TooLiveBrew

If Branyan is 3TO, can I start calling Kendall RTO?

How could you miss the monster signing of a washed up, 57 yr old, rag armed left fielder that is no longer juiced up on roids?http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/laugh.gif After he just made that catch on Hart's flyball, I actually said aloud, "Luis Gonzalez? That Luis Gonzalez?" (I'm watching the game by myself, because I'm that popular) When I read the quoted post earlier, my mind just inserted the first name "Alex" (the infielder). Wow -- guess I need to have more than the one beer I've got in me!

Boooo! Booo proactive strategy to try to limit runs from scoring!

I wish Prince would swing hard.

MAN did Braunie sock that one! The Crew has had some rough luck tonight... Weeks hit a laser to 3B for an out, Hall's liner to CF, and now Braun missing a HR by about a foot.

Dang! Has anyone else noticed Mike Maddux's combo? Visual approximation: http://www.businessweek.com/investing/insights/blog/archives/deadwood.jpg

Do you do the splits better than she does too. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/laugh.gif Well if she can best J in that, that marriage has some real fireworks... and was one of the things that my wife says was one of the things that attracted her to me, sucks for her i guess http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/embarassed.gif

Is this guy just a complete moron or what? Way to help the NBA's image problem to. Good thing he wasn't given a wonderlic test coming out of college... Guys go out & party/drink/etc. nearly every night in the NBA season. That's no different. At least Howard is smart enough to keep his recreational substance use in the offseason (or so he says). "I just let him know that most of the players in the league use marijuana and I have and do partake in smoking weed in the offseason sometimes and that's my personal choice and my personal opinion. But I don't think that's stopping me from doing my job." It is startling (for some reason, not sure why) to me to hear that boldfaced part, though. Probably a near-identical % of NBAers as the population in general.

iw, right now. What does "iw" mean there?

That's interesting... I view it totally the other way around. A call this bad simply can't be a true indicator of his talent. As mentioned, it looked just like a total brain lock. I'd actually love to see umps get fined for being out of position (obv. sometimes there's a reason why umps are not in position), since that's the biggest part to getting calls correct. Well, that, and opening your eyes...

Consequently, nobody clicks on it and the thread ends up on the second page in a few hours and few if any knew I posted something worthwhile. When's the last time this happened? http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

Consequently, nobody clicks on it and the thread ends up on the second page in a few hours and few if any knew I posted something worthwhile. When's the last time this happened? http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

end, you always seem to neglect the possibility/plausibility of the Brewers just eating $2-3 mil. per season on that Soup deal in an effort to trade him. Given how salaries have escalated, and that Suppan is likely to age 'better' (in that his decline will likely be less pronounced than a power pitcher) than many 34/35 y-o's, I think there is a very decent chance that the Crew will be able to deal him.

http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif Don't get me wrong -- what you wrote made me chuckle. EDIT: It's been really interesting so far to watch YoGa pitch tonight. I'm doing my best to try & watch his mechanics/delivery after that awesome frame-by-frame breakdown. One thing I notice right away is the point about 'repeatability'

Dante Bichette. For some reason, he's my penulitmate 'ex-Brewer'. I have exactly zero criteria to explain that.

To sum up, he is good. Man, thanks for sharing this, logan. "Good" isn't even what the article suggests: Grade: 9 Upside, average to high probability of reaching upside 7 Downside, average probability of reaching downside For reference, Eisenberg defines these parameters: 10 - Hall of Fame Player 9 - All-Star Player, Among the Top-5 at Respective Position, #1 starter 8 - Above Average Regular, Borderline All-Star, #2 Starter 7 - Average - Above Regular, #3 Starter, Elite Reliever 6 - Average Regular, Left-Side Platoon, #4 Starter, Good Reliever 5 - Below Average Regular, Good Bench Player, Right-Side Platoon, #5 Starter, Average Reliever 4 - Utility Player, Average Bench Player, Swing/Long Man, Below Average Reliever 3 - Below Average Bench Player, AAAA Player, Replacement Player Level 2 - Organizational Depth, Below Replacement Level Player 1 - Career Minor Leaguer ______________________________________________________________ Probability is subjective, but I give you what in my opinion is the most realistic upside and the most realistic downside and if there is a major difference between the upside and downside, the mid-level projection is given. When you see various Low, Average, or High Probabilities, we should assume: Low = 10% - 15% Probability Average = 20% - 30% Probability High = 35% - 50% Probability So, basically, Yovani's downside is a #3 SP, with only like a 1/3 chance to slip to that. I know this is only one man's opinion, but damn!

Swap Hardy with Hart (or any one of Braun/Hart/Fielder at 2, as long as JJ is 7th), and I'm loving that lineup.

"Kendall has performed well in the nine-spot this season, batting .314 with eight doubles in 20 games. It should be noted that he has not batted above .300 since 2004, so perhaps batting ninth has rejuvenated the 33-year-old backstop," noted Kendrena. (That's from the blog entry) Or, Kendrena, he's playing over his head. That's so clearly the more obvious answer imo. And that leads into... why not just have Kendall lead off and start the game with that order? It means you give the highest number of PA to your worst hitter. 'Worst' is a relative term, but in terms of talent when discussing our 'regular' 8, Kendall is low-man in the pecking order. His total lack of power is the reason. If Jason can prove that his .300-ish BA is sustainable, then the discussion is different imo... batting him leadoff would make some sense, then.

mmmmust... resist... urge to make joke from drezdn's post... http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif I've been super-lazy about shaving the past 3 weeks or so, and have basically a full beard. I can't bring myself to go with the moustache, though. It's just so... not me. Plus, I'm out of state where there's no way anyone would see it & possibly think Brewers.

First of all, great post casey, and thanks for weighing in. Secondly, backupcatchers, I echo casey's sentiment. I kind of chuckled to see that you responded first, since I hadn't ever noticed you back-to-backing. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif On the denied applications -- was it people who've been banned trying to get back on? I'm just curious what goes into the process there... then again, it's really none of my business at the same time. One thing that hasn't been mentioned is that we seem to getting more posts that will quote a previous post, then say something like, "Great post!", "I agree!", etc. Those aren't necessary at all. If a member wishes to add to a previous point, fine. If not, don't post. Mods have been hiding an increasing number of these posts I agree! Ok, just kidding - though I do agree. However, I think this is tricky -- I know sometimes it's really neat to see people have noticed or believe the same thing you posted. When I chime in with an "I agree!" post, I always try to expand, if only a little bit. Going along with this, I've found myself paring back quite a few lengthy quoted passages that simply don't contribute to the message at hand. I'd encourage members to attempt to abide by the guidelines given in the "Quoting messages: please be brief" thread that's still featured in the Major League forum. No offense to any one poster in particular, but what casey is talking about here has gotten really obnoxious. It's not hard to not quote an entire block of posts, and imo it's just pure laziness to not crop it down. This is certainly something that's new, and I feel like since a lot of other message boards have no problem with this, people are also just in the habit of not having to monitor themselves.

too live brew, you didn't credit the picture. unless I'm mistaken, that's civil war general Burnside, which is where the term sideburns actually originated. You are correct, sir. The legend himself! crewcrazy: I agree 100% -- Corey could actually pull that look off, too. We have to try to contact him about this!

... the next day Cirillo stopped by the office and was saying hello to some people. This was when he had broken his hand, and he saw my splint. He said, "Ouch, how'd you do that?" Let's just say I didn't take a 90 mph fastball off my hand like you did. I wanted to die. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/laugh.gif Great story.

"What?!" That was my audible response to seeing that call for the first time, in real time -- thank you for sharing that. Unbelievable. MLB needs to whip these umps into shape. They certainly seem to be taking their jobs for granted, but more troubling is their arrogance. That is the worst MLB call I've ever seen in my life, and I'm not exaggerating. That was an easy play. If he had something in his eye, the 3B ump could've made the right call!

logan, I assume you mean 'batting the pitcher 8th'? Anyway, no response from Brewers.com on the Cameron story / Weeks photo, but the picture has been changed on the site. Am I wrong to be a little miffed that they didn't even send me a 'hey, we changed it' email?

So you're essentially equating leaving a ball up or over to get drilled and hit nearly out of the park is the same as Weeks getting on base to score runs. No, I'm pointing out that Rickie scoring a run has to do with other players way more than him, just as the pitcher recording an out in my example has to do with something out of his control. You can give up a bomb on a perfect pitch, not sure why you infer that it'd have to be an inherent failing/meatball on the pitcher's part. I will admit it's not the juciest, most delicious analogy, but it works imo.