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  1. RockCoCougars
    No way are these guys out of it at this point. That said, the season basically comes down to the next week in a half. They need to take care of business against the Mariners and the Astros, which is very doable. For a change, it looks like they are going to get some breaks. They are going to miss Cliff Lee and Hernandez, and then it looks like they miss Oswalt too. Take care of business at home, and that series in St. Louis would be absolutely huge. I think if they can get within 6 at the break, they still have a fighting chance. Now that the dead weight has been trimmed from the bullpen, and the starting is coming together a little bit, things are looking a lot better. Going further, it's hard to count them out when the team they are chasing has Jeff Suppan in the rotation. Let's keep our fingers crossed that Prince and Braun both get hot at the same time.
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    I was just wondering what ever came of this a few days ago when I was reminiscing about the great Brewers teams from a decade ago. I was also remembering Dub Kilgo, the former Beloit Brewers manager. Anybody remember his antics? He was into some wild stuff.
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    The Brewers owned the Twins in Minnesota during the mid 90's. Not sure how they did at home, but I think they held their own. At one point, the all-time series was almost a 50-50 split.
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    Definitely 'Limelight', but I'm over 35, and I think that's a requirement for any Brewer over that age.
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    His WHIP is still off the charts, but I have to give him credit that he made another start and didn't give up any crooked numbers. That will probably change in the near-term, but I hope these first few starts convince the Cardinals to keep him around for the rest of the year.
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    The way that I look at it, if Fielder doesn't have a big season this year he becomes much more signable for the Brewers. While I like pitchers with the skill set of Wade Davis, he should only be a part of the deal. While I would want quality ahead of quantity, I'd need at least one more pitcher with upside to even consider moving Fielder. At any rate, it would be a PR nightmare for the Brewers to trade Fielder for players that 95% of the fanbase have never even heard of. I can hear it now, "just like when Selig was running the team", etc., etc.. It would be a huge risk for Attanasio to move Fielder, and he might be better off just trying to sign him at a reasonable rate and letting him walk if he chooses.
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    Davis and Colome would be more than enough for Prince. Colome would really be the center piece of the trade really. Davis if he turns it around would be a good acquisition but Colome is a possible future ACE. Even next year the rotation with Gallardo, Wolf, W. Davis, Parra, Narveson/Davis/Rogers/Rivas/Butler wouldn't be all that bad. I believe the Brewers would have an at least an average rotation if not better. I admittedly know very little about Colome, but after reading a scouting report, he sounds like the type of pitcher the Brewers should stockpile (more specifically, hard throwing). I would definitely listen if multiple arms were involved, but I'm not trading Fielder straight up for a pitcher with that stat line of Wade Davis regardless of how highly rated prospect he has been.
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    I consider these portions to be very contradictory. If the pitcher is trying to walk you , how can you get a hit. I would rather a guy take a walk than make poor contact on a pitcher's pitch. If I had to interpret the numbers, I would say that he is probably pitched around in high leverage situations. Of course given the number of PA I think those numbers really don't mean anything. Point taken. But if the pitcher is trying to pitch around you, you should get a walk, unless you are pressing and swinging at bad pitches (which would be reflected in your BA). At other times the pitcher may go after you in these situations, in which your success will presumably also be reflected by your batting average (assuming the pitcher is able to throw strikes). In those cases, the low batting average is telling, and if anything the OPS would be inflated- meaning I would expect a guy hitting in front of Braun and Fielder in those spots to have a lower walk rate and OPS than a guy hitting in front of Jason Kendall and Jason Bourgeois. At any rate, I will stop trying to turn this into a thread bashing Cameron. I did enough of that last year.
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    Yes, but what is the value of a walk when you are hitting ahead of guys like Jason Kendall and the pitcher? I think I would be pitched around with first base open in those situations. If the pitcher is trying to walk you, there is not much to do but take the walk, so he couldn't be faulted for that. That said, when he does presumably getting pitches to hit, you have to look at the batting average and RBI's. He wasn't getting the job done when you look at that.
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    Teams hit better in blowout type games. That's why they're blowout type games.Right- but not when they are getting beat 8-0. These stats measure blowout games either way.
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    Say what you want, but Weeks is the best offensive 2nd baseman this franchise has ever produced outside of Molitor. I'd rather lock him up than count on Lawrie- who will probably be an outfielder if he ever even makes it. Gamel will probably end up somewhere other than 3rd as well- if ever given the chance, so I don't know if you can count on moving McGehee to 2nd in the near future either. Or, maybe you just put Weeks in center at some point. If he can be had for $6-7 million a season, I don't see how you don't move on it.
  12. RockCoCougars
    So you guys would trade Fielder straight up for a soon to be 25 year old pitcher with an ERA approaching 5, a WHIP approaching 1.5 and barely 6 strikeouts per 9 innings? Just asking- because it would take a lot more for me to even think about it.
  13. RockCoCougars
    No, I'm showing how poorly he hit with men in scoring position and in 'clutch' situations (close games/late innings). Though it's a much smaller sample (because most games stay within three runs), the stats show that Cameron also hit much better in blowout type games either way. I think these statistics prove that my recollections of swearing at the TV time after time watching Cammy whiff in a big spot aren't completely baseless.
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    OK. Here are some stats for Cammy (I know a lot of you don't put much stock into batting average, but to me when you are looking at situational splits, its telling whether or not a guy is clutch): 2009: RISP: .233 batting average, 36 strikeouts in 185 PA Runner on third, less than two outs .136 batting average Game within 4 runs, .245 batting average, margin greater than 4, .279 batting average 'High Leverage' situations as defined by www.baseball-reference.com: .222 batting average In 2008, he was slightly better with runners on base, hitting .245 with RISP. That said, he hit much better in blowout type games: Game within 4 runs, .236 batting average, margin greater than 4, .311 batting average. He also hit a sparkling .188 in 'high leverage situations' ("PA in the 7th or later with the batting team tied, ahead by one, or the tying run at least on deck.").
  15. RockCoCougars
    I'll vote for the first option. It's like the term, "quit while you're ahead" at the casino. You may have some short term success and win some money, but in the end the house has the advantage and you will likely lose everything you won and more. In this case, house edge= mlb batter edge vs. Suppan. You can't throw 86 MPH straight as a string without getting knocked around. Like I said, I'll give him credit for getting through the lineup twice, but I'll wait and see how he fares a few starts against a stronger offense that's seen his 'stuff' recently before I admit that I'm wrong. Ironically, it probably works in the Brewers' favor if Soup starts strong (no I haven't given up on the season 8 games out in mid-June). A strong start will likely cause the Cardnals to keep him around longer, where if he got knocked around badly they would cut and run. If nothing else Soup is durable (when 'injuries' are not manufactured). If other Cardnal pitchers have injury problems, he could get the ball every fifth day for the rest of the season- this is only good for the Brewers. Maybe Melvin keeping Suppan around was a stroke of genius. He waited for the Cardnals to get thin in the pitching ranks, and released him as a type of Trojan horse.
  16. RockCoCougars
    I beg to differ. Neither of these guys were clutch. Considering Cameron hit behind Braun and Fielder, his RBI total last season was absolutely pathetic. I know many discount RBI's as a stat, but last year, Cameron had 300 plate appearances with men on base and 328 with the bases empty. This is basically a 50/50 split, yet 16 of his 24 homers were solo shots - two thirds. I'd break him down this year, but he hasn't hit one yet in 72 plate appearances, though he does have 2 (two!) RBI. It appears that though many here thought he'd play forever, Cammy is starting to break down. Letting him walk is one move that Melvin should be given some credit for.
  17. RockCoCougars
    Let's not get ahead of ourselves here. I'll be the first to admit that he pitched better tonight than I expected. He did the same in his first start with the Brewers this season. How did that turn out? It's not like he was dominant either, allowing 6 baserunners in 4 innings. Personally, I will withhold judgment until I see him string together about 3-4 more solid outings.
  18. RockCoCougars
    Cammy was the King of this domain for his Brewers tenure. 31 of his 49 homers were with the bases empty, many with the game in hand either way. He was even worse than Grissom, who hit 27 solo shots out of his 44 Brewers home runs.
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    I am very tempted to parlay Seattle with the over 9.5 runs tonight, especially since the Brewers don't play until 9. It pays almost 4 to 1, and if Seattle gets 5 runs you are already half way home.
  20. RockCoCougars
    I'll predict that he gets the snot knocked out of him, just like he has for the past 2 seasons. If Duncan can make him into any semblance of a major league pitcher, he is an absolute genius.
  21. RockCoCougars
    Anybody remember the Robin Yount/Mike Young lineup card fiasco in I believe 1988?
  22. RockCoCougars
    I'm sure they're quite pleased they were able to leverage the uncertainty into an invite to the Pac-10.Maybe it's just me, but I always considered the Big 12 a much stronger conference in football and even stronger in basketball for the past several years. This is all about money, both the Big Ten Network and the Pac 10 (through Fox Sports Net) serve much larger markets than the Big 12, which covers a lot of 'flyover country'. May as well start paying the players.
  23. RockCoCougars
    Are you sure that those aren't Cameron's numbers from last year? I guess someone had to pick up his mantle.
  24. RockCoCougars
    I still remember where I was when I heard the news (or more specifically, read the news, as I saw it in a newspaper). June 6, 1983. /grumbling/I do too. I didn't get too upset at first, because I honestly thought that my leg was getting pulled. Back in the dark days before the Internet, I had to turn the radio on to confirm- then I saw red.
  25. RockCoCougars
    Exactly. This is basically a more sophisticated and well-funded version of the 'balloon boy' family. The father should be ashamed of himself.
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