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It is indeed getting sad. And even the players look sad.
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Hart 2-2 with two doubles, Nashville hangs a 7-spot in the second inning.
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Hmmm, it looks like Hart came out of the game after two plate appearances, if I'm seeing correctly? Hopefully nothing to be worried about.
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Miscue in the field, home run incoming.
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What's the story behind this?
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Entirely agree with this post. It's alright to be negative, but must it be so relentless?
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There's no need to include the 9th spot in order to exaggerate your argument. But you have to keep in mind that there's an All-Star OF on the DL as well as a promising young catcher.
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How about blaming Wolf for giving hard-hit balls to Janish, floating a straight fastball down the middle to Phillips, etc.?
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You said that it was a "big deal" that we didn't win one of those games. You said that it was "very important" that we should win one of those games. You also said the 162-game season argument only holds so much water. I don't think any of those statements are true.
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You're still overestimating the importance of these two losses. Like you said, these games account for 12.5% of the games against the Reds this season. Any loss to a division rival hurts, yeah, but if you're going to try to look at it objectively - which, by your post, it seems that you are - why should Game 1 "sting" any more than any other loss?. It still accounts for exactly 6.25% of the games against a divisional opponent, no more, no less. It's way too early to be so worried about two losses. I mean, completely anecdotally, the Reds lost the first two games of their season to the Cardinals last year. The Cardinals actually ended up going 12-6 against the Reds last year overall. We all know how the division race ended up. The point of this example is that in such a small sample of games, certain outcomes will happen. The "better" team as will be established over the course of 162 games will sometimes lose two games in a row to an inferior team. The "better" team will also sometimes win two games in a row. That is not to say that that Reds are inferior to the Brewers, or vice versa. The jury is still out on that one. And that is not to refute your point that a game against a divisional contender is more important than a game against, say, the Nationals. It is simply to say that it is highly unrealistic to expect the Brewers never to lose two games in a row to a divisional contender. Such things happen, even with good teams.
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It's only two games, guys. Marcum looked good after the first couple of shaky innings. The command issues are atypical of him, they won't happen again. Relievers kept us in the game. Wood was simply stellar tonight, sometimes you run into a good pitching performance.
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Everyone keep in mind that the final few bench spots can be and most definitely will be fluid. It's not like they're written in stone. If, down the road, the Brewers need someone beyond Counsell to back up the middle-infield, they'll simply recall Cruz.
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Unfortunately Arnett seems to be continuing his poor play from last year. That's disappointing.
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I didn't forget about Wood, I just failed to mention him because he seems to lack any real question marks. He's still somewhat unproven, but his numbers in the majors reflected his numbers in the minors so I don't necessarily see any signs of regression. He also pitched 200+ innings last year combined between leagues, so he's durable. He should continue to be good, maybe their best starter.
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Well, going into the season all the talk was about the depth of the Reds rotation. It seems as though they are having some issues arise, however. -Volquez has been pitching exclusively to minor leaguers until today, when he faced the Brewers and self-destructed with control issues.-Cueto has been experiencing forearm tightness, which is a possible precursor to Tommy John surgery. Hopefully not - I don't wish health issues on any player - but there may be something going on here.-Homer Bailey has struggled this spring, although that doesn't necessarily predict future performance. Obviously they have Mike Leake waiting in the wings, but his his effectiveness is still up in the air following last season's disappoint second half. I do believe they also have a solid pitching prospect or two at Triple AAA, but still, these pitchers are unproven. I guess I just see some major question marks with the Reds rotation. And not just because of this spring, but also in looking at some of their peripherals from last year. Obviously Volquez's 5.03 BB/9 last year stands out. As does Arroyo's xFIP of 4.60, although he consistently outperforms that number. I don't know, we'll see. I expect the Reds to be an offensive juggernaut. But their pitching? I'm skeptical. Any thoughts?
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Capuano will not return to Milwaukee
tyguy20204 replied to PeaveyFury's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Who really knows what happened for sure but I believed Melvin was quoted as saying that Capuano wanted to be somewhere where he could break into the rotation from the outset of the season. The Brewers, as they were set up, didn't necessarily offer that opportunity. -
I was alerted to the fact that we may see Tom Wilhelmsen tonight. I had totally forgotten he was still pitching! 3IP this spring, 2 hits, 3 BB, 5K. I'm interested to see what his stuff looks like these days. Here's a link about Wilhelmsen's comeback, I'm sure Mass has archived it elsewhere, but for those perusing this thread wanting to know more: http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/41925004/ns/sports-baseball/
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Didn't know where to put this. Marcum said he has felt shoulder tightness in spring, but added that wasn't his problem against the Diamondbacks. "A little tightness that developed early in spring," he said. "It's nothing alarming, nothing to worry about. Everybody gets a little tightness in spring training. http://www.jsonline.com/sports/brewers/117868549.html Not to be alarmist, as he says his arm felt good in yesterday's outing. But still.
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Toolivebrew, Lawrie refused to go to the AFL. Could you point out to me another example of a healthy prospect refusing to go to the AFL? And furthermore, when did Braun ever do anything remotely similar? Your comparing him to Braun completely misses the mark. Also keep in mind that Lawrie wanted to be a catcher and then quit when he found out that it might take some work to succeed at that position. If you look, you can find the quotes where the Brewers organization basically admits that Lawrie gave up on catching even though they felt he could've fit there. And now he moves to third base, saying that he had wanted to do it for a long time. Really? Was that before or after you claimed you wanted to become a complete catcher like Russel Martin? Changing positions is fine, I have no problem with it. Maybe Lawrie truly does belong at third base. Only, it speaks to his past history of poor work ethic. So why would should it be above this board to find fault with how Lawrie has conducted himself? By the way, I wouldn't be surprised if Lawrie is an all-star in the future. He has all the talent in the world.
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For one reason, because guaranteed money is infinitely more valuable to a player than incentives are. In most cases a player and agent will opt for the guaranteed money, even if the the ceiling for the incentives measures out to a higher number. As they should. Weeks, even with his injuries, has put up enough value to the point where he doesn't need to consider such drastic incentives. As we've seen, all it takes is one team and suddenly the money is there. Another reason is that incentives can become quite messy if they're based upon plate appearances/starts. We've seen that plenty of times in the past, with a team perhaps wanting to sit that player down - and the player obviously not wanting that.
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Alternatives for shortstop?
tyguy20204 replied to Schlitz001's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
In what world is Punto a dramatic upgrade over Betancourt? Betancourt had a better season than him last year, by far. Edit: Looked up some stats, I was wrong. But I would hardly call it a dramatic upgrade. Minor upgrade, sure. -
Tom H. does a pretty decent job covering the Crew, I'd cut him a little slack. Obviously his sources aren't giving him anything, so there's not much he can do to confirm or deny.
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I just thought about this. Isn't Greinke pretty good with the bat? That would mean every pitcher in the rotation is solid offensively. Possibly the best-hitting starting rotation of all time?
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Apparently it can't be anyone on the 40 man roster. Cain is already, solid, though. I wouldn't really consider him a prospect. He's going to be very good. And Escobar will be at least league-average at SS.
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Well I hope the PTNBL won't be a list including Jeffress, Rogers, among others. Would that be possible? Much rather keep Rogers.