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  1. DuWayne Steurer
    Man am I glad we didn't end up with Embiid...... I know Parker blew his knee and missed 2/3rds of a season, but Embiid may never play a game in the NBA.
  2. DuWayne Steurer
    The reason STL was even in the playoffs during their WS winning years of 2006 (83 wins) and 2011 was because of epic collapses (ATL in 2011) and mass mediocrity (2006). ATL lost 9 of their last 12 games in 2011. Hell, STL almost had one of the most epic collapses in the history of the game in 2006 - they were 7 games up on 9/20 and eight days later were only 0.5 games up. The Brewers aren't the only team to benefit from poor finishes by other teams. That's why I said "the Brewers definitely earned it *But*....... The Brewers still had to win their games. But without the benefit of an epic collapse by the Mets, we don't even sniff the playoffs. Sometimes you just have to be good. Sometimes you have to be lucky and good.
  3. DuWayne Steurer
    No it stems from building a winning franchise, the Brewers haven't come close to being consistent, just 2 blips on the radar, and 2008 was gifted by the Mets. Gifted by the Mets? I am sorry but that is when you know you are just trying to be as negative as you possibly can. They earned it in 2008...no one gifted them anything. The Brewers definitely earned it, but it was also absolutely aided by an epic collapse by the Mets. There's no denying that.
  4. DuWayne Steurer
    Brian McCann has got to be FURIOUS right now.
  5. DuWayne Steurer
    Look at the Royals of last year. They had a pedestrian offense (maybe even "bad") a decent rotation, and an unhittable bullpen. Certainly not saying that's the model to follow.... But it worked.
  6. DuWayne Steurer
    Not to mention Braun is 31, Gomez and Lucroy are both 29, and will need to be extended before this team is REALLY going to be ready to compete again, and should we be extending guys who are looking for mega contracts who are pushing into their 30's? In a word..... no.
  7. DuWayne Steurer
    I suspect (heck, not even suspect, but *know*) that there were managers who knew what sabremetrics were before Sabremetrics was a word. Not directing this at you Casey, but quoting your post since your post is most relevant. Max Bishop was not a good hitter But he WAS good at getting on base. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?id=bishoma01&year=Career&t=b http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bishoma01.shtml He hit almost exclusively leadoff in his career, in the 20's and 30's, despite sometimes hitting in the .240's and .250's. Connie Mack probably knew the value of walking 100+ times a year, even if OBP wasn't a "thing", I'm sure. To go off on a tangent, I know people say managers don't make that big of a difference in W's and L's, but I'm willing to bet that kind of forward thinking can make a few W's show up at the end of a season when you're not tied to stodgy ideals like "put the fastest guy first"
  8. DuWayne Steurer
    Cal Eldred is a bad example. He was an ace and had ace stuff until he hurt his elbow after throwing 258 innings in 93 and being on that same pace in 94 when he was still pitching with a sore elbow until he couldn't anymore. Eldred had a 1.79 ERA his first time around the league, and then a 4.01 ERA in 36 starts the very next year. He was a good pitcher who pitched brilliantly when nobody had seen him yet. I don't think anyone expected him to continue to carry a sub-2.50 era
  9. DuWayne Steurer
    I really like what Jungmann's doing out there, but we must remember it's his first time through the league. Remember, guys like Cal Eldred and Steve Woodard (and Mike Fiers) were lights out their first time around as well. I'm not saying "send him down"...., but I'm really curious to see how Jungmann will perform once everyone has had a look at him. How he fares his second time around is far more important (IMO) than how he looks his first time through the league.
  10. DuWayne Steurer
    Parra's hitting a bit above his career norms. I don't want to pay him to be a .750 OPS corner outfielder playing average to subpar defense at above market rate. I'd love to see him get traded while he is essentially smoking hot with the stick. Let's sell high for once.
  11. DuWayne Steurer
    Yes!!! Cherry picking a select portion of the season in which they are *almost* .500!!! It isn't cherry picking when 2 weeks into the season I said this is a low to mid 80 win team and would play like one from this point on until they trade players. This site overreacted to the bad site to a truly pathetic degree with many players saying it was a sub 70 win roster and it simply was never the case. There is a subset of this forum that seems to get so happy every losing streak about how they are right that Melvin is awful and the franchise has no future that it drives posters away. I know I almost never visit the site anymore because it is such an overly negative environment. For once I wanted to say something positive. Saying a bad team is bad isn't overly negative. You can't continually point out that a team that's 15 games below .500 is a .500 team while throwing out the sample that doesn't support your statement and call it a fact. Speaking only for myself, I don't even consider myself overly negative. I see some positives this year (and plenty of negatives) Taylor Jungmann has had a nice start. Khris Davis was hitting well before he got hurt. Hernan Perez looks like at least a good utility option. Blazek and Knebel are solid bullpen guys. Possibly even closer/8th inning men.
  12. DuWayne Steurer
    Yes!!! Cherry picking a select portion of the season in which they are *almost* .500!!!
  13. DuWayne Steurer
    Really curious. Knebel has been pretty solid. Broxton has been a straight up dumpster fire. I realize there's economics involved in how the roster is managed, but yeesh. I hope it's like MH said, and it's just a tool they're using to manage Knebel's innings a little bit.
  14. DuWayne Steurer
    They tried that approach already. Just getting guys and sticking them wherever doesn't really work. It can work if you have a stacked rotation ala the Tigers of a few years ago. But, yes, I'm sick of the general apathy towards defense of this franchise. Agree... totally. Runs scored/allowed is a total formula. Doug seems to think that the defensive part of the formula is a complete non-factor. Same with RRR. That's how we ended up with Mark Kotsay in CF in one of the most critical games in franchise history.
  15. DuWayne Steurer
    That's basically it. Well not even basically. That's exactly it.
  16. DuWayne Steurer
    They tried that approach already. Just getting guys and sticking them wherever doesn't really work.
  17. DuWayne Steurer
    I like this. They needed to get a big man, and they got one. Monroe is an inside scoring threat and rim protector and he just seems to be a better fit than Jordan (and less costly). Would have preferred Portis, but Monroe is a guy who we know right away can put up 15/10, and is a good passer for a big.
  18. DuWayne Steurer
    The reality is that Melvin probably wasn't even the biggest problem (but certainly part of the problem). With Mark A in the owner's chair and writing checks for guys like Garza, Lohse, and Ramirez, we're not likely to see anything change in the short term. It's no secret that Mark has a perpetual "go for it" mentality, and he's likely to demand that same ideal from his next GM, whether it be an internal or external candidate.
  19. DuWayne Steurer
    I don't like the idea of sending Jungmann back down for the simple sake of it being Colorado. Leave him up. Keep him in the rotation or make him the long man, but let's see how he does when the league starts seeing him a 2nd time. It's not really a HUGE surprise that he's successful his first time around. Lots of marginal guys can do that (Mike Fiers, I'm looking at you). What is the more telling tale is how he does his 2nd or 3rd time through the league. And I'm just not interested in seeing him burn up any more development time in a league and atmosphere that's not conducive to pitching.
  20. DuWayne Steurer
    Why is it when someone comes up (Gennett is a great example) and people say "I don't see this guy as being a starting caliber player", everyone is a 'hater'? We're all Brewer fans. I'm sure EVERYONE here would love to see all these guys sport .900+ OPS and play gold glove caliber defense. Is it not objective to loo at his career .660 minor league OPS and say "He probably projects as a utility guy"? If the guy breaks out and puts up a .300/.350/.450 do you not think EVERYONE here would not be ecstatic? I (and most) are just saying that the numbers most likely do not support that kind of a breakout for this player.
  21. DuWayne Steurer
    Read last night that Jordan is currently not planning to meet with Bucks. Not surprised (and not disappointed). He doesn't fit the profile of what they really need in a big dude.
  22. DuWayne Steurer
    My guess is that she somehow learned your last name. You must have told her and forgot or she learned it in some other fashion.
  23. DuWayne Steurer
    Just because Melvin says it, doesn't mean it's true. He could sit on them and find no offers in the off-season. There's a certain risk/reward for sitting on your assets too long as well.
  24. DuWayne Steurer
    Interesting that you peg him as a 12-15 HR a year guy, but his career high in the minors is 8. Last year, in a full season of AAA ball at age 23 (when we could expect him to start showing some power) he hit 6. The guy had a decent week long stretch. Even terrible hitters (yuni B) have good stretches. He has shown the ability to hit for a decent average, but he doesn't hit for power, and doesn't take walks. His career ISO in the minors is .095. That's pretty terrible for a corner infielder, no matter how you slice it. He has to hit at least .300 to carry a respectable OBP with his walk rate. I just don't see anything more here than a utility guy.
  25. DuWayne Steurer
    If someone searches you on facebook, they can show up on your "people you may know" feed. That could be how she ended up there. It's possible she was facebook stalking you, and that's how she ended up on your "PYMK" feed
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