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  1. jeffy
    [quote author=monty57 wrote: [/b]I've been thinking about this a lot lately as well, and I think endaround has hit the nail on the head. Melvin brings in pitchers who suddenly turn terrible. Why is that? I think it's the team's belief in drafting / bringing up players who are known for their bat and not their glove. Like many I have been thinking the same thing, maybe the problem is as much bad defense as bad pitching. One thing that might help confirm this is if the opposite also happens, if mediocre or poor pitchers leave the Brewers and suddenly are much better when they go to a team with better defense.
  2. jeffy
    It was not always done this way. The ninth inning "closer" is a fairly recent development in the history of baseball. We can blame LaRussa, a reporter for the Cubs, and some other guy for this foolishness. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCI/is_5_61/ai_84542687/
  3. jeffy
    [quote name=3Putt wrote: As much as Jack Z gave us some terrific position players he left us a long period without big league ready pitching. We're paying the price now. [/b] Actually just hitters and poor (defensive) position players, for the most part.
  4. jeffy
    So the focus of the major league team should only and forever be developing prospects? At some point isn't the point of it all to try to win...such as by going for it with CC, when it looked like they had a shot?
  5. jeffy
    The pitchers may be afraid of contact, because they have a poor defense behind them. The Brewer's philosophy of trying to win by creating a team full of DHs (exaggerating a bit) is, perhaps, part of the overall problem with pitching.
  6. jeffy
    Very good choice. If they are going to suck this year, they should try to get Manny to develop into the pitcher that many seem to think he can be. If they turn things around, Parra is likely to do no worse than Suppan anyway. Plus it'll be nice to have another starter with some velocity.
  7. jeffy
    Ah, but what if you had been told in 2004 that over the next 6 years the Brewers would win more post season games than the Cubs? But, yes, someone needs to pay for the pathetic pitching staff that has been assembled, since the departure of Sheets and CC.
  8. jeffy
    They called Stern back, so presumably, deserving or not, it'll be Suppan or Parra. Possibly tuesday, if they move Gallardo up?
  9. jeffy
    and it also says "The consulting physician will be at Miller Park later today to address Doug’s situation with Doug..." hope it is not but that sure sounds like it is something serious and long term, not just a passing illness
  10. jeffy
    So why did the Brewers put him at 2b?
  11. jeffy
    They have had bad defense for years. Why would this year be any different? Escobar is expected to be an upgrade defensively but has had some problems and, besides, he was also replacing one of the better defensive players they did have. The same goes for CF, Cameron was also one of their best defensive players.
  12. jeffy
    You get in the playoffs, you have a shot at the WS. If Sheets had stayed healthy and the team had not collapsed, and thus limped into the playoffs with a worn out Sabathia and no Sheets, the results may have been different. You can not evaluate the trade based on hindsight, you have to evaluate it based on the situation at the time it occurred. At the time it occurred it gave them two top starters, which is a great recipe for post season success. The intent of the trade was not to lose in the first round of the playoff. Having LaPorta, et al. would not guarantee a trip to the WS either.
  13. jeffy
    [quote name=sheethead wrote: A non-traditional manager might leave Hawkins in to finish the game after dominating the prior inning and only throwing 13 pitches. But the traditional baseball guy MUST go to his [struggling] closer, because that's the way it is and shall be done.[/b] That is my biggest gripe with all managers. They want a formula, in part I think this is because if they are following the formula it is not their fault when it fails. In the example you give, it becomes the closer that failed not that the manager made bad decisions. I think part of the problem is also the players, the bullpen guys want to have defined roles not just be ready any time the manager might call on you. So being unconventional might end up not working out well anyway, due to player psychology. If Macha leaves Hawkins in and he fails, then it's "why didn't you put the closer in like you are supposed to". It ends up being safer for the manager's career prospects to fail conventionally rather than risk failing unconventionally. I think Macha is okay. He seems more comfortable with himself than Yost did and just says what he thinks, Yost often seemed overly defensive. I also don't need to see emotional outbursts like some seem to want.
  14. jeffy
    He has an ERA of 13. He has given up 6 home runs in 9 innings. He has 4 blown saves (in 7 opportunities).He has had 9 one inning appearances and has given up at least one run in 6 of those and at least one HR in 4.Opponents are batting .357 (and slugging .952 !) Has he ever started this badly?
  15. jeffy
    But was the 20-0 appearance not more just because he needed some work? I meant to only use him in lower pressure situations for a while.
  16. jeffy
    Yes, put him in lower pressure situations until he shows he can be effective again. I'd start by putting him in a game when we are already losing or winning by a large margin, if that opportunity occurs in the next few days. I thought Macha's latest comments were about right...basically saying it is a tough situation and he is not sure what he is going to do. "How much rope is he going to get?" Macha said to reporters, rhetorically for the most part. Asked to answer his own question, Macha replied, "I don't know the answer to that." Changing closers means you have to have a viable Plan B, also. What would that be for the Brewers? "That's another good question," said Macha, again with no answer. http://www.jsonline.com/sports/brewers/92373434.html
  17. jeffy
    This is just bizarre... Macha: How come Trevor is not throwing many change-ups?Peterson: don't know, never asked.Macha: oh, okay.Macha: Weird, eh?Peterson: Yeah, inorite. and only now does Macha say "I'll have to talk to him..." and that in response to a reporter asking about it.
  18. jeffy
    First we repeal the antitrust exemption...
  19. jeffy
    Yes, this was covered in Forbes and by several recent AP articles. Still, I don't see what it has to do with this thread at all. How about realignment based on Forbes...either team value or annual revenue. Based on franchise values: $700,000,000+ divisionYankeesMetsRed SoxDodgersCubs 5 additional divisions based on geography. Or an alternative acceptable alignment would be: $1 billion+ LeagueNY Yankees The not Yankees league29 teams (divided into 6 divisions) Inter-league play is eliminated. The Yankees play with themselves all season long...
  20. jeffy
    Yes, if Baltimore could be "forced" to accept the Expos moving into their territory, why not force the Yankees and Mets to accept a team in NJ? Some other options would be Connecticut, upstate NY, Long Island, and Brooklyn (The Bronx and Queens each have a team, so why shouldn't Brooklyn's 2.5 million residents have their own team, once again?)
  21. jeffy
    Minor leagues would be where he would have shown his potential, MLB is where he would live up to it...has he? Seems like he has been given a lot of opportunities, but has mostly been disappointing, so I don't object to giving someone else a shot. However, I also would not have objected to Parra being named the starter.
  22. jeffy
    I think fans of teams like the Brewers just want a more equal opportunity to win. How that is accomplished does not really matter, sharing more revenue, salary cap, "luxury tax", whatever. Losing a full season to a lock out or strike is absolutely not the way I'd like to see this accomplished.
  23. jeffy
    But don't we have a pretty good size sample of Parra not living up to his supposed potential as a starter?
  24. jeffy
    Ah, yes the free kool-aid games. I remember sitting at a couple of those and we were all wearing snow pants or snow suits and hoping the sun might hit our seats at some point. Even temps in the 50s are cold when you are just sitting for 3 hours in the shade or on a cloudy day. I do wish MP could have a more open breezy feel on the nice days, though. It is very closed in even when the lid is open. But all things considered, I prefer having the roof.
  25. jeffy
    Yes, "a" as in one. They can not afford 5 such contracts as the Yankees can. They also are taking a much bigger risk, if a team like the Twins or Brewers has to spend $20 million on what turns out to be a bad contract, they have to figure out a way to be competitive with a $60-80 million payroll. If the Yankees have, say, $60 million in bad contracts, they can still spend maybe $150 million on the rest of the payroll without a problem.
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