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Ron is the reason we remained 2 games from the World Series when he decided to start Marcum in game 6 despite the fact that Marcum was toast and that everyone in the world knew Marcum was toast. He should have been fired after game 6 for being that stupid. I said it then and I'll say it now - that's true, but who else should he have started? Gallardo on short rest or Naverson for 2-3 innings and the BP for the rest. Larussa won that series and I don't think he got more than 18 innings out of his starters total. A good or creative manager can find a way to win. I'm not saying we win if RR does either of those moves, but at least we would have had a chance. Marcum gave us no chance. It was obvious he had nothing left, everyone said it before the game began. Let's be honest, had RR done that in Boston or NY, he would not have been fired today, he would have been fired years ago. Obviously in hindsight it would have been nice to try something else, but Gallardo was brutal in game 3. Just as bad as Marcum's previous start but with more walks. Can't imagine he would have been better on short rest. -
Ron is the reason we remained 2 games from the World Series when he decided to start Marcum in game 6 despite the fact that Marcum was toast and that everyone in the world knew Marcum was toast. He should have been fired after game 6 for being that stupid. I said it then and I'll say it now - that's true, but who else should he have started?
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There is no way they could know that a free agent pitcher of that level would be in the range they could afford, so by making that trade the lessen the need to sign a free agent. However, even knowing I was going to sign Garza, I still trade Aoki. I think they got a decent pitcher they control for years and Davis/Gindl slugging will make up for the drop in OBP and defense. Plus they needed help in the bullpen and Smith should help a lot there.
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"Ralph Sasson, 29, makes a number of personal accusations against Braun, saying in the lawsuit that Braun doped through his years at the University of Miami, committed academic fraud and accepted money while a student." Just to clarify something, I read the lawsuit and unless I missed something, there is nothing in there even accusing Braun of academic fraud or of of doping at Miami. Those things come from a separate document called "requests for admissions" that Sasson served on Braun. The distinction is very important becasue plaintiffs must have a reasonable basis for any allegations in a complaint or risk being sanctioned by the Court. He can ask anything he wants in the request for admissions, however. Also, in the request for admissions, all Sasson does is ask Braun to admit or deny those things, but does not accuse Braun of them. Of course, Braun will probably just refuse to answer those questions, arguing they have nothing to do with the lawsuit itself. It's also very interesting that the requests have been made public. I don't practice in Wisconsin, but in most places those types of docs aren't even filed with the Court. So either the rules are different in Wisconsin, the guy filed them in court just so they'd be made public, or he sent them to the paper himself.
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I am so flipping sick of this team running themselves out of the inning.
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That's awesome. Congratulations. Maybe a little late to the party but here are thoughts. There's a book called Healthy Sleep Habits, Healthy Child that is very good. Our friends who run a home day care recommended it. I'm sure a lot of it is luck, but our 20-month old sleeps 11 hrs a night. Routines are very helpful. There's obviously no schedule at first, but establish one after a few months. Same bedtime, etc. For swaddling, I recommend the Miracle Blanket. Seems weird at first but it works like a dream. No velcro, so they don't make any noise when you're adjusting them. Don't worry about calling the doctors too much. They're used to it. Our son started crying a lot after eating when he was about 4 weeks old. Then screaming. We should have gone in sooner, but turned out he had a bad acid reflux problem which apparently is pretty common. Once he was on the right meds, he was fine. Good luck!
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Happy Fun Ball has a liquid core that should not be eaten, smelled, or looked at.
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It felt scary. I went out to the grill as soon as they lifted the "stay inside" order and within 5-10 minutes I could hear all the cops racing down Mt. Auburn Street a block away and the chopper closing in. Was it stupid of me to stay outside until the chicken was done? Probably - although we never in any real danger. Very cool scene after the arrest when the cops were leaving the area and a big crowd was cheering them on. I also work 3.5 blocks from the marathon finish line and I was in NYC for 9/11. I say this not to sound cool, but to warn all of you to stay away from me.
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Yikes. Hope everything's ok with him & his. Yes, thanks. That's me. We heard the shots and flashbangs right before they captured him. Pretty insane. What I can't figure out is how they didn't check that yard earlier in the day. It's only maybe six blocks from the initial shootout. Pretty freaky to have this going on in my neighborhood.
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Braun, Cano, ARod, Granderson rumored to have failed PED test
dhoffman19 replied to Ennder's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Agreed. Increased strength = better bat speed, making it easier to make solid contact as opposed to fouling off good pitches. You can also wait longer to start your swing, giving you more time to recognize pitches. Plus when you're stronger you don't feel the need to overswing to gain power. Also, the steroids result in less muscle soreness and shorter recovery time after workouts - reducing fatigue and making it easier to concentrate. I don't pretend to have any science or stats to back this up, but I don't think we can assume that steroids don't help players make better contact. -
Braun, Cano, ARod, Granderson rumored to have failed PED test
dhoffman19 replied to Ennder's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Maybe, but at least Bret Boone had frosted tips. -
Taking a trip to New York in July or August, looking for pointers...
dhoffman19 replied to TURBO's topic in Off-Topic Forum
My knowledge is from about seven years ago when I lived in NYC, but I don't think things have changed much. Yankee Stadium is not in a great neighborhood, but as long as you are leaving with the crowd, it really should be fine. The subway is right next to the stadium. I imagine, but can't guarantee, it's nicer around there with the new park than it used to be. I just wouldn't go walking around there at night unless there were other people around. Citifield's neighborhood is not as sketchy, although there used to be a lot of junkryards/auto repair places on one side. Not sure if those are still there. There's just not a lot around there other than the US Tennis Center across the train tracks. The Seven train can get a little ... interesting at night and it's a long ride back to Manhattan, so I would recommend taking the Long Island Railroad, which is faster and stops right by Citi. It leaves from Penn Station. Hope that helps Bottom line is you should be fine either place day or night if you use common sense. -
I don't think the Indians "gave up "on Sexson. They traded him b/c they had plenty of offense, they needed pitching, and Sexson was blocked at 1B by Thome. They had him playing OF, which was not exactly his strength. Sexson also had 31 HR the year before at the age of 24, so he was a more or less proven MLB commodity at the time of the trade. LaPorta, on the other hand, has never done squat in MLB and he's 27 years old. Taking a flyer on LaPorta is one thing, but I just don't see the Sexson comparison.
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Absolutely right about Passan. For example, he reported the sample was stored in a "cooler," in the guy's basement, making it seem like it was climate controlled - when in fact that was not the case - it was just a tupperware container I think. I called him on that in an email, and he said I was "splitting hairs." Passan's a young guy trying hard to make a name for himself, and he's succeeding with things like this.
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This is correct, you need to buy the Extra Innings package, which is maybe $150/season. It's much cheaper than the football package. I actually don't understand what getting the Sports Pak gets you with respect to Brewer games. For example, I live in Boston and when a game starts on Fox Sports Wisconsin, it's blacked out.
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While I can't remember the exact words, what I was referring to is Braun's statement from last Spring to the effect of: Through this process, we discovered significant information about this individual that caused us serious concern about his neutrality ... or something like that. So basically, he left the message that the guy was somehow dirty or biased or unfair, and then in the next sentence goes on to say he wouldn't want to falsely accuse him. I just think it could have been handled better.
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All good points. He could certainly do that. Also, I'm not so sure he took the "high road" last year when he threw the collector under the bus, intimating there were other things about him that showed bias.
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Not if they didn't pay him anything yet. And if they did, the check could be for anything, like PEDs, so it wouldn't prove anything anyway absent something more.
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I think DirecTV Extra Innings is the best. You get all games in HD, and you have your choice of home or away broadcasts. MLBTV has its benefits but I've had issues with connection speeds and hooking it up to my TV. If you've got that figured out, maybe that's the better option.
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People seem to be assuming that it would be easy for Braun and his team to prove he used Bosch as a consultant, but it may not be that simple. Here's a question - was it established that they actually paid the guy anything? There was a dispute after all. If they never paid him, it's possible that they don't have much if any documentation to actually prove that Bosch was used as a consultant. I say that because I'm a lawyer and the general practice is to keep most conversations with consultants and experts verbal as oppossed to written. The reason is that you want to keep those communications as confidential as possible since you never want the other side to know what you're thinking. Once something is in writing, you create a greater risk that it will be leaked or inadvertently produced in discovery. Plus, if a court ever says, for whatever reason, that you need to produce all communications with the expert/consultant, you have that much less to produce if conversations were verbal. Come to think of it, even if they paid Bosch something, they'd still need to somehow show what the payment was actually for. So, unless Bosch produced some sort of written report to Braun's attorneys, it's at least conceivable to me that Braun's camp does not necessarily have documented "proof" that they used Bosch as a consultant. Plus, even if that proof existed, as has been discussed, he risks waiving privilege by making any of it public, or even turning it over to MLB. So, I'll be surprised if we ever get any further confirmation on that.
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I get that you have doubts, and so do I. But showing that he works out hard and eats well won't accomplish a thing. PED users work out hard too. I think people would liken it to T.O. doing sit-ups in his driveway a few years ago. Actually, I think he said too much the last time and should not have gone after the sample collector in his press conference unless he was willing to share specifics. That made him look bad, IMO.
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But your arguement really has no basis in reality either. Braun has not shown any evidence he really used Bosch for consultation. Until I see any real evidence I will assume that money was for PED's. He will have to prove his innocence before I believe anything he's saying. Talk is cheap. I'm not making an argument. Just stating what is known and what isn't. We don't even know he owed Bosch 20-30 grand. You assume whatever you want.
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But if they never used him how could Braun have a bill of 20 to 30 grand. It seems a little sketchy to me. I don't know what the going rate for consultations are but I can't see it being that high if they never even used the guy. I am skeptical and don't really see how Braun deserves the benefit of the doubt in this instance. I think (unless I missed something more definitive), that the "$20-30 grand" is only from Bosch's notes - in other words, what he wanted to collect from Braun. It may have no basis in reality, and Braun's camp may never have agreed to pay him that much - hence the dispute.
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http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/8099919/arizona-diamondbacks-suspend-broadcaster-daron-sutton I was never a fan, but this doesn't sound good for him.
