MickeyDavis
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I can excuse a commentator for being wrong. Unfortunately our manager had the same dumb thought. -
I found that last Melvin quote amusing as well given Trenni's report today about Ned and the bullpen. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
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When Yost was hired: (Nowhere in here did I see that Yost would wait until after his fifth season to try to figure out how to manage a bullpen). "I have to prove myself. What I was looking for was the opportunity. If he would have offered me a one-year contract I probably would have said yes," Yost said. "The two-year contract didn't bother me in the least. If I do what I think I'm capable of doing, two years is going to turn into five or six." "He said he went to bed the night I called him and said, 'How do I make the Milwaukee Brewers better even if we don't change any of the personnel?' And what that indicated to me was I've got an individual who is focused on what he has and not focusing on what he doesn't have," Melvin said. "Passion and enthusiasm are a lot like catching a cold," he said "No matter what profession you're in, you'll make mistakes when you get that first opportunity," Melvin said. "I'll sacrifice a mistake here and there for the work ethic and all the other qualities that he brings because I know with time that we all get better with experience."
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I'd like to see Braun in the HR Derby but some players have complained that it messes up their swing. I don't know why really, it's not much different than regular batting practice.
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I'm not sure how you can tell from the one angle they showed on the live play. I also have a DVR and replayed it. I thought the tag was pretty high. I wanted to see the alternate angle from the center field angle.
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I absolutely hate the idea that home field is awarded based on the all-star game outcome. Home field should be a reward for having the best record. A reward for the team and a reward for the fans. Every other sport gives home field/court in every round of the playoffs based on the teams record. Only in baseball does having the best record not count. It's a joke.
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Many of us emailed FSN at the beginning of the season and never got a reply. I contacted Trenni through the FSN myspace page and she responded, explaining that the regular director was doing NBA games and would take over in early May. But now the "regular" director is proving to be barely a step up from the intern we suffered through in April. I'd also contact the Brewers. They don't hire FSN production people but they need to know what the viewers are experiencing.
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When Hall was caught stealing last night, with Hardy at the plate, Trenni was in the middle of doing a report on J.J. By the time she was done and B&B added their comments Hardy was done batting (he walked). They never mentioned Hall being thrown out, they never showed it again (it appeared to be pretty close).
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The missed double play was absolutely horrible. And I'm tired of them putting up a graphic and then missing the next pitch.
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Chris Berman...does anyone like him?
MickeyDavis replied to moofnelson's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
His act grew tiresome years ago. I can't stand ESPN. I only watch when there is a game on that I want to see, otherwise no way. Especially when Berman is on. -
Yost goes back to traditional line up / change in baseball
MickeyDavis replied to ESPNOwen's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Ned only does that to decide which player to give a day off... Trebelhorn did the lineup out of a hat thing once. -
Yeah they seem to have good camera angles for replays. The problem is the director not being able to make the right switch on live plays.
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I just checked badgerblog to see if Weeks is getting traded to the Rockies but I didn't see anything. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/laugh.gif
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Seems like every game we get a pickoff attempt by the pitcher and they switch the shot to the third baseman.
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What makes this season's broadcast so unbearable is that last season everything was fine. Sure there was a missed play here and there but nothing like we have this year. Then our director leaves for Arizona. Then they hire a temp guy for the first month while our new director is doing basketball. Things seemed to improve when the new guy took over in early May but it's still much worse than last season.
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And it's not like the Milwaukee media is brutal. You have the JS guys and the two sports radio stations throwing up 99% softballs to Ned. You would think the 1% of the time he's asked a tough question he could actually answer it.
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I'm guessing it's Davey's job.
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Ticket sales lag by a year. Attendance however will suffer this year if things don't turn around. There will be a lot of no shows for a losing team in August and September. That's a ton of lost revenue for a team that needs every dollar. "Bandwagoners" or not their money is important. Fans aren't looking for a new manager after every 3 game losing streak. But they certainly aren't convinced, after SIX YEARS, that Yost is anything more than an average to below average manager. What's the worst that could happen if we make a move? A 26th straight year without the playoffs. Gee. Ned Yost type managers are dime a dozen.
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The embarrassing thing is 25 years without one playoff game. I was fortunate enough to attend one of the '82 WS games. I hope my son someday gets to do the same thing. ETA: Only one team has gone longer (26 years): Washington/Montreal. The team we just split a series with.
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It's silly for anyone to think a managerial change would be made simply because of the fans. If that were the case Ned would have been out years ago. But it's hardly just the "bandwagon" fans that want him out.
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Right. I don't know very many businesses that triple their payroll, build up a large customer base and then think it's ok to offer an inferior product.
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Regardless of whether you call them casual or "bandwagon" fans they make up a majority of revenue for the team. Do you think most of us care about the stupid in game stuff they do at Miller Park? The dumb giveaways, Bernie Brewer sliding down his slide? Those are done for the casual fans. So like it or not, agree with it or not, the team absolutely takes them into consideration when making business decisions. Is it the deciding factor on whether Yost stays or goes? Of course not. But it's a factor. The main factor is managerial talent and in that regard Yost has clearly shown that at his absolute best, he is an average manager. Not the kind of guy a last place team needs to keep around.
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Good test for Mark. He inherited Doug and Ned. He's tripled the payroll for Doug and given Ned a much more talented team than when he took over as manager. At what point does Mark feel that these guys have hit their peak. Or does he continue to play it safe...
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Exactly. 99% of Brewer fans aren't on the internet going over all the stats and dissecting every game the way we do. All they see are the end results. And after being fed a lot of playoff hype they aren't happy. That doesn't mean it's all Ned's fault. Far from it. But they see Ned as a guy who is in his sixth year and they want a change.
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Of course interest in the team is down. Yes the people on this board are die hard fans. But the people here are a tiny tiny tiny percent of people who buy tickets and go to games. The team has pre sold a great number of tickets so actual attendance numbers will be pretty good this year. I don't know how anyone can argue that interest isn't down compared to last year. Will changing the manager make a difference? Maybe, maybe not. But the casual fan will perceive that something is being done. And it's the casual fan, not the small amount of people who are on this board, that buy most of the tickets.
