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  1. DonMoney4Mgr
    Just another example of Melvin making horrible decisions in regards to pitching; Bush, Zach Jack, Soup, Inman, Eveland, Doug Davis, and now Vargas. I'm sure whatever he decides in regards to Sheets will be the wrong one. Thanks Doug.
  2. DonMoney4Mgr
    It doesn't help when the manager leaves Bush in past his point of effectiveness. It's been the same m.o. for Bush for the past year+. When he hits a wall, it's over, time to pull him and cut your losses. Just as he couldn't pick up the pattern last year with Turnbow, Yost hasn't figured this one out either.
  3. DonMoney4Mgr
    That's way too many AB's for Counsel. I don't like the Branyan option either, been there done that. I'd rather see Gamel even though he's a hack in the field. That will never happen though.
  4. DonMoney4Mgr
    Really what is it that seperates managers such as, Piniella, LaRussa, or Sciosia from managers like Yost. On one hand, it is good to back your players, no doubt. On the other hand, however, players know when they screw up, and they know when they should shoulder the blame. I was a manager in the business world for several years and realized that hollow, unsubstantiated compliments, were almost as unproductive as no communication at all. Employees, or players for that matter, need to be told the truth to truely earn their respect. Maybe Ned tells the media one thing and players another I don't know. But it certainly doesn't show in his lineup and his actions on the field. The objective is to get the most out of every individual to optimize the chances of winning. I don't believe Yost has achieved that. Players need to be a little nervous, and maybe look over their shoulder now and then. They need to know if they screw up or simply don't perform, their spot in the lineup is not guaranteed. I hate the Cubs, but that's what I love about Piniella. And the bottom line is he wins.
  5. DonMoney4Mgr
    This just magnifies the state of pitching in the organization. Pretty bad.
  6. DonMoney4Mgr
    Everyone seems to give Doug Melvin a pass. What has he really accomplished? The Reds trade for Volquez is better than anything Melvin has done. Antonassio should of taken the 10M they paid Gagne and offered it to the Oakland, Minnesota, or the Florida GM. This Organzation has NO PITCHING! Fire Melvin now.
  7. DonMoney4Mgr
    This provides the built in excuse for Yost to return next year regardless of their record. Hopefully in June, with their surplus of early draft picks, they draft all pitchers. This organization needs it.
  8. DonMoney4Mgr
    Lets face it, the wheels are turning right now with Melvin and Ash trying to figure out their options for a consistant and dependable rotation for the rest of this year. Lots of question marks for a team with so much "depth" of starting pitching. For instance, Parra can not continue to have short, ineffective outings and expect to stay in the rotation. What is puzzling about Parra is his command (8 walks in 13 IP). He never showed that kind of wildness coming up. Is Gallardo 100%? Did the knee alter his mechanics in any way shape or form? As far as Bush and Suppan, both are back end of the rotation guys that will have high WHIP's and will have ERA's around 4.5 - 5. Villy, although I like him a lot, also does not have dominant stuff. Wednesday his fastball was around 88 on the gun. To sum it up, (excluding Sheets) With the old (bush and soup) they know what they have but it's not that good, and with the new (parra and villy) they don't what they have, and so far it hasn't been good or what they anticipated. So this leads me to this prediction; Mid to late May this is the rotation: 1) Sheets 2) Soup 3) Gallardo 4) Weaver (cringe) 5) Bush (another cringe) side note; why did they release Vargas?
  9. DonMoney4Mgr
    This could be a reaction to the fact that both Narveson and Zach Jack have not looked too good at Nashville. If a starter does go down, I don't know if they have the confidence in those two quite yet.
  10. DonMoney4Mgr
    This is the lineup I would like based largly on last year which is a greater sample size. 1) Weeks (for now) 2) Hardy 3) Braun 4) Fielder 5) Hart 6) Kapler/Cameron (Hall if Gross is in the lineup) 7) Hall (Gross) 8) Pitcher 9) Kendall 2 suggestions for Nedley; Don't overanalyze the batting order, go with what was successful for most of last year. And forget about the lefty-righty thing all the time, especially when your left handed bats off the bench suck.
  11. DonMoney4Mgr
    What really troubles me is the OBP. Bill Hall has 1 walk in 54 AB's, and Braun 0 in 53. The Brewers are last in the majors in walks and 27th in OBP. They need to turn it around soon because they won't continue to hit over 300 w/RISP.
  12. DonMoney4Mgr
    They talk about how the home runs have been crushed, but how about telling us how far! The other day it appeared Braun's hamstring was bothering him, as he was trying to stretch it out while he was on 2nd base, but it was never even mentioned.
  13. DonMoney4Mgr
    The organization loves him because of his work ethic, his preparation, blah..blah..blah. The bottom line is right now, last year, he is not that good. He wasn't good in ST either. Bush is a soft tosser. And if he doesn't have Maddux like control, he's a 500 pitcher with a high WHIP and ERA.
  14. DonMoney4Mgr
    Based on last year, the Cubs had a greater runs scored/allowed differential which does make it easier to win. That said, the Brewers need to be able to score when they're not bopping the long ball. So far, they look improved with Kendall and Gwynn for example. Can they do that with Cam batting second? You may have 6 - 100 strike out players in a row in that lineup. That may lead to major inconsistancy. The rotation on the other hand, relies so heavily on the success of three reletively unprovens for the Brewers (Gallardo notwithstanding). I give the Cubs a edge in pitching because of; 1) Zambrano 2) Experience of the rotation vs. ours. 3) Marmol 4) Although we have experience in the pen, we need at least 4 relievers to have bounce back years (mota, gagne, torres, and turnblow). That's a lot to ask.
  15. DonMoney4Mgr
    I don't see Bill Hall being a good choice at the 5 spot. Similar to last year when he opened the season at 4. I hope Ned's not basing this decision on ST numbers, because we need that spot to drive in runs. I didn't break down all the numbers, but I know Cory Hart was better in all of them last year especially hitting w/RISP.
  16. DonMoney4Mgr
    I thought I could stop it, but I think my efforts had the reverse affect. Count me in though.
  17. DonMoney4Mgr
    1) Brewers will be 10 games under .500 at the all-star break. (finish 4th in the division) 2) Rickey Weeks will be a bust. Under .300 OB 3) Some good news.......Nedley.......FIRED! I've been a Brewer fan too long to be optimistic.
  18. DonMoney4Mgr
    8 starter position players, and one of them is not Cameron, to start the season. Starter in CF - Gross Other 5 - INF - Dillon, Counsel OF - Gwynn, Kapler C - Munsen If only 4 are kept, say goodbye to Kapler or Nix or who ever they keep as an extra OF'er
  19. DonMoney4Mgr
    This is not a time to trade for prospects. We have a starter to trade, maybe Counsel, or maybe Dillon. Ricky Weeks looks comepletely lost. I'm not saying give up him. However, we need a backup plan. Brandon Inge is the guy. Don't entirely look at the numbers. Leyland loves him. He's the consumate pro.
  20. DonMoney4Mgr
    If he begins the year in the rotation, I would say a very short leash, maybe two starts. I am of the belief they still need to upgrade their starting pitching. Cappy or Bush, Vargas, Gwynn, and a prospect for an upgrade at SP. What team would go for that? I don't know. May be a topic for the trade thread. (a guy like Bannister for KC would be nice though)
  21. DonMoney4Mgr
    Maybe this explains the constant lineup tinkering.
  22. DonMoney4Mgr
    Cappy post all star break 06' (1and 8 w/ a 5.17 ERA), 07 (5 and 12, 5.10). He did have a decent stretch in there, but those are not good national league numbers no matter how you slice it. (pared back nested quote --1992)
  23. DonMoney4Mgr
    Compare apples to apples. Villy's major league stats: 3.86 ERA, 168 IP/144 H, leagues batting .230 against. Cappy had a poor 2nd half in 06, and was a bust in 07. The league hit close to .300 against him with an ERA over 5. That is not a blip in the radar, but a trend. As for Bush, he seems to be getting worse each year. 07 186 IP/217 H, .290 against. He's a soft tosser that has to be perfect to be effective. There's a big difference between throwing 88-89 and 92-93. I will say, however, that I wasn't aware of Parra's inning's limit. How old is he? 26 (oh, forgive me I'm rather new. What is FIP?)
  24. DonMoney4Mgr
    Yes, we have depth in our starting pitching. But, I don't consider having three 5's in the starting 5 (Bush, Sup, Cappy) good enough to make a playoff push. There is a bigger upside to Villanueva, and of coarse, Parra. They both have good enough stuff to have sub 4 era's, and with that the Brewers could have a quality 3 and 4. Not to mention Parra can hit. Please note; this is not a knee-jerk reaction to Parra's strong start this spring along with Bush's futility. I just don't think Bush can be any better than 12 win/ 5 era guy, Suppan 14 win/ 4.5, and Cappy Who knows?
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