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  1. gregmag
    RoCo, I'm with you. Bring. The. Hook. Which would make two quality starts against two pastings for our intrepid protagonist, not that I'm counting. Greg.
  2. gregmag
    RoCo, Bill Hall has 21 freakin' ABs. Until he proves he's no good, he should get to play over Counsell by virtue of having (a) a pulse and (b) a future, even if it's only chronological. Greg.
  3. gregmag
    Remember Herb Washington? Full-time pinch runner for the A's circa 1974? Maybe Counsell could be a pinch-walker. You know, he hits whenever you really need a walk. Because I swear to God, that is ALL he does well. Greg.
  4. gregmag
    So, I just got back to the computer, and I'm hoping somebody can explain to me how a guy can throw 90 pitches in 4 1/3 innings while only allowing five baserunners and striking out three. What, is everybody fouling off three pitches? He's working a quick fifth, though . . . Greg.
  5. gregmag
    Clancy, Kinney could pitch a 2-hit shutout tonight, and then Obermuller could go out and light his usual bonfire, and Wayne Franklin could be implicated in a string of gruesome child murders, and you'd still insist that we execute Kinney, sign Franklin to a six-year contract, and give Obermuller some time at catcher on his off-days to get his powerful bat in the lineup. Let me save you the trouble of writing your next post: The problems with Milwaukee's starting pitching fall at the feet of one man: Matt Kinney. Kinney cannot throw a baseball five feet, and even if he could, the energy he has recently expended masterminding the Iraq insurgency, skyrocketing fuel prices, and William Hung's record deal have ensured that he is in no position to help his team. Kinney, who gargles kittens at the left hand of Satan, also bears primary responsibility for global warming, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, and the Veggie Tales. Concededly African famine is the work of Ben Grieve, but we all know who gives Grieve his orders. Either you're with America, or you're with Matt Kinney. Or, alternatively: Matt Kinney gives up big innings!! Matt Kinney gives up big innings!! Matt Kinney gives up big innings!! [pause to empty drool cup]. Wes Obermuller just got tired yesterday!! Only the first five innings count!! That big inning must have been Yost's fault!! Or the offense's fault!! Or Matt Kinney's fault!! Because Matt Kinney gives up big innings!! Wes Obermuller is a winner!! Just like Wayne Franklin!! Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. Like a #$*&@#& Teletubby. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat . . . Greg.
  6. gregmag
    Not to take too much heat off the bullpen, but those who have been calling for the heads of starters might want to sharpen their machetes for Wes Obermuller. With the exception of his great outing against the Bonds-less Giants, he has been a train wreck. I still say we leave the rotation alone for a while until we have a decent measure of what these guys can do, but the early returns on Obermuller are very discouraging. Greg.
  7. gregmag
    My straight, 36 year-old ass has no clue what "4/20" has to do with ganja, but I do want to point out that L8Man said "bud." [insert Butt-head laugh here] Greg.
  8. gregmag
    Oh, for goodness' sake . . . who cares if Krynzel is striking out? Look, it's early, he's only had 31 ABs, and he's been known to choke after 300. But he's young for AAA, brand new to the level, he has 6 walks plus a HBP against nine strikeouts, and he's driving the ball. I'm not going to say he's even begun to prove anything until he keeps this up for a couple of months, but how can you possibly say anything bad about what he's done so far? Greg.
  9. gregmag
    I prefer to see the glass as . . . well, okay, not half full, but a third full. Each of the 2-5 guys has pitched at least one good game. They're all under 30, with limited big league experience. No one is pushing them -- de la Rosa and Hendrickson definitely aren't ready. No actual fact suggests that Burba or Ford would have a greater likelihood of success than any of the present starters. So leave these guys out there. See what you have. Will the Brewers lose a lot of games? Hell, yes, but we knew that already. If two of these four pan out, we may be looking at a rotation next year (if we can add two of Hendrickson / Ford / de la Rosa / FA). But there's no objective evidence (especially after 3-4 appearances a piece) of who, if anybody, is going to improve. I'm glad management isn't freaking out about this. Greg.
  10. gregmag
    Wonderful outing for Wes. I'm a doubter where he's concerned, but he can go right ahead and keep making my doubts look more and more misplaced. Not to take anything away from him, but wow, the Giants without Bonds don't exactly scare you, do they? Time for the relievers to earn their keep. Glad to see Wayne Franklin finally helping us. Greg.
  11. gregmag
    Okay -- end of 6, and the Mudcats' Trevor Hutchinson is NO-HITTING the Stars. That's a little disturbing, that a AA team with Fielder, Weeks, and Nelson can get no-hit. One more inning to save their honor, and maybe even win the game -- it's only 2-0. Greg.
  12. gregmag
    Huntsville down 1-0, middle of 4th. Ford went three innings, pitching (mostly) out of trouble the whole time; Stewart in for a scoreless fourth. It sounds from the broadcast like the Stars are hitting a lot of balls on the screws, but right at people. Where does that expression come from, by the way? Balls don't have screws. Greg.
  13. gregmag
    Come on, what are the odds of that? Greg.
  14. gregmag
    In my humble opinion, we really don't have a lot of solid information for judging the 2-5 guys in the rotation. RoCo, I take the ERA plus numbers as important, but I continue to disagree that they prove Davis is obviously better than Kinney. Obviously better up 'til now? You've convinced me. But Kinney is 27 and only had about 114 big league innings before last season. Davis is 28 and had about 285. Capuano and Obermuller, of course, are just getting started. When you factor in stats with predictive value, Kinney looks better to me than Davis. My bets for success, based on the limited evidence available, would run Capuano, Kinney, Davis, Obermuller. Davis has had the most time and has provided the most evidence that he'll never amount to much, but even he is still young enough to get better. Obermuller has never had good peripherals; I hope he succeeds, but I see no reason to bet on it. Capuano and Kinney can get strikeouts, and Capuano has some control to boot. But the main thing is that, unlike Clancy, I think we need to keep an open mind and watch how these guys perform this year. 2004 is an audition for the privilege of trying to hold off Hendrickson, de la Rosa, and maybe Jones next year. Two of the present 2-5 guys in the rotation, at most, figure to stay in the picture. I don't see any serious basis right now for saying with any confidence who those two will be. Greg.
  15. gregmag
    I know it's very early in the season, but Davis has done very little to make me question the bad feeling I've had about him. Granted, he's taken his knocks against a couple of great lineups . . . but he had a lot of his success last year against marshmallows. Prove me wrong, Doug! Put it together. Greg.
  16. gregmag
    How weird is it that Overbay is the only hitter on the team with more than 8 AB who hasn't walked yet? (The only others without a walk are Bennett, with 8 AB, and Hall, with 3; Lyle has 24.) I love it -- I'm confident Overbay will take his walks, and everybody else is working the count. Of course, so are the pitchers (before today), but I'm going to keep it positive. Greg.
  17. gregmag
    That will teach me to spend five minutes writing a post without checking the game tracker. Greg.
  18. gregmag
    You think maybe Ben saw how people here have been dissing him? If so, let me say to the critics -- as one who has disagreed with them -- my bad. Nice work! So, he's up to 103 pitches, and it's April, and he may have shown a bit of weakness that last inning. On the other hand, he's on fire. Do you pull him, or leave him out there? I care a lot more about his health for the season than I do about risking this game, but I'm wishy-washy, so I say send him out for the 7th but be ready with the quick hook. Greg.
  19. gregmag
    Lend, that's a very thoughtful and thorough defense of your take on the Gwynn situation, and I can't argue with most of it. But I disagree with one of your basic assumptions, which is that minor league playing time should be about who is more deserving. I think minor league playing time is about the Brewers' needs, not the players' performances. Tony Gwynn is starting at Huntsville because the Brewers think he's that good, and if he isn't, they want to find out sooner rather than later. That sucks for guys who have proved more than Gwynn has, but I'm sorry, I don't care about them. This is where your actual proximity to the guys gives you a different perspective, and I respect that. But it isn't just about money, in the sense of the team's covering its butt. They wouldn't have spent the money on Gwynn -- less than a year ago -- if they didn't love his chances to succeed. They're just pushing him to see what they have. Greg.
  20. gregmag
    Just to pick up the fight on hs vs. college arms: I really would rule out high school pitchers from the upper rounds, categorically, because of the injury risk. They're too far away, too physically underdeveloped. It's this simple: the Brewers can choose what kind of injury history they want in a pitcher. They can take a healthy 20 year-old who has already come through a couple of very risky years; or they can take a healthy 18 year-old who still has those risky years ahead of him. Why would you assume that risk when the stakes are so high? I don't care how good a guy is at 17 or 18, he's probably going to flame out. The Brewers have a chance to win some hs arm gambles with Jones and Hendrickson, but those guys have sprouted in soil fertilized with the rotting corpses of JM Gold, Nick Neugebauer, Tyrone freakin' Hill . . . and the list goes on. The injury risk for a 20 year-old, while still significant, is a lot lower, and his body is closer to what it's going to be. This isn't about the Moneyball manifesto to blow off high schoolers altogether. There's a good argument for that, but it's a different argument. With young pitchers, health is everything. Have at it. Greg.
  21. gregmag
    I'm not *that* high on Kinney, I'm really not, but Bill, how can you assert that Doug Davis has put a lot of distance between himself and Kinney? They both had good and bad stretches last year, but Kinney's awful stretch came with the Brewers while Davis laundered his through two AL teams, so I fear we underestimate how bad he can be. I'll go along with you on Capuano; he hasn't proved much at all, but in his limited opportunities he has looked like the kind of pitcher who should be better than Davis and Obermuller -- that is, good peripherals. The thing is, Kinney's peripherals are also better than those of Davis or Obie. If Kinney flames out, he flames out; but if he can achieve some consistency, I'll be stunned if he doesn't outpitch Davis. Greg.
  22. gregmag
    Ned's lineup tinkering is looking pretty good so far. Greg.
  23. gregmag
    But isn't the loss (if it ends up that way) really Kinney's fault, because he didn't have enough stamina to go more than six and couldn't inspire his teammates to score more runs? On a serious note, what was Hernandez' problem, other than the Cardinals? All I know is what comes over the game tracker. One inning is a small sample, of course, but five runs is almost a medium-sized sample for a reliever. Are we worried about him, or does he just take a mulligan and move on? Damn . . . I guess we're going to lose occasionally this season. Greg.
  24. gregmag
    Clancy's subtle influence seems to be taking hold. You know, this is going to sound crazy, but if Kinney fails to deliver a quality start tonight, maybe we might want to give him a few more starts before dismissing him. I mean, I know Ben Sheets and Doug Davis have set the bar pretty high the past couple of days with their quality starts -- oh, wait . . . Greg.
  25. gregmag
    Okay, am I reading this right? Jenkins. Has two triples. That's a decent SEASON total for him. I love this weird game. What the hell are these guys trying to do -- screw up our draft position for next year?http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif Greg.
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