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No mention of another Milwaukee product, Gene Wilder (80). More known for movies, but he and Mel Brooks I think are the only ones still left from the cast of Blazing Saddles. -
Agreed - the upside is if Weeks reverts to his 2011 form then he is worth his salary and/or increases his trade value. Gennett's minor league numbers suggest that he overperformed and will likely regress from his 2013 numbers. If Weeks still stinks, then they bench him and he can't file a grievance over being benched for monetary reasons and the difference over six weeks of performance will cost the Brewers at most 1-2 wins.
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If A-Ram declines the 2015 option it means that he either thinks that he can get more money/longer deal elsewhere or he doesn't think the Brewers will contend and he wants to play for a contender. If he declines a one-year $14M offer he will very likely decline a one-year QO tender of ~$15M; it's very unlikely that $1M is going to change his decision; he will also know that if he declines a QO that will reduce his marketability, which will factor in his decision to exercise the 2015 option. The Brewers decision is pretty simple - is he healthy enough/playing well enough to warrant paying him $14/$15M in 2015 or pay him $4M to leave. Even with a bad knee he still managed a .831 OPS, which ranked 6th among the 30 3B who had at least 350 PA's last season and was highest in the NL Central (Alvarez was next at .770, Freese and Frazier were over .100 lower). He still has trade value, especially with only a max of 2 years left on his contract. Correct me if I'm wrong on this, but if the Brewers choose to exercise his 2015 option but Ramirez declines it (it is a mutual option), the Brewers don't have to pay the $4M buyout.
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I like the idea of retaining rights like in the NHL. What I think the NBA needs is a free agent loss compensation system something like baseball. The current system gives teams the right to make the largest offer to their own free agents, but that only forces teams to overpay for their own free agents or risk losing them for nothing, and overpaying for players in a salary cap league is a sure way to create a losing franchise. Have it be like baseball, where if a team makes a qualifying offer they get a first round draft pick from the signing team if it isn't a top 10 pick. That way teams don't have to overpay for their own free agents and can allocate their salary cap more efficiently and effectively and get compensation for losing good players.
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The Five Things Organization-Wide You Want To See In 2014
LouisEly replied to sheetskout's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
1) 502's #1 2) Fondy's #2 3) MVP's #3 4) Briggs' #4 5) Bjkrautke's #5 I can't set a goal of trading players before the end of the season, because that will mean not being in playoff contention. I'll take playoff contention over following the Minor League report any year; 2008 and 2011 were the most fun seasons as a fan I've had since 1982, and going to a playoff game in 2011 was something I'd been waiting almost 40 years for. It may not be probable to make the playoffs this year, but it is always possible (see: 2006 St. Louis Cardinals). If I have to be original and put in something not mentioned yet, I'll say prove that the Aoki trade was the right move (both in who they got in return and making room for Davis) and have a draft that rivals the 2005 draft with a superstar in the 1st round but don't let the equivalents of Weeks, Bailey, and Arrieta get away. -
[sarcasm]No one has yet suggested that it is to make room for the Lohse for two top-50 prospects trade? Come on, we need to make room for the upper-level SP and 3B prospects we are getting![/sarcasm] The waiver claim we missed out on was Shawn Tolleson; he was hurt last year and only pitched 8 innings between the minors and majors, but his minor league career numbers were fantastic. In 2011 he struck out 105 and walked 18 in 69 innings as a closer in the Dodgers system. (He was claimed by the Rangers.) Speaking of the Dodgers, they still have a hole at 3B and Melvin has said that the offseason is the best time to trade position players...
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I'm going skiing/snowboarding in Colorado with some friends in March, and I'm wondering which resorts/towns people have been to and which ones they like the best. One of my friends is a little tight with the buck, so Vail probably will not be where we stay but we do want to go there one day/night to check it out. Looking for maybe a little older crowd (30s-40s) with decent but not obnoxious nightlife. We're very mediocre skiers/snowboarders so a mountain with good, groomed blues would be preferred. Thanks!
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No mention of Mel Brooks (87), but he was more movies than TV (but how many times did we get to see the edited version of Blazing Saddles on various UHF channels; saw the edited version many times before finally seeing the unedited version, and I fell off the couch the first time I saw the full "bean scene"). No mention of Joan Rivers (80) either - tied for the second most appearances on the Johnny Carson show - but she is "only" 80. I'm not closely related enough to James Rockford, or James Garner, or James Bumgarner to know him personally but I'm closely related enough to not need to look at Wikipedia to know that Bumgarner is his real last name.
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I hate to say this, but Morris' 2012 season I believe is the outlier, based on his other minor league seasons and based on the fact that Morris is from Huntsville and lived at home with his parents/family during 2012. Sleeping in your own bed, being around your family, having your parents likely cook for you, not paying any rent... doesn't get any more comfortable than that. I want Morris to succeed, but the data doesn't suggest it will happen.
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I still think Weeks to the Dodgers for Beckett makes a lot of sense. The Dodgers signed Haren to go with Kershaw/Ryu/Grienke, but it depends on Billingsley's rehab progress and when he expects to be ready. If the Brewers agree to take on the extra salary of Beckett they should be able to get a prospect from the Dodgers in the deal. If the Dodgers have given up on Magill and Van Slyke, I'd be happy to take both plus Beckett and the extra salary for Weeks.
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They were supposed to have a 6'8" juco transfer, Jameel McKay, come in this year. He was the #3 juco player in the country. There is a rumor that McKay wasn't happy about limited playing time this year behind Otule, Gardner, and Wilson and being asked to play center next year with those guys gone. In 2012 Marquette backed off of Aaron Durley - during his senior season he registered more DNPs than double-doubles; probably a good thing, as Durley has torn his ACL twice since. In 2012 or 2011 they had another 6'9" juco transfer commit, but he did something really stupid (robbery I think) and Marquette rescinded their scholarship offer. An article I read said that Marquette is expected to sign another big man, but that would put them one over the scholarship limit. With both D-Wilsons and Nick Noskowiak on the team next year my guess is Dawson is the one to "transfer" if they do sign another big. If they do, hopefully it is a juco transfer or graduating senior transfer who can step in right away. The same article said that Taylor is having lingering issues from his off-season knee surgery, so I guess that's your answer.
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Anyone know what happened to Steve Taylor? He hasn't played in the last 3 games. I can't find anything on-line. They really are going to need him next year. Marquette got a commitment from a 7-foot, 250lb 3-star center from Akron, OH. Sounds like a bit of a project; I was hoping they would get a juco transfer or a graduated senior transfer so they could bring in a big guy who could play right away. They are going to be small and young next year.
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Bo never has had more than an 8-man rotation. Always the five starters and no more than 2-3 guys off the bench for 10 minutes each.
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We're allowing polls again? Haven't those been banned since like '07?
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RP Addison Reed to ARZ; 3B Matt Davidson to CHW
LouisEly replied to torts's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I certainly concur, I would have given up more if necessary to get him. However why would Melvin trade for a young MLB ready 3B when he has Ramirez? That's way outside his MO... I've been posting for a handful of years about "proven veteraness" pushing us farther away from our goals in the long term and I hate that Melvin is not proving me wrong in any way, he's been completely predictable. I'm sure there's a heavy dose of MA in there as well... but regardless, yuck. At some point if we don't recycle the impact talent on the roster a complete rebuild is going to become necessary, not to mention we still lack young impact pitching to build a rotation around. [sarcasm]Exactly. Just like Melvin would never consider trading a 31-year-old proven closer having a great season for a 20-year-old 3B prospect. That's way outside his MO...[/sarcasm] -
Really surprised Drew was tendered a qualifying offer. But that's Boston - they have the money to do it. Don't think he's worth that much of a raise over his 2013 salary though. Drew only has had two seasons with an OBP>.350, so I don't think he's that good of an OBP guy. Like the idea, but if he really was tendered a QO then he's definitely not worth it.
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Melvin was interviewed on the MLB network last night for a good 5-7 minutes. He said something that was actually very logical for the low offer on Hart - he was concerned that Hart would not be able to go on a day game after a night game, and the Brewers had over 30 day games after a night game last year so Hart could have potentially missed over 30 games. A very legitimate concern, given what happened last year with Ramirez. Melvin said that's not the case in the AL as Hart could DH during a day game after a night game, and Milwaukee being in the NL doesn't have that luxury. So no, I don't think it was a PR move. I think it was a legitimate offer based on what Hart's value would be to the team factoring in that he might only be available to start less than 130 games next year.
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IIRC, they can stash him on IR but he has to be placed on the 25-man roster when he comes off of IR. So I think if he isn't fully recovered from TJ they can put him on IR at least for a while. Please correct me if I'm wrong on this.
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Not necessarily. They moved the fences in at Safeco a year ago IIRC. Plus, he can DH which can get him out on the field as opposed to possibly not being able to go for a day game after a night game, which happened I think 36 times last year for Milwaukee. If having the DH allows him to play more games, more games might mean a bigger payday than missing 30 games playing for Milwaukee.
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And that is exactly what I have, a 300W power supply... Thanks!
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So, let's assume that whatever the Brewers would potentially give up for Davis is fair market value for him regardless of what his actual value is. It's in theory an even trade, ignoring any buy low/sell high arguments. If both teams are giving up fair value there's no net gain in talent; the only advantage would be decreasing from positions of depth to shore up weak positions. Given that the organization is short on talent, I'd rather give up cash for free agents than young players for other young players. Keep as much talent as possible, give out cash to acquire talent. With the draft and international signing pool limits and penalties any money given to free agents now is not taking away from signing young talent. Trade not-young talent for young talent - yes. Trade young talent for young talent - assuming a fair trade - to me is treading water (unless it is young OF talent for young 3B talent).
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Let's not get hung up on SP vs. RP roles for young pitchers. The Cardinals have not been shy about putting their young arms in the bullpen (Lynn, Kelly, Rosenthal, Martinez, etc.) instead of starting at AAA and it doesn't seem to have hurt their development.
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I don't know if it is durability or how he was developed. During his first full season he pitched 98 innings at West Virginia, however those were very heavy innings - 70 BB, 109 K, 12 HBP. That's a lot of pitches for 98 innings, and I don't think it did him any favors with preventing injury. If they had limited his innings more like they did with Odorizzi... who knows. But I think the injuries that DM saw during his tenure to HS pitchers - Gold, Neugebauer, Jones, Rogers - could very well have had an effect on how they drafted.
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So... if the Jays wouldn't make the deal, how does that make Ash the stubborn one? I don't see how Vina was getting either of those, being 30 years old and coming off of a season in which he played 37 games to a tune of a .670 OPS [sarcasm]and a charge of theft of my buddy's girlfriend[/sarcasm]. Good thing Carpenter wasn't traded to the Brewers. How would he have explained that to his son?
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Just looking for recommendations for a graphics card. My desktop is old (2009) but does everything well except for HD video. I don't "game", and my Windows Experience ratings are >5.0 for everything except for graphics and gaming graphics (3.6 and 3.0). Will something basic like this do the trick: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00847TOLC/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=OUSWX9DPPEZU&coliid=I3KHQV3PK4FNTB Or do I need more than that or can I get away with less than that? And dumb question, but does it matter that the memory on this card is GDDR3 when my RAM is DDR2? Thanks!
