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  1. TooLiveBrew
    Again, not talking about value, or durability, just pure talent, it has to be Sheets. Yea, with it phrased that way, imo it's: Sheets Gallardo Parra Bush Villy Soup Cappy (Don't take that too literally) http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
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    It's been called a "vulcan change" for the way he grips it between his middle and ring fingers. That combined with the higher velocity of the pitch than a typical change give it more splitter life than change-up life. Why does it get classified as a CH, then? The grip, the movement (not surprisingly, from the grip)... it's a splitter - am I wrong? Is his arm action different from that of a splitter? I guess by definition & technique a split. isn't that far from a CH anyway, huh? Turnbow FB/SL occasional Splitter This is something abuot which I've wondered - is Derrick's actually a splitter, or is he just altering the release of his slider/slurve? Does he grip it as a splitter, or does it just end up moving that way?
  3. TooLiveBrew
    If we're just talking pitching staff, I'd take the Brewers every time. As a group, they're better by a significant amount at the things over which a pitcher has the most control.
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    Especially once his PED abuse can be put in proper perspective (as in, everybody else was abusing, too), they'll embrace him again. There will be a Bonds statue outside of that park someday soon, I bet.
  5. TooLiveBrew
    Rluz (or anyone for that matter), just curious if you know when Tangotiger is going to get to the defense fan-balloting. Here are the 2007 results. It'd be nice if this year we can help get the Brewers' total vote count up more in the neighborhood of what the Red Sox fans did.
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    When Luke pulls off Vader's helmet (just kidding) NOW IS NOT THE TIME FOR MOCKERY! (heehee)
  8. TooLiveBrew
    now we have three leadoff guys in a row? Just when the heck is someone supposed to drive in that ever extending string of leadoff guys? Tony Gwynn is fast. Fast /= "good defender" or "leadoff guy" To the literal question, Dusty ( http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif ), we happen to have a slugger or two on this team. Clogging the bases is what this squad should be all about.
  9. TooLiveBrew
    And how am I cherry-picking? You cited his longevity in playing a bunch of games as a method to reinforce a large sample size, yet the bulk of those seasons he was at 2B. No offense, but you'd guess wrong. Arms aren't even really taken into account in most of the advanced defensive metrics. Soriano has tremendous range and top level speed. None taken. I'm not convinced that Soriano is a solid LF. I think on the whole he takes poor routes to balls, but his speed and easy position allow him to make up for it. You seem to be letting your dislike for the Cubs and/or Soriano get in the way of your analysis. This isn't the case at all. When I'm trying to analyze a player, the first thing I do is throw team allegiance/affiliation out the window. I just don't agree that his play in LF reflects the metrics. Maybe I've overstated, and he's not god-awful, but I think the metrics are misleading in this case. He hasn't yet learned to communicate well with the CF, and I think Wrigley's small gap(s) help hide some of his terrible instincts out there (granted, as Russ pointed out, he's learning still).
  10. TooLiveBrew
    I don't get the joke. Soriano has played 145 or more games 6 of the past 7 years and every defensive rating system I've seen has him as one of the best defensive left fielders in baseball, if not the best That's going to be largely due to his assist totals, I'd guess. Teams have run on him to test his arm, which is sound. He's a terrible defensive player that has a good/strong arm - which can be a fit in LF, and that's what we're hoping with Braun. Plus you're cherry-picking stats - he's only played LF for the past two seasons, so not sure what the previous years of him sucking majorly at 2B have to do with him sucking slightly less majorly in LF.
  11. TooLiveBrew
    Yeah, I've thought Bonds to SEA makes sense, too. If guys like Cust and Chavez can stay healthy, they shouldn't be too bad. Chavez isn't healthy now, though, so it's not a matter of staying, but 'getting' for him. Here's a take on his WOAHs: "In what is becoming to sound like a broken record, Eric Chavez is now likely to start the season on the DL with his chronically aching low back. I had my doubts about Chavez earlier this month, even though he is one of my favorite players of the past 10 years. He continues to have pain, primarily when fielding ground balls, meaning that he has what we call a 'flexion movement impairment.' Many things can cause this, such as instability of the spinal segments, local stabilizing muscles being inhibited, weakness, tightness, diminished disc height, or any combination of the above. I am personally wondering if Chavez needs to tone down his rehabilitation efforts. It sounds as though he would benefit from exercising in an aquatic environment, in addition to having some focused attention on the deep stabilizers of the spine, namely the Transversus Abominus and the Multifidii. In any event, you really cannot count on Chavez for anything more than a last-resort bench role in AL-only leagues - at least until he is found to be healthy and can string together a couple weeks of practice at the very least."
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    and they have two full-time type corner guys who play excellent defense That's the funniest Soriano joke I've ever heard!
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    Big Fish - the end gets me misty eyed, my wife had to leave the room she was crying so hard, granted her grand dad had just died weeks before. Dang - now that's some inopportune timing. Books: Where the Red Fern Grows Man, that's a good one - I agree here.
  16. TooLiveBrew
    My resolutions for the 2008 season are to give Ned a break... and to have hope for Turnbow.
  17. TooLiveBrew
    Sexon having hopefully a bounce back year It's awfully hard to think that Richie'd play as poorly as he did in 2007 again.
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    "Tell me I'm a good man... tell me I've earned it" That particular part in Saving Private Ryan - every time I watch it, I say, 'Not this time...', and every time I'm wrong. Oh, and yes, the power of that scene makes me nearly choke up in the very beginning, too.
  20. TooLiveBrew
    I don't think Teagarden has near that type of value. Really? His BB rate is very strong for a backstop, and unless he can't stick behind the plate, I don't see why an org. wouldn't value him pretty highly. I don't mean Sheets-type would net Teagarden and filler, but I think he's worth more than, a middling SP.
  21. TooLiveBrew
    In terms of talent, it's probably Sheets Gallardo Parra Bush Villy Soup But those last three are more or less interchangeable.
  22. TooLiveBrew
    Guys like Suppan and Livan Hernandez provide the value of gobbling up innings. One reason why, in retrospect, I wish we still had DD. I didn't like the signing either. Well he'll probably be traded after 2008, so I don't think you need to worry much longer.
  23. TooLiveBrew
    Yep if it wasn't for Suppan's leadership the Brewers might have blown a huge division lead last year to the Cubs or something http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/laugh.gif
  24. TooLiveBrew
    Here's some info on Kerry Wood's situation in regards to his back, from The Disabled List Informer (I submitted the question): Q: This is a bit off-topic, but it relates to a back issue (as does Blalock's unfortunate car accident). What do you make of Kerry Wood right now? I'm a Brewers fan, so therefore acutely interested in anything to do with our race with the Cubs. Is there anything with Kerry's mechanics that have led him to be hurt more? What does a back injury like his mean in terms of trying to handle the role of closer, in which you may have to throw 3 or 4 days in a row? A: I should dedicate a post to this question, and I will. But to answer your question briefly, Kerry Wood is always going to have something going on. He is likely out of shape, having focused every ounce of effort on getting his pitching arm ready for the season, that the rest of his body was not targeted as much. I will have to look at his mechanics further in order to answer your question. I know that he has an awful shoulder/elbow position in the high cocking phase, but beyond that I'll have to look at film and pictures.
  25. TooLiveBrew
    Latest from LAA is that Kelvim Escobar has a torn rotator cuff and is opting for season-ending (& possibly career-ending) surgery. Ace John Lackey is also out until at least mid-May, with questions surrounding how effective he can be once he does actually return. Oh, and just for good measure, Vladimir Guerrero is battling what Mike Scoscia phrased "stiff[ness] in the knee." Below is The Disabled List Informer's take on that: "'Stiff in the knee' is the term Mike Scioscia used today when describing Guerrero's situation. Let's not get overly worked up here, since stiffness in a joint can happen to anyone. However, Guerrero is 32 years old, and is not getting any younger. It is entirely possible that he is dealing with an arthritic condition in the knee. If this is the case, he will have good days and bad days. The good news? There is no particular trauma that occurred, and no mention of an incident that created any other types of symptoms such as clicking, locking, popping, or instability of the knee. If you hear of any reports mentioning this, you might want to be more concerned. Until then, consider him day-to-day and draft as you normally would."
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