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  1. Al the Thinking Man
    They are gutsier than I.
  2. Al the Thinking Man
    I am wondering why in the world those players don't simply move to the US full-time. "Home" is a crime ridden dump...time to move on.
  3. Al the Thinking Man
    Lend, in cases like this, injury is almost always part of the culprit. Mass, talent is talent. Injuries will happen. Guys will be held back to protect them from injury. Unless they are a top FA at the minor league level, the money is negligible. I'm happy to pick up a ERA leader one year removed.
  4. Al the Thinking Man
    Actually, his BB/K ratio was excellentn until 2004. Looks like a hard thrower who fell into a funk LY, that no one could get him out of. Mike & Bill may find his flaws and turn into a productive, generic reliever.
  5. Al the Thinking Man
    As usual, BC makes sense. That said, I know many 6 year FA's get nice bonuses as well, once in a while, one even hits 6 figures, though they are uncommon. Ford, a hard throwing lefty, may well have had a shot at a decent bonus, but I assume injury derailed any chance at that he had.
  6. Al the Thinking Man
    I think Matt Ford is a perfect example of a couple things...one, how easy it is to have a good small sample; two, how easy it is for a prospect to simply stop being a prospect. Many guys the Crew have in their bullpen mix (Turnbow, Lehr, the BOS curveball kid) have jumped from prospect status, and out of it, many times due to inconsistency and injury.
  7. Al the Thinking Man
    Sometimes I have to login a couple times a day, as it will lose me during my searches of different posts. This hasn't happened in weeks, now that I think of it.
  8. Al the Thinking Man
    I'd say he's in the mix in the bullpen, along with a dozen others.
  9. Al the Thinking Man
    Not much quantity this offseason, but good, solid pickups. Gotta love a 24 year-old who has a good curve and has spent plenty of time on a 40 man.
  10. Al the Thinking Man
    I don't know a thing about this fella, but: 1. 29-0? Wow. 2. Middle relievers need nothing but 2 effective pitches and the ability to throw 70 innings. There's no better place to look for "nuggets" than in this area.
  11. Al the Thinking Man
    When I tried to log in this afternoon, the forum took forever to load. When it did, the topics (Major League, Off Topic) were in blue and underlined, as opposed to the normal black. Now, it's back to normal.
  12. Al the Thinking Man
    Perfect for Krynzel too, if Dave is in AAA.
  13. Al the Thinking Man
    Needless to say, the list of $2 players is bleak. I did one last year as well, and struggled to find a single player I had heard of.
  14. Al the Thinking Man
    the distributor is having problems with your address format (the Waukesha county Nxxx Wxxx format. I must admit, that's about as weak of an excuse as I can imagine. Maybe I'm haunted by the "customer is always right" mentality, but geez, grab a pen and a sticky label and take care of it. It took more time to write the e-mail to Brian than to take care of it.
  15. Al the Thinking Man
    The countrymen make much more than the Americans, at least the stars. I do not have numbers, but I doubt any of the Americans make any more per month than they do in the minors.
  16. Al the Thinking Man
    X, you do have to give up another pick. If you sign enough guys, you can lose picks 2-10.
  17. Al the Thinking Man
    This guy named al and several others got pissed off at useless posting on the espn board, so this guy called phearinc decided to start his own brewers website...i registered at it because all the good conversation joined hands and left the espn boards....about 3 years ago.. It was horrible, wasn't it? Thanks again, Brian.
  18. Al the Thinking Man
    I hope Coop gets the job, as it's close to his home as well, if memory serves.
  19. Al the Thinking Man
    Turning down $3+ million dollars has never been a smart move by any pick. These fellas need to hire a financial advisor that would tell them exactly this. As it is, they have looked at history (Mr. Harrington) and not learned a damn thing. Not only have they turned down a lifetime of financial security, they have effectively delayed free agency one year, shall they have success. Jason Varitek should have been a FA 2 years ago, for example, but did the same silly thing. Good luck boys.
  20. Al the Thinking Man
    *cough* Matt Harrington *cough* The day I turn down a couple million dollars in hopes of getting a hundred grand more, someone please shoot me in the head.
  21. Al the Thinking Man
    FYI, it is "the" Charlie Greene, former dynamite defensive catcher. I just hope he doesn't dispense any hitting pointers.http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
  22. Al the Thinking Man
    DH, I believe you're talking about apples and oranges. A team can "request" anything they want, but the home team can indeed schedule the game whenever. However, MLB can "ask" that the game time be changed. I'm not sure if the team can turn that down, or simply never does, but FOX and ESPN have always got whatever game they want, when they want it.
  23. Al the Thinking Man
    1. Mass, MLB changes times, not the team. Can't worry about what you can't control. 2. I'm sure many folks switched to last night's game, as it drew 34K. 3. Wes pitched well in 3 of 5 Saturday starts. I wish he'd do that well all year.
  24. Al the Thinking Man
    If it is "that" Charlie Greene, huge kudos to the team. Greene was as good a defensive catcher as I've ever seen. He was so good, Bob Wickman insisted he come in to catch the 9th in a save situation. Heck, the fact the guy made the bigs not being able to hit a damn thing should tell you how good his D was. Great that the team is adding minor league coaching slots as well.
  25. Al the Thinking Man
    Brian, is there any way you can clean up the way the {'} which turn into {?} on some pages, such as this? Not Patrick's fault, but it's tough to read.
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