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  1. biedergb
    Agent39 -- Just wondering, why is Brantley playing so much 1B or corner OF (he also DH'd in class A I believe)?
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    Why I'm hopeful (sliver lining bullet points) 1. We have generally jumped out of the gates in April (in the past few years) only to suffer miserably in August/September. Maybe this is our mojo to reverse the trend 2. The last team that added Jeff Weaver mid season to a depleted pitching staff went on to win 83 regular season games, and then 11 post-season games which will win you a World Series trophy. (And Suppan was on that team too). 3. We are .500 team, with both aces missing starts, 2 of our best 3 hitters in relative slumps, and no hitter (except for Kapler) having had a 'hot streak'. It's a matter of time before we can hit to our potential. Let's hope our pitchers stay healthy. 4. This year the remainder of the bullpen has been adequate and it's been the closer who's been awful. So it's easier to weather that storm, than if the closer is lights out and the bullpen struggles (see Cordero et al in 2007). 5. This is to most esoteric of all: My favorite hockey team is the Penguins, and after a nice year in 2007 when they exceeded expectations, but bowed out very early in the playoffs (akin to losing a playoff spot in MLB during the last week), they struggled to start the season, then made it through some very big injuries to win the division and now are half way to the trophy. (Large stretch, but hey, a guy can dream, huh?)
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    Very different start for the organization this year. At this point last year (well not exactly to the day, but you get the point)... "Re: Link Report for Friday 4/27/07 Pacific Coast League (AAA) - PCL American North Division Standings ----------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ----------------------------------------------- Nashville 13 7 .650 - 7-4 6-3 L1 Iowa 10 10 .500 3.0 6-2 4-8 W1 Southern League (AA) - SOU North Division Standings ------------------------------------------------ Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK ------------------------------------------------ Huntsville 9 10 .474 - 4-6 5-4 L1 Tennessee 9 10 .474 - 3-6 6-4 L4 Florida State League (A+) - FSL East Division Standings -------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK -------------------------------------------- Brevard County 11 8 .579 - 5-4 6-4 W4 Palm Beach 11 8 .579 - 5-5 6-3 W1 South Atlantic League (A) - SAL Northern Division Standings -------------------------------------------- Team W L PCT GB HOME ROAD STREAK -------------------------------------------- West Virginia 15 3 .833 - 11-3 4-0 W13 Greensboro 13 7 .650 3.0 11-3 2-4 W2 " And the Brewers were off to the best record in baseball.
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    Best of luck to Doug. The good news is that thyroid cancer has incredibly high cure rates, but treatment can take a toll -- surgery first, then may need radioactive iodine to get rid of remaining, and then he'll have to adjust to thyroid replacement.
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    Not to take this thread too far away, but I would hardly call BBC objective. Without getting political, I would compare BBC to the NY Times, both are well respected, but not entirely objective. In terms of the weathergirl issue, I am a relatively new father (21 month old), and I can say that things look and sound different than they did 2 years ago -- I understand where Brian is coming from. I would say the issue is more parading a Penthouse Pet is in poor taste and geared to drive up ratings, and is now deemed OK by current societal standards. I think that is a statement more on where our current standards have moved to.
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    A lot of over the counter stuff, that people think are mild or safe, are generally unregulated, and therefore can have all kinds of things in them, and many of these substances aren't required to list all ingredients. So a guy could honestly think he's taking something to give himself a leg up that's within the rules, only to find out it's not. That doesn't mean he;s dishonest (maybe naive/uninformed). And lots of people always try to find ways to help their productivity, as long as they think it's within the rules -- from the mundane coffee, to "herbal" remedies that promote energy, to the more borderline "supplements". Now I'm not condoning all these behaviors. And it is hard to judge each case, as well as the industry of baseball as a whole, without all facts.
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    Nader Raider, are you from Virginia? Having Thompson and K. Long selected would be a 2-fer for Charlottesville, Va (where I am living right now). Obviously Thompson is from UVa, and Kyle Long (Howie's other kid) goes to HS in Ivy, Va (right outside C'ville). I plan on watching one or both of these kids sometime this spring. And as far as I've heard, Kyle is definitely going for baseball, not football.
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    I think the first waiver claim was a matter of formality, because if I recall correctly, he was one of the PTBNL in the Larry Walker trade. So in essence he was claimed as part of the trade. Then traded, then was allowed back to the Cards. So this was his first real, outright release from an organization. But yes, it's too early to get excited about him. I suspect July/August is the time when we can get excited about spring training studs. If they're still around and doing well mid-season, then it's for real. But there have been plenty of guys putting up MVP/Cy Young numbers in spring training, only to find the level of competition much greater once April rolls around.
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    To add to Robideaux's points, here is an article from Yahoo! Sports. This article used to Brewers as an example of using the draft to build a competitive team (also the Rockies). But also had something to say about slot value. Article "The next step deals directly with the draft: ignoring the slotting recommendations designed by MLB to keep a lid on signing bonuses for early-round draft picks. Some teams, such as the Houston Astros, heed MLB's scale - and now they have perhaps the worst farm system in baseball. By failing to sign top prospects, teams miss the chance to capitalize on the single lowest-cost source of future major league talent - the draft. The Detroit Tigers, habitual slot ignorers, have gone over slot for Cameron Maybin and Andrew Miller (who netted them Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis), and in June chose Rick Porcello, the right-handed high school pitcher compared to Josh Beckett, with the 27th pick. Porcello slipped because of bonus demands. Detroit didn't blink and paid him $7 million to sign. If Porcello ultimately develops into even a No. 4-level starter, he will save the Tigers millions of dollars. "
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    I think the myth persists as long as the Yankee and Red Sox keep outspending everyone. They (and maybe the Angels now) are the AL. The NL has free spenders (Mets, Cubs, Dodgers) but not to the point of those guys. And now that the Yanks had a run of W.S. appearances, only now to be followed by the Red Sox, it'll be some time before the NL gets is (just) due.
  11. biedergb
    I re-read coach's post and two things stuck out: "Angel is working out with the team everyday, spending time with his beautiful daughter" and the date, 11/28/07 7:49 PM ( a week after Thanksgiving) Maybe he spent some time (now around the holidays) with his family and worked out every day he was (or still is) home. Just a thought, maybe coach could clarify.
  12. biedergb
    In terms of the budget, this seems an opportune time for the Brewers to get the extra early picks. While we haven't had extra early picks in recent years, we have spent a good chunk of chnage on DFE. Since that process is now gone, the money that would have gone to DFE will be coupled with the difference in slot vale from a top 10 pick to the #16 we currently have, and should hopefully be spread out among these 7 picks inthe first 3 rounds (1 1st Rd, 2 sandwich picks, 2-3 2nd rounders, 1-2 3rd rounders).
  13. biedergb
    You mean you don't have a team full of servants to read through all the BF.net posts and then act out the good ones for you?... in mime? Seriously, though, this is akin to the consolidation of threads that we have in the other forums, so that we don't have five threads about Prince after he hits a home run, or several posts about the Yankees signing an Aboriginal left handed catcher. We could simply have a thread about a player or a team, and then suggestion could be made in that thread, rather than 3 separate threads about what we would offer team X for the same player Y.
  14. biedergb
    Derrick Turnbow has the most appearances for a Brewers reliever with 77; he's tied for 17th in the league. Brian Shouse is next, tied for 30th. Carlos Villanueva has the most pitches as a reliever for the Brewers with 1382; 7th in the league. Turnbow is next, tied for 35th. Thanks giffted1. I guess my devil's advocate argument wasn't completely accurate. I guess overuse shouldn't really be a critique of Ned's. Therefore I say it was his bullpen use / management that is the issue.
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    Just to play devil's advocate. The innings pitched can be a bad surrogate for overuse, as pitcher's actually need to get outs to record innings pitched. When Turnbow would walk runners on, he may only have 0.1 or 0.2 IP, but it would be as taxing as 1-2 IP if he got those batters out. So I don't know if there's a stat for number of pitches, and appearances, etc. I still think he overused guys like T-bow and Villy early, while underutilizing Cordero when we needed him. Also down the stretch (someone can look this up and correct me) but I think Linebrink did a good job at stranding runners, and should have been used in those situations more -- rather than him start an innning, and T-bow brought in with runners on.
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    I was wondering the same thing filthyfrog. I wouldn't be surprised if teams have a policy of internally suspending players when they are suspended by the league -- so he may be around, but not officially allowed to participate. Considering that Rogers was reported by some poster as being in Az, but not officially on the roster, they may have unofficial instrux attendees. But that's just speculation too.
  17. biedergb
    Sheets missed most of the 2nd half of the season and Capuano fell apart. The D-backs wouldn't have been there is Webb missed about 12-14 starts. Where would SD have been without Peavy for most of July-Sept? Imagine these teams without their ace and then their pre-season #2 guy slumping big time. Then imagine these teams with a 7-8th bullpen that would blow a lead per week (or so it seemed in Jul/Aug). That's usually a recipe for a 90 loss season. Our pitching depth kept us in the hunt. We had to rely on 3 rookies (well Villy was not technically a rookie) and they did admirably. So moving forward I would agree with the assessment that we have good starting pitching and depth. As far as Garland for Hall. I think Hall has more value on our team than what he can get on the market right now.
  18. biedergb
    Geoff always played hard, sometimes too hard. It would be interesting to think of him if he didn't have those injuries in '01-'03. He had some great years in 2000 - 2001 with Sexson and Burnitz, and it was nice to be part of the BF.net effort to vote Geoff in as the write-in All Star in '03. Unfortunately injuries, and a big hole in his swing caught up with Geoff. He's not old (he's my age, so I can't consider him old!) but as was stated it's the changing of the guard. It will be weird to see him anywhere else next year, but I don't see him fitting in with the future of the club. I would never have guessed that Brett Favre Jr (aka Geoff) would play his last home game in Wisconsin before his doppelganger. Anyway, good luck Geoff, thanks for the past 10 years.
  19. biedergb
    OK. My post was more directed as GagneCy03's comment. But again, if we aren't drafting a closer to step in within the year, I guess my question is why risk a first rounder on a one trick pony. If he doesn't pan out as a closer (Wagner, Hansen) you can't convert them to starter. If they are a starter you can always convert them to a closer. My thoughts are a guy like Mike Jones, or even a guy like Mark Rogers, convert them to closers and they (if healthy) could be a year or so away. I think it's an interesting disucssion, and I'm arguing one side of it to add to the the discussion.
  20. biedergb
    We still have another year or two for the core to be relatively cheap, so I say let Jenkins, Mench, Turnbow contracts go (Jenks as FA, and trade the other two as part as package deals), then take the money and re-sign Cordero. We know what we have in him. The parts for the rest of the bullpen holes can be veteran and prospect types who may benefit from being elsewhere. I like Nathan, but as was pointed out in the trade forum, why trade prospects for a closer making $7 million who's going to be FA next year, when we can try to sign Cordero for equal money without giving up prospects?
  21. biedergb
    Starters Sheets, Gallardo, Suppan. Then 2 of Capuano, Bush, Villanueva, Parra. The other two are long relievers and/or in AAA (ie, Parra). I think Bush would have more use/value in the pen than a guy like Spurling. Vargas should be traded ( a #5 starter should have some trade value ) Pen Resign Cordero. Let Linebrink walk. Trade Turnbow (a change of scenery may work for him) Shouse and Stetter are the Loogy's. We should trade for or sign a guy to compete for the 8th inning job. Then between McClung, Wise, and some of our AAA/AA guys (Aquino, Bray, Pena) we should be able to fill the 6th/7th inning roles. I think McClung has value, but don't want to assume he'll just win the set up job. Get a veteran for that and let McClung or Wise or someone else earn that job.
  22. biedergb
    As long as it's a Brewer jersey! (I got worried when I saw the thread title, then realized you meant jersey number)
  23. biedergb
    I would let him start in the minors to maximize his learning. But I don't konw, Jonathan Papelbon and Joe Nathan were starters in the minors (as was Franciso Cordero) and they all are great closers, and that is not a position that should be taken for granted as this season's bullpen meltdown has taught us. I think I agree with you, I'd love to see him as a potential ace starter, but I was just looking around our minors for what we had as far as future closers.
  24. biedergb
    In true fashion, now that the games are meaningless Geoff Jenkins comes up with an RBI triple with 2 out. Geez, where was that the past 2 months?
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    I think about Rogers, if healthy, as someone we could tab to fast track in a reliever/closer role. He had the velocity, and I think it was his lack of secondary pitches that limited his effectiveness. Maybe he could become our future closer?
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