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  1. JoeHova
    Weird. I wonder if he got caught up in a sexual harassment imbroglio, as is so often the case when an ESPN personality abruptly leaves.
  2. JoeHova
    Livan is on his last legs but he was far better than Suppan last year. Again, Livan in particular is not the point, it's just that a pitcher only slightly worse than Wolf can be had for a fraction of the cost (and risk).
  3. JoeHova
    I hope Doug has a creative deal like this up his sleeve (hopefully one in which the Brewers play the role of the Yankees, or at least the Tigers, and not the D'Backs).
  4. JoeHova
    Supposedly they want Ivan to mentor Jesus Flores. I also wouldn't be surprised if he is Stephen Strasberg's personal catcher. I think Pudge will make a fine backup, though the dollar amount is a bit high. If Henry Blanco can last 12 years as a backup, there's no reason to expect Ivan to not be able to last 2.
  5. JoeHova
    It depends what you mean by almost as good. If I had to pick a guy to pitch one game, it would be Wolf. If I had to choose between $1 million on Livan and $9 million per year for Wolf, it would be Livan every time. I know I'm comparing Wolf to Suppan from a couple years ago, I said I was doing that. My point is that Wolf is not so much more valuable than Suppan was when he was signed. The reported contract is smaller, which makes it better, but still not very good. Wolf is not a terrible player like Suppan currently is. Suppan shouldn't be the bar that has to be cleared to make somebody a good acquisition.
  6. JoeHova
    But by how much? Enough to make it worthwhile to sign him to a 3 year deal? Wolf's WARs the past 3 years have been 1.7, 2.0, and 3.0. Livan's have been .4, 1.4, and 1.7. Suppan's the 3 years before he signed with the Brewers were 1.3, 1.5, 1.6. Like I acknowledged, Wolf is better than they are. However, if he's only a win better, I'd rather sign a guy like Livan to a $1 million contract (which is what he got last year) than Wolf to a near $30 million deal.
  7. JoeHova
    To clarify, i don't know just how old-timey this thing is. It might be a relatively recent invention or they may have been around for hundreds of years. I seem to remember getting it sometime in the mid-80's, I think at that kind of nerdy toy store (the one that sold hand made chess sets and telescopes and that sort of thing) that used to be at Grand Avenue mall in Milwaukee.
  8. JoeHova
    Hi everybody- I've been having trouble finding out the name of this one kind of toy that I remember having when I was a kid. I'm interested in acquiring one but I can't figure out what it's called, which is making it extremely difficult to google around for its name. It's basically a disc that has a magnetic axle which rides on a hand-held rail. The rail becomes a little wider at both ends so that the disc will return the opposite way when it reaches the end of the track. I drew a crude diagram to illustrate what I mean. If somebody could tell me what it's called and/or where to get one, I would be very grateful. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v143/chief119/magnetictoy.jpg
  9. JoeHova
    My point was more that it would be easy to upgrade from Looper, not that the Brewers should sign Livan. Wolf is that mid-level pitcher like Suppan. I prefer signing an actually good pitcher or taking guys off the scrapheap. There is no upside in signing guys like Suppan and Wolf. The best a team can hope for is that they earn their contract. With star players, they may outperform their deal. Same thing with cheap scrapheap guys, or injury prone former stars. I just don't see how signing Wolf helps the team contend anymore than signing a Livan does.
  10. JoeHova
    I fear that it will be, that's what I'm worried about. Signing Wolf to replace Looper will add a couple wins (assuming Wolf stays healthy), but what's the point? Livan Hernandez (or any number of other guys) would do the same thing for much less. Wolf is not carrying anybody to the playoffs or to a championship, so I'd rather just save the money they would use on him and use it on somebody who actually has a chance (however small) to do that.
  11. JoeHova
    Why not? They could easily hire more agents if they needed to. CAA, one of the biggest agencies for actors and so forth, has over 1,400 clients. No reason Boras couldn't expand in a similar fashion.
  12. JoeHova
    If this is now taken to be indisputable fact, why does any player have an agent other than Boras? Are they all just too stupid to act in their best interests?
  13. JoeHova
    Sure, he was healthy for 2 years. That doesn't change the fact that he missed significant time during the preceding 4 seasons. He won't make it through a 3 year deal healthy. Carl Pavano had thrown 423 innings over the 2 seasons before the Yankees signed him to a 4 year deal. He then threw 145 over the next 4. Wolf's downturn may not end up being so dramatic but he's still not a good bet to stay healthy.
  14. JoeHova
    That would be fine with me. Unfortunately, I doubt any other team is stupid enough to offer 3 years to a starter who's pitched 640 innings over the past 5 seasons (for comparisons sake, Ben Sheets pitched 600 over the same time frame).
  15. JoeHova
    I was going to say that that seems like too much money but I guess I remembered him being a bit more injury prone than he actually is. 2008 is the only time since 2004 that he missed significant time due to injury and he's still only 32. He's never been a big inning guy so if he gives them 170-180 innings, they'll probably be ecstatic. Assuming he gives them at least 130 or so, he'll probably be worth the money. Not a bad move for the Cards. Hopefully the Brewers can get something similar done with Sheets, Harden, or Bedard.
  16. JoeHova
    It's true that Wolf is a somewhat better pitcher than Suppan was when he signed but that is mitigated (at least imo) by Wolf's far worse injury track record. Wolf pitched the last 2 entire seasons but before that had 4 consecutive years where he missed significant time due to injury. I think Wolf's contract is just as likely to be disastrous as Suppan's was. The only saving grace is that Wolf's deal will be smaller but that is small comfort to me. If they want an injury prone guy, go for Bedard or Harden or Sheets. Those guys are actually good when healthy, not just OK.
  17. JoeHova
    It does not inspire confidence that he went 6 years between good seasons. I wouldn't mind Wolf for one year. 3 will be disastrous, whether because of injury or ineffectiveness. He's just not that good and has had plenty of bad years. If they sign him to a $9 million per year contract, the best they can hope for is that he earns the money. There is far more downside than there is upside is signing a guy like him, as we saw with Suppan (and Looper). I'd rather throw that $27 million at Sheets, Harden, and Bedard all for next year. If 2 of them were able to stay healthy, the Brewers would have the best staff in the NL. If they all got hurt, the team wouldn't be any worse off than they will be with Wolf.
  18. JoeHova
    I'd rather have Jorge than Randy Wolf, that's for sure. Which is not to say that I covet Jorge.
  19. JoeHova
    I'd move Hart if the Rockies were offering something reasonable. At this point he appears to be a bench quality player. He might bounce back to his 2007 level but I'd rather some other team bank on that. If Jeff Francoeur can be traded for actual talent, I have to believe somebody would be willing take a chance on former All-Star Corey Hart.
  20. JoeHova
    I wish the Brewers would make an exciting move for once. In the last 25 years we've had the CC trade and nothing else (signing Kevin Seitzer to a league minimum deal is probably #2). It's always picking up guys with no upside, minor league free agents, or guys 5 years past their prime. Wolf is more of the same. I guess that's what happens when a team has no free agent budget and hasn't developed much tradable talent but it's still annoying that fans of pretty much every other team can hope that their team will acquire somebody good (either through trade or free agency) and the best we have to hope for is that the team won't acquire somebody who cripples the franchise.
  21. JoeHova
    arrggh! That's terrible news. I feel really bad for Mark, he finally got his chance and now his career is in jeopardy. Hope to see him in 2011 but those are tough injuries to come back from.
  22. JoeHova
    Griffey already had his horrible year last year. He's strictly a bench player (at least, I fervently hope). The problem with signing Bay is that he would ruin their excellent defense. Bay is a butcher by all accounts. Sure, a team could get by with a non-fielder in the same way that teams sometimes get by with having a non-hitter or two but the flaw in that approach is that good-hit/no-defense guys cost a heck of a lot more than good-defense/no-hit guys do. Bay is a very good hitter (except for 2007, for whatever reason) but he's not a top-flight one. He's somewhat comparable to Richie Sexson in terms of being a power-hitting lummox from the Pacific Northwest. That contract ended disastrously for the Mariners so I don't see them being eager to repeat the same mistake. Bay may age better than Sexson did but even if he does, the chances of him providing a good return on an investment seem slim because of his poor defense. In other words, if the Mariners (or any team) signs Bay to a 5 year, $80 million deal, pretty much the best they can hope for is to break even. There's no upside there like there is with Figgins. If Bay ends up signing a Pat Burrell or Bobby Abreu-esque contract, that's a different story but if he's going to get a big deal, I hope the Mariners aren't involved, despite their pressing need for good hitters.
  23. JoeHova
    I know. They just re-signed him too, albeit to a minor league deal.
  24. JoeHova
    The love for Rivera way predates Kendall. It's because he got signed out of the Independent Leagues in 2005 and hit 16 home runs for Nashville in just 60 games (.895 OPS). Meanwhile, Chad Moeller was playing 1/3rd of the time and had a .624 OPS. Moeller still makes me want to vomit with rage and disgust any time I think of him so I will always love Rivera for forcing the Brewers to finally end the Moeller era (that didn't happen until '06 though).
  25. JoeHova
    I'm glad that this means the end of Kendall but I hope it doesn't mean the end of Rivera. I can't say I expecially like this move but anything is better than Kendall. I'm so glad I won't have to watch him play every single freaking game for no particular reason. Hopefully Macha doesn't do that with Zaun too, but surely he will.
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