Bernman23

I'd imagine he was referring to runner on third and less than 2 outs recently. We've been putrid in those situations. Especially late in games. Also tied or down 1 with a chance to get the defining run, we've choked. There's no split for the latter because close and late include up 1 to 3, which is not nearly as important of a situation to score runs in.

That's why we're going to struggle down the stretch unless we acquire more veterans with experience. Braun seems like a world beater when the pressure is lower, but if there's a chance at a defining moment, he can't execute. I'm sure that's a problem which will be rectified in a year or two, and he'll be an all around great hitter, but it won't translate this year. If he finds those situations too pressure packed what about the AB which could send us to the playoffs or the world series.

Aderall is essentially prescription grade speed. I have a buddy (R.I.P.) who was prescribed adderall for ADD. He ended up only taking them occasionally because it only became a hindrance once in a while. So he had a surplus of pills and he began selling them to another friend of mine who was already a meth head. This guy was a pretty hardcore meth head, but the adderall alone ended up virtually satisfying his cravings at the time. Therefore, if it acts like speed in the body, I'd imagine it could test as speed in a lab. If he was taking adderall for ADD, that's probably was it was. The legitimacy of the prescription of that drug for a condition which makes you hyper is another issue. It's designed to over-stimulate you into calming down, which is pretty ironic, and that action can't be natural for your brain. Even though it's prescribed, it's exponentially more harmful and addictive than weed. For his sake, rather than the Brewer's sake; I'd rather he was smoking weed. He should be reinstated if the claim by his coaches and other insiders are true. His ranking as a prospect was too high in the first place. You can never take Helena numbers too seriously. He doesn't walk much, so he's not taking advantage of being short. I don't know how much his power will progress at his height, or develop; considering that you have taller pitchers at the major league level throwing with downward torque, making it tough for him to elevate the ball. But he's a catcher, so maybe his weaknesses will be masked somewhat by the expectations for the position. Either way, he's not a difference maker prospect to be top 3 in the system, unless it's a testament to its current state, or we want to rationalize how he's better than he is because catcher is our biggest need. If you want to rationalize, use Lucroy. He's better IMO. I got the Woah Contnnd thing, thanks Ely.

Inman was certainly a higher rated prospect than Parra at the time of his promotion. Also, I'm not sure if Hart ever reached the 80's or higher on BA's top prospect list. I know Inman did. And Hart shed his prospect status last year. Why not go as far back as Gary Sheffield then. He's only our top prospect because Gary Sheffield was promoted http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

That's unbelievably pathetic. That's two of the last games where we've had key situations with a runner on 3rd and nobody out, and we couldn't even muster a run. This is a product of inexperience and unprofessionalism. We've lost more games we should have won than vice versa, I don't care what pythagorean win loss expectancy says.

And what's with the 5'10" exaggerations/rationalizations. This very site has him listed as 6'1" and minorleaguebaseall has him listed as 6'0". You know who else is listed at 6'1"? Ben Sheets. Also 6'1" and under: Tim Hudson, Tim Lincecum, Pedro Martinez, Roy Oswalt, Randy Wolf, Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux, Ted Lilly, Kelvim Escobar, Bartolo Colon, Jarrod Washburn, Johan Santana. Need I say more? His height is a virtual non issue.

That's a terrible analogy. One is a measure of production while the other is not. You don't win games as a result of your pitchers being of greater average height than their opponents. But having a greater OBP will factor into a win.

Hendrickson threw mid 80's with a straight over the top delivery, his changeup was only around 4-5 ticks slower, and he had the makeup of Rickie Weeks without all that talent baggage. He was also completely foreseeable as a bust to me. To believe he was a top prospect was lunacy. Drafts aren't quite crapshoots, and prospects certainly are far from crapshoots. Inman is the polar opposite of Hendrickson because of his attitude, so that was a pretty ironic comparison. The only way possible that Inman doesn't succeed in my eyes is if he's felled by arm injury. Which is of course a distinct possibility, considering he has some history, and he's a high school pitcher.

Your point about the deal benefitting the Brewers for free agency is excellent. However, it's projecting beliefs onto others by saying that 2 comp picks are worth more than Inman. Inman is not a 3rd rounder anymore....he's an established Brewer prospect......who many have seen play or compiled extensive information about to develop their own opinions at this point. If he becomes the next Greg Maddux, then certainly he was worth more than the 2 compensatory picks. To those who believe in Inman's ability, it's probably win-lose deal.

A to AA is the biggest jump outside of the transition from minor leaguer to major leaguer for a baseballer. And he was hardly even trash in AA. He got destroyed in his first few outings then settled down substantially. He was 20 years old at AA.....what do you expect. Not everybody can be Felix Hernandez.

First reaction: WOW! I can't believe we gave up Will Inman and didn't get a reliever who is the caliber of Eric Gagne in return. And we gave up Garrison, who I like to some extent as well. You never know, but this may end up being like the Jeff Bagwell trade of 15 years ago. Will Inman didn't have the greatest stuff, but it's better than Villanueva's, who we love; and he has the same understanding of how to pitch and maybe even more moxy. It's possible Doug knew he burned out his arm and that was the cause for his recent struggles. However, it's more likely that he just moved through the system too quickly. I never like to pin all my hopes on a high school minor league pitching prospect, but this is risky. Thanks for being the symbol of the Milwaukee Brewers at the first ever televised MLB draft Will. Traded as part of a package for Scott Linebrink a month and half later. That's kind of ironic. Don't you think. Linebrink has a scary away split for this year, but his 3-year split prior is even better away from Petco; so that should be an aberration. I hate to say I told you so that Derrick Turnbow was an unsatisfactory setup option for the Brewers down the stretch to some here............ah, who am I kidding.

I believe he allowed multiple inherited runners to score in each of his last two inherited runner situations. And he's been saved from further damage by his teammates in a couple situations as well. The success of relievers is more complex than ERA. That's a tool to judge, but it's really a better indicator for starters.

Attacking hitters isn't an inherently better strategy as a reliever unless you're up multiple runs. It pays to be selective like Villanueva when you're only up 1 on run or tied. That's why he's so good in those situations, and they happen to be the situations which are the most pivotal.

Huge insurance run by Prince with the Reds boppers coming up threatening to tie the game with one swing.

ERA's be darned, when you factor in inheriter runners scored, and the gravity of situations; Villanueva has been much more pivotal to the Brewer's success than Turnbow.

Hart's getting a great jump, and testing his arm....and as the "smartest baserunner in the system", you know he'd have been right to do so http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

Prince should have scored on that double with two outs. He must have been sleeping because Graffy reached 2nd simultaneously with Prince reaching 3rd. And Graffy isn't that fast. Either he was sleeping or he had a jumbo size plate of hot wings between now and the last time he scored on the double from 1st.

I'm not sure why Graffy wasn't bunting with a runner at 2nd and nobody out. I thought he was adept at bunting. Big deal if you take the bat out of his hands. Secure the run and the tie (so you don't have to play from behind) before the pitcher's spot is due.

How can you possibly determine for certain that this injury was completely unrelated to other injuries. Injuries on your lower half can even lead to injuries on your upper half. I personally developed one partial knee dislocation (sublaxation). I started favoring my other leg, and then that leg partially dislocated (sublaxed) probably as a result. So then when I got up, I couldn't really bend my knees, therefore I used my arms, and both my shoulders sublaxed. It's often talked about then when pitcher's incur leg injuries, that will contribute to arm injuries because they are putting way too much torque on their arms. Sheets has had groin problems earlier in the year. How do you know that hasn't forced him to put more pressure on his arm? Plus, he's had a lat/shoulder problems. So he can't put too much pressure on the part of his arm closest to his shoulder. So he puts more torque on his elbow up threw his fingers (whipping them for added velocity) and now he tears a finger tendon. You don't know that there isn't a domino effect.

I thought at one point Griffey said he would be bored to tears if he had to spend one day in Milwaukee, let alone a few years. Maybe he's grown up since then. I think trading our longest tenured Brewer for a potential malcontent, when we are on the precipice of the playoffs, would degrade team morale to an extent.

If Lofton were right handed, or able to hit lefties at all (which he can't); then he'd be an ideal trade deadline addition for the Brewers. He would add much needed veteran presence that we really could use in all three phases (lineup, pen, and SP). Otsuka would take care of the pen. Then we could add a veteran starting arm as well for the stretch run. Lofton could have started, or come off the bench; depending on Hall's status. And with the way Hardy has been struggling after his torrid start, Lofton could hit leadoff or 2nd, with Hardy sliding down in the order. And then we could have: Hall, Lofton, and Hart; starting against lefties, while: Jenkins, Hall, and Hart; started against righties. Unfortunately, Lofton isn't right-handed, nor can he hit lefties. So he wouldn't be an ideal acquisition for the Brewers, but he wouldn't be terrible either.

OK, then virtually stand on their neck. How about that? I know it's not completely over. But with how far they would be out of the wild card too, it might have compelled them to sell at the deadline. There's obviously a huge realistic and psychological difference between 4.5 and 10.5.

Actually, it's 2 games out of 162. If we hold on we add a game to our lead, but they gain a game now by defeating us. Plus we give them a lot of confidence and hope. We could have stood on their neck and ended their season by sweeping them. And I need an answer to this. Am I the only one who notices that Aramis Ramirez and Lew Ford have evil looks looks in their eyes every time they play us? Is that only reserved for our team or is it everybody else in the league?

I knew that would happen. We score zero runs since the first inning and then Braun bails out their pitcher on ball four in the top of the 9th when it looks like we have a chance at the dagger. They had the momentum and the top of the 9th energized their crowd. With the top of their order coming up, that was a tenuous situation. Then Cordero grooved one to the evil smirking Aramis Ramirez and that was curtains. What an atrocious loss. We give up a 5 run lead in the biggest game of the season to date. We had a chance to bury the Cubs, and at least ensure they would get no closer than 6.5 after this series. Now 4.5 games is still possible.

How about maybe because I've done my own research and developed my own opinions. You don't have to agree with it. But that's why I'm up in arms about it. Debate my points if you don't feel my concerns were valid. Edit: I should note that if a trade was not completed by 2 PM today, it can't be completed until all the picks involved are made. So we may have selected Yi for G.S., regardless what was said, and the trade simply wouldn't have been announced until the other pick involved was made. That's hope for detractors like myself.