jazzytrav
-
Posts
1,368 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Blogs
Events
News
2026 Milwaukee Brewers Top Prospects Ranking
Milwaukee Brewers Videos
2022 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Picks
Milwaukee Brewers Free Agent & Trade Rumors, Notes, & Tidbits
Guides & Resources
2023 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Picks
2024 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Picks
The Milwaukee Brewers Players Project
2025 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Pick Tracker
2026 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Tracker: Picks & Bonuses
Store
Downloads
Gallery
Everything posted by jazzytrav
-
-
I don't think people come here and watch games and talk about them because they don't enjoy it. I don't see it being against our poor team. I see it being baseball-wide, and it lessens the entertainment value of baseball when you see an ump baiting a player or saying racist comments. Many others have pointed out that the umps mess up calls against the other team when we're playing them, so I don't think anyone feels that there's an umpire conspiracy against the Brewers specifically. Dude, it's the Cubs. And it's a rivalry. When your team is making a lot of money for a broadcasting company on a bad contract and they put out their C- team, there's a problem. I realize it's light years ahead of what it used to be, but it's a little annoying when it takes a step back. When it would be relatively simple for someone to do their job (which they're paid for) and they can't do it, it's definitely frustrating and makes it hard to watch. I'll just leave that one. My opinion is in plenty of places out in cyberspace already http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
-
I'm not sure how reliable this is, but I wonder if someone with Pitch f/x experience could take a look at Gagne's outings to determine how much he's getting squeezed. I agree, it really seems like it's been getting worse. And if umpires are trying to get payback, then there's a more serious problem. Between the horrid calls, the baiting of players, and the racist comment last year, something needs to be seriously looked at. I'm lookin' at you, Bud!
-
Bruce Ciske covered a large part of it. Somehow or another these umps have to be held accountable. Also, as I said in the post, it can (hopefully) give the team a kick in the butt. These aren't grizzled 40 year old vets. Most of the important players on this team are in their early 20s, so I'm sick of hearing that they've been through so much and they're mature and all that crap. They're kids, and they need direction the same way a 23 year old kid needs direction. I'm only 26, and I'm fully aware that I still need direction in my job, so if my boss just lets me go and says "oh, he's been through a lot and he's mature, so I don't need to do anything," I would probably fail. I realize that's not the best analogy, but hopefully the point is there. And yes, sometimes that direction comes from standing up to someone that's cheating your employee, someone like the umpire that makes a shoddy call. Standing up for his players to the media, the way he has been, just sounds fake. No one calls out their player to the media, so it's no big surprise when Yost continues to say his players will come around. But the passion and fire of standing up to the umpire on a crap call shows the team that he's genuinely got their back. Just my opinion, I guess.
-
I think it's only fair to ask this question. I'm obviously very anti-Ned, but I'm willing to concede that Simmons may be part of the problem, and until we know something for sure, we really can't know. But I also think that if Simmons is causing some sort of problem, it's on Ned to fix it, and that doesn't seem to be happening either. I have to admit that I don't know a whole lot about Simmons, so would someone here with more insight fill in the blanks for me a little? I recall a thread back when Simmons got hired that a lot of people just assumed he was there to take over for Ned midseason. All I really know about him is that he was the GM of the Pirates for a year or two and obviously he was a Brewer in his playing days. I guess I'm just curious where all the excitement about him came from.
-
I thought I saw a thread on this awhile back, but couldn't find it. One of the IT guys at work suggested I switch to using Ubuntu. Does anyone else use this? If so, is it worth it and why? And what do I need to know? I'm somewhat computer literate, but often the technical terms go right over my head, and I don't want to switch to something from one person's suggestion without getting some more information. I've visited the site, but there isn't a whole lot of information there. Any suggestions or insight would be wonderful.
-
I also just learned the hard way that if you edit your post, it removes the video. Perhaps that was the problem.
-
Yeah, I'm not seeing anything either Sbrylski.? But since this thread is here, I'll never forget the day Randy Johnson nailed a dove with?a slider. Oddly enough, this video is getting harder to find.? Did Youtube just retire it and put it in the hall of fame or something?
-
I dug this thread out with the sole intention of saying that I haven't really noticed the broadcast lately, which means something is being done right...or I just missed the bad stuff...or I'm just getting used to the bad stuff. I'd like to think it's option A. On a side note, I really like Cirillo on the postgame.
-
This just reminds me of MVP '05, arguably the best baseball video game ever, where you could send the manager out to argue a call and determine how passionately they will argue that call. If it was actually a bad call, sending the manager out to argue would give the team a boost of momentum. I don't think the creators of that game were just going on a whim. Come on, Ned! I wanna see some cursing and spitting! Give your team a little kick in the rear for once this year!
-
So, what's the over/under on number of games before Simmons is named the interim manager...?
-
I think this is the key. I can't take much more of Yost, but Sveum is driving me nuts, too. The hitting has been curious this year as well, so maybe Skaalen needs a boot. Seems like they're overthinking every single at-bat. I didn't see the whole game...did Yost argue any of those missed calls? And by argue, I mean actually argue? He's been wussing out pretty badly this year so far. The one thing that I liked about him when I actually liked him was the fact that he defended his players on the field. Apparently he's more worried about defending them to the media now.
-
Franco as hitting coach: "No, you're doing it all wrong. You have to have the bat straight over your head and pointed directly at the pitcher." I would love to see a team of guys with his stance http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
-
I would guess the only way you could know this would be to be in the clubhouse and see which decisions are Yost's and which ones Simmons suggests. Or to hear the player(s) give credit to the bench coach for something.
-
I'll second this.
-
I swear I've seen this thread before. Is this the first retirement for Julio? Then, maybe I just had visions of this thread every year for the past decade. Mad props to Julio and his career. I collected his cards when I first started collecting baseball cards (along with Ruben Sierra). Those guys were awesome together with the Rangers back in those days. Julio and his messed-up stance will always hold a special place for me http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
-
Sorry jeffyscott, I only went through the last 7 or 8 pages of this thread and during those pages it seemed as though you were defending him. I apologize if I was incorrect, and I apologize for my comments being out of line. Anyway, on to other things for us all to fight about http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif Does it seem to anyone else, Yost apologists or not, that Yost just doesn't have any emotion this year? I'm trying to figure out what happened, but the biggest thing that I liked about Yost back when I liked him was the fire he had. This year it seems like it's just gone. Even if he walks out to talk to the umps about something, he's all calm and collected. Is he afraid of getting thrown out all of a sudden? I realize that the players are older and such, but that doesn't mean they don't need a kick in the butt sometimes. I also realize that maybe they're getting that in the clubhouse, but I'm more talking about Yost showing some fire publicly to maybe get the players fired up. -
Well, in the recent article on Gallardo from THT, the author said that Gallardo's delivery will prevent injuries. Now he's injured. So maybe talking about how Sheets' delivery will cause injuries will keep him from being injured? Please? Alex, if you're reading this, we need a reverse jinx for the rest of our rotation and preferably all of our position players http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
-
If you have a trainer to make all of these decisions, and a pitching coach to make all the pitching decisions, and a batting coach to make all the hitting decisions, and base coaches to make all the baserunning decisions, and players to decide whether they can play or not, what's the point of having a manager?
-
If we're assigning blame for Yo staying in the game, the order of blame goes like this: 1.) Trainer 2.) Gallardo 3.) Coaching Staff. Not everything is Yost's fault. Not surprisingly, I disagree. He's the manager. He runs the game. He decides who comes in and who comes out. I don't blame Donatell for 4th and 26, I blame Sherman. The final call always comes down to the top guy. There's a small chance that Ned ignored the trainers, because Ned has the power to make that decision. There's zero chance that the trainers ignored Ned, because they don't have that power. Anyway, hopefully Yo makes speedy recovery. I wouldn't mind having him around come September if we're still in this thing. Edit: Also, if the trainer did give the okay, then I agree that the trainer should be canned for this. But that doesn't take away the fact that Ned can override the trainer.
-
It's also getting a little annoying when there's a ground ball up the middle, I send my shortstop after it, and he runs right over it. I wouldn't mind it as much if they would make it so that he just can't make the play, but the gameplay just looks ridiculous when a guy seemingly hops over a grounder instead of fielding it.
-
Dale Sveum, I have my eye on you...
jazzytrav replied to tristarscoop's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I've also head the nickname "Send 'em home Sveum". I understand being aggressive, but there's also being smart. -
I don't understand the concept of keeping your best reliever out until the 9th. By that time, the lead that you might have had could be gone. I wouldn't be opposed to taking the best reliever and pitting him against the heart of the order, no matter when that is. I wouldn't mind sending up any of our relievers if they have to face 6,7,8 hitters in the 9th. As for Marmol, I'll be more than happy if he ends up taking a closer role. It would be even better if he went somewhere else for a closer role http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
-
Maybe it's just me but the broadcast has been better lately, at least to me. Not that that excuses from the horrible broadcasts earlier but it has been better. But anyways, be quiet. N00bs shouldn't make new topics. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif Ha, I'm actually rather impressed that his first topic is at 9 pages http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif How many of us can say that! I agree that it has been better lately, but it kinda seems like it's getting a little bit better each time...as if the guy is learning something new each day. That would also mean that the same director has been there the entire time and we don't have the regular one. I'm probably wrong on that.
-
Kinda long this same thought, what about Rickie batting 9th for awhile? I fully trust that he'll come around eventually, but I tend to think he's more of a #2 hitter. Anyway, with Rickie at 9, it would put him in a spot where he can drive in runs when the pitcher bunts them over, plus we would have Weeks, Hart, and Cameron before Braun when the lineup goes that way. It would also get Hart more at-bats over the course of the season, and I tend to think that's to our benefit since he's one of our most valuable offensive players.
