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  1. JoeHova
    The only problem there would be losing Cameron. Kendall being moved wouldn't hurt the team at all and may actually improve it. With Looper it's too soon to tell how much he'll help this year, but if he's pitching well enough for another team to want to trade for him, I think the return would be worthwhile. I can't imagine anybody would want Kendall, though we can all hope. I actually think Melvin will re-sign him to another 2 year deal at some point, but I hope that that's just pessimism and not something that actually has any chance of happening.
  2. JoeHova
    I can see the Brewers winning tomorrow. Yovani is excellent and the Brewers usually hit lefties pretty well. They could pull out a 3-2 or 4-3 win, imo. I certainly hope they are better that 6-12 after 18. If they aren't, I'll be pretty worried about their chances this year.
  3. JoeHova
    Yes. As was Sabathia, as were dozens of other guys who brought back useful long-term pieces. I'm not dissing Melvin, I just think his failure to target potential long-term players is kind of unfortunate, especially for a team with as many payroll constraints as the Brewers.
  4. JoeHova
    The problem isn't that Melvin makes bad trades per se, it's that he hasn't made many moves that have really panned out. All of the good players on the team except for Cameron and CV were draftees. CV was the only actually good player brought in in a trade and Cameron was the only one brought in as a free agent. Melvin hasn't hit on any trade throw-ins or minimum signings recently and even when he did, those guys flamed out after a year (Turnbow, Kolb, Podsednik, Clark, etc.). The Brewers haven't acquired a long-term piece of the team by trade or free agency, except for Villanueva, who was acquired as a Rookie leaguer 6 years ago. That is my issue with Melvin. I know that it is hard to acquire good players through trades, but Melvin too often seems to not even make the effort, preferring to get guys like Mench and Gross and Vargas and various other trash rather than take a shot with a prospect. Overall, I would say that Melvin is an OK GM, but not a top echelon one. No GM is perfect. However, I think pretty much all of Melvin's moves have been much ado about nothing. They've just been random cycling of random players through the roster. Sure, the Lee/Podsednik deal was great but that was a salary dump by Chicago and Melvin wasn't even able to parlay a guy who got a $100 million contract (which shows he was in major demand) into one player who lasted more than a year and a half with the team.
  5. JoeHova
    That was a ball. I can see why he was upset, but it wasn't that smart to act so enraged over it considering his reputation. I don't think it's a big deal though. Umpires are too sensitive in baseball, I wish that they were all fired and replaced by a Questec type system. Someday, maybe.
  6. JoeHova
    I hope he continues doing well, I like him a lot. Glad to see that the Rangers appear to have committed to him.
  7. JoeHova
    Too bad the Bucks season is over, although they did limp to the finish, so in that sense it's good. Next year should be exciting assuming they re-sign Sessions. Anyway, did anybody get the time of the first pitch? I forgot to mark it down.
  8. JoeHova
    Yeah, the Fan Fair. I used to buy so much stuff from there. Was he the guy who owned the Grand Slams too, or was that someone else? Either way, sad to see him go.
  9. JoeHova
    They will be fine (except for Suppan, maybe). This is just a bad stretch that has happened to take place at the beginning of the season so the significance of it is magnified. It's unfortunate that the team is off to a poor start, but I think it's too soon to worry much or draw any conclusions (except about Suppan and Kendall).
  10. JoeHova
    I had a biology professor who was a big outdoorsman and he always said that the one thing people should never eat are wild mushrooms. He mentioned many times how some of his friends always tried to get him to join their mushroom club and go on their mushroom hunting trips (because he was an expert on fungi) and he said he would never agree because he didn't think anyone could say with enough certainty which ones were safe to eat. He said he dreaded the day when his friends all turned up dead from eating poisonous mushrooms. This was one of the smartest professors I've ever had, so that always stuck with me.
  11. JoeHova
    It sucks that your grill got stolen but I wouldn't advocate any vigilante justice involving electrocution or BB guns or anything. Just put it away before you go in to the game, like a lot of people have suggested. The sad fact is that pretty much anything that is left out will eventually get stolen, even if it has no resale value, just because people like to mess around. I wonder if grills are worth anything as scrap metal.
  12. JoeHova
    Kendall didn't hit semi-respectably last season. He's been atrocious with the bat for the past 2 years, even for a catcher. He wasn't anything special in 2005 or 2006 either. I think we could be looking at a Chad Moeller in 2004 situation with Kendall here.
  13. JoeHova
    So top 30 in value 5 out of 6 years means he's not a #1? Ok, but I disagree. Top 30 starter, to me, means you are a #1. 2008 was the only year he missed and he was 40th. We'll see what happens from here on out, but that's not enough for me to denounce him yet.
  14. JoeHova
    I don't know about that. He does walk too many guys and his K rate has been declining, but his worst year was still pretty good (ERA+ of 114) and he's only 28. I wouldn't count him as washed up just yet. BP had him as the 40th most valuable pitcher last year. That's still pretty close to #1 starter material, and that was after 5 straight years of being among the top 30 starters. I'll consider him a #1 until he has more than one non-#1 type year out of 6.
  15. JoeHova
    According to the DirecTV guide, tonight's game is on an alternate MLB Network channel (#214). We'll see if that pans out, but that's what it says now.
  16. JoeHova
    I think it'll be blacked out. I live in Minneapolis and the Twins/Mariners game on Thursday wasn't on local TV but Seattle was broadcasting it. Unfortunately, it was blacked out on EI (which was very frustrating).
  17. JoeHova
    Why so mean-spirited? I hope you move.
  18. JoeHova
    To replace whom? I hope he pitches well enough to get a shot in the 2nd half if needed (like CV in 2006), but jumping him to the MLB rotation after 1 AA start seems premature.
  19. JoeHova
    At least Salome caught someone stealing, that's a little encouraging despite the two passed balls. Hopefully he can keep up the CSs and clean up the PBs.
  20. JoeHova
    This complaining about lineup spots is probably the thing I like least about baseball. It's unbelievable to me that a guy could be an all-star at one spot, but according to some people, if they are moved from that spot, they'll be terrible. It's not like we are talking about having Aaron Rodgers play wide receiver or Andrew Bogut play point guard, we're talking about something that has no difference in duties or expectations at all from their previous spot. If guys are that flustered from such a move, they won't be long for the majors and I definitely hope they won't be long for the Brewers.
  21. JoeHova
    The only thing I didn't like about that show was that every character was unlikable and had no redeeming qualities. Other than that, it was great.
  22. JoeHova
    This happens too often. It's such a shame that some people have no decency or regard for human life. I feel terrible for NIck and the other people who died or were injured.
  23. JoeHova
    As a non-basketball fan, why were Celtic fans chanting "MVP" for a Laker? I know enough to know those aren't friendly teams. I'm not sure. The Celtics were in the midst of a terrible year but it was still inexplicable to me.
  24. JoeHova
    I thought it was funny that they were booing Teixiera. People get too upset about fans booing. It's been part of the game forever, a little booing is not the end of the world. Plus, it's better to see booing than see Boston fans chanting "MVP" for Kobe Bryant towards the end of the 2006-07 season. Rivalries are fun.
  25. JoeHova
    The tragedy isn't that Suppan is on the team, it's that he is by far the highest paid player. Because of that, no matter how poorly he pitches, he'll be starting for the Brewers and preventing the team from making moves that could actually improve it. I shudder to think of what 2010 is going to be like with him in the rotation. Ugh... To answer the question though, I think if he is pitching poorly by the end of May, they should just eat his contract and cut him. It's so counterproductive to let a guy who is a minimum salary quality player dictate your roster moves. The $42 million is gone at this point, there is no point in worrying about trying to get your money's worth, it isn't going to happen. The mission now is to not let a total scrub hamstring your roster. The Brewers will never get rid of him though, they didn't even cut Gagne or Turnbow. Suppan will be here pitching like garbage until the bitter end. Even Jeffrey Hammonds didn't get cut until there were only 4 months left on his contract.
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