jazzytrav
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I just don't get this argument. Because we won't there and involved in the conversation, we aren't allowed to question the decisions? In my opinion, it's easy to see the decisions that Yost makes and higher probability of a negative result because of them. And even if Braun made that decision, Yost is the one allowing him to make that decision. So Yost is allowing his players to steal 3rd with 2 outs, which I believe is a bad decision. -
It's getting tiring to hear "HINDSIGHT!" every time we question a Yost decision and it ends up failing. Check the IGT or follow the In-Game Chat and you'll see that this is not hindsight. These decisions are almost unanimously questioned before anything happens, then they fail. I have no problem with people that follow Ned blindly, but don't use it as an argument that he's somehow a good manager. Being that my girlfriend is a Cubs fan, I've watched almost as many Cub games as Brewer games this year. Lou Piniella is quickly becoming my favorite manager because he doesn't make bone-headed decisions the way Ned does every single night. Additionally, I've seen plenty of managers outmanage Ned in games against the Brewers. No one is saying that it would be 100% that it would have worked. But with the position we were in, there was a much higher probability of doubling Wes Helms than throwing out Hanley Ramirez at home when he's running on contact. Also, if you throw it home, you're giving two batters the chance to drive a run in. Turn the double play, and the inning is over. Billy backed off because Hardy's momentum was going towards home plate, and since that was the play that was called, Hall was basically following instruction. Not sure why it was necessary to say it this way. And I've already covered the hindsight stuff.
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Correction: He hit the ball in A perfect place. There were plenty of them. Here's the thing, you throw that ball home and you might have a chance at the runner at home, but then there's only 2 outs and the bases are still loaded. You turn a double play, and the inning is over. Every decent manager in the league plays his infield for the double play. Heck, Hall would have had a great shot at turning it 5-4-3, but he backed off because Hardy's momentum was going towards home plate. Stupid, stupid, stupid. Trust me, you have a much better chance of doubling up Wes Helms than throwing out Hanley Ramirez at home. This wasn't a do-or-die play, it was a no-chance-in-hell play. It's almost like he's trying to think out-of-the-box so that eventually something fluky will work and he looks like a genius. This entire thing is driving me crazy. I agree aracko, we need an Major League manager. Ned has a lot of fire and he was great for this team when they were young and wide-eyed, but now they have some experience, and this team needs someone that can manage a game.
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Hall should have played that anyways. It would have been a fairly easy 5-4-3 considering where his momentum was taking him and the fact that Helms was running to 1st.
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Or squirrels http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif
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Seconded. Yo is dominating right now.
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Only three?
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The only place that I would suggest against is the lowest level in RF, unless you can get in the first few rows. My girlfriend and I sat there last year and we ended up getting up and walking around because the seats were so bad. I pretty much don't like any seats where there isn't an open sky because it basically feels like watching on TV and fly balls disappear. Just sat in the club level recently and I enjoyed it. Normally I sit along the 3rd base side and I like that spot, sun-baked or not http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
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I assume at least one mod reads every thread, so perhaps we could ask in the new post if they can change the thread title. I'm not really sure...I normally don't have a problem with any of this so I'm just throwing ideas out there.
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Quick Draw on Combining Threads
jazzytrav replied to DrWood's topic in Brewer Fanatic Issues & Suggestions
I assume at least one mod reads every thread, so perhaps we could ask in the new post if they can change the thread title. I'm not really sure...I normally don't have a problem with any of this so I'm just throwing ideas out there. -
I could be wrong about this because I still seem to be using the "manual" approach to finding threads (one page at a time), but if you wanted to talk about Counsell, couldn't you just click on the tag for Counsell and find the main discussion on him?
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Quick Draw on Combining Threads
jazzytrav replied to DrWood's topic in Brewer Fanatic Issues & Suggestions
I could be wrong about this because I still seem to be using the "manual" approach to finding threads (one page at a time), but if you wanted to talk about Counsell, couldn't you just click on the tag for Counsell and find the main discussion on him? -
I'm actually amazed there isn't a smiley like this yet...
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Player Vehicles & Sightings Around Town
jazzytrav replied to chuckcrim's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Maybe he was trying to compensate for something. "You guys think I'm slow, huh? Huh?" -
But that would mean they have to admit to being corrected by a fan. This way, they can claim that they caught the error themselves.
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I think signing Suppan made sense now, but at the time it just seemed like we stuck ourselves with an expensive contract for an older guy when we have all of these younger guys coming up looking for money. That part sometimes didn't seem to make sense back then. But now, Suppan's deal will be done by the time we really have to start paying up for Fielder and Braun (assuming they don't sign long-term now). At the time, I think a lot of people were wondering how we were going to pay Hardy and Weeks because they were the big name prospects that were up with the big club. Well, Weeks, probably won't get a huge deal mostly because he's a 2nd baseman (that's all I'm saying, no more Weeks conversation please), and Hardy is now the most replaceable because of Escobar. I guess my point is that the Suppan deal didn't seem to make sense when factoring in future decisions when the deal was made, but somehow it all seems to work out.
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The Early Candidate for Worst Call of the Year
jazzytrav replied to Gobias Industries's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
But why not change the call if you realize that you're obviously wrong? Is that not allowed? We really don't care about your dignity, Mr. Umpire. We would much rather have the correct call. Honestly, if it was something as obvious as this and the ump acknowledged being wrong and changed his call, I would have a ton of respect for that ump. -
The Early Candidate for Worst Call of the Year
jazzytrav replied to Gobias Industries's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I think it would be cool to keep this thread open for more bad calls, even though most of the videos will probably get removed right away. Just a thought. -
The Early Candidate for Worst Call of the Year
jazzytrav replied to Gobias Industries's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I'm absolutely speechless. I've been sitting here laughing at this for about 5 minutes now. Oh, my, gosh. And of all teams to do this to, this has to happen against Bobby Cox. He almost looked to be laughing more than he was angry at first. That is awful. -
First of all, let me paint a picture: I'm a branch manager at a credit union, and the branch that I run is inside of a grocery store. On a pretty constant basis, there is someone standing at the door asking for money for some kind of cause. Now, because of my position, I'm pretty much required to wear a suit. This is where the problem occurs. Every time I walk by these people, which can be several times per day if I need to make runs to other branches, they look at me like I'm some snobby rich guy since I don't give them any money. This is what I would like to say collectively to all of them: Guess what morons, I give more to charity than most people would ever realize, I just don't go around gloating about it and I don't feel the need to tell you about it. And just because I work for a financial institution doesn't mean I'm rolling in money. It requires a college degree to have my job, so who wants to take on my $40,000 debt? Anyone? Oh, and this suit I'm wearing...I had to take out a loan from my employer just to buy it, and I pay it back $25 every paycheck. That's right...a loan for my suit. But I'm loaded, right? Idiot. I realize that all of these causes need money and I understand how much it can help, but that doesn't mean I need to be looked at like I should be dropping a $20 in there every time I walk by.
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And the moral of the story is... A run is worth $1000? You lost me FTJ http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
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You can't really say he's valuable based on runs scored just because most players that have high numbers in that category are valuable. The main reason he has a lot of runs scored is that he's batting leadoff. As was already mentioned, he has more runs than hits. That means that he's either getting on base a lot (which he hasn't this year), or the guys behind him are getting him in every time he gets on base. If he was batting 7th, his runs scored would most definitely be down. At that point, what would his value be? I should also note that I'm a Weeks apologist, but not because of a stat like runs scored. My opinion on Weeks is actual less reliable than using runs scored, though, since I just decided on a gut feeling that he's going to break out this year http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
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What about Kool-Aid? Is Kool-Aid okay? Please? Whatever, I'm gonna go make some right now anyway http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
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I'm sorry, but I have to respectfully disagree. I'm not even sure of the guys names, but the guy with the higher-pitched voice (Josh I think?) is an idiot. I was listening to them while driving back from the game on Tuesday, and he basically ripped apart every caller that didn't like the Gabe Gross trade with absolutely no data to back himself up. Gwynn has defense and speed, which makes him far superior...that was his entire argument. It wasn't even his seeming-hatred for Gross, it was just the way he conducted himself when presenting it. It was like he had a personal vendetta against Gross, and it was the most unprofessional thing I've ever heard. It was seriously the dumbest hour of radio that I've ever listened to. The lead guy wasn't as bad, as he seemed to be mostly trying to settle the other guy down. You don't have to be a "homer" to conduct yourself something above idiotic.
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I believe the waggle actually started his first year in the minors (not sure if that's what you meant by "big leagues"), but he didn't have it in college.
