SenatorShriv
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While I'm not ready to cow-tow for Hart or Lucroy as the saviors of our season just yet, even if they start struggling again this lineup makes WAY more sense than what they have been trotting out there. Thanks to Tom Haudricourt for ridding RRR on this subject!
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I love these West Coast night games. I'm on Alaska time and games frequently start in the middle of the day or even the morning for me which can make it really hard to get the full benefits from my MLB.TV account. Hopefully Kuroda is tired from his last outing and we can put up some runs early...
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That win felt good. Hopefully the players feel like the road troubles were just a blip on the radar and don't think too much about it from here on out. Marcum is super fun to watch throw the baseball. Gomez left 8 guys on the bases tonight but looked great in the field again. Something has to change in the batting order and now that Hart is looking like he is hitting his stride I don't see any reason to keep trotting Gomez out there. Yuni is brutal. I can barely watch him play. Hopefully Wolf can keep the win streak rolling!
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Count me in the camp that is officially DONE with the Gomez hitting #2 experiment. I think he would be great in the number 8 spot. Let the pitchers bunt him around the basepaths when there isn't anyone in front of him. Hart or Lucroy would both be better fits in that slot right now.
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Someone earlier asked about the strike zone. As the announcers just mentioned it has been tight all night and fairly inconsistent on the outside and top portions of the zone. There have been several at bats where nearly identical pitches were called both a ball and a strike.
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If Braun isn't safe there that is a stupid play. Glad that it worked out ... Now we just need someone to drive in the big-boys.
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Wow. Marcum looked good bailing himself out of that inning. Still don't understand why they didn't bunt with nobody out.
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I guess they decided not to risk it!
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Garland is up to 95 pitches. It would be great if Braun and Prince can knock him out of the game.
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If you're gonna jump on someone that inning it should be Yuni. That ball needed to be on the right side of the diamond. He hit it hard, but the bottom line is that he didn't do his job.
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Dang. That was a solid hit by Gomez that got taken away by Uribe.
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Is there any chance that Cron can stick at catcher? I hope that they take the highest ceiling pitcher available with the first of the round one picks and the biggest impact college bat with the second regardless of position. Cron would fit into that plan just fine.
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Now that we're a little ways into the season and we have a sense of who is performing well at their current levels I started to wonder who might be eligable for a mid-season permotion. Jumping from AA to AAA: Komatsu would be high on my list if he keeps the batting average solidly above .300 Peralta Hinton Haydel (I would guess he stays in AA but his BA and OBP are solid and he was in Huntsville last year too) A+ to AA Khristopher Davis (could do whole season at A+ but is hitting really well) Gennett (why not push him a bit?) Seidel (borderline) Wooten A to A+ Austin Ross Thornburg Franklin Romero Who else is on the short list to be considered? Edit: Added A - A+
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I was just logging in to say that he should have gone with McClendon instead of Loe when Loe gave up the hit. I figured it was a pointless post at that point so I held back. Now McClendon looks like poo as well. Hawkins has pitched well lately but there isn't another person in the entire bullpen that I feel comfortable with in a tight game right now. Axford still concerns me.
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Crap. I was worried that Braun might have hurt himself when he ran into the wall earlier in the game...
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Agreed on the props to Kotsay. I'm not as big a hater as many on the site but when he came up against a lefty I stopped watching until late in the at bat when it looked like he might draw a walk. I guess lightening can strike twice.
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Glad I got to see #200 from Prince. It would be awesome if he were going to reach some other milestones as a Brewer.
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With the Nieves at the plate the best I could hope for was a past ball that would score Hart. It stinks when that is the best case scenario.
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This has been brutal since the moment I saw the lineup. RR seems to have a better relationship with the players than Macha did. That is the only nice thing that I can say at this point.
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I was actually at the gym too but had headphones in. He was very well spoken in general. He didn't come across as cocky or arrogant as he used to in interviews, which I appreciated and saw as a sign of maturity. - Discussed the contract and his commitment to Milwaukee. He appreciates the team and the fans and wants to be a big part in maintaining a winning ballclub here. - When asked about the possibility of Prince staying he said that the best thing they could do would be to make the playoffs. Extra excitement and money could mean an increased likelihood that the Brewers can keep him. That being said, Prince is an elite player who deserves to be paid like one. - Credited the off-season workouts with Gabe Kapler for helping him increase bat speed and come into the season in really good shape. - Talked about the mood in the clubhouse being better than last year, even after the losing streak. They feel that they are still a playoff team. - When asked about RR and the changes in the clubhouse he credited him with being a good communicator and bringing a positive attitude. (It didn't take much to read between the lines here to find some comments about Macha, but he did it in a very classy way.)
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Pre-Draft Minor League Transactions
SenatorShriv replied to Jim Goulart's topic in Brewers Minor League Talk
The Brewers need plus defense in the infield now, not in 3 - 4 years when Rivera would be knocking on the door (if things go smoothly.) Aside from super prospects that will cruise through the system quickly niche skills like defensive, speed, etc... don't excite me until they're in AAA and could plug one of the holes that is the final piece in putting together a high quality MLB team. I hope Rivera performs at the plate and becomes somebody in that kind of position quickly but I'm not going to hold my breath. -
This thread is basically getting at what I was trying to ask in a question over in the stats forum; how long can we continue to play below .500 or even around .500 before the season is lost and we're sellers at the deadline. I don't know the answer, but I feel like that make or break point is coming soon. Normally I would hesitate to call a homestand in May "make or break" but I think this may be a little different given the circumstances. We have to start digging ourselves out of this hole eventually and if we can't do it now, I think the odds are against us doing it against a tougher schedule later in the summer.
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Wow. Rickie sure didn't pick up much from CC's at bat...
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I'm wondering if some of the much more statistically inclined posters here can give some analysis on the likelihood of digging ourselves out of this poor start to the season to make the playoffs. I'm not even sure exactly what I'm looking for here, I guess I'm just trying to figure out if the situation warrants the incredibly glum feeling that I have right now...
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wow. Beachy looked really good in that first inning striking out the side. good movement on his pitches and plenty of speed. Could be a long night... Braun 0 for 10 over his last 10 at bats. Maybe we should put him on the DL with some mysterious injury.