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Some people hate this stuff and if that's you feel free to close the thread and post elsewhere..... "What if" the Brewers had never made the trades for Sabathia and Greinke? For argument's sake, let's assume they didn't make any other trades but made the same free agent moves (i.e. Lohse and Garza). They'd have Escobar at short and Odorizzi in the rotation. Is that a better team than what they have now? Is it a better team going forward? Is that worth not making the trades? Seeing Odorizzi the other day got me thinking about this.

I'm glad they missed out on the Tanaka sweepstakes.

If Cleveland wins a title will it really matter if they were robbed?

There's a special place in hell for people that steal catalytic converters.

Tyler Wagner is pitching for BC. I get those two guys mixed up all the time - Tyler Wagner, Taylor Williams, Tyler Wagner, Taylor Williams.

Taylor Williams since the all-star break: 5 starts 1.21ERA 44.2IP 8BB 57K

Taylor Williams' last five or six starts have been ridiculous.

He can spell Davis against tough righties. Davis is only hitting .235/.288 against righties this year. Parra is .286/.335 lifetime against them.

They are working to sign AJ Pierzynski.

I like how Braun has two homers in three games since that Olney article. Granted one was to right field but still...

I think they've gone 25 - 11 last 36 games. It will be interesting to see what they do.

They just played Baez at 2nd a few days ago.

Didn't JSOnline have an article just a few weeks ago about Braun hitting to right field specifically because of his injuries?

Bad Grandpa I admit I laughed out loud at various points in this one. I think the Dickhouse guys rely way too much on toilet humor but when they are on it's really funny. To me, the most fascinating aspects of these "hidden camera" narrative movies (ala Borat) is how kind and compassionate human beings can be. The patience most people show when put in ridiculous circumstances is inspiring. Of course, that's not always funny so in the movie you get the guy with the New York accent who wants to beat up an old man but on the whole people tend to help more than hurt. Boy A This is a film about a young man, Andrew Garfield in his first big role, who has recently been released from some kind of detention center where he's been since he was a boy. Through the course of the film you learn he did something really awful as a youth but aren't quite sure what. The film centers around his efforts to maintain a normal life while living with the horrific act he was involved in as a child. Through the use of flashbacks we see the events that led to the act and how they shape the way he lives in present day. Similar in tone to The Woodsman. I really enjoyed this film. Graceland Filipino movie about a driver for a corrupt government official. The driver is a man of conscience that reluctantly does things for his boss because his wife is very ill and he needs the money for her medical bills. An attempt is made to kidnap the government official's daughter ends up with both the driver's daughter and the official's daughter taken. The police think he's in on it, the government official fires him, and his daughter is gone to some violent guys - he's in the weeds for sure. Lots of twists and turns in this one. Pretty good flick with a good performance from the lead actor.

That was an amazing game winner.

This is cool and all, but Estrada is definitely not the biggest problem on the team right now.

I probably started it.

That is definitely not unique to Wisconsin. One thing I hate is when there's a sign telling people that a lane is closing a mile ahead, people wait until the last possible second to get over. That the very thing that causes delays. Just move over right away even if traffic is a little slower. Makes me wanna punch my dashboard.

At what point does Nelson replace the offense and the bullpen?

Per his Twitter account, Devin Williams says he's "on the bump" tonight. Is he piggybacking with Woodruff?

Wisconsin drivers are notorious for driving slow in the left lane. I thought it was just a myth until I moved away.

DFA'd today to clear room for Hammel. http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/07/07/4223168/as-designate-lefty-brad-mills.html

I think he needs a quicker release.

And the Cubs were right in the Tanaka sweepstakes too. So they will spend money on the right guy. Samardzija is 30 though. That's not the kind of pitcher they want to throw big money at right now.

They've gone over 100 years without a championship. Lots of people have died without seeing them win a World Series.