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  1. The Truth
    And that should be Craig Counsell starting at SS just as much as his 40 something year old body can withstand until we can trade for a real starting MLB SS
  2. The Truth
    Gomez' approach at the plate is generally dismal. What makes it worse is that we have other players often in the lineup in the lineup who take even worse approaches or are even more overmatched by MLB pitching (Betancourt, Nieves, Almonte). Add to that a clearly over the hill Kotsay and it is no wonder that we are sitting at .500 despite having much improved starting pitching & fantastic starts by Braun & Fielder Hart and Morgan getting healthy and available will help alot
  3. The Truth
    Nieves is not an MLB quality hitter. Period. He has no business being on a MLB roster without being a Gold Glove caliber defensive mastermind, which he is not.
  4. The Truth
    And have one great spring training, piling up stats against mostly AAAA pitchers
  5. The Truth
    Just so long as the Selig family has nothing to do with the Brewers I think/hope we'd be OK
  6. The Truth
    With 15 walks already this season, Braun's OBP & OPS are way up. He only walked 56 times all year last season and 57 is his career high
  7. The Truth
    Almonte looks like a minor leaguer. I imagine he'll be gone as soon as Hart is back. There'll be no room for Boggs unfortunately, though I would prefer him over Kotsay
  8. The Truth
    Its only been 18 games but Betancourt has been absolutely horrible so far at the plate. a .514 OPS and .238 OBP is just horrific. Now I might say its a small sample but the bigger sample of his career stats shows a .295 OBP in over 3000 plate appearances. And his defense is shaky at best. Worst starting position player in MLB? Quite possibly
  9. The Truth
    Almonte looks like a minor league ballplayer. And I'm starting to buy into the concept of Betancourt being the worst player in MLB. He had an OBP of .288 last season. That is just brutal and inexcusable for anyone who doesn't have Gold Glove skills. At least with Gomez he gives us incredible defense, hustle and baserunning ability
  10. The Truth
    By the way the reason I said Alexi Casilla is that I'm not buying that the Twins are going to go with Casilla as their fulltime SS. I think they will make a seperate trade for a better SS, maybe not. But yeah if its the Twins, Plouffe might be a stronger bet Maybe we can trade Kottaras to the Ranger for Luis Cruz and watch Brewerfan.net go into a meltdown
  11. The Truth
    Another MLB Catcher currently on the DL (thus creating a possible need or want for George Kottaras): Dodgers Hector Gimenez 15 day DL ... SS/2B Ivan DeJesus may be a possibility? With Furcal on the DL though that may be a stretch
  12. The Truth
    I think within a week or so George Kottaras will be traded for a AAA or AAAA shortstop. I think the Twins are a good bet, with Mauer going on the DL and likely destined for the DH role more and more. Alexi Casilla might be a possibility, although I don't know that the Twins would value Kottaras that strongly, they are looking at Casilla as a starter...we might need to sweeten that deal. Maybe Trevor Plouffe is much more likely Essentially we're going to trade Kottaras for a guy to fill the role that Luis Cruz would have held, a AAA SS first guy called up if needed
  13. The Truth
    I would keep Kottaras I think the Brewers are trying trade Kottaras for a AAA or AAAA shortstop. If they are unable to make that trade, they will probably DFA him, and Brewerfan.net will blow up for a few days. Kottaras will then not clear waivers, and we'll be left with Mr .570 OPS as our backup
  14. The Truth
    I see that statement made frequently, and I really have to disagree. A team's best hitters bat #3 & #4. You want high OBP fast runners batting in the 2 spots ahead of them. It is only logical. Ballplayers with speed who can get on 1st or 2nd ahead of Braun & Fielder are very valuable. We want players who can score from 1st on a double or score from 2nd on a single So, yes, batting order means plenty, and yes, Gomez has no business batting 2nd. Really Gomez should bat 9th, with the pitcher batting 8th
  15. The Truth
    Generally speaking that is the best plan. He certainly needs all the work he can get at 1B. But at the same time it depends on how much Kotsay hurts the Brewers. If Kotsay is even just OK, then fine, but there have been times when it has appeared that Kotsay is done as a MLB player. If Kotsay is batting under .220 in late June or something horrific like that. you've got to make a move. Now whether Gamel is the right move I don't know, in terms of being mostly a pinch-hitter And it also depends on other injuries too... but yeah generally I would keep Gamel in AAA bring him up for interleague games, we're gonna need all the hitting we can get vs the Yankees Twins and Red Sox
  16. The Truth
    yes very small sample and purely based on my biased opinion as a viewer but it seems like Fielder is taking what the pitcher gives him more, going with a nice easy swing (for him) sometimes and hitting singles instead of just swinging for the fences most of the time. Its an old cliche that Brian Anderson and Bill Schroeder use alot but when Fielder starts going the opposite way with singles you know he's seeing the ball well...
  17. The Truth
    Uecker in mid-season form. Awesome
  18. The Truth
    With the recent history of meltdowns by the Brewers bullpen, the very concept of what constitutes a "big lead" is very much open to debate
  19. The Truth
    well I could call my self "Nostradamus" but maybe it is more Nostradorkus, and then again even a broken clock is right twice a day I like this move for the time being. Kottaras is more valuable than Reed Still hoping they keep Kottaras when Hart comes back
  20. The Truth
    Aren't both Nieves & Kottaras more valuable to the Brewers than Jeremy Reed? Wouldn't you rather have Kottaras pinch-hitting than Reed? Bill Schroeder mentioned that there is a chance both could be kept, and I could see it happening. Nieves is very good defensively. Kottaras is a better hitter than Reed and Counsell and quite possibly even Kotsay. Thoughts on this?
  21. The Truth
    It wouldn't be going out on too far of a limb to predict that Narveson has more hits tonight than Kotsay & Nieves combined The added defense of Nieves gets somewhat negated by having Kotsay on D (I say "somewhat" because obviously C has far more impact on a game defensively than RF) I'm good with sitting Gomez vs a tough right-hander, that makes sense.
  22. The Truth
    I love watching Nyjer Morgan in a Brewers uniform. Just remember, he is not (obviously) a .500 hitter. So don't flip out when he has 3 or 4 "Oh-For" games to bring his BA and OBP closer to his career averages. He's still an upgrade over Gomez vs right-handers and a real asset to the team in other ways too
  23. The Truth
    Wow, generally I expect more out of Brewerfan.net than this. In the In-Game Threads maybe, or a Rant thread, sure let loose with the frustrations but Wolf is very very far from Suppan. He started slowly last year, too. Wolf pitched better than Gallardo did in August-September last year. It'll balance out
  24. The Truth
    I do not think Manny or McGwire or Sosa or any other very obvious Steroid taking cheater belongs in the Hall of Fame, but certainly not Manny who has been caught twice now
  25. The Truth
    MLB Network is showing Philadelphia vs Atlanta tonight, at least here in Madison. I've checked and at least on Charter Cable here in Madison tonight's game will not be shown
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