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  1. JohnBriggs12
    I watched most of game 7 from 1960 World Series that was shown on Baseball Network last night. I was watching specifically to see changes in the game from then to now. Some observations: Unlike today, pitchers did not expand the zone with 2 strikes in order to record strikeouts. Oh they threw breaking balls with two strikes, but they got batted outs by spotting the pitches at the knees and not in the dirt. In fact I don't recall a single instance in the game where pitches ended up in the dirt. On the other hand, hitters didn't do as much chasing of high heat either. Vernon Law, the Pirate starter in that game, was ahead of his time in that he didn't use the windup. Virtually every other pitcher in the game used a full windup which is rare in today's game. There was a very limited amount of stepping out of the box by the hitters. If a hitter got 4-5 pitches into an AB, he often would step out to grab some dirt (batting gloves were not in use in 1960), but that was about it. The game moved a lot more quickly especially considering it was the 7th game of the World Series. None of this staring down the hitter and wasted stuff. Yogi Berra did something you never see today. He strode up to the plate swinging two bats to ready himself. Then he'd give the batboy the extra just as he stepped into the box. Also notable that after outs were recorded with the bases empty, the infield did a much more involved "around the horn" with the baseball. I remember that as a kid.
  2. JohnBriggs12
    That would be ludicrous. The Phillies are looking to shed salary. Right now, including Blanton, the Phillies have $76 million committed to their rotation in 2011. They have minimum wage Domonic Brown who was the 15th highest ranked prospect in baseball to replace Werth. They wouldn't want Hart who has more remaining on his contract than Blanton. I can't see the Brewers doing that either. Phillies might offer Blanton and Ibanez for Hart. But I don't see the Brewers going that short term. I'm sure Philly wants something back for Blanton, but something that isn't going to add to their payroll right now. They could use a guy that could occasionally platoon with Brown. I'm not sure Carlos Gomez fits that description, but he'd have value to them as defensive replacement for Ibanez too.
  3. JohnBriggs12
    Phillies were 10-1 in Blanton's last 11 starts and 17-11 overall in his starts in 2010, generally seen as an off year for Blanton. Brewers were 12-19 in Dave Bush's starts in 2010. Blanton's the better pitcher. At one time they were fairly comparable but not now. Blanton throws harder, has better K rate and K/BB rate and gets deeper in games than Bush over the past couple years. Bush hasn't gotten a nibble reported this offseason as a FA. That says it all.
  4. JohnBriggs12
    The White Sox aren't shopping Buehrle. No such rumors have been reported here in Chicago. There's no telling when Peavy will pitch again and they simply don't have a replacement. Not to mention that Buehrle is a almost an iconic figure on the south side. There may be some 2012 FA to be available at the deadline for non contending teams but unless the Sox fall completely flat, I don't expect Buehrle to be one of them.
  5. JohnBriggs12
    My guess is Yankees have threatened to take case to Selig that Boston engaged in collusion with Phillies to block Lee to Yanks. That may prevent any Blanton to Red Sox deal. Seems to me like they'd have a strong case. Red Sox obviously have no need for Blanton.
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    That group was a combined 61-42 last year. I would think if you're rotation is 19 games over .500 that it's playoff caliber. Obviously not in the same class as Giants or Phils but certainly competitive with the rest of the league.
  7. JohnBriggs12
    Gallardo, Marcum, Wolf, Blanton, and Narveson isn't Halladay, Oswalt, Lee, Hamels, Kendrick or Cain, Bumgarner, Sanchez, Lincicum, Zito but we're talking about maybe a staff that's in the 6th-9th range in the NL and that's quite an improvement from 14th. Philly must have feared Blanton going to the Brewers or staying in the NL. How would Daisuke look in the Brewer rotation? Update, Gordon Eades is tweeting that a deal with Boston is "unlikely".
  8. JohnBriggs12
    Overbay hasn't driven in over 70 runs since 2006. Nobody is going to sign him as a starter.
  9. JohnBriggs12
    "SP Capuano $4M, Counsell $2M". It's already been reported that Counsell's offer is a little over $1 million. I don't see them going any higher. If Capuano were offered anything near $4 million, he would have signed by now. His offer is more likely a base of $1.5-2 million with incentives that would get him to around $4.
  10. JohnBriggs12
    Escobar will be fine. It's not like he's not making contact. His BABIP is a still ridiculously low .238 even after 5 hits in his last 2 games. Law of averages is finally starting to catch up.
  11. JohnBriggs12
    They do have a DH spot that's open though and I would think a team like the Angels might be able to meet Fielder's asking price. I don't see them outbidding the Yankees for Lee though especially now that Boston has put the pressure on the Yankees. My guess is they'll focus in on Beltre. I agree that Weaver's not realistic. Santana is though.
  12. JohnBriggs12
    The imbalance in baseball cheapens championships. Fans instinctively know this and no matter how many championships the Yankees and Red Sox get, to most of the country the gut reaction is the championship was bought and not earned. Will I be impressed watching the Red Sox win next year with stars who belong on the Rays and Padres? No I won't any more than I was back when the Yankees were winning with a pitching staff of guys from other organizations. Ultimately, this damages ratings on television and costs the sport revenue in the long run. I just shook my head when Donald Fehr lamented that Marvin Miller was left out of the Hall of Fame. People often refer to the 50's and 60's as the golden era of baseball. One man is primarily responsible for killing the golden age of the game and that's Marvin Miller. I for one hope he never gets a plaque.
  13. JohnBriggs12
    I know the Orioles lack pitching but what are the chances they'll keep a 21 year old pitcher (Rosario) that hasn't pitched above low A ball? More likely is he'll end up back with the Brewers or used as part of a deal down the road. Egan? Have to consider him just a guy they are taking a flyer on to see what he has in spring. I don't see him making the roster.
  14. JohnBriggs12
    I know the Orioles lack pitching but what are the chances they'll keep a 21 year old pitcher (Rosario) that hasn't pitched above low A ball? More likely is he'll end up back with the Brewers or used as part of a deal down the road. Egan? Have to consider him just a guy they are taking a flyer on to see what he has in spring. I don't see him making the roster.
  15. JohnBriggs12
    This won't happen for the simple reason the Brewers don't think Gamel is a everyday third basemen defensively and they don't want to burden their pitching staff they've worked so hard to improve with such a huge defensive liability.
  16. JohnBriggs12
    Cain's value isn't anywhere near enough to get an established starter in return. He's only played 99 games above AA and he turns 25 in April. It makes sense to deal him only if you think his performance last year was a complete mirage because if he hits .306/.348/.415 over 500 at bats, his value will skyrocket well beyond what it is now.
  17. JohnBriggs12
    It's been pretty standard for the Brewers to have 2-3 guys fighting for the backup catcher spot every spring. Names like Eric Munson, JD Closser, Matt Treanor, have all been tried in recent seasons, some of whom started on the major league roster too. In addition to Nieves, they also will have Rivera back in camp too. I'm no fan of this move either but it's one of those that may mean nothing come April 1st.
  18. JohnBriggs12
    Can you believe guys actually get paid to come up with this stuff that every poster on here already figured out back in August?
  19. JohnBriggs12
    In Melvin's search for pitching he undoubtedly floated Cain out there the same way he floated Lawrie knowing both would have value without creating a huge hole in next year's lineup. But it's just as likely that once he got an established pitcher of Marcum's quality, that he backed off the idea of dealing another young player particularly when all he'd get back were a pitching prospect, of which the Brewers aren't totally without already.
  20. JohnBriggs12
    That's a great question. Haudricourt has a post talking about the money Gonzalez and Werth are getting as proof the Brewers can't sign Fielder. The reality though is other than age, that Fielder is closer as a player to Dunn than he is to Werth, who's got all around ability and Gonzalez who's a better all around hitter. Besides with Boston and New York already set a 1B, if either bid on Fielder they would do so with the intention of him being a full time DH, a position of less value. My feeling is that Fielder has to match his 09 numbers to get the kind of money Boras has talked about. If he repeats his 2010, season, he'll not get much more than the $100 million over 5 years that he turned down from the Brewers.
  21. JohnBriggs12
    How dumb would it be for Melvin, having just dealt part of his future to get a solid major league starter presumably so they can contend in 2011, to turn around and downgrade dramatically at 1B so they can add a 2nd closer? I'm with WTP, Billingsley and Loney for Fielder and Parra would make sense.
  22. JohnBriggs12
    Loney is Overbay, only younger. Serviceable but any team he's on is going to wish it had someone better..
  23. JohnBriggs12
    This whole idea that Brewers were shopping Cain never rang true to me. It felt like something coming from some other organization that had interest, but not from the Brewers. Certainly a young talented cheap CF is going to have value in the market. This isn't a revelation. The fact that Melvin dealt Lawrie, certainly showed that he was willing to trade youth for the right pitcher and they have bodies that could play CF. But now that they have Marcum they aren't going to give away Cain who likely is their best option in CF.
  24. JohnBriggs12
    Dickerson is a career .254 hitter against RHP. Gomez is a career .234 hitter vs. LHP.
  25. JohnBriggs12
    Huh? I thought Dickerson was supposed to be a great CFer and lacking a little when put in a corner spot.Dickerson's value last July was 2 months of 40 year old Jim Edmonds. That doesn't scream staring CF to me.
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