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  1. RockCoCougars
    Schiraldi was a stud. I don't have any proof, but I'd be willing to bet that he was highly ranked by Baseball America. Unfortunately, then- as is the case now- we didn't have the young pitching to get the other team to bite. Dalton asked, but the Mets wouldn't do anything if Nieves or Higuera wasn't involved....
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    Probably not in 1984 but definitely in 1985, I bet there would have been lots advocating moving Yount- too bad brewerfan.net wasn't around then. I can just see the post, "Let's sell while he still has value. He's been regressing since 1982, not to mention that his shoulder is shot and he can't play shortstop anymore. We are set in the outfield with two future studs in Dion James and Doug Loman, and Glenn Braggs is tearing it up in El Paso with an ETA of the middle of next year. We need pitching. The Mets are stacked with young pitching, I wonder if they would trade Calvin Schiraldi for Yount straight up- or would we have to add something to sweeten the pot (maybe we could eat a chunk of Yount's salary)? If we could move Yount, we could have almost an extra million in payroll to save for the free agent market."
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    How about one of those 'nail's joints' in MP? Call it "Benny's Biters" or something.
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    To quote Hawk Harrelson, 'He gone.'.
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    Walk of Fame? Yes. Number retired? No. I agree that if 15 is retired it should be for Coop, but in my view, he falls short too. All that said, in my opinion, Sheets was the 2nd best pitcher in franchise history (based on time put in with the Brewers), just a notch behind Higuera. I think that Sheets was better than Caldwell, Haas or Slaton. Caldwell was gutsy, but hittable. I remember him throwing quite a few 9 or more hit shutouts. Haas had his moments, but he was also pretty hittable. I think that both Caldwell and Haas' W/L records with the Brewers were at least partly a product of them playing for offensive juggernauts. Sheets would have won a lot more games picthing for those teams. As for Slaton, he was slightly above average, but he's towards the top of most of the Brewers all time pitching lists mostly due to his longevity. Like Sheets, Higuera put up some nice win totals pitching for mostly mediocre teams. Too bad he was so old when the Brewers discovered him. I'll give Higuera the nod over Sheets by a nose because he was slightly more consistent.... though when Sheets was on, he was more dominant.
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    Though it would pretty much be a classic Melvin signing (he could take the Looper/Davis 'black hole' spot in the rotation), I'd pass on Westbrook. No more old pitchers signed from the Cardinals- not to mention that his arm is held together with duct tape at this point.
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    Wegman Bosio, Plesac and Nieves all came up together, and were rookies in 1986. Dang that's a long time. No wonder we suck. Was there 1 more rook with them I'm forgetting? Either way, this class could be better. I believe that both Mike Birkbeck and Mark Ciardi were in the rotation in the beginning of '87, though neither lasted long there. I don't believe that Tim Leary was a rookie, but he got a lot of hype in '86 as well. Plesac was a starter in the minors, and I think that he was supposed to be the #5 out of spring training in '86, but I don't think he ever got any starts before he ended up sharing closer duties with Mark Clear. Nieves got hurt, and Wegman and Bosio each took a few years after hitting MLB to develop. That said, I don't think that the current crop of young pitching can touch those guys- though I'll be happy if I'm wrong.
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    Who can blame you? Based on how they've looked the past several weeks, I'm sure several of the Brewers will be 'skipping' the weekend as well. Nothing worse than being a fan of a team who has given up in enemy territory- especially when there will be tons of fair weathered fans due to the Giants playoff hopes. This one has sweep written all over it.
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    Trading Braun would be about as good of an idea as trading Ray Allen was. Talented guys who like Milwaukee are few and far between. When you get lucky enough to have one, you ride it out.
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    Not me. His throwing arm drops down. Yes, but does he throw the maxline fastball and the pronation curveball?
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    I take it that you missed most of the 90's.
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    In my opinion, it is an absolute travesty that this guy was ejected from the game and ticketed for this remark. Though it can be interpreted many ways, at it's face- it is not vulgar or a slur of any kind. I think the umpire and the catcher need to get over themselves.
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    I have to admit that it was kind of classy for LaRussa to give both the Miller Park fans one last opportunity to boo Soup and the Brewer bats a chance to knock him around a little bit.
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    My boss has put me in a rare mood today. Always nice to come back from a long weekend.
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    Did they have to wait for the new coach to get to Milwaukee to communicate that to him?
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    If a deal for a guy like Cain or Garza can't be struck, the Brewers had best hold on to Fielder. See how next year goes, and either get value for him at the deadline, two draft picks, or re-sign him for a much lower than expected price.
  17. RockCoCougars
    He hired who as his agent? Screw it then. Trade Weeks for a #3 pitcher. Is Jonathan Sanchez still available?
  18. RockCoCougars
    Let's bring back Kevin Mench. He mashes lefties, you know. Can he play right though? Seriously, I must be watching a different Dickerson than a lot of people. In my view, if the Brewers depend on him for anything significant next season, they are in for a long one. He reminds me of a Mouton (not sure which one), and using a NFL term, is nothing more than 'training camp fodder' from what I've seen. I could see Hart playing first and Gamel in right, but it doesn't appear that Gamel is going to get a chance under this regime.
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    Outside of switching 1 and 2, I would agree with you. Yount's 3,000th would be 4th and his catch to preserve Nieves' no hitter would be 5th.
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    The Sounds currently have Marty McLeary in their rotation. I wouldn't have a problem in the least if Prior took his spot.
  21. RockCoCougars
    Morgan's actions probably look a little extreme to Brewers fans. After all, when someone on the Brewers gets drilled intentionally, they put their head down to jog to first base, and then let their manager call the league office and whine- I think the National League did eventually put the Braves on Double Secret Probation after all. It would be nice to see one of the Brewers take a similar action to Morgan if warranted.
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    I'd say those stats are what we all expected. Not meaningless at all, just proves everyone's thinking.Don't switch the blade on the guy in shades oh no. In all seriousness, Hart being limited gives the Brewers the option of getting Gamel up to play some right field and get 3 starts or so a week against right handed pitchers. Let's see what he looks like. Chris Dickerson is not the answer.
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    It's a joke if Gamel isn't called up and given regular at bats. What did he do specifically to tick off this regime?
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    Again, if you think that pre and in-game strategy is the most important facet of a manager, hire someone to run a laptop with a program that spits out all the best strategic options based on the current scenario and past occurrences- in this case, you'd always take the 'best' option, while Macha would slip up once in a while. I believe that management involves more than that though- most importantly, commanding respect and respecting your employees through communication skills. Watching this team, I'm not so sure that Macha does either well. I'm not sure I've never heard a positive quote about him through the press. I'm sure most of us have been in situations with 'bad bosses' where they are poor communicators and second-guessed by most of employees. Generally, in these cases, the workplace isn't quite up to par with productivity, because everyone is kind of doing their own thing. This shines through on the field with the Brewers' poor fundamentals and seemingly uninspired play (by most).
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    I don't think the Brewers are a playoff team either, that said, I don't think they've been playing to their talent level. They've haven't even been a .500 club, dominating the Pirates and generally playing poorly against everyone else. I guess the argument is that Macha hasn't caused the team to underachieve. Though I would argue that he has, he most certainly hasn't caused the team to overachieve. Many teams have overachieved and made the playoffs because of it. Going back a few years, though they never made the playoffs, Phil Garner had several teams in relative contention at this point in the season, without anywhere near the horses and/or payroll that Macha has.
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