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  1. RockCoCougars
    Good. Keep them coming. I know that these guys need 40 man spots, but I also want to remind Melvin that there are no limits on NRI. After the first of the year, he should be handing those out like candy to pitchers.
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    I've seen promising starts from this team before only to be disappointed, so I'll withhold judgement. At the same time they looked very good last night (though the Celtics looked horrible). If the young guys (Harris, Sanders) really have developed and the other pieces play well, it might be a fun season.
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    Nyjer will always be one of the bigger folk heroes in Brewer history. As someone once said about someone else, 'he'll never have to buy a beer in this town again'. I also think that the clubhouse cancer rep was overblown, the swagger seemed to be mostly 'persona'- plus all his on field conflicts were with the opposing team/fans, which I actually respect in this day and age.
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    I'd say Lohse was destined for the Twins if he hadn't had the history there. Unfortunately, that leaves the Brewers. It honestly just seems like a move that Melvin would make, especially if the market isn't too hot for him.
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    I have no problem with them taking a shot on a guy like this. Not sure if I dig taking the Astros' rejects, and it's a little perplexing why a 26 year old not named Eric Arnett was in AA, but Melvin and his staff have had some success picking guys like this up.
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    I'd say no to Dan Haren. I make this analogy a lot, but to me, this is akin to Bando dealing for Grissom so the Indians could sign Lofton. To me, a lot of Haren's success is pitching on the West Coast. Recently, he's had durability issues, his K rate fell last season, and he's trending towards being a fly ball pitcher. I don't think that he's an impact pitcher in Miller Park.
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    Yount was before my time, but until Sheffield came along (and later Sheets and Prince), Braggs was the most hyped Brewer prospect that I can remember to that point. Nieves was right there with him. Glad to see that he is well, but I still blame him for my skepticism of prospects. He was plain bad for most of his time in Milwaukee. I do remember one season (maybe '89?), where he got off to a really good start, but then he got hurt.
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    It's a lot better than that 'flouston' jersey they've been wearing for the past 15 years or so.
  9. RockCoCougars
    Frankly, I'm not so sure that Hamilton is preferable to Gomez at this point. Gomez is much younger and an ace defender in center, while Hamilton projects as a corner OF or a 1B moving forward. I'd rather explore signing Gomez to an extension for a fraction of what Hamilton will get, and then use the surplus money to fill out the pitching staff.... or you might be able to lock both Gomez and Hart up for what Hamilton would cost alone.
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    I hope the Brewers stay away from Jackson. He's got good stuff, has been durable and generally above average, but I have to think that there is a reason he keeps bouncing around. He's kind of like the Drew Gooden of baseball. From what I've seen, he's very inconsistent. I'm not a big fan of Lester either, considering what it would likely take to get him, plus he was plain bad for most of last year. I'm inclined to go with the young guys at this point, and add one low cost/low risk vet guy to the mix. I think that Bud Norris would be a good back of the rotation guy if the Astros are still in full fire sale mode and don't want too much for him.
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    Yep, that was it. I posted a question about it in the comments and the author responded with "the question referred to the fact that he was once traded for Hank Aaron." Kind of disappointing. I too was hoping for something more interesting, perhaps even "weird." Thanks for checking that out. I would say that 'Who was traded for Hank Aaron" is a good trivia question in a back of the baseball card kind of way, but not weird. Weird would be something like 'Which former major league OF started refusing to play on Fridays and Saturdays due to religious observance', or 'Which former MLB pitcher enjoyed eating iguana meat.' BTW: Somewhere, Roger Alexander is wondering when he is going to get his due.
  12. RockCoCougars
    I should have known that the 6 hit game was Briggs. The hitting streak must have been what kept getting Dave's name 'current' over the years. I remember being stoked when I heard that Derrick May was getting a NRI ('95)... Back in those days, that qualified as a big off-season acquisition. Does anyone have any clue why the Baltimore writer said May was the answer to a 'weird' trivia question'? At any rate, sounds like he was a great guy who will be missed.
  13. RockCoCougars
    No way. They already carry too many pitchers on the roster as it is. With a six man rotation, they'd have like 14-15 pitchers. Even though pitchers are babied a lot these days, it seems like there are just as many injuries. I think that basically some guys have durable arms and some do not. I can see limiting pitch counts to some extent, but I don't like these inning caps or the six man rotations.
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    I read the article a few times... and maybe I need a reading comprehension class, but why is May "the answer to one of baseball's weirdest trivia questions"? I know that he was traded for Aaron, but that doesn't seem weird to me. At any rate, sad to hear this. May was one of the better Brewers during the early days. Didn't he have a six hit game as a Brewer?
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    That stupid Brewers/Packers/Badgers logo. It's really starting to get popular as a window cling on vehicles. Saw two this morning, so here I am.
  16. RockCoCougars
    Maybe Hamilton gets the annual 5 year/$100 million offer this off-season.... the scary thing is that he may be the one to bite on it.
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    The Brewers and the Mariners had a huge fight in '90 I believe. A beanball war involving Bob Sebra and others led to a few suspensions. Tensions between the teams started (earlier in the season, I believe) when Billy Spiers injured Dave Valle on what Seattle fans perceived as a dirty play at the plate. Spiers was booed for years in Seattle thereafter. As for rivalries, I agree with those that say they were dictated by the standings. The Brewers and the Twins really weren't rivals because they were in different divisions. During the few seasons that the White Sox were competitive, there were some obnoxious Sox fans coming to Milwaukee, but that wasn't really a rivalry either. Once they were division rivals though, they had a pretty sweet fight in '95 or so (with the Garner/Bevington main event)
  18. RockCoCougars
    As has generally been the case in recent years it's a bad year for free agent starting pitching, so I don't really want the Brewers to get involved. The few guys who hit the market that get multiyear deals will almost certainly be overpaid. I don't think that signing a #2/3 caliber guy for eight figures makes much sense for a team with so many young guys who have a chance to be just as good. I'd rather fill out the rotation with one or two make good type vets on one or two year deals. It seems like every winter, a few guys in the McCarthy, Liriano mold fall through the cracks after the big spenders do their wheeling and dealng.
  19. RockCoCougars
    I agree, but Cabrera has the advantage over Trout in all the important 'counting stats' except for runs, triples and steals. I still don't get how RBI's are dismissed by so many people while runs are not. Unless you are hitting a homer, both are dependent on the players around you in the lineup. If Trout played for the Astros, he wouldn't have scored nearly as many runs as he did hitting in front of Hunter, Pujols, Trumbo, etc.
  20. RockCoCougars
    http://images.wikia.com/uncyclopedia/images/archive/b/b5/20100108063328!Exploding-head.gif Cabrera did get on base more. Roughly 20 more times than Trout, by my math. Trout had a higher percentage, but he didn't play as much.
  21. RockCoCougars
    I thought before hearing any of the talking heads on tv, that Cabrera was a lock for MVP. Then I hear some people say it is an old school vs new school argument. It is. I'd like to see a Sportsnation type AL MVP poll with age breakdown. I stated before, you can't take anything away from Trout, but it's Cabrera without a doubt for me. Let's throw RBI out of the mix. Cabrera 15 more homers, about 20 more XBH and for all this talk about getting on base, he got on base more. Trout has the advantage of OBP, SB and defense, but to me, that doesn't close the gap enough.
  22. RockCoCougars
    A bunch of fair weather fans blaming Hamilton (who admittedly was pretty bad after his big tear) instead of their GM for looking at that pitching staff and thinking that it would get them deep in the playoffs. Oh well, I guess they will have the ROY races to look forward to for the next few years. Can't bash Billy Beane anymore, so your new pet is Daniels? It's basically the same pitching staff that did take them deep in the playoffs the previous two seasons... Yu Darvish replacing CJ Wilson. I certainly still can bash Beane, because he hasn't won anything despite the heaps of hype, but I have no reason to. If the A's actually make it out of the first round of the playoffs, I'll give credit where credit is due. As for Daniels, the Rangers starting staff was not great to begin with, and further weakened by injuries. He 'bolstered' the staff by adding Oswalt and Dempster, had they gone for Greinke instead they probably win that division.
  23. RockCoCougars
    I'm a big fan of his defense/speed and he certainly outperformed most expectations at the plate as well. The problem is that Boras is his agent, and I really don't think that it's in the Brewers best interests to even talk with Boras clients. It follows that I'd look at selling high this winter if the price is right.
  24. RockCoCougars
    A bunch of fair weather fans blaming Hamilton (who admittedly was pretty bad after his big tear) instead of their GM for looking at that pitching staff and thinking that it would get them deep in the playoffs. Oh well, I guess they will have the ROY races to look forward to for the next few years.
  25. RockCoCougars
    Another argument that I have for Cabrera is that he played 15 percent more games than Trout. Has any position player MVP played in less than 140 games in a non-shortened season in the 162 game era? EDIT: Just looked it up. Looks like there are four guys- Mantle 1962, Stargell 1979, Bonds 2003 and Hamilton 2008.
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