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  1. joepepsi
    These days I think you could relocate the Bucks to La Crosse, Eau Claire, or someplace like that and no one in the Milwaukee area would notice. Ew, we don't want them.
  2. joepepsi
    I grew up in Iowa. Before the days of WGN the southern counties were heavy Cardinals fans, the West followed the Royals, the north heavy Twins fans. This is still true to some extent, but the Cubs probably do dominate. I've run into many oldtimers in NE Iowa who are still Braves fans dating back to the good ole days in Milwaukee. No way the Nats have a larger fan base than the Orioles, even with the Orioles decade of losing.
  3. joepepsi
    Bruce was the Reds 1st round pick in 2005. Another SI article that doesn't let the facts get in the way. Still, it's nice the Brewers are no 1!
  4. joepepsi
    Can someone refresh my memory? Didn't Turnbow accept his minor league assignment last year, because he would have lost his salary if he didn't? I don't know why I remember that as being true but it seems that was the case. If I am right, then what's different about Hall? Wait...is it because Turnbow had an option left, so by refusing the assignment he'd become a free agent? But because Billy's a 5 year guy he can refuse the assignment and still not become a free agent?
  5. joepepsi
    He will also work as a cheap backup at 2nd or 3rd in 2010 if they can somehow unload Hall and at least a portion of his contract. No doubt he could play 1B on an occasional Sunday afternoon. Then, depending on what happens at ss, you can bring back Counsell for yet another season as the ss backup.
  6. joepepsi
    In Spring Training Macha made it clear he was going to judge players on what he saw, not necessarily on past performances. That gave Hall a clean slate to establish himself again as an everyday player. He has shown he's not up to the task. It was a generous gesture on Macha's part, but now it's June and time to get serious.
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    It's clear that's the strategy on espn radio. No doubt they have a production meeting in the wee hours of the morning and pick 3-4 topics that all programs will focus on for the day. Kind of like the old days when Gingrich and the GOP would FAX the day's talking points to Limbaugh.
  8. joepepsi
    I'm ready to hand the everyday 2B job to McGehee until he shows he's not up to it. If I were him I'd beg Macha to play 2nd over 3rd. He has no power and will never make in the majors as a 3B. He'll hit enough for a career at 2B. Counsell should go back to Utility Infielder playing a couple times a week. Gamel needs the shot as primary 3B with Hall playing there only against lefties or as a late inning defensive replacement. Otherwise Hall is a good option as a righty pinch hitter. He and The Cat make for a pretty good late inning tandem.
  9. joepepsi
    Rome has improved on interviews, but I can't stand his radio show otherwise. Underneath all his jibber jawing and middle school level phone ins and emails, there seems to be an intelligent guy who'd rather play to the dumbest, immature fan. It's like a sports fan version of Beavis and Butthead. Dan Patrick is obsessed with the Lakers and East Coast teams. In every interview he conducts he makes sure the audience appreciates what buds he and the interviewee are. I thought Tony Kornheiser's radio show was the best sports talk show ever. Guess I'm just not a fan of talk radio....
  10. joepepsi
    Saying "2 that are around what you would expect at 1B and LF with Braun and Fielder" is understating their contributions considerably. It's like Ruth hitting 54 homers the year after he hit 60 and claiming he had an off year. Prince has the 3rd best OPS among 1B in the NL, Braun is 2nd among LF'ers, behind Ibanez who probably isn't going to maintain his pace. Maybe that's what "we expect" of these two, but it shouldn't diminish the fact they are having great seasons. The offense is 4th in the league in runs scored, and the starting pitching has been sorta league average. The bullpen is getting a ton of credit and deservedly so. But much of that credit should go to a rotation that averages just under 6 innings per start and leads MLB in % of quality starts. There have been very few instances where the bullpen was needed before the 6th inning. That saves an arm or two a game. The pen is not overused, which helps with effectiveness. Their pythagorean is 28-25. I'm willing to give the three win difference to Hoffman.
  11. joepepsi
    The problem is they can vote for anybody and no one needs a majority vote to win. I forget who originally came up with this, but I like the idea of two tiered voting. Sort of like the Academy Awards. First round selects 4-5 top vote getters as nominees. Next round picks between nominees. That's a good way to avoid situations like Palmeiro's.
  12. joepepsi
    I don't. He might be someday, but he's 8 months older than Fielder and hasn't anything close to Prince's 2007 season. He's off to a great start this year though. Most of them were quality players right away. Only Hardy really struggled with the bat his first year and that only lasted about half a season.
  13. joepepsi
    I'm never one to invest too heavily in a reliever, unless it's a premium closer type and you expect the team to compete for a playoff spot. But I think you are forgetting the context at the time of Riske's contract. Right or wrong, the feeling from Yost and Melvin was the 2007 bullpen lacked durable, rubber armed types who could pitch multiple innings or back to back days. And they didn't have the classic "set up" guy. Shouse was a one batter pitcher, Wise couldn't pitch every day, Turnbow wildly unpredictable, you never wanted Spurling in a game that mattered, Cordero was a free agent, and Villy was penciled for the rotation. The bullpen had gaping holes with only unproven McClung and Stetter around to vie for spots. The bullpen was a pressing need. Sometimes you have to overpay to get someone's attention or to quickly address weaknesses on the roster.
  14. joepepsi
    The story is in his walk rate. He averaging nearly 6 walks per 9ip. So, it's a command/control issue and hopefully not one precipitated by an injury. On the other hand, 5 of his last 7 starts qualify as QS. But he still walked too many in those games, so a lot of luck and good defense went into the QS. As Ennder pointed out, it's not unusual for young pitchers to struggle with command, especially early in the year. I give a couple more starts to see if he can get rid of the walks. In the meantime start considering what it would take to get Bedard or possibly Peavy or Halladay.....
  15. joepepsi
    So you thinking Fox and prospects for Bedard?
  16. joepepsi
    Given his injury history I'm worried any day now we're going to hear about Manny's forearm tightness. Or stiffness in the shoulder.
  17. joepepsi
    Managers like to have a designated closer because it deflects accountability away from them when the closer blows the game. That 2% of the time when the leading team loses in the 9th isn't the manager's fault if the "closer" is the pitcher who fails. The manager can shrug and say, "We had our guy in there". If Macha were to use Hoffman in a high leverage situation, say the 7th, then Villy blows the game in the 9th, there would be a general perception that Macha lost the game with his "unorthodox" moves. This is a big reason why mediocre managers often have clearly defined roles for every reliever and stick to them despite the particulars of a given situation. If it doesn't work out, he can always shrug in postgame and say, "We had our guy in there".
  18. joepepsi
    Never did anyone in the majors. Gotta love that minor league career 4:1 K:BB ratio. Is he another DiFelice?
  19. joepepsi
    Well, this is too bad. Riske was actually one of those rare relievers who was consistently good throughout his career. What looked like a nice, safe signing 18 months ago now appears a total loss.
  20. joepepsi
    I'll believe Kendall is wonderful catcher, but the difference between a wonderful defensive catcher and an average one can't be enough to make up for the crappy offense. It seems to me Rivera was once considered a fine defensive catcher. Then he started hitting, so his reputation switched to being an offensive catcher. I never heard that Kendall was a great catch and throw guy when he was with Pittsburgh. It wasn't until he went to Oakland and stopped hitting that his defensive reputation skyrocketed.
  21. joepepsi
    Iirc, Eddie received more MVP votes in the 1980's than any other player, but never won the award. As Bill James once wrote about Steady Eddie: "which season was Murray's best? Every season!"
  22. joepepsi
    You know that, how?Just basing it on the fact Bush is pitching fine this year with Rivera as his catcher. Throw out his terrible relief appearance on Opening Day and hisERA is 4.16; last year it was 4.18.
  23. joepepsi
    Provus' delivery seems at times to be purposely mannered after Powell. Especially with some of the endorsement ads. I'm OK with that; I think he's doing a fine job. Powell is great though. I hope he gets more national exposure in the future, doing some playoff games or some such thing. He deserves it.
  24. joepepsi
    McGehee is hitting .273/.379/.364 .743 OPS over the last two weeks. Small sample size aside, I think he's shown enough to be given a fair shake at the 2B job, with Counsell back to playing twice a week at most. While I agree there are huge offensive holes at 2B, 3B, and catcher right now, I'm hopeful Doug lets it play out for a few more weeks before panicking. If Gamel and McGehee haven't claimed their positions by July 4th, then he has to make a move before the deadline.
  25. joepepsi
    It obviously doesn't matter to Dave Bush that Rivera is his target. Rivera needs to be catching once every 3 game series. Whether it's with an "assigned" pitcher or just random won't matter much. This present system is ludicrous.
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