DuWayne Steurer
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He's having surgery, he's out for the year almost certainly, from what I have read. -
I don't think Hall's 2002 numbers in a league that he was one of the youngest players has much relevance to what he's doing now. It's pretty obvious that he's improved leaps and bounds over what he did 2 years ago. The SLG% MAY be misleading in that he's just reaching the age where guys start to increase their power numbers, which would be borne out by last September and this spring. IF Hall were to start taking a walk now and then, and even raised his OBP to .310, there would be NO defending keeping Counsell in the lineup. Right now the choices are a guy who Can't SLG .300 or the other guy who can't reach .300 OBP Given that there's only a .50 point difference in their OBP, and almost .200 point difference in their slugging, I'd say that's what it's based on. Call it a hunch.
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Geno, that's why I said, "maybe I'm way off base, maybe it's just a perception thing....." when I made the comment about crappy batters with goofy habits. All too often something we see once or twice we percieve to be something we see a lot more often than we actually do. That's kinda why I covered my bum with the "way off base" comment. Just an observation.
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You guys talking about Counsell's stance brought something to mind. Doesn't it seem like the guys with the bizarre stances and idiosynchracies are the crappiest hitters? This might just be a perception thing, maybe I'm way off base, but Counsell, Joe McEwing is another one, and I've noticed Gary Bennet has a pretty ridiculous ritual after most pitches too. Walk away from the batters box, unstrap and re-strap the batting gloves, take 2 practice swings, back in the box. Dude, you didn't swing, how did your gloves come loose? Heck, Counsell even says he has no idea why he does that goofy bit, he just does it. If you don't know why you're doing it, stop doing it!
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When, oh when, will the dead ball era of a hundred freakin' years ago end in some people's minds? Never Greg. Baseball is one of the most stubborn institutions in all of America. I'm pretty much "old school" when it comes to tradition, but change MUST be, or else the institution will rot from within. There's still a vast majority of people who think OPS is nothing but a bunch of hullabaloo, and I'll be honest, as a fan, to watch a game, I don't need to know what each guys OPS is. I can see the Avg., HR, and RBI, and know what I need to know for the simple enjoyment of watching the game. I know Bill Hall's OPS is higher than Craig Counsell's though, and over the long haul, he's going to produce more runs. That should count a bit more over a guy who is capable of A) hitting weak grounders and B) bunting.
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Wow. I don't usually make a case with the umpiring, but that was terrible. Franco and Looper had HUGE strike zones, but Ford darn near had to be right down the middle to get a called strike.
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To be fair, Piazza was only in the game as a PH.
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Scoop, I was just wondering that myself. I don't get it.
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Peavey, Kat, you guys should know by now, backing up your arguments with statistical, factual information around here is a sure way to get someone mad enough to make childish, boorish insults. Proceed!
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05/07/2004 - Milwaukee (Davis) at New York Mets (Glavine)
DuWayne Steurer replied to batman's topic in Archived Game Threads
So let's give him a 3 year deal! Cuz he's cheap! -
05/07/2004 - Milwaukee (Davis) at New York Mets (Glavine)
DuWayne Steurer replied to batman's topic in Archived Game Threads
Lyle is in a zone right now. Leave him where he's at. -
Link Report for Games of Friday, May 7th
DuWayne Steurer replied to MassBrew's topic in Brewers Minor League Talk
Nice outing for Ben H eh? thanks for the update Scoop! -
05/07/2004 - Milwaukee (Davis) at New York Mets (Glavine)
DuWayne Steurer replied to batman's topic in Archived Game Threads
Ok. I was under the impression that he would not be available for "a few days". That helps if he can give them an inning. -
05/07/2004 - Milwaukee (Davis) at New York Mets (Glavine)
DuWayne Steurer replied to batman's topic in Archived Game Threads
Burba got a cortisone shot in the shoulder yesterday. -
It's pretty sad what Brewers fans are willing to take as "acceptable" these days when a 7.50 ERA is "OK". I'm not getting Doug Melvin right now. This roster, more specifically the pitching, is in complete SHAMBLES right now. We've used 2 relievers as spot starters, 2 OTHER relievers are hurt and can't go, leaving us with, essentially, a 3 man bullpen. That's ludicrous. Like I said, and I know there are a few who disagree, but it really seems lately that the day in and day out priority has NOT been to win games, but to just make it to tomorrow. That's not fair to the players, and it's not fair to the fans.
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Well, I'll be making a trip down to Indy real soon! I'm not a true "Indy Backer" though. I just wanna see J.J. and Hart play!
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Beloit right fielder Vinny Rottino broke a 1-1 tie with a solo homer in the fourth .514 is a pretty nice SLG% for a guy who we were led to believe would never hit the ball out of the infield! GOOOOOOO VINNY! Ya gotta love rooting for this guy.
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Ok Ja, I see that, but with hindsight being 20-20, would you rather send Bennet out there to start the inning, or with 2 on and no out? Yost HAD to know that Obie was reaching the end of his rope. As long as we're making assumptions about what Yost may or may not have been thinking in this game, I'm going to make that assumption. Knowing that, he also knew that Bennet WOULD be the guy he'd send out there if Wes got into trouble. So what's the difference if he has confidence in him or not? It was almost a certainty (IMO) that Bennet would be pitching in that inning, and a DEFINATE certainty that if Obie couldn't finish the inning, that Bennet would be pitching with men on base.
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Ja, I SNAPPED when Pods dropped that ball! I didn't want to post about it, for fear that I'd punch out my computer! I agree for the most part, that we wouldn't be having this discussion if the defense makes the plays, but I still say, and I'm sure a lot agree that it was questionable right from the moment Wes stepped in the batters box. ANYHOO, this shows more than anything that we need some help in the pen. SOMEONE needs to be DL'd if they can't pitch. And send Durrington down. Right now, we're not playing to win, we're playing just to get to tomorrow, and that's not right.
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Ja, I'll say again, NO MATTER WHAT, I'm gonna question letting him hit with the sacks juiced. For the sake of argument, let's say they get out of the bottom of the 7th with no damage. I'm still going to say that was the wrong call. That's just my opinion, but there it is.
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DHonks, no matter what, I'm gonna question having your pitcher hit with the bases loaded with 2 outs in the 7th inning. Regardless of the errors, Obie put the 1st two guys he faced on base. THEN he brings in the inexperienced Bennet (like he always seems to do) with no one out and a pair of guys on base.
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rluzinski hit it on the head. Kiesch can give you 2 innings. You pinch hit him in the top of the 7th. He pitches the 7th, HOPEFULLY the 8th. Now, he's in the game ANYWAYS, and we're down 3 instead of up 2. Yost had options. He didn't have MANY options, and none of them were what I'd call attractive, but he HAD options.
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Yost will say that this was a good "learning experience" for Obie and Bennet. Is it official yet? Does Yost realize that Bennet should not be in tight situations? Oh, I forgot, we only have 2 guys in the bullpen because we don't want to DL a guy who's been out a week and still isn't back.
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wow.
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Kolb has been out for what, a week? DL HIS BUTT. Call up Michalak, Wise, I don't care WHO, but this is ridiculous. We can't EVER play for the win, we're stuck playing for tomorrow almost every night lately. This is BULL**** is what it is. You get healthy guys on your big league roster, or just forfeit the game.
