his start May 12th? 87 pitches to go 6 innings -- 4 H, 1 ER 2 BB, 1 SO. I don't think we have any better choice, and I also still don't think that Dave is as bad as he's been lately (though I am beginning to have my doubts). I hope his start at StL wasn't a fluke. Each of his last 5 starts have been 6 IP. That's not without value in the way MLB plays.
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    I think 21 sweeps in 6 years is pretty pathetic. Why not go look up other managers' luck in sweeps instead of declaring what you think seems true? I'm not saying I know the outcome either way, but I'd want to check it out first.
  22. TooLiveBrew
    21 sweeps in 6 seasons doesn't sound too bad to me.
  23. TooLiveBrew
    The guys you mentioned above have been winners. Yost has not, that is why they shouldn't be fired. The notion that a manager's W-L record tells you his skill is not a good one imo. The manager has very little control over the players he's given.
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    That is a pretty weak correlation. It is basically irrelevant. Was that intended to be a joke?
  25. TooLiveBrew
    Clearly he's still faking & always was.
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