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  1. LouisEly
    Drew Anderson's .290 average coming into the game was 9th best in the Southern League, another indicator of the league's pitching-strong tendencies... Drew finally gets a mention from you guys, albeit a backhanded compliment at best. Instead of praising his accomplishments, the statement is shifted to indicate how the quality of pitching in the league has resulted in low batting averages. Give the guy some love! As for making room for Gillespie at West Virginia, Ford may have great speed and a lot of steals, but his OBP and OPS are not very impressive for low-A. I can think of a few guys (Chris Morris?) who stole a lot more bases than Ford, but never made it to the bigs. I'd hardly call it highway robbery if Ford is asked to sit to make room for Gillespie.
  2. LouisEly
    Ho-hum, "non-prospect" Drew Anderson on base four of five plate appearances. He has been by far the most consistent hitter for Huntsville so far this year. His OBP is equal to BF.net darling Steve Moss, and his SLG is far superior. Neither is that great overall, but it is in a pitchers league. I don't get where people think that Moss is far superior in speed when Anderson bests Moss in 3Bs and SBs. Anderson is also equal in HRs, far superior in total bases, and while he has less walks he also has far fewer Ks than Moss. I'm not saying he's the next Ken Griffey Jr., but give the guy some love once in a while!
  3. LouisEly
    It is amazing how a person can read the stats every day and THEN become a Huntsville genius telling people why the players are playing poorly. When was the last time you have been to a Huntsville game. My wife and I were in Alabama on business and pleasure. We were fortunate to be able to watch 7 home games. It could also be argued that 7 games is a very small sample size, and that composite statistics over a whole season will give you a more accurate assesment of a player. It can go both ways.
  4. LouisEly
    Brewizard, Where the heck were you sitting? I ran into Demaria's uncle (and aunt and parents) too! I was sitting in Section 8, row P, seat 11. His parents were sitting about five rows in front of me. Straight back from the edge of the screen on the first base side (almost straight back from the on-deck circle). You couldn't miss me - I had a Helena Brewers Tropical Tuesday jersey (#73) on.
  5. LouisEly
    What has two thumbs and will be at Dodger Stadium tonight wearing a Helena Brewers Tropical Tuesday jersey? **This guy!!!**
  6. LouisEly
    Once you become a "starter", teams like the Nationals or Giants might keep paying you to be one whether you deserve it or not. Or any team managed by Dusty Baker, Felipe Alou, or Frank Robinson.
  7. LouisEly
    FREE MIKE RIVERA Oh no, you didn't!!!
  8. LouisEly
    Brewers left-hander Dana Eveland said his younger brother, Kyle, a 43rd-round pick last year, has enrolled at College of the Canyons, a junior college in California College of the Canyons??? I know where that is... and I would never have guessed that they have a baseball team. That's one of the tiniest schools I've ever seen.
  9. LouisEly
    After two nights of Nyquil... It's time for the Irish cure for the cold. (Grab a bottle of whiskey, drink until you see two bottles, then go to bed.) I can barely type after two and a half hours - got almost a half bottle of Seagrams in me. Yeah team!!
  10. LouisEly
    Say what you want about Rivera's OBP, but that's darn good SLG. For what it's worth, Cecil Cooper didn't walk a whole heckuva lot either (career OBP of .337, compared to BA of .29http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/glasses.gif , and he didn't strike out much too. I don't know how good of a game he calls or how good defensively he is, but offensively he's better than many major league catchers. A pretty good coup to get him to a minor league deal.
  11. LouisEly
    Wouldn't Ty be a better choice? Taubenheim has almost doubled his innings already from last year from ~90 to ~170. If anyone should be done for the year it's him.
  12. LouisEly
    I believe that you should never criticize someone for something that they can't control. "Wins" in baseball are something that you can't control. (That's like criticizing JDLR for giving up the winning run in the 10th inning when the Brewers offense scored one run the whole stinking game.) It is mathematically impossible to win a game as a pitcher if your team doesn't score any runs. I also believe in rewarding a great career over a long period of time over a short career that had 2-3 dominant seasons. (Example - another sport, but a Jerome Bettis I'd vote for but not a Terrell Davis; I'd back Andre Dawson before I'd vote for Jim Rice.) The WHIP and ERA+ speak for themselves. With a lack of any other "obvious" candidates, I think this is the year Blyleven finally gets in. I vote yes.
  13. LouisEly
    I'm very susupcious about how towards the end of his career he started to "fill out a uniform", a la Sammy Sosa. (And notice how much less "ripped" Sosa is now compared to pre-steriod testing years... and how much his production has dropped off.) Compare Raines' physique to that of former teammate Andre Dawson. I just have a hard time believing that Raines wasn't on any "supplements", and if so, how much that helped his career. Steroids don't just make you stronger - look at Ben Johnson and all those sprinters. On another note, I do remember when Raines insisted on being called "Rock". I know for sure that it was on his baseball cards for at least a year, and seem to recall him all but officially changing his first name to "Rock". I'm suspicious about his physique. I'm suspicious that his numbers may have been "helped" and his career extended in an "unnatural" way. Looking at his numbers, I don't see any "magical numbers" or "HOF benchmarks" achieved. (If we only use OBP, then do we have to vote for guys like John Olerud?) I see him as falling into the "Hall of the Very, Very Good". If I were voting, I'd vote "no" for at least the first five years, but may reconsider in the future.
  14. LouisEly
    No, because getting on base is staggeringly more important than stealing bases. It is (in some circles) now. Twenty years ago nobody gave a damn about it. I don't recall seeing OBP on the back of any of my baseball cards from the '80s, but SBs were on it. It wasn't stressed back then, so why downgrade a guy for it now? And if 49 HRs and 137 RBIs only made him the 20th best player in the NL that year, I'd like to know who where the 19 other guys who had better seasons that year.
  15. LouisEly
    Montreal wasn't exactly a huge HR park either. And I find it interesting that the year after he left Montreal he hit 49 HRs and 137 RBI. Woulda/coulda/shoulda... history is littered with athletes that would have set records had they not been injured. But we do have to remember that Dawson played half of his career in a park that wasn't a hitter's park. If Dawson could have played pepper with the Green Monster like Rice did... his numbers would have been much better. (And had Dawson played on grass like Rice...) One other thing... he played in the media obscurity of Montreal. He did finish his career with CHI but was past his prime. If he had played in his prime in New York or Boston, he would have been made out to be the next Willie Mays (and would have had much better numbers). Had Rice played in Montreal, he wouldn't have put up nearly as good of numbers and wouldn't have near the notoriety. Plus, Rice could hide as a DH. Dawson played his entire career in the NL so he had to play the field. That is what clearly puts Dawson ahead of Rice in my book. Yes on Dawson. (I'm with Clancy - the list of players with 400+ HRs and 300+ SBs is a very short list.) No on Rice. Dawson is much more deserving.
  16. LouisEly
    On those occasions when lefty Ryan Costello is good, he's very good; Anyone know why the Brewers are hell-bent on making him a starter? Why would he not be a prospect for a LH reliever, a-la Mitch Stetter?
  17. LouisEly
    Looks like only one ball hit to center today - the double by LaRue in the 4th. Anyone see how Hart played it? Did he look OK? As long as he can play CF halfway decent defensively, having a Lee/Hart/Jenkins OF is pretty tantilizing. Offensively at least. And then Krynzel & Cruz as the 4th & 5th OF. As much as I'd like to see him back as the #4 OF, Clark isn't going to want to go back to the bench after this year - Clark & Overbay could net a nice #4 SP in a trade (or stud C prospect at the AA or AAA level). It really IS all starting to come together...
  18. LouisEly
    How about a nice, deep fly ball from Lee
  19. LouisEly
    WHY is Overbay trying to bunt? Yost is just managing scared now. Oh, come on. Having the guy who lead the league in doubles last year bunt is an excellent managing decision. (/sarcasm)
  20. LouisEly
    They have to hand the reigns over to these young guys at some point in time. Might as well be sooner rather than later. They aren't going to get any experience by sitting on the bench or playing at AAA.
  21. LouisEly
    MILB.com has updated their "Top 50 Prospects" list -- three Brewers make the cut: I can't believe that some of those guys are more highly regarded of a prospect than Corey Hart. Choo? Dopirak? Loney? Hart's been getting it done at every level and he wasn't any older than any of those guys at the levels their at. I hope Hart's very slow start hasn't written him off some people's mind for MVP. .308 AVG, .916 OPS, 17 HRs, 9 3Bs, 31 SBs. (I also have a fear that Prince is going to take some of his votes, which may open the door for someone else.)
  22. LouisEly
    Hart may have speed, but the toughest part about learning CF is judging balls off the bat. I've played every position on the diamond (I was a Vinny Rotino back in my day - not in a single game, but over the course of a season several times), and the position I hated playing the most was CF. It takes a lot of experience in CF to learn how to consistently accurately judge the ball when it comes off the bat.
  23. LouisEly
    HR: Murray (8, 2nd inning off Lerch, 3 on, 1 out), Braun (7, 3rd inning off Lerch, 1 on, 2 out) Lerch?? Would this kid be offspring of Randy Lerch? (With two dingers given up, wouldn't surprise me if he was a son of a Brewer pitcher).
  24. LouisEly
    "Stupid pitching"??? Somebody tell Brantley that JDLR isn't the one calling the pitches.
  25. LouisEly
    Corey Hart with his *ninth* triple of the season. He is on the verge of eclipsing double-digits in triples, home runs, and stolen bases. I seem to recall Weeks being on the verge of that prior to his call-up. How rare of a feat is that on an upper level (AA or above)?
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