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  1. joepepsi
    I watched an Ichiro at bat during their game last night. He hit a bouncing ball down the 3rd base line that the fielder grabbed in front of the bag and made a long throw to first. Ichiro called safe, although replays showed he was probably out by an inch or so. He was sacrificed to 2nd. Then, he stole 3rd. The catcher made a perfect throw, the 3rd baseman was postioned perfectly and made the tag on Ichiro's shoulder blade as he slid head first. Problem was, his hand had already touched the bag, safe at 3rd. He didn't score, but the Brewers sure could use some of that excitement. When I'm flipping channels through ExtraInnings, Ichiro and Manny are the only two players I always stop at to watch their at bats. Ichiro is not one of the 10 best players in baseball, but neither is he overrated, imho. Watching him last night I thought, I want him on my team.
  2. joepepsi
    Fielder, Hall, and PTBNL for Ichiro and Bedard.
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    Fielder, Hall, and PTBNL for Ichiro and Bedard.
  4. joepepsi
    Fielder, Hall, and PTBNL for Ichiro and Bedard.
  5. joepepsi
    No doubt there is truth in this. However, I think the Twins have earned a reputation for being sound on fundamentals over the years. Maybe it's because of players like Torii Hunter, Mentkewicz, Koskie, even Jacque Jones in his younger days. Also, they have placed sometimes misguided emphasis on defense, such as giving Nick Punto 108 games at 3B last year. Sticking with Guzman and Rivas for all those years really hurt them offensively too. I think it's also true the Twins don't rush players. Cuddyer didn't play 150 games in a season until he was 27. Morneau didn't have 500 plate appearances until he was 24. Koskie was 27 before he was the everyday 3B. Same with Mientkewicz at 1B. Jones, Hunter, Pierzynski, were 25 before they became everyday players. Keielty and Ford didn't see much playing time until they were 26. They basically kicked Todd Walker off the team because he was a poor defender. They declined arbitration to Ortiz because they couldn't figure out what to do with a guy who doesn't play defense. So, by and large their players are more seasoned when they arrive in the bigs. The Brewers have tended to rush their kids to bigs in recent years. I think they were justified in doing that, but players who have spent substantial time in the minors should be more experienced defensive players.
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    I think beat writers struggle to come up with information that isn't easily available to everyone who has cable TV or an internet connection. Stats, player profiles, every single game is available to any schmoe from the comfort of his lazy boy. So, reporters like to emphasize "insider" crap like clubhouse chemistry, manager's losing respect of players, etc. I tend to view this stuff as made up crap.
  7. joepepsi
    Holy Moly, now Cameron's raised his batting average 4 points and his slugging is up to .468! Could it be he's turning into the exact player you should expect him to be?
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    So if it's not his fault why should he be fired. I realize $10 million is a lot of money to us, but it really isn't to a MLB team. We should be thankful instead that Doug didn't offer a multi year contract to him. Melvin deserves credit for adding Dillon, Kapler, Branyan, Mota, and especially Torres for relative pennies.
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    Damn, you're right! Hopefully he'll stop hitting home runs.
  10. joepepsi
    Cameron is 4 hits from career average of .250. He averages one walk for every 9 plate appearances. At that rate he should have 17 walks so far this year. He has 15. His .445 sluging pct is an exact match for his career slugging pct. So the difference between Mike Cameron Bust and Mike Cameron $7 Million Player is 4 singles and two walks.
  11. joepepsi
    Only a humorless sourpuss wouldn't like ManRam. He's a Baseball God!
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    Bob and Jim were talking up the stadium in last night's broadcast. The only sorta negative comment they made was how HUGE the ballpark was. It sure looks giant on TV. I've never been there but it looks nice on TV. Teams can pretty much construct the playing field however they want. If the Brewers wanted to build a short porch in right or left they shoulda done it.
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    It's very possible. If the Brewers don't make it to the playoffs this year, they'll think the lesson learned is they should have traded one or more of the kids for a big time All Star type. If Burnett continues to pitch this badly he won't opt of his contract; he won't get a better deal from another team.
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    The salary. He's also only signed through 2009. He'll be 32 after that season. Shrimpy 2B don't always wear well into their mid-30s. Roberts may be an exception to that, though. At any rate, he doesn't figure in their long range plans. They're re-tooling around Markakis, Adam Jones, Wieters, and some decent pitching prospects. Those guys are all under 25 right now.
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    It's really a shame. I thought this time he'd turn himself around, maybe have re-birth like Dennis Martinez after he got off the sauce. (Of course Ponson isn't that good!) Now I'm starting to think this isn't going to end pretty.
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    It would be great if he'd sign a Halladay type deal, but someone, I'm predicting Boston, will offer him a Zito type contract. Zito was 2 years younger than Sheets will be when he signed, so maybe it will be for a year or two less. I could see the Brewers putting a 5 year/$75 million deal on the table. But a team like Boston may be looking to replace Schilling's salary. He'll get an offer for 6 years/$105 million. Throw in a $20 million option for a 7th year, and he'll be foolish not to take it. The injuries will be a concern, but it's important to remember he hasn't had a labrum, rotator cuff, or elbow injury. He's as likely as any veteran pitcher to remain healthy for the next several seasons.
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    I think this issue is really about how times have changed. It's a different world. There will never be another Beatles or Elvis either, because as a society we are much more diverse nowadays in our opinions, passions, taste, ethics, morals, etc. Baseball has a huge audience today, but it's not the dominant professional sport anymore. Those of us who are fans are oversaturated with the game. No matter where you live you have access to watch almost every game every night (except of course for your home town team--they'll be blacked out. Thanks MLB!@). I think this has an effect of dulling the star power of any individual player.
  18. joepepsi
    Because Berkman is a switch-hitter and long term (2005-2007) Tavarez has a .260 average versus rightys while Shouse is .314? Silly me, I forgot he was a switch hitter! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/embarassed.gif
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    Why have Shouse warming up and not bring him in to face Berkman with the bases loaded? Why have him pitch next inning when the game is already over?
  20. joepepsi
    Keep McClung and Sign Sidney Ponson!
  21. joepepsi
    This is great for Parra! It's nice to give the rookie the 9 run lead. 3up 3 down. He's put together quite run of good starts. this would make it 5 of last 6.
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    But isn't that what we mean when talking about regressing to the mean? Last year's Red Sox roared off to a 36-16 record through the first two months of the season, A .692 winning pct. The last 110 games they were a less impressive 60-50, .545 winning pct., or an 88 win pace over a full season. I might have projected that team to win at a .600 pace over the course of 2007, or 97 wins. So, they had an incredible start-overachieving beyond expectations for the first third, then played the final 2/3rds of the season sort of underachieving.
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    Wouldn't catcher's interference be considered an error?
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    Oh Lord, that was funny! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/laugh.gif It would be fun to see what Dillon could do with regular play, but I think the best production possibility lies in the current Hall/Branyan platoon. The fact is Hall's current avg/obp/slg isn't far off from his 2007 rates. Or his 2004. It's quite likely this is his true level of performance and his 05-06 years were his peak. The guy's basically a hacker with pretty good power for an infielder. Sort of like Deivi Cruz, but better. These types tend to have short careers as everyday players.
  25. joepepsi
    I'm with Snapper on this one. Odds-Schmodds, the season is young and a 7 game lead is not insurmountable. The Cubs are a very good team with maybe a great manager. They have met and exceeded expectations so far this year. Good for them. I care less about other what other teams do however, and more about how "my" team performs. Call me silly, but I still think the Brewers are the most talented team in the league. They are playing much better than they were back in early-mid May. In fact they are 14-10 since May 8th, 94.5 win pace. Since the key players are remarkably young it's plausible the team will play even better as the summer heats up. The current wild card place holder are the Cardinals and they are only 3.5 games behind the Cubs. It's not impossible for the Brewers to over take the Cards by the end of the month. I expect that sort of leapfrog would put the Brewers within 5 games of first place. With three full months left to the season on July 1, the division would essentially be a toss up at that point.
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