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Drummond would be best served staying in school. He has a long way to develop as a player, especially offensively. I'm sure that it will be hard for him to pass up the money though.
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How could Bogut be traded at this point? Don't guys in the NBA have to pass a physical? This is not even mentioning the fact that it would be the height of selling low. Was it last year or the year before that Timberwolve fans were talking about trading Love for him? At this point, I couldn't imagine getting anything more than a few first rounders from a playoff team for him.
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I never really had big problems with Vikings fans until the 'Purple Pride' folks jumped on the wagon with Randy Moss in '98. This new segment of fans brought a whole different atmosphere to the games. Many of these new fans seemed more prone to drinking/obnoxiousness. Before Moss, games were routinely blacked out in 'The Cities'. Afterwards, the games kind of seemed like going to a WWF event. Bottom line, as I've gotten older, I don't like going to games as much in general. Sometimes it's tough to take kids to games at Miller Park due to the boorish behavior of some of the fans, and I don't consider myself to be a prude by any means. I would say that some Badger football fans are pretty bad to opposing fans as well, which could be expected due to the mix of age/drinking going on at these games. I will say that the nicest fans that I've ever met have been in Kansas City. Never had a single problem there. If you are approached by a fan, they generally want to talk sports. About half the Cardinal fans seem to be like this as well, the other half are annoying twits. -
Brewer All Disappointment Team
RockCoCougars replied to Matt Breen's topic in Brewers Minor League Talk
I have some from further back in the day... these are based on their Brewer careers. C: Tim McIntosh: Bloated numbers in MILB hitters parks. Did nothing in the majors. 1B: Joey Meyer: I watched him win a triple crown in Beloit. I watched him get the golden sombrero in Milwaukee, on his way to Japan. 2B: Ronnie Belliard: They traded Vina to make room for this guy? Actually churned out an OK career but nowhere near the hype. SS: Gary Sheffield: Self explanatory. Not a very good player in Milwaukee, and an immature baby to boot. 3B: Rob Ellis: Before my time, but I believe the only Brewer to go from the draft to the MLB roster with the associated hype. OF: Dan Thomas: Won a triple crown in the minors. Flaked out in the majors, later hung himself in jail. OF: Dion James: The reason that Robin Yount originally moved to left instead of center. Had one decent season, brutal thereafter in Milwaukee, though he re-emerged later with the Yankees. OF: Glenn Braggs: Perhaps the top prospect in minor league baseball when he got the call mid season '86. Was being compared to guys like Jim Rice at the time, but was pretty much a constant disappointment. Pitchers: Juan Nieves (injuries), Ramser Correa (look him up, if you're not familiar), Nick Neugebauer (injuries), Angel Miranda (the 'next Higuera'...), with a litany of busted first round draft picks to fill out the bullpen. -
My money is still on him with the Cardinals at some point, hopefully because they are having issues with their rotation.
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I'm not really sure that Oswalt is worth what he would demand at this point in his career considering his age and back issues. Especially if he were to miss half the season. If he came with Clemen-esque prima-donna demands (I'm only with the team when I pitch, only pitch at home, etc.), I'd say no way. He wasn't very good last year relatively speaking, certainly not dominant- baserunners were way up and strikeouts were way down from his career norms. I'm not sure he'd be that much an upgrade over what they have unless someone gets hurt.
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I've been to literally dozens of games in the TC and I will agree that the Vikings fans are the worst. I've had a few issues with Twins fans, but nothing major. The few confrontations that have gotten the most 'heated' have been with Vikings fans, so I should have clarified. That said, I attended these Twins/Brewers games in the Metrodome, and there were probably as many or more Brewers fans there than Twins fans generally. I'm not sure if the new stadium and recent success has changed things or not. From my experience, baseball fans are generally more laid back than football fans.
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The last few times that I entered enemy territory, I've worn neutral garb. It's just not worth the hassle anymore if you ask me. I've been in a lot of places and I've nearly been involved in some altercations over this (and no I wasn't drunk or obnoxious, the other folks were). If you cheer in a non obnoxious fashion, most around you aren't even aware that you are 'rooting for the wrong team' if you aren't dressed in their gear head to toe. Some people seem to like drawing that attention, I do not. BTW, from my experience, Minnesota fans are the absolute worst in this way.
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The only big question about his career is why did the Pilots let him run 21 times in 1969. He was 31, and never had more than 3 SB in year. Predictably, he was caught more than he was successful. 10 stolen bases to 11 caught stealing. The manager, Joe Schultz, was probably pounding the Budweiser (Ball Four reference). Without looking, from what I remember, Tommy Harper stole a ton of bases that year- and I'm not sure whether he was known as a big time speedster prior to that (though he was after), so they probably ran a lot, and played small ball.
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Just saw that Don Mincher passed away. He was the first person in Pilots/Brewers franchise history to play in an All Star Game. http://www.theolympian.com/2012/03/06/2017989/mincher-pilots-all-star-dies.html
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Call me a pessimist, but based on the past, I'm assuming that things will work themselves out by way of the disabled list.
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This is a good one as well. I read it in middle school, then I read Ball Four (pretty funny that one was in the middle school library... I definitely learned some new vocabulary from that one, I borrowed Joe Schultz' favorite expletive quite often back in the day...). "The Long Season" would be rated PG, and "Ball Four" is rated R.
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PIT signs CF McCutchen to 6-yr./$51.5M deal
RockCoCougars replied to TooLiveBrew's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
This is a deal that a team like Pittsburgh needs to make. Better to take a calculated risk on your own proven quantity than to overpay for someone from somewhere else. -
I fully expect these guys to win the next two games because they cannot be figured out using any form of logic. If they start looking good, they revert to horrible form, and once they appear to have given up, they start playing well again. I predict that they will end up with the 9 seed and the 11 spot in the lottery.
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Here's my prediction for 2020. MLB expands to two markets (I'll guess Charlotte in the N.L. and Portland in the A.L.). With 16 teams per league, each league will have 4 four team divisions. The playoffs will be set up similar to the NFL - 4 division winners and two wild cards. The season will be shortened by a week for this. The top two teams will get a bye, and the 'Wild Card Series' will start on a Monday, be 3 games in 4 days, with the "Division Series' starting on Saturday. The bye teams will then have five days off, but the rust will be justified by the fact that their pitchers will be fresh. Bottom line, playoffs equal ratings. If the networks are doling out billions on baseball contracts, they naturally would be in favor of expanding the playoffs. This scenario would allow the owners to feather their nests with both the TV contracts and the expansion fees. Going further, strategically placing expansion teams would allow for better geographical alignment. I see both the move of the Astros and the addition of a wildcard team as the first moves of a greater plan. When are the existing MLB network deals up?
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This also makes the regular season more important because if you don't win your division you have the 1 game crap shoot. Previously, especially with regard to the AL East race recently, it was at many times pointless because the division winner and wild card team are equal in the playoffs except for home field advantage. Now winning the division is much more important. This is a valid point, but I still think that the major factor in this decision is that one game playoffs will draw huge ratings. Huge ratings = $$$$$$$. I agree that this devalues the wild card relative to the division winners, but (not liking the WC to begin with) instead of theoretically having one 88 win WC team, you will have an 88 win WC team plus a 86 win WC team. I think this waters down the playoffs. I also see this move as an attempt to slowly appease the purists. I'd be willing to bet that the next cash grab will be an attempt to shorten the regular season by a week and add another round of playoffs. The networks know that ratings are higher for a playoff game than a regular season game, plus- as they say, 'it will make things more exciting'. The owners know who butters their bread, so I'm fully expecting something like this to go along with expansion to add one more team per league, I'd guess in a decade or so. To me, the Astros move to the A.L. signals that the owners are probably starting to think about expansion again (with the one team per league method that they have used the past few times).
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I'm back with another one. Just read the sad story regarding the likely drowning of the student from Point on his 21st. All the 'serial killer' theorists are already out in full force again. Newsflash.... college-aged guys drinking to the point of blacking out (especially on their 21st) is not uncommon on a campus, going further, young men do not practice the 'buddy system' as well as women of this age. When I lived both on and off campus back in the day, it was not uncommon at all to see 'lone wolf' drunken young men staggering around. To me, it's a simple equation... blackout drunk guys + a feeling of invincibility + water (especially ice leading to open water) = death. Lord knows where I would have ended up the night I became 'legal' drinking age without a friend escorting me home. After about 8 o'clock that evening, all that I could remember the next day were brief flashes, and then nothing after a certain time.
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As long as Hart is only going to be out a couple weeks into the regular season, I'd just stick Aoki in RF full time and see what we have in him as a player. I agree. I think a full time 2-3 week gig would allow for a good evaluation.
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That's the rub. The regular season was originally designed for the best team to have the opportunity to play for a championship. No 'playoffs' were necessary, until the World Series was instituted to determine superiority between the two leagues (yes, I know that mystique is now gone due to interleague play.... that's another rant for another day). According to my count, there have been 10 Wild Card teams (with 5 winners) in the World Series since it was instituted in '94..... nearly a third of all World Series teams. To me, that marginalizes the regular season. I put more stock into 162 games than a short series. Call me a purist, but in my view, a team should at least win their division to have the opportunity to play for a championship. Unfortunately, all these changes are driven by money, not the desire to improve the game.
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I think that it's absolutely ridiculous to water down the playoffs even more in the name of the almighty dollar. I realize that the days of chasing the pennant are gone, but this decision was driven by TV money nothing more, nothing less. One of the reasons that I love baseball is that the regular season is long and meaningful. Now, not as much. The other problem that I have with allowing more teams in the baseball playoffs is the fact that in a baseball series, the hot team often will win (see the 2011 Cardinals) as opposed to the better team. In my view, there is a more level playing field in a baseball playoff series, as opposed to say, the NFL or NBA where talent generally trumps momentum.
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It sure seems that way, doesn't it? Hopefully, this is like last season and he only misses a few weeks.
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I second some of the suggestions above. I have two more. The Glory of Their Times: Awesome oral history on baseball from about 100 years ago. Lords of the Realm: Great history of how baseball turned into the billion dollar business and the interactions with the players and owners along the way.
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Jim Caple is anti-Milwaukee because he was a homer beat writer for the Twins when the contraction talks came up. He blamed Selig for this (instead of the skinflint Twins owner, Pohlad- a billionaire and one of the richest people in America), and by proxy still hates on the Brewers. The guy is a non person of the highest level, and is just another reason to hate ESPN. I refuse to read the article, by the way.
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Multi year deal for AX? (Contract renewed 3/2)
RockCoCougars replied to markedman5's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Axford's the best to ever wear a Brewer uniform and it's not close. Plesac was about as good as Axford for a longer period of time. He had filthy stuff until he banged up his arm (in 89?). The save percentage stats don't bear that out, but they weren't as gaudy for anyone back then. I believe Doug Jones had the record with like 16 conversions in a row or something. -
Horrible idea. Why did they see the need for this? Oh yeah, $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
