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  1. Crew2323
    You can also hear a more full clip here at about the 28:30 mark. http://danpatrick.directv.com.edgesuite.net/Podcast/DP-Hr1_01-23-2012_stream.mp3
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    The only thing that would make this picture even better is if the Cards had actually lost the W.S. Edit: And as a rule of thumb, people who become overly defensive in their denials after being questioned about something, ala LaRussa, are usually guilty as charged.
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    How do we know they weren't offered such a contract and they turned it down? They may have figured that even if they didn't win an arby case, they'd still get a higher salary from the Brewers for one year. But say that K-Rod did go to arby, won, and was essentially cut. The question then becomes: what team needs a closer and what team would be willing to spend, hypothetically, $6.5M on him? I don't know that there are any teams who would do that and I can't envision a non-contending team signing him. So again, which option is better: 1. Taking a guaranteed $8M from the Brewers to be a set-up man, or 2. Going to arby, winning the hearing and, in all likelihood, being cut and making $2M with no guarantee that another team will sign you to a deal that will make up for what you would have lost by signing for "less" with the Brewers? It appears Boras and K-Rod played this one safe in order to guarantee K-Rod a respectable salary and to potentially save face in the process.
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    It wouldn't surprise me if the Brewers told K-Rod and Boras that if they won arby and were awarded 11-12 million, they would cut K-Rod. K-Rod would have then gotten a fraction of the money he won in arby, and what team would have signed him and at the price they'd want? So K-Rod and Boras might have thought that 8 million guaranteed is better than the alternative. This also makes him much more tradeable if it comes to that too.
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    Since it sounds like an additional wild card will be added for this coming season, that makes the Brewers being "out of it" even more unlikely, even if Braun is suspended. So the Brewers would pretty much have to tank before the trade deadline to even consider trading K-Rod. Unless, of course, a team suffers an injury at closer. Even at that I can't see the Brewers giving K-Rod away though.
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    BrewerNation posted an article to follow up his tweet from this morning. It does, in fact, revolve around the reports that have come out about the Brewers and Fielder and a 1 year deal. However, it has a few more details to it. I wouldn't call him a fraud. He does seem to have connections to the Brewer organization. And he was tweeting about this earlier this morning before anyone else was. He states that he couldn't post anything while at work. Take it for what it's worth.
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    Jim Breen, who broke the Grienke trade tweets this: "News: @BillShaikin is reporting #[/s]Brewers invited Prince Fielder back on one-year deal. Can confirm I've heard same thing from two people." And this: "One person said #[/s]Brewers were approached by Boras on a one-year deal for Fielder, but more people saying #[/s]Brewers approached Boras."
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    From Bill Shaikin's Twitter: "I'm told #[/s]Brewers invited Fielder to return for 1 year so as to get mega-deal from new #[/s]Dodgers owner next winter. Boras showed no interest."
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    Gonzalez may struggle, but the Brewers didn't sign him for his bat. They signed him for his glove. That's going to keep him in the lineup more than anything. And he'll be more tolerable batting in the bottom of the order. I'm willing to guess that most will be ok with that, especially since we don't have a SS prospect on the horizon to replace him.
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    I don't believe that is true. The chances of K-Rod accepting arby were slim, especially when you consider how vocal he was about wanting to be a closer after he came to Milwaukee. Logic said that there was little to no chance he'd accept arby to come back as a set up man. But then the off-season began and only the Phillies and Marlins chose to spend big on closers. Based on previous off-seasons, I don't think anyone would have predicted that. And when the Padres traded for Street, the opportunities for K-Rod were pretty dried up. I don't think you can blame Melvin for this or call it a mistake. I think it was the right decision--a decision most GM's would make. There were just unique circumstances this off-season. Would I have liked to seen K-Rod's money be used elsewhere? Absolutely. But I'm not upset that we potentially have the best set up/closer combo in MLB to go with our solid starting pitching staff.
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    Perhaps it's not obvious because his teammates didn't find it offensive, mean spirited, or serious, but instead that's how they chose to interact with each other? Is Felix Pie a racist for returning the barbs back to Scott? Why hasn't anyone suggested that?
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    If you weren't paying attention you might have missed it. But after John Laurinitis--the executive vice president of talent relations, and the interim general manager of Raw--came out during the Punk/Swagger match, Michael Cole said, "I wonder who Mr. Laurinitis is texting all the time." I wonder if they are going to start tying that in with Jericho's return and the questions/speculation about who "she" is.
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    By my rough calculations, the Brewers were 30-25 at the end of last May. That was with Greinke being out for the first month of the season. They still went on to win 96 games. Even if Braun is suspended for 50 games and even if the Brewers are at .500 when he returns (which I think is entirely possible with the quality of the pitching staff), the Brewers will be in good position. I don't forsee any NL Central team running away with the division after the first 50 games. And look at the Cards last year: 10 out with about a month to go. The Brewers are still very good. And if they're .500 when/if Braun returns, they'll be just fine.
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    I'm still not entirely convinced that Braun will be suspended if he in fact took something for medical purposes. I believe that the player only needs to get a waver if the medication they are taking is on the banned substances list. So if Braun's medication wasn't on the banned substance list, why would he feel the need to get a waver?
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    Can you explain to me what it means? You have had to explain pretty much all of this to me http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gifFocus on this : to the [/i]extent necessary to respond to any inaccurate or misleading claims by that Player [/i]that could undermine the integrity and/or credibility of the Program.[/i] MLB can go public with stuff if they want to respond to the Player saying mean things about the drug program. The Player can also respond if the Player is saying mean things about the drug program. So are you implying that if Braun were lying with his comments, MLB would have come out in defense of their test findings, and would have also defended their drug program by now?
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    If I recall, the question that was asked of him centered on his numbers if he's healthy. So I don't believe his answer was unprompted. But even if was, I don't think it's a big deal. Every player could say what he said. Would it be disconcerting if Rickie Weeks said it? After all, he was injured last year, albeit, it was a freak injury. I know I'm stating the obvious, but there are simply no guarantees of health for any player. And I think they all understand that. All it takes is a fastball on the wrist, or a runner hitting Albert Pujols' wrist on his way to 1st to end someone's season, or hamper them the rest of the season. But if they're healthy, they will put up numbers similar to those throughout their careers. I felt Aramis was just being realistic and he said what any other player would likely say.
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    The Clippers also recently signed Caron Butler. So they aren't "gutted" by any stretch of the imagination.
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    Bob Nightengale just tweeted: Bob Nightengale @BNightengale Ryan Braun's testosterone level was nearly three times the norm, the highest in #[/s]MLB's drug-testing policy. So was it a false positive? #[/s]mlb
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    This is what has infuriated me about this whole discussion. All the facts aren't even close to being out yet, but everyone is stating as fact that Braun took steroids. Watching ESPN's coverage of this last night was even more infurating. One anchor was saying he tested positive for a PED while another kept saying he tested positive for steroids, and they were both on the set together. No one has this story straight. No one knows a damn thing about what Braun took. What infuriates me most is that this story leaked before the appeals process has even been completed. I tweeted this to Buster Olney this morning: "Again, can you please explain to me how this gets leaked out before the appeal is heard and before all the facts are known?" He actually replied to my tweet with this: "I don't know who the sources are for Mark and T.J., whose past work on steroids has been impeccable." I responded by saying that someone's impeccable record is going to be tarnished at some point, and I hope it isn't Braun's. Again, no one can say with 100% certainty that Braun took steroids. It's frustrating to read some of the comments on this forum that are speaking about this in the very same way. There are a lot of assumptions being made, and you know what they say about assuming.
  20. Crew2323
    Wasn't 2010 the year ARam separated his right shoulder in a game in Milwaukee? If so, that could very well explain his off year.
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    Didn't Gomez start out as a SS in the minors or something like that?
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    Saito was reported to have agreed to sign with Milwaukee right after Christmas if I remember correctly. It may not have been officially announced until after the new year.
  23. Crew2323
    Are they really interested in him pitching, or are they more wanting him on their team so Braun doesn't have to face in in the playoffs again?
  24. Crew2323
    I could actually see the Brewers signing A-Ram and then signing Alex Gonzalez for SS because if Gonzalez and Yuni are pretty much equals with the bat, you'd get better defense with Gonzalez.
  25. Crew2323
    It's one thing to claim to be a born-again Christian, etc. It's another thing to act like one. What's that saying? Actions speak louder than words...although Carp's words seemed to be pretty loud too.
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