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I can't believe that Macha still has supporters. I guess that people like to root for the underdog or something. It comes down to one thing, the team has played badly under him and he needs to go. Like it or not, the playoff season raised the bar here. Going further, he has the personality of a head of lettuce, and judging from things I've read over the past couple of years, I'd be willing to bet that he's unpopular with most of the players- I have a feeling there will be a lot of guarded type barbs from players next spring regarding how 'we did things last year' when they are contrasting the old and new regimes. Some may say that he did not have the pitching, etc., and that's mostly true. Maybe Melvin should be held accountable as well. -
At this point, I'd be willing to bet that Bush makes his start tomorrow. I think someone jumped the gun on this rumor. Though a trade would make some sense, optioning Bush down to the minors three days before the rosters expand would be asinine.
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My major beef with Macha is the following: Macha's Milwaukee record vs. Pittsburgh: 20-10 Macha's Milwaukee record vs. everyone else: 120-140 The guy inherited a playoff team, and this is what he's done. Yes, they were a borderline playoff team, and lost a lot in C.C. and Sheets, but Macha has shown me nothing. He may be a solid strategist (which I question), but a computer could do that. This team is poor fundamentally, and that falls to him. Going further, I just don't get the vibe that he is too popular with the players. He needs to go sooner rather than later.
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He was the singer for Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. Definitely best known for is guitar playing though. He was toward the top of Rolling Stones best guitarists ever list, and one of my guitar playing buddies asserts that he was the best guitarist ever. I know that I kind of 'skew old' on this site, as evidenced by the fact that I've never heard of a lot of the bands on the 'best albums' thread. Conversely, I was wondering how many of the younger people had heard of SRV. If you haven't, you should definitely check him out on Youtube.
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I can't find this anywhere else, but if true, this makes absolutely no sense. Bush isn't great shakes or anything, but if Soup would have been pitching as well as Bush has this season they probably would be talking about picking up his option. Who is going to step into the rotation- Parra again? Once again, another personnel move with very odd timing....when are they going to make a logical move and 'outright' Macha?
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Tough to believe that's it has been 20 full years to the day since Stevie Ray Vaughan was killed after the show at Alpine Valley. Where has the time went? I'm really feeling olld. This was one of the first in a string of many concerts that I had wanted/planned to attend, then didn't attend for whatever reason and regretted it later because it would have been my only/last chance to see them live. I was wondering if SRV is popular with the younger set, or if it's just us older fogies that dig him.
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If the Brewers moved, I would probably stop watching MLB altogether. I definitely wouldn't have rooting interest for any particular team unless I had money riding on them.
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Starting Suppan over a healthy Gallardo was not a decision any sane 'baseball man' would have made - even if Gallardo would have only been able to go 4-5 innings. It will take a lot of convincing for me to believe that this decision wasn't a mandate by Attanasio- no matter how it was conveyed to Sveum. It's generally accepted that Yost's dismissal was a mandate by Attanasio, so why would this one be a stretch? I certainly wouldn't exclude Sveum from consideration solely because of this decision.
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Good. Give Capuano some starts, and see how he does- if he looks OK for the rest of the season, I'd be inclined to offer him an incentive laden contract for next year. Frankly, I'd rather have an '85 percent' version of the 2005 Capuano than Parra as the #5 going forward. I've seen enough of Parra in the rotation. Perhaps he can be a serviceable reliever in the slim chance that he has a future in Milwaukee.
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What I don't get is they give Riske that kind of money and then acquire Torres and Gagne within a week. Both of those guys had to be on the radar when Riske was signed (I know Torres threatened retirement, but that was after the trade). They also had McClung and Turnbow on the roster at the time as well. That's why I don't buy the whole 'They had nothing in the bullpen, so Riske was needed' arguement. How many right-handed relief pitchers does one team need? In my view, this was another case of Melvin jumping the gun and signing a guy before the market was set. Riske never had good stuff, he had bounced around from team to team, but had pitched well the previous few seasons mostly because of the fact that he had decent to good control. He was never really a strikeout pitcher. I'm willing to give Melvin a pass on Gagne, mostly because it was a one year deal- but also because Gagne had a big time track record and had shown signs of bouncing back in 2007 before he went to Boston. Bottom line, Melvin panicked when Cordero bailed, and made a mistake with Riske. I find it kind of ironic and telling that the least notable (by far) acquisition of the three (Torres) ended up saving the season for the Brewers in 2008.
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This guy's career path is so similar to Kerry Wood's, its kind of scary.
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Trevor Hoffman claimed on waivers by White Sox?
RockCoCougars replied to Invader3K's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
I highly doubt if it will happen, but if I'm the Brewers, I'm not giving him away for nothing, and I'm only trading him if he wants to go to Chicago. Even then, if they don't want to give anything of value for him, let them sign Riske. -
Was Laurel Prieb in attendance, or is he still barred from the stadium grounds?
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It didn't take hindsight to know that this was a questionable acquisition. Riske was an older journeyman middle reliever with questionable stuff coming off a career season (sounds just like Suppan except for the middle reliever part). Melvin blundered by giving him a three year deal (with a buyout for a fourth... what was he thinking- does he think that every contract needs to include a buyout). Many, including myself hated the deal at the time. I bumped the original post of the signing and would do so again, but it was locked by the moderator. All that aside, I hope the Brewers have learned their lesson on signing middle relievers to multi-year deals. As we have seen with the Brewers time and time again over the years, success as a reliever is generally fleeting, here today and gone tomorrow.
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Probably the #4 worst free agent acquisition from another team in franchise history behind Suppan, Hammonds, and Stubbs. It's a tossup between that and the Gagne deal. Since Gagne was only for one year, this one gets the nod. The 'they forced me to learn a curve ball' excuse does nothing for me either, because the guy was flat out brutal outside of his first dozen or so appearances. How this guy got three years and a buyout for a fourth makes me question Melvin quite a bit. Riske never had great stats, nor the stuff to support giving him that kind of deal.
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What teams do you hate?
RockCoCougars replied to Warning Track Power's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Pretty much status quo: Cubs, Cardinals, Yankees, Red Sox, in that order with no one else really close. -
Good riddance to bad garbage.
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Beatles - Revolver
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If JJ Hardy is non-tendered - Utility IF?
RockCoCougars replied to RyDogg66's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
Frankly, Billy Hall would be a better option, because he can play any position on the field. I'm only half joking. -
Evans is definitely one of the underrated players of his day- I think a lot of Boston fans would tell you that he was better all around than Jim Rice. As for Rose, his best days were behind him by the early 80's. That's why it's so tough to rank these guys based on this timeline. Guys who broke into the league in the mid/late 70's certainly have the advantage. For example, that span basically covers Robin's, Brett's, Dave Winfield and Mike Schmidt's entire prime. On the other hand you have guys like Rose, Carew (who I haven't seen mentioned) and Reggie who started to wind down a little early in the span, and then you have guys like Mattingly, Gwynn, Boggs, etc. who came along rather late. Then you have guys who dominated for only a short time. For example, from 1977-1978 there was no better player in the game than Dave Parker- had he kept his nose clean, literally, he was a sure fire HOF. Then you have Murphy who was the best in the early 80's for a couple of years.
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Chris Spier is kind of an interesting case. When I was just getting into baseball as a kid, he was considered one of the rising stars of the game. Then he just completely lost it (though he seemed to hang around forever anyway). Right now, J.J. Hardy seems like he could have the same career track if he doesn't get things together.
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I think Sanchez was one of the most overrated Brewers 'young studs' ever. All he could do is steal bases. Gomez is a much better player even now- especially on defense, but if he doesn't get his head screwed on straight, he will be flaming out very shortly.
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Evans and Sandberg are two that I overlooked. Both have a place right around the top 10. Well above average offensively and defensively for both. As for Hernandez and Smith- if we are weighing defense heavily, they should be in the discussion as well, since both were probably the best fielders at their positions of the era. Someone else mentioned Mattingly, and 84 to 89 was basically his peak before his back went, so he is right there as well. Going further Evans and Coop are both definitely overlooked as well as Bill Madlock, who won four batting titles in this timeframe.
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I'd probably take Molitor and Reggie out. Reggie had most of his big seasons prior to '75 and Molitor was injured much of that period- he was actually better in the 90's. I'd add Dawson and Murphy to replace them, with Carter just missing.
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I would probably put Brett, Schmidt, Yount and Winfield as my top 4. Andre Dawson would definitely be top 10 to me. In addition to your list, I might also add Dave Parker, Dale Murphy, Fred Lynn and Gary Carter.
