DuWayne Steurer
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Yep. If we opened the crystal ball at the start of the season and saw that with 19 games left we would be a half game out of the Wild Card, pretty much everyone here would have said "I'll take that." It's a long season, so at the end of the year, teams generally end up playing around their talent level. It's interesting how the timing of hot and cold streaks can change how teams are viewed. The last couple of years, the cold streak happened early, so everyone gave up, but the hot second halves left people with hope for the future. This year, with the hot streak at the start, people began to believe that the team was better than they appeared "on paper," and the cold second half has fans headed into depression. Such is sports. When there's 30 games to go you can't just say "well, this is an 83 win team, so they are sure to hit a streak where they drop 14 of 17 games". Everyone is aware that things 'even out', but previous over-achievement is not a predictor of future events. a 'hot streak' does not require that an accompanying 'cold streak' evens things out. When you're 15 games over .500 with 30 to play, and just completely tank, it's not 'evening out', it's a collapse. -
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People forget the reality that even 'sure things' are not sure things. In the 2002 draft (the year before Rickie), first overall pick Brian Bullington appeared in 26 career games, and had a -.2 career WAR. 2nd pick was BJ Upton. The 3rd and 5th picks, Chris Gruler Chris Everts never made it to the bigs, even for a day. In the 2003 draft, the 3rd, 5th, and 6th picks never made it to the bigs. Yes it's very true Rickie never lived up to his full potential, but he also was a productive player at times, and lasted for 10+ years. Not many players (first rounders or otherwise) can even say that.
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In only 2 seasons has Rickie ever reached 500 PA's. In hypothetical world where he stays *mostly* healthy and averages 145 games a season or so I don't think it's outrageous to think he could possibly be sitting around 1,500 hits and 200 homeruns around now. To me the biggest disappointment isn't that he didn't turn into a perennial all star. Lots of guys flame out. It's that he couldn't ever stay on the field.
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Reynolds is the guy you bring up when you're down 3 and you have 2 guys on and you need a 3 run dinger. Not the guy you bring up int the 6th when you just need a base hit. Even my son just now is like "We just need a base hit here? Why is he using Reynolds???" Watching Roenicke manage is maddening.
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I'm not normally a defender of Roenicke but, You've got the bases loaded with 2 out and have been struggling to score runs. Lohse has not pitched particularly well today anyway. You've got expanded rosters with plenty of extra help. It was a no-brainer to make the move for the PH in potentially a decisive moment of the game. I think he was being sarcastic/showing surprise that Roenicke deviated from his normal routine.
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Lohse should never start against the Cardinals.
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I'm done. And so is this team.
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Except the odds are based on strength of schedule, run differential, and things like that. Not some guy who thinks the Brewers are the best team in the world.
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Leave him in there Ron, he's doing great!
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GOod deal. Clear the pitcher's spot.
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Well......jeez, I can't complain about 2 productive ground ball outs after a lead off double. Got one back at least.
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Apparently Schroeder thinks a guy doesn't know what it feels like to get hit in the nads unless they've been a catcher in organized baseball.
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Why throw that ball home. There's absolutely no chance to get Posey there. This is starting out great.
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Do tell... He mentioned that they've had problems with this umpire before, and how his strike zone is not consistent, and he's tired of the Padre's catcher holding his glove 6" off the plate, and getting called strikes out there. "That's crap. That's a ball."
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Ron's getting a fine.......
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Screw this team. Make me stay up til midnight to see them lose to a AAA lineup. Zach Duke sucks.
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Zach Duke sucks lately.
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A baserunning blunder helps the Brewers for once.
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This strikezone has gotten surprisingly small all of a sudden.
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It's not cold to say someone needs to be able to do their job when they're at work. In 2010 my dad died, a few months later my mom died, and a few months later, my oldest brother died. At my workplace, my boss was like "look, we know what you're going through sucks, but when you're at work we need you to be able to do your job. We'll help you any way we can, but if you can't do your job, you just let us know and we'll get you some time off." Saying someone needs to perform isn't cold, it's just reality.
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Curse words.
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SMith just standing on the mound looking around. We suck at defense tonight.
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I think I have to agree here. I know it's a business and he has to perform, but every time I look at him I think of what he lost. I dont agree. Has nothing to do with whether hettera should be playing more. Plus. Segura has been this bat at the plate long before that tragedy. I just ......yeah. I feel for Jean, very truly. I just can't agree that saying "he gets a free pass" is the right way to look at this. There's 24 other guys that want to win, and giving this guy unlimited rope because of a tragic family situation is not the right way to handle it. If he can't perform because of his off the field situation, they need to put the guy in there that can do the job, and let Jean get his head straight, however long that takes. That's all there is to it.
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That was a nasty filthy pitch right there.
