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DuWayne Steurer

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  1. DuWayne Steurer
    Ryan Braun on @1057FMTheFan: "I'm not opposed to playing anywhere other than third, that wasn't good for anybody." He doesn't want to play 3rd. The organization doesn't want him at 3rd. It was not a mistake to take him off 3rd base, as he was *historically* bad at it. It's almost comic how this is continually brought up, despite the guy that the debate is about has insisted he does not want to play third base anymore, because he was *terrible* at it.
  2. DuWayne Steurer
    Braun himself was recently quoted as saying he would play *anywhere* BUT 3rd base. You're beating this dead horse into the ground over and over and over and over. We get it man, you want Braun at 3rd, but man........it ain't happening.
  3. DuWayne Steurer
    There is absolutely no way this was a "split second" decision on Utley's part. When you watch the replay from the first base camera, (Utley's POV), the 2nd baseman fields the ball, and Tejada is at the bag and Utley takes exactly six more steps. COunt em'........6. 6 Steps is a few seconds, not a split second. As I've said, I do not believe his intent was to injure, but he was not a baserunner, he was going in to break up a double play. However, he did not even go in with the pretense that he was trying to safely secure the base, and that's where I think there's where there's the issue with the play.
  4. DuWayne Steurer
    Torre's explanation was interesting. They don't believe Utley's intention was to injure, but that it was a violation of the rule, and the rule violation lead to the injury, so......suspension. I can't disagree with the reasoning here. I still can't wrap my head around the fact that Utley was put back on base last night though.
  5. DuWayne Steurer
    Hahahaha! Matt Williams is hoping you get hit by a pitch tomorrow for saying this.
  6. DuWayne Steurer
    I'm not going to call the Utley slide "dirty", but he was nowhere near the base. I understand that a "takeout" slide has a purpose, and that's to protect your runner going to first base. Wasn't the neighborhood rule created to protect the fielder though? And also....... as someone else said, that's not supposed to be reviewable, right?
  7. DuWayne Steurer
    I don't like the thought of finding "challenging" ideas, like putting a team in Mexico City, or having "split" cities. This seems to me like a recipe for failure before we even get started. If you don't have 2 cities that are primed for success, then perhaps expansion shouldn't happen.
  8. DuWayne Steurer
    I don't think the idea of 4 eight team divisions is a bad one, but I can't imagine they'd get rid of the AL and the NL. I do think we'll see the DH rule unified (or gotten rid of) sooner rather than later. But most likely unified. If I had to put a percentage on it, I'd guess 90/10 in favor of adding it to the NL.
  9. DuWayne Steurer
    Aren't......both teams dealing with the shadows??
  10. DuWayne Steurer
    Everyone jogs to first on pop outs Except guys like David Eckstein. I'm not a Bryce Harper fan, but one thing that can't be said about him is that he dogs it out there. There's reports that he's been told to curb his reckless play to avoid injury. That's not a player who dogs it. I get it that Harper is the type of guy who rubs people the wrong way because he's a cocky arrogant kid, and people feel like he has to "earn his stripes" before he gets to act the way he does. I get that. I'm not a fan of his either. I suspect if he was a Brewer, 85% of our fans (and posters) would love the kid (and his act) and the other 15% would love the stats he puts up, regardless if he jogged to first on popups or not.
  11. DuWayne Steurer
    The complaint is that a 1 game play-in is not representative of a team's talent. The counter to that is that neither is a 3 game series, a 5 game series, or even a 7 game series. They're all such small sample sizes that ultimately, they don't give anything close to a real representation of what your true performance level is. You can go through any team, any season, and find a 7 game winning streak or a 7 game losing streak, I'm sure. Or if not a 7 game losing streak, a 7 game streak where a team went 1-6 or 2-5. If you get cold at just the wrong time, you're sunk. Is that a representation of your talent level? No, it just is what it is.
  12. DuWayne Steurer
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  13. DuWayne Steurer
    That, to me, is a bigger sticking point than anything else. It's one thing for players to play and live in say Toronto for six months out of the year (well, actually 3 months, as you're on the road 3 months). But to live and play in Mexico City? I can imagine that would be a really tough FA draw, to be honest.
  14. DuWayne Steurer
    There's absolutely zero chance you'll see something like this in an MLB rotation.
  15. DuWayne Steurer
    Clancy will be heartbroken.
  16. DuWayne Steurer
    His GB/FB ratio is pretty decent (small sample alert). If he can continue to live down in the zone, he should be able to continue to have some success.
  17. DuWayne Steurer
    Is Jon Lester an "ace"? He's good, but he's not in the category of guys like Kershaw, Bumgarner, or the like. His career ERA+ is 121, which is good, not great. To me, Jon Lester is exactly what you're talking about when you say a solid #2 type guy. The 2005 White Sox best pitcher was Mark Buehrle. He's a really good pitcher. Ace? He's just a solid guy that's been around a long time. The 03 Marlins won it all with Pavano, Brad Penney, and Mark Redman leading their staff. Is it possible? Yes. Is it better to have an ace than not? Absolutely. Is that something the Brewers can likely afford? Have to look at the hand you're dealt. THe Brewers can either generate a guy like that or...... wait. They can only build guys like that from within. They will never purchase them on the open market.
  18. DuWayne Steurer
    The Royals don't have a true "ace". In fact their starting pitching is pretty mediocre, aside from Volquez and Chris Young. Texas certainly doesn't have an ace. Colby Lewis has 17 wins, but he has an ERA over 4.5. Gallardo has been decent this year, but certainly not "ace". The idea that a team has to have a true "ace" material pitcher to compete is a myth. You have to have a good pitching staff. You have to score more runs than you allow. Would it be nice to have a Greinke and/or a Kershaw? Sure, but there aren't 30 of those guys to go around. So...... I think the Brewers are doing fine right now with what they are acquiring and actually developing. Jungmann, Nelson, Davies is a nice start. Be nice if Peralta bounces back next year too. We'll see. There's not an ace in that bunch but if they all hit their ceilings, there's not one in that bunch that can't be at least a #3 type pitcher.
  19. DuWayne Steurer
    I don't know if he's a lock for the rotation next year, but he certainly has made a strong case. What I hope DOESN'T happen is that he pitches a few bad innings in spring training next year and they decide that's what is the deciding factor in sending him back down.
  20. DuWayne Steurer
    Going into a season in which they are almost certain to be a non-factor for contention, the handed-ness of your lineup should be about #79 on your "things to worry about in the off-season".
  21. DuWayne Steurer
    This really just feels like arguing semantics. Being consistently winning = challenging for the playoffs. Making the playoffs = challenging for a world title.
  22. DuWayne Steurer
    This is the biggest part of the equation. I think the odds of the Brewers competing next year are somewhere between slim and slimmer (I won't say none, but I'm leaning that way). The team is better served using him as a trade piece and just letting Rogers or Rogers and Clark fill that spot for a year or two until the Brewers are back into the compete cycle.
  23. DuWayne Steurer
    Harper won't come out looking bad from that because every single person who knows a thing about baseball knows that Papelbon is a douche.
  24. DuWayne Steurer
    The lack of power is not that concerning. 150 PA's is a pretty small sample size. He's hit for a decent amount of power in the minors. He's getting on base and hitting well, so I'd expect him to hit for some power over a full season in the bigs. I've been thinking this for a few weeks.......a Clark/Rogers platoon next year wouldn't be a bad idea at all, with Rogers getting p/t at 3rd base and in the outfield to get him up around 400 or so at bats. I don't think the guy is a world beater, but at the very least he's earned some more at bats to see if he can stick at the big league level.
  25. DuWayne Steurer
    I didn't like the Cueto trade for the Royals. They were cruising without him, and he's been bad since being a Royal. The whole "you need good starting pitching to win in the playoffs" is nonsense. You need to score more runs than the other team. This mantra has been proven wrong multiple times recently. The Royals have a really really good bullpen, and a top 5 offense which doesn't rely heavily on homeruns. That being said, Omar Infante has been horrible, and Ben Zobrist has been really good since they traded for him.
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