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  1. JohnBriggs12
    All you have to do is watch the Cardinals to know what's wrong with the Brewers. The Cardinal hitters actually take some swings designed to hit singles. The Brewer hitters to a man, swing for the fences on every swing. While the Brewers are playing Home Run Derby, the Cardinals are playing baseball. It's as simple as that.
  2. JohnBriggs12
    "Why are you so grumpy about innings limitations"? A. They are arbitrary. Who's to say what is the optimum amount of innings? B. In Parra's case, he's not 21, he's 24, and although he has an injury history, he's 2 full seasons removed from surgery. C. I'm old school. I remember guys working 300 innings year after year. These guys today are wimps. D. I'm about winning in the here and now and not worrying about 3 years down the road. I clearly remember the 65 Milwaukee Braves, when 21 year old Wade Blasingame threw something like 225 innings and 24 year old Tony Cloninger threw close to 280. Now both of those guys had short careers probably because their load was heavy early, but so what, those two were the Braves best pitchers at the time. That's why you draft and sign young pitchers every year. No matter what you do, you need replacements down the road.
  3. JohnBriggs12
    "He was really in his face" Ned's been in guy's faces in similar fashion a number of times without being suspended. The suspension is ludicrous.
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    Yost was a little slow in getting out there, so he deserves some of the blame. But I'm sorry, the umpire took off his mask and yelled at Fielder as he was walking away. That's where he crossed the line. This isn't a high school game or a college game. The umpires know what's at stake for these players. Umpires have been taking verbal abuse for decades without players being suspended. Major league umpires are well compensated. Yes, they spend 7-8 months away from home, but then get a 4-5 month vacation. Fielder should appeal and I think it will get downgraded to one or two games max. I'd have him time it so it comes against Pittsburgh when they are scheduled to go back to back with Gorzelanny and Maholm. Even the argument that Fielder might have incited the crowd is moot because he was on the road. As for the pitch, generally it's not that one pitch that sets a guy off. It's usually several pitches over the course of a game that sets a guy off and Bell was particularly bad that entire game. Sometimes it's a carry over from previous games and even other umpires. Heck you don't think the Brewers players griped about that called 3rd strike to Hart that was a foot off the plate the night before?
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    Guys, Spurling was horrible. He added nothing to the team. He is eminently replaceable in September by any one of a half dozen guys in Nashville. If Capuano leaves the rotation, guess what, he becomes a reliever. If I need innings eaten, as bad as he's been as a starter, Capuano has shown he can go 3-4 innings of relatively solid pitching and unlike Parra, he doesn't need his innings watched as if he were a 12 year old kid. So I say the bullpen actually has a better chance of staying rested with Capuano changing places with Parra (just until Sheets comes back), and the "in game BP" man, Chris Spurling gone. Having 4 usuable bench players (not counting backup C) instead of 3 allows a manager much more flexibility. Ned couldn't use Counsell as a late inning defensive replacement because he needed him to hit in the pitchers spot. Thinking back to that Philly loss, would you have rather seen Counsell playing third in that 9th inning? As for Gross, he's a good offensive player who got into a rut this year due to infrequent ABs. Now he's had 90 or so plate appearences and should be in a groove ready to contribute.
  6. JohnBriggs12
    Warning to those watching this game, Brewer hitters, and pitchers: The homeplate umpire will be Doug Eddings. Eddings has the most creative strike zone in baseball.
  7. JohnBriggs12
    I'm sorry but I'm not impressed. He's 23 in class A. Yes, he's gotten better as the season has worn on but part of that can be due to the better pitchers in that league having been moved up. I wouldn't right him off just yet, but he's got to show me more to get me excited.
  8. JohnBriggs12
    Pettyjohn tosses his hat into the callup discussion with 7 strong. Why isn't Stan Kyles getting promoted? Seems he can take guys from all over the place and get results.
  9. JohnBriggs12
    Spurling didn't just suck up innings they were hopelessly behind in. Just in the last week, in a tie game he allowed a hit, a walk and what would have been a walk-off home run in every other park in the league to a .170 hitter, Jason Lane. Then two days later with the Brewers down one run and the Astros with a spent bullpen, he turned a one run game into a 4 run game.
  10. JohnBriggs12
    That 8th inning that decided the Astro game, had Berkman leading off followed by Lee and Scott. I could see sticking with Villanueva (who was sharp in the 7th) for Berkman and Lee, but once he got Lee, he should have brought on Shouse to face Scott (who walked). He later made the fatal mistake of bringing in Spurling with 2 on and 2 out and the inning (and game) blew up right there.
  11. JohnBriggs12
    "Really don't understand the move now...he was always bad." So because he should have been let go months ago, they shouldn't now? Spurling since All Star break: 12 2/3 IP, 20 Hits, 15 Runs (not counting inherited runners scoring), 12 ER, 2 HR, 4 BB, 7K, 8.53 ERA. The only recent game he did pitch a scoreless inning vs. the Astros, he allowed a walk, a hit, and a 420 foot out to Jason Lane, a .170 hitter. As for Yost being handicapped by "just" 12 pitchers, come on. Parra will probably go into the rotation, and Capuano will go to the pen. Having Capuano in the pen who's innings aren't so closely monitored and who can go multiple innings relieves the pressure more than having a guy(Spurling) who just adds gas to the fire. At the very least now when a lefthanded bat is needed to hit late in a one run game, we won't see Craig Counsell trot to the plate.
  12. JohnBriggs12
    Parra's arm surgery took place more than 2 years and 200 innings ago (8/4/05). It's not like he is still popping scar tissue.
  13. JohnBriggs12
    Parra could replace Capuano for 3 starts, on 8/19, 8/25, and 8/31. With his 127 total innings to date and 6 innings per start, that would leave him at 145 innings going into September. At that point we would hope that Sheets would replace him in the rotation and with the roster expanded, he could be used sparingly in September, say 5 one inning stints, which would leave him at his target of 150 innings. Since Sheets threw yesterday (not coincidently on the day of a Capuano start), one could presume Sheets will throw again on Sunday, and depending on how that goes, perhaps, just perhaps, then go down for 2 rehab starts to follow.
  14. JohnBriggs12
    endaround is right. Dillon could well be the guy to platoon at a major league minimum, allowing them to spend money where it's really needed, on the bullpen.
  15. JohnBriggs12
    The bright side to all of this potentially, is that the season Capuano is having is costing him millions that can now be used to extend Sheets beyond next year.
  16. JohnBriggs12
    "Jenkins alone isn't an .862 OPS outfielder". No, going into this year he was a career .849 OPS outfielder playing against both lefties and righties. Not much difference. They could find a guy to replace Mench's production vs. lefties for a lot cheaper than they could find a guy to replace Jenkins'. Righthanded platoon guys play no more than 1/3 of the time if handled in a strict platoon. Jenkins has shown to be the much more productive of the Menchkins platoon. Yes, his salary next year is steep, but it's a one year commitment in a year where they can easily fit it in their budget. Name me a guy out there who could be had as a free agent for one year that could match his production? Adam Dunn? Dunn is going to command a Richie Sexson type deal. That would require a commitment that extends into the period when paying Fielder and the rest of the young guys is the priority. That's if the Reds don't pick up his $13 million option for 2008. If they did, then the Brewers would have to trade players to get Dunn who would cost the total of Jenkins and Mench.
  17. JohnBriggs12
    Anybody have a clue on just what it is Chris Spurling has on Yost and or Melvin that he continues to occupy a roster spot?
  18. JohnBriggs12
    Ennder, I used to get roasted a couple years back when I used to point to the games Wes Obermueller pitched well. Glendon Rusch didn't pitch bad every game when he was going through his 1-12 season in 2003. Sure Capuano has had some decent games during the bad streak and some times he's had some bad luck, but he's also been hit very hard. I was at the Met game a couple weeks ago and once he got to the 5th inning or so, the Mets hit one rocket after another. You just cannot justify running him out there in the middle of a hot race. His pattern has been to be effective for a few innings, so why not move him to the bullpen? They did that with Rusch in 03 and he was much better out there. It makes me laugh when people say Parra's innings are "running out" as if there is a rule banning him from pitching more than 150 innings. It's an arbitrary number folks. But there are other options than Parra too. They could look at R.A. Dickey who's put together a nice year at AAA after a slow start or Mark DiFelice who's a combined 8-2 with a 2.02 ERA at Huntsville and Nashville and has allowed opposing hitters a .186 BA in 6 AAA starts.
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    I think they'll have a hard time finding a guy who can put up an .862 OPS for under the $9 million commitment and no players dealt it would cost to keep Jenkins.
  20. JohnBriggs12
    He undoubtedly could walk more even though he's in front of Fielder. Just watch his AB's. I've seen him swing at ball 4 a number of times. I think that's a product of his youth and his confidence in his ability to hit any ball hard. Heck his HR off of Lidge was a slider about a foot off the ground. I look for his strikeouts to go down and his walks to go up. He's such a natural hitter, that once he combines that natural ability with knowledge of the pitchers, he'll be even better.
  21. JohnBriggs12
    Casey, the 13th pitcher is the guy keeping Gross off the roster. Therefore it is relevant to this thread.
  22. JohnBriggs12
    Haudricourt has been plugging his book to death on WTMJ. Give it a rest Tom. How about some insight on this year's team, like what's the latest on Sheets? As for his book, I prefer my personal memories of that team.
  23. JohnBriggs12
    I can't believe no mention of Larry Hisle in 1978. I know I'm in the minority thinking RBI's are a significant stat, but his 115 RBI in 520 AB's (one every 4.52 AB's) beats Braun's one in every 4.86 ABs. Hisle also posted a terrific .975 OPS with runners in scoring position that year. He goes overlooked, but had he stayed healthy, there is no question those Brewer teams from 78-82 would have been historically among the greatest offensive teams in baseball history.
  24. JohnBriggs12
    Hardy was miscast in the 2 hole especially once Braun arrived. Now he doesn't have to think about moving runners or going deep in counts, he can let his natural ability come out.
  25. JohnBriggs12
    Villanueva gave up a wall scraper to Berkman who guessed changeup, got it, and lifted a fly ball that barely got out. He had the third out of the inning with the Brewers only down one but that lame excuse for an umpire missed that call too. When Yost brought in Spurling, the game was over. Yost much not pay attention to what happens when Spurling pitches. That he pitched a scoreless inning Friday was more luck than anything because Lane hit a pitch much farther than Berkman hit Villanueva's yesterday but it happened to be in the deepest part of the park.
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