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We need a true leadoff guy in front of Braun & Fielder. This makes a ton of sense. Plus, the pick is probably on par with a Gillespie. Counsell & McGehee have been dinged up anyway. Counsell could even spell Hardy a little. I'd send Gamel down too and stop wasting his service time. -
I had more than a few late nights in Anaheim like this. Although there never were any rain delays. They didn't draw like they do now either.
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Gotta say, as an out of town fan I am really pumped up for those folks in Cincy right now...great effort Brew Crew Fans!!!
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Where is Braun in top 50?
SoCal Brew Crew Fan replied to Kricket755's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
#8: Ryan Braun, LF, Milwaukee: 3.0 WAR You don't find many 25-year-olds with 1,500 career plate appearances and a .400 career wOBA. Braun is a classic middle of the order monster at the plate with easy power to spare. He's making strides in improving his pitch recognition and should match last year's walk total in the next couple of weeks. After showing he didn't belong at third base, he's become a decent enough defender in left. Oh, and he won't make an eight figure salary until 2014. -
Where is Braun in top 50?
SoCal Brew Crew Fan replied to Kricket755's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Unless he's in the top 10, it looks like Gallardo is not on the list. Grienke is #11 and Yo is certainly not above Grienke. Maybe he doesn't show up as well on WAR which they seem to base much of the projections on? Braun has to be top 3. -
I wonder if McClung was po'd since he walked the two guys then Castro came out there and probably said...Seth, we're up by 6 so knock off the 3-2 sliders and start throwing some strikes. So he did and grooves one to Encarnacion who promptly puts it in the second deck. Then he gets yanked. He didn't even look at Macha when he yanked him. Prince had a hilarious look on his face when he saw that...like he was trying not to laugh. I don't blame Macha either, I'd rather have Coffey & Hoffman go 8/9 in a 3 run game. Too bad it came to that with a 6 run lead in the first game of a 4 game series.
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Untuckem...nice change Hoff.
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I'm willing to cut Looper a little slack for not going 6 since he was on base 3 times and it's a little hot there tonight, but c'mon bullpen. This constant arm waste will just continue to burn the pen out. I'd also put Cam back in the 5 hole.
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JJ Hardy for Clay Buchholz?
SoCal Brew Crew Fan replied to MessiahRp's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
The problem with Bedard is there is no way we resign him and given his injury history and contract status, he's not going to take the ball the way CC did last year. Washburn is also not going to take a hometown discount to play for the Brewers...his agent is Boras and that ain't Scotty's game. That being said, with Bush a real question mark we are really desperate for pitching. It's more a question of what can we get for Hardy now vs. what can we get for him in the off-season. It also uses up a year of Escobar when he's probably not quite ready. -
True. Additionally, since Tribune is currently in bankruptcy a sale must be approved by the bankruptcy judge. This is not uncommon. Over-levered companies in bankruptcy usually wind up selling of functional assets to recoup as much money as possible for the bondholders. This is a way of making sure the proceeds from the sale wind up in the right hands. It makes for great headlines, but the Cubs will be in and out of bankruptcy in the amount of time it takes the judge to approve the sale and there probably won't be any major changes in contracts with their vendors.
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Well at least with Prince winning the HR Derby and his RBI double he probably secured best performance in an All-Star Game (and week) by a Brewer. Granted, not a high hurdle but at least he made it fun. The only thing I ever remember a Brewer doing well was Lary Sorenson retiring 9 in a row one year (do I have that right? its been awhile). That Prince commercial is awesome too. Good week for the Prince. It's funny that the NL used to dominate as far as I could remember, until around the time the Brewers moved to the NL.
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JJ Hardy for Clay Buchholz?
SoCal Brew Crew Fan replied to MessiahRp's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/2009-mlb-trade-value-40-36 Fangraphs had Buchholz listed as #38 on their list of Top 50 Trade Values. If we were just talking 2H09 & 2010, Hardy is probably worth more and would certainly be an upgrade for Boston, but as pointed out Buchholz could be a front end of a rotation guy for a number of years. He could be a bust too, but with only a year and a half of control left on JJ's contract he's worth more than JJ. I agree with 804's analysis on wins per year added between the two, my only quibble would be - if Buchholz is worth 2 wins per year, aren't the wins in year 6 worth less today than a win in 2010? Rather than a simple arithmetic adding of wins, wouldn't you use a discounted value? Think of it as a discounted win value, much like a discounted cashflow analysis. The argument against would be he has the potential to be well north of a 2 win pitcher over the next 6 years so maybe you discount 4 wins in half to get to 2. Just curious how you would look at it. I do think we probably have to move JJ in the offseason. Another reason to hope he has a big second half. -
"Let's trade Prince Fielder"
SoCal Brew Crew Fan replied to Pudster13's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
What is the point of this post? -
2009-07-13 Home Run Derby : 7:05 PM CT
SoCal Brew Crew Fan replied to pretendastronaut's topic in Archived Game Threads
Nobody untuck'ems it like the Prince of Milwaukee. I loved the Braun celebration afterwards. Just keep it going Prince...this is your year and hopefully not the last Brewers win in St. Louis. -
Who would you like to see in a home run derby?
SoCal Brew Crew Fan replied to nate82's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Imagine the thrill in the fifth extra round after they amend the rules to give Counsell the win on a ground rule double and he is subsequently mobbed by both league's all-stars. -
Hardy has to be hurt right?
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It was more than 20 years ago, but 1983 was one heckuva let down late in the year. I guess it could be one of the more frustrating teams since save for the last couple years, I haven't really had any expectations since Molitor left.
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As opposed to Rod Carew who did such a great job for us?
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...and a nice even 100 pitches to end it... No doubt Ennder, we haven't played the Padres or the Nats yet. Plus we have some Pirates games coming up. Just get at least one win this weekend, rest up and see if they can get cranking post-ASB.
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Good grief...I go to a meeting for 45 minutes, then I come back and the whole world imploded on them...ugh. I can't say I'd have done any different on CV & Stetter. They are both usually pretty good matchups against the Cards. The way they have been struggling, just taking 1/3 with a good start from Manny isn't a disaster. If we can take at least 1/3 from the Dodgers we'll be ok. The starting pitching could look a whole lot different in a week if Manny & Bush become decent 2/3 starters. At some point, someone not named Braun, Prince or Casey needs to get hot.
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Critical inning for Parra coming up. Stay with it Manny...you can do it. I wonder if they have an earlier hook for him just to keep the confidence up.
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That's it, I'm heading to Nashville. I don't know what's in the water down there, but I want some.
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Who has been hitting better than McGehee? I might put Cam there, but it's not a slam dunk. Manny passed the first test after the error...phew. You guys raise a good point about Rivera. Kendall seems to have the pitchers nibble, which is fine for guys like Bush, Suppan and Looper, but Parra needs to be a guy who goes after guys and doesn't walk them.
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Uecker was talking last night about Gamel's susceptibility to the low inside breaking pitch. Until he learns to lay off of it, pitchers will keep thowing it. Sure enough, that's what got him in the 7th. Manny has had decent success against the Cards who struggle against LHP. Kudos for throwing him today and not against the Dodgers. Might as well give him the best chance to succeed. If not, the bullpen should be reasonably well rested.
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I know everyone wants to see more Gamel, but it's not like Bill Hall is in front of him anymore. Counsell and McGehee have been performing pretty well. Manny, whatever is ailing you - mechanics or mental, please tell me the Nashville spa cured it.
