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  1. JoeHova
    It's becoming pretty obvious that Corey doesn't want to be here, considering that he won't sign an extension with the Brewers. After this year, they'll still have him for 3 years, but it makes sense that they would want to trade him now or after the season to clear some room for their young players and get some pitching in return. The question is, who will replace him in right? Will Braun move there next year? Is Hart's imminent trade the reason why LaPorta has been playing right instead of left this year? Will Gamel be moved there? Maybe Bobby Abreu on the free agent market for a year or two?
  2. JoeHova
    yeah, and missed a whole (major league) year because of it. I empathize with Greinke, but the risk of a recurrence is there, especially if he is traded out of his comfort zone.
  3. JoeHova
    The question I have is, how likely is Gamel to hit .330 or above in the majors? I don't think it's very likely, which makes me prefer LaPorta's secondary skills (by a slight amount) to Gamel's. Now, if Gamel can play a legit ML 3rd base, maybe things are different, but that doesn't seem to be the case yet.
  4. JoeHova
    I hate the idea of getting Sexson back. Anyway, I'd prefer a deal built around Hart rather than Prince.
  5. JoeHova
    I disagree with you guys. Greinke and Harden have value, but they are both in their 4th year and have very serious injury concerns. For 2 years of an injury prone player, the teams would be getting 4 years of Villanueva (average pitcher at least, imo), 6 years of Gillespie (likely an ML player, though I guess a team may disagree. I think he can be an average or slighty below corner OF, a Mark Teahen type), and 6 years of Nelson or Gwynn, who should both be ok to good 4th outfielders. Then they get Cain who could develop or not. That doesn't excite me too much, but it does excite some GM's, just witness Melvin's various deals. He likes to take relatively low-ceiling guys who have a good chance of at least contributing rather than take a shot at the home run. Anyway, I think a team may take a deal like that. If they don't want to, oh well, because Gamel or LaPorta would far too much to give for Greinke or Harden. I'm not even saying the deal would be smart for Milwaukee, I don't know if it would. I'm just not sure how you can definitively state that a team wouldn't prefer 10 seasons of average-ish ML service and 6 of a good backup over 2 of good but injury prone.
  6. JoeHova
    a package of Villanueva, Gillespie, Nelson/Gwynn, and another guy (Cain?) may be enough to pry away a Harden or Greinke. I wouldn't be shocked if something like that happened.
  7. JoeHova
    yeah really. It's hard to cheer on someone being beat down for picking up some money on the ground. Should he have given it back? yes, without a doubt. However, he was not hurting anyone, whereas he could have been badly injured by being beaten by a crowd of obnoxious drunks. If you think the punishment fits the crime, fine, but I don't believe in vigilante justice. Why weren't the guys who beat his ass also taken away by security? There's no way they were acting in self-defense.
  8. JoeHova
    what do you need?
  9. JoeHova
    Weeks is too much to give up for Roberts, as much as it pains me to say that. Weeks is much better than Roberts was at the same point in their careers, and Roberts is 5 years older and a lot more expensive. The deal might (might) help this year, but it would be regretted in the future.
  10. JoeHova
    yeah, Rolando Pascual, the top international pitcher from the 2005 class. He's still only 19 though I guess he kinda is a non-prospect at this point, with a career ERA of 10 and WHIP of 2.
  11. JoeHova
    EJ Hradek is their hockey reporter. He's ok, imo.
  12. JoeHova
    The funny thing about Melrose is that, all these years, ESPN made him out to be some coaching genius. Then when he gets hired by Tampa Bay, they show his coaching record, and he only coached for 2 1/2 years and had a terrible record. That obviously doesn't mean he's necessarily a bad coach, but I just thought it was pretty hilarious.
  13. JoeHova
    I wonder if the Brewers try to get him to Nashville, now that their last two reclamation projects have flown the coop (Tavarez, Weaver)? He pitched about exactly as well (or poorly, if you prefer) in New York as he did in Milwaukee. link: http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=txmetsvargas&prov=st&type=lgns
  14. JoeHova
    Sheets is testing the market rather than taking the first offer from the Brewers? I guess he hates us all, just like Prince does.
  15. JoeHova
    which two pitchers, and why would the Giants do that?
  16. JoeHova
    Holy cow, I literally thought to myself about posting this thread like 15 minutes ago. Freaky. Anyway, my favorite album of the year by far is: Nigeria Rock Special, which is a compilation of 70s Nigerian Funk/Psychedelic Rock. I love Nigerian Funk. I also like the new Blind Boys of Alabama. There is a pretty cool African tribute to U2, not the best album, but my wife really likes it. The new Van Morrison and Ray Davies are worth a listen. Mars Volta, Cat Power, maybe Billy Bragg. I don't know, I don't think it's been a real strong year for albums yet. On the other hand, I've been more concentrating on filling in the back-end of my collection than with getting the newest stuff. I usually wait more toward the end of the year to do that. I got burned too many times back in the day by going to the record store every Tuesday to pick up the newest stuff. Now I like to wait for a little perspective. my list of favorite albums that I've bought this year (rather than came out this year) would be much more interesting, really.
  17. JoeHova
    I should clarify that I'm glad it's not the Brewers who picked him up.
  18. JoeHova
    I think we all believe this. However, given what Doug gave up in the last deal with SD, is that all it would take? Anything more than Gwynn and a filler prospect would be too much (barring injury to Bush).
  19. JoeHova
    I think we all believe this. However, given what Doug gave up in the last deal with SD, is that all it would take? Anything more than Gwynn and a filler prospect would be too much (barring injury to Bush).
  20. JoeHova
    I think we all believe this. However, given what Doug gave up in the last deal with SD, is that all it would take? Anything more than Gwynn and a filler prospect would be too much (barring injury to Bush).
  21. JoeHova
    I was just thinking the other day that Graffanino would be a prefect fit for Cleveland. Check out Asdrubal Cabrera's numbers. Sure, Jamey Carroll's been better of late, but does anybody expect that to continue? If Graffanino can't make it there, he's probably done. I'll be cheering for him.
  22. JoeHova
    That's really cool! I'm sure he owes it all to your coaching. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif
  23. JoeHova
    That could be troublesome couldn't it? Isn't the signing deadline August 15th? That would give them less than 2 weeks, not that it would be impossible to come to an agreement that quickly. I hope the two sides are at least negotiating now, even if Lawrie can't/doesn't want to sign until after the tournament.
  24. JoeHova
    I disagree. Trading Angel would be foolhardy, imo. His value around the league is not enough to be the centerpiece of a deal and using him in a package would be a horrible move, one that could really set the franchise back if Lucroy doesn't pan out. I personally hope they hold on to all their catching prospects at least until one of them has proven to be a ML starter.
  25. JoeHova
    The problem with this scenario is that the Brewer got taken for a ride in the last deal they made with San Diego. Maddux would be a nice fit, but he's not likely to do better than a 4.25 ERA down the stretch, and what is that worth over what Bush would do? It certainly isn't worth 6 years of Gamel or LaPorta or Escobar or Jeffress or Salome or some of their other top prospects. Is it worth 6 years of Gillespie? 5 of Gwynn? I don't know.
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