Funketown

From what I hear it will be 180p.

Is something wrong with those stats? Check out what Jose Abreu did in 212 AB's: .453/.597/.986, and in case you didn't try adding those, that's BA/OBP/SLG. I'm looking forward to watching Cespedes, but I can't help but think the guy is going to disappoint.

Invader, I'd play.

It's about here I stop taking your post seriously.

You have to be kidding me. Poor execution down the stretch from UNC, but that game doesn't even come down to that shot if the refs don't allow Curry to moonwalk his way to that 3 pointer in the last two minutes.

So that means he was pushing 20% body fat. Not a surprise to see it was that high, but it always amazes me to see athletes that out of shape.

I don't know if there is already a BF.net league, but if there isn't, perhaps we could start one? I didn't get hooked on Fantasy until this year when I joined a Fantasy Football league (and failed miserably), but I was hoping to join a baseball league this year.

Well, this makes two straight games with UNC looking like the team they were supposed to be. Losing Strickland for the year is a tough one, but they are really taking it to a pretty solid NC State team. After five tries, I finally won the student ticket lottery for the GaTech game on Sunday. Got my fingers crossed for the Duke game...

Best wishes to Prince. Hopefully he gets a good ovation when he comes back to Milwaukee in the future. He's an elite batter, but that contract will almost certainly end up as an albatross. That's pretty much Albert Pujols money for Prince, and I'd be pretty scared about this deal if I were a Tigers fan (though I'd obviously be excited). I laughed at Boras when he said Prince wants 10 years, and I laughed when he said Prince wanted $200MM plus. Unbelievable to see him get the 4th largest contract in MLB history.

No beer talk lately? My parents brought us about 35 Wisconsin/FFF beers this Thanksgiving. Sadly, they're almost all gone by now. I have to give another bit of love to Laughing Fox. That has to be one of the best low 4% alcohol beers I've ever had. I could honestly drink a dozen; it has that classic banana-clove spice of a bigger wheat with a lovely tart bite at the end. I've said it before and I'll say it again: I don't think I can name a brewery better at session ales than New Glarus. Thing that is bugging me: Limited Imperial Stout releases. Foothills is releasing 1,800 bottles of Sexual Chocolate some time next week. I like their beer. People's Porter was very well done. Their IPA was pretty good. But there is no way it's worth it for me to wait in line and pay $15 for a 750 ml bottle of Impy Stout when I can get Founders Breakfast Stout and Bells' Expedition Stout for ~$3 per bottle at local bottle shops. Mother Earth is another brewery down here that I have really high hopes for (their Kolsch and Belgian White are both very good), but honestly I have no interest in paying $15.99 for their Silent Night Imperial Stout. End rant. There's been an interesting little back and forth between BA and Sam Caligione over the last few weeks. BA thread names DFH as over-rated, Caligione responds telling them they just don't like them because they're a big Microbrewery. While I think there are a lot of people out there who don't like breweries like Sam Adams, Sierra Nevada, DFH, New Belgium, etc. due to their size, I can honestly say I don't much care for DFH because I don't think their experimental beers are very good (although I really like Indian Brown Ale and 60-Min). I'll be back in Wisconsin this March, and while I'm not looking forward to March in Madison, I have to say I'm excited to enjoy some of my old favorite brews. Mmm...Ambergeddon.

Greinke at Victor Santos money http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif. Marcum scares me a bit in terms of aging. Lots of injuries, off-speed guy, struggled a bit down the stretch last year. Oh, and Greinke-Gallardo is a sick 1-2 punch at the bottom of the batting order!

Yeah, even for a reporter associated with ESPN's MLB coverage, Olney is a phenomenal knob. I'm really hoping NBC Sports Net can start to steal some market share; from what I've read they're looking to create a market for people who don't like to be screamed at in sports cliches, and rumors have been swirling about them picking up some MLB coverage. They just need a cute but talented and knowledgeable sideline reporter http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif Edit: That last line sounds a bit creepy. Oh well, I guess it fits in with our Amy and BF.net girls threads.

Last night I had a bit of a bad dream where the Brewers ended up giving him $10 million for 2 years. Total $4.75MM for two seasons of a guy who should be a good role player with a high upside. I also do enjoy watching the Japanese ballplayers play and the circus they bring to town. Unlike Chicago, let's give this guy support even if he struggles a bit.

So, what happens with the guy's name? Do we still call him Fausto?

The Cubs have been so horrible lately I don't even consider them the dark side. That would have certainly been weird though. Depending on what Counsell is doing, it's really not unreasonable for him to get a FO job above somebody with more FO experience but without the baseball experience. I'm sure there are several positions in a front office where being an ex-gritty-gamer-veteran ballplayer really help out. But yeah, I know people who are trying to break into the business of professional sports, and it's absolutely brutal.

If there's nothing wrong with Pineda, you have to love this move for the Yankees. Sabathia - Pineda - Kuroda - Nova - Burnett. That's a very good rotation. I know Jesus Montero is pretty much a blue-chipper, but I don't like the trade for the M's. Who knows though, some projections have him around .290/.350/.500 as a 22 year old catcher, so if he can hit like that for six seasons, it may well be worth it.

Yeah, Ferrell was horrendously bad in that movie, although I'm not sure anybody could have saved it. And that's coming from a guy who enjoyed Blades of Glory and Stepbrothers. In baseball terms, he went 3-15 with a 7.86 and gave up about 1.98 HR/9.

Nobody will replace Yuni B, simply because no starter on this team will be as bad as him. Gonzalez might hit as poorly as Yuni, but he'll at least field fairly well. Another Kotsay is possible, but I don't see anybody on the roster that screams "Kotsay". Perhaps a late NRI signing could fill his slowly moving shoes. Yuni was just the perfect storm of painful baseball, and I don't think we'll see another player like him in the near future.

In most other industries, Parra would also have had an opportunity for a big payday after his solid season a few years back. He's not getting a raise so much because of his lack of success, rather due to the somewhat odd market structure for MLB talent.

Glad to see Larkin get in, he should have been a no-brainer and he seems to be a real class act. Raines would seem to be a good choice for election, so we'll see if he gets into the hall in the future. The same can probably be said for eMart.

http://espn.go.com/chicag...al-assault-investigation Starlin Castro may be in a bit of trouble.

I think that can be attributed more to the "You can't walk off the island" approach of a lot of latin players. Jeff Francoeur hears a lot of the same garbage as Yuni, but he's certainly not Latin American.

Well then, I'll have to get around to changing my bookmark from blog to twitter!

I enjoy getting my lineups 3-4 hours before the games from Tom H, so I'm hoping I can still access his blog without paying a fee. I hadn't thought about it, but I can't remember the last event I didn't first hear about through facebook or via text. Weird.

Yeah, Pierre was a really good player for a few years. It seems that often times good/solid players who are wrongly viewed as elite players become whipping boys for the internet baseball community. He's one of those guys who has a classic anti-Beane profile but he was extremely good at defense, base-running, and hitting for a high average with singles. If Aoki were a mid-career Juan Pierre, he would be an awesome signing. Unlike Pierre, I don't think Aoki will have a chance at hitting .326 in MLB ball.