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I think Huntsville could use a whole new team right now.. This made me laugh out loud...I've been thinking that anyone batting over .215 has a shot at team MVP.

I thought Vinny might be in AA, but after this spring, he sure deserves AAA.

Wow....the Nashville team will be fun to watch.

A big Thank You for everyone who make an effort with all the In Game Threads. Yes...great point Brewman (sounds like foamboy's alter-ego). I too thank everyone who pitched in.....makes life easier and more interesting. I appreciate the effort.

Bondo.... Your brother did well.... IP H R ER BB SO HR MILWAUKEE B Sheets (L,0-1) 1-3 6 5 5 0 0 1 K Davis 1 1-3 2 2 1 2 1 0 D Sarfate 3 1-3 1 0 0 1 1 0 M Stetter 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 J Kershner 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 B Evert 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 OAKLAND

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Thanks for the rundown. Do you believe they could be enticed by a top 3 talent that slips because of the Boras factor?

Any early predictions, Patrick on the Brewer pick? I know it's early....but the thoughts and reasoning would be interesting. ps....congrats on the baby....looks like a southpaw.

There would be vociferous debate with virtually any comment made in any thread. For instance, I could comment that Cinderella wears a blue dress, and there would be debate about what she wears at night, the shade of blue, what she wore before she was a princess, how she looks to a color-blind person, what she wears at Disneyworld Tokyo, if Branyan would have looked good in the blue dress, what she might wear for her wedding, and if the Taliban would have forced her to dress otherwise, which would have caromed off to a lengthy political debate with name-calling, etc. Anyway, we're not acting like infants, since few of them actually type. I think we should lock this thread and be done with it.

Thank you Jim....your dedication enhances the overall Brewer baseball experience. I appreciate your great work.

I guess #12

Nice work on this, Molitor Fan...

What is the relationship between Mass Haas, and MassBrew? Once you hit 1,000,000 posts you are auto-assigned a new screen name and start at zero again?

Patrick.... Thanks for the updates. While I know it's too early for truly accurate predictions, do you believe there is a Parra, Eveland or something equivalent on the hitting side in this group? Any thoughts yet?

I'm anxious to hear from Patrick if we have any Eveland's or Parra's out there in DFE land....lots of folks to pick from.

I'd rather take the best player available, and then trade a good prospect or two (at a position of strength, i.e., Hart, Nelson, etc.) for a good 3B or catching prospect on another team.

Nice post, CT. We'll have to watch where these guys are projected as the draft approaches.

We're still waiting for our first on-site report from Arizona this summer Nobody is better at this job than DHonks. Let's toss our money in a hat and send him to a game.

Hmmmm.....Heether is built like a "brick" and now suddenly is showing more power than ever before.....

wasnt speaking directly to you was I xis. I dont see your name in my post. Do you? Read through this thread. There are plenty of posters who dont like Sweet and want to use cap'n. Don't waste your time with this....even his own signature tells you he thinks the world is all about him. He hasn't had an original idea in years, and specializes in picking apart others thoughts for what he believes is his clever gain. Others see it as a desperate attempt to gain attention....most just ignore. He'll now cut and paste a few words from this post with some critically sarcastic comment and think he's somehow improved his status in life. We have firsthand knowledge that Lou is fine with this nickname....everyone knows that.

wow.....i dropped in to notice four pages of posts and thought I must have missed the fact that it was a day game.

Luke Cannon-OF He better have a plus arm....

David mocks foamboy.....foamboy is no insider in AFL activity, but trys hard to learn from those who are, including you, David. Foamboy does go to Scottsdale about once a month, and is planning on visiting a couple of games over Halloween weekend if anyone is around. I need to check out this AFL league, since I have not previously done so. As it relates to Milwaukee, and particularly sports in Milwaukee, foamboy would be considered an insider by almost anybody you ask. I'm just teasing you, David. I'm not being an as*, but was just trying to help. I know what's going on...so much so that I can't tell you half of what I know. DHonks....thanks again for the great recon work....your effort is greatly appreciated.

Nice recon work, DHonks.

I'm not upset about this at all. Only history will prove whether or not this current strategy is the correct one. There are two things occurring here. First, they are unhappy with Eppy's performance, and are replacing him. Second, they have decided at the same time to take a different strategy and not develop the talent on a local basis. These are two decisions occuring at the same time. There is little doubt that they haven't been as effective as they need to be. I don't think anyone argues that. A clear way to resolve this is to simply replace Eppy and move forward holding the new person accountable for results. When Brewer management does things that clearly eliminate costs with the promise that they'll "spend the money elsewhere," I become suspicious since they have demonstrated that they don't spend the money elsewhere. There is lots of momentum going right now and I am hoping they don't "stunt it" by trying to save some bucks. There have been many articles in the last six months about the franchise attempting to raise money. Perhaps you don't understand how dire the situation is for this ownership team. They really need cash or they will be forced to put the team on the block. I think this would be a good situation for the fans, as I would like to see someone like Dick Strong be the owner.....someone who is a major sports fan, holds people accountable for results and has no problem spending lots of money to do things right. That being said, I don't mean to be harsh on management. This ownership team, however, has lost the benefit of the doubt over the years and when something like this happens it raises my interest. I support firing Eppy if they believe that is right. His is accountable for the poor result. I also support moving the talent development to AZ, if they think that will improve the situation. I would like to make sure they don't just cut the costs and not spend on this important development. What I really advocate is less money spent on major league stopgap players, and more money on scouting, drafting and development. I apologize if I offend your sensibilities.