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I'm doing well in my free ESPN league with people who rarely update their rosters. In my rotation I have Greinke, Hanson, Dickey, Haren, Jackson, Fister, Gallardo, and Hellickson. My pitchers have given up 44 ER in 43 IP this week.
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Random MLB News And Discussion 2012
Funketown replied to RightFieldCoder's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Even when watching games on MLB.tv, I really like it when they're being played at nice ballparks. I'm watching LAA vs. TOR right now and the Rogers Centre isn't a great place to watch a game on TV or in real life. I wist the ATL-WSH game weren't blacked out tonight because I'm curious to see how many Braves fans make it out to the game. It's about 105'F here and about the same in Atlanta. Blech. -
I'm at the point with Izturis where I honestly wonder if they'd be any worse starting pretty much anybody that can walk at SS. Izturis is hitting .194/.218/.235 this season; would an average hitter/-50 fielding SS be worse than Izturis? It would certainly be entertaining! If Green is going to ride the bench and/or struggle to get it going with the Brewers, I wonder if it would be worth it to consider molding him into a super utility guy in AAA for a couple months? Ramirez and Weeks are probably both around at least next season; if Green could play OF, 2B, 1B, and 3B adequately he could be a very solid super sub type guy.
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Either way it's cool that you got to see those guys; it's got to be neat for RR to have his son playing for the T-Rats.
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Did Roenicke just call a sacrifice with 1st and 2nd, no outs, and the pitcher on 2nd? Was that Morgan? Brilliant. Get the first two men on base and give the other team two outs.
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I found a bunch of wild blackberry bushes on a trail where I walk my dog. Now my legs are all scratchy.
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A Remetee would make Emma Watson a 2/10... The only way they could make those uglier is if they made a Yadier Molina version.
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Bah freakin' humbug.
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I didn't realize Arroyo gave up 46 HR's last season. It's time for a Cesar Crush! Raise that wRC+ from 21!
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It's getting closer and closer to time to sell sell sell.
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I've been impressed with Aoki's power this year. With the early scouting reports I thought he would be a 2-3 HR per year guy. Looks more like a guy who could crack 8-10 with lots of doubles.
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Izturis has come to the plate 21 times with a man on 1st and less than two outs. He's GIDP'd 6 times! Amazingly, in those 21 PA's, he has contributed to 22 outs. An out is an out is an out, and a strikeout rarely leads to two outs. At this point it seems unfortunate that Maysonet it the odd man out. Perhaps this is just because they thought they'd be able to get him to Nashville? Despite his horrible start with the Brewers, Ransom has been a bit better than Izturis (.208 wOBA vs. .236). Of course Maysonet has been more productive than either even if he hasn't torn the cover off the ball. Zips projections for Ransom, Maysonet, and Izturis are .304, .273, and .259 in that order. However, a large part of Ransom's projection probably comes from his AAA numbers at Reno, and I'm not sure if Zips takes the fact that he's playing in the West Coast PCL into his projection. In MLB he's put up about a .275 wOBA over ~250 PA's in the last three seasons. At this point I'd probably stick with Ransom just a bit longer, but I'd be okay with either Ransom or Maysonet starting. There is just no way Cesar Izturis should be on this team at this point in his career.
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I bet the odds on the Brewers sweeping the series with Greinke/Gallardo both going are at least 8-10%. I'd hardly call that a minor miracle, even if it is unlikely.
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Well they're certainly still in it if they sweep the series. I'm just concerned that Attanasio is not the type of guy that will ever sacrifice a season before opening day. With the value of trade chips (particularly Greinke and Marcum) being a bit lower due to the new rule about draft compensation, I feel like it's even less likely for the Brewers to sell at the trade deadline.
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Oh Nate I completely agree. I fully expect him to be a 4.50 ERA type who fits nicely as a 4/5. I'm just hoping for somebody to really surprise us.
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Random MLB News And Discussion 2012
Funketown replied to RightFieldCoder's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Sutton isn't a bad announcer, but BA is one of the best in the business. Together, I always found it difficult to take Sutton and Schroeder seriously. I like Schroeder much more when he is paired with BA. -
I hear a lot of "they're two different flavors of sick so it doesn't matter". I prefer certain flavors of suck to others. I'd rather eat a handful of dirt than a pile of dog poo. At this point though it's becoming difficult to discern the dirt from the poo. I think Izturis is still the poo.
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Nyjer Morgan - Is it Time to Move On?
Funketown replied to wibadgers23's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
If I recall Morgan didn't have nearly the baseball experience of a typical prospect though so comparing his MiLB numbers is always a bit awkward. I remember looking at Schafer's AAA line this year and being disappointed. Glad to hear he has started hitting. -
I suppose the only silver lining here is that I'm getting more and more comfortable writing Fiers into the back end of the rotation next season. This team needs someone to greatly exceed expectations in the majors; hopefully Fiers can do this and become a 3.75 ERA type. Maybe that's just foolish optimism though.
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We should just play Braun Aoki Gomez Hart in the outfield with three infielders. Or at least do it once fpr chuckles.
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I'm not sayinga he hashas hit well. He has still been better than Izturis and projects to be better. Interesting factoid: Out pf all hitters with over 4000 pa's Izturis has the 9th lowest wRC+ (61) of all time.
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How much more time can this team give Izturis? His batting line looks like a pitcher's. Hopefully Ransom is the full time guy after this series.
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Looks like the game is also on WGN for those who are interested.
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Looks like Perez was DFA'd as well, and I don't see a thread for it: http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/06/brewers-designate-maysonet-perez-for-assignment.html Perhaps Hernandez is on his way up soon?
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I love Chris Sale's pace. I would honestly watch much more baseball if every pitcher threw at this pace.